Some high-profile people and some ordinary folks doing extraordinary things grabbed headlines over the past year
The story of the Nuluujaat Land Guardians’ blockade of the Mary River iron mine captivated the country’s attention for two weeks. It stood out in a year of startling, inspiring, infuriating news stories, which is why Nunatsiaq News picked it as its Newsmaker of 2021. But there were some other big newsmakers in 2021. Here...
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“Support for Canada’s mining sector in the North has never been more important, given how hard the industry has been hit by COVID-19”
"Our focus will remain on serving Nunavummiut, with leading technologies and strong partnerships so that everyone can benefit"
“It was not always easy to stay home, and now it will take extra work to go back to school”
“Peterloosie was one of ours at Uquutaq, one of the younger men who use the shelter, who needed care, attention, guidance and support, and now we will never be able to give it to him”
“Solutions … need to be led by northerners, with capacity development and ownership opportunities for Inuit and Nunavummiut generally”
“Racial injustices, fears and concerns are not new for Inuit or people of African descent living their lives resisting a Eurocentric institutionalized racist and oppressive system of government”
“The Edmonton Eskimos say they will be ‘ramping up consultation with the Inuit community.’ That’s the same thing they said last time.”
“Will I find employment with housing quickly enough after I graduate, or will I end up like my younger sister, moving south simply to find a decent place to live?”
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“The upcoming Canadian federal budget is a critical opportunity to begin implementing Canada’s Arctic and Northern Policy Framework”
“No matter your background, it urges readers to surrender themselves to it and to engage with the emotional geographies of the North”
“The Nunavut and Canadian governments must listen to health experts and make life-saving antibody drugs available to combat RSV”
The big events that shook the territory last year
“Industrious, an entrepreneur and successful businessman, a gifted raconteur”
“We are hopeful that the impasse we are currently seeing will be overcome in short order”
“Over a decade later it remains the most viable solution in my mind”
“The Mary River iron ore mine appears to be at an unfortunate and dangerous impasse at the moment”
“For 10 years, the Nunavut government has been indifferent to the goal of a fully bilingual education system”
“We focus on enhancing opportunities for Inuit to participate in decisions about their cancer care”
