Celebrating Inuit!
Celebrating 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 […]
Nauttiqsuqtiit 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. […]
Recognizing 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 […]
Strengthening 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 […]
QIA 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 […]
QIA Welcomes Elders from Across the Region to Iqaluit.
Last week, from September 4th – 7th, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s (QIA) department of IQ & Engagement welcomed Elders from across the Qikiqtani region to Iqaluit to exchange Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and learn from their shared knowledge. There was no formal agenda for the gathering, instead a moderation team led by QIA staff members would introduce […]
Passing on Inuit Traditional Knowledge
During the Nauttiqsuqtiit annual training week, Mick and Tommossie from Sanikiluaq delivered a traditional knowledge workshop. They shared with the Nauttiqsuqtiit and Community of Resolute Bay how they make smoked sausage. Smoked sausage in Sanikiluaq is a local delicacy – Maktaaq stuffed in inaluaq, boiled for about an hour, and smoked in a smoker or […]
First Annual Joe Attagutaluk Inuktitut Language Award
Qikiqtani Inuit Association would like to congratulate all the 2023 graduates in the Qikiqtani Region for successfully completing High School. We wish you the best of luck in everything you pursue and are positive that the future of Nunavut is even brighter with you in graduating into the world! This year marks the first annual […]
Meet the Mushers of the Nunavut Quest pt 2
With the start of 2023 Nuanvut Quest April 11th, Qikiqtani Inuit Association spoke with some of the registered mushers. We are featuring them this week. We wish them the best of luck and the safe arrival of everyone. David Kunuk Oyuluk David Kunuk Oyuluk is 33 years old from Arctic Bay, Nunavut He first got […]
Meet the Mushers of the Nunavut Quest pt 1
With the start of 2023 Nuanvut Quest April 11th, Qikiqtani Inuit Association spoke with some of the registered mushers. We are featuring them this week. We wish them the best of luck and the safe arrival of everyone. Michael Qaunaq Michael Qaunaq is 32 years old form Arctic Bay. He’s had a dog team for […]
