Photo: Inuit celebrate life on Parliament Hill

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

Maatalii Okalik, president of the National Inuit Youth Council, speaks on Parliament Hill just moments ago, Sept. 9, as part of a Celebrate Life ceremony to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide rates among Inuit are some of the highest in the country. The event was co-hosted by the NIYC and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and was to feature performances by Nunavut Sivuniksavut students, among others. Read story later, on nunatsiaqonline.ca. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)


Maatalii Okalik, president of the National Inuit Youth Council, speaks on Parliament Hill just moments ago, Sept. 9, as part of a Celebrate Life ceremony to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide rates among Inuit are some of the highest in the country. The event was co-hosted by the NIYC and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and was to feature performances by Nunavut Sivuniksavut students, among others. Read story later, on nunatsiaqonline.ca. (PHOTO BY COURTNEY EDGAR)

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