Photo: Nellie Kusugak, Nunavut’s new deputy commissioner

As Nunavut Commissioner Edna Elias, left, and Justice Robert Kilpatrick, right, look on, Nellie Kusugak, with one hand on the Bible, is sworn in as Nunavut’s deputy commissioner for a second term at the Nunavut Legislative Assembly in Iqaluit Sept. 5. The position is a three-year term. Kusugak, of Rankin Inlet, has been a teacher for 20 years. “I am pleased the commissioner of Nunavut will continue to be supported in her duties by a deputy position in the Kivalliq region,” Nunavut Premier Eva Aariak said in a news release. (PHOTO BY DAVID MURPHY)