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Boxes of Inuktut books on their way to young Nunavut readers – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 9, 2021 ‘We are giving them the opportunity to thrive in the Inuktut language,’ says NTI president Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. has teamed up with Inhabit Media to bring Inuktut books to Inuit children across Nunavut. The goal is to support language learning at home, said an NTI release on the kits. “NTI is a […]
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Dancing Grizzly Bear graces phone book cover – Nunatsiaq News
Apr 5, 2021 Baker Lake artist Kaytlyn Amitnak wins $5,000 in Northwestel contest A 24-year-old artist from Baker Lake will have her artwork featured across the territory, after winning Northwestel’s 2021 phone book cover competition. Kaytlyn Amitnak said she worked on the oil painting one evening, with her younger sister by her side matching her […]
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CYFN Launches Major Yukon First Nations Language Documentation and Preservation Initiative
March 31, 2021 WHITEHORSE – Representatives from the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) and Yukon Native Language Centre (YNLC) marked National Aboriginal Language Day by announcing the launch of a significant collection of digital language resources produced as part of a multi-year Yukon First Nations languages documentation and preservation initiative. The initiative supported Yukon […]
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Study Finds More Than Half of Inuit Women Working in Extraction Industry Experience Sexual Harassment on the Job
Inuit women working in resource industry at economic disadvantage despite being primary providers for many large households in Inuit Nunangat OTTAWA, March 31, 2021 – Today, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada released the results of a ground-breaking research study examining Inuit women’s economic security and prosperity as well as experiences of sexual violence and harassment […]
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. to Distribute Inuktut Resources in Nunavut
(March 26, 2021 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) and Inhabit Media is committed to ensuring that Inuit families have access to Inuktut books and educational resources to support Inuktut language learning at home. With support from the Indigenous Communities Support Fund from the Government of Canada, NTI, in partnership with Inhabit Media, are […]
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Sealskin artist says Etsy sales policy discriminates against Indigenous artisans – Nunatsiaq News
An Inuk jeweller is calling for changes to the policies of a popular online marketplace, saying they discriminate against Indigenous people. Vanessa Brousseau, an Ottawa-based public servant and hobby artisan, sells her sealskin and beadwork pieces through an Etsy page called Resilient Inuk’s Creations. Drawing on her mixed Inuk and Ojibwa heritage, Brousseau blends sealskin […]
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Winnipeg’s new Inuit gallery celebrates opening with online launch – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 25, 2021 The Winnipeg Art Gallery is hosting a virtual opening of its new Qaumajuq centre and its inaugural art exhibit, INUA, Thursday and Friday. The exhibit of Inuit art includes commissioned pieces and loans, works from the gallery’s 13,000-piece collection, as well the Government of Nunavut’s fine-art collection, now at the art gallery […]
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Qaggiq Time: Iqaluit arts group brings back Inuit tradition – with an eye to the future – APTN News
The Qaggiq that towered over the land in Iqaluit over the weekend is a testimony to Inuit everything. Architecture, engineering, art and culture all come together when you build an igloo big enough to host a party. Qaggiavuut are a Nunavut group trying to build a performing arts centre in Iqaluit. To draw attention to […]
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Pangnirtung artist Elisapee Ishulutaq’s work comes home to Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 23, 2021 Seventeen prints and sealskin pieces by Elisapee Ishulutaq donated to Culture and Heritage Department Over a dozen prints and sealskin pieces by the late artist Elisapee Ishulutaq, who was born in Pangnirtung, have come home to Nunavut with the help of her printmaker. “So much of the work is never seen by […]
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NTI: Inuktut Writing Prize Update
(March 22, 2021 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) The Inuktut Writing Prize received submissions from 67 different authors, encompassing a variety of writing styles including short stories, poetry, and biographies. Due to the high number of submissions, November and December COVID-19 lockdown and unforeseen circumstances, the jury process is on-going and the prize will be announced as […]
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