Ella Estey, a high school student from Iqaluit, believes Inuktitut courses should be made mandatory in Nunavut to better value Inuit culture and improve graduation rates. Estey spoke on the subject in front of the House of Commons Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee in Ottawa on Monday. (Photo by Madalyn Howitt)
GN not meeting own expectations to prioritize language in classrooms, says Ella Estey
An Iqaluit student says Inuktitut classes should be made mandatory in Nunavut schools in order for high school graduation rates to improve. Ella Estey is a Grade 12 student at Inuksuk High School.
‘The boys actually threw really well. But today, it was on me,’ says Jake Higgs, 1 day after Saturday’s historic win at Canada’s men’s curling championship
Makivik Corp. president Pita Aatami, right, stops by the Nunatsiaq News booth at the Northern Lights conference and trade show Feb. 11 in Ottawa to offer publisher Michael Roberts congratulations on the newspaper’s 50th anniversary. Nunatsiaq News began in 1973 as a newsletter called Inukshuk. (Photo by Julia Roberts)