Call for criminal investigation could lead to progress on reconciliation
With one deft move, Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq advanced the fight for justice over Canada’s mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples and, at the same time, painted the federal Liberal government into a corner on one of the country’s most pressing issues. Qaqqaq and NDP counterpart Charlie Angus, an Ontario MP, called on Liberal Justice Minister David...
‘Historic’ investment must translate into results or the government risks disillusioning the people it wants to help
Report commissioned by Oceans North downplays challenges faced by Baffinland, says chamber of mines
Tunirrutigijavut ullumiujuq qiturngatinnut kinguvaangulaaqtunullu
ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᖑᓛᕐᑐᓄᓪᓗ
“It is a gift to our children today and the generations to come”
“Trauma has pervasive physiological, psychological and emotional impacts”
“Project Reconciliation is presenting a progressive, constructive way forward that addresses both Indigenous and environmental concerns”
“They monitor the harvest and decide whether hunting limits should be set”
“With a simple and effective cure at our disposal … all it takes for us to join the other 193 countries committed to eliminating hepatitis C is political will”
“If Nunavummiut want it, direct election for the premier could be implemented for the 2021 election”
“This new model empowers Inuit. It is built on mutual trust and respect for Inuit rights”
“The main lesson of the report may be more introspective and one that requires a slow reckoning”
“In the U.S., there are far higher levels of violence towards American Indian and Alaska Native women”
“It is time to demand that this concept do what it was intended to do”
America caused a lasting storm at the Arctic Council ministerial, but behind the scenes an accommodation evolved
“I feel more like a proper citizen of Nunavut, and have never felt more proud”
“ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕐᑐᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᕆᓕᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᖓ”
The need for self-determination
Confessions of a kid born in Manitoba, raised in the N.W.T. and a proud(ish) Nunavummiut since 1999
Probably, says Kenn Harper. But the Inuit language will be different. Much of it may even be unrecognizable.
ᐄᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᐊᓐ ᕼᐋᐳ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᐊᓯᙳᕐᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ. ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᔾᔮᙱᖢᑎᒃ.
The challenges of Nunavut’s education system
ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ
We need to focus on improving the quality of life in these smaller communities
