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Passing on the Inuit drumming tradition in Nain
A Nain mother is working to pass on traditional drum dancing after it helped her connect to her culture as a teenager
Nain family hopes to combat food insecurity with community garden
Katie Harris and Adrian Earle have spent years learning which plants grow and building their soil, now they hope to start a community garden to combat food insecurity in the northern community of Nain.
Innu inquiry commissioners seek extension as investigations loom
Commissioners of the inquiry into the treatment of Innu children in government care have requested an extension as they await to hear who will be appointed as the new third commissioner.
Inotsiavik begins programming after Arctic Inspiration grand prize
A group of youths in Hopedale, N.L., have incorporated their organization, found a home to use as a workshop and begun programming.
To-do lists and reminders of home: Students share advice for older Inuit attending post-secondary school
Two Inuit women are sharing their advice for older adults leaving home and heading back to school.
This 8-year-old entrepreneur is carrying on his family's crafting tradition
A young earring crafter almost sold out at the Rigolet Salmon Festival.
Labrador students compete to see who would best survive the Big Land's punishing winters
Twenty kilometres from Hopedale, in the heart of winter, middle and high school students are participating in a physical education class — one that's far from a warm gymnasium.
No need for racist comments, say Innu mom and owner of burned bar after crime rally
The owner of a Happy Valley-Goose Bay bar that recently burned down says there is no space for racism, in the wake of hateful online rhetoric that happened after a recent rally. A Sheshatshiu mother says it has been "heartbreaking" to read online comments that target Innu people.
Rigolet has a salmon festival? Yes — and the town hopes it's a way to boost tourism
A salmon festival in a Labrador community might be a way to highlight the town's tourism potential, its leadership says.
This Labrador hospital is hoping to train the next generation of rural doctors
Labrador's central hospital was facing a critical shortage. Doctors decided to start training students, in hopes to help recruit more doctors to rural locations. Now, all 16 permanent roles are filled.