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Kuujjuaq celebrated its Winter Carnival on Saturday, March 2, when residents met at Stewart Lake for a day of fun and treats organized by their local youth committee. Six tupiks housed activities and treats, including storytelling, live music, tea and bannock, and maple taffy. Each tent also had a wood stove to keep people toasty, while games and contests brought people outside. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

Agnico Eagle employees gathered to celebrate the first pour of gold from the company’s Meliadine mine on Feb. 21. The mine, located near Rankin Inlet, is expected to begin production this spring and to operate for 15 years. (Photo courtesy of Agnico Eagle)

Nunavut Sivuniksavut presented “The Inuit Story: A Dramatization” at Ottawa’s Arts Court Theatre on March 5 and 6. The play helped students raise funds for their end-of-year cultural exchange trip. In two hours, students told the story of the Inuit’s role in Canadian (and pre-Canadian) history, from pre-contact to modern efforts in revitalization. The multi-media show featured live acting, music performances, video and slideshows, and was presented in English and Inuktitut. At the end of their March 6 matinee performance, the students paid special tribute to Peter Ittinuar, the first Inuk member of Parliament, who was in the audience. (Photo by Kahlan Miron)

Could jurisdiction over child and family services in Nunavut be transferred to Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.? Paul Quassa, MLA for Aggu, put that question to Premier Joe Savikataaq in the legislature on Tuesday, March 12. He brought up the matter while discussing Parliament’s Bill C-92, a proposed new law that would give Indigenous people more say in child welfare matters, including apprehensions. Savikataaq replied that it’s premature to say what lies ahead, but the Government of Nunavut plans to make a presentation to the Senate committee studying the proposed law. “I can’t commit to a hypothetical situation here,” he told Quassa. At one point, Savikataaq pointed to his ministers, noting they are all Inuit, and implying they are well-placed to protect the rights of Inuit. Nunavut’s legislative sitting wrapped up yesterday afternoon. (Photo by Jane George)

Igloolik filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk will be the next recipient of the Order of Nunavut, the territory’s highest honour, handed out each year to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to Nunavut’s cultural, social or economic well-being. (File photo)

From left: Elisapee Sheutiapik, Nunavut’s minister responsible for the status of women, and Sileema Angoyuak, president of Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council, stand together on Saturday at Qulliit’s photo exhibit at Iqaluit’s Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum. This exhibition represents a small portion of the last five years of photos submitted for the International Women’s Day Photo Competition held by Qulliit. This year there were no new submissions and so no winner, but the sampling of photographs from the last five years brought in a small crowd to Saturday afternoon’s reception. The photos on display represent women’s strength, family, work, community and traditional clothing. They will be on display from March 8 until April 6. (Photo by Courtney Edgar)

Citing the high number of students in Nunavut who don’t regularly attend school, Iqaluit-Manirajak MLA Adam Arreak Lightstone is calling for a territory-wide vote on whether to introduce a truancy law. Such a law could result in families being fined if their children are consistently absent. Education Minister David Joanasie said he would bring up Lightstone’s suggestion with staff. The discussion came after several MLAs raised questions about attendance figures contained in the Education Department’s latest annual report, reported on last week by Nunatsiaq News. (Photo by Jane George)

Retired NHL player Jordin Tootoo, at left, returns home to play as a special guest in this year’s Terence Tootoo Memorial Tournament in Rankin Inlet, held annually in memory of his late brother. Here, Tootoo’s parents Barney and Rose drop the puck at the tournament’s first game on March 8, where he faces off against Stephan Nukapiak. The Rankin Inlet Miners and Team Todd ended the weekend as the tournament’s A and B Division champs. (Photo by Noel Kaludjak)

Clara Evalik helped lead a four-day workshop in Cambridge Bay on how to make sunburst-shaped parka hoods, or puhitaq, from Feb. 27 to March 2, funded through the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, and here are the results. (Photo courtesy of C. Evalik)

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hugs elder Alacie Joamie of Iqaluit after delivering his government’s apology in Iqaluit today for the mismanagement of the tuberculosis epidemic among Inuit between the 1940s and 1960s. At the event, Joamie recounted her husband’s departure to a TB sanatorium in 1967. He never returned, leaving her and her children to a life of hardship. Read more from the ceremony later today at Nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Beth Brown)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets those gathered at Iqaluit’s Frobisher Inn this morning, following his apology for the suffering many Inuit endured during treatment for tuberculosis between the 1940s and 1960s. See our story later today at Nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Jane George)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Iqaluit this morning to apologize to Inuit for the suffering many endured during treatment for tuberculosis. Watch for our coverage of today’s event at Nunatsiaq.com (Photo by Bill Williams)

Lizzie Putulik of Kangirsuk holds a copy of Makivik News with an article about her aunt Maggie, who was taken from northern Quebec as an eight-year-old for tuberculosis treatment in the south. She never returned. Putulik was among many Inuit who were in Iqaluit today to witness a long-awaited apology from the federal government about the suffering of Inuit TB patients taken south between the 1940s and 1960s. However, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s aircraft was unable to land in Iqaluit today due to near-blizzard conditions. The flight has been diverted to Goose Bay in Labrador, with the hope that the weather may still improve and allow the prime minister to arrive this evening. Read more later on nunatsiaq.com. (Photo by Beth Brown)

Ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Iqaluit today to apologize for the suffering Inuit experienced during past treatments of tuberculosis, Nunavut’s MLAs addressed the subject in the territory’s legislature. From the 1940s to the 1960s, many Inuit were removed from their homes and taken to southern sanatoriums. Some never returned. “I struggle with this issue. We expect those who leave to come back,” said Aggu MLA Paul Quassa, seen here. (Photo by Courtney Edgar)

Charlie Panigoniak, Nunavut’s beloved guitarist and singer-songwriter, has died, reports CBC. He’s seen here playing one of his last shows, at a tribute concert held in his honour in Arviat in 2016. Panigoniak was born near Chesterfield Inlet but spent most of his adult life in Rankin Inlet. He credited his time spent in a southern Manitoba sanitorium to receive treatment for tuberculosis for exposing him to new styles of music. Panigoniak went on to record a number of Inuktitut-language albums, earning him a major following across Inuit Nunangat. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease about a decade ago. Panigoniak died at home in Rankin Inlet on March. 6. He was 72. (File photo)

Jane Philpott, on the right, is pictured here with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed in March 2018 at the launch of the government’s plan to eliminate tuberculosis from Canada’s North. Philpott, who was currently serving as the federal government’s Treasury Board president, announced her resignation from cabinet on Monday, March 4. Her resignation follows that of her colleague Jody Wilson Raybould, who quit cabinet last month after she said she was pressured in her role as attorney general to intervene in the criminal case involving SNC-Lavalin. “I must abide by my core values, my ethical responsibilities, constitutional obligations,” Philpott wrote in her resignation letter. Philpott first served as minister of Health in Trudeau’s government and later as the minister of Indigenous Services, where she worked closely with Inuit groups. She is credited with launching a plan to eliminate TB in Inuit Nunangat and initiated new legislation to better tailor youth protection services to Indigenous regions. (File photo)

Janice Gordon Parsons and Sandy Emudluk throat sing, drum dance and sing traditional Inuit songs during their winning performance at Kuujjuaq’s Got Talent show held at the Katittavik Town Hall on Saturday, Feb. 16. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

From left: Nunavut Sivuniksavut students Leanna Wilson and Dayna Bruce work with Nunatsiaq News journalist Sarah Rogers on researching and writing articles on Feb. 6. Bruce interviewed Rob Clift, right, director of career development at the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Family Services, with additional questions from other students. (Photo by Kahlan Miron)

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Iqaluit’s Aqsarniit Middle School students had surprise musical guests, The Jerry Cans, show up to entertain at the school’s Pink T-Shirt Day assembly on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Pink T-Shirt Day is observed in schools across the country as a day to stand up against bullying and teach inclusion. Aqsarniit students each received a pink t-shirt that said “Be Someone’s Hero” across the front. (Photo by Sarah Rogers)

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk speaks before the House of Commons’ standing committee on Canadian heritage on Wednesday, Feb. 26, during hearings on Bill C-91, an Act respecting Indigenous languages. “We expect to be able to receive equitable, comparable services to other Canadians and currently we do not, even thought we’re Canadians in Nunavut,” Kotierk said. “I came here with a warning—Inuktut is being lost. One per cent per year in Nunavut. It is absolutely necessary that Inuit languages are supported and funded in an equitable and comparable fashion in Inuit Nunangat.” (CPAC Image)

Aloha from Cambridge Bay! It may still feel like -40C with the wind chill, but the tropics came to the western Nunavut community this past weekend when Hawaii was the theme for the formal teen dance organized with the municipality’s department of healthy living. From left: Deanna Taylor, Hailey L’Heureux and Edmalene Klegenberg. (Photo courtesy of the Municipality of Cambridge Bay)

Niivi Snowball sings and Christina Lock plays piano during a performance of “Can’t Help Falling in Love” by Elvis Presley. The performance won the student category of Kuujjuaq’s Got Talent show held at the Katittavik Town Hall on Saturday, Feb. 16. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)

Rita Novalinga, Makivik Corp.’s new corporate secretary, on the left, and Maggie Emudluk, Makivik’s new vice-president of economic development, centre, are sworn into their new roles by Makivik Governor Minnie Etidloie on Feb. 18 at the organization’s board meetings in Puvirnituq. Novalinga and Emudluk were both newly elected to those positions on Jan. 17, marking the first time in more than 20 years that Nunavik’s Inuit birthright organization has had women sit on its executive. (Photo courtesy of Makivik Corp.)