Rassi Nashalik, the original host of CBC North's first Inuktitut television news show, is being inducted into the CBC News Hall of Fame. A promotional shot of George Tuccaro, Jennifer Hunt-Poitras, Rassi Nashalik and Paul Andrew. Nashalik was the original host of Igalaaq, and Hunt-Poitras worked as a researcher on the daily Inuktitut news program. 2:12More Inuit neededDuring her time at CBC, Nashalik pushed management to hire more Indigenous northerners. WATCH | Igalaaq host Rassi Nashalik retires:Igalaaq host Rassi Nashalik retires North 2:11 For 19 years Rassi has been host for CBC's Igalaaq, a TV news show delivered in Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit people of Canada’s Arctic 2:11

Source: CBC News August 07, 2021 12:00 UTC