Inuk elder Reepa Evic-Carleton calls on youths to “keep going, learn from our role models and be proud of who you are.” She is seen speaking Tuesday at the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony on Parliament Hill. (Photo by Jorge Antunes)
Fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation marked with ceremony in Ottawa
Updated on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET. Reepa Evic-Carleton, a residential school survivor, had a message for young people on Parliament Hill on Tuesday for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Entrepreneurial artists Kenneth Mathewsie, left, of Kenny’s Crochet, and Alicia Angrove of Alicia’s Jewelry, display their handmade wares in the foyer of the Igluvut Building in Iqaluit on Friday. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Iqaluit artist Yurak, who goes by one name, works on beaded jewelry Wednesday in the foyer of the Aqsarniit hotel in Iqaluit. Yurak was taking part in an arts market at the entrance to the Nunavut Trade Show and Conference, which is being held at the hotel and continues through Thursday. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Acting coach Natar Ungalaaq, left, and director Zacharias Kunuk sit in the Astro Theatre in Iqaluit Friday as they await a free screening of Kunuk’s film “Uiksaringitara (The Wrong Husband).” The filmmaker and actors stayed for a question-and-answer session with the audience. The film was named best Canadian feature film at the Toronto International Film Festival this month. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Premier P.J. Akeeagok, left, watches as Igloolik musician Terry Uyarak performs “Aniqsaatuinnarit,” which means just breathe in English. Uyarak sang to MLAs and staff Friday at the legislature after Akeeagok awarded him a King Charles III coronation medal. Akeeagok praised Uyarak for his Inuktitut songwriting. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Jackson Pijamini, left, watches as his mother, Emma Pijamini, cuts beluga blubber with an ulu alongside Rose Audlakiak, Nevaeh Newkingnak and her mother Laura Newkingnak. Families enjoyed Arctic char and other country food Wednesday evening at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit as part of the Embrace Life Council’s 20th anniversary feast. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Fred Novoligak, left, and Helen Mannilaq with their granddaughter McKenna Mannilaq Taipana, 4, and daughter Codie Bolt, 13, prepare for a boat ride up the Coppermine River from Kugluktuk on Monday. The family planned to fill four buckets with freshwater from the river, Novoligak said. They, like many locals, prefer freshwater to tap because it “tastes better.” (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)
Rita Pigalak, left, and Wilma Pigalak pick cranberries and blueberries for tea and muffins on a hill just south of Kugluktuk on Sunday. The tundra is so bursting with fall colours that it looks almost like the prairies in the old westerns, Rita said. “The only thing that’s missing is a cowboy on a horse,” she joked. (Photo by Arty Sarkisian)