Kivalliq News - March 8, 2023

Tina Misheralak, Atuat Hickes, Piupiu Kusugak and Makayla Kaludjak gather for a photo after winning the U15 Rock Cup Sunday, March 5. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL

Baker Lake could get community wellness hub

Early work taking place to assess feasibility

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

Baker Lake is one of four communities identified in the territory that could see the future construction of a community wellness hub.

“Through all of our community conversations and gatherings, they’re very clear they don’t have enough spaces to be able to run the wellness programs they want to run,” said Lindsay Turner, director of the Government of Nunavut’s poverty reduction division, on her way home from a consultation trip to Baker Lake late February.

It’s part of the goals of the Makimaniq Plan 2, developed between the GN and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., with early work also going on to determine similar feasibility in Arctic Bay, Kinngait and Kugluktuk.

“It all comes down to budget questions,” said Turner. “Construction is not cheap, but the goal would be to build one in each of those four communities. The eventual big dream one day would be to have one in every community, but starting with these four.”

In Baker Lake, Turner and her team asked the community about their vision and ideas for what a community wellness hub would look like – from programs like private counselling rooms to tool-making shops, cold porches for working with skins and more. From there, Turner can start to develop the picture of what the actual facility would need to include to facilitate that.

“We heard that they are keen to have a place where they

could gather,” she said. “I heard very strongly they wanted a place where Elders could come together.”

Inuit have always helped each other out, said Turner, and creating a gathering spot for the community can help connect people to find ways to help each other. Also, the hub could act as a respite for people dealing with overcrowding or needing time alone.

“We see there’s such a richness in programs and ideas and talent in communities,” said Turner, adding that the goal with

the hubs is to equip people with the tools to pursue those ideas. The first consultation went well and won’t be the last. The project is in its early stages and Turner plans to return to Baker Lake for another round of examining priorities and determining what’s feasible and what isn’t.

“To get to the ribbon cutting ceremony, it is a long process,” she said. “We’re in the very early stages. It could be five, six, seven years by the time you do all the design, the sealift ordering, the land preparation, the construction.”

Lindsay Turner, director of the Government of Nunavut’s poverty reduction division, is exploring the potential for a community wellness hub in Baker Lake. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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No room for emergency list in housing

by Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

There are several names on the Rankin Inlet Housing Association’s list for emergency needs, but no units to place those people in.

That’s according to an email from Jean Conrad, secretary-manager of the housing association, to Rankin Inlet council that was part of the council’s Feb. 28 briefing package.

“It is very unfortunate, but in some cases, these tenants and their families remain homeless until housing becomes available,” stated Conrad, adding that those on the emergency list, depending on the nature of their emergency, are considered for housing before people on the top of the waiting list- some of whom have been waiting more than a decade for a unit.

Conrad was replying to a request for information from hamlet council.

She stated in her email that the housing association currently has more than 320 names on its waiting list for housing. Tenants move up the waiting list by earning points: one point for each month of waiting and five points for a medical letter stating their need for housing.

“Unfortunately, our housing stock is aging and some is no longer inhabitable, which lowers the opportunity for our waiting list applicants to advance,” wrote Conrad. “Some have been on the list for over 10-plus years. We do receive new units annually (usually), which helps a bit. As we are all aware, there is just not enough housing to meet demand.”

She addressed the subject of where tenants can go following a fire. Conrad said Rankin Inlet sees the most public housing fires of any community in the Kivalliq, and “there may or may not be a correlation to the amount of alcohol consumed within the community.”

The Nunavut Housing Corporation does not have a formal policy on tenants displaced by fires, stated Conrad.

“Rankin Inlet continues to follow the procedure whereby tenants have to reapply and thus it is at the board’s discretion whether to assign them another unit or not,” wrote Conrad. “Tenants who encounter a situation where their unit is inhabitable are then competing with other applicants for public housing.”

Whether a tenant is placed on the emergency list is a determination made by the board and each case is taken individually. Conrad said there have been at least four unit fires that displaced tenants in the past few years.

No magic formula for weather closures

Rankin Inlet council discusses hamlet’s decision making on bad-weather policy

By Stewart Burnett Northern

Record cold February days in the Kivalliq spurred controversy online as Government of Nunavut offices shut down but Rankin Inlet’s hamlet didn’t.

Darren Flynn, senior administrative officer at the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet, said safety is paramount.

“That’s the one thing I always strive for, is to make sure we’re keeping our employees safe at all times,” he said. “We’re not going to put them out into an unsafe situation.”

The hamlet didn’t close during the bad weather in late February, which sparked some debate online. Flynn said the hamlet has three outside workers – two on the garbage truck and one on the water and sewer truck – for whom he follows safety guidelines from the Workers Safety and Compensation Commission. But the big responsibility, he said, is that if the hamlet shuts down, that shuts down the airport as well and airlines automatically start cancelling flights.

“The first people that are calling on us to close because of wind chill will be the first people to criticize us when jets can no longer land here,” he said at council Feb. 28.

Flynn also responded to criticism the hamlet had received online for its decision-making during the cold weather.

“To be honest with you, I’m merely pointing out the fact that some of the actions taken and comments by people on Facebook, in my opinion, were to try to coerce an outcome,” he said. “I’m a public servant, my staff are public servants,

and we take our jobs very seriously. We try to do our duties diligently. But just because we’re public servants, it’s never acceptable for us to be made public targets.”

When the GN closed down, Flynn said he had two complaints. “One of which was a person also vocal on Facebook, calling up to the office complaining that their garbage hadn’t been picked up,” he said. “Again, too cold for you to work, but yet you still expect the service.”

Coun. Michael Shouldice said at council he never remembers closing down purely because it was too cold.

“This is a new group of people working for the government,” he said. “They have trucks. As much as people were saying on Facebook, ‘Oh this is about the poor little old lady who’s pulling her children on the sled’ and stuff, I think 95 per cent of them are GN workers.”

He added that he fully supports safety measures and bad-weather closures for school children, though.

Coun. Chris Eccles, the newest member of Rankin Inlet’s council, tapped into his experiences working in the school system.

“There is no magic formula,” he said. “No matter what you do, you’re going to get people upset when it comes to closures.” Eccles added that stipulating certain temperatures to trigger a closure can “back you into a corner” and there’s a big difference between a school child waiting for a bus and a 40-year-old with vehicle difficulties.

“You’re sitting at home and it’s too cold and you’re afraid to walk from Area 6 to the hamlet to come to work, then stay home,” said Eccles, explaining that people need to judge situations for themselves and assume some responsibility in these instances.

News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

Darren Flynn, senior administrative officer at the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet, talks about the hamlet’s badweather policy at council Monday, Feb. 28. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Coun. Chris Eccles says there’s no magic formula for determining bad-weather closures, as people will complain regardless. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᑲᐃᓚ

ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ-ᒑᒻᐳᓪ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᓴᙱᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ, ᑕᑯᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᕝᕕᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.

The little shop that won’t give up

Rankin Inlet convenience store entrepreneur talks inspiration, challenges

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet Local Journalism Initiative

It’s not easy to run a small family business in the North, but Kaila Anawak-Gamble is giving it everything she’s got at the Red Top Variety Shop in Rankin Inlet.

The store has been a hallmark of the community for 34 years, originally opened by John Gamble and Angela Anawak as the Inukshuk Shop, before it officially became Red Top in November 1989.

“Mom and Dad have been each other’s backbones in the business,” said Anawak-Gamble, who started working the till at the store at age 12.

“Their love, dedication, sweat, blood, tears – and a few swear words – have brought them this far with their business. They started with only what they had in their back pockets, and their three children gave them the motivation to keep it going this long.”

Anawak-Gamble had originally planned to take over the store with her brother D.J.

and allow her parents to retire to their farm in southern Manitoba, but the tragic loss of D.J. in 2010 changed those plans.

Her father has retired, but her mother has joined forces with Anawak-Gamble to keep Red Top running since.

There are many rewarding parts of running a small family business servicing locals’ needs, wants and desires, she said. That includes the greetings, the daily visitors and the new faces, the communication with suppliers in the south and the strangers who turn into family.

“It’s always a pleasure to unlock those doors and turn on those open signs,” said Anawak-Gamble.

The challenges include getting help with funding and grants that other companies seem to have an easier time acquiring, she added.

“But my parents taught me not to throw in the towel,” said Anawak-Gamble.

She’s hopeful that 2023 will bring the assistance she needs to help her family-run business.

As a female entrepreneur, Anawak-Gamble gives a message of hope and perseverance to younger people hoping to follow in similar

ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑯᓘᙱᓚᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᑐᐃᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᑦ.

footsteps.

“Anything you put your mind and heart into, you can achieve,” she said. “Even with the naysayers, keep that chin up. We want to keep those ancestors proud.”

She advises new and would-be entrepreneurs to take it one day, one step and one moment

at a time if they have to.

“You always have someone somewhere, either older or younger, looking up at you,” she said. “Follow your dreams, your ambitions, but most of all, your heart. Plans can change in an instant, so cherish the moments, the people and the family and friends beside you.”

Kaila Anawak-Gamble credits the strength of her mother, Angela Anawak, in their efforts to see the Red Top Variety Shop thrive in Rankin Inlet. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

For Kaila Anawak-Gamble, right, running a small family business in Nunavut is not easy, but turning on those open signs and seeing her customers makes it all worth it. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᕋᓛᖅ ᓴᐱᓕᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᒥ

ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ-Gamble ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᑦᑐᒥᒃ Red Top-ᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 1989-ᒥ. ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᒥᒃ Red Top Variety Shop-ᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.

Kaila Anawak-Gamble runs the famous Red Top Variety Shop in Rankin Inlet, a family-owned business that started in 1989. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐊᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖓᑦ, ᐊᐅᖏᑦ, ᖁᕝᕕᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ – ᐊᒻᒪ

ᐅᖃᐱᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ – ᑕᒪᐅᙵ

ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ. ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ

ᐱᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ

ᕿᑐᕐᙵᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑯᓘᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᐃᓚ ᐊᓄᒑᖅ−ᒑᒻᐳᓪ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᖓᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ Red Top ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 34−ᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ

ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᔮᓐ ᒑᒻᐳᓪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᔨᓚ

ᐊᓄᒑᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, Red Top−

ᖑᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 1989−ᒥ.

“ᐊᓈᓇ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑖᑕ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ

ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓄᒑᖅ−ᒑᒻᐳᓪ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᑲᖅᖢᓂ 12−ᓂ. “ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᖏᑦ, ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ,

ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᒥ.” ᐊᓄᒑᖅ−ᒑᒻᐳᓪ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᓂᖓᓂ

D.J.−ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ

ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᑳᓪᓚᖕᓂᖓᓂ D.J.−ᒥ 2010−ᒥ

ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᐅᔪᓂ.

ᐊᑖᑕᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓄᒑᖅ−ᒑᒻᐳᓪᒥ Red Top ᐊᐅᓚᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ.

ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ

ᐱᔪᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ

ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᕐᓂ, ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓪᓚᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

“ᖁᕕᐊᓇᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑮᖏᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐹᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓄᒑᖅ−ᒑᒻᐳᓪ.

ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᒧᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓂ

ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑑᔮᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

“ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲ ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᐱᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓄᒑᖅ−ᒑᒻᐳᓪ. ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ 2023 ᓇᒃᓴᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᓄᒑᖅ−

ᒑᒻᐳᓪ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓇᔪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒍᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᐊᓂ ᑐᒥᐅᔪᓂ. “ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔭᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᖅᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᐃᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ, ᓴᙲᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ. ᓯᕗᕚᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ.”

ᐅᖃᐅᓪᔨᕗᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᙳᕈᒪᔪᓂ

ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᑦᑕᕐᓗᒍ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑕ. “ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᖓᒧᒃᖠᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᐅᔪᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑐᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒍ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕆᔭᕐᓂ, ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕆᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓛᖑᔪᒥ, ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖕᓂ. ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑏᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᕐᙲᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᕐᓂ ᓴᓂᓕᕆᔭᕐᓂ.”

By

Stewart Burnett

Rankin takes home Rock Cup

U15 teams square off

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

The all-black squad from Salliq/Chester gave them a run for their money, but Rankin came out on top 2-1 in overtime to win the U15 Rock Cup Sunday, March 5. Five teams competed in the tournament, with another set of younger teams playing a fun cup among themselves. The U13 Rankin Rock team participated in the U15 tournament as well, giving those players a taste of higher competition and physicality.

Fitting for International Women’s Day, many of the stars of the weekend were women, including several dynamo girls on the winning Rankin team.

Marcus Tutanuaq looks toward the camera during a break in play as he competes for Naujaat/Baker. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

Myra Kadjuk from Chesterfield Inlet suits up for the Salliq/Chesterfield team. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Eli Sammurtok, front, smiles while getting his gold medal from David Clark. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Tina Misheralak, Atuat Hickes, Piupiu Kusugak and Makayla Kusugak gather for a photo after winning the U15 Rock Cup Sunday, March 5. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Logan Illnik dons the A for Rankin Rock. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Makayla Kaludjak receives her gold medal from David Clark. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Ashleigh Ollie shines in orange for team Arviat. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Dexter Kalluak captains Arviat in the tournament. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Pooka Fredlund, middle, and her U13 Rankin Rock team competed against the older players. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

Salliq players take in the moment after giving up the overtime goal to Rankin, earning them silver in the tournament. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Mike Saviakjuk smiles while representing Salliq/Chester. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Shea Karetak eyes down one of his competitors. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Deryk Voisey pulls his sleeves back after congratulating teammates on their overtime win. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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