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Dear Guest ᑐᕌᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓄᑦ, Welcome aboard!

For my first message of 2022, I would like to share something that is important to all our team members — our shared Mission that we continually aspire and work towards reaching every day — to meaningfully improve the lives of our people, our customers, and the communities we serve.

As part of working to bring our Mission to life, and being 100 per cent Inuit owned, we are focusing on developing Inuit employment, training and leadership development programs, with a priority on increasing Inuit representation in all parts of our operations and within leadership roles. We have created a department dedicated to the recruitment and development of Inuit, led by Madeleine Allakariallak, Director, Inuit Employment and Talent Strategies. Madeleine is overseeing our Inuit employment, development and retention programs.

Our goal is to lead the North as a top employer and recruit Inuit and other Indigenous team members for excellent careers within aviation.

We are equally focused on elevating Inuktut languages. We now offer Inuktut‐language job interviews upon request for all candidates and have introduced an Inuktut‐language premium for customer‐facing roles. I am happy to see this important work is paying off. We have increased the number of Inuit team members at our hub stations.

We have also centralized all our Inuktut‐language call centre functions to our Iqaluit facility and created the position of Specialist, Inuktut Services to ensure our social media posts, signage, announcements, job posters and other materials are available in Inuktut. All these efforts will help us to provide the best possible service in the languages our customers are most comfortable using.

As an organization we are continuing to learn and grow, so beyond our investment in Inuit employees, we’ve also been building and will continue to build the cultural awareness in our Company overall so this is an environment that promotes, sustains and grows our Inuit representation.

Everything we do is made possible through your support. It is our pleasure to serve you and we hope we will be able to assist you with your travel or shipping needs soon.

Nakurmiik, quyanainni, qujannamiik, matna, quana, mahsi cho, merci and thank you,

Chris Avery President and CEO Canadian North

Chris Avery ᑯᕆᔅ ᐄᕗᕆ

Johnny Adams ᔮᓂ ᐋᑕᒥ Executive Chairman of the Board, Canadian North ᐃᓱᒪᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂ, ᑲᓃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ

ᑐᖖᒐᓱᒋᑦᓯ ᐃᑭᒪᑎᓪᓗᓯ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᑦᑎᓐᓂ! ᐅᑭᐅᖓ 2022 ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᐊᒥᖅᑲᕈᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᖓ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ — ᑕᒪᑦᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᓂᖃᕈᒪᔭᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᐸᒃᓱᑕ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ — ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᒥᒃᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᑦᑕ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᑕᑦᑕ ᐃᑭᒪᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᑦᓯᕋᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᑎᑕᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᐆᒪᓂᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 100 ᐳᕐᓴᓐᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖁᑎᕗᑦ, ᑐᕌᕐᕕᖃᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒍ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑎᐅᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᖃᕐᕕᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᑕᐃᔭᕐᕕᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᖅᐸᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᕙᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᒫᑦᓚᓐ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᑕᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᓐᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ. ᒫᑦᓚᓐ ᓇᐅᑦᓯᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ. ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓕᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᐹᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᖅᑑᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᖅᐸᒃᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓄᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᕐᓯᓚᔫᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ. ᓇᓕᖅᑲᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᕆᕗᒍᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᒋᐊᖅᐸᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᐸᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᐅᓯᒪᑐᐊᕌᖓᑕ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᕆᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᕙᕋ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᕈᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᕈᕆᐊᖅᑎᓯᒪᓕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᓵᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐊᑕᐅᑦᓯᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᕝᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᖅᓱᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᑎᑉᐸᒃᑕᕗᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓕᐊᕆᕙᒃᑕᕗᑦ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᕗᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑭᒪᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᕆᓂᖅᐹᕆᔭᖏᑎᒎᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᒥᓐᓂ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖓᑖᓄᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᕿᑐᕐᖏᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖁᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᒻᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᓱᑕ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᕕᐅᕙᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᓕᒫᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᒐᐅᓯᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ. ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᑦᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᑦᓯᓐᓂᓗ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑦᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᓱᑕ. ᓇᑯᕐᒦᒃ, ᖁᔭᓇᐃᓐᓂ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᒪᑦᓇ, ᖁᐊᓇ, ᒫᓯ ᓲᐅ, ᒥᕐᓰ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ

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ᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓐ | Leon Tan ᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓐ ᐃᓅᓯᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ, ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐅᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ, "ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕋᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᒥᐅᒃ". ᓕᐊᓐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑐᖃᒥᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᐸᒃᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᓲᕐᓗ ᓕᐊᓐ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪ, "ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᑐᕐᓱᖓ ᕿᐱᓗᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕋᓱᐊᖅᑕᓐᓂ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᓕᕈᒪᔭᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᓐᓄᑦ." ᓕᐊᓐ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᒋᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᓱᓂᐅᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕈᒪᔭᒥᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓕᕋᓱᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ: "ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓕᕈᑎᒋᖖᒋᒻᒥᔭᕌᖓᒃᑯ, ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᖃᓄᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕋᓱᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ." ᓕᐊᓐ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᕆᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔪᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ, "ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒃᑕᖃᖅᑑᔮᕋᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑰᖅᑐᑎᑑᓇᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᓇᒧᖖᒐᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᖖᒋᑦᑐᑎᑐᑦ". ᕿᓂᖅᓯᒪᓕᕋᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᐅᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕈᒪᔭᒥᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᔾᔪᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓄᑦ, ᓕᐊᓐ ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕈᓐᓇᕋᒥ ᑲᓃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᔅ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅᑎᖏᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᒥ, ᓕᐊᓐ ᓇᓂᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᐳᖅ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒃᓴᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᓪᓚᕆᒃᓱᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᕕᒋᔭᓂ. ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᓕᐊᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑎᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᕙᒋᐊᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖖᒋᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖖᒋᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖖᒐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᖃᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᓐᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᓕᐊᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑭᒪᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑎᒋᕙᒃᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᖅᑲᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐳᐃᒍᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕋᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᒃᓴᒥᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᖃᓗᐊᕐᐳᖅ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᒥᓄᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᐃᔭᖅᑐᕐᕕᒻᒧᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ. "ᖁᓚᕆᖖᒋᒻᒪᖓ ᐃᔨᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᓚᐅᖖᒋᒻᒪᑎᒃ ᖁᐃᔭᖅᑐᕐᕕᒻᒧᐊᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓐᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖅᑰᔨᓇᖅᐸᒻᒪᑕ. ᐃᖅᑲᐃᔾᔪᑎᒋᕙᒻᒪᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔫᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᐅᓂᐊᖅᓱᑕ ᐃᒻᒥᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ." ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᒐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᒪᓂᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔪᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᖔᒎ, ᓕᐊᓐ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒋᐊᖅᓱᓂ, "ᐊᓯᓐᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᒪᕙᒃᑲᒪ." ᓕᐊᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᑕᐅᒑᖓᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖁᔭᓕᓂᖃᖅᕕᐅᔭᕌᖓᒥ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑎᑕᒃᐸᓚᑦᓯᔪᑯᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓵᖅᑰᔨᓕᖅᐸᒃᑲᒥ.

Leon Tan’s journey to becoming a Flight Attendant was, as he describes, “a dream long overdue”. For Leon, it has always been his desire to become part of a flight crew because of his passion for aviation, even though the journey was not always easy. As Leon explains, “I’ve faced multiple rejections along this journey before I landed my dream job.” Leon worked harder than ever to achieve his ambitions: “Every time I failed, I always asked myself how I could do better the next time.”

Leon has found his purpose working in aviation, a lifestyle he loves wholeheartedly. He says, “a life without a purpose is like flying a plane without a destination”. After searching for different places to achieve his aspirations, Leon discovered he could make it happen with Canadian North. Now, Leon has found his destination and is happier than ever.

As a Flight Attendant, Leon’s role is crucial to creating a remarkable customer experience. By fostering a safe and welcoming environment for passengers, Leon and the passengers he’s travelled with have shared some unforgettable memories. One story that sticks out in his mind, is when a mother needed help with her baby while she used the lavatory. “I could see the confidence in her eyes that I would take care of her baby while she was away. Moments like these make our passengers feel like we are family. It reminds them that we are there to keep them and their loved ones safe.”

When asked why being a Flight Attendant is his dream job, Leon explains, “I love creating happiness.” Leon says when customers thank him and appreciate his efforts it is like music to his ears.

ᕕᓕᐲᓐᔅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ, ᓕᐊᓐ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔪᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐ, ᐃᐊᓪᐴᑕᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓇᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓕ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᐸᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖖᒋᐅᓯᐅᔪᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᒧᒥᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᐅᕙᓐᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓄᕌᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Born and raised in the Philippines, Leon is now living his dream in Edmonton, Alberta. In his personal time, he does his part to preserve his culture by choreographing, dancing, and sewing costumes for performances.

ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕈᒪᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓕᐊᓐᑎᑐᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᕐᐳᖅ: "ᐱᔪᒪᓐᓇᕆᒃᑯᕕᐅᒃ, ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᕐᓗᒍ! ᖁᔭᓈᕈᑎᒋᑦᑕᐅᓕᓗᒍ! ᑕᒻᒫᔭᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᑎᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕝᕕᒋᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒫᑦᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑕᒻᒫᔭᖅᓯᒪᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑕᐃᓕᕙᓗᑎᑦ. ᐊᔪᖖᒋᓐᓂᕆᔭᑎᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᕕᒃᓴᖏᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᖅᐸᒃᓗᑎᑦ."

To achieve your goals like Leon, he suggests: “If you want it, get it!

Never give up! Always learn from your mistakes and try not to make the same mistakes again. Invest in improving your skills.”

ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖃᕐᐱᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᓕᕈᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓕᐊᓐᑎᑐᑦ? ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᓕᖅᐸᑦᓯ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᓕᕋᓱᐊᖁᓪᓗᓯ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᑐᒃᓯᒪᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ canadiannorth.com/careers.

Do you or someone you know aspire to working in aviation like Leon?

Then we invite you to take off into a new career with us. Check out the opportunities we have on our website at canadiannorth.com/careers.

From the Flight Deck Why are two pilots flying the airplane?

Aviation is very much a team game where we rely on other people or groups to accomplish a flight. The same holds true on board the aircraft — and even in the flight deck. Whenever we operate one of our aircraft, we always do so with two pilots.

During a flight, there are periods of very high activity during takeoff and landing. Likewise, in cruise, the workload for the pilots is generally low. Clearly during cruise, we don’t really need both pilots. Even for normal takeoffs and landings, the aircraft really could be flown by a single pilot. That said, the pilot would be busy and unexpected events — unusual requests from Air Traffic Control, very challenging weather conditions, significant aircraft system issues, etc. — could very quickly leave a single pilot over‐ loaded. This is where the second pilot is extremely helpful. As an additional benefit, having a second pilot on board also provides a second set of eyes to confirm critical actions as well as ensures nothing is missed or done incorrectly.

In general, we divide the workload between the two pilots by identifying one pilot as the Pilot Flying. As the name implies, this pilot devotes their efforts to controlling the aircraft. The other pilot is identified as the Pilot Monitoring. Their role is to support the Pilot Flying by managing all the radio communications with Air Traffic Control, Company staff, or other aircraft. Likewise, they monitor all other aspects of the flight, including weather conditions, aircraft status and systems, complete various checklists, etc. They also remain alert to detect any issues that the Pilot Flying may miss. Both pilots are qualified to fill either role and, in general, they will alternate between being the Pilot Flying and the Pilot Monitoring for each flight leg to further help balance the workload on a given day.

To ensure the two pilots work together effectively, it is necessary to coordinate their actions. That coordination is ensured through extensive and detailed standard operating procedures. Those procedures spell out how the duties are divided and outlines how the two pilots will interact — even to identifying the exact words to use in different situations. Those procedures accomplish two things.

They make sure that any interaction between the two pilots is conducted as efficiently as possible, which ensures that information

Captain Mike Innuksuk and First Officer Jordan Salo. © Mike Innuksuk

is relayed quickly, even during periods of high workload. It also enables any of our pilots to be assigned to fly together since they all have the same understanding of duties and expectations.

The need for the two pilots to coordinate their tasks means they each have more to do than simply flying the airplane. As a result of this extra coordination, each pilot doesn’t really do half of the work.

Each one ends up doing something closer to 70 per cent of the work that would be required, but that still means that each one is still doing less work than they would have to do if they were flying alone.

This means each pilot has some spare capacity to respond to any issues that develop during the flight and is how we ensure we are always ready to safely respond to any unexpected event we may face during a flight.

Captain Aaron Speer Vice President, Flight Operations Canadian North If you are curious about a specific topic regarding flying and aircraft operations, let us know what you’d like to learn about and we’ll try to include it in a future column. Email: editor@arcticjournal.ca

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Are You a Ranger?

The 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, or 2 CRPG, a Reserve unit of the Canadian Armed Forces, mentors and looks after the Canadian Rangers and Junior Canadian Ranger Programs.

— Warrant Officer Étienne Ouellet

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Science Camps Promote Community Support

Camps focus on Inuit traditional knowledge, providing a foundation for youth to gain pride of who they are and where they come from while instilling knowledge they can carry forward for a lifetime.

— Nunavut Parks and Special Places

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Drum dance & Mother Hubbard Atikaluit

Lifelong learning, interconnectedness and working together are core values taught while parka making. — Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/ Kitikmeot Heritage Society

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She Was A Free Spirit

“I take inspiration from the environment around me, from our brilliant Arctic skies to the vibrant fall hues of the tundra.” — Erica Donovan ABOVE&BEYOND JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022

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16 Living Above&Beyond 25 Resources 40 Science Arctic Tern Decline — Laura M. Martinez-Levasseur

44 Sports Hockey Table Tennis Pilot Program 47 Recipe — Caroline Ipeelie

48 Bookshelf 50 Inuit Forum — Natan Obed, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

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ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐅᕖᑦ? ᐊᑦᑕᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᖅ ᐄᑎᐊᓐ ᐅᐃᓕᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓱᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ 19-ᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓂ, ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒐᔪᒃᑲᒪ. ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᐅᖖᒋᒋᐊᓴᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ "ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᑦ ᑐᖑᖅᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᓂᒃ", ᐃᓛᓗ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᖅᓴᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑰᔨᕙᒃᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓄᑦ! "ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐅᕖᑦ?" ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᒐᓱᒃᐸᕋ. ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒋᐊᓕᖅᐸᒃᓱᖓ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᔭᐅᓂᓐᓂᒃ 2 GRPG-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑎᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑦ 1997-ᒥᑦ*. ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᓯᔨᒋᔭᐅᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑲᕐᖠᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓂᒃ ᑯᐃᐸᐅᑉ ᐊᕙᑎᖓᓂ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᒐ ᑕᐃᔨᓯᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓲᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᑲᓴᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᑭᒃᑰᒋᐊᖏᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓗᒃᑖᖖᒋᒃᑭᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑕᑯᑐᕋᐅᓐᓇᓐᓄᒃ, ᖁᖓᑦᑐᒍᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖅᑕᖃᐅᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ, ᐅᑕᖅᑭᐅᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒧᑦ ᐃᑭᕕᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ! ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔨᐅᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᕼᐋᑕᒃᑯᑦ, 2020. .

Salluit Canadian Ranger patrol using ATV, 2020. © 2 CRPG archives

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-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᖓ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᓱᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑎᓪᓗᖓ

ᐊᑦᓯᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐃᔨᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓂᑦ. ᐃᓛᓗ ᐃᒡᒑᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒃᐱᒃᓯᐅᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓕᕋᓗᐊᕋᒪ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᑦ "ᑕᒃᐱᒃᑐᖅ". ᑕᒃᐱᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᒐᓗᐊᕈᒪ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕋᒃᑭ ᑕᒃᐱᖕᓂᕋ ᓱᓕ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᓕᖅᓯᒪᖖᒋᒻᒪᑦ. ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑲᖅᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐅᑦ ᓂᑉᑕᓂᐅᔪᑉ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑰᔨᕙᖕᒪᑕ. ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒫᓂ, ᑕᑯᑲᐅᑎᒋᕙᒻᒪᑕᓕ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᖓᓕ ᐊᑯᓕᐅᓕᒻᒪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᑎᓪᓗᖓ! ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ "ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᔨᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ". ᕿᓚᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᓕᐊᕋᒪ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᒪ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ, ᓂᒡᓚᓱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᓪᓕ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᓪᓚᕆᑲᓴᖅᑑᑎᓐᓇᒃᑯ. ᑐᒡᓕᖓᓂᒃᓕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓂᑦ ᐳᐊᓗᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐳᐊᓗᑖᕆᐊᖃᕋᒪ (ᐹᓘᒃ), ᑕᕝᕙᑲᐅᑎᒋ! ᐳᐊᓗᓯᒪᓇᖓ ᓯᑭᑑᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓇᕋᓱᒋᐊᖅ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᓴᓇᕙᖕᒪᑕᑎᑐᑦ, ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᓴᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑎᒃ, ᐊᔪᕆᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᕋᒃᑯᓕ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᓱᒍ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᒃ ᐹᓘᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᒃᑲ, ᐊᕙᑎᓪᓗᐊᓄᑦ (20) ᐅᑭᐅᖑᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓈᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᒪᒥᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕗᖓ ᐊᐅᐸᓗ ᓄᑲᖅᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥᑦ ᓯᑯᒥ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᕿᔭᖅᑐᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, 2020.

Aupaluk Junior Rangers supervised by a Ranger during an ice fishing trip, 2020.

ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᕋᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᓯᓚᐅᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑯᓕᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅᒥᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑎᒌᒻᒥᔪᓂᒃ 80 ᑭᓗᒦᑕᓪᓗᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑯᓕᕕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂᑦ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐊᖑᓯᒪᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᖖᖏᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᑕᒃᐹᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐱᑐᖃᐅᓕᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ ᐃᓗᐃᒃᑲᓪᓚᕆᑲᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᔮᒪᕼᐋ ᐳᕌᕘ ᓯᑭᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑕᐅᓗᖓ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᓐᓂᒃ (ᓱᓇᖁᑎᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᓚᐅᖖᒋᓚᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖖᒋᓐᓂᖏᑕ!). ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᑦᑕ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᓕᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓘᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃᑰᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᓗᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅ-

ᐃᓱᒪᑕᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓵᕐᔨᓐᑦ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᑳᒧᕋᓐ ᓴᓪᓗᐃᑦᒥᐅᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒍᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᒃᑯᑦ, 2020.

Sergeant Michael Cameron from Salluit gives directions during a move along the shoreline, 2020.

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ᑎᓪᓗᑕ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᑎᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖖᒋᓚᖅ; ᓴᐱᖖᒋᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᖁᑦᑏᓐᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖖᒋᑦᑐᒦᓐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ, ᐱᖅᓯᖅᑐᐊᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.

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ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᒃᑐᒃᑰᓕᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓇᖅᐸᒻᒪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ. ᐊᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᖅᐸᒧᑦ, ᑕᒧᐊᔭᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᖁᐊᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ, ᓰᖅᑯᖓᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᐅᕆᐊᖃᖖᒋᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᕆᔭᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᒪ "ᐊᔪᖖᒋᓐᓂᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᑉ ᒪᑭᑕᔪᓐᓇᖅᑑᓂᖓ" ᓴᓂᕐᕙᕆᐊᖃᓕᕋᒃᑯ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᓂᐊᕋᒪ ᐅᖓᑎᓗᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᑮᓗᐊᕈᖕᓇᐃᕈᑎᒃᓴᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᖓ (ᐹᓘᒃᑲ ᐊᑐᕋᓗᐊᖅᓱᖏᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ). ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᕋᒪ, ᑲᖖᒍᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᓇᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖖᒋᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᐊᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᓱᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᖁᖓᔾᔪᓯᖓᑎᑐᑦ ᖁᖓᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᑑᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᒪᑦᑕ. ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᖓ ᑐᖖᒐᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᕙᓐᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᑐᑎᑐᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᒪᑐᐊᕌᖓᒪ ᓇᓪᓕᐊᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥ. ᑎᑭᑕᒫᓪᓗ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓘᓪᓗᑎ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑲᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᕈᒪ. ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᑲᖅᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᓗᒃᑖᖅᐸᒃᑐᒍ ᑭᐳᒍᑎᒋᕙᒃᓱᑎᒍ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᓯᒪᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᖏᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᓇᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᖅᐸᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᕙᒋᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑭᐳᒍᑎᖃᖅᐸᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᕋ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᕋ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕝᕕᖃᖅᐸᒃᑲᒪ ᓲᕐᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᒻᒥᒻᒪᑕ. ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᕙᒃᑕᕗᑦ ᓇᐃᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᕋᒃᑭᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᑐᖃᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᐸᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ -—ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓐᓂᕐᓂ, ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᐸᒃᓱᑕ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᕋᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᑕ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᓯᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ

ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᕗᖓ ᓂᑉᑕᓂᐅᔪᑉ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒫᓃᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ. ᑕᐃᕙᒃᑕᕗᑦ "ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᔨᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ". ᑐᖖᒐᕝᕕᓪᓚᕆᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑑᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᕙᒃᑲᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᓱᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐃᓱᓕᓯᒪᓕᕌᖓᑦ, ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᕙᑎᑲᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ (20) ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᓈᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ, "ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐅᕖᑦ?" ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᕈᑎᒋᕙᕋ ᐋᒃᑳᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᖖᒍᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᖖᒋᓚᖓ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ ᓴᕆᒪᒋᕙᕋ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑲᒃᑭᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ, ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑲᒪ ᓄᑲᖅᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᖖᒍᖅᐸᓐᓂᖏᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᕙᕋ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑲᒪ ᐱᖃᑎᐊᓗᑐᖃᕆᔭᒃᑲ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᒥᓐᓂ. ᐅᐱᒋᕙᒃᑲ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒃᑯᒥᒋᕙᒃᑲ ᐊᑐᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᖓᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓯᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕᑦᑕᑕᐅᖅ ᓇᐅᑦᓯᖅᑐᕈᑎᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦᓯᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ "ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᑐᖑᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑦ" ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᒃᑲ ᓇᐅᑦᓯᖅᑐᕈᑎᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑏ ᐊᒥᖅᑲᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑕ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄᓕ ᓄᑖᑎᒍᑦ ᓱᓇᓄᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ!

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ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓄᑦ, ᓄᑲᖅᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2CRPGᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᕖᔅᐳᒃᑎᒍᑦ (Facebook) ᐅᕙᓂ @2GPRC.2CRPG. *ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ 1947-ᒥ ᑐᖖᒐᕝᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ. ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᖅ ᐄᑎᐊᓐ ᐅᐃᓕᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᕗᖅ 2-ᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᔭᐅᓂᖅ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᖅᒥ. ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂᑦ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ: ᔫᓯᐱ ᑯᓗᓚ, ᐋᑕᒥ ᒥᓵᑦ, ᐄᑎᐊᓐ "ᐃᔨᑦᓯᐊᖅ" ᐅᐃᓕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐹᐱ ᐳᑐᓕ, 2005.

Training in Quaqtaq. L to R: Jusipi Kulula, Adamie Michaud, Étienne “Eyitsiaq” Ouellet and Bobby Putuli, 2005. © 2 CRPG archives (3)

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Rangers can see beyond the horizon, on land or on water. We call them “the eyes and ears of the North”.

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Are you a Ranger?

Connecting and learning with Inuit

By Warrant Officer Étienne Ouellet Through my 19 years travelling the North, I have been stopped often at airports. It is hard to pass unnoticed with my “Army Green” clothing, although sometimes I feel I blend in perfectly with Nunavummiut camouflage clothing! “Are you a Ranger?” is the question I am asked the most. I then go on to explain I am part of a bigger organization called the 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, or 2 CRPG, a Reserve unit of the Canadian Armed Forces serving the North since 1997*. We mentor and look after the Canadian Rangers and Junior Canadian Ranger Programs for the Quebec area, including Nunavik. My questioner names multiple relatives who are, or were, Rangers.

I know most of them, but not all. The connection is made, we both smile, knowing there are stories and tales to share, at least enough while waiting for our next flight! ᓄᑲᖅᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, 2019.

Junior Rangers during an annual summer camp, 2019. © 2 CRPG archives ABOVE&BEYOND JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022

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y first experience of the North was in 2002, training

and decided to place my “invincible instructor pride” aside and

with the Kangiqsujuaq Rangers Patrol. This is where I

ask for help to fight the agonizing cold (even with my paaluuk).

got my nickname Eyitsiaq, given to me by the Rangers.

Many Rangers helped me, no shame there, and we concluded

Although I now wear glasses, it means “good eye” in Inuktitut.

No matter how good my eyesight is, I can assure you it is not

I always feel welcome and at home everywhere I travel in Nunavik.

acclimatized to the tundra. It seems the Rangers and Junior

Each time feels like I am part of a large family with people always

Rangers can see beyond the horizon. On land or on water, they

willing to help. While on training with Rangers or Junior Rangers

can spot things that take me minutes to see! No wonder we

we exchange many topics such as navigation, finding country

call them “the eyes and ears of the North”. I quickly came to two

food, building shelter, practicing search and rescue procedures,

conclusions during that trip. First, cold for Nunavummiut is

and so on. I emphasize the word exchange, as I learn from them

almost unbearable for me. Second, I needed to get myself a pair

as much as they learn from me. I think I can summarize our

of Inuit sealskin mittens (paaluuk), and fast! Working bare-handed on my snowmobile, like I’ve seen mechanics do, without the possibility to warm up properly afterward, was unthinkable.

I still wear those paaluuk today, almost 20 years later.

Years after that first trip, I remember travelling with the Inukjuak Patrol and we crossed paths with the Akulivik and Puvirnituq Rangers 80 km north of Akulivik. Since those patrols were created in the early years of the formation, we didn’t have military snowmobiles up there, so I was assigned to an aging, yet mostly complete, Yamaha Bravo for this journey (accessories were clearly optional on this machine!). It was during that particular task that I first felt the magnitude of the land and its potential hardships as the weather turned on us on our return.

But no worries for the team; morale remained high and I always felt safe having our scouts guiding us, even through the blizzard.

It is in these situations you learn tricks you can apply to anything in life. Always be prepared for the worst, like having snacks or taquat ready on hand. Most importantly, don’t wait to be down on one knee to seek help. On that trip I met my personal limit ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᔭᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ.

Aerial view of a Ranger patrol on the land. © 2 CRPG archives

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our trip safely and with that big Nunavummiut smile on our faces.

activities by trying to make the best of the old and the new — the traditions and the technology, the military way and the community way. This unique relationship has been the backbone of our success. This has enabled us to conduct our difficult mandate and to thrive no matter the elements and, in the end, save lives.

Almost two decades later, to the recurring question, “Are you a Ranger?” my answer is no and I will probably never be one.

However, I do take pride in working with them, see Junior Rangers become Rangers and am happy to hear when old friends I have travelled with in the North are appointed to an important leadership position within the community. I am honoured and feel privileged to have the chance to experience first-hand Inuit culture, learn and hopefully transmit some knowledge to them. So keep an eye out for me or one of my "Army Green" colleagues and let’s share stories of our many adventures in the North. Maybe it A B O V E + B E Y O N D

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Warrant Officer Étienne Ouellet is an Instructor with the 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group.

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Bringing culturally, relevant programs to youth As one of 2021’s Arctic Inspiration Prize laureates, the Iqaluit Music Society began their new Arctic Inspiration Prize project ‘Imaa – Like This’ daily after school music program for children in the Inuktitut stream at Nakasuk School on September 20, 2021. Every day, the library and hallway space of Nakasuk School is filled with sounds of traditional and contemporary Inuit music. Young participants and staff have fun singing songs, drum dancing, throat singing, and making crafts together.

On Fridays, the Imaa team meets to plan the next week’s program, learn from mentors, and create culturally relevant music education

Molly Ell developed a teaching poster to demonstrate to her students when to jump in for the second part of a throat song. © Connie Kwon

A student practices her ukulele skills during a music camp. © Connie Kwon

resources for teaching music to young children. The plan is to share the resources developed with elementary schools and music groups across Nunavut.

For more information on the Iqaluit Music Society, contact Darlene Nuqingaq at (867) 222-0220.

Left: A Drum Dance Class at Nanook School. © Darlene Nuqingaq Nai teaches accordion to young students during the 26th annual summer music camp. © Darlene Nuqingaq

A music camp fiddle class taught by Debbie Miles and Aura Kwon, (back row, L to R). Front row, L to R: Alma, Brenna, Allyson, Alec, and Anwen. © Connie Kwon

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Appeal court upholds Nunavik Inuit Treaty rights Nunavik Inuit achieved an important victory

Board (NMRWB) — the co-management

September 21, 2021, when the Federal Court of

board created under the treaty — to establish

and Minister both breached the honour of

Appeal declared that Canada failed to interpret

the annual total allowable take (TAT) and the

the Crown in failing to notify the NMRWB of

and implement the wildlife management

non-quota limitations (NQLs) for the polar bear

their concerns regarding the Inuit Knowledge

decision-making process under the Nunavik

subpopulations. The NMRWB spent several

study and the Minister breached the honour of

Inuit Land Claims Agreement (NILCA) in

years gathering extensive scientific data and

the Crown when she varied the NQLs without

conjunction with the honour of the Crown.

Inuit Knowledge to inform its decision. The

having raised any concerns about them after

This judgment is the first decision of its kind

Minister varied the Board’s decision with

the NMRWB submitted its initial decision.

issued under the NILCA. Ensuring that

respect to both the TAT and the NQLs.

Canada respects the process is critical to protecting Nunavik Inuit treaty rights.

In 2012, the then Minister of Environment

The Minister’s variance of the decision raised serious concerns, prompting Makivik

The Court agreed the Deputy Minister

Makivik will remain vigilant in its protection and promotion of Inuit Knowledge in all such decision-making processes.

to file for judicial review.

asked the Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Co-management regimes established under the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement ensure Indigenous Knowledge is informing the wildlife management decision-making process at every stage. © USO / istock.com

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The songs on this album were recorded in Kinngait, Nunavut, by local unilingual Elders Masuriaq Qavianaqtuliaq, Novalinga Kinguatsiak, and Ujjualuk Etidloie. © Hitmakerz

Project preserves oral traditions Inngiusituqait means “traditional songs” in the Inuit language. The Inngiusituqait project was created to ensure these songs — preserved for centuries through oral traditions — were recorded by their original speakers before becoming lost in time. The songs on this album were recorded in Kinngait, Nunavut, by local unilingual Elders Masuriaq Qavianaqtuliaq, Novalinga Kinguatsiak, and Ujjualuk Etidloie.

The project was conceptualized and facilitated by Annie Petaulassie. All four Elders ᔫᓯᐱ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᑦ (ᑕᓕᖅᐱᒃ) ᕿᖑᒻᒥᒐᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᐊᙱᒃᑐᒃᓴᔭᒧᑦ ᕿᖑᑎ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓛᓴᓘᓯ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᓄᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ ᕿᖑᒻᒥᒐᖅᖢᓂ. ᑕᓯᐅᔭᖅ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓈᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ 1954. N-1979-051-0703: ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑎᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ Josepi Idlout (right) peers out of his old-fashioned brass telescope while Lazarus Kalluk looks out of a newer Bausch and Lomb model. Eclipse Sound, north coast of Curry Island. Winter 1954. N-1979-051-0703: Nunavut Archives Program, Department of Culture and Heritage, Government of Nunavut

were born on the land and remember what life was like before the arrival of Qallunaat (“white people”).

A residential school survivor and former teacher, Annie envisioned the project as educational material, easily accessible for anyone wanting to understand traditional Inuit life or learn Inuktitut. Some of the lyrics could

Josepi Idlout (taliqpiani) qiniqtuq utuqqan’naguyumik atuqhuni qin’nguunmik Lazarus Kalluk qiniqtilluni nutaatqiamik qin’ngunmik atia Bausch Lomb piutaaniq. Eclipse Sound, tunungani hinaani Curry Island. Ukiumi 1954. N-1979-051-0703: Nunavut In’ngilraangnitanik Pivinga, Pitquhiliqiyitkut – Nunavut Kavamanga

not be directly translated since comparative

Josepi Idlout (droite) regarde à travers son vieux téléscope en cuivre tandis que Lazarus Kalluk utilise un modèle plus récent de Bausch + Lomb. Détroit d’Éclipse, côte septentrionale de Curry Island. Hiver 1954.

N-1979-051-0703 : Archives Nunavut. ministère de la Culture et du Patrimoine, gouvernement du Nunavut

was filmed and directed by Aïda Maigre-Touchet.

words do not exist in other languages.

The project was produced by Hitmakerz, an Iqaluit-based record label and social enterprise. It Financial support for the project was provided by the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Culture and Heritage.

Watch the videos on YouTube & Facebook Download the songs on Disco Stream the songs on all streaming platforms Download the lyrics at www.inuitsongs.com Buy the CD on the Hitmakerz Online Shop

NUArchives@gov.nu.ca

Follow Inngiusituqait on Instagram & TikTok To learn more, please go to www.inuitsongs.com.

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ICC seeks partnerships for marine governance At the 34th Extraordinary Meeting of the

The ICC delegation at COP26 also led

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

workshops on Marine Governance; Youth and

Council in November, the Inuit Circumpolar

Infrastructure; and Inuit knowledge on climate

Council (ICC) became the first Indigenous

change; resiliency, adaptation and mitigation.

Organization to receive IMO Provisional

An “Inuit Night” was held on November 5

Consultative Status.

and International Inuit Day on November 7

“This is a significant accomplishment for

included a full day of commemorative events,

the ICC, especially given our relationship with

including the screening of documentary films

and reliance upon the coastal seas and Arctic

“Last Ice” and “Happening to Us,” as well as

Ocean by Inuit communities throughout Inuit

cultural performances.

Nunaat. Our marine environment is affected

ICC leaders and members of the ICC

by the decisions, guidelines, and policies set

delegation also participated in the Local

by the IMO. This status is crucial for us. It will

Communities and Indigenous Peoples

be used by the ICC to represent ourselves, to

Platform (LCIPP) Facilitative Working Group,

advance our status, rights and role,” states

Canadian Embassy, Clean Energy Alliance,

Dalee Sambo Dorough, ICC Chair.

WWF, and the Arctic Council’s Conservation

With almost 90 per cent of traded goods

of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group.

shipped by sea, Inuit must have a seat at this international table where issues that impact the Arctic, its coastal seas, and where multiple ocean governance concerns are discussed.

Critical Actions include recognizing the oceans and cryosphere as critical ecosystems that must be protected through partnership with Inuit. © Leamus / istock.com

Provisional status means ICC will provide a report to the IMO after two years to illustrate their contributions to the IMO from Inuit across the four membership countries.

To further ICC’s commitment to protecting the Arctic marine environment, Lisa Koperqualuk, vice-president of ICC, spoke at the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP26) Climate Change Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland, also in November, calling for a ban on the use of black carbon, an issue that particularly affects the Canadian Arctic.

The ICC delegation called on Global Leaders to take Three Critical Actions: • Make unprecedented and massive efforts to cap global temperature rise.

• Value Indigenous Knowledge and leadership in climate action and support Indigenous participation in climate governance.

• Recognize the oceans and cryosphere as critical ecosystems that must be protected through partnership with Inuit.

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Mask dance artist recognized with award

Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory.

Illustration by Robert Carl’sson

Iqaluit-based Inuk artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory has been awarded the 2021 Sobey Art Award for emerging artists. She received the $100,000 prize at a ceremony at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, on November 6, 2021.

Williamson Bathory is a multi-disciplinary artist, well-known for her practice of Greenlandic mask dance, or uaajeerneq. She is a founding member and artistic director of Nunavut’s Qaggiavuut! Society.

Three other circumpolar artists were also long-listed for the award: Montreal-based Inuk artist Glenn Gear, Inuvialuk artist Maureen Gruben and Alaskan artist Tanya Lukin Linklater.

The Sobey award, which celebrated its 20th year in 2021, is designed “to stimulate interest, discussion and debate regarding contemporary Canadian art.”

Williamson Bathory, along with the other four winning shortlisted artists, are featured in an exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada until February 20, 2022.

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Inuit artist’s legacy commemorated The official opening of Annie Pootoogook Park in Ottawa, Ontario, took place November 7, International Inuit Day. Born in Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Annie Pootoogook was a well-loved Inuit artist whose ink and crayon drawings pushed the boundaries of what Canada and the world expected from “Inuit” art. Her artistry reflected her experiences as a female artist living and working in contemporary Canada, capturing the Inuit way of life, both traditional and modern.

Drumming performances by Sheena Akoomalik and a traditional performance from Tununiq-miut Theatre from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, was part of the ceremony as well as a throat-singing performance by Annie Aningmiuq and Kendra Tagoona. Isaruit Inuit Arts provided a tent where attendees could learn about Inuit cultural traditions and practices and included a feast with a variety of northern country foods.

“Annie left behind a legacy of Inuit art, promoting her Inuit heritage, showing our people who they are, the good and the bad,”

Cutting Ice by Nancy Campbell, a book celebrating Annie Pootoogook’s art. © Goose Lane Editions

says Her Excellency, the Right Honourable

expanded 15,000 square foot centre in

Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada,

downtown Ottawa. In addition to programs in

artists-in-residence, the Nordic Lab will be

who attended the event. “She showed

Ottawa, the Nordic Lab will forge collaborations

home to SAW’s educational programs, which

Canadians how we express our joy and our

and promote exchange between Indigenous

will be geared toward Indigenous youth.

pain, our struggles and our resilience. And

and non-Indigenous communities in the

The facilities will include digital workstations,

how Inuit, like all Canadians, desire and

North and the South along with partners in

screen-printing facilities and a large-format

deserve the same basic standards in life:

Scandinavia and other circumpolar nations.

photography printer.

In addition to providing a space for

respect, understanding, friendship, love and the opportunity to grow and thrive in a healthy and safe environment.”

“Annie’s contribution toward Canadian art was immense,” says SAW Gallery’s Nordic Lab Director Taqralik Partridge.

The Gallery’s new Annie Pootoogook Studio and workshop opened in November 2021 as well. The Nordic Lab is an initiative of SAW in partnership with the Canada Council for the Arts. A research and production space for artists from circumpolar nations, the Nordic Lab will be an integral part of SAW’s newly

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© Frank Reardon

Aviation partners team up in state of emergency Canadian North’s cargo team members

emergency in Iqaluit to ship water up North

water to the capital of Nunavut using wide

worked extra long hours at the end of

from Ottawa. Twenty-seven extra cargo flights

body freighters such as 767s, A330s, and 787s,

October, November and into December 2021

were added to deliver more than two million

besides the usual core flights and freighters.

to assist partner Cargojet during the state of

pounds (over 907,000 kilograms) of bottled

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NWT URM technology could extend life of mine With the future of conventional mining at the Ekati mine nearing completion, new president and CEO of the Arctic Canadian Diamond Company that owns the mine says the life of the mine could be extended through new technologies. Starting with the Lynx pit in 2023, the company plans to test underwater remote mining (URM) technology, which could extend the mine by decades.

The URM machine operates on four suspended tracks, with a rotating drum in the centre with a blade to cut through kimberlite and includes an auxiliary cutter on the side.

A hydrophilic pump sends the cuttings up to the surface to a dewatering plant.

The Company plans to continue conventional mining at the Sable pit until 2024, then over two years flood the pit and send in the URM crawler to scoop out the remaining kimberlite in 2026.

New road to aid transport of mine assets Fortune Minerals plans to construct a 50-kilometre spur road from Whatì to their NICO Cobalt-Gold-Bismuth-Copper mine site.

Once built, metal concentrates can be trucked to the railway at Enterprise or Hay River for delivery to Fortune’s planned refinery in southern Canada.

The NICO Project, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Whatì, is one of the most advanced cobalt development assets outside of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to meet the growing demand in lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles, portable electronics and stationary storage cells.

Evaluating new kimberlite targets underway Arctic Star Exploration Corp. has received preliminary results from Phase 1 of its Airborne Geophysical survey on the Diagras Joint Venture project, located 30 kilometres northeast of the Diavik diamond mine. Phase 1 coverage includes the areas hosting the Sequoia kimberlite complex as well as the new diamondiferous Birch kimberlite discovery.

Preliminary data has revealed several drill targets of high interest that have geophysical signatures consistent with known kimberlites on the property. Phase 1 has also provided high-definition data coverage over an additional 11 previously discovered kimberlites and surrounding areas.

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Underwater surface miner (crawler) attached to a floating platform and operated remotely. Kimberlite ore is pumped to the surface from the centrally located cutting drum. © Arctic Canadian Diamond Company Ltd.

with ground geophysical crews checking the targets from Phase 1.

This will be followed by drill testing in April and May for additional new kimberlite discoveries.

Renewable energy mine works towards production Zinc battery technology is a less expensive option than lithium batteries to store renewable energy like wind or solar. NorZinc Ltd., which owns the Prairie Creek Project in Nahanni Park, is working on this advancedstage zinc, lead and silver mine to produce such critical minerals.

The construction of a 180-kilometre access road would help move the project toward production in 2024. The company expects it would employ about 600 workers on-site during the construction phase and about 300 to 350 people once the mine is operational.

NUNAVIK Results from drill program show promise Commerce Resources Corp. has announced sample assay results for the first three drill holes from Saville Resources Inc.’s 2021 diamond drill program at the Niobium Claim Group Property, located in northern Quebec.

The 2021 drill program has returned the best niobium intercept to date from the Mallard Prospect. In addition to the high grades of niobium, drill intercepts continue to return coincident and significant tantalum and phosphate mineralization.

Saville Resources is in the process of updating the geological model at Mallard, which will guide targeting for the next phase of drilling, planned for 2022.

Core sample assays for the four drill holes completed at the Miranna Prospect, immediately following the drilling at Mallard,

marks the first drill testing to date at that prospect. The drilling at Miranna has also demonstrated the potential for >1 per cent Nb2O5 mineralization at depth.

The high-grade mineralization encountered in the 2021 Miranna and Mallard drill holes is present within 110 m of surface and is locally known to reach surface. Coupled with the presence of numerous high-grade, glacially dispersed boulders, suggests that open-pit extraction methods may be potentially applicable in a development scenario.

YUKON Drill program targets prove successful White Gold Corp has an updated mineral resource estimate for the VG deposit on its QV project which is located approximately 85 km south of Dawson City and 11 km north of the Company’s flagship Golden Saddle and Arc deposits, which contain a combined mineral resource of 1,139,900 ounces Indicated at 2.28 g/t Au and 402,100 ounces Inferred at 1.39 g/t Au. White Gold Corp. is also pleased to report assay results for its recently completed diamond drilling program on the Ryan’s Surprise target and northernmost part of the Ulli’s Ridge target, located 11 km south of the VG deposit.

The goal of these drill programs was to identify new zones of gold mineralization with the potential to increase the project’s overall gold resource base. All holes intersected gold mineralization with significant mineralization.

These results continue to demonstrate the expansiveness of gold mineralization in the White Gold district and the potential for continuing to increase the Company’s already significant defined resource base. The continued exploration success increases optimism for the prospectively of the Company’s district scale land package.

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ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᒐᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᒃᑕᖃᖅᑐᓂ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᑕᐅᕙᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᒫᒃ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᓄᕙᒃᔪᐊᕐᓇᖃᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᔾᔨᕙᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ 2021 ᐅᑭᐅᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓇᖅ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔭᓗᓇᐃ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. ᖃᕐᓗᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒡᒍᑎ 25-ᒥᑦ 28-ᒧᑦ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ

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ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᓕᕈᑎᐅᓚᐅᕆᕐᓗᑎᒃ," ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᓖᓰ ᐸᐹᑦᓯ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᐅᔪᖅ

ᑲᑕᓐᓂᓕᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐊᓂ. ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᔾᔨᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ

ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᓂ. "ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ

10-ᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᓯᔨᖃᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ (4) ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ; ᑭᒻᒥᕈᕐᒥ

ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᕐᓂᕐᓂᑦ, ᑳᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᓂᑦ, ᐃᒻᒥᓃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᖖᒋᓐᓂᕐᓂᑦ,

ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᔾᔨᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 12-ᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᓯᔨᖃᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ (5) ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓇᓱᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒪᕆᖕᓂ

ᓯᐊᓂᓗ, 2020-ᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᒡᒍᑎ 4-ᒥᑦ 7-ᒧᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ

"ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᓐᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔨᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ

ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓘᑉ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑎᖏᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕙᓐᓂᖏᑕ ᖃᔅᓯᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓪᓕᖏᑦ ᐊᖑᓴᓪᓘᓂᖏᑕ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓪᓘᓂᖏᑕ.

Elders taught youth about the different parts of the fish and their uses, how to identify age and which is male or female. © Nunavut Parks and Special Places

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ᐊᑐᓕᖅᓯᒪᔫᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔭᐅᕙᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᒻᒪᑕ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ." "ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔨᓯᒪᕝᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᕙᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᒥᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᕈᑎᐅᕙᒻᒪᑕ ᑐᖖᒐᕝᕕᒃᓴᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᕆᒪᒍᓱᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᑭᖖᒑᖅᓯᒪᔫᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᒥᓐᓂ

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ, ᐊᑲᕙᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᓪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕈᓘᔭᖅᐸᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᔾᔮᖅᑎᑕᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᒍᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᒡᓚᒪᔭᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔭᐅᓯᒪᕕᖕᒦᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᓂᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᕋᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᓯᓗᐊᕈᖕᓃᖅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓴᖅᑮᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᓪᓕᐅᓯᕆᔭᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒻᒥᒃ. "ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅᑕᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᕈᒪᒋᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ

ᐱᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᑳᓚᐃ ᐊᐃᐱᕆ, ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ

ᐅᓐᓄᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᒦᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᑦᓯᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ.

ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ.

"ᐅᓐᓄᒍᒥᓵᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᑉ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖏᓂᒃ.

ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑕᓐᓂᓕᒃ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ 15 ᒥᓂᑦᓯᒥᒃ

"ᑕᒪᕐᒥᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖖᒐᖃᑎᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓᓗ

ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒨᐳᕐ ᑲᑕᓐᓂᓕᐊᓄᑦ (ᑲᑕᓐᓂᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ

ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᖅᓱᑎᒃ, ᓂᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᓯᕆᔭᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ

ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᑦ 'ᑲᑕᓐᓂᓕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ'), ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᑎᑭᒃᑲᒥᒃ ᐱᓱᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᖃᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ

ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐆᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓗᐊᖅᑑᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ

ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᒥᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓱᒡᕕᒋᕙᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓪᓗᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᓕᖅᑐᐃᕙᓕᐊᕙᓐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂ

ᐃᒃᐱᓐᓂᐊᒍᑎᖃᓗᐊᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᕿᐊᔾᔪᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᖃᕐᓂᖓ

ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓂᕙᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒥ.

ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᕈᑎᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓕᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

"ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒡᒐᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ. ᓯᓚᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖃᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ

ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦᑕ ᐆᒪᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂ." ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ

ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᓚᐅᖅᓱᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᒋᐊᖅᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓄᑦ,

ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑦ, ᐸᐹᑦᓯ ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᔾᔨᓯᒪᕙᓐᓂᐅᑉ

ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ," ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐸᐹᑦᓯ.

ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑑᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᓇᑉᐸᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑑᓪᓗᓂ, 2020 ᐅᑭᐅᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔨᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ 100 ᐳᕐᓴᓐᑎᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ. "ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐸᐹᑦᓯ.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕕᐊᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔫᓕᖅᐳᑦ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔭᐅᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᒻᒥᔪᑦ. "ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᒐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᖃᑎᒋᔭᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒻᒪᖔᑕ,

"ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᑦ

ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑰᒐᒥᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᖃᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᒻᒪᑕ. ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ,

ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅ

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᔭᖖᒋᑦᓱᓂ,"

ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ

ᐸᐹᑦᓯ ᐅᖃᖅᑲᓐᓂᖅᓱᓂ.

ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᓯᕗᕐᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᕿᓂᕐᒧᑦ

"ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᖁᑏᑦ ᓱᓇᖁᑎᒃᓴᐃᓪᓗ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᖖᒋᒻᒪᑕ," ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᓃᕕ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔾᔪᓯᖃᖅᐸᖖᒋᑦᓱᑎᒃ

ᐊᓂᖕᒥᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ

ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᒐᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ."

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ. "ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐸᐅᕗᓪᓕ ᐃᓄᖏᑦ, ᓄᓇᐃᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᖖᒍᐊᑦ;

ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᒻᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᒥᒃ 1990-ᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔨᓯᒪᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᖁᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕖᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓐᓂ. “(ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦᒥ) ᐅᒥᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖁᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᐃᒃᐱᓐᓂᐊᒍᑏᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ, ᖁᖓᓯᒪᓃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓚᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ." ᑕᕝᕙᖓ ᑎᑭᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖏᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑐᖃᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᓯᔨᒪᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓂ 2022. "ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓐᓂ ᐊᔪᖖᒋᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᓂᒎᑎᓯᒪᕙᓕ-

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᓱᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕆᔭᖅᑐᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᓱᑎᒍ

ᕈᑎᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ,

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᕝᕕᒋᕙᒻᒥᔭᕗᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ. "ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ-

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᒍᑎᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᖃᑦᑕᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ," ᐸᐹᑦᓯ ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ.

ᑕᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ." ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕙᓪᓕᐊᓲᖑᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᓱᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᑦ. ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦᒥ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᖅ

ᐃᓱᒪᖃᓕᖅᓯᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᕈᒪᒋᐊᕐᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ, ᐅᖄᓚᕝᕕᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᕐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᒃᐱᕆᑦᓯᐊᖅᑕᕐᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑎᑦ - ᐃᓚᒋᔭᕐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒧᑦ, ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖖᒋᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ

ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒍ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᒡᕕᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᐸᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᑦᑎᑕᐅᑎᓕᖅᑐᐃᕙᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᐅᖄᓚᕝᕕᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᒪᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓗᑎᑦ,

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖅ ᓵᓐᑎ ᐊᑲᕙᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ

ᐊᑭᖃᖖᒋᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ (800) 265-3333.

ᐃᓚᖏᓂᑦ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓐᓂ. ᓄᓇᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᓕᕈᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᑦᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓂᑦ

ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕆᔭᕐᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᓕᖅᓯᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᖅᐱᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓇᓱ-

ᐅᕕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖏᓚᓗᐊᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓂᑦ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ

ᐊᕐᓂᖓᒍ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᐅᕐᓇᖅᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐅᖄᓚᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᕐᓂ

ᐃᒃᑯᑎᑦ (ᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕿᖏᓂᑦ) ᐳᔪᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᐃᕝᕕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ

ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ (ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ) ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 911-ᒧᑦ (ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᑦᓯᓐᓂ).

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᐊᖅᓱᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᒃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᒋᔭ-

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖏᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑐᖃᐃᑦ

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Science camps Promote community support In some Nunavut communities where there is a territorial park, youth science camps are an annual event. Due to the pandemic, the camps were cancelled in 2021 once the virus had spread to the travel hubs of Iqaluit and Yellowknife, NWT.

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owever, the 2020 camps took place August 4 to 7 in Kugluktuk’s Kugluk Territorial Park and August 25 to 28 in Kimmirut’s Katannilik Territorial Park. The Kugluktuk

Significantly, 2020 was the first year the Kimmirut camp was run 100 per cent in Inuktitut.

“We changed the content to have more Inuit cultural

camp had 10 youth mentored by four elders; the Kimmirut

programming,” says Papatsie. “We had the traditional plant uses,

camp had 12 youth mentored by five elders.

traditional rock uses, oral history of the park, seasonal cycle,

“It’s a life skills camp, but also life-changing,” says Leesee

so all the programming was transmitted in Inuktitut, whereas

Papatsie, Manager of Heritage Appreciation. “A lot of youth are

other years we might have done fish sampling where some of

dealing with overcrowding, hunger, suicide, homelessness, and

the equipment couldn’t be named or described in Inuktitut.”

mental well-being, and much more. The camp helps promote support from within the community.”

“This type of youth camp that is focused on the traditional

Since their start in the 1990s, the camps have helped spur infrastructure development at the parks. “(In Kimmirut) we have a boathouse we use as a cooking

knowledge of Inuit provides a solid foundation for youth to gain

shelter and some youth sleep in it, and it’s a place we eat and

pride of who they are and where they come from while instilling

do some of the programs there,” she says. “We have another

knowledge they can carry forward with them for a lifetime,”

shelter that’s dedicated to supporting the youth camp.”

says Kaalai Ipeelie, Regional Heritage Coordinator.

To get to Katannilik, the group took a 15-min boat ride to the park’s Soper Falls (Katannilik is Inuktitut for ‘place of waterfalls’),

The youth learned the history of the parks, how to navigate and read the weather using Inuit knowledge.

In Kimmirut, activities include learning how to make

then hiked over hills to a traditional trail Inuit used to set fox

traditional bedding, and learning to set fish nets with elder

traps in the winter and to berry pick in the summer.

Sandy Akavak, which was popular among some of the boys

“Youth were engaged with hands-on learning. We had an outdoor classroom and that provided us with unlimited

without fathers in their lives.

The camp brought hope for two campers suffering from eczema,

opportunities to connect the youth to all their surroundings,

as elders rubbed puff ball mushrooms on their skin to demonstrate

especially with the best teacher, the elders,” says Papatsie.

how they were used as a traditional remedy for the ailment.

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᒪᔪᕋᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑕᐅᑎᓕᖅᑐᐃᕙᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑕᖕᓂᓕᖕᓂ.

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“Youth were engaged with hands-on learning. We had an outdoor classroom and that provided us with unlimited opportunities to connect the youth to all their surroundings, especially with the best teacher, the elders,” says Papatsie.

“All the elders gathered with the youth and talked about this, as hard as it was. Elders talked about the importance of life. Everyone became emotional and had a good cry. This situation brought conversation and appreciation for life and how hard our people fight to survive.”

Passing on the elders’ knowledge to the next generation is essential, Papatsie says, and it gives the camps continued relevance. Half of the elders have been with the program since the beginning.

Youth leaders from the park communities are also important to the camp’s success.

“They’re young and they know exactly what the youth are going through, and they know the youth themselves.

An elder might know the youth, but not as much as the youth ambassadors,” Papatsie continues.

“The most beautiful things in life are not things,” youth ambassador Neevee Aningmiuq reflects in comments on social media after the camp. “They’re people, places, memories, pictures; they’re feelings, moments, smiles, and laughter.”

To that end, Nunavut Parks and Special Places staff hope the camps will get young people out on the land again in summer 2022.

“We gave youth more life skills to deal with suicide, to speak more Inuktitut, and to ask elders for help when they ᐋᓚᓯ ᔫᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐊᖑᕙᒋᐊᖏᑕ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐋᓪᓕᐊᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Aalasi Joamie teaches the youth what type of plants to pick to make a traditional camping mattress for all seasons.

need it,” Papatsie says.

If you are thinking of suicide, or if you see that someone you know might be at risk of suicide, call or visit your local health centre.

Fun was a factor, too, with Akavak entertaining the youth and

You can also talk to someone you trust – a family member,

elders with his stories, and playing his accordion while the elders

teacher, Elder or wellness counselor, or call the Kamatsiaqtut

danced, laughed and shared stories.

Help Line for support, toll free at (800) 265-3333.

As the group grew closer, one youth found the courage to make a hard confession.

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“There was a boy with suicidal thoughts during our last night in the camp,” says Ipeelie. “After supper we were made aware of

detachment or 911 (where available).

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"ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒡᒐᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ. ᓯᓚᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖃᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᓚᐅᖅᓱᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᒋᐊᖅᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ," ᐅᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐸᐹᑦᓯ. ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᓯᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᑲᑎᖖᒐᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᖕᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᐊᓪᓚᒃᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

The elders, camp cook and bear monitor gather on the last night to share stories, entertainment and bonfire food. © Nunavut Parks and Special Places (2)

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L to R, Back: Eileen Okhina, Karla Egotik, Annie Kamingoak, Michelle Komak, Tasha Tologanak, Zuleika Maniyogina, Ann Wingnek, and Tammy Omilgoitok.

Front: Helen Blewett and Amber Avalak.

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Drum dance & Mother Hubbard Atikaluit Supporting Inuinnaqtun language, literacy skills and selfesteem Submitted by PI/KHS In 2021, when COVID-19 restrictions allowed, the Elders-in-Residence of Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/ Kitikmeot Heritage Society (PI/KHS), came together through several workshops to teach community members to make their own atikaluit (dress covers and parka covers).

Participants learned how to make two unique styles of this clothing — the drum dance atikaluk, and the Mother Hubbard atikaluk — in addition to learning the history and traditions of parka making, related Inuinnaqtun terminology, and how to make the Delta Braid trim used to decorate the Mother Hubbards.

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nterest in these workshops have grown, in part, due to interest in Patterns of Change (www.patternsofchange.ca), one of the cultural centre’s more popular exhibits.

PI/KHS began the Patterns of Change project to both

document and teach about Inuinnait culture. The program was developed to build more knowledge about local lnuinnait by bringing together cultural practices, Elder and youth interaction, and community involvement. As part of the program, PI/KHS developed a new museum exhibit that uses Inuinnait parkas to reflect on various social and cultural changes that have impacted Inuinnait over the last 150 years. PI/KHS worked with Elders and seamstresses in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, to recreate five Inuinnait parkas and accompanying outfits representing 30-year increments in Inuinnait history.

The creation of these parkas was heavily researched, and sewn Annie Atighioyak prepares a 1930 era outfit with a hand crank sewing machine. © PI/KHS (2)

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“It’s so nice to see young women taking part in the parka making. What makes me very proud and happy is to see their parkas completed right from the start.” — Ann Wingnek, Elder Instructor using materials, processes, and styles from the historical era

in formal education and the wage economy following program

they represent. This collection of five parkas was installed as a

participation are all outcomes that have been documented.

new exhibit at the May Hakongak Cultural Centre in Cambridge Bay in January 2019. The Patterns of Change exhibit also offers community members a sewing pattern library that encourages the public to trace, borrow and exchange historical sewing patterns.

The impact of these sewing programs has extended well beyond the transfer of traditional skills. The programs also support the development of Inuinnaqtun language, literacy skills, and self-esteem amongst participants.

While learning traditional skills is in itself an incredibly important outcome of these projects, the unintentional outcomes are equally as important. Enhanced self-expression and learning through multiple modes of communication, including non-verbal, oral, and written, Inuinnaqtun language and literacy development, increased confidence and motivation, development of life skills and work habits, and re-engagement

Program participant Tracy Jesso shares her journey with sewing: “This is a milestone for me. As a little girl, I loved to sew with my Mom just like any girl would. But once we started sewing in school, I had one teacher tell me that I didn't know how to sew and that boys had better stitching than me and that broke me because it was one thing that made me feel closer to my mom. So I believed her. From then on, I made myself believe that I didn't know how to sew. My sister would buy me cross stitching packages, I would start and never finish them because those words were drilled in my head. I got older, got into high school, we had opportunities to take sewing classes but I didn't think I would be a good enough fit for it so I took a different class. It wasn't until years later, that I let this woman defeat me in my own head and culture. So I said it's my turn to

Eileen Okhina and Helen Blewett cutting patterns.

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Tracy Jesso shows off her new parka.

Peter Evetalek and Annie Atighioyak installing the exhibit. © PI/KHS (3)

take back what is mine, my confidence in sewing. I finally

into the cultural centre to get advice from the Elders or to sit and

picked up the needle and have made some beautiful

sew or visit with them.

creations along the way for some family and friends.

But the most important aspect of PI/KHS work at the May

This is just a start. I’m not finished here. I have a long

Hakongak Community Library and Cultural Centre is to provide a

road to catch up on.”

safe space where people are always welcome, where the use of

While positive feedback from Elder instructors is immensely important, so too is the positive feedback participants receive from each other. One could see the sense of pride and, in many cases, the change in demeanour of participants who began

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conversation, and laughter.

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to feel accomplished and skillful. Participants also developed strong relationships. This is particularly important in communities where youth and other community members are often marginalized and isolated.

PI/KHS has also enhanced all of its programs through its

Core values of all PI/KHS projects and programs Ilitpallianginnarniq/Ilippallianginnarniq (continuing learning)

Elders-in-Residence. On any given day you will find the

pijuminaqhivallialiqtut/piunnautitaaqpaalliqsimaliqtut

Elders-in-Residence delivering workshops or sewing with

(confidence that comes from learning skills)

individual community members. We also collaborate with other

ilippallianginnarniq (engagement with lifelong learning)

Elders and members of the community who have specific skills

inuuqatigiitsiarniq/nuatqatigiittiarniq (interconnectedness)

they can teach such as tool making, or hunting. Community

inunnguiniq/innguiniq (healing and life skills)

members and past program participants are encouraged to drop

havaqatigingniq/piliriqatigiinniq (working together)

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She Was A Free Spirit earrings.

She Was A Free Spirit To create is to heal

By Erica Donovan I take inspiration from the environment around me, from our brilliant Arctic skies to the vibrant fall hues of the tundra. I have always loved colours, so it brings me great joy to bring beautiful pops of colour into the universe through my beadwork. When I’m creating, I’m also always thinking about how I can honour my Inuvialuit culture in my work, as well as reflecting myself personally. I love the Inuvialuit dance parka trims, for example, so for my jewellery I mix the basic elements of those patterns with my unique colour combinations.

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y journey to launching my own line started in 2017, when I joined a creative card holder course hosted by the Great Northern Arts Festival (GNAF) in Inuvik,

NWT. The moosehide purse we created used the brick stitch technique. The brick stitch technique weaves one bead at a time horizontally to create your chosen design. I knew before taking the program that I could go on to make jewellery, and it didn’t take long for me to realize I had a talent for colour coordinating.

I’ve had an entrepreneurial mind since a young age, thanks to my late grandfather Eddy Gruben who founded E. Gruben’s Transport, so I also knew I needed to “brand” my work. I reflected on what meant most to me to define my brand, which today is known as She Was A Free Spirit. My original logo included my Adding colour to this world, one bead at a time. © Erica Donovan (2)

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She Was A Free Spirit earrings inspired by the Tuktoyaktuk Sky. © Chris Kelly Photography / Earring comparison photos Erica Donovan

as a supplier representing the NWT, and I sold out within minutes of both of my launches on their site.

My line has also given me the opportunity to work with some incredible Indigenous women. Victoria Kakuktinniq of Victoria’s Arctic Fashion invited me to accessorize her show at Paris Fashion Week in 2019. I was also invited to collaborate with Caroline Blechert of Creations for Continuity, who specializes in quill work, for an exclusive collection that has truly one-of-a-kind pieces.

Currently, I am creating for Proudly Indigenous Craft & Design, which has led to accessorizing two Inuit/Inuvialuit influencers with huge followings: Shina Nova (@shinanova) and Marika Sila (@marikasila). Shina Nova has worn her She Was A Free Spirit earrings in a commercial for CF Rideau Centre in Ottawa and on

grandfather’s boat that was named after my mother Tootsie.

The brand name itself represents my love for my mother and my resilience from the impact of intergenerational trauma. To create is to heal, and creating, for me, has had a huge positive impact for my own personal growth and my ability to move forward with love and forgiveness in my heart. It also is an amazing feeling to inspire others like me to know we can thrive in this world regardless of where we have come from or what we have been through.

I feel really lucky to have had such positive successes with my craft in this short period of time, from receiving messages of hope and inspiration from people who are wearing something I have created, to the amazing experiences I’ve had as a result of creating my brand. There are so many fantastic Indigenous-led events and organizations providing support and networks for creators. I attended the first Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) as a vendor, and there I started to make amazing connections in the art and fashion world. We are all like-minded individuals trying to do our part in reconciliation through our love of fashion. I was invited back for the second IFWTO festival and sold out quickly and am now preparing to attend the third fashion show this spring as a vendor in Toronto. In 2021, I was also a Featured Artist two times with Fabrique 1840 of Simons, She Was A Free Spirit Signature Studs. © Eighty One Images

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City News speaking out on Indigenous rights in her Tiktoks, which get millions of views. She was recently photographed wearing them standing beside the world-famous Pharrell Williams.

I love beadwork and I am really committed to my jewellery line but I consider myself a student of life, so I am always excited about learning new things, whether from courses and workshops or from my day-to-day experiences. I am continually participating in the local programming put on by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, and in those workshops I’ve created high top moccasin slippers, and, just recently, a parka. I also just completed the first Circumpolar Fashion Cohort with Entreprenorth— a nine-month program where we were taught intensively how to take our craft and turn it into a business. The program was © Nathalie Joe

mind-blowing as a fashion enthusiast because it was led and mentored by some top names in Indigenous Fashion from all over the world. We were star struck daily as students and were given lessons that will last a lifetime.

I’m also excited about being accepted into the National Fur Design Competition that will be held in Toronto, Ontario, at Ryerson University this spring, 2022. I, along with other Canadian designers, will have a really valuable opportunity to expand our knowledge of working with fur to create modern yet traditional clothing. There are so many different ways to direct creative energy and to share my ideas and values. In 2019 I also used my newfound passion for creation to co-coordinate the Arctic Fashion Show in Inuvik for the GNAF, partnering with Leslie Villeneuve for a show stopping event that still is talked about today.

The four years since I started She Was A Free Spirit have been such an incredible period of growth and learning for me and I am so grateful to all the amazing mentors and collaborators with whom I’ve built relationships. I have been able to really clarify what is important to me in life, what my values and my strengths are, and that gives me a great sense of what I believe I can offer through my creative work. At this point I feel totally inspired to work harder than ever and I am open to whatever experiences the universe has ready for me. I can’t wait to see A B O V E + B E Y O N D

what the next few years bring.

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Erica Donovan wearing her own earrings she made. © Erica Donovan

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SCIENCE Arctic tern eggs, Sleeper Islands, Nunavut. © Kirsten Wilcox

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The Mystery of Arctic Tern Decline Inuit knowledge and ecological science provide complementary insights

By Laura M. Martinez‐Levasseur Inuit from Kuujjuarapik, Nunavik, have observed a decline in Arctic tern numbers nesting on islands in southeastern Hudson Bay, starting in the early 2000s. These observations are consistent with reports from other regions.

But what has caused this decline remains unclear. Our team of Inuit and scientists tries to shed light on this question.

“Takatakiaq, takatakiaq,” that’s the sound Arctic terns make. It’s also their name in Inuktitut. These majestic grey and white plumaged birds, with a black crown to their head, are small but mighty. They make the longest annual migration of any species on Earth. After wintering near Antarctica, they migrate to the Arctic where they breed, an important moment for Inuit who collect their eggs for subsistence.

Decades of Inuit observations Inuit harvesters, who visit Arctic tern colonies every summer, have observed terns over longer periods and with a greater regularity than researchers typically can. Recognizing the value in this, our team of scientists has worked in close collaboration with Inuit providing a great opportunity to better understand what is happening to Arctic terns.

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Nesting Arctic tern, Nunavut. © Mark Mallory

“Arctic terns are extremely difficult to study. They nest in remote places scattered on small islands where many other birds don’t, so it’s hard to generate

the resources to go study them,” explains Grant Gilchrist from Environment and Climate Change Canada, one of the seabird specialists involved in the project.

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SCIENCE Flying Arctic tern, Nunavut. © Mark Mallory

Possible causes of decline

Lucassie Arragutainaq from the Hunters and Trappers Organization of Sanikiluaq during community-based monitoring of Arctic terns, gulls and common eider ducks on the Belcher Islands Archipelago in summer 2021. © Andrew Barnas

In Kuujjuarapik, a community located in southeastern Hudson Bay in Nunavik, egg picking takes place during a two-week period at the beginning of July. This activity contributes to community wellbeing because people are out on the land, working together, and sharing eggs with family and friends. In 2018 and 2019, we conducted interviews with Inuit harvesters and Elders to gather their knowledge on the ecology, distribution and abundance trends of Arctic terns around the community.

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It was particularly exciting to discover that Arctic terns were able to lay new eggs to replace the ones that were picked or depredated. We also learned things that we were not expecting, like the fact that Inuit harvesters use Arctic terns as indicators of environmental conditions and wildlife presence. Regrettably, this culturally important species is declining, and we are not sure why.

Many harvesters from Kuujjuarapik agreed: Arctic terns are declining around their community. Consistently abundant between the 1970s and the 1990s, these birds started to decline locally in the early 2000s.

“Overharvesting seems to be one of the causes of the decline in the population around Kuujjuarapik,” says one harvester.

“The decline, I think it is all over. Not by over harvesting, but something else?” further explains Lucassie Arragutainaq from the Hunters and Trappers Organization of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. Sanikiluaq is a community located on the Belcher Islands, approximately 160 km northwest of Kuujjuarapik. Other possible causes of decline reported by Kuujjuarapik residents include nest disturbance and predation, desertion of tern nesting areas due to isostatic rebound, climate change, cyclical abundance variations and a decline in Arctic tern main prey, the capelin.

“Some of the factors driving this decline likely don’t occur in the Canadian North but in the southern hemisphere,” adds Grant Gilchrist. Using ultralight tracking devices, seabird biologists are now able to track terns throughout their

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track their global migration — is providing completely new insights on Arctic tern migration, distribution and trends, which none of us knew about. That’s a great story,” says Grant Gilchrist enthusiastically.

Next step: community-based monitoring of Arctic terns

Arctic tern predators (upper part) and prey (lower part) identified by Inuit contributors. The dotted arrow identifies a new predator. Species in the rectangle are those identified as potential prey for young Arctic terns. Originally published in: Henri DA et al. (2020) PLoS ONE 15(11): e0242193. © Frankie Jean-Gagnon

In summer 2021, motivated by one of the recommendations made by Kuujjuarapik harvesters, we extended the project to conduct community-based monitoring of Arctic terns, gulls and common eider ducks in the Belcher and Sleeper Islands.

This time, the bird surveys were entirely led by a team of 25 Inuit. “We just sent one scientist to join the team and help with data collection,” adds Grant.

Following the success of this first field season, we plan to repeat it in summer 2022. “We are now working to expand this type of collaborative work with communities in Hudson Strait,” explains Dominique Henri from Environment and Climate Change, who leads the team that is gathering and documenting knowledge and ecological observations from Inuit harvesters.

By braiding together multiple ways of knowing and expanding our study to more communities, we are slowly shedding light on the mystery of Arctic tern decline.

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After a day of bird surveys, our team is back to camp (Sleeper Islands, Nunavut). © Kirsten Wilcox

full migratory cycle in an attempt to understand why they may be declining beyond the areas routinely observed by Inuit harvesters.

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“This co-development of knowledge — with Inuit providing regional, local experience over long time periods and the scientists using new technologies to

This project was conducted as a partnership between Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board, the Local Nunavimmi Umajulivijiit Katujiqatigininga (LNUK) of Kuujjuarapik and Acadia University.

Source: Henri DA, Martinez-Levasseur LM, Weetaltuk S, Mallory ML, Gilchrist HG, Jean-Gagnon F. (2020) Inuit knowledge of Arctic Terns (Sterna paradisaea) and perspectives on declining abundance in southeastern Hudson Bay, Canada. PLOS ONE 15(11): e0242193. The original research study is available at: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/ article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0242193.

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Hockey Table Tennis Pilot Program Multi-sport approach improves skills Research shows that participation in multiple sports early in an athlete’s development can have benefits for young athletes, including fewer injuries, enhanced movement skills, and a greater likelihood of long-term sport participation. In addition, skills developed in one sport have the potential to transfer into other sports, which could improve overall sport performance.

With this research in mind Table Tennis North, Table Tennis Canada, Hockey NWT, Hockey North, and Hay River Minor Hockey came together to develop a pilot program.

From February 23 to April 4, 2021, seven hockey goalies aged nine to 15 years old participated in a six-week table tennis training program in Hay River, Northwest Territories. The goal of the program was to improve the goalies’ hand-eye coordination and reaction time both on and off the ice.

“Strong hand-eye coordination skills are essential in most sports,” says Thorsten Gohl, Executive Director of Table Tennis North. “Mixing games like table tennis and hockey is the quickest way to improve hand-eye coordination and reaction time in children and teenagers.

It keeps them balanced and works with reactions to determine reflex speeds.”

“It is exciting to be partnered with Table Tennis North and seeing innovative

projects like this being put on. To be able to see first-hand how this pilot program was developed and see how engaged and excited the participants were was excellent,” says Lee Cawson, VP Operations, Aurora Group. “We are looking forward to seeing this continue and other innovative projects come out of our partnership.”

“This program offered a unique opportunity for young hockey goalies to develop their skills in a fun, creative and supportive learning environment,” says Veronica Allan, Manager of Research and Innovation at Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC). “The findings of the evaluation put a spotlight on the early successes of the program and showed support for its expansion.”

On average, participants improved their off-ice hand-eye coordination by 20.5 per cent after participating in the table tennis training program. Participants’ off-ice computer reaction time, on average, increased by 9.7 per cent following the table tennis training program. On the final test, participants improved their on-ice save percentage by 15.8 per cent following the table tennis training program.

Table tennis training enhances reaction time and hand-eye coordination for hockey goalies. © Thorsten Gohl / Table Tennis North (3)

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Lennox Moore in action. Participants improved their on-ice save percentage by 15.8 per cent following the table tennis training program.

All participants stated that the program was fun, they improved some skills, and they feel more confident in their skills as a goalie after participating in the program. Participants valued the opportunity to develop new skills and work with specialized instructors, especially because these opportunities are harder to access in the North.

“A multi-sport approach is the best way to enhance and develop physical literacy in individuals, and Mackenzie Recreation Association was excited to support this innovative pilot project that brought together Hockey & Table Tennis to do just this,” adds Jessica VanOverbeek, Executive Director Mackenzie Recreation Association.

Table Tennis North and its partners want to expand and bring the program to communities in the Sahtu and the Beaufort Delta in 2022 and are also working on a virtual table tennis program for classrooms.

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U15 Hockey Goalie Kamilah Gostick from the Hay River Huskies.

Female Mentorship Program Thorsten Gohl received the Coaching Association of Canada Impact Award in November 2021, which also highlights the Female Mentorship program that Thorsten Gohl has started and overseen since 2020, which brings coaches from the three Territories together to create a legacy of women’s leadership in communities throughout the North. His mentorship program for female coaches and Hockey and Table Tennis program are designed to have a lasting impact in changing the sport landscape for young children, and in setting the stage for the next generation of women coaches.

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RECIPE

Caribou stew From the Kitchen of Caroline Ipeelie (Serves approximately 10 bowls, so add ingredients for a bigger crowd.)

INGREDIENTS: • 4 cups caribou, diced into chunks (You can add more or less depending on how meaty you want it.)

• 8 cups water • 5 potatoes, cut up into chunks (You can use turnip instead or both.)

• 4 carrots, peeled and cut up • 1 onion, cut up • 1 bag of baby Brussel sprouts • 1 box of Lipton tomato vegetable soup mix • Dash of salt and pepper

STEPS: • Wash all vegetables, cut and mix with caribou chunks into pot of water.

• Turn stove top onto medium and place pot of stew on. Add soup mix.

• Constantly stir and mix. Once it starts to boil, let boil until veggies are soft.

• Cool down and serve.

Kimmirut youth help prepare caribou stew for lunch. © Nunavut Parks and Special Places

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BOOKSHELF

Journey North: The Inuit Art Centre Project Dr. Stephen Borys Winnipeg Art Gallery April 2021 Journey North commemorates the official opening of Qaumajuq, the Inuit Art Centre, at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG). Tracing the history of the Centre, the illustrated publication gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at key figures, milestones, and groups who helped form Qaumajuq, beginning with the establishment of the WAG in 1912, and the first addition to its Inuit art collection, now the largest of its kind in the world. It shares diverse historical and contemporary essays and images from contributors across the country.

Happy Thoughts of Arctic Star Lodge Susan Chaffee Self-published June 2021 This book tells of Susan’s experience as the first female guide at a fishing lodge in the East Arm of Great Slave Lake, starting in the 1970s. It is written at an accessible level for beginner readers of all ages, with lots of colour photographs. Susan wrote and self-published this book with the support of her instructors at the Literacy Outreach Centre (a partnership between Inclusion NWT and Aurora College).

Grandfather Bowhead, Tell Me A Story Aviaq Johnston Illustrated by Tamara Campeau Inhabit Media September 2021 Bowhead whales are the longest-living mammals on the planet, living over 200 years.

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Inuit contributions vital in the fight against climate change As the caretakers of more than 50 per cent of Canada’s coastline, Inuit are uniquely positioned © Jessica Deeks

— both geographically and politically — in the fight against climate change. But we can’t do it alone.

While much of the rest of the world has the privilege of thinking about climate change as a problem to be dealt with in the future, our communities are facing disastrous changes right now. The average temperature in our homelands is rising at a rate nearly three times the global average, increasing by 2.2°C in recent decades.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami attended this year’s COP26 negotiations as part of a delegation calling on global leaders to do the following: to make unprecedented and massive efforts to cap global temperature rise,

Coastal erosion is occurring between the homes in Tuktoyaktuk in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. © ITK

to value Indigenous Knowledge and leadership in climate action and support Indigenous participation in climate governance, as well as to recognize the oceans and cryosphere as critical ecosystems that must be protected through partnership with Inuit.

These calls to action form what the Inuit Circumpolar Council is calling the “tools needed to protect the Arctic.”

The immediate need for these tools is already being felt in communities such as Tuktoyaktuk, in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, where coastal erosion is rapidly eating away the ground beneath residents’ homes.

Thawing permafrost means that our infrastructure is failing in regions that depend entirely on airport runways and seasonal ships for food supplies. Similarly, melting sea ice is already directly impacting our food security. Sea ice conditions are now often unpredictable and dangerous and threaten both safe travel and access to culturally significant sites. As marine people, the marine environment has provided us with food and clothing for millennia. In the face of climate change, our communities are constantly adapting to preserve the greater Arctic ecosystem and Inuit ways of living.

Part of that adaptation means navigating a balance between environmental protections and responsible economic development. For both, we must have the climate-resilient infrastructure needed to respond to, and benefit from, shipping traffic that is increasing at a dramatic rate.

In only four years, between 2015 and 2019, shipping in Inuit Nunangat increased by 37 per cent.

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Arctic shipping routes are becoming increasingly busy as sea ice is reduced, but we do not yet possess the necessary infrastructure to mitigate inevitable accidents, such as fuel spills or incidents that require search and rescue capabilities.

Without proper infrastructure, our communities also won’t benefit from the economic boost ship traffic would bring to our people.

ITK has been working in partnership with government and organizations to ensure Inuit are at the forefront of decision-making when it comes to the Arctic and its waters.

In 2018, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard (DFO-CCG), in partnership with ITK, announced the creation of the new Arctic Region. Its goal is to ensure the concerns of Inuit are at the front line of DFO-CCG’s decision-making in the Arctic.

In November 2021, the Inuit Circumpolar Council became the first Indigenous Organization to receive IMO Provisional Consultative Status within the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This status will ensure that Inuit from across the circumpolar world have a place at the table to ensure shipping taking place in our waters is safe and sustainable. It also recognizes our right to self-determination as we continue to take our place as the rightful caretakers of our environment.

The way forward is clear. The fight against climate change in the A B O V E + B E Y O N D

Arctic cannot succeed without the vital contributions of Inuit.

A B O V E + B E Y O N D

Natan Obed President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

ABOVE&BEYOND JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022