Makayla Kilabuk, left, drum dances with her grandfather, David Serkoak, who is originally from Arviat. They were among the performers at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa Tuesday where the Royal Canadian Mint launched a two-dollar commemorative coin that pays tribute to Inuit Nunangat. (Photo by Corey Larocque)
Author Kenn Harper, who writes the biweekly Taissumani column for Nunatsiaq News, reads to a crowd from his new book, “Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs: Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition,” at a book launch at Perfect Books in Ottawa on Monday. The book is expected to be on shelves on Nov. 19. (Photo by Corey Larocque)
New $2 commemorative coin celebrating Inuit Nunangat will be circulated starting Nov. 7
American filmmaker Jakob Owens criticized for cultural appropriation
Administration of money changed hands from federal government to Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. in 2023, and that’s when it stopped flowing: Manitok Thompson
Elders highlight resilience and innovation during International Inuit Day celebration in Ottawa
Inuit organization calls for Trust to resume practice of reporting to NTI’s annual general meeting
Historian’s look at Fifth Thule Expedition hits shelves in mid-November
ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐆᓪᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᖁᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ 39-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᒥ ᐱᐊᕆ−ᓘᒃ ᓚᕉᔅᒥ
Politics could get in way of progress on report into unmarked graves at residential schools
Chrono Group, which includes Chrono Aviation, put under administration by Quebec court
Kimberly Murray presented her final report with 42 ‘obligations’ for an Indigenous-led Reparations Framework
Montreal police launch investigation after death of 39-year-old Pierre-Luc Larouche
Two who attended première in Edmonton offer reviews of film
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon receives the first poppy of the Royal Canadian Legion’s annual national poppy campaign during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Wednesday. Berkley Lawrence, left, Dominion president of the Royal Canadian Legion, makes the presentation. Poppies will be available nationally beginning Oct. 25 with the official launch of the legion campaign. (Photo courtesy of Master Sailor Anne-Marie Brisson, Rideau Hall, © OSGG, 2024)
Documentary about life and career of Nunavut’s own NHL star premieres Friday at Roger’s Place
Denise Autut’s daughter must stay near Toronto and Ottawa hospitals for her ‘complex medical needs’
Caidynce Rever says she likes competition and likes winning, heading to event in Hungary
Willie Adams, Canada’s first Inuk senator, is invested into the Order of Canada Thursday at a ceremony in Rideau Hall. Adams is pictured with Gov. Gen. Mary Simon during the investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Adams was appointed to the Senate in 1977, representing the Northwest Territories. He became Nunavut’s first senator when it split from the Northwest Territories to become a territory of its own in 1999. Adams retired from the Senate in 2009, at the mandatory age of 75. (Photo by Anne-Marie Brisson; courtesy of the Governor General’s Office)
ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᑦ $250 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᓕᕐᐸᑕ
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation gathering also a chance to remember children who never returned to their families
Former Rankin Inlet woman part of group that has made 6,000 quilts so far
ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓂᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ
Inuit elder Aigah Attagutsiak, who was born and raised in Arctic Bay, shares the cultural significance of the qulliq with visitors during a special open house at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Saturday. The event was held as a lead-up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is Monday. Attagutsiak shared photographs of her mother and sister preparing seal oil or blubber, showed visitors the Arctic cotton used to make the wick, and talked about her life in the North. The qulliq lighting was among other commemorative activities held over the weekend at Rideau Hall, the governor general’s official residence. (Photo by Nehaa Bimal)
ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒨᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓄᑦ
