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Tasiujaq crowd calls for more as Nitjautik Music Festival closes

Festival began as a community dream in 2021; organizers already planning for an extra night next year

The Nitjautik Music Festival opened and closed on a high note, as Lucy Johannes bookmarked the show with accordion tunes.

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A roaring good time

Sukha Panesar, 2, holds still like a tiger stalking prey as facepainter Melissa Bascunan blackens his nose during a barbecue Saturday at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park. Hundreds of people took part in the event, hosted by the Northern Territories Federation of Labour and the Nunavut Employees Union. (Photo by Daron Letts)

‘ᐃᓅᖃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᖕᒪᓐ’: ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕐᓴᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓴᕐᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᑦ

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ‘ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓱᕋᓱᒍᑎᖃᕆᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ’ ᑐᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᑲᑖᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ

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CUSO International with the assist

Amare Castillo defends against Aaron Lewis, who looks for an open receiver downfield during the Thursday night Ultimate Frisbee League game at Iqaluit’s Arctic Winter Games Arena. This is the first year the league is free to join thanks to a $5,000 grant from CUSO International, a non-profit focused on creating equity. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Chess in the morning

Ronan Carlson, 11, makes a move against his chess opponent and younger brother, Gavin Carlson, 8, at Iqaluit’s Black Heart Café early on Thursday morning. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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