Lessons in sport go beyond the court

Kugaaruk Naujaat

ᕚᓕᐸᒧᑦ

Sanikiluaq

Rankin Inlet

The Kivalliq Trade Show is gearing up for its 2023 show, scheduled for late September, and is seeking applications for the art market and fashion show.

It will be the 14th annual Kivalliq Trade Show in Rankin Inlet. Artists will have the opportunity to display and sell their creation during a two-day art market, while the fashion show will take place the evening of the opening day Tuesday, Sept. 26.

The art market committee and entertainment committee will select and sponsor 12 artists from Kivalliq communities and up to four Rankin Inlet artists to participate in both the art market and workshop.

The trade show offers return airfare to Rankin Inlet from Kivalliq communities for the event for people chosen, as well as accommodation in billeted homes and ground transportation.

More information can be found at www. kivalliqtradeshow.ca

KIA transfers funds

Kivalliq

The Kivalliq Inuit Association announced the transfer of more than $82 million of its legacy fund to a different account from its operating account.

KIA receives money from mining royalties, quarry permits, water use fees, Sakku Investments, Inuit impact beneficiary agreements and other ventures, the total of which is owned by Inuit beneficiaries of the Kivalliq region.

The latest calculations, says KIA, conclude that there is approximately $112 million in its account.

The KIA finance committee informed the KIA board and membership that legacy fund monies were successfully separated from KIA’s operating bank account to a separate account owned by KIA in late May.

A total of $82,216,176 was moved from the operating account.

“This money is not being spent,” wrote the KIA press release. “This money needed to be separated from the operating monies to further the implementation of By-Law #2 and fulfill its benefits to Beneficiaries of the Kivalliq Region at a future date.”

Nunavut Parks holds weekly events

Rankin Inlet

Nunavut Parks is continuing its summer “Learn to…” weekly events at Iqalugaarjuup Nunanga Territorial Park every Wednesday afternoon.

The first scheduled event was for June 21 to learn about traditional Inuit stories. Until the end of August, weekly events will cover learning to make a harpoon, play traditional Inuit games, making Bannock, using a GPS, making wall hangings and more.

To register of find out more, call Nunavut Parks at 867-645-8006.

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet Local Journalism Initiative

Holly Mercer loves volleyball.

She even met her husband, Robert Kabvitok, through the sport.

So when the Rankin Inlet athlete was struggling with the demands of parenting, she knew there was one outlet she could rely on.

“Volleyball was my only thing that I could forget about everything at home,” she said. “It really helped me keep my sanity.”

She and Kabvitok have been teaching girls’ volleyball for years now, as well as being involved in other sports in the community. As time went on, she found there was more to coaching than the physical skills.

“At first we were just coaching the sport, and then by year three we started to really realize mental health is needed in sports too and it would help them throughout life,” said Mercer.

Youth have to go to school, she said, but playing sport is something they choose to do. It’s a venue where she can challenge youth, celebrate their achievements and help them develop not just as athletes, but as people.

Overcoming fears in sport can help one overcome fears in other pursuits in life, said Mercer, as well as building resilient people with an openness to trying new things.

“That’s one of the most rewarding things is not only watching them grow in the sport but grow as people,” she said.

And if a player is making mistakes on the court and becoming scared of having the ball come their way, Mercer encourages them to learn from the last play but forget about it quickly and to want the ball to come to them.

“You have to learn to forget about your mistake and learn from it,” she said about coaching. “That’s the only way you can change it to a positive.”

Part of that is showing the players that the coaches aren’t perfect either, she added, and that they are always open to suggestions as well.

Mercer said the pandemic presented a big challenge for youth in sports, many of whom turned to games or TV.

“That really hurts,” said Mercer, thinking about youth who haven’t returned to sports, which provide such a great outlet for young people.

She was glad to see the Coaching Association of Canada launch a mental health and sport resource hub earlier this year to equip coaches with the tools and information to help them learn how to integrate positive mental health practices

Volleyball coach Holly Mercer credits the game with saving her own mental health. Now, she hopes to bolster youth’s confidence through coaching.

Stewart

into their sport and further support their local communities. The hub includes resources available in Inuktitut, Dene, and Cree in addition to six other languages.

“I’m just really happy,” said Mercer, adding northerners are often left out of such initiatives.

“We have enough problems here with the amount of suicide. Nobody in Nunavut who lives here hasn’t been touched by suicide. I think if we can get the kids and adults into sports and talking to them and letting them learn that mistakes are okay, if we try to start young and let them learn that, we’d be better off.”

Hᐸᓕ ᒧᓱ ᕚᓕ ᐹ-ᒥ ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑎ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒐ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᐅᐃᖓᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᕋᐳᑦ ᖃᕖᑐᖅ ᐱᖃᓇᕆᔭᕐᑖᖀᓂᑯᒋᕙᖓ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᖓᔪᖄᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒥᓂᒃ, ᒪᓂᒪᓯᒪᔪ ᐅᐸᒡᑕᓗᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ‘ᕙᓕ ᐹ ᐃᓱᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᕆᓇᓚᐅᖅᐸ’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᔫᒥᔪᒦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᖓ’. ᐅᐃᒌᒃ ᖃᕝᕖᑐᕐᓗ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᓴᐃᔨᐅᕘᒃ ᕙᓕ ᐸᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᓂᒃ ᐊᕋᒍᒐᓴᖕᓄᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᖑᐊᑲᑕᖃᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᐴᒃ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᑐᐃᓇᐅᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᕋᒍᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᔨᕈᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᖏᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᐸᕗᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᑎᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᑐᐃᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᔪᖅᑎᑐᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᔭᖁᒧᖏᑐᖅ ᑕᒻᒪᕋᓗᐊᖅᐸᑕ, ᒧᓱ ᐃᖃᖅᑐᐃᕙᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑦᑎᔪᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᑐᐃᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ, ᐳᐃᒍᕐᓇᓚᐅᑲᓱᖑᖕᒪᑦ. ᑕᒪᑦᑕᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᐃᓇᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓂᑯᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐃᒡᓗᖔᖓᒍᓪᓗ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᔨᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᑐᐃᓇᐅᓲᖑᒐᑦᑕ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᑕᓗ, ᑐᓴᕈᒪᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ. ᒧᓱ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᕙᖕᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓚᕕᑕᐅᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᖑᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᑕᓚᕕᓴᓄᓪᓗ. ‘ᐊᓐᓂᕐᓇᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ’, ᑕᐃᑯᐊ ᐱᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᖑᐊᖃᑕᐅᑲᑕᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᑯᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᖃᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐱᑯᒍᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓂᒪᐃᑎᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᑐᕋᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᔪᓇᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓱᒪ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᒥᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᒪᖓᑦ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒧᑦ ᐅᑯᐃᖓᓕᓂ. ᒪᓂᒻᒪᐃᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᖄᖅᑐᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ, ᐃᓚᖃᑲᓂᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᖓ, ᒧᓱ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᒐᔪᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂᑦ ᓇᑲᑦᙱᔪᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᓱᕈᓯ, ᐃᓐᓇᓪᓗ ᐱᖑᐊᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᓐᓂ ᒪᓂᒪᐃᕕᒋᓯᒪᔾᔫᒥᒍᑦᑎᒍ, ᑕᒻᒪᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕝᕕᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓱᕈᓯᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᖏᑦ ᐊᕿᑎᐊᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᑦ.

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