Opinion

17commentsHighlight  Aug 25, 2021

‘Fierce and fearless’ journalist, Bell believed in ‘just telling the truth’

The longtime Nunatsiaq News editor will be remembered as one of the best opinion writers in Canada and a homegrown opposition party to northern governments and Inuit organizations

18commentsEditorials  Jul 10, 2021

Qaqqaq, NDP corner Liberals on mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples

Call for criminal investigation could lead to progress on reconciliation

4commentsEditorials  Apr 20, 2021

Ottawa’s $18B pledge is a make-or-break moment in Indigenous relations

‘Historic’ investment must translate into results or the government risks disillusioning the people it wants to help

2commentsNews  Mar 8, 2021

Op-ed: Taking action against sexual harassment in the workplace on International Women’s Day

0commentsᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ  Mar 5, 2021

ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᕙᑏᓪᓗ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ

8commentsNews  Mar 3, 2021

Op-ed: Inuit concerns and protection of environment central to Baffinland expansion plans

0commentsOpinion  Mar 3, 2021

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᕙᑏᓪᓗ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᕗᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ

7commentsBusiness  Feb 6, 2021

Commentary: Poor information allowed to be tabled on Mary River economics

Report commissioned by Oceans North downplays challenges faced by Baffinland, says chamber of mines

1commentsOpinion  Oct 4, 2019

Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait – Nuitaumajut Pivallianirnulu Ajuinnaaqarnimullu

Tunirrutigijavut ullumiujuq qiturngatinnut kinguvaangulaaqtunullu

0commentsOpinion  Oct 3, 2019

ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᓕᐅᔮᖅᐯᑦ – ᓄᐃᑕᐅᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᓄᓗ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓈᖃᕐᓂᒧᓪᓗ

ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᖑᓛᕐᑐᓄᓪᓗ

24commentsOpinion  Sep 30, 2019

Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait — the product of history and determination

“It is a gift to our children today and the generations to come”

0commentsOpinion  Sep 10, 2019

Trauma-informed classrooms can better support kids in care

“Trauma has pervasive physiological, psychological and emotional impacts”

6commentsOpinion  Sep 4, 2019

Indigenous ownership of the Trans Mountain pipeline would safeguard the environment

“Project Reconciliation is presenting a progressive, constructive way forward that addresses both Indigenous and environmental concerns”

1commentsOpinion  Aug 26, 2019

Indigenous hunters are protecting animals, land and waterways

“They monitor the harvest and decide whether hunting limits should be set”

0commentsOpinion  Jul 26, 2019

Canada committed to eliminating hepatitis C. Three years later, where is the action?

“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”

11commentsOpinion  Jul 8, 2019

A direct election for Nunavut premier? Just take it step by step

“If Nunavummiut want it, direct election for the premier could be implemented for the 2021 election”

9commentsOpinion  Jun 17, 2019

Inuit self-determination in funding: how it works

“This new model empowers Inuit. It is built on mutual trust and respect for Inuit rights”

15commentsOpinion  Jun 14, 2019

The MMIWG report: A call for decolonizing international law itself

“The main lesson of the report may be more introspective and one that requires a slow reckoning”

2commentsOpinion  Jun 12, 2019

Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls: An epidemic on both sides of the Medicine Line

“In the U.S., there are far higher levels of violence towards American Indian and Alaska Native women”

5commentsOpinion  Jun 10, 2019

MMIWG report spurs debate on shifting definitions of genocide

“It is time to demand that this concept do what it was intended to do”

2commentsNews  May 10, 2019

Why the work of the Arctic Council will continue even without consensus on climate change

America caused a lasting storm at the Arctic Council ministerial, but behind the scenes an accommodation evolved

1commentsNunavut 20  Mar 28, 2019

A Nunavut milestone: protection for transgender rights

“I feel more like a proper citizen of Nunavut, and have never felt more proud”

0commentsNunavut 20  Mar 28, 2019

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ: ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᙳᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑭᓲᓂᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ

“ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕐᑐᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᕆᓕᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᖓ”

10commentsNunavut 20  Mar 28, 2019

Making Nunavut truly “our land”

The need for self-determination

1commentsNunavut 20  Mar 27, 2019

Looking back, moving forward

Confessions of a kid born in Manitoba, raised in the N.W.T. and a proud(ish) Nunavummiut since 1999