Reflecting on manilaaksiuniq or navigating rough ice in Sanirajak

“You will experience hardship in life, that’s manilaaksiuniq, or rough ice,” said Isaruit Arts elder consultant Asenath Kannutaq. She lit the qulliq to start the second day of the Creators’ Conference in Ottawa. She spoke with attendees about being on the ice with her father in Sanirajak, maintaining a qamutiik, navigating blizzards, and giving her pualuuk, or mittens, to her mother to keep her hands warm. (Photo by Nehaa Bimal)