Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says First Nations were not adequately consulted on a federal bill that aims to improve access to clean drinking water. (File photo)
Bill C-61 with Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Nunavut’s federal representative acted as an advocate for First Nations earlier this month, criticizing a lack of consultation over a bill aimed at improving access to clean water.
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)