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No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Portraits hang on the wall inside the Piqqusilirivvik...
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Portraits hang on the wall inside the Piqqusilirivvik Cultural School building in Clyde River, Nanavut on May 16, 2022.
Portraits hang on the wall inside the Piqqusilirivvik Cultural School building in Clyde... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - As the tide returns and lifts their boats, Alice Munik,...
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As the tide returns and lifts their boats, Alice Munik, Maggie Gordon and Imoona Karpik start their way home from Aupalajaaq, an “island of reddish colour” near Iqaluit, Nunavut, on October 9, 2021.
As the tide returns and lifts their boats, Alice Munik, Maggie Gordon and Imoona Karpik... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Kimmirut, Nunavut - translated as “heel” in...
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Kimmirut, Nunavut - translated as “heel” in English, due to the rocky outcrop which resembles a heel across the bay from the community - is home to roughly 400 residents. The community has a small healthcare centre, school and government offices. Here, residents live a more traditional Inuit life than in Iqaluit where seal and whale harvesting is common.
Kimmirut, Nunavut - translated as “heel” in English, due to the rocky outcrop... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Peepeelee and Joe Arlooktoo in their Kimmirut home on...
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Peepeelee and Joe Arlooktoo in their Kimmirut home on October 12, 2021.
Peepeelee and Joe Arlooktoo in their Kimmirut home on October 12, 2021.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Children play on a fence at the Kimmirut airport on...
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Children play on a fence at the Kimmirut airport on October 11, 2021. With no roads connecting Nunavut communities, air, boat and snowmobile are the only ways to travel. In medical emergencies this reliance on air travel is crucial, as community healthcare centres can only stabilize people as they await for a medevac air ambulance to transport patients to hospitals in Iqaluit, Winnipeg, Yellowknife or Edmonton.
Children play on a fence at the Kimmirut airport on October 11, 2021. With no roads... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Sandy Akavak stands next to a polar bear hide drying on...
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Sandy Akavak stands next to a polar bear hide drying on his staircase in Kimmirut, Nunavut on October 14, 2021.
Sandy Akavak stands next to a polar bear hide drying on his staircase in Kimmirut,... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - P.J. Akeeagok,  Premier of Nunavut.
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P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut.
P.J. Akeeagok,  Premier of Nunavut.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Iqaluit residents pick up bottled water donated by the...
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Iqaluit residents pick up bottled water donated by the City of Iqaluit on October 15, 2021.
Iqaluit residents pick up bottled water donated by the City of Iqaluit on October 15, 2021.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Murals of arctic scenes, wildlife and portraits are...
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Murals of arctic scenes, wildlife and portraits are painted on the road wall leading up to Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit, Nunavut on October 3, 2021.
Murals of arctic scenes, wildlife and portraits are painted on the road wall leading up... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Megan Levy Mason, a doula and co-founder of the Uummati...
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Megan Levy Mason, a doula and co-founder of the Uummati perinatal support program, with elder and doula Rhoda Ungalaq in Iqaluit on October 8, 2021.
Megan Levy Mason, a doula and co-founder of the Uummati perinatal support program, with... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - A woman sits in a boat while Iqaluit residents, including...
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A woman sits in a boat while Iqaluit residents, including a group of elders and youth, harvest clams at Aupalajaaq on October 9, 2021.
A woman sits in a boat while Iqaluit residents, including a group of elders and youth,... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Solomon Awa, a hunter, elder and a specialist in Inuit...
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Solomon Awa, a hunter, elder and a specialist in Inuit traditional knowledge with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association photographed in Iqaluit, Nunavut on October 7, 2021.
Solomon Awa, a hunter, elder and a specialist in Inuit traditional knowledge with the... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Iqaluit’s elders home sits vacant and under...
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Iqaluit’s elders home sits vacant and under renovations, according to the Government of Nunavut. In early May 2021, six residents were flown from Iqaluit after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19. Four of those elders were sent to Embassy West Seniors Living Residence in Ottawa while the remaining two were sent elsewhere in the territory. Elders in Nunavut are regularly sent out of the territory for care. There is currently no care in the territory for elders with dementia or for those needing 24 hour care.
Iqaluit’s elders home sits vacant and under renovations, according to the... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik, outside...
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Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik, outside her office building in Iqaluit, Nunavut on October 20, 2021.
Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik, outside her office building in Iqaluit,... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Dr. Michael Patterson, chief public health officer for...
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Dr. Michael Patterson, chief public health officer for the Government of Nunavut, in downtown Iqaluit on October 8, 2021.
Dr. Michael Patterson, chief public health officer for the Government of Nunavut, in... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - A family photo hangs in the living room of Peepeelee and...
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A family photo hangs in the living room of Peepeelee and Joe Arlooktoo’s home in Kimmirut, Nunavut on October 12, 2021.
A family photo hangs in the living room of Peepeelee and Joe Arlooktoo’s home in... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - St. Paul’s Anglican Mission was established in...
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St. Paul’s Anglican Mission was established in Kimmirut in 1909 but replaced with the current building in 1948. The second Anglican church on Baffin Island, St. Paul’s was built soon after the Hudson Bay Company established a trading post for Inuit living traditional lives in outpost camps in the area.
St. Paul’s Anglican Mission was established in Kimmirut in 1909 but replaced with... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - A memo posted at the Kimmirut hamlet office notifying...
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A memo posted at the Kimmirut hamlet office notifying residents that the dentist will be in the community.
A memo posted at the Kimmirut hamlet office notifying residents that the dentist will be... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Tommy and Myna Akavak outside of their home in Kimmirut,...
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Tommy and Myna Akavak outside of their home in Kimmirut, Nunavut on October 15, 2021. Myna underwent cancer treatment in Ottawa for several years but was only diagnosed and treated after she alleges a former nurse in the community accused her of mental illness and drug abuse. Her pain became so intense that she was finally able to see a doctor who diagnosed her with cancer.
Tommy and Myna Akavak outside of their home in Kimmirut, Nunavut on October 15, 2021.... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Pangnirtung, a hamlet of roughly 1,500 residents, is a...
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Pangnirtung, a hamlet of roughly 1,500 residents, is a one-hour flight northwest of Iqaluit. The picturesque community is the entranceway to Auyuittuq National Park, and is surrounded by fiords and the water of Cumberland Sound. “Pang” as it is locally known, has the largest health centre on Baffin island outside of Iqaluit and serves many of the nearby communities of the Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut.
Pangnirtung, a hamlet of roughly 1,500 residents, is a one-hour flight northwest of... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Teens play while Chelsea Prusky, Nalajoss Ellsworth and...
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Teens play while Chelsea Prusky, Nalajoss Ellsworth and Tasiana Shirley take photos next to an old building in Pangnirtung, Nunavuton May 11, 2022.
Teens play while Chelsea Prusky, Nalajoss Ellsworth and Tasiana Shirley take photos next... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Robert Joamie, who was diagnosed with tuberculosis but...
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Robert Joamie, who was diagnosed with tuberculosis but unable to find government support, in the one bedroom house he shares with his partner and children in Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 12, 2022.
Robert Joamie, who was diagnosed with tuberculosis but unable to find government support,... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Looee Veevee does first aid and CPR training at the...
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Looee Veevee does first aid and CPR training at the community hall on October 18, 2021.
Looee Veevee does first aid and CPR training at the community hall on October 18, 2021.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Eena Qullualik, Meena Newkinga, Igha Evic and Ida Qaqasiq...
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Eena Qullualik, Meena Newkinga, Igha Evic and Ida Qaqasiq knit and socialize at Pangnirtung’s sober drop-in centre on October 19, 2021.
Eena Qullualik, Meena Newkinga, Igha Evic and Ida Qaqasiq knit and socialize at... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - A boy rides a bike through the streets of Pangnirtung,...
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A boy rides a bike through the streets of Pangnirtung, Nunavut on October 18, 2021.
A boy rides a bike through the streets of Pangnirtung, Nunavut on October 18, 2021.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - An archival photo from 1951 shows the ship C.D. Howe in...
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An archival photo from 1951 shows the ship C.D. Howe in the harbour near Pangnirtung, Nunavut. The ship was used to bring Inuit to hospitals in southern Canada for medical treatment - sometimes for years on end.
An archival photo from 1951 shows the ship C.D. Howe in the harbour near Pangnirtung,... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Councillors and residents attend a Pangnirtung hamlet...
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Councillors and residents attend a Pangnirtung hamlet council meeting on October 18, 2021.
Councillors and residents attend a Pangnirtung hamlet council meeting on October 18, 2021.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Air hockey and foosball tables are placed to the side of...
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Air hockey and foosball tables are placed to the side of the community hall which has been transformed into a tuberculosis drop-in clinic in Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 11, 2022.
Air hockey and foosball tables are placed to the side of the community hall which has... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - A polar bear hide is stretched outside of a homein...
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A polar bear hide is stretched outside of a homein Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 13, 2022.
A polar bear hide is stretched outside of a homein Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 13, 2022.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - A group of elders, guides, teachers and students gather...
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A group of elders, guides, teachers and students gather to fish for chat at Amittuq Lake near Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 12, 2022. The students, from the Pangnirtung grade school and high school, are taking part in the annual spring camp that has been part of the community for over 30 years. It is a program for students to get out on the land and learn how to snowmobile, fish, hunt, prepare country food and reconnect with Inuit culture.
A group of elders, guides, teachers and students gather to fish for chat at Amittuq Lake... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Snowmobilers make their way to Pangnirtung, Nunavut on...
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Snowmobilers make their way to Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 13, 2022.
Snowmobilers make their way to Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 13, 2022.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - The cemetery sits in the middle of town in Pangnirtung,...
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The cemetery sits in the middle of town in Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 14, 2022.
The cemetery sits in the middle of town in Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 14, 2022.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Looee Mike in her kitchen in Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May...
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Looee Mike in her kitchen in Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 13, 2022.
Looee Mike in her kitchen in Pangnirtung, Nunavut on May 13, 2022.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Donna Apak, a participant in the Our Life’s Journey...
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Donna Apak, a participant in the Our Life’s Journey counsellor training program, in Clyde River, Nunavut on May 17, 2022.
Donna Apak, a participant in the Our Life’s Journey counsellor training program, in... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Kids play on their bikes in Clyde River, Nunavut on May...
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Kids play on their bikes in Clyde River, Nunavut on May 15, 2022.
Kids play on their bikes in Clyde River, Nunavut on May 15, 2022.
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Particpants with Our Life’s Journey during an...
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Particpants with Our Life’s Journey during an exercise at the Piqqusilirivvik Cultural School building in Clyde River, Nunavut on May 16, 2022.
Particpants with Our Life’s Journey during an exercise at the Piqqusilirivvik... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - Trina Yank, a participant of Our Life’s Journey, at...
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Trina Yank, a participant of Our Life’s Journey, at the Piqqusilirivvik Cultural School building in Clyde River, Nunavut on May 18, 2022.
Trina Yank, a participant of Our Life’s Journey, at the Piqqusilirivvik Cultural... READ ON
No Place to Grow Old - The Globe and Mail - A view of the lakes and rolling outcrops just outside of...
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A view of the lakes and rolling outcrops just outside of Kimmirut, Nunavut on October 14, 2021.
A view of the lakes and rolling outcrops just outside of Kimmirut, Nunavut on October 14, 2021.

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