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News Regional trade show stronger than ever

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"It lives up to its billing of being an amazing, truly regional trade show."

– Nunavut Development Corp. president Darrin Nichol on the Kivalliq Trade Show still having a large role to play within the regional economy, page 2.

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Trade show nurtures blossoming economy

‘It lives up to its billing of being an amazing, truly regional trade show,’ says organizer Darrin Nichol

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet/Kivalliq

The Kivalliq Trade Show is more important to the region’s economy today than ever before, said Nunavut Development Corp. president Darrin Nichol.

The show wrapped-up its 10th anniversary gathering on a successful note despite Mother Nature’s unco-operative mood last week in Rankin Inlet.

Nichol said the Kivalliq Trade Show Society does a wonderful job with the event, which people across the North look forward to attending every year.

He said although a few presenters had to fly over due to the thick fog that blanketed Rankin for a couple of days, everything else went well and the show’s 10th gathering was another great effort by everyone involved.

“We lost a few booths from Iqaluit to the weather but all the people who needed to be there, were there,” said Nichol.

“The show plays more of a viable role in the Kivalliq economy today than it did 10 years ago because the economy of the region has changed so much during that time.

“The whole territory has evolved and the commerce and trade that plays out now is essential at a number of different levels, and it’s never

been more important to connect different businesses and merchants from around the Kivalliq – around the North for that matter – to come together and find ways to support each other, do business, source out new ways to make money and advance the bottom line of their operations.

“That’s critical right now because there’s so much going on. These are very exciting times.”

Nichol said it’s not so much about what you would have seen on the trade floor show 10-years ago compared to today, because there’s a wholenew vibe and attitude surrounding the Kivalliq economy in 2019.

He said there’s now a sense of optimism with the region’s economy that, arguably, may not have been that prevalent a decade ago.

“In many ways Nunavut, especially Rankin Inlet, are the envy of towns around the world, given the economic opportunity that exists here now that didn’t necessarily exist here 10-years ago or preMeadowbank (gold mine),” he said.

“It’s amazing what’s happened and it’s critical that we continue to plug-in the various components of that – including governments, small business people and the various chambers of commerce – to give

them the opportunity to collectively gather to discuss issues on a business-to-business basis, and then open it up to the public to come in and observe who’s at work in our region.

“This trade show has always done a really good job of bringing-in the Kivalliq region every year, from Naujaat to Arviat.

“It lives-up to its billing of being an amazing, truly regional trade show.”

Nichol said the dramatic change in the Nunavut economy during the past decade has brought with it a lot more engagement with Nunavummiut, Nunavut-based businesses and Inuit-owned firms in its ongoing development than what used to exist.

He said that engagement can only mean more good things ahead for the still developing Nunavut economy.

“This is commerce playing out in a free market and Nunavut-based businesses have been quite intuitive and aggressive in finding ways to take advantage of the opportunities that have presented themselves,” he said.

“And it’s not necessarily just about businesses. It’s also about individuals, the labour pool, and the emergence of the new Nunavut middle class that has money and will likely drive overall change in this territory for many years to come as a result of all this economic activity.”

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓯᐅᓯ ᓴᐃᓐ ᔮᓐ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓵᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᓄᐊᑏ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᕆᔅᑎ ᑭᖕ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᒐᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕖᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 24-ᒥ.

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Arviat’s Chelsey St. John, from left, Chantel Kablutsiak, Nuatii Kablutsiak and Kristy King were on hand to greet people at the table featuring Kayleigh’s Fashion and Sophia’s Outerwear during the Kivalliq Trade Show in Rankin Inlet on Sept. 24.

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Sensitive health information leaked Pharmacy patient files discovered at Rankin landfill

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet

The North West Company has recently issued a public information release notifying Kivalliq residents that materials containing health information were recovered from the Rankin Inlet landfill site this past Feb. 28.

The release went on to state that the information belonged to patients of the previously operating Sakku

Drugs in Rankin (since purchased by the North West Company) and contained patient names, health card numbers, dates of birth, prescribed medications and the community of residence for the involved patients.

It further informed Kivalliqmiut that the Northern Pharmacy dispatched staff members to retrieve any relevant information immediately upon learning that sensitive health materials had

been located at the landfill.

It is not believed at this time that anyone else viewed the files except for the person who found them at the landfill site.

“The North West Company privacy officer has determined that a privacy breech occurred since the materials were found in a public location,” stated the release.

“To date, we have no evidence that any materials were

viewed by any outside party other than one community member who informed our Northern Pharmacy about the materials being located at the landfill.”

The company stated that all materials retrieved from the Rankin Inlet landfill were brought to the Northern Pharmacy and placed into secure storage.

It further stated that the Government of Nunavut, the information and privacy

commissioner of Nunavut, and the office of the privacy commissioner of Canada have all been notified of the privacy breech.

“The North West Company has security measures in place to prevent policy breeches, including all confidential information that is required to be retained by law is securely stored in units clearly labelled as to the contents therein,” stated the release.

“Confidential information retained by Northern Pharmacy is stored in locations not accessible to the public, and personal health information is retained and destroyed according to our pharmacy services policies and procedures on retention and destruction of patient records.

“Pharmacy managers with the North West Company Inc. received privacy training in January of 2019 at the company’s annual conference.”

ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓲᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᒃᑕᑯᖓᓂ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓵᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᒃᑕᑯᖓᓂ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 28-ᒥ. ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᒡᒎᖅ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ (ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᕐᓕ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᓄᑦ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓗᓕᓖᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓅᕝᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ, ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦ. ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥᒎᖅ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᔨᒥᓂᒃ ᑎᓕᓯᑲᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᖠᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ ᖃᐅᔨᑐᐊᕋᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑕᑯᓂᒃ. ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᙱᑦᑐᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒻᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᔪᑑᓯᒪᔫᔭᖅᑐᖅ.

“ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᖁᒥᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖅ. “ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑑᑉ, ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᕐᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑕᑯᓂᒃ.” ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᒃᑕᑯᖓᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐸᐸᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ, ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᒃᑖᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᓯᖁᒥᑦᑎᓂᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ. “ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓖᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᑦ

ᓯᖁᒥᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᓇᒋᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐸᐸᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑦᑎᖅᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᖄᖓᒍᑦ ᕿᔪᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᓱᓇᑕᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ. “ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐸᐸᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓲᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐸᐸᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓕᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖏᑦ ᐸᐸᑐᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓕᒃᑐᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑎᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ. “ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑖᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᐅᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 2019-ᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ.”

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Rec hall renos in Rankin

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‘We still need a new community hall, but this is a five-year solution that will benefit everyone,’ says co-ordinator David Clark

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by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

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photo courtesy of Noel Kaludjak

Leona Aglukkaq, left, Conservative Party candidate for Nunavut in the Oct. 21 federal election with Selma Eccles at the Kivalliq Trade Show in Rankin Inlet in September.

On the election road Kivalliq Nunavut candidates are hitting the campaign trail harder as the Oct. 21 federal election draws nearer.

Trade shows are big stops on the trail, and the Kivalliq Trade Show was no exception with Conservative candidate Leona Aglukkaq and Liberal hopeful Megan Pizzo-Lyall making their presence felt in Rankin Inlet on Sept. 24 and 25.

Child exploitation charges Iqaluit/Nunavut An Iqaluit man is facing four charges as the result of an investigation begun on Sept. 23 into allegations against him by the Iqaluit RCMP, with the assistance of the newly formed Special Victims’ Unit.

As a result of the investigation, Craig Dunphy, 55, of Iqaluit was arrested and charged with two counts of luring a child, one count of procuring a child and one count of sexual exploitation of a young person.

The investigation is ongoing and the RCMP asks anyone who may have information on Dunphy’s activities, to contact Iqaluit RCMP in person or via phone at 867-979-0123.

As of press time, a date had not been set for Dunphy’s first court appearance.

Unified orthography Rankin Inlet/Nunavut The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) board of directors agreed to move forward with a unified orthography, or spelling system, for Inuktut during its recent meeting in Rankin Inlet.

The new orthography will be implemented as an auxiliary system alongside the existing orthographies used regionally.

The Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait orthography was developed by Inuktut language experts during the past eight years.

Throughout that time, members of ITK's Atausiq Inuktut Titirausiq task group and, later, the Atausiq Inuktut Titirausiq development team, consulted widely with elders, teachers and other key users of Inuktut.

There are nine different Inuktut writing systems across Inuit Nunangat introduced since the mid-1700s.

Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait has been developed by Inuit, for Inuit.

It is a common set of symbols for Inuktut sounds that allows written text to reflect spoken words in any dialect of Inuktut.

Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait is based on the Roman alphabet, which is already used as a primary or a secondary script in all regions of Inuit Nunangat.

It may not be the perfect solution but folks in Rankin Inlet have a lot more space for gatherings and celebrations after renovations were recently completed on their community hall.

Recreation co-ordinator David Clark said the hamlet applied for funding for the project through the Government of Nunavut’s (GN) gastax fund.

He said the proposal included the renovations to the hall, as well as turning the former hockey dressing-room area (formerly the swimming pool) into the new fitness centre.

"We haven’t completed the fitness-centre part of the work quite yet because we were in a hurry to get the community hall finished in time for the Kivalliq Trade Show," said Clark. "Now that’s done, so the focus is now on completing the fitness-centre part of the project."

Clark said the project is "a good facelift that we desperately needed at the rec hall and it’s going to benefit a lot of people in our community.

"But, at the same time," he continued, "this is a short-term solution to a long-term problem we have. We still need a new community hall, but this is a five-year solution that will benefit almost everyone and who knows what happens after that."

The hamlet contributed about $50,000 into the effort, with the Rankin Inlet Fitness Society donating $25,000 and the GN putting in $250,000, said Clark.

The work involved relocating the community radio station, removing the upstairs mezzanine that housed Clark’s office and a minor hockey storage area, as well as removing the dressing-room areas to add the extra space.

Work was also done to improve the stage and a $22,000 grant was approved

by Nunavut Recreation and Sport to purchase and install a new sound system in the community hall.

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People line up to get cards for the weekly bingo game at the newly renovated community hall on Sept. 27 in Rankin Inlet.

Clark said the staff should be trained on the sound system when a company representative arrives within the next few weeks.

He said the sound system for the new arena should, hopefully, also be installed within a month or so.

"The sound system for the new arena wasn’t part of the tender, so the municipality had to absorb the cost for that and, once we get inside the building, we’ll be installing our own PA system," he said.

"We’re hoping the hall’s sound system will be ready to go before the fire department’s Spookfest fundraiser, but I have to be sure my guys know how to set-it up properly before we go about that."

Clark said he’s pleased with the work done on the community hall to date.

He said the main benefit of the renovations was adding needed space to the hall.

"Our hall was way too small for some of the events we were trying to run, such as

at Christmas time when we’re doing games and dances," he said.

"It was totally packed during those activities, and way too crowed for everyone, but now we have a little more space to relieve some of that pressure."

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Nunavut's story is unfolding all around us Northern News Services

Maybe it was simply the usual white noise of personal opinion that invariably provides the background to election season.

Or, perhaps, it was listening to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) president Natan Obed talk about Qanuippitaa? – a unique national Inuit health survey (led, controlled by and for Inuit) that ITK launched while holding its annual general meeting in Rankin Inlet on Sept. 11 and 12.

Or, just as likely, it was the intriguing trio of female candidates vying for Nunavut's lone seat in the upcoming federal election.

It became the perfect storm of coincidence that often nibbles at a writer's sense of perception – urging him to recognize the pieces trying to come together: real-life players in a deep, complex tale of tradition, adaptation, resistance and willingness to change; the complexity and importance of which is matched only by the inevitability and ultimate conclusion of its telling.

Such is the ongoing real-life tale of Nunavut.

Sanikiluaq The tale unfolds before the world's very eyes, just as many detractors stand by their predictions of disaster and supporters predict an Inuit renaissance fueled by the creation of Nunavut alone.

And both fervidly believe they are correct — one seeing the outcome based on their perception of economic and socialistic reality, the other on the strength of tradition and the ability of the spirit to triumph.

Neither view is based on race, however both look to the past for what they see as foundations of support.

On one side, isolation and subsistence translate to almost non-existent levels of opportunity, work ethic and modern comprehension.

On the other, political control translates directly to eventual Inuit success, while an adjustment to the socioeconomic climate translates directly to a lessened — and the eventual elimination of — ability of outside forces to profit within Nunavut through suggestion and market manipulation.

The determination of many to see issues in black and white can prevent them from recognizing, or even visualizing for that matter, various concepts at work that have a tendency to blend together in one instance and clash in another, especially when it pertains to the human condition and emotional needs.

A scathing, no-holds-barred piece written as Nunavut was taking flight by Albert Howard and Francis Widdowson (The Disaster of Nunavut) looked at the “ethnically-cleansed utopia” as little more than a fabricated museum in which the rest of the world could view Inuit culture forever locked in the neolithic period.

They claimed the problems created by the artificial retention of Inuit culture are exacerbated when Inuit are encouraged to look backward for solutions by focusing on the traditions of elders rather than the aspirations of youth.

They also try to use a quote from thenNunavut Tunngavik Inc. president, the late Jose Kusugak, as a jumping-off point to rebuke or minimalize a number of counterpoints to their stance.

Jose said, “When you have a totally different race of people running your lives, it can create a terrible feeling of uselessness.”

The term “race” in Jose's statement is about as relevant to the issue as another saying “my government.”

Both observations are onedimensional. It would be foolhardy to suggest elders have nothing to offer Inuit living a far-more-modern lifestyle.

Many Inuit come home from work, head out on the land and employ numerous traditional skills learned from elders.

And, many Inuit youth deeply value their culture and the practical use of traditional skills they learn from their elders.

Conversely, Inuit youth who prefer what they see as a modern lifestyle may be left with no sense of belonging, and feel exactly how Jose describes, should they be judged solely on their indifference to land-based activities and use of traditional skills.

The success or failure of Nunavut may rest in the eye of the beholder but there remains a long way to go.

The story must play out in its entirety and, ultimately, history will be the final judge.

DARRELL GREER

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ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕖᓪᓗ ᓖ ᕿᓚᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᑲᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᓪᓗ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔪᓯᐱ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᐅᔅᑎᓗ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑑᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕖᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ 2019-ᖑᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐅᑉᓗᒥ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᐅᖓᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒃᑑᔭᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 24-ᒥ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᑯᐊᐳᕆᓴᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᓂᑯᓪ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᒃᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ. ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ “ᐊᒥᓲᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᓗᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᑐᓱᒋᔭᐅᒃᑲᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓵᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓂᑯᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᒎᖅ ᑕᒫᓃᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᖁᓕᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕖᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᐳᖅᑎᓐᓈᖅᑐᖃᙱᖅᑳᕐᓇᓂ (ᒎᓘᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᔪᔪᐊᓗᐃᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓲᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ). ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ “ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓇᕋᓱᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᖁᓚᐅᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒃᓯᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ - ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᒥᑭᔪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ - ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒡᓗᑎᒃ “ᖃᑉᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᙶᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ “ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕖᓪᓗ ᑎᑭᓗᒃᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᑯᓪ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᐅᖓᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. “ᐅᐱᓐᓇᐃᓐᓇᓲᖅ, photo courtesy of Noel Kaludjak ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᙶᓪᓗᐊᕕᒃᖢᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ.” “ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Lee Kreelak (at left) mans the Agnico Eagle booth ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᐴᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᓂᑯᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑕ with Joseph Kablutsiak and David Ostie at the Kival- ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᒡᒎᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ liq Trade Show in Rankin Inlet on Sept. 24. ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕖᓪᓗ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖅ - ᑲᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑑᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᐅᖓᓂᒃ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᑎᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᕉᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᖅ “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖕᒪᑕ. ᑕᒪᔾᔭ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᓱᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᑎ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ” “ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᒡᕙ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᓂᑯᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓇᔭᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᓇᓱᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕖᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ.”

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David Wiseman: “Ottawa Senators.”

Mark Wyatt: “Ottawa Senators.”

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Which Canadian NHL team is least likely to make the playoffs?

Heather Kolit-Carter: “Edmonton Oilers.”

Leo Subgut: “The (Vancouver) Canucks.”

Mike Shouldice: “Most of them.”

Sam Tutanuak: “Edmonton Oilers.”

Horoscopes Oct. 2-8 ARIES — Mar 21/Apr 20 A hectic few weeks find you looking forward to some time off, Aries. You may have to finish some complicated tasks first to free up moments for relaxation.

TAURUS — Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, this week, feelings that have been simmering just under the surface come to light.

Clear the air and you'll discover everything was just miscommunication.

GEMINI — May 22/Jun 21 There's more going on with friends than meets the eye, Gemini. Do not rush to think something negative is going on. Keep an open mind and you could be surprised.

CANCER — Jun 22/Jul 22 Temporary responsibilities at work have you feeling a tad overwhelmed, Cancer. This project was put in your hands, so you will have to see it through to the end.

LEO — Jul 23/Aug 23 Talk things through with a close friend before you swing into action, Leo. Sometimes it is better to have a springboard for ideas to see if things are truly feasible.

VIRGO — Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you may be having doubts about just where the future will bring you. But you don't have to be looking too far ahead for the time being. Focus on the here and now.

LIBRA — Sept 23/Oct 23 It is sometimes good to look at the world through rose-coloured glasses, Libra. However, do not let this cloud reality to the point that you do not see the truth.

SCORPIO — Oct 24/Nov 22 You are so busy with various activities that it is impossible to be bored for the next several days, Scorpio. You may be able to eke out a little time to recharge if you delegate.

SAGITTARIUS — Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, new friends come into your life this week. It's an exciting opportunity to get to know new faces. You can benefit from expanding your social network.

CAPRICORN — Dec 22/Jan 20 Avoid a knee-jerk reaction to a stressful situation, Capricorn. You may find that not all stress is bad; some can spur you to accomplish things you never imagined.

AQUARIUS — Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, miscommunication can be a tough hurdle to clear. Make a greater effort to communicate effectively in the coming days and weeks.

PISCES — Feb 19/Mar 20 Make family your top priority this week, Pisces.

Everything else can take a back seat for the time being. There will be time to get everything done.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS OCTOBER 1 Brie Larson, Actress (30) OCTOBER 2 Sting, Singer (68) OCTOBER 3 Gwen Stefani, Singer (50)

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Community: Arviat School: John Arnalukjuak High School Grade: Graduate Meeka is this edition’s student of the week for being the co-valedictorian for her school’s Class of 2019. Best of luck with your next undertaking, Meeka!

NICE CATCH Mellow Sigurdson shows her catch of the day at Meliadine Lake near Rankin Inlet in August. photo courtesy of Noel Kaludjak

Student of the week

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Memories of camp Northern News Services

A total of 32 students, seven teachers and three elders took part in the annual Kivalliq Science/Culture Camp in Baker Lake from Sept. 4 to 9.

Every Kivalliq community was represented at the camp, organized and conducted by the Kivalliq Science Educators’ Community.

SCIENCE/ CULTURE Feature

by Kivalliq Science Educators’ Community Baker Lake

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John Arnalukjuak High School student Desmond Nibgoarsi of Arviat has a blast on the Meadowbank Gold Mine heavy equipment simulator while fellow student Herman Kadjuk of VSS in Chester looks on during the camp’s Meadowbank tour.

Front to back — Simon Leblanc, Haley Kaayak, Peter MacIntosh and Annie Kritaqliluk go over course material in a tent during the Baker camp.

The participants in the annual Kivalliq Science/ Culture Camp wave goodbye to Baker Lake after attending the camp in Baker from Sept. 4 to 9.