Former Rankin Inlet woman part of group that has made 6,000 quilts so far
When lifelong quilter Pamela Simons learned about the long-term care centre to be opened down the street from her former home in Rankin Inlet, she thought of crafting blankets for the elders there.
Inuit elder Aigah Attagutsiak, who was born and raised in Arctic Bay, shares the cultural significance of the qulliq with visitors during a special open house at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Saturday. The event was held as a lead-up to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is Monday. Attagutsiak shared photographs of her mother and sister preparing seal oil or blubber, showed visitors the Arctic cotton used to make the wick, and talked about her life in the North. The qulliq lighting was among other commemorative activities held over the weekend at Rideau Hall, the governor general’s official residence. (Photo by Nehaa Bimal)
City closing several streets from noon to 4 p.m. as community observes National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Gatherings planned across Nunavut, Nunavik and in Ottawa to mark the occasion
Land and stories go hand in hand in new adventure offered by Nunavik Parks
Training program will be released on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Laipa Kusugak, 11, fixes an abandoned bicycle he found near a playground in Iqaluit on Sept. 22. With his wrench, he’s trying to switch the troubled wheels for the ones on another broken bike of his. “We’ll see how it goes,” he said, adding he hopes to be able to ride this newly repaired bike as soon as possible. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Director general Etua Snowball says on-the-land activities a ‘big’ part of healing process at centre; donation comes from Canada Post foundation
ᖃᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᑐᕌᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖓᓐᓂ
Students show off a mural they painted for Jaanimmarik High School in Kuujjuaq. The mural was installed in July and took 11 days to create. From left are Giovanna Ekomiak, teacher Jamie Boyle, Lucy Saunders and Angusaaruq Gordon, who were part of the group that created the mural. They said their design was inspired by Inuit land and culture. (Photo courtesy of Jamie Boyle)
Nunavut Black History Society to host 2-day event Sept. 21 and 22
Singer-songwriter among 59 honourees named this week
Music, art, food and plenty of fun fill three-day schedule in hamlet
Revellers of all ages pack Baker Lake’s community hall during the eighth annual Festival by the Lake, which ran from Sept. 13 to Sept. 15. (Photo courtesy of Daniel Tapatai)
Qayakkut Society aims to revitalize art of building traditional Inuit boats
Igloolik circus troupe borrows from Scottish Gaelic mythology for free performance Friday night, workshops Saturday
Janet Armstrong, 77, says she has been painting since at least the 1980s. She uses her maiden name — Ripley — when she signs her paintings and started painting late in life because, she says, “I didn’t know I could paint.” Throughout close to 50 years in the Canadian Arctic, Armstrong has created hundreds of paintings of the region. Many capture a Nunavut of the past, such as Nanisivik, a mining community near Arctic Bay that no longer exists. One of her paintings showing qamutiks is exhibited at the Black Heart Café. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Up to 12 entrants will be able to win $3.7M in award money
Iqaluit lawyer honoured for her documentary ‘Twice Colonized’ and for work preserving Inuit culture
Matchbox Gallery in Rankin Inlet opened in 1991; owners now in their 80s
Mark Tertiluk has seen the craft evolve from using an axe and round file to machines and polishing
Umiyaqtutt Festival honours collaboration between science and oral tradition in discovery of HMS Erebus shipwreck 10 years ago
Deadline to participate in territorial government survey extended to Sept. 5
Annual mass registration day gives people chance to browse groups and sign up, all at one event
With Corny Rempel, Jammin’ on the Bay gets Elvis and Johnny Cash in one person
Program will run in Toronto from Oct. 14 through Nov. 8
