“It means not leaving the house”
Health officials in Nunavik hope to prevent a trickle of COVID-19 cases in the region from increasing by implementing better testing and quarantine rules for travellers to and from the region.
Move made to discourage any non-essential travel, as COVID-19 cases grow throughout Quebec
“Now we’re trying to turn it around where it’s more Inuit-led”
Naomi Koneak, a kindergarten teacher at Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak elementary school, is seen with her class during pajama day on Friday, Oct. 16. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
“I’m so proud to be here”
Two Ivujivik residents who tested positive for COVID-19 remain in isolation
Jessie Baron, left, accepts the Peter Murdoch trophy for Kangiqsualujjuaq’s co-op, which was awarded as best performing co-op for 2019 at this year’s 54th annual general meeting of Ilagiisaq, or the Fédération des co-opératives du Nouveau-Québec, held in Kuujjuaraapik Oct. 6-9. The general assembly approved a return of $10.5 million to Nunavik’s 14 member co-ops, although it will be distributed later this year than usual. (Photo courtesy of Ilagiisaq)
Kindergarten student Alicia Rose was named Pitakallak Elementary School’s student of the month for October. She’s seen here on Oct. 8 with Air Inuit pilot Étienne Lagacé, who helped award the prize for good behaviour and school work. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Cases raise concerns about screening and travel protocols in the region
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman of Kuujjuaq took this photo while mussel picking at Kuujjuarusiq, in Ungava Bay near the mouth of the Kuujjuaq River. “It was a beautiful weekend at our cabin down river!” she writes. “Our perfect days are when we’re hunting and gathering to last us for winter. Mussel picking in October? Sure!” The staff at Nunatsiaq News wish our readers a happy Thanksgiving. Our offices will be shut on Monday for the holiday. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
“Tenants became really emotional and stressed out”
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman took this photo of a boy swinging at what she says is “the world’s best playground: outside!” at the Range neighbourhood of Kuujjuaq on Sept. 26. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
“South-North travel restrictions may be reinstated,” health board warns, if cases grow
They will not return to Nunavik until they “no longer presents a risk of spreading the virus”
“It’s something we haven’t experienced before. We’re preparing as we go”
Quebec Court of Appeal overturns two-year sentence in favour of better protection for Inuk woman victim
Worker likely infected outside of region and is now in isolation, says health board
Malaya Qaunirq Chapman took this photo while picking berries on Sept. 27 in Quurngualuk, a hunting camp about an hour from Kuujjuaq. The berries are known as lingonberries, partridgeberries, mountain cranberries, or in Inuktitut, kimminait. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
“It’s ridiculous how it is 2020 and we still don’t have a good internet connection”
As of Oct. 12, all travellers must be screened at Nunavik health centres seven days after arrival
Leanna Angnatuk participates in an ATV race organized by the Kuujjuaq Sivulirtisait Youth Committee on Sept. 26. Angnatuk won the women’s 18-34 category and received a $350 prize. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Ahuya Snowball participates in an ATV race organized by the Kuujjuaq Sivulirtisait Youth Committee on Sept. 26. Snowball won the senior men’s (18 and over) category. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Isabelle Dubois of Kuujjuaq took this photo while berry-picking on Sept. 15. “They are crowberries, or what we like to call just black berries,” she writes. “They’re really easy to pick, especially with the homemade tool I was using, which is like a comb.” (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
“Our governments are not dealing with the poison that is still killing Indigenous citizens”
