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Happy 20th Nunavut
ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᑦᑎᐊᕆᑦ

After Peter Ittinuar first brought up the idea of a new territory in the North, it would take another 20 years to come to fruition. On April 1, 1999, Nunavut officially became a territory.

 

 

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Is Nunavut where it should be at 20? 

April 1, 2019

A bird’s eye view sees 25 communities scattered across the tundra, accessible by air only.

It’s a place where children regularly go to bed hungry, teenagers often don’t finish high school, women experience violence at 13 times the national rate, and men commit suicide more than anywhere else in the developed world.

These are dire symptoms that show the people are struggling. Read more… 

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Kivalliq youth want next 20 years in Nunavut to be devoted to jobs

April 1, 2019

According to the Conference Board of Canada, Nunavut’s economy is on step to grow by an average of 7.3 per cent until 2020.

The Canadian average economic growth for the same period is blow two per cent.

This is due to the Agnico Eagle’s Meliadine mine, Amaruq satellite, and Sabina operations. Read more…

The communities of Nunavut

 

 

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How to tackle Nunavut suicide? Respect the input from youth say advocates

April 2, 2019

The suicide rate in Nunavut is nearly nine times the national average and everyone here is affected.

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq has personally lost loved ones to death by suicide and dedicated herself to helping heal Inuit.

It’s that youth lived-experience she hopes will inform the all things that govern and affect Nunavummiut. Read more…

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What does it mean to be Inuk today?

April 3, 2019

If you travel to Rankin Inlet you will see three-layered parkas, traditional qilliqs on coffee tables, and stop signs in Inuktitut.

But Nunavummuit have experienced drastic cultural change in the 21st century.

Prefabricated houses, western education, wireless internet, ATVs, speedboats and store bought food. Read more…

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Pangnirtung and the true cost of isolation

April 4, 2019

In the small community of Pangnirtung, Nunavut population 1,416 in 2016, APTN News went to talk with young people about how isolation effects their every day lives.

And more specifically, what’s it like growing up in a community in the Arctic where to get anywhere else you have to fly? Read more…

Sticking together through thick and thin 

April 5, 2019

It’s a big place with a small population. But when times get tough those who inhabit Canada’s youngest territory stick together.

In this last story of our series, we look at who is helping the youth not just to survive but thrive. Read More…