Derek Muir uncovered how pollutants “fly, swim and hop” to the Arctic
An expert in tracking chemical contaminants in the North received today the Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research at the ArcticNet annual scientific meeting in Ottawa.
Researchers share results on hundreds of projects in Canada’s Arctic
Vitamin D drops for babies available at no cost at all health centres
About 25 Iqaluit residents took part in a march from the Igluvut building to the museum on Dec. 6, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Later, about 50 gathered for a ceremony that included a speech by Commissioner Nellie Kusugak, drum dancing, and the laying of yellow roses in memory of women and girls who died by violence in Nunavut. (PHOTO COURTESY OF QULLIIT NUNAVUT STATUS OF WOMEN COUNCIL)
“The cycle of abuse and violence against Inuit women has to stop”
“I want my voice to be heard and to stand up for myself and my people”
Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools features live music and storytelling about “the meeting place of two people, and the North and South of our country”
Joshua Nathan Kettler models a parka from Hunter Support—a KRG-subsidized program that buys country food, furs and handmade clothing from Nunavimmiut—at a fashion show in Inukjuak on Saturday, Nov. 24. (PHOTO BY SYLVAIN PARADIS)
QIA will see recount in Iqaluit for community director
Indigenous orgs will guide new harvesters support program, but details are scanty
Inuit regions to release their own specific action plans in early 2019
Northern Quebec’s young population is booming due to high fertility rate
“Inujunga! We are Inuit, we are youth and we are able”
Cambridge Bay welcomed the Christmas season with its annual parade on Dec. 8. Among the floats that headed down the lit-up main street was this holiday igloo made by Kitnuna Corp. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAMBRIDGE BAY)
But to thrive, these must be “transmitted to children and be used in everyday life”
“I had to help bring a smile to a child’s face”
George River and Leaf River herds continue dramatic declines
Nadia Sammurtok shows off her picture book, The Caterpillar Woman, which was written and illustrated for children. She shared a table at the annual Christmas craft sale at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit on Saturday, Dec. 1, with other book vendors. The book was published by Inhabit Media. It tells the story of a woman who likes long walks and dancing on the tundra and is turned into a caterpillar by a stranger, while out on the land. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)
Police say man took no hostages
March 2017 to May 2018, Qarmaapik took in 35 client families
About 200 Iqaluit residents gathered on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 6, to watch Christmas lights on Nunavut’s legislative assembly twinkle to life. Similar gatherings were held in other Canadian capital cities, as part of the Christmas Lights Across Canada event. In Iqaluit, children played with glow sticks as they waited and there was live music played from the entrance stairs of the legislature. The lighting was followed by hot chocolate at the Cadet Hall. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)
Credit rating agency “expects budgetary results to remain strong and the debt burden low”
Deadline to submit comments is Dec. 14
Grise Fiord residents enjoy a community feast on Tuesday, Dec. 4. The event was hosted by the Qikiqtani Inuit Association to celebrate the swearing in of President P.J. Akeeagok, who hails from the community, and who was recently acclaimed to serve a second term. QIA also held community discussions about work on an Inuit benefits agreement for plans to protect Tallurutiup Imanga, also known as Lancaster Sound. (PHOTO COURTESY OF QIA)
The need for more housing and improved food security across Inuit Nunangat were among the subjects discussed by federal and Inuit leaders during a meeting last week in Ottawa. Here, Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is seen with Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations. The two also discussed work on the jointly developed Arctic and Northern Policy Framework. “We have continued our important work to jointly support a strong, vibrant Inuit Nunangat led by Inuit,” Bennett said in a Dec. 4 news release. “By working together to set priorities and create opportunities for Inuit, we are giving life to reconciliation and a renewed Inuit-Crown relationship.” (PHOTO COURTESY OF ITK)
