Kivalliq News - Feb. 22, 2023

Beer and wine store continues to challenge Rankin Inlet

ᐱᐊᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᐊᐃᓂᑖᕐᕕᒡᓗ ᓱᓕ ᐱᓇᔪᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ

‘ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ’ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ

ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᒃᐱᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ

Kiss me under the Northern Lights

ᐃᕚᓄ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ

‘Significant spike’ in RCMP call volume when store is open

Ivano Innukshuk poses with partner Tobby Amarok and child Lyle Orlando Amarok during a freezing-cold Valentine’s Day in front of Rankin Inlet’s Northern Store. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

RANKIN INLET STREET talk

with Stewart Burnett

TRACY ITTINUAR

“To just ignore the bullies, mind your own business and don’t let anyone get in your way.”

CRAIG BEARDSALL

“If there’s a kid being bullied, tell the teacher. Let the teacher speak to the bully.”

Q: In your opinion, what’s the best way to deal with bullying?

CAROLINE GIBBONS

“The best way to deal with bullying is just mind your own business and be who you are.”

FRANCIS AYARUAK

“Talk to the kid first, then the teachers, then the parents.”

JOSEPHINE MAKKIGAK

“I work in the school. I don’t tolerate bullying in school. I try to stop it. I ask them what’s going on, they tell me, and I ask them to apologize.”

PATRICK KAGLIK

“The best way to deal with bullying is to talk to the parents about their kid.”

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AROUND Kivalliq

with Cody Punter

Arviat updates policy

Rankin Inlet questions effects of beer and wine store

Arviat

A petition helped spur an adjustment to the Hamlet of Arviat’s building use policy, which it implemented last November.

The policy aims to control intoxication and threatening behaviour at hamlet facilities by enforcing bans of varying length depending on the infractions.

One of the details was that the parents or guardians of any children banned would also face bans for the same length of time from hamlet facilities.

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, hamlet council reviewed the policy and updated it to remove that requirement, meaning the parents or guardians of children banned from hamlet buildings is no longer in effect.

“Council decided this due to children who are not banned being negatively impacted when needing their parents at hamlet buildings,” wrote the hamlet in a Facebook update. “Please note that there are no other changes to the policy at this time.”

A message on vouchers

Rankin Inlet

Senior administrative officer Darren Flynn wanted a message loud and clear about the vouchers the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet gave out Saturday, Feb. 18.

“We all realize that some houses have particular challenges, more so than others,” said Flynn, referencing criticism about the $300-per-household grocery voucher that volunteer firefighters went door-by-door to hand out.

Flynn said despite the unequal circumstances between different households, “even one voucher at $300 thrown into that household must make a significant impact, and I think people are losing sight that it’s that attempt to impact wellness in our community that has been mistaken as ingratitude.”

He suggested people should be appreciative of the initiative.

Military exercises taking place

Rankin Inlet

Full-scale military exercises were scheduled to take place in Rankin Inlet and Resolute Bay in February.

“Elevated military activity may be noticeable in other communities,” added a news release from the Government of Nunavut’s economic development and transportation department.

“Activities will be co-ordinated by the Canadian Armed Forces and may be visible on both the ground and in the air. Exercises are regularly scheduled at various locations across the North and communities should not be alarmed by the increased military presence.”

Brutal cold alarms

Kivalliq

The 2023 winter has seen extended periods of significant cold weather in the Kivalliq region.

Many residents took to social media earlier this week expressing alarm at the forecast -47 C overnight temperature in Rankin Inlet Tuesday, Feb. 21, with the wind chill forecast to dip to -68 C.

Schools and offices were closed the morning of Monday, Feb. 20, in Rankin Inlet and Chesterfield Inlet due to the severe cold, which was forecast to finally break back toward -30 C later in the week.

Sanikiluaq

RCMP statistics link increased calls with liquor store’s hours

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

A graph presented by RCMP Sgt. Patrick Frenette at Rankin Inlet council showed the effect the beer and wine store has made in call volume for his detachment.

“We see a pretty significant spike on Tuesdays when the liquor store opens, and it spikes up Wednesday all through Saturday,” said Frenette, comparing it with a graph from the year before the store opened that showed relative flatness during the week with a spike on the weekend.

“Basically, our new Saturday for call volume starts on Tuesday now.”

January RCMP statistics painted a grim picture of the circumstances. Call volumes to the RCMP were up 69 per cent over January 2022, with calls involving alcohol up 163 per cent.

Fifty-seven detainees were lodged this January, compared to just 18 in January 2022. Forty-nine of those detainees were intoxicated.

Intimate partner violence calls are up 716 per cent year-on-year for January. In the first month of the year, there were eight calls for sexual assault and 100 for mischief, along with three suicides.

“We’ve seen some significant increases in call volumes, especially in relation to call volumes relating to alcohol and prisoners,” said Frenette.

A presentation from fire chief Mark Wyatt followed Frenette’s, noting a similar increase in call volume, which Wyatt added was par for the course for fire departments across the country.

Total calls to the Rankin Inlet department in 2022 were 846, an all-time high, ahead of the previous high in 2021 of 672. The department also attended calls for two suicides, three suicidal people, one suicidal cleanup and 44 discoveries of human remains in 2022.

“If this keeps up, our cemetery ain’t going to be big enough anymore,” said Coun. Daniel Kowmuk later in the meeting about the high amount of death in the community. The vast majority of calls to the fire department are for medical issues, with 729 of the 846 calls last year being for ambulance service.

“We get a ton of medical calls now,” said Wyatt, adding that he wouldn’t necessarily attribute that to alcohol.

Wyatt said the hiring of deputy fire chief George Aksadjuak has been a benefit for the department and he is looking to train Aksadjuak further this year.

Later in the meeting, Mayor Harry

Towtongie seemed at a loss for how the community could address the challenges with alcohol since the beer and wine store opened.

“I don’t know what to do,” he said, suggesting perhaps there could be a way to close the store for certain periods of time based on how many incarcerations there are in town.

He expressed a feeling that he isn’t doing enough to help the issue, wondering what could be done.

“It’s a good thing for people who can control their booze,” said Towtongie about the store. “But for other people, it’s a really big problem and a lot of kids are suffering.”

Coun. Kelly Lindell said she knows people who had to leave town for months to get dry, but when they return, they come back to the same difficult circumstances that they left.

“You’re never going to get rid of alcohol,” she said, suggesting there could be other ways to address the social impacts than closing the store. “If there’s no beer and wine store, they’re going to find another way to get it.”

Coun. Patrick Tagoona called it a huge discussion.

“I know we’re talking about the beer and wine store but really we’re also talking about mental health,” he said.

Sgt. Patrick Frenette goes over January crime statistics at Rankin Inlet council Monday, Feb. 13. Calls involving alcohol are up significantly after opening of the beer and wine store late 2021. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Bruins ᓵᓚᖃᖅᐳᑦ Penguins−ᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂ

Bruins take down Penguins in Rankin-Rankin finals

U11 ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᓕᒫᒥ

U11 Arctic Classic features players from across Kivalliq

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ Bruins ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ Penguin−ᖑᔪᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒋᔭᒥᓂᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥ U11 ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ 7-4−ᒥ ᐱᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒎᓗᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓈᑦᑎᖑᔭᖅ, ᕕᕗᐊᕆ.

12−ᒥ.

ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᓂ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Bruins ᓵᓚᖃᓛᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ.

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

The Rankin Bruins overcame their Penguin counterparts in the finals of the U11 Arctic Classic, winning 7-4 to earn the gold medal at the weekend tournament Sunday, Feb. 12. Teams from Coral Harbour, Baker Lake, Arviat, Naujaat, Chesterfield Inlet and Rankin Inlet all competed in the tour nament, with Rankin’s Bruins coming out on top in the end.

ᐊᑭᕋᖏᑕ ᐃᓂᐊᓄᑦ Rock Stars ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ.

Sophia Pameolik Tutanuak skates into the offensive zone as the Rock Stars take on Baker Lake. Stewart Burnett/

ᒫᑕ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ ᐃᕿᑦᑎᕗᖅ

ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐊᐃᓐ

ᐊᒪᕈᕐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ

Bruins−ᑯᓐᓂ. ᐅᐊᐃᓐ

ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑦᑎᑕᐃᓕᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ.

Terence Amaujaq Kusugak receives his silver medal after laying it all on the line in the U11 Arctic Classic. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᓅᓪ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒥᓂ 7-4 ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

ᔪᐊᔾ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑳᑕ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐃᕿᑉᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ Bruins− ᓄᑦ 7-4−ᒥ Penguins− ᓄᑦ ᓈᑦᑎᖑᔭᖅ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 12−ᒥ.

George Tattuinee and Carter Nukapiak embrace after helping win the final game for the Rankin Bruins 7-4 over the Penguins Sunday, Feb. 12. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

ᓃᑯ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᐳᖅ

ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒎᓗᒥ

ᐅᔭᒥᖓᓐᓂ. Neco Jr. Towtongie smiles before receiving his gold medal.

Stewart

Burnett/ NNSL photo

Noel Kaludjak scores in the final game to help lead his team to a 7-4 victory. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Martha Amarok hugs gaoltender Wayne Amarok of the Rankin Bruins. Wayne received an award for his excellent goaltending on the way to the tournament win. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᑰᓪ ᑕᒍᕐᓈ ᐃᓯᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᒃᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ.

Cole Tagoona flips a puck on net for Baker Lake. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Rankin ripe for homeownership

New councillor brings 30 years of teaching experience

2022. Eccles beat out David Kakuktinniq Jr. in final voting 4-3 to take the spot on council. The current council term expires on Oct. 23 this year.

After Chris Eccles ended a 30-year teaching career in Rankin Inlet, he started looking for different things to do and ways to contribute.

“As a teacher, you don’t have time really to do much other than teach,” said Eccles, who is originally from Montreal but moved to Rankin Inlet to teach and fell in love with the town. “Now being retired gives you a chance to try some different things that maybe you thought about in the past.”

When a spot on hamlet council opened up, due to the passing of Coun. Justin Merritt over the holidays, Eccles submitted his name for contention.

Hamlet council voted on several options to join their team for the remainder of the term at the Feb. 13 council meeting, the same way council had previously voted in Coun. Megan Pizzo-Lyall and Coun. Patrick Tagoona in

“It was suggested to me and, you know, you love the community and want to see it grow and head in the right direction,” he said. Eccles said the community is amazing already and has had great leadership, so it’s not a matter of him wanting to do anything major, but he does think he has an understanding of youth needs – after teaching in high school for so long – and would like to push homeownership.

He called Rankin Inlet “ripe” for homeownership to help make it more affordable and feasible for young couples and new families to live and thrive in town.

“That’s something I’d like to see happen more often,” said Eccles.

Hamlet council also received applications for the position from Johnny Ayaruak, Bernard Krako, Scott Saddler, Haley Alakan White and Art White-Sateana.

Chris Eccles is the newest member of Rankin Inlet’s hamlet council. He was voted in by council members at the Feb. 13 meeting and hopes to push more homeownership options in town. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

Red Bull tops Freaks in futsal final Tournament

sees seven teams face off

Players take Rankin Inlet sports seriously, and there can be strong emotions shown on the field.

Team Red Bull edged out the Freaks 7-6 in the final match of the Feb. 17-19 co-ed futsal tournament.

“It was a really good game,” said Red Bull player Keisha Aliyak, also one of the organizers of the tournament, which had seven teams participating. “Both teams really wanted first place. It was a really close, good game.”

She said the weekend went well and she was glad there were no serious injuries.

Aliyak credited Bull player Nolan Sammurtok for his impact over the games.

“He carried us practically the whole weekend,” said Aliyak, adding everyone played well. “He’s a really good player.”

James Merritt on the Freaks called the final game intense.

“The Red Bulls all day played pretty good,” he said. “It was a fun game.”

“Sports is really big in Rankin, no matter what sport,” said Aliyak. “Everyone always plays their hardest every game, even if it’s just a local tournament.”

Merritt thanked all the organizers and everyone who helped out on the weekend.

Awards:

Female most goals: Amy Kaludjak (Freaks)

Male most goals: Nolan Sammurtok (Red Bull)

Chosen by refs:

Most Sportsmanlike: Alyson McKay (Pick Ups)

Female MVP: Tanisha Tanuyak (Black)

Male MVP: Uujuq Pilakapsi (Black)

Top Forward: Maximus Ammaq (Freaks)

Top Defence: Seamas Ayaruak (Black)

Top Goalie: Lukisha Tatty (Red Bull)

Hardest Working: Xzavier Kubluitok (Pick

Ups)

Panilaaq Tartak takes a breather during a break in the finals against Freaks. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Team Red Bull, winners of the tournament, consisting of Kelsie Kaludjak, back left, Panilaaq Tartak, Nolan Sammurtok, Kalaa Tartak, Ray Pudlat Jr and Michael Illnik, with Lukisha Tatty and Keisha Aliyak in front. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Amy Kaludjak receives the top scorer award for women from Keisha Aliyak. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet

Local Journalism Initiative

Chad Graham high fives Freaks teammates. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Xzavier Kubluitok receives a hardest-working award from Keisha Aliyak. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Maximus Ammaq receives the top forward award from Keisha Aliyak. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

More photos on Page A9

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᒥᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᕿᓂᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ.

“ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᓗᐊᖅᐸᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑯᓪᔅ, ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐋᓪᒥᐅᑕᓪᓚᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓐᓇᕆᕐᔪᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ. “ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓕᖅᖢᖓ

ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᖓᓂ

ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕐᓂ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥ.”

ᐃᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑐᖃᕐᒪᑦ, ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᒥᐊᕆᑦᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᑯᓪᔅ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ

ᐊᑎᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ

ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ

ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 13−ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ

ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒪᐃᒋᓐ ᐱᑦᓱᓪ−ᓚᐃᔪᓪᒥ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᐹᑐᕆᒃ ᑕᒍᕐᓈᒥ

ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ 4-3−ᒥ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐱᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 23−ᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ. “ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ, ᐃᓛᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᒋᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᕙᐃᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

ᐃᑯᓪᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᕌᓂᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕚᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᒧᐊᕐᓂᖃᕈᒪᙱᓚᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂ – ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑯᓂᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ – ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔪᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ.

ᑕᐃᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ “ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ”ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕇᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕈᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑕᕋ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑯᓪᔅ.

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Justin Issakiark prepares for the kick. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Kelsie Kaludjak watches the play ahead of her. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Merritt slaps hands with teammates on the way to the bench. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Tanisha Tanuyak receives female MVP award from Keisha Aliyak. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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