Jeanie Okalik lights a qulliq and says a prayer in Inuktitut while Lily Amagoalik interprets, to open the Southern Ontario Inuit Games held Feb. 3. The inaugural event, organized by Tungasuvvingat Inuit and held at the TD Arena in Ottawa, saw a small group of athletes compete in arm pull, one-foot high kick, kneel jump and airplane events. (Photo by Jorge Antunes)
Inuk among several artists honoured at Rideau Hall ceremony
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, right, presents an Artistic Achievement Award to visual artist Germaine Arnaktauyok at a ceremony honouring visual and media artists at Rideau Hall, the Governor General’s official residence in Ottawa, on Friday. (Photo by Sgt Anis Assari, courtesy of Rideau Hall)
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok meets Gov. Gen. Mary Simon at Rideau Hall. Their meeting on Wednesday was an informal meeting that took place while Akeeagok was visiting Ottawa. (Photo courtesy of Master Cpl. Matthieu Racette, Rideau Hall)
Timotee Erkloo demonstrates the one-foot high kick, one of the popular Inuit games showcased at International Inuit Day celebrations at Annie Pootoogook Park in Ottawa on Sunday. The afternoon event included singing of Inuktitut songs by the students from Nunavut Sivuniksavut, the downtown school for Inuit students, as well as throat singing, drumming, an arts and crafts fair and a community feast featuring country food staples. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)