The difference between access to doctors for Inuit in Nunavik and other Canadians in the South is huge. Why do Inuit have to travel so far to get basic healthcare?
BEFORE HE DIED IN 2010, Naalak Nappaaluk loved being on a boat at sea, hunting beluga. The Kangiqsujuaq elder always brought a gun, but he preferred using his unaaq (harpoon), especially for bearded seal, says his daughter, Qiallak Nappaaluk.
HUNTING HAS ALWAYS been foundational to Inuit values, perspectives, and ways of life. Hunting, and the knowledge, skills, values, language, and expertise related to hunting, are not taught in our school systems.
HERMAN AND CAROL OYAGAK first met at Kivgiq; an Iñupiat drum dancing celebration hosted in Utqiaġvik on Alaska’s North Slope.
Our favourite Netflix show is back for Season 2! Brimming with Inuk excellence, North of North -- created by Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril -- is a window into life in Inuit Nunangat.
YOU ARE SIX years old, and you’re greeted by a stranger who says they’re your therapist. “Welcome to the playroom, you can do just about anything in here, and if there is anything you can’t do, I will let you know,” says the stranger.
MY FATHER CAUGHT his first fish and his first caribou here. It's also where I got my first black bear and where I grew up hunting birds and other animals. This place is called Tasiraq, a lake close to my home village of Kangiqsujuaq.
