Photo: Cambridge Bay elders present new CHARS wall-hangings

Jacqueline Lalonde, at the left, of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, accepts three wall-hangings that were created over eight months by the elders in residence at the Kitikmeot Heritage Society in Cambridge Bay for the Canadian High Arctic Research Station. From left, you can see the wall hangings and their creators—life in Cambridge Bay 100 years ago, with Annie Atighioyak; life in Cambridge Bay 50 years ago, with Mary Avalak; and, life in Cambridge Bay today, with Mabel Etegik. “We all look forward to seeing these displayed at the CHARS facility when it opens,” said the KHS. The CHARS facility’s opening was postponed from July 1 to November and may now be pushed to February 2018. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE KHS)