Nunavik organizers hope Spirit of the Odeyak event helps youths get a positive outlook on life
Around 90 teenagers from nine different Nunavik communities met in Kuujjuaraapik recently for two things — to play some basketball and make friends. Still, organizers say, the four-day Spirit of the Odeyak event has a far deeper impact on youth.
Hockey Helps the Homeless to bring Jordin Tootoo, ex-Leafs to city to help local charities
Commentators praise fans at Storehouse Bar and Grill during World Series broadcast
Randy Saint, left, and C.J. Smith of Edmonton embrace at the Storehouse bar in Iqaluit after the Toronto Blue Jays won Game 7 of the American League Championship Series. The Jays defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in the final game of the series to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Softball player punches Nunatsiaq News reporter to demonstrate mechanics of effective baseball swing
Amanda Kilabuk accepts an honour from the Ottawa Redblacks Canadian Football League team on Friday evening. Kilabuk was recognized for her role as a member of Ontario’s Indigenous Women’s Advisory Council and for her work as part of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls working group. The on-field presentation was held during a home game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders. (Photo courtesy of Tim Austen/Freestyle Photography)
Nunavik youths aged 13 to 17 take part in pilot program, with 4 selected to attend Alouettes game in Montreal
Issa Mohamed, 9, scales the rock face Saturday near the visitors centre at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park, known traditionally as Iqaluit Kuunga. Mohamed was among dozens of participants in a barbecue and rock-climbing skills workshop hosted by the Nunavut Rock Climbing Collective. (Photo by Daron Letts)
Free movie showing to cap off first year of summer programming in Iqaluit
Event inspired by Tour de France drew cyclists from across the hamlet for prizes and celebratory barbecue
Some say it’s too far from hamlet; others ask where else would it go?
Annual mass registration event brings residents, groups together to register for upcoming season
Event scheduled to run Oct. 16 to 19 in Kuujjuaraapik
Kaneena Netser of Rankin Inlet carries Nunavut’s flag during the closing ceremony for the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, N.L., on Aug. 24. (Photo courtesy of Eric Bartlett/Canada Summer Games)
Nunavut men’s team erupts after first of two victories at Canada Summer Games
Soccer association’s cost sharing regime is now ‘at least’ 70-30, up from 50-50
Nunavut men’s wrestling team tops N.W.T. for first victory of games
Team Nunavut wrestler Gail Kuksuk, centre, from Arviat, announces upcoming matches in Inuktitut on Wednesday at the Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, N.L. In addition to wrestling, Nunavut’s indoor volleyball teams are also competing this week. Pictured with Kuksuk is Nunavut wrestling team manager Paula Cziranka, left, and an unidentified Summer Games volunteer. (Photo courtesy of Penny Rogers/Canada Summer Games)
Territory’s team sees wins in wrestling, men’s volleyball Wednesday
Team Nunavut indoor volleyball teams play it close but fall in first matches; wrestlers open on Wednesday
Team Nunavut’s wrestlers and volleyball players prepare to face competition from across Canada
Team Nunavut indoor volleyball player Khaylle Sarte, facing the camera, gets a hug from Sonja Lonsdale, the team’s assistant chef de mission for Week 2, after arriving in St. John’s, N.L., Sunday to compete at the Canada Summer Games. Indoor volleyball matches begin Tuesday for the men’s and women’s teams, while the wrestling competition opens Wednesday. Last week, Nunavut’s men’s and women’s basketball and beach volleyball teams competed at the Games. (Photo courtesy of Volodymyr Steliha/Canada Summer Games)
Held every 2 years, Masters meet showcases diversity of sports and cultures from Indigenous people
Fans show appreciation for men’s and women’s teams effort on the court
Organizers looking into Nunavut athletes’ travel itineraries
