Inuktitut Magazine

In the pages of this double issue, we highlight the legacy of Nunavik’s late Elder Naalak Nappaaluk, the namesake for a new Coast Guard research vessel. From Nunavut, dogsledder Amber Aglukark shares about her journey learning to lead a team like her father before her, and what it felt like sharing that tradition with her son. We have a tale of knowledge transfer and land stewardship between hunters from Makkovik, Nunatsiavut, and Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River), Nunavut. And from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, we have a story of love across borders as a couple from Alaska and Aklavik navigate the legalities of marriage between American and Canadian citizens. You’ll find these and many other stories that celebrate the work Inuit are doing to create, innovate, and bring healing to our beautiful regions.      

THIS SUMMER ISSUE of Inuktitut magazine travels across Inuit Nunangat. In our cover feature you’ll find a success story that merges Inuit self‐determination with food security, thanks to an Inuvik‐based country food processing plant. Also from the West, we’ll hear the firsthand account of an Inuvialuit wildfire fighter who battled one of the many blazes that raged through the Northwest Territories in 2023.

Inuktitut Magazine Issue 130 dives deep into the past but also looks forward, to the future of Inuit art, culture and communications. Our cover, and a feature spread inside, showcase the award-winning contemporary photography of Ottawa-based Katherine Takpannie. We also bring you an interview with Lucy Tulugarjuk, managing director of Canada’s first 24-hour television channel in Inuktut and explore the issue of resale rights–and potential profits–on resold Inuit artworks.