Caribou numbers will decline as long as Nunavut goes without land use plan says former premier
Nunavut’s first premier says caribou numbers in the territory will continue to decline as long…
Trevor Wright
Trevor is a mixed Cree-Inuk originally from Yellowknife, N.W.T., with family roots in Kugaaruk, Nunavut and Treaty 5. Trevor got his start in journalism working for the Opasquia Times in The Pas, Manitoba for three years and reported for Nunavut News in Iqaluit before joining APTN News in May 2023.
Poor Inuit housing ‘direct result of colonialism’: federal housing advocate
A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to…
Hunters in Nunavut encouraged to report any ‘abnormalities’ in caribou meat
The government of Nunavut says there was an above-average number of sick or diseased caribou…
High Artic relocation in the ‘50s still lingers with Inuit Elders
As the wind whips across the limestone floor of the high arctic tundra while nearby…
Iqaluit Elders’ Society hopes to build 42-unit elders residence
The Elders Society of Iqaluit in Nunavut is looking for federal help to build a…
‘They can’t afford food’: Feds urged to speed up Inuit applications for aid
The Inuit Child First Initiative is a federal program similar to Jordan’s Principle, which supplies products, services and supports to First Nations families.
Inuit youth encouraged by cabin building workshop
A four-week cabin-building workshop in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and hosted by the Inuit non-profit Ilitaqsiniq,…
After decades of plans and studies, Iqaluit’s deep sea port finally opens
As containers were being offloaded from the MV Qamutik through Nunavut’s first deep-sea port in…
Nunavut one step closer to realizing land use plan
A territory-wide land use plan for Nunavut, set to cover one-fifth of Canada’s land mass,…