COMMENTARY June 09, 2010 - 3:01 pm
How one school teaches the Inuit language
NUNATSIAQ NEWS
GINA PIZZO
Special to Nunatsiaq News
TALOYOAK — Let me start off by saying that I am not a linguist. I am just a teacher and a principal and I have lived in Nunavut for 25 years.
I want to wade into the discussion about language that I read about in the story “Study: Inuit language schooling......
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COMMENTARY May 28, 2010 - 6:46 am
GLOs will improve the Nunavut government from the ground up
“The GLOs will have a close and lasting relationship with the public”
SPECIAL TO NUNATSIAQ NEWS
EVA AARIAK
Premier of Nunavut
Nunavummiut were hanging up the phone in frustration, unable to access services from their government. This was one of the strongest messages recorded in Qanukkanniq — the report card delivered by the public on the performance of the Government of Nunavut.
Clearly,...
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COMMENTARY April 16, 2010 - 3:35 pm
Principle of environmental stewardship alive and well in Nunavut
Seal celebration event April 22, 6:30 p.m. at Nakasuk School
NUNATSIAQ NEWS
DANIEL SHEWCHUK
MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT
April 22 marks the 40th annual Earth Day, a day when global awareness is raised on environmental issues.
Earth Day is a great opportunity for us all to consider the unique and positive relationship between Nunavummiut and the environment. Our relationship...
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COMMENTARY March 04, 2010 - 10:39 am
The children of Nunavut deserve a secure future
“The time may have come for us to change our outlook on resource development”
NUNATSIAQ NEWS
NICOLAS PAOKTUT ARNATSIAQ
Special to Nunatsiaq News
Before I boldly dive into my logic and reasoning for this article, let me share with you the hardly promising situation of Nunavut with respect to its youth and children today, in terms of their employment prospects now and in the future.
A...
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COMMENTARY December 21, 2009 - 4:31 pm
Does the GN follow the Canada Health Act?
Jurisdictional confusion makes federal health money hard to track in Nunavut
NUNATSIAQ NEWS
SANDRA OMIK
Special to Nunatsiaq News
The Government of Nunavut is responsible for health issues, conferred upon it by the Nunavut Act. Even though the GN is a territorial government, it received most province-like authorities upon becoming a territory in 1999.
Because of this, the federal...
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