Jobie Airo (left) makes a fire to boil tea while his partner Annie Kudluk makes bannock. The couple won first prize in Kuujjuaq’s fire, tea and bannock making contest in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day in the community Monday. Their efforts earned them $300. The Indigenous Peoples Day activities were organized by the Kuujjuaq Pinguatitsijingiit Recreation Committee. (Photo courtesy of Isabelle Dubois)
More than 100 Kuujjuaq residents attended a parade on National Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday to honour children lost to Canada’s residential school system, following the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Many attendees wore orange, a colour associated with the Every Child Matters campaign, which honours the experience of residential school survivors. “I’m so happy to see so much orange to show support of this initiative,” said organizer Lavinia Flaherty. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
The community of Kuujjuaq marks National Indigenous Peoples Day Monday with a parade to honour the children lost to Canada’s residential school system. The topic looms large across Canada, after the discovery this spring of 215 children buried on the property of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. (Photo courtesy of Isabelle Dubois)
Fully vaccinated people won’t need to quarantine at any point in their travels, health board says
Kuujjuaq residents participate in what organizers say is the community’s first pride parade on Wednesday. About 80 people attended to show support for LGBTQ+ in the community. “The group had lots of positive feedback and everyone was excited and glad that Kuujjuaq had its first pride parade,” said organizer Aputi Unatweenuk. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman of Kuujjuaq took this photo of the haul of mussels she collected with her family at Dry Bay June 13. “We’re excited to be mussel picking on our first boat ride of the season,” she wrote. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
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“ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᒐᑦᑕ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ
7 babies have died in the region since January
Former chair of Truth and Reconciliation addressed discovery of 215 children buried at residential school
Divie Kasudluak stabbed Maina Weetaluktuk 41 times after she rejected his advances in 2017
Pfizer vaccine will be available at local health centres this summer and offered at schools next year
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Kativik Regional Government eyes funding to extend cable into Ungava Bay
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Grade 3 students in Kuujjuaq celebrate their graduation from Pitakallak elementary school on May 27. Next year they will move on to a bigger school, Jaanimmarik. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
“ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅᒥᒃ
‘The region is not adequately protected,’ says health board
