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The new company’s name, Kaapittiaq, means ‘good coffee’ in Inuinnaqtun
Sep 25, 2017
The idea began brewing over a pot of steaming coffee.
That’s how Pamela Gross describes launching Kaapittiaq, a new Inuit-owned coffee company rooted in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.
“What more of a way to feel proud of our culture than having a business that’s Inuit owned and run,” said Gross.
Kaapittiaq means “good coffee” in Inuinnaqtun, a regional Inuit language in western Nunavut. Gross is the executive director of the Kitikmeot Heritage Society, which owns Kaapittiaq.
