Photo: Pauktuutit still committed to fighting abuse and violence

Pauktuutit, the Inuit women’s association, will wrap up their 2015 annual general meeting this morning in Ottawa by passing resolutions and choosing board members to fill four expiring positions. They’re also expected to name the recipient of this year’s woman of the year award. The organization’s board members, most of whom are Inuit women from small communities across the Canadian Arctic, remain committed to fighting abuse and violence — and many said they’re worried about a recent rash of shootings, killings and armed standoffs in Nunavut and Nunavik that involve Inuit men. Read more later on nunatsiaqonline.ca. (PHOTO BY JIM BELL)