Government of Nunavut has more women workers, hamlets more men
Nunavut is a territory of government workers. That’s the one of the biggest takeaways from yesterday’s 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey—Nunavut Inuit Supplement.
Joseph Murdoch-Flowers, regional supervisor at the Nunavut Court of Justice, becomes a justice of the peace
Joseph Murdoch-Flowers is sworn into Nunavut’s judiciary as a justice of the peace during a ceremony on Nov. 16 at the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit. (PHOTO COURTESY OF MADELEINE REDFERN)
Nunavut Law Foundation accepting Upinnaqtuq Awards nominations until Friday, Nov. 30
Report made to NORAD following Nov. 24 sighting of a light
Jennifer Munick to serve a second term as chair, despite not being re-elected to municipal council
“We share many of the same struggles, but there are also many opportunities”
Report made to NORAD following Nov. 24 sighting of a light
Folk artists Cara Luft and JD Edwards of the Manitoba musical group The Small Glories perform at Inuksuk High School on Saturday, Nov. 24, in a show that marked the finale of Alianait’s concert series for 2018. The duo had a full visit to the northern capital, doing a workshop at Aqsarniit School and a songwriter’s circle at the Francophone Centre, along with a Saturday evening concert. This was also the last show for longtime festival director Heather Daley, who is retiring. The opening act saw performances from Rankin Inlet’s Kuuri Panika, Igloolik artist Lazarus “Mister” Qattalik and Charlie Panipak of Iqaluit. (PHOTO BY BETH BROWN)
Those eligible must live outside of Iqaluit
“We were helped by Nunavut—it is natural that we now can repay and donate this amount to Nunavut”
In Nunavik, 31 people have died by suicide so far this year
“I myself can barely speak or understand Inuktitut”
There was lots to celebrate this past Sunday night at a Kuujjuaq community feast honouring the completion of fundraising and the opening of the new St. Stephen’s Anglican Church. The church opened its doors recently, following a four-year effort by community and regional organizations. Here, Frédéric Gagné (right) of the Kativik Regional Government receives a gift, along with Johnny Gordon Sr. (middle), who first approached Johnny Adams (at left) to help. “Thanks to all the volunteers over the years that made it possible,” said Adams in a message on social media. (PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHNNY ADAMS/FACEBOOK)
Eric Dejaeger loses appeal of sentence, appeal of sex crime convictions
Land claim org calls for “ethnicized” public sector
Jakob Gearheard hired as head of future Nunavut Recovery Centre in Iqaluit
“When you have a police chief making a sort of threat, it’s not his place”
A newcomer to Iqaluit’s comedy scene who goes by Marley does her first stand-up performance at an event called Funny Humans (Who Just so Happen to be Women) at the Frobisher Inn Nov. 3. The event, headlined by New York City–based comedy duo The El-Solomons, was held to raise money for Iqaluit’s Qimaavik women’s shelter. (PHOTO BY SARAH ROGERS)
Greenland’s Killiliisa project aims to set boundaries, treat survivors and perpetrators
Nominations open until Nov. 30
Nunavut’s powerhouse of female mayors pose together in the Luke Novoligak Community Hall in Cambridge Bay, where they attended last week’s Nunavut Association of Municipalities annual general meeting. From left: Iqaluit Mayor Madeleine Redfern, Grise Fiord Mayor Meeka Kiguktak, Cambridge Bay Mayor Pamela Gross and Kimmirut Mayor Ningiulaa Killiktee. Read more about the meeting at Nunatsiaq.com. (PHOTO COURTESY OF PAM GROSS/FACEBOOK)
