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  06/02/2020

  Canada's Nunavut: A vast territory with few people - and no coronavirus

  Nunavut remains the only state-level jurisdiction in North America not to record a single case of the virus that has sickened millions and killed more than 375,000 people worldwide. Every other Canadian province and territory and every U.S. and Mexican state has reported at least a few.
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  2020-09-24

  Trudeau talks about the importance of health and safety of Canadians right now. Meanwhile...

  Nunavut MP Mumliaaq Qaqqaq shares photos of toxic mould from local homes via. Twitter, an issue ignored by the federal government in the wake of other health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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  2020-12-13

  About Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

  Infographic created by the Government of Nunavut to inform citizens on what COVID-19 is, symptoms, and prevention. Written in English and Inuktitut.
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  2020-11-19

  Qikiqtani Inuit Association announces $1.8M for mental wellness during the pandemic

  The Qikiqtani Inuit Association says that it will distribute $1.8 million in federal funding to support the work of the Ilisaqsivik Society, the YWCA Agvik, the Uqutaq Society, the Tukisigiarvik Society, Qikiqtani hamlet recreation departments and the previously announced Qikiqtani Family Support Initiative. (Image courtesy of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association)
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  2020-06-25

  "Protect Elders by staying away. Visit through the window instead." Poster in English and Inuktitut

  One of a series of informational posters/infographics produced by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), an Inuit organization, to educate Inuit/Inuk individuals on and to promote health precautions which prevent the spread of the virus. The ITK's resources are among those linked to a resource page created by Ottawa Public Health specifically for Indigenous residents in several indigenous languages and with cultural practices and values in mind. Ottawa has a significant Inuit population (the largest outside the North). The population is further bolstered by the fact that Ottawa is the closest major medical centre for much of the North, particularly Nunavut. As such, many come down to receive significant medical treatment and are therefore placed at a greater risk due to their medical vulnerability, on top of being in more densely populated areas with greater chances of contact with an infected person than they would at home up north. The poster itself shows a figure in traditional dress standing in the foreground with a cane, next to a window through which is peering a second person in traditional dress with a speech bubble which says "Ai!" The text along the top is Inuktitut, in both its own alphabet and roman letters. The text along the bottom is in English and reads "Protect Elders by staying away. / Call or visit through the window instead."