Olivia Chislett performs “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan Friday during a karaoke event at Nunavut Brewing Company’s tap room in Iqaluit. Nunavut Pride Society, which organized the event, raised $350, which it plans to spend on a Zoom subscription for better communication with people in the territory’s communities, said society secretary Nicole Giles. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Advocacy organization currently boasts more than 40 members from around Nunavut
Four recipients recognized for contributions to research, Inuit communities
And hunts, and learns, and loves, and laughs, and dares
Iqaluit-based artist Barbara Akoak, right, stands beside three oxidized copper pendants with her child Percy Akoak, on June 11. The pendants, which Akoak made, are featured in the Qillaniq exhibition of circumpolar art at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Titled Ancestral Love; Angunatsiuviit?, or “Are you a hunter?”; and F*ck who you want, It’s your body, the works reflect themes of consent, bodily autonomy and Inuit culture. “To be among so much talent — people for whom this is also their full-time job, or what they’re naturally gifted at — I was so emotional and so proud,” Akoak said. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Akoak)
Sophie-Mae Panesar, 3, paints over the RCMP badge on a police truck Saturday as part of a children’s event hosted by officers at the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit. The badge is inscribed with the motto, ‘maintiens le droit,’ or ‘uphold the right’ in English. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Crowd of 100 forms in Iqaluit to watch contest to see who can prepare their meat the fastest
Arts festival’s Pride party honours LGBTQ+ Inuit past, present, and future
Dustin Neil and his children, one-year-old Madison Neil and three-year-old Jackson Neil, enjoy a Father’s Day outing at the Alianait Arts Festival grounds in downtown Iqaluit on Sunday morning. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Anishinaabe artist based in Montreal chosen to come up with design
Terry Uyarak and the Beatrice Deer Band bring Iqaluit arts festival audience to its feet
Pisiit is this year’s festival theme
Hip hop artist Jacob Okatsiak of Arviat brings out an accordion Thursday evening at the Storehouse Bar in Iqaluit, during the Alianait Arts Festival jam. He is backed by drummer Blair Williams. The festival continues through Sunday. (Photo by Daron Letts)
$2.8M to go towards cultural preservation, on-the-land projects, and environmental monitoring initiatives
The U.K.’s Royal Air Force Red Arrows sit on the tarmac June 18 at the Iqaluit Airport as the aerobatic display team makes its way to the east coast of the U.S. for six airshows this summer. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
Paper wins 8 Quebec Community Newspapers Association awards
‘Random chaos’ behind the scenes at arts festival, as almost everything unfolds according to plan, say organizers
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ‘ᑭᑦᓯᐱᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ’ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥ CKCU-FM−ᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒥ
An eight-person crew from Tom Fitzgerald Construction erects the upcoming Alianait Arts Festival’s big top tent in Iqaluit at 2 p.m. on Friday. The festival will take place from June 18-21 and feature such performers as Naja P, a 26-year-old singer-songwriter from Greenland; Beatrice Deer from Quaqtaq; Arviat’s Jacob Okatsiak; and Greenland’s Andachan. (Photo by Daron Letts)
‘Inuit Kidz’ uses song and dance to help children learn Inuktitut
More than 80 works from circumpolar regions on display at National Gallery of Canada
Siblings Simoena Allurut, 1, and her 10-month-old brother Isadore Allurut enjoy fishing with their grandfather Lloyd Idlout at Naluqayaqvi, near Igloolik, on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Lloyd Idlout)
Nunavut, N.W.T., and Yukon governments to urge company to reconsider policy, set to take effect in August
Wadsworth, played by Arthur Lagacé, accuses Ms. White, played by Olivia Smook, of murder in the Inuksuk High School production of “Clue” on Sunday. The actors, Grade 12 students, acted out the exchange for the cameras following their third and final sold-out show. The production featured 16 actors, a 16-member orchestra, and a 14-member back-stage crew. The school’s next play will be “Hadestown,” scheduled to run from Jan. 8 to 10. (Photo by Daron Letts)
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᒃ
