An inquest into the 2018 death of Austin Maniyogena, who died while in RCMP custody, began Monday in Kugluktuk with emotional testimony from his mother. Jennifer Maniyogena remembered her son as “a strong young man” who was proud to be Indigenous. (File photo by Dustin Patar)
Inquest into 2018 death of Austin Maniyogena begins in Kugluktuk
Jennifer Maniyogena was working as a janitor at the Kugluktuk health centre on Sept. 19, 2018, when she saw police officers carry an unconscious man on a stretcher into the centre.
Winner of 500-km race will be announced during awards ceremony
Pond Inlet musher Lee Inuarak is hoisted in the air as he celebrates after finishing the 500-km Nunavut Quest in Igloolik Wednesday evening. Inuarak was the first musher out of a dozen to cross the finish line after 10 days of racing, followed by Igloolik’s Jonah Qaunaq. Inuarak, however, may not be the winner of the race. That will be announced Thursday during the awards ceremony. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Two-year-old Constance Ettuk wanders through the middle of C Hall in Arctic Bay’s community centre the evening of April 16 while, from left , Leeta Qaunaq square dances with Jonah Qaunaq and George Satuqsi dances with Celina Satuqsi. (Photo by David Venn)