Kangiqsualujjuaq residents celebrated the achievements of a homegrown university graduate on April 23 with a parade of the community’s fire trucks. Atop of one was Andrea Brazeau, who recently graduated from McGill University with a bachelor of education degree. Brazeau, 24, will be teaching Grade 4 at the community’s Ulluriaq School, which she once attended. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
‘Things have to change now!’ education workers chant outside the Kativik school board office in Montreal
Isabelle Dubois took this photo Saturday afternoon while out on a kicksled ride with her two huskies on Tasirlaq Lake. “It was probably their last ride of the year, as the snow was getting wet and heavy, even on the lake, and getting scarce in some places on the land. Not to mention getting a bit warm for the dogs, especially for my big fur ball of a male (left),” she writes. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
One union president called the government’s current offer a ‘waste of time’
Secondary landslides remain a ‘real possibility,’ says Kativik Regional Government
ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᔩᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒧᑦ
The database has been taken down, but ‘the damage has already been done,’ says Makivik Corp.
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and Yvonne Jones air Inuk-identity dispute in public
‘It’s nice to have recognition from the community,’ says Const. Mathieu Verret-Dion
No increased risk in the community, says regional health board
‘Historic’ investment must translate into results or the government risks disillusioning the people it wants to help
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman took this photo while mussel picking during a snowmobile trip from Kuujjuaq to Kuujjuarusiq, or Dry Bay, on April 13. “I’ve never gone springtime mussel picking, where the ice and snow are completely visible from the shore. The fresh crisp salty air was so refreshing!” she writes. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
’25-ᖏᖅᓱᖅᖢᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᑲᑕᒃᖢᑕ ᓱᓕ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᓐᓇᓱᓕᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ
Mary Simon to return as senior negotiator for Nunavik
About 200 Inukjuak residents gathered to release sky lanterns on the evening of April 8 to remember loved ones that they had lost. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
New award recognizes social involvement, commitment and assistance to others
2nd doses of vaccine now being offered in Nunavik’s 14 communities
Inukjuak residents prepare to release sky lanterns on the evening of April 8. The event, attended by about 200 people, was held to remember loved ones that they had lost. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
Community’s water treatment plant has been out of service since February
‘After 25 meetings, we’re not getting any response. That’s why we have to send this message,’ says association president
Siquaq Tukkiapik is the winner of the women’s division of Kuujjuaq’s annual Easter Cross-Country Snowmobile Race held on Monday. She’s seen here at Tasialuk (Stewart Lake), after racing to Qalialuk and back, covering a total distance of nearly 100 km. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Lukassie Anautak, 4, died on Apr. 2, 2019, after he was shot by a family member
Work was set to begin in 2020 but delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions
Christian Busch takes helm of Nunavik airline after 19 years
Bureau says 118 homes have been built or purchased through program since it was introduced in the 1990s
