Photo: A lonely fight with incureable cancer

Jose Kusugak, president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association, stepped up to the podium at the Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly in Nuuk on July 1 to deliver a personal message. Kusugak, 59, who is fighting terminal bladder cancer, said he’s decided to go public with his disease to raise awareness about cancer among Inuit. Kusugak urged all Inuit to get medical check-ups if they feel anything wrong physically, and he asked all delegates to think of him and his battle with cancer. (PHOTO BY LEIFF JOSEFSEN, SERMITSIAQ)