NORTHERN YOUTH
Our Changing Arctic ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᑦᑕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ Ukiuqtaqtutta Asijjiqpallianinga © WALTER & DUNCAN GORDON FOUNDATION
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he Arctic has, in the last several years, generated a great deal of attention, particularly in research relating to climate change. Inuit should play a part in this research to create more meaningful partnerships between Inuit communities and Southern researchers. In this, the organization ArcticNet is a leader. “ArcticNet is a Network of Centres of Excellence that brings together scientists and managers in the natural, human health and social sciences with their partners from Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies and the private sector to study the impacts of climate change in the coastal Canadian Arctic. Over 145 ArcticNet researchers from 30 Canadian Universities, eight federal and 11 provincial agencies and departments collaborate with research teams in Denmark, Finland, France, Greenland, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the USA,”reads ArcticNet’s website. I had the opportunity to take part in a social science project entitled, Improving Access to University Education in the Canadian Arctic, co-funded by ArcticNet. In the second year of my journalism studies at Carleton, I worked part-time on this project. The work included interviewing Inuit who had either experience in post-secondary studies, or had successfully completed a program of study. Through these interviews I learned how to succeed in university. One individual in particular said to never give up even when things seem very difficult. It was encouraging to ultimately gain advice through research into Inuit postsecondary experience — anecdotal of how research is educational. The information gathered was used to create the Tukitaarvik: Inuit Student Centre website, geared to help Inuit access postsecondary education through pertinent information related to succeeding at this level and also gives appropriate information related to Aboriginal-specific transition programs nationwide. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) now administers this website. ITK currently staffs a full-time ArcticNet
May/June 2014
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ᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᕐᓚᐅᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᑉ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᖓ, ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᕙᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᒃᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᒥᑦᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒌᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᓕᒋᔭᖏᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᐋᒃᑎᒃᓂᑦ-ᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓕᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ. “ᐋᒃᑎᒃᓂᑦ-ᑯᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᕙᓐᓂᖏᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᕙᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕌᕕᓐᓯᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓛᒃᑰᕐᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖃᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᖓᑕ ᓯᓈᓃᑦᑐᑦ. ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ 145-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐋᒃᑎᒃᓂᑦᕝᑯᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ 30-ᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂᑦ, 8-ᖑᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 11-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐳᕌᕕᓐᓯᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᓐᒫᒃᒥᑦ, ᕕᓐᓛᓐᒥᑦ, ᕗᕌᓐᔅᒥᑦ, ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᓂᑦ, ᔭᐹᓐᒥᑦ, ᓄᐊᕖᒥᑦ, ᐴᓚᓐᒥᑦ, ᕋᓴᒥᑦ, ᓯᐸᐃᓐᒥᑦ, ᓱᕖᑕᓐᒥᑦ, ᔫᓇᐃᑎᑦ ᑎᖕᑕᒻᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᐊᕆᑲᒥᐅᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᒃᑎᒃᓂᐊ5-ᑯᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᑕᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑲᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᑎᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᐋᒃᑎᒃᓂᐊᑦ-ᑯᓐᓂᑦ. ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᑳᕈᓪᑕᓐ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂ, ᐅᓪᓗᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒃᑲ ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᒃᑲᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕆᐊᒥᒃ. ᐃᓚᖓᑦᑕ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᑕᕐᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕚᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᒐᒥᖓ ᓴᐱᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᖁᓪᓗᓂᖓ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓚᕆᖅᑰᔨᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓇᓱᑦᑕᒃᑲ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑕᐅᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᔨᖃᓕᕋᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᒐᐃᓂᒃ — ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᑐᓴᒐᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᑭᑖᕐᕕᒃ: ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕝ-
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kiunut amisurlauliqtunut, Ukiuqtaqtup avatigijanga, angijummarimmik tusaqtaujumaqattaqsimalirmat, piluaqtumik qaujisarniuvattulirinirmi turaangatillugit silaup asijjiqpallianinganut pijjutiqaqtunik. Inuit ilagijauqataujariaqallakput tamakkunani qaujisarniuliqsimajuni pitaqaliqtitauqullugit anginiqsaujumik mitsiqattiaqtutigu ikajuqtigiillutik piliriaqaqatigiilirajarningita Inuit naligijanginit ammalu qallunaat nunangannit qaujisaqtiuvattuni. tamatumani piliriangujumi, ArcticNet-kut Katujjiqatigiingit sivuliqtiuliqsimavut. “ArcticNet-kut quttingniqpaullutik pilirivvigijaujut piliriaqaqatigiiktiullutik timiqutigijaummata sunatuinnanik qaujisaqtiuvattunit ammalu aulatsijigijaujunit nunami, Inuit kikkutuinnait aanniaqaliqtailimavanningini ammalu inuusilirinirmi qaujisarniuvattunut pilirijimmariujunit piliriaqaqatigillunigit piliriaqaqtigijaujut Inuit katujjiqatigiinginnit, ukiuqtaqtumi nunaligijaujunit, gavamatuqakkunni ammalu puraavinsiujuni iqqaqnaijarvinni ammalu ilaakkuurtuullutik pilirivviqaqtinit qaujisainiqarnirminni silaup asijjiqpallianinganit aktuqtausimaningita Kanatami Tariungata sinaaniittut. Ungataanut 145-ngujut ArcticNet-kunni qaujisaqtiujut 30-ujuni Kanatamiut Silattuqsarvinginnit, 8-ngujut government-tuqakkunni ammalu 11-ngujut province-sini iqqanaijarviujut ammalu sanavviujut katujjiqatigillunigit qaujisaqtigijaujut Denmark-mit, Finland-mit, France-mit, Akukittunit, Japan-mit, Norway-mit, Polandmit, Russia-mit, Spain-mit, Sweden-mit, United Kingdom-mit ammalu America-nit,” Uqaqsimallutik ArcticNet-kut qaritaujatigut attatarvingani titiraqtausimajut. Ilagijauqataujunnalaurama inuusilirinirmi qaujisarniulluni piliriangukainnalauqtumut taijaulluni, Piusigiaqtittiniq Silattuqsarvimmi Iilinniariqarunnaqtittivannirmut Kanatamiut Ukiuqtaqtungani Ilinniarniliriniq, kiinaujaqutiqaqtitausimagilluni piliriaqarutissanik ArcticNet-kunnit. Tuglirijangani ukiumi titiraqtiunirmut ilinniarutiqaqtillunga Carleton Silattuqsarvingani, ullup ilangani tamatuminga piliriangukainnaqtumik piliriniqalauqsimavunga. Piliriarijakka ilaqalauqput IInunnik apiqsuiqattarnirmut pijjutigillugit atulauqsimajangit silattuqsarvinmi ilinniarutiqarnirminni, uvvaluunniit ilinniaraanigutiqalauqtut ingirratarniqalaurmangaata Apiqsuqattarnirilaukkakkut Inunnik ilittilluarniqalauqpunga qanuq silattuqsarvimmi above & beyond
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