Dive into Nunatsiaq News’ historic front pages during paper’s 50th anniversary
The chronicling of Nunavut began at a parent-teacher open house in Frobisher Bay — which had not yet been renamed Iqaluit — in 1973. It was the first front-page story in the very first issue of Inukshuk, a newspaper that debuted Feb. 9, 1973.
Nunatsiaq News dives into its photo archives during newspaper’s 50th anniversary
ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, ᐅᓇ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ 2023-ᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ 50-ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᖅ
ᑲᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᔨᒻ ᐱᐊᓪ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᕕᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓰᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᒐᐃᓪᓗ ᒪᐅᖓ ᐱᓯᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, centre, congratulates Nunatsiaq News publisher Michael Roberts, left, and managing editor Corey Larocque at the Northern Lights conference and trade show in Ottawa, Friday. Nunatsiaq News is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023. The first Inukshuk newsletter, which later became Nunatsiaq News, was published on Feb. 9, 1973. (Photo by Emma Tranter)
ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ 50−ᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ
ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒥ
Archivist says Jim Bell’s materials range from news stories, photos to poetry
ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒥ
A personal recollection
Originally a newsletter called Inukshuk, newspaper marks 50 years covering the North in 2023
A personal recollection
