This Nunavut grocery receipt shows just how pricey food is in the North
Northerners face the highest rates of food insecurity in Canada. A receipt from a recent shopping trip in Iqaluit illustrates the problem.
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The Inuk woman using TikTok to expose high food prices in the North
’Food insecurity is not just about food insecurity,’ says Kyra Flaherty. ’It ties into so many other societal problems.’
How do you build an iglu that stands 20 feet tall? Very carefully.
A master iglu builder shares the secrets of his craft after raising an outsized version of the iconic structure for a community celebration in Iqaluit
When bingo night in Inuvik went so very wrong
One momentous Saturday night in February, a game of bingo led to an angry mob, demands for refunds and a big blow for Arctic Paws, the charity organizing the event
How Nunavut has stayed coronavirus-free as a second wave hits Canada
Nunavut is a rare jurisdiction in North America that has kept the virus away. The territorial government has been lauded for its efforts, but also criticized by residents for taking extreme measures.
Coronavirus could decimate small and isolated communities in Nunavut
The wildfire spread of COVID-19 seen in places like nursing homes and cruise ships could similarly sweep the crowded homes in which nearly half of Nunavummiut live
This mysterious Arctic tree stump could reveal ancient secrets
A hunting party in Nunavut stumbled upon a rare sight: a tree stump poking out of the permafrost. However it got there, the wood will likely tell scientists secrets of the distant past
’That’s my auntie’: A new book reframes photos from Indigenous communities
When Paul Seesequasis started posting archival images on social media to shine a light on the resilience of Indigenous communities, thousands of people responded
We the (true) North
What Raptors fever looked like in a Nunavut town