Justice

Nunavik groups demand changes in policing after man’s shooting death

KRG, Makivvik call for reform of the Nunavik Police Service after second police-involved shooting in 6 months

Two Nunavik organizations are demanding action after a male in Kangiqsualujjuaq was shot and killed Tuesday during a confrontation with Nunavik Police Service officers. Both Kativik Regional Government and Makivvik Corp.

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Iqaluit marks Red Dress Day

Dinah Pikuyak holds a sign demanding justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women at Iqaluit’s Red Dress Day march Monday. Approximately 75 people attended on the May 5 National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-Spirit-Plus people. “I’m here on behalf of my niece Savanna who was murdered in Ottawa when she went for a nursing program,” she said. Savanna Pikuyak, 22, was murdered in Ottawa on Sept. 11, 2022, a week after she moved to Ottawa from Sanirajak. (Photo by Daron Letts)

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