Life’s a drag for Nuka Fennell, and she’s loving every minute of it
The blood was fake, but the standing ovation on July 7 was bona fide after Mistress Aurora’s first-place drag performance at the Lookout Bar and Nightclub in Ottawa’s Byward Market.
Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona’s Sedna wall hanging featured along new Arts Corridor
Film reflects on residential schools and resilience, says co-director
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓇᑭᑐᐃᓐᓈᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓯᓚᐅᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ
‘Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat’ scheduled to première Aug. 6 at Montreal’s International First Peoples’ Festival
Carrefour Nunavut’s annual Food Walk will take place July 25 at Sylvia Grinnell Park
Nuumi Ingertartut Peqatigiiffat, a performance group from Greenland, entertains a crowd in Iqaluit Square on Thursday. The group is in Iqaluit as part of the Greenlandic delegation to the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s general assembly happening all week. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
Youth from across Arctic come together to learn about culture, science and climate change
Hungry Iqaluit residents flock to Yummy Shawarma and Pizza Thursday for a caribou shawarma giveaway. The lineup for the Nunavut Day dish went back an entire block, and in the end, the restaurant ran out of the Inuk-Lebanese fusion dish before everyone waiting could get a taste. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
Co-directors Marc Séguin and Elisapie Isaac hope to bring ‘Piluk’ to northern audience after world première
Nakasuk School grounds were abuzz with activity as revelers enjoyed food, treats, games, and activities
As Nunavut celebrates 27 years, Nunatsiaq News digs into the provenance of an accessory unique to the territory
Despite rising costs, couple brings back country food gathering with help from community
Aluki Macdonald, left, Amaiyah Dyer-Akavak, Arianna Lewis, and Pattu Joanasie perform on the recorder at Iqaluit’s Nakasuk School on Friday. They were among 100 young musicians who participated in a concert to cap off the Iqaluit Music Society’s music camp, which began on June 29. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Short film will receive its world première at Swiss festival this summer
Jennifer Qupanuaq May’s design debuted at Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee meeting in Kuujjuaq
Iqaluit entrepreneur uses fresh sourdough to feed daughter’s education fund
Artist Tatanniq Idlout discusses 5-year process to translate ‘most significant English-language play of the 20th century’
Plans in place to launch Inuktitut-fluency badge pilot project in local schools in the fall
Bike-decorating, burgers, and balloons part of city’s celebration
As Canada turns 159 years old this Canada Day — July 1 — Iqaluit residents gather for pancakes at the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre. More than 75 diners already had their breakfast served by centre staff moments after the event’s 9 a.m. start time. The City of Iqaluit also planned a parade and downtown barbecue after noon. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Nunavik musician calls the prospect of performing to a national TV audience ‘mind-blowing’
Randy Olayuk picks scrub near Iqaluit’s Joamie School on Sunday. He said he was gathering the woody plants to sell to a neighbour to use as kindling in a barbecue pit. (Photo by Daron Letts)
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
