Photo: Aglukkaq in Finland

Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq, also Canada’s Arctic Council minister, presents a wall hanging from Arviat to Anni-Siiri Länsman, director of the University of Oulu’s Giellagas Institute for Saami language and culture (to the right, Christopher Shapardanov, Canada’s ambassador to Finland). Aglukkaq visited Finland last week after the May 15 Arctic Council meeting in Kiruna, Sweden, where she accepted the chairmanship of the Arctic Council for Canada. In Oulu, Aglukkaq also met with local university officials and visited the Oulu Mining School, where a news release said she spoke with representatives of the local business community and northern researchers about “a long-term approach to mining development in northern communities.” (HANDOUT PHOTO)