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Inuit artists to learn about navigating modern art world at Ottawa conference

Second Isaruit Creators Conference will be held in Ottawa Wednesday through Saturday with speakers from across Inuit Nunangat

Inuit artists and performers are expected to gather in Ottawa this week for a free, four-day event focused on Inuit art, culture and knowledge sharing.

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A song for renewal

Nunavut Sivuniksavut students sing traditional Inuit songs during a signing ceremony in Ottawa last Saturday for the renewal of the Nunavut Agreement. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Jeremy Tunraluk signed an agreement that will see the federal government provide $1.5 billion to the Government of Nunavut and NTI over the next decade. (Photo by Corey Larocque)

Lighting the way to historic agreement

Rev. Canon Aigah Attagutsiak lights the qulliq at the start of Saturday’s signing ceremony for the Nunavut Agreement renewal at Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa. Attagutsiak, who is an Anglican priest at St. Margaret’s Church in Vanier, explained the history of the qulliq, including how women used qulliqs of different sizes to provide heat and light in Inuit homes. The ceremony took place, coincidentally, on March 8 — International Women’s Day. (Photo by Corey Larocque)

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Northern lights brighten Aqsarniit trade show

Lutie Kaviok, a Nunavut Sivuniksavut student, performs songs he wrote while classmates wave their cellphones with flashlights Feb. 20 at the Aqsarniit Trade Show and Conference in Ottawa. Students from the Ottawa college for Nunavut Inuit students sang, drum danced and demonstrated games as part of the event’s entertainment. (Photo by Corey Larocque)

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Sharing a song

Nunavut Sivuniksavut student Denise Nowyuk sings while classmate Cynthia Joanasie plays the guitar during a performance at the Aqsarniit Trade Show and Conference Thursday in Ottawa. Students from the Ottawa college for Inuit students from Nunavut sang, drum danced and demonstrated games as part of the event’s entertainment. (Photo by Corey Larocque)

Who needs a lift?

From left, Nunavut Sivuniksavut students Kalluk Burton, Paul MacDonald and Nolan Kuluguqtuq carry Brent Quassa in a four-man carry, a traditional Inuit game. They demonstrated the game to an audience at the Aqsarniit Trade show and Conference Thursday in Ottawa. (Photo by Corey Larocque)