Moss and lichen uncovered by shrinking icecaps may be up to 115,000 years old
Glaciers melting rapidly on Baffin Island are uncovering Arctic landscapes not seen in over 40,000 years—and possibly much longer.
“Canadians and all parliamentarians must support this bill”
Two-week trial starts on Nov. 12 for Daniel Hodgson
“The Government of Canada engaged Inuit in bad faith throughout this legislative initiative”
The first of two new sewage trucks flown from Yellowknife to Agnico Eagle’s Meadowbank mine Feb. 4 has been assembled and driven to Baker Lake, where it’s expected to be in service later today. The second should follow shortly. Six of Baker Lake’s seven sewage trucks were destroyed in a Jan. 29 fire at the hamlet’s municipal garage. In the meantime, the hamlet has asked residents to conserve water. (Photos courtesy of the Hamlet of Baker Lake)
“I think it’s important for all Inuit to know where we came from”
“We’re not quite seeing that trend towards a lifting of regulations”
Researchers impeded by RCMP refusal to release victims’ names
“When we’re talking about black history, we are talking about Canadian history”
Investigation raises questions about alcohol use, and what gets reported to BEI
Trudeau government’s promised Indigenous Languages Act still not tabled
Drum dancer David Nanook celebrates the return of the sun at Netsilik School in Taloyoak on Thursday, Jan. 31. (Photo by Jonathan Nuss)
The Qikiqtani Inuit Association kicks off its third annual language writing contest
Ashley Kalluk paints during Nunavut Sivuniksavut’s weekly cultural workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Students are selling paintings and canvases to fundraise for their cultural exchange year-end trip to Hawaii and Peru. (Photo by Dayna Bruce)
14 seamstresses commissioned to design a parka to reflect their own heritage
Baffinland suggests delaying Pond Inlet public hearing until September
Robert Kautuk captured this scene on Jan. 20—the first day he saw the sun from Clyde River. Kautuk found the inuksuk the day before while hunting on the ice. (Photo courtesy of Robert Kautuk)
Baker Lake residents asked to conserve water until then
Team Nunavut unveiled its walk-out gear for the 2019 Canada Winter Games on Thursday, Jan. 31. This marks the first year Team Nunavut will send a hockey team to the games. (Photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut)
“It is not enough to own a trigger lock. Use of the lock must be habitual and automatic.”
“It’s important for us to know who owns a firearm”
Susie and Lucy Onalik enjoy a book at Kimmirut’s Qaqqalik School on Sunday, Jan. 27, during the 20th anniversary of Canadian Family Literacy Day. The event featured a pancake breakfast, followed by a morning of parents and guardians spending time in the classrooms reading from books in both Inuktitut and English. (Photo courtesy of Nunavut’s Department of Education)
Conditional discharge means Shawn Attungala will have no criminal record
Lennese Kuplu, 18, to return to court on Feb. 11
Salluit residents say 15-year-old died from exposure
