Emina Ida

Jul 9, 2024 | canadiangeographic.ca | Thomas Lundy |Emina Ida

Stepping out of his office and into the soft golden hues of an October afternoon in mainland Canada’s northernmost community, Jimmy Ullikatalik, a middle-aged Inuk with a laugh fit to fill a room lugs a heavy wooden crate over the threshold and onto the frozen ground. There’s a muffled crunch as plywood eases into snow. “It’s a grenade launcher,” says the manager of the Taloyoak Umarulirijigut Association with a grin (umarulirijigut means “liaisons of environment and wildlife”).