New book delves deep into the Inuit language
“It brings to light our culture and worldview”
CBC North appoints Indigenous boss
Mervin Brass will oversee programming in Nunavut, N.W.T., Yukon
Kuujjuaq kids receive a lesson in muskrat anatomy
Kindergarten students at Pitakallak Elementary School in Kuujjuaq learn about the anatomy of a muskrat during a lesson by Ayaana Berthe, who also explains the importance of respecting the animal and how to prepare its fur. The animal was caught by Simon Berthe up the Kuujjuaq River. (Photo by Malaya Qaunirq Chapman)
Inuit broadcasters lobby Shaw to add Inuktut channel to satellite feed
“We are committed to working together,” says Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. CEO
Peter Tapatai to be next recipient of the Order of Nunavut
“[He] is well-known throughout the territory for his commitment to sustainable community economic development, Inuit entrepreneurship and cultural pride”
Iqaluit’s elders enjoy an Afro‐Caribbean dinner
Inuit elders enjoy delectable Afro‐Caribbean food during the African Caribbean Association of Nunavut’s inaugural Elder Appreciation dinner on Sept. 19 at the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit. Association President Mkhabela Masuku said that “the purpose was to highlight our gratitude to the elders and knowledge keepers for all they have done in the community.” (Photo by Denis Ndeloh)
Digging it
Clam diggers search around an exposed rock at Qaummaarviit, north of Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, before heading to the mainland, seen in the background, on Sunday, Sept. 20. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
NTI calls on Ottawa to protect the rights of Mi’kmaq fishers
“The Government of Canada has spoken loudly in favour of reconciliation, but the essence of reconciliation is respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples”
Renowned Inuit artworks net big sales at Toronto auction
“Inuit art is now considered great Canadian art as well as Inuit art”
Review: Umingmak: Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic
New biography offers a first-person look at a revolutionary era
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Big haul at Kuujjuaq’s berry-picking and suvalik-mixing events
Sylvia Labranche of Kuujjuaq and her son Tyson make suvalik after spending the day picking berries on Sept. 12. Suvalik is sometimes described as an Inuit fruit salad, made from a mayonaise-like emulsion of fish eggs and oil, with fresh berries added later. Tyson won a total of $450 that day during competitions organized by the local recreation committee. He won $200 by placing first in his age category for picking blackberries, with a haul of 5.9 pounds, and $100 for third place picking blueberries, with half a pound. He later won another $150 for placing second in the suvalik-making contest. “Not bad for a day out with his mom,” writes photographer Isabelle Dubois. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Nunatsiaq News seeks applicants for journalism, communications, media studies bursaries
Bursaries worth $5,000 available to Inuit post-secondary students from Nunavut or Nunavik
Chef Chuck Hughes’ new show visits Iqaluit
Episodes to air tonight and Sept. 24 on APTN
Larry Audlaluk tells a story of broken promises, healing in new book
Audlaluk’s family was taken from Nunavik to the High Arctic in 1953
Nunavut says goodbye to Kugaaruk’s stone church
Crumbling Roman Catholic church, built in 1940, deemed dangerous
Making suvalik in Kuujjuaq
Samantha Snowball of Kuujjuaq participates in a suvalik-making contest on Sept. 12. The delicacy is sometimes described as an Inuit fruit salad. Its base is a mayonnaise-like emulsion made by whisking fish eggs and vegetable oil together with a bit of water. Fresh berries are then added to the mix. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Iqaluit greenhouse poised to expand growing season
“We can start earlier and we can continue on later”
Inuit broadcasters make pitch to improve Nunavut’s Inuktut cable TV offerings
“We are experienced in streaming for television”
Gjoa Haven jeweller wins art prize for Nunavut
Ellie Tungilik wins BMO 1st Art! prize
“The Locals” take the stage in Kuujjuaq
“The Locals” take the stage at the second Aqpik Road Show in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday, Sept. 1, outside the Katittavik Town Hall Theatre. Local musicians Peter Nassak (left) and Derek Tagoona (centre), both of whom are on vocals and guitar, Adamie D. Alaku (right) on bass and backup vocals, and Willis Tagoona (drums), entertained the crowd with cover versions of popular songs. The event, at which the audience watched and listened in their vehicles, was organized by Katittavik Town Hall Theatre technical director Liam Callaghan in lieu of the usual Aqpik Jam Music Festival, which couldn’t take place due to the pandemic restrictions. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
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New Inuktitut series aims to delight and instruct
Ukaliq & Kalla to launch online on NITV today
Emerging talent at Aqpik Road Show in Kuujjuaq
Niivi Snowball, 12, makes her debut as a soloist at the second Aqpik Road Show in Kuujjuaq on Tuesday, Sept. 1, outside the Katittavik Town Hall Theatre. The event, at which the audience watched and listened in their vehicles, was organized by Katittavik Town Hall Theatre technical director Liam Callaghan, in lieu of the usual Aqpik Jam Music Festival that couldn’t take place due to the pandemic restrictions. Snowball, whose father is Kuujjuaq musician Etua Snowball, a.k.a. Sinuupa, sang her song “Broken Mirror,” for which she wrote the lyrics and the music, and played the accompaniment on her ukulele. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
West Baffin Co-op and Canada Goose team up to promote Inuit art
The West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative says it will continue its partnership with Canada Goose in support of Kinngait artists. Known for its parkas, Canada Goose has developed within its retail stores a large collection of Inuit art, much of it from Kinngait, the co-op said in a recent release. In addition to buying drawings, prints and carvings, Canada Goose has also commissioned original art installations for its stores. Kinngait artists are now showcased in Banff, Beijing, Boston, Calgary, Chicago, Edmonton, Harbin, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Minneapolis, Montreal, New Jersey, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Shenyang, Toronto and Vancouver. “We are pleased to count an internationally renowned company like Canada Goose as one of our friends and supporters,” said West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative President Pauloosie Kowmageak. (Photo courtesy of the West Baffin Eskimo Co-op)
Update: Hunting party locates lost Igloolik teen
Boy, 13, had been missing since Tuesday evening
Baleen
Baleen by Shuvinai Ashoona, is a special edition print that’s included with this year’s sale. It’s in recognition of the artist winning the 2018 Gershon Iskowitz Prize for her outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada. (Image courtesy of Dorset Fine Arts)