Photo: Inuit leaders gather in Rankin Inlet

Inuit leaders from across northern Canada pose in Rankin Inlet Aug. 21 at a community feast, where they travelled in preparation for the Aug. 22 “Inuit-specific meeting” with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Read more about that meeting on Nunatsiaqonline.ca and follow today’s events, including photos from Rankin Inlet, on Nunatsiaqonline.ca and the Nunatsiaq News Facebook site. From left to right: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Terry Audla, Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada president Duane Smith, Inuvialuit Regional Corp. chair Nellie Cournoyea, Makivik Corp. president Jobie Tukkiapik, Pauktuutit president Rebecca Kudloo, National Inuit Youth Council president Thomas Anguti Johnson, Nunatsiavut government president Sarah Leo, Kivalliq Inuit Association president David Ningeongan, Nunavut premier Eva Aariak, and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Cathy Towtongie. (PHOTO BY DOUG MCLARTY/ ARCTIC DESIGN AND SERVICES)