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ᐃᓪᓚᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᖁᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓕᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ
ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓂᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ
Lighting of qulliq at Rideau Hall in Ottawa
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)
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᒪᒥᐊᑉᐳᑦ ᓱᔪᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ
ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒨᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᓄᑦ
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ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᒋᐅᓪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓂ: ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ
: ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ
Block by block, Iqaluit commemorated in Lego-themed postcard
Kate Dalgleish poses next to her creation — a Lego “postcard” of Iqaluit, complete with the old and new Iqaluit airport, an inuksuk, St. Jude’s Anglican Cathedral and the Nunavut legislature building, against a backdrop of the northern lights. A lawyer by trade, Lego builder by night, Dalgleish and her partner Evan are part of a group of adult builders in Ottawa called ParLUGment who display their Lego designs at fairs and hobby events in Ottawa. Dalgleish was inspired by Lego’s postcards, which are 3D buildable sets sold by the company based on iconic landmarks in major cities. Realizing that Lego did not have a Canadian series, Dalgleish began creating her own postcards, starting with Ottawa, where she lives, her hometown of Calgary, and her next travel destination, Iqaluit. She plans to travel through the city this summer, en route to Pangnirtung for a hiking trip in Auyuittuq National Park. Dalgleish’s postcards will be on display at Ottawa’s Lego Store at the Rideau Centre in August. (Photo courtesy of Kate Dalgleish)
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