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Dr. Donna May Kimmaliardjuk, Canada’s first Inuk cardiothoracic surgeon, delivers advanced cardiac care and advocates for Inuit health.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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“Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami gives $51M to conservation programs across Inuit Nunangat” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #HealthyLand #InuitHealth
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami gives $51M to conservation programs across Inuit Nunangat
Inuit-led conservation work is getting a big boost in Nunavut. About half of the $51 million dollars is going to the territory. Arty Sarkisian reports.
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September 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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“This Land is Changing: Inuit in Nunatsiavut are working to understand how climate change is impacting the land, animals and waters while teaching their own” - www.cbc.ca/newsinteract... - #InuitHealth #ClimateChange #HealthyLand
This Land is Changing
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January 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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“Two Nunavut communities strengthen access to traditional foods with new processing facilities” - www.farms.com/news/two-nun... - #InuitHealth #FoodSovereignty #TraditionalFoods
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Two Nunavut communities strengthen access to traditional foods with new processing facilities | Farms.com
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June 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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“Child and family health-care centre expands to better serve Cree and Inuit in northern Quebec” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #HealthEquity #IndigenousHealth #InuitHealth #CulturalSafety
Child and family health-care centre expands to better serve Cree and Inuit in northern Quebec | CBC News
Minnie's Hope is now in larger building. With support from major donors, the expansion allows for specialized services ensuring children receive care within their community rather than having to trave...
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February 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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“Delegates from Kitikmeot region visit Edmonton hospital to honour Inuit TB patients” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #InuitHealth - see also www.nccih.ca/1673/Tubercu...
Delegates from Kitikmeot region visit Edmonton hospital to honour Inuit TB patients
Many Inuit continue to deal with the legacy of Canada's tuberculosis epidemic. Their sick family members were sent to southern hospitals and many never returned home. CBC Igalaaq host Teresa Qiatsuq i...
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June 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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“Growing Alberta Inuit community hungry for local food, culture, friendship” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #InuitHealth #CulturesSDoH #CulturalSafety
Growing Alberta Inuit community hungry for local food, culture, friendship | CBC News
A group of Inuit living in Alberta are trying to create a space and build connections for those missing their traditional culture, food and friendship. Inuit have lived in the province for decades, bu...
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April 15, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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“This is how a Thunder Bay, Ont. women's group is working to better include Inuit women” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #InuitHealth #WomensHealth
This is how a Thunder Bay, Ont. women's group is working to better include Inuit women | CBC News
The Ontario Native Women’s Association is expanding its efforts to better represent Inuit women across the province. CEO Cora McGuire-Cyrette says the organization has launched its first Inuit Women’...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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“'They had no right': Inuit women recount experiences past and present of forced sterilization” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #WomensHealth #InuitHealth see also www.nccih.ca/495/forced-c...
'They had no right': Inuit women recount experiences past and present of forced sterilization | CBC News
While a national organization seeks to track cases of forced sterilization of Indigenous peoples across Canada, Inuit women in the North say the practice hasn't ended. Three women shared their stories...
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March 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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“Documenting Inuit country food” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #InuitHealth #FoodSovereignty #CountryFoods #TraditionalFoods
Documenting Inuit country food
A new exhibit in Iqaluit on country food is focused on documenting Inuit cuisine and creating an archive. The CBC’s Mah Noor Mubarik has more.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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“Students in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., building app to preserve Inuinnaqtun language” - www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1... - #InuitHealth #CultureSDoH #LanguageSovereignty
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April 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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“Pauktuutit podcast weaves ‘beautiful tapestry’ of Inuit women’s stories” - nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti... - #InuitHealth #WomensHealth #CulturesSDoH
Pauktuutit podcast weaves ‘beautiful tapestry’ of Inuit women’s stories
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is launching a podcast that focuses on gender equity in Inuit Nunangat, as well as food insecurity and housing.
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May 25, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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“New website showcasing Inuvialuit history launches in Inuvik” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #InuvialuitHistory #InuitHealth #KnowledgeSharing
New website showcasing Inuvialuit history launches in Inuvik
A website showcasing the Inuvialuit history and way of life is now online. A launch event was held in Inuvik Thursday. The work on the website began nine years ago by researchers and Inuvialuit leader...
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July 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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“‘You can’t eat sovereignty’: Nunavut voices central to new research on northern food” - nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti... - #FoodSovereignty #CountryFoods #InuitHealth
‘You can’t eat sovereignty’: Nunavut voices central to new research on northern food
A public presentation tonight in Iqaluit will explore the link between transportation infrastructure and food sovereignty in Nunavut.
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April 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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“Montreal's Sanaaq community centre opens across from Cabot Square” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #InuitHealth #CulturalSafety #CultureSDoH
Montreal's Sanaaq community centre opens across from Cabot Square | CBC News
Inuit communities in the area have expressed the need for more community spaces tailored to their needs. Many other residents in the area have also called for more resources, like schools.
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May 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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“Red Cross TB team in Umiujaq aims to wins hearts and minds before screening residents” - www.aptnnews.ca/featured/red... - #InuitHealth #TB #HealthEquity – see also www.nccih.ca/495/ISC-gall...
Red Cross TB team in Umiujaq aims to wins hearts before screenings
The Canadian Red Cross has sent a team to Umiujaq, Nunavik to get to know the community and its needs before launching TB screenings.
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April 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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“What fishing for Arctic char means for this Inuit couple” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #InuitHealth #TraditionalFoods #FoodSovereignty
What fishing for Arctic char means for this Inuit couple
Johnny and Sheila Flaherty from Iqaluit were our guides for a seven-hour fishing trip off the coast of Nunavut in search of Arctic char. The couple says hunting and harvesting keeps them connected to ...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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“Becoming ballers: How Nunavik’s youth built a community around basketball” - https://therover.ca/becoming-ballers-how-nunaviks-youth-built-a-community-around-basketball/ - #InuitHealth #InuitWellbeing #YouthHealth - see also https://www.nccih.ca/34/Publication.nccih?search=Physical%20activity
Becoming Ballers: How Nunavik’s Youth Built a Community Around Basketball – The Rover
In villages across the North, Inuit teens are creating a safe space for each other and the next generation of athletes.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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“Street art meets Inuit culture in new Kuujjuaq, Que. mural” - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/street-art-inuit-culture-kuujjuaq-arena-mural-9.6980902 - #InuitHealth #ArtandHealth #ArtandWellness
Street art meets Inuit culture in new Kuujjuaq, Que. mural | CBC News
Sprawled across the walls of the arena are depictions of life in Nunavik – graffiti style. Local youth and a self-described “alchemist” are the artists behind the work.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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“From dentists to midwives, Inuit students get a taste of what health professionals do” - nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti... - #InuitHealth #Education #PatientCare #PublicHealth
From dentists to midwives, Inuit students get a taste of what health professionals do
Inuit students from across Nunavut had a chance to learn about jobs in health care during a camp hosted last week in Iqaluit. The camp was organized by Makigiaqta, a division of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
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May 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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“Young Inuit take part in new mental health video game made for Nunavummiut” - www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - #InuitHealth #MentalHealth
Young Inuit take part in new mental health video game made for Nunavummiut
It's based off a similar game for Indigenous Māori youth in New Zealand called i-SPARX. The goal is to help youth develop healthy coping skills with a game that feels like home. Carl Cardinal has more...
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January 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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“Changing childbirth in Nunavut: Arviat Cultural Safety Project plots a new path for midwifery in the territory” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #Midwifery #MaternalHealth #CulturalSafety #InuitHealth – see also www.nccih.ca/495/Video___...
Arviat Cultural Safety Project hears birthing stories and the change Inuit want to see in midwifery | CBC News
The Arviat Cultural Safety Project is trying to improve maternal health in Nunavut. It shares birthing stories of women and the change they’d like to see with midwifery in Nunavut.
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May 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
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“‘I made friends that will last a lifetime’: Inuit youth reflect on boating trips with Ayalik Fund” - nunavutnews.com/2026/09/14/i... - #InuitHealth #YouthHealth #InuitWellness
'I made friends that that will last a lifetime': Inuit youth reflect on boating trips with Ayalik Fund - Nunavut News
Three Nunavummiut teenagers talk about highlights and challenges from their trips
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September 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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“Nunavut’s first trauma and addictions centre will have Inuit-focused healing programming, says director” - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - #InuitHealth #CulturalSafety #HealthEquity
Nunavut’s first trauma and addictions centre will have Inuit-focused healing programming, says director | CBC News
The executive director of Nunavut’s first addictions and trauma centre says that the it will broaden its programming to more than just a clinical approach.
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September 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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“First bowhead whale harvest since 2022 brings Iqaluit abundant meat” - www.aptnnews.ca/featured/fir... - #TraditionalFoods #CountryFoods #FoodSovereignty #InuitHealth
First bowhead whale hunt since 2022 brings Iqaluit abundant meat
A crew of some 30 Iqaluit hunters and trappers spent eight days tracking and hunting a bowhead whale, which can reach 100 tonnes.
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September 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM