Kivalliq News - April 5, 2023

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ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᐃᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᕿᒻᒦᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

Winning on the road

Rankin Inlet players gather for a photo after defeating the Gjoa Haven Snowy Owls to win the 2023 Sala Hockey Memorial tournament in Baker Lake Sunday, April 2. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Importance of family in the North is special

Balancing priorities not an easy task

Kivalliq News is based in Rankin Inlet, and with the high expense of travelling and hotels in the region, we try to take any opportunity we can to connect with nonRankin people as they travel through the airport.

With childcare and family challenges at home, sometimes we have to cancel interviews and meetups, and we did that with Arviat rapper Jacob Okatsiak twice. Each time, there was no complaint from Okatsiak, who said only that “family comes first” and he fully supported us.

The 23-year-old rising star has a child on the way of his own, and he revealed to Kivalliq News that he’s aware of the changes coming to his lifestyle — which now involves frequent travelling to shows and events — and that he planned to prioritize

family over his career, at least in the near term with the coming birth of his child.

Also travelling with Okatsiak to an Atii Angutiit event in Taloyoak was Abraham Agaaqtooq, who explained how his early musical success took away time from his children, and that one day he decided he needed to focus on family and put his music career in storage.

That’s not easy to do, especially in an industry where it’s so important to strike while the iron is hot. If you pull out of one event, then two, then three, will you even get called for any in the future?

On one hand, nothing is more important

than family and having that in-person bond with your child and partner. On the other, you need to be a provider for them, and sacrificing career opportunities directly impacts that.

It’s a balance that is impossible to fully achieve. The notion of ‘balance’ itself is more concept than reality: if you are prioritizing your work, naturally you are neglecting your family; and if you are prioritizing your family, naturally you are neglecting your work.

Parker Walbeck, a very successful filmmaker, explained in a video that the way he balances both is to be fully present in whatever he’s doing. That

means if you’re with your child and partner, you’re not half paying attention and half on your phone; and if you’re working, you’re not taking breaks to scroll Instagram or Facebook.

As well, Walbeck talks about the concept of spinning plates, which means balancing a number of priorities without letting any of them fall, like the Chinese acrobats do.

So, family, work, exercising and more may all be priorities, and the goal would be to keep each plate spinning enough that it doesn’t fall, understanding that you can’t dedicate all of your time to any one plate.

As we said before, it’s an impossible task to fully balance family and work. Spending time in one will always take from another. But it’s a testament to the family-first culture of the North that Okatsiak and others are so understanding when family needs interrupt plans. Not everyone is.

STEWART BURNETT

ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ

ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ

ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑯᓘᓪᓗᓂ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᙱᓚᖅ

ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ. ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ

ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ

ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ

ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᓂ rapper ᔭᐃᑯᑉ ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᕐᒧᑦ

ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᓱᖅᖢᑕ.

ᑕᒪᒃᑭᖅᑐᓂ, ᐅᖃᐱᓗᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ

ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ “ᐃᓚᒌᑦ

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ” ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ

ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. 23-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᒃᓴᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᖓᓄᑦ

— ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᖃᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ — ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ,

ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓂᑦᑑᔪᒥ

ᐃᓅᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᒥᓂᑦ. ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖃᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᑏ

ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ

ᐊᐃᑉᕋᕼᐋᒻ ᐊᒑᖅᑑᖅ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ

ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ

ᕿᒪᒃᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ

ᕿᑐᕐᙵᒥᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖓᑭᐊᖅ

ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ

ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ. ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑯᓘᙱᓚᖅ,

ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᓇᐅᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᓂᒃᓴᐅᑎ ᐆᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᒃᑯᕕᑦ, ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ, ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ, ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐲᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ?

ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖔᖓᒍᑦ, ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕐᓂᑦ. ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖔᖓᒍᑦ, ᑐᓂᓯᔨᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᒃᑯᐃᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᕇᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᐳᖅ. ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ‘ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ’ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ: ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑦᑎᒍᕕᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕐᓂᑦ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᓯᓐᓇᐃᓯᒪᕗᑎᑦ ᐃᓚᖕᓂᑦ; ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑦᑎᒍᕕᑦ ᐃᓚᖕᓂ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᓯᓐᓇᐃᓯᒪᕗᑎᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕐᓂᑦ. ᐹᑯᕐ ᐅᐊᓪᐱᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᓗᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᖓᓂ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ

ᕿᑐᕐᙵᓐᓃᒃᑯᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕐᓂ, ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᒥ ᓈᓚᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᖕᓃᓪᓗᑎᑦ; ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᕕᑦ, ᕿᑲᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᖃᖅᐸᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᔅᑕᒍᕌᒻᒥ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐅᐊᓪᐱᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐃᔾᔮᖅᑐᓂ ᓵᓂᑦ, ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑕᒃᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᓴᐃᓃᓰᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ, ᐃᓚᒌᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ, ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓵᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᐃᔾᔮᖅᑏᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥ ᑲᑕᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ, ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᕆᔭᕐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᓵᖑᔪᒧᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᑦᑕ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒦᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖅᓵᖅᓯᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ-ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐸᒡᕕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᙱᓚᑦ.

Northern News Services

STEWART BURNETT