Toasting to roasting: Inuit-owned coffee company teams up with Indigenous farmers in Peru

The new company's name, Kaapittiaq, means 'good coffee' in Inuinnaqtun
By Kate Kyle, CBC News Posted: Sep 25, 2017 5:00 AM CT Last Updated: Sep 25, 2017 5:00 AM CT


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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.

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