‘He was the bedrock of our family and the community,’ who opened up during interviews, says Larry Watt
Updated October 11 at 4:05 p.m. Born into a traditional Inuit household, Johnny Watt rose to become one of the most prominent political figures in Nunavik.
‘It’s huge,’ NPS officer confirms; public health board spreads drug-safety message
$45 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐃᓘᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖅ ‘ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ’ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐅᕙᙶᖅᑐᒥ 1979−ᒥ
It’s the season for picking a variety of berries in Nunavik. This is a sample of paurngaq, kigutanginnait, and kimminait picked near Ippialuk, a few kilometres north of Kuujjuaq in the last week of September. They’re crowberries, blueberries and red berries in English and delicious in either language. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᓕᐅᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒨᓂᕋᐃᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂ ᓱᕋᐃᔾᔪᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᕈᓯᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑯᐸᐃᒃᒥ
These red berries — or kimminait in Inuktitut — grow along the ground in Ippialuk, a few kilometres north of Kuujjuaq, in September. Fall is traditionally a good time of year to harvest the berries that grow all over the North. The weather around Kuujjuaq has been good for berry-picking with temperatures around 10 C in the first week of October. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Foliage near Ippialuk, a few kilometres north of Kuujjuaq, is changing colour along the Koksoak River in the early fall. Temperatures in Kuujjuaq fluctuated between single- and double-digits as September yielded to October. Temps are expected to be in the double digits over the Thanksgiving weekend, including a high of 13 C on Saturday. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Lawsuit alleges discriminatory and unlawful underfunding of child welfare services in Quebec
$45M facility replaces ‘old and deteriorated’ building that dates back to 1979
Proceeds from specially written Beatrice Deer song will benefit recovery centre
ᑲᑎᒪᔩ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᕐᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖏᑦᑕ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ
Raingie Tukai reported missing in May; Inukjuak man faces two charges
Police chief details agreement with Kativik housing board, says keys only to be used to intervene in life-threatening situations
Councillors report some difficulties with Inuit names and local addresses
Police leadership calls for mobilization of prevention officers, road stops during KRG meeting
‘We wanted to spark the interest of taking action in moving towards clean energy in the communities,’ says Tarquti Energy manager
‘Forensic audit’ planned to investigate what happened and find ways to strengthen system
ᕗᕌᓐᔅ-ᐃᓚᐃᓐ ᑐᕌᓐᓲ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒦᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ
ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᒪᑐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᑭᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᐳᖅ
A rainbow pierces clouds over the Koksoak River in Kuujjuaq. This photo was snapped Monday by resident Dominic Gendron while berry picking in the community’s marina area. (Photo courtesy of Dominic Gendron)
‘My Pet Hawk’ is Etua Snowball’s latest work
ᔮᓂ ᓵᓐᑐᔅ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕘᕋᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᑎᑕᒃᑎᐅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᐃᓴᐱᐅᓪ ᓚᕉᔅ ᐊᑐᕐᑐᖅ ᔮᓂ ᒪᐃ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖓᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ
France-Élaine Duranceau spent 3 days in Kuujjuaq, participated in Housing Day activities
Seasonal closure to last 2 months, federal department announces
