People in Kuujjuaq, Que., buried two young people Tuesday — the latest victims of apparent suicide — the very day Inuit leaders gathered in Nunavik’s administrative centre to figure out how to respond to the latest spate of suicides in the territory.
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All aboard: Inuit board CCGS Amundsen icebreaker to take part in Nunavik health study
Roughly 2,000 Inuit from all 14 Nunavik communities are now taking part in a health study aboard the CCGS Amundsen icebreaker dubbed Qanuilirpitaa? (How are we?). CBC | Health News
All aboard: What it’s like for Inuit taking part in Nunavik health study
Roughly 2,000 Inuit from all 14 Nunavik communities are now taking part in the Qanuilirpitaa? (How are we?) 2017 health study. CBC | Health News
Major health study ‘by Inuit, for Inuit’ set to get underway in Nunavik
Medical researchers on the Canadian Coast Guard’s Amundsen icebreaker will stop in the 14 Nunavik communities over the next several weeks, checking in on the health of 2,000 randomly selected residents. CBC | Health News