Iqaluit

Talking trade and Arctic sovereignty

Paul Irngaut, vice-president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., speaks at the Nunavut Trade Show in Iqaluit on Tuesday morning. His talk was billed as a fireside chat about Nunavut’s role in Canada’s economic future. “If you don’t have healthy communities, you can’t really have clear sovereignty and security in the North,” he said. (Photo by Daron Letts)

The right evening for ‘Wrong Husband’

Acting coach Natar Ungalaaq, left, and director Zacharias Kunuk sit in the Astro Theatre in Iqaluit Friday as they await a free screening of Kunuk’s film “Uiksaringitara (The Wrong Husband).” The filmmaker and actors stayed for a question-and-answer session with the audience. The film was named best Canadian feature film at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Pop-up performance in the premier’s office

Premier P.J. Akeeagok, left, watches as Igloolik musician Terry Uyarak performs “Aniqsaatuinnarit,” which means just breathe in English. Uyarak sang to MLAs and staff Friday at the legislature after Akeeagok awarded him a King Charles III coronation medal. Akeeagok praised Uyarak for his Inuktitut songwriting. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)

Families feast

Jackson Pijamini, left, watches as his mother, Emma Pijamini, cuts beluga blubber with an ulu alongside Rose Audlakiak, Nevaeh Newkingnak and her mother Laura Newkingnak. Families enjoyed Arctic char and other country food Wednesday evening at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit as part of the Embrace Life Council’s 20th anniversary feast. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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It’s berry time!

It’s berry season! Sandi Chan shows off some of her berry-picking bounty from the Plateau area of Iqaluit. (Photo courtesy of Sandi Chan)

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