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Growing food for astronauts in space starts with Inuit in Nunavut

One day in the future, astronauts may need to grow food on the moon.

Today, Nunavummiut need cheaper food from closer to home.

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u/WillLookitUp — 3 days ago
▲ 249 r/nunavut

Iqaluit resident proposes women-only taxi service

Rosalie DeMaio wants women to feel safe when travelling in Iqaluit.

That hasn’t always been her experience when taking a taxi.

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u/WillLookitUp — 8 days ago
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Barrier-free travel for Inuit across Alaska, Canada, and Greenland is a human rights issue, leaders argue

The Inuit Circumpolar Council recently reaffirmed its campaign to create barrier-free travel for Inuit across their traditional homelands in the Arctic.

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u/WillLookitUp — 11 days ago

‘I’m following the rules’; Lori Idlout says she hasn’t received income from Nvision Insight Group since becoming MP

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says she hasn’t received any income from Indigenous consultancy company Nvision Insight Group since becoming an elected official, and she removed herself as director from the company before taking office.

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u/WillLookitUp — 21 days ago
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Family getting sick from mouldy public housing in Cambridge Bay can’t find a way out

It’s been one year since Ida Kuliktana began asking the Nunavut Housing Corporation (NHC) to remove the mould in her home.

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u/WillLookitUp — 23 days ago
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Nunavut scores lowest in Canada for internal trade barriers due to hunting and fishing protections

Nunavut has the most barriers to trade with other parts of Canada, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses.

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u/WillLookitUp — 26 days ago
▲ 52 r/nunavut

Herb Nakimayak elected Inuit Circumpolar Council president by organization’s Canadian leaders

Herb Nakimayak, from Paulatuk, was elected president of Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada by its 13 leadership members on July 21 in Iqaluit.

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u/WillLookitUp — 29 days ago
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MP Lori Idlout relinquishes control of Nvision Insight Group

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout’s stake in privately-owned Indigenous management consultancy Nvision Insight Group has been placed in a trust and she won’t receive any income from the firm.

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u/WillLookitUp — 1 month ago
▲ 43 r/nunavut

Canada-Inuit relationship portrayed as a model during NATO visit

The federal government’s relationship with Inuit is being used as a “very good model” to illustrate to 30 members of Parliament and representatives from 14 allied countries during a NATO visit to Iqaluit from July 14 to 17, MP Julie Dzerowicz said.

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u/WillLookitUp — 1 month ago
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Domestic violence conviction rate below 30 per cent in Nunavut for two years straight

Just 27 per cent of Nunavut domestic violence charges resulted in a guilty verdict in 2024, newly released data from Statistics Canada shows.

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u/WillLookitUp — 2 months ago

Can you go kayaking in Nuuk? And can I find live music in town?

Hello,

I'll be in Nuuk from July 1 to 8.

Is there anywhere to rent a kayak in town?

Is there anywhere to see live music?

Any theatre or live performance recommendations would be helpful.

Thank you.

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u/WillLookitUp — 2 months ago
▲ 83 r/IndigenousCanada+1 crossposts

Inuit organization seeks to replace ‘ineffective’ Nutrition North with Inuit-owned co-ops, shipping subsidy

Transitioning from grocery stores owned by corporations to Inuit-owned co-ops, regulating the price of groceries and supporting harvesting are among the recommendations.

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u/WillLookitUp — 2 months ago
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Government-run grocery stores and longer airport runways among suggestions to decrease Nunavut food prices

“Greenland, outside of the capital, most communities are served by this chain of stores and it’s basically government-run stores with the same fixed price everywhere,” Li said. “Mexico has a whole network of government-licensed shops that all sell at the same price.”

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u/WillLookitUp — 2 months ago
▲ 132 r/Albertapolitics+1 crossposts

‘We are stronger together,’ Nunavut premier says of Alberta’s separatist movement

Nunavut Premier John Main says his government does not have an official position on the Alberta separatism movement or a potential referendum on the province’s future, but Main insists he’s a federalist and wants to see the province stay in the country.

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u/WillLookitUp — 3 months ago