Nuclear in Nunavut — Inuit and the element that ‘never ends’

BUSINESS  JUN 26, 2026 – 9:30 AM EDT Nuclear in Nunavut — Inuit and the element that ‘never ends’ Part 4 | ‘How do you explain to an elder something you can’t see, taste or smell?’ Iqaluit elder Celestin Erkidjuk speaks March 17, 2011, at a public forum in Iqaluit, the first of three forums organized by the Government of Nunavut to help the GN form a policy on uranium development in Nunavut. Though Erkidjuk spoke fondly of the days when he worked as a miner in Rankin Inlet, the forum exposed stark divisions among Nunavut residents over uranium mining. (File photo by Jim Bell) By Randi Bee…