Iqaluit in photos
Portraits of the capital, a city whose struggles have become emblematic of Nunavut's growing pains.
Artist E.J. Etorolopiaq, who was born in Apex, carves a drum dancer out of serpentine, outside of his in-laws’ home in the Iqaluit suburb of Apex.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Graves have been placed outside the gates of the Iqaluit cemetery because there is no more room inside.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Pipes run above ground in Iqaluit due to permafrost and the heaving of the earth during freezing and thaw.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Baby diapers are hung out to dry in the cold air on the front porch of a home in Iqaluit.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
People eat a meal together inside the restaurant of the Navigator Hotel in Iqaluit.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
RCMP Constable Shayne Pottie, 22, removes a young, intoxicated woman from a home in Iqaluit. This is the constable’s first posting as an RCMP officerPeter Power/The Globe and Mail
Members of the RCMP detachment in Iqaluit arrest a man at gunpoint. He was intoxicated and allegedly carrying a knife at the time police were called.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
A dog howls from the hillside overlooking Iqaluit.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Prisoners play dodge ball on an outdoor court at the Baffin Correctional Centre in Iqaluit. The jail is so overcrowded that the gymnasium is used to house inmates.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
The gymnasium of the Baffin Correctional Centre in Iqaluit is used to house inmates because of overcrowding.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
This Baffin Correctional Centre inmate has worked his way up through Iqaluit’s correctional system from the juvenile detention centre. His nickname, tattooed on his back, is his own Inuit play on the word ‘gangsta.’Peter Power/The Globe and Mail