By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The 105-seat Astro Theatre in Iqaluit was packed for the screening of documentary ‘Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat’ on Sept. 15, with some audience members standing in the aisles. Malaya Qaunirq Chapman’s first documentary highlights food insecurity in Taloyoak as well as the traditional hunting and fishing that Inuit have relied on for centuries. She wants Inuit to know they don’t have to quietly tolerate the status quo. “We’ve been made to just accept the high cost of living, the high price of groceries as soon as you get to the grocery store,” Qaunirq Chapman said. “We don’t need to just be silent and take it anymore. We can stand up and voice our concerns about it. We demand to be…
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