Participants in the 2026 Nunavut Quest field course pose for a group photo. Back row, from left: Jennifer Quassa, Kelsey Kanatsiak, Janet Killiktee, Lindsay Kalluk and Brianna Inuarak. Front row, from left: Venant Oolateeta, Leeland Panimera, Hezekiah Uttak and Bobby Tatatuapik. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Growth depends on committee approval, earlier planning
Nine youths from Igloolik, Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet followed this year’s Nunavut Quest from start to finish, documenting the race while getting a taste of what it’s like to raise a dog team and travel with it.
Siblings Simoena Allurut, 1, and her 10-month-old brother Isadore Allurut enjoy fishing with their grandfather Lloyd Idlout at Naluqayaqvi, near Igloolik, on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Lloyd Idlout)