The first class of Nunavik’s Institutional and Homecare Assistance program graduated this month. The program was launched by Kativik Ilisarniliriq and the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services last year to train people to care for Nunavimmiut who are sick, injured or have lost autonomy. Graduates are pictured from left: Levina Ittulak (Kuujjuaq), Nancy Watt (Kuujjuaq), Susie Annatok (Quaqtaq), Louisa Etok (Kangiqsualujjuaq), Natalie Shipaluk (Kuujjuaq, absent from photo), Eva Sequaluk (Kuujjuaq) and Maggie Saunders (Kuujjuaq). (Photo courtesy of NRBHSS)
Alasie Kenuajuak Hickey sits on her cooler while ice fishing at Tasirlak Lake near Kuujjuaq on Nov. 15. Malaya Qaunirq Chapman says that Hickey is “relaxed and zen like, doing what she absolutely loves,” when she’s ice fishing. “She and her family spend as much time as possible outdoors, spending time and making memories.” (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Family and friends of the Gadbois and Snowball families gather for ice fishing on Tasirlak Lake near Kuujjuaq on Nov. 15. “The day was enjoyed by all, from grandchildren, parents, grandparents, to friends and family pets,” said Malaya Qaunirq Chapman. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Students at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak Elementary School get into the Christmas spirit as they practise singing Jingle Bells with their teacher, Jenna Aitken, on Nov. 13. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Ula Kotak and Jayla Labbee learn how to sew from their kindergarten teacher, Annie Sequaluq, at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak Elementary School on Nov. 13. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Isabelle Dubois of Kuujjuaq woke up to this snowy scene on Nov. 8 after spending the night at her cabin with her Siberian huskies, Sarila and Balto Jr. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
A work crew prepares a platform to set up a new tent outside of the Tulattavik health centre in Kuujjuaq last month, for health-care workers to administer COVID-19 tests, and potentially vaccines. (Photo by Allen Gordon)
A boat makes its way through the frigid waters off Inukjuak on Monday, Nov. 2, shrouded in fog created by a cold snap that saw temperatures drop to -17 C. (Photo by Sylvain Paradis)
