Kivalliq News Kivalliq News Nunavut's Award Wi nning Vo i ce of Kivalliq WEDNESDAY, December 28, 2022 Vol 28 No 52 $1.00 7 7160500500 3 Publication mail Contract #40012157 Sports Toronto versus Montreal at the AEM ᑐᕌᓐᑐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᕐᕕᒃ Community Rankin Inlet employees honoured for service ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ Opinion Stewart Burnett: Rankin Inlet really is Hockeytown, Nunavut ᓯᑑᐊᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ: ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Nunavut Impact Review Board shuts down Meliadine public hearing Board rules Agnico Eagle plans, including wind farm and airstrip, not detailed enough to proceed ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒑᕐᔪᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑦ Agnico Eagle−ᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᒌᔭᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓄᕆᒧᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᒥᕝᕕᒡᓗ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑐᕆᔅᑕᓐ ᒪᑐ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᓂᑦ ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓪᓕᕋᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᑦ. ᑕᑯᓗᒍ ᐊᑕᖐᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᓯᑑᐊᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ
Tristen Matoo cheers after scoring a big goal for Coral Harbour during the Polar Bear Plate earlier this month. See the full recap inside. Stewart
He shoots, he scores
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One of the biggest rivalries in hockey is always the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Montreal Canadiens. Rankin Inlet has its own version of the rivalry and it was rekindled earlier this month.
Toronto’s old-timers edged out Montreal’s squad, 7-6, in the 10th Annual Kevin Fredlund Memorial game, which also featured contests for best-dressed fan, cash grab and signed hockey gear, plus an intermission dance performance.
The event honours a former player in Rankin Inlet and die-hard hockey fan and is intended as a fun and inclusive celebration of the rivalry.
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An age-old rivalry in honour of a hockey lover
ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᑭᕋᕇᒃᑐᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᕌᓐᑐ ᒪᐃᐳᓪ ᓖᕝᔅ ᐅᑯᐊᓗ ᒫᓐᑐᕆᐋᓪ ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑭᕋᕇᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ. ᑐᕌᓐᑑᑉ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᓐᑐᕆᐋᓐ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ, 7-6, ᐅᕙᓂ 10− ᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᑲᕙᓐ ᕗᕋᑦᓚᓐ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᒥ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᓯᐊᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᖓᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᕋᕇᒃᑐᓄᑦ.
ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ
Lucy Makkigak shows her universal support during the game. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Silas Atqittuq puts on an intermission dance performance for the crowd. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
David Clark cheers after scoring for Toronto. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Savik Ford smiles at the crowd during intermission activities.
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ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, ᓵᓚᖄᕐᔪᒃᖢᑎᒃ 7-6−ᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐋᓪᒥ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᓘᓯ ᒪᒃᑭᒐᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᓴᕕᒃ ᕗᐊᑦ ᖁᖓᑉᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓄᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᒥᐊᕆ ᕉᔅ ᐊᖑᓴᓪᓗᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᒫᓐᑐᕆᐋᓪᒥ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᓴᐃᓚᔅ ᐊᑦᑭᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒧᒥᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓄᑦ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᑲᓛᒃ ᐸᑦᑕᒃᑐᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥᐅᑕᑦ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐋᓪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᙳᑎᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᓕᒧᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓯᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ
The Toronto old-timers took home the trophy this year, narrowly edging out a 7-6 win over Montreal. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo Montreal players congratulate each other as they catch up to tie the game. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo
Mary Rose Angoshadluk wins the best-dressed Montreal fan contest. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
The dark days of winter heading into the Christmas break were made a lot brighter, and busier, thanks to the bustling Rankin Inlet hockey scene.
The Agnico Eagle Arena was packed most weekends as tournaments raged on, culminating in the 2022 Polar Bear Plate and the fun 10th Annual Kevin Fredlund Memorial.
In a community with nowhere to go at night but convenience stores, that kind of entertainment and gathering place is much needed.
Jordin Tootoo is on the welcome sign and people call Rankin ‘Hockeytown,’ but
it takes a while to sink in just how central hockey is to the community.
It’s not only one of the few entertainment options – and one of the few evening outlets that doesn’t involve alcohol –but clearly plays a large role in youth and professional development.
Being part of hockey as a young person in Rankin Inlet means you learn more than onice skills, but how to show up on time, take direction, work with others, fundraise, lead and
commit to a job. It also comes with frequent travel opportunities for out-of-town tournaments like the upcoming Arctic Winter Games Jan. 28 – Feb. 4, 2023 in Alberta.
Speaking of the AWGs, Kivalliq News will be there, and we’re pumped to showcase our Kivalliq and Nunavut athletes doing what they do best on the international stage. Garren Voisey of Team Nunavut was positively reminding me of Cale Makar during the Polar Bear Plate, and I can’t wait to see
him and his teammates under even brighter lights.
Following that, two more huge hockey tournaments are coming up early in the new year, with the 2023 Polar Bear Plate and Terence Tootoo Memorial currently scheduled on back-to-back weekends in March.
The organizers and coordinators behind the scenes who make hockey and these tournaments come together deserve endless gratitude. They are providing more than a service to the community, but for many, a purpose and meaning in life.
Here’s to a new year of a whole lot of hockey.
Kivalliq News r?9o3u iWK5 Wednesday, December 28, 2022 A5 www.nunavutnews.com
ᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕝᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᕿᑲᕆᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᕙᓯᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎᖏᑦ. Agnico Eagle ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᕐᖑᐊᓂ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, 2022−ᒥ ᓇᓄᙳᐊᖅᑕᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 10−ᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᑭᐊᕕᓐ ᕗᕋᑦᓚᓐ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓇᒧᓐᖓᕕᒃᓴᖃᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᕋᓛᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᕕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᑉᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᑉᐳᑦ. ᔪᐊᕐᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐃᕙᑦᑕᖏᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ‘ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ,’ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᑲᓪᓚᕈᓗᒃ ᕼᐋᑭᕋᓱᐊᖅᐸᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᐱᙳᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖔᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ − ᐃᓚᖓᓗ ᐅᓄᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᓂ ᐃᒥᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᕙᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ − ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᑲᓪᓚᖕᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᕼᐋᑭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᓯᑯᒥ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᖅᑯᑦᑎᓗᓂ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖁᔨᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᒥᓂᒃ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒍᒪᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒧᑦ. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓇᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᒧᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 28 – ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 4, 2023 ᐋᓪᐴᑕᒥ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᖢᑕ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᒋᐅᕋᓐ ᕗᐃᓯ ᐃᓕᒌᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᒃᓕ ᒪᒃᐋᒥᑦ ᓇᓄᙳᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᓐᓇᙱᖦᖢᖓᓗ ᑕᑯᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᒪᓂᕐᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᒪᕐᕈᒃᑲᓐᓃᒃ ᕼᐋᑭᕐᓂᑭᓴᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᑑᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, 2023−ᒥ ᓇᓄᙳᐊᖅᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᐅᕋᓐᔅ ᑐᑐ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᕐᖑᐊᓂ ᐅᑎᓛᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒫᔾᔨᒥ. ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᕼᐊᑭᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᒻᒪᑕ ᖁᔭᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᑉᐳᑦ. ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᑭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᑉ. ᐅᕝᕙ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ. STEWART BURNETT Northern News Services Northern News Services
ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ Rankin Inlet is called Hockeytown, Nunavut for a reason Josie Cote lost a couple teeth in the late stages of the gold medal game for Iqaluit, but he still managed to smile when all was said and done. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᔫᓯ ᑰᑕᐃ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᑭᒍᑎᓂᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒎᓗᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᖓᔮᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᕌᓂᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᖢᓂ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ Iqaluit takes home 2022 Polar Bear Plate ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᕗᖅ 2022−ᒥ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓵᖓᓂ
STEWART BURNETT
Kivalliq News r?9o3u iWK5 www.nunavutnews.com A6 Wednesday, December 28, 2022 ᒪᐃᔭ ᕼᐃᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᑲᓛᑎᑦ ᐃᒪᓇᒧᑦ. ᑎᐊᕆᓐ ᕕᓕᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᐃᔭ ᕼᐃᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᕼᐊᐃᒥᔅ ᑕᑎᒧᑦ. ᑎᐊᕆᓐ ᕕᓕᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᐃᔭ ᕼᐃᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᑯᐊᑭᓐᐳᔅᒧᑦ. ᑎᐊᕆᓐ ᕕᓕᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 12−ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑲᓛᑎᑦ ᐃᒪᓇ, ᕼᐊᐃᒥᔅ ᑕᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᑯᐊᑭᓐᐳᔅ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᑲᓛᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕈᐊᐃ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 15−ᓄᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔅᓲᔭᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᐃᔭ ᕼᐃᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 15−ᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᑲᓛᒃᒧᑦ. ᑎᐊᕆᓐ ᕕᓕᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᐃᔭ ᕼᐃᐊᕆ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 15−ᓄᑦ ᑐᕈᐊᐃ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑎᐊᕆᓐ ᕕᓕᓐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ
By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet Local Journalism Initiative
Iqaluit captain Andrew Pearce was pumped after his team narrowly edged out the Team Nunavut Arctic Winter Games squad to win the 2022 Polar Bear Plate in Rankin Inlet Dec. 18.
“I’m feeling great,” said Pearce, adding it would be his last year playing and he was
considering moving into coaching. “Feels good to win the plate one more time. It’s always great to have the boys here. We love to play together. We’ve played together since we were kids. Some of these guys are going to continue on with this. Now we’re going to continue to win the plate.”
An early misplay behind the Nunavut net led to Iqaluit taking the 1-0 lead, and they never looked back despite some scary moments, including two Nunavut goals that were both called back.
The Rankin Canucks, a hometown favourite, defeated Coral Harbour to take home the bronze medal in the tournament, while teams from Baker Lake, Arviat, Naujaat and another from Rankin Inlet competed as well.
Kivalliq News r?9o3u iWK5 Wednesday, December 28, 2022 A7 www.nunavutnews.com Iqaluit takes home 2022 Polar Bear Plate Quintin Netser, Owen Angootealuk and Kevin Jr. Angootealuk join for a photo during Polar Bear Plate games. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᑯᐃᓐᑎᓐ ᓇᑦᓱᕐ, ᐆᕕᓐ ᐊᑎᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᕙᓐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᐊᓗᒃ ᑲᑎᑉᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓵᖓᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᕗᖅ 2022−ᒥ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓵᖓᓂ Players from across territory duel it out for junior hockey crown ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᓂ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ
ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ Continued on Page A8 Iqaluit players rejoice after the final buzzer sounds, giving them the 1-0 finals win over Team Nunavut in the 2022 Polar Bear Plate. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓯᕙᓂᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᓪᓕᕐᒪᑦ, ᑐᓂᓯᓪᓗᓂ 1-0 finals ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ 2022−ᒥ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓵᖓᓂ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ Team
ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᒎᓗᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/ NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ
Nunavut players celebrate during the gold medal finals, but their goal was called back due to high sticking. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
David Ningeonan had a front-row perspective of the games as he broadcast Inuktitut play-by-play on the radio and livestream.
“Over the years, it’s gotten bigger and bigger,” he said about the annual event, adding that more players try out for spots than there’s room to fit everyone.
“They get pumped and really excited to play for the Polar Bear Plate.”
David Clark coached Team Nunavut, who lost in the finals, but expressed his gratitude to the fans and supporters during closing comments. He thanked the sponsors, including Calm Air, EPLS and the hamlet, plus the Kivalliq Canucks for their $20,000 donation making all tickets free for the weekend of games.
“Rankin is a true hockey town because we do it together!” he said to a large cheer.
“I just want to say from the last couple years with Covid, it’s been hard, and to see everybody here having fun, enjoying the game, it’s the best. And Rankin has the best hockey fans.”
The next Polar Bear Plate is scheduled for
2023, one week before the Terence Tootoo Memorial.
Uluqsi of Team Iqaluit charges toward the Team Nunavut net. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᒃᔅ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓛᑦ, ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ
ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᓂᖏᐅᙵᓐ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ
Kivalliq News www.nunavutnews.com A8 Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Andrew Pearce, captain of the Iqaluit team, skates up to receive his gold medal. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᐱᐅᔅ, ᑳᑉᑕᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ
ᐱᓯᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓂᖓᓂ ᒎᓗᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖓᓂ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ
March
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑳᑉᑕᖓ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᐱᐅᔅ ᐆᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᒐᓛᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ 2022−ᒥ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓵᖓᓂ in ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 18−ᒥ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖓ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᔅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓅᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᕙᖕᓂᖓᓂ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑉᐳᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᑦ ᐅᕙᓃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥ. ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᑕ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᑲᒧᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᑲᒧᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᖑᔪᒥ.” ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓯᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓂᖓᓐᓂ 1-0 ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ. From Page A7
ᒋᐊᕆᓐ ᕗᐊᓯ ᓴᙱᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᖄᖏᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ
Garren Voisey plays strongly for Team Nunavut, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the hump against Iqaluit in the finals. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
ᐃᐊᓪᕕᓐ ᐳᑦᓇᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ ᖁᔭᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᔪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ Calm Air, EPLS ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᒃᔅᓂ $20,000−ᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓯᕈᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓲᖑᒐᑦᑕ!” ᐅᖃᓇᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᑦᑕᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ.
ᓴᓪᓕᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖓᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ, ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ.
ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ− ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᓲᖑᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. “ᐆᒻᒪᕆᒃᓯᑦᑎᐊᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑎᐊᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓵᖓᓄᑦ.” ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᑲᓛᒃ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᓵᓚᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᔭᓕᓂᖓᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᑐᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. Brayden
Alvin Pudnak follows the play for Baker Lake. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᐳᕋᐃᑎᓐ ᐅᓗᖅᓯ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓯᕐᕕᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ. ᓯᑑᕙᑦ ᐴᓇᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ
“ᐅᖃᕈᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒥ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᓂ, ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᕗᖅ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᖃᖅᐳᑦ.” ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᓵᖓᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᒫᔾᔨ 2023−ᒧᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑎᐊᕆᓐᔅ ᑑᑑ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ.
ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ. “ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᐅᔪᓂ, ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᐅᓂᔪᒥ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂ