Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
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Happy birthday to Leona Aglukkaq, born today in 1967!
The first Conservative federal candidate to win in Nunavut, she was also the first Inuk woman to serve in federal cabinet, serving as Health & Environment Minister.
She served in Parliament from 2008 to 2015.

#cdnpol #canpol #cdnpoli #canpoli #canada #history #inuk #inuit #nunavut

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Ike Rosen · @IkeRosen
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joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
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In a legal first, a Court judge has awarded cash compensation of $25,000 to a 19-year-old woman who was forgotten by the youth protection ( ) officials responsible for her care for nearly 15 years.

Judge Peggy Warolin acknowledged there's no legal precedent 4 her decision.

"..court concludes that this financial compensation, although imperfect, is the only possible option 2 correct injury situation experienced by this teenager 4 so many years"

cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/qu

#quebec #inuk #dpj #cbc

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Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 · @kerim
1420 followers · 1029 posts · Server zirk.us

Inuk artist Elisapie (whose version of Blondie's "Call Me" I shared earlier) covers Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time'. (Her new album, INUKTITUT, drops September 15 but is available for pre-order now.)

youtube.com/watch?v=jUrLFijCNT

#inuk #indigenous #music #elisapie

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BC Info Bot · @bcinfo
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Steve Moore :toad: · @ArrowbearMoore
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Time to balance the gloom & doom.
singer Elisapie's rendition of Blondie's Heart of Glass is so beautiful. Link to it in this story. The people are the utmost cool.
cbc.ca/news/indigenous/elisapi

#inuk #inuktitut #cbc #indigenous #arctic

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Jon L Davis · @jonldavis
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: - The Ballad of the Runaway Girl (Canada 2018) Really good from an singer-songwriter. elisapie.bandcamp.com/album/th

#nowplaying #elisapie #folkrock #inuk

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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Larry Griffin · @Harpiste
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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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have lived off the land for centuries. The bond between people & their natural surroundings, & of wildlife & & plays an in ; this needs to be & the same way other perspectives are. Though Inuit have their own governing bodies and policies, they are still affected by federal decision making.

thevarsity.ca/2023/03/19/opini

#inuit #knowledge #understanding #weatherpatterns #seasonalchanges #importantrole #inuitcultures #respected #Amplified #canadian #indigenous #firstnations #canada #inuk #firstpeoples

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PhoenixSerenity · @msquebanh
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will be two sessions at the +Design ( ) this summer – and it won’t be singing or song writing, the award winner told The Highlander this week.

She is presenting – to teach and learn with emotion – to young people Aug. 14-18, followed by a course for adults on the same topic Aug. 21-25.

thehighlander.ca/2023/03/16/su

#inuk #artist #susanaglukark #teaching #haliburtonschoolofart #hsad #juno #ilitsiniq #indigenous #nonindigenous #nativecanada #nativeeducation

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Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
2983 followers · 1603 posts · Server canada.masto.host

Happy birthday to Jordan Tootoo! Born today in 1983 in Churchill, Manitoba, he is the first Inuk to play in the NHL.
In his career from 2003 to 2017, he played 723 games, recording 65 goals and 96 assists.

#hockey #hockeyhistory #nhl #NHLHistory #inuk #inuit

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Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
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Today in 1926, Abe Okpik was born in the Mackenzie Delta. A community leader among the Inuit, he was instrumental in the Inuit obtaining surnames, rather than disc numbers. He was also the 1st Inuk to sit in what is now the NWT Legislature.

canadaehx.com/2020/11/14/abe-o

#indigenous #canada #inuk #inuit #history #firstnations #canadian #histodon #histodons

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Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
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Hatti Niviaqsaaryuk sews clothes while Joseph Pork Kangiryuaq uses a hammer on a project inside their igloo in the 1940s.

📸LAC 4309867

#canada #history #inuit #inuk #igloo #arctic #canadian #histodon #histodons

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Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
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Today in 2013, Kenojuak Ashevak died. Born in 1927, she was a leading figure in modern Inuit art. Her work has been featured on the Canadian $10 bill.
She is the 1st Inuit artist inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame & a Heritage Minute was created about her.

#canada #history #inuit #inuk #art #arthistory #artist #canadian #histodon #histodons

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Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
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Today in 1876, Taqulittuq passed away from tuberculosis. With her husband Ipirvik, she helped various explorers survive on their Arctic expeditions. She played a critical role in Arctic exploration that is often forgotten.

canadaehx.com/2022/12/20/ipirv

#canada #history #histodon #histodons #arctic #exploration #inuit #inuk #indigenous

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Muzikoda · @Muzikoda
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Bunty · @bunty
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