AFTER RUNNING AWAY from residential school, Bernard Andreason and his two best friends began a stressful 130‐ kilometre journey from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk. Bernard was the only one to survive.
AFTER RUNNING AWAY from residential school, Bernard Andreason and his two best friends began a stressful 130‐ kilometre journey from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk. Bernard was the only one to survive.
IN THE 1960’S, Gwich’in Elder Edith Josie of Old Crow, Yukon, would write a column for the Whitehorse Star called, “Here Are The News.” She reported on the comings and goings of her tiny, isolated village.
It’s about an hour by Honda from town to Starvation Cove, a fishing spot near Cambridge Bay where Chef Tasha Tologanak likes to source her Arctic char.
IT WAS THE MID-70S and Gerry Kisoun was stationed with the RCMP in Calgary, Alberta, when he first heard about negotiations for a Western Arctic land claim that would become the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. He had relatives visiting for political meetings to the city he calls “the heart of oil and gas activity in North America.”
WHEN SCHOOL STARTED this fall in Tasiujaq, Nunavik, students couldn’t use their gym because of mold removal work. Like in many Inuit Nunangat communities, indoor public space is limited, so it was a huge relief for the village when a new community sportsplex opened in time for back-to-school activities.
Inuit are one people who share a common history, language, culture and way of life. We are bound to each other through this commonality and through our kinship and family ties.
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.
The Government of Canada has an opportunity through Budget 2025 to set forth a clear vision and commitment to develop its Arctic territory by bringing Inuit Nunangat into the rest of the country