“We can advance the use of our language in the workplace”
Iqaluit’s Pirurvik Centre will offer new programs to help Inuit build stronger Inuktut skills, starting in mid-January 2020.
Pilot project started in Kuujjuaq and Puvirnituq in October
Youth and elders take a break from the Reel to Reel project in Cambridge Bay to pose for a photo Nov. 25 at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station. The project was organized in partnership with Reel Youth, a media group that delivers community development programming to youth and adults across Canada and internationally, and the Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society. The project aims to strengthen intergenerational connections by having youth make short films about elders’ lives. “The youth did an incredible job filming their first interviews and it’s amazing to have the elders speak in their Inuinnaqtun language,” said a social media posting by Reel Youth. “We’re so excited for the rest of the week.” (Photo courtesy of Reel Youth/Facebook)
Maggie Tayara, 15, died of “environmental hypothermia”
Melanie Joly will visit all six economic development agencies in Canada
Nunavut’s eight homicides in 2018 the worst since 1999
Canada’s premiers, including Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq, wrapped up a one-day meeting in Toronto this Dec. 2 by issuing a statement that says the federal government should do more to help northern territorial governments. “Tangible and significant nation-building activities are needed in the three territories,” their joint communiqué said. This includes “robust investment” in infrastructure and more support to help northern governments adapt to climate change. (Photo courtesy Council of the Federation)
Officials encourage Nunavummiut to visit health centres, stay home if feeling ill
ᓯᐅᕕ ᐸᕉᐱ ᐳᓛᕐᓂᐊᕈᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓂᕐᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑐᓵᔨᒥ
With $1.25 million, plan for 20 per cent protection of land moves forward
Wayne Kusugak is busy in the skate-sharpening shop at the new arena in Rankin Inlet on Saturday, Nov. 23. He said he had over 100 pairs of skates already sharpened and more to come. (Photo by Doug McLarty/ArcTech Design and Services)
“Our community members don’t understand the system”
“For the first time in a long time, we are in a position where we’re meeting the calls for service”
“Our ice and snow covered Arctic homelands are already undergoing dramatic change and melting”
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq wrapped up their weekend in Iqaluit with a stop at the Qajuqturvik Food Centre where, in addition to serving food, they called on the Liberal government to take concrete steps to confront the climate emergency. Singh also announced the NDP’s plans to introduce legislation to put science-based emissions reduction targets into law. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh and Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq meet and greet the locals at the Blackheart Cafe in Iqaluit today. Singh and Qaqqaq are in town for three days and are scheduled to attend the hockey game at the Arctic Winter Games arena this evening. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
This new work by Inuvialuk artist Maureen Gruben, called Breathing Hole, is made up of 18,000 sealskin pins hand-fixed onto 40 squares of Dricore insulation. It forms part of a new exhibit, called Subsist, that opens at the Winnipeg Art Gallery on Saturday, Nov. 30. “The exhibition explores the controversy of the seal hunt, western globalization policies and the historical and contemporary impacts of colonialism on land and health determinants for Indigenous peoples in Canada,” according to a news release. Other artists featured in the exhibit include Mark Igloliorte, Dana Claxton, Andrew Qappik and Omalluq Oshutsiaq. (Photo courtesy of the Winnipeg Art Gallery)
“ᐅᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ”
Cambridge Bay’s Kuugaq Café has stopped serving meals and brunches, two weeks after the start of its contract to supply food to Canadian North. “The staffing was what made the final decision for us,” said co-owner Stuart Rostant about the problems of finding workers in the western Nunavut hub of about 1,800. Rostant said they are hoping to “simplify things a bit in the coming weeks” by focusing more on the catering side of the business. “We have such a loyal following.… Our plan is to still have the community enjoy the space but in a different capacity. You can expect more of a cafe vs restaurant feel in the future.” (Photo by Jane George)
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq to serve as NDP critic for northern affairs, CanNor
The current chair says the ‘meaningful engagement’ of the Arctic Council’s 39 observers is an asset to the region
“Asking our young people for their opinion is so important”
Representatives from Greenland, Canada and U.S. talk ideas and lessons learned
“ᐲᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ”
Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this morning in Ottawa. “I re-iterated our territory’s infrastructure deficits, particularly around housing,” Savikataaq said in a news release. “We spoke at length about healthcare delivery and opportunities for Nunavummiut. I also took the occasion to speak to Nunavut’s resource development potential, and the need to balance conservation efforts with sustainable, responsible development.” (Photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut)
