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Nunavut Quest 2024 – Meet the Mushers of the Nunavut Quest
Nunavut Quest 2024 – Meet the Mushers of the Nunavut Quest Youth from Igloolik are on hand in Arctic Bay in anticipation of the Nunavut Quest. During the lead up to the race, the youth with support from QIA staff were able to interview the mushers. #1 David Oyukuluk – Arctic Bay Snowmobile Drivers – […]
April 17, 2024International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day. Qikiqtani Inuit Association celebrates Inuit women on this day. This year we feature Jordyn Malaya Machmer of Pangnirtung. Hockey is big part of her family and Jordyn was already handling mini sticks before she could walk! At two years old she would gear up and tell her family, she’s going […]
March 8, 2024Celebrating 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, 2023
