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Celebrating Inuit!
Qikiqtani Inuit Association is doing short stories about Inuit and their amazing talents and accomplishments. Meet Terry Noah, owner operator Ausuittuq Adventures in Grise Fiord. Terry started Ausuittuq Adventures as he witnessed the high demand for country food in Nunavut through social media. Particularly from those who cannot harvest for themselves because of medical issues, […]
March 4, 2024Celebrating Inuit!
Qikiqtani Inuit Association is doing short stories about Inuit and their amazing talents and accomplishments. Meet Mike Innuksuk an airline pilot from Igloolik Before Mike began flying career he started as a baggage handler at the Igloolik airport. Then became a ticket agent. He started to get to know the pilots that flew through to […]
February 27, 2024Celebrating Inuit!
In the next few weeks, Qikiqtani Inuit Association is featuring Inuit as we celebrate and recognize amazing Inuit who do great things. Here’s our first story. Mary Panipak grew up in an outpost camp near Pangnirtung. She started learning how to sew seal skin by helping her older sister stitching the back side of kamiit […]
February 23, 2024Nauttiqsuqtiit Qimuksiit Pond Inlet Sewing Program
November 28th – December 7, 2023 This past summer, QIA asked the residents of Pond Inlet if there was interest in holding a sewing program in their community. 70 people entered their names for the sewing program. Due to the large number of people that wanted to participate, Sandy Kaunak decided to pull 10 names. […]
January 12, 2024Recognizing Henry Coman on National Indigenous Veterans Day
National Indigenous Veterans Day is a Memorial Day observed in Canada in recognition of aboriginal contributions to military service, particularly in the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. Henry Coman was born in Pangnirtung but grew up and went to school in Iqaluit. He joined the RCMP in 1993 and served in […]
November 8, 2023Strengthening the Inuit Economy
Introduction Economic development is an important way to affirm and enact Inuit jurisdiction and authority while building an Inuit economy.[1] QIA is seeking ways to manage the risks associated with Nunavut’s current economy, which focuses heavily on the extraction of non-renewable resources. One way to expand Inuit economy is to focus on improving the relationship […]
October 18, 2023QIA is strengthening the Inuit economy and improving the well-being of Inuit within Fisheries Reconciliation Agreements
QIA is strengthening the Inuit economy and improving the well-being of Inuit within Fisheries Reconciliation Agreements Iqaluit, Nunavut, October 17, 2023 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is challenging the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in court for a recent decision to transfer valuable Nunavut adjacent water licences to non-Inuit southern interests. The challenge […]
October 17, 2023