Kivalliq News, December 18 edition

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Memories from the feast

Elder Louis Autut tells Santa (Glen Brocklebank) what he'd like to see under the tree during the Elder's Christmas Feast at Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet on Dec. 12, 2019.

"It still doesn't seem like it's real and I can't thank everyone enough, in every community, who voted for me."

– Arviat's Kono Tattuinee on being elected as president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association this past week, page 3.

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Darkspark receives major recognition Rankin Inlet The Canadian not-for-profit organization Darkspark was awarded with the prestigious Intercultural Innovation Award by the United Nations Alliance of Civilization and BMW in Madrid, Spain, on Dec. 10. The award recognizes Darkspark as a global leader in promoting intercultural understanding.

Darkspark is one of ten selected organizations recognized worldwide for the award, following a competitive selection process with over 1,200 applications received from 128 countries, stated a news release.

The Intercultural Innovation Award supports Darkspark extending its unique accomplishment and method with The Four Directions Project to other racialized youth and communities world-wide.

The Four Directions Project is a cross-cultural Canadian colonial history project – of which students at Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik in Rankin Inlet are a part of – that elevates the voices and perspectives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth through music and digital story-telling. It contributes to an important cross-cultural conversation across Canada, inspiring audiences to listen, learn, understand and actively invest in recovery and reconciliation.

Scholarship open for applications Kivalliq/Nunavut The Inuit Art Foundation (IAF) announced on Dec. 9 that applications to the Watt Scholarship are now open.

The IAF has provided support to Canadian Inuit pursuing post-secondary education for more than two decades, having donated to Indspire's Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards program to facilitate the Watt Scholarship, which the IAF has offered for almost 25 years.

Established in 1995, the Watt Scholarship is awarded annually to two Canadian Inuit currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution with a demonstrated interest in art, history and culture.

Each scholarship provides $2,500 to assist, support and encourage Inuit in their pursuit of postsecondary studies in Inuit art and culture.

Applications to the Watt Scholarship are open until Feb. 1.

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Change at the top Kono Tattuinee elected as new KIA president

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Arviat/Kivalliq

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Arviat's Kono Tattuinee rode the strength of incredible support in both his home community and Rankin Inlet to be named the new president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) during the recent elections.

Stanley Adjuk of Whale Cove placed second in the race, while two-term incumbent David Ningeongan was third.

Tattuinee, 57, said he wasn't feeling very good about things early, as the early results had him falling behind.

He said the feeling of doom and gloom evaporated quickly, however, when the Sanikiluaq results from Arviat and Rankin came in, two communities that voted late due to blizzard conditions on Dec. 9 and 10.

"I knew I had a lot of support in my home community and I had quite a lot of support in Rankin Inlet and those were the communities taking their time counting the ballots on election night," said Tattuinee.

"The people from Arviat really pulled through for me and the people in Rankin did, as well. That support shot me to the top."

Tattuinee said he was more than a little overwhelmed when the final results were posted.

'Like a dream' "It still doesn't seem like it's real and I can't thank everyone enough, in every community, who voted for me.

"My job now is to make sure I treat them all fairly and make sure I keep every community in the region on an even keel.

"And, really, fairness and equality are what I'm all about."

Tattuinee isn't 100 per cent sure of the official date he will assume his new position and realizes he will have to move his family to Rankin, where the KIA head office is located, sometime in the new year as he begins his four-year term.

He said this is a big job he's entering into and nothing to be taken lightly in any way, shape or form.

"This job will be far more intense than anything I've ever done before in my life.

"The KIA election policies struck a chord with a lot of people in the region during the election and the Government of Nunavut was up in arms about it, as well, especially with young people away attending school not being allowed to vote and others living in other Nunavut communities because of their jobs who couldn't vote.

"Another issue I intend to look at, under the Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement, is the royalties, which are something that needs

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Arviat's Kono Tattuinee is the new president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association following this past week's election. to be transparent to Kivalliq beneficiaries.

"I want to see if we can actually do something for the Inuit in the region with part of those royalties. Those are my two main issues right now."

Tattuinee said the KIA partnering with the various Young Hunters program would benefit a lot of youth in the region and boost their self-confidence.

He said communication is key with the mines that are operating in the Kivalliq to bring respectability back to the relationship.

"Sometimes we hear people talking negatively about working at the camp because they don't speak French and no one should ever be discriminated against like that.

"They're on our land and they should respect our languages and us, as Inuit, in general."

Tattuinee said it was a clean campaign

with "not too much" mudslinging.

He said it's a very challenging position and he harbours no ill will towards outgoing president, Ningeongan and his eightyear performance.

"I'd like to thank all my supporters, my wife, Bernadette, who's been through everything with me, my family, my parents, my sister, Veronica and my nephew, Kyle, for being my financial agent.

"We had next to no financial support from anywhere. We did this on social media, visiting the communities, talking with the elders, our young people and people in general.

"It was mostly positive on the radio shows and people were kind and generous with their words of wisdom and encouraging me to keep going and that's what kept me going.

"I'm still living the dream."

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Feast, little gifts and student servers make annual elder's feast special event in Chester

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Chesterfield Inlet

It was a day of holiday bliss and companionship for the group of elders who attended the fourth annual Elder's Christmas Feast at Victor Sammurtok School (VSS) in Chesterfield Inlet on Thursday, Dec. 12.

The event was organized by longtime VSS teacher Ana Leishman, who said 24 of the 30 elders invited to the feast were able to attend.

Leishman said the feast included a turkey dinner with all the fixings, two hams, buns, macaroni salad and numerous deserts.

She said VSS principal Jack Gordon also entertained the gathering with live flute playing.

"Because our school bus is currently down, we had staff members helping out by picking the elders up who needed a little assistance getting to the school," said Leishman.

"It was a team effort to get everyone to the school and, once everyone was there, Father Kwong, our priest and elder, said an opening prayer, I thanked everyone for coming and let them know the event was sponsored

by Northern Canada Mini Projects," said Leishman.

"Each of our elders was, kind of, adopted by someone from southern Canada. The only information I give

them in the south is the name of the elder and what hockey team they like.

"They each get a little Christmas package that might have some goodies or treats, or a little Christmas decoration – just a little something to remind everyone that there are people out there who think about Northern Canada, our elders and youth."

Leishman said many of the elders told her it was just really nice to have an event like this that allows them the time to get out and see each other.

She said even in a small community like Chester, it's not something the elders get to do a whole lot.

"Some of our elders grew-up together, so they have a long history together and plenty of stories, but they don't always get an opportunity to come together and reminisce.

"Some of the elders told us it was just nice to sit together and talk to everyone and they wished they could do it more often.

"That's one of the things we talk about at the school; how do we provide opportunities throughout the year to bring our elders together and this is, of course, a big one at Christmas, but we want to provide other get-togethers for them, as well."

Leishman said students at VSS help out at the feast, as well.

She said after school staff mem-

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Ana Leishman, right, helps fill the plates as, from left, Dayna Aggark, Mark Amarok and Jeannine Ippiak make their way down the serving line during the Elder's Christmas Feast at Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet on Dec. 12. bers get the whole event put together, senior students from grades nine to 12 help serve the food.

"We have some kids helping put the portions on each plate and we

have others, who we call runners, who get everything for the elders who aren't very mobile and they appreciate the service.

"It's always nice to see our elders

being catered to by the students like that.

"It just helps the gathering be a very, very special event the elders really enjoyed."

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Participants who completed the junior firefighters program in the community of Baker Lake are, from left, Rhoda Parker, Aalu Duval, Alvin Pudnak, Kenneth Nanooklook, Carlos Simailak and mentor Deputy Chief Vincent Inukpak in Baker on Nov. 13.

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A total of 24 invited elders had an afternoon of socializing, more than a few laughs, a great dinner and a few surprise gifts at the fourth annual Elder's Christmas Feast at Victor

by Glen Brocklebank and Ana Leishma Chesterfield Inlet

Jeannine Ippiak looks through her bag of surprise goodies as Elizabeth and Andre Tautu watch all the fun during the feast.

Sammurtok School (VSS) in Chesterfield Inlet on Dec. 12.

The gifts the elders received were sent from folks in southern Canada through the Northern Canada Mini Projects.

Jacinthe Amarok gives a big thumbs-up to the Christmas stocking of goodies she received at the elder's feast.

Andre Tautu is having himself a time at the Elder's Christmas Feast at Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet on Dec. 12.

School principal Jack Gordon provided some beautiful holiday sounds for everyone to enjoy during the Elder's Christmas Feast at Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet.

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ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᐃᓂᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑯᓄ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑯᓄ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅᑖᖑᑉᓗᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓵᖅᑐᒥ. ᓯᑖᓐᓕ ᐋᒡᔪᒃ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, 8-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᓂᖏᐅᖓᓐ ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ. ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, 57-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᓂᕈᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒡᒎᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓵᓚᐅᓕᓚᐅᕋᒥ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓵᓚᐅᓕᕐᓂᓂ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᑳᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓂᕈᐊᕈᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᓗ, ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑎᒃ ᐱᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 9-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 10-ᒥ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᕋᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᑖᑉᑯᐊᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᒃ ᐊᑯᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓈᓴᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᓈᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᓲᕐᓗᒎᖅ ᓯᖕᓇᒃᑑᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. "ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᔭᓕᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᔪᖓ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ. "ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᓕᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᖄᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᒋᑦ." ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᖓᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᓂᓗ ᓅᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓃᒻᒪᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃ, ᓄᑖᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᒥᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓂᑖᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑖᓂ ᐊᖏᔫᖕᒪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᒍ. "ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ. "ᐊᓯᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕈᒪᔭᕋ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓕᐊᒃᑯᑦ, ᓂᖏᖅᑕᐅᑏᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑯᓄ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅᑖᖑᓵᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

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Arviat's Kono Tattuinee is the new president of the Kivalliq Inuit Association following this past week's election. ᓄᓇᑖᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ." ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᒎᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕉᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᖄᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ. "ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑲᑕᒃᑎᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ. "ᓄᓇᑎᓐᓃᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓅᑉᓗᑕ, ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ."

kivalliq news, Wednesday, December 18, 2019

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r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, tnWE 18 2019 9

ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅ Hᐊᕆ ᐊᒡᒐᒃ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓵᓐᑕ ᑲᓚᓯᒥᒃ (ᒋᓚᓐ ᐳᕋᑯᐸᐃᖕᒃ) ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓇᒥ ᕕᒃᑐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 12-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑐᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᑉᓘᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᖄᑎᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᕕᒃᑐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 12-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓇ ᓖᔅᒪᓐ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ 24-ᖑᔪᒡᒎᖅ 30-ᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᓖᔅᒪᓐ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒎᖅ ᐃᒐᓯᒪᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᓱᓇᓗᒃᑖᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᒪᕐᕉᒡᓗ ᑯᑯᓰᑦ, ᐊᕿᒡᕈᔪᐊᑦ, ᒪᑯᕈᓂ ᓵᓚᑦᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᒎᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖅ ᔮᒃ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ ᑎᑕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ. "ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᓱᕋᒃᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ, ᓴᓇᔨᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᖠᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓖᔅᒪᓐ. "ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓗᒃᑖᓕᕐᒪᑕ, ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᔪᖅᑕᐅᖅ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐃᔪᑦ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᖃᐃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᑲᔫᑖᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓖᔅᒪᓐ. "ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᒍᐊᖑᐊᖅᑖᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ. "ᑐᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᒫᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ - ᐃᖅᑲᐃᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒡᓗ." ᓖᔅᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕉᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᓂᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᒎᖅ ᒥᑭᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᔪᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ. "ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᒐᔪᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒐᔪᙱᖦᖢᑎᒡᓗ. "ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᔪᒡᒎᖅ."

photo courtesy of Ana Leishman

Elder Harry Aggark says hello to Santa Claus (Glen Brocklebank) during the Elder's Christmas Feast at Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet on Dec. 12.

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Hockey program off to a rocky start Selection camps still a success through disarray and delays with new arena

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet

The start of the 2019-2020 hockey season has been a blur of activity for Rankin Inlet rec co-ordinator David Clark in his roles as head instructor for the Rankin Rock Season Opener Hockey Camp and head coach for Team Nunavut's bantam squad for the upcoming Arctic Winter Games (AWG).

Clark's carefully crafted schedule for both the skillsdevelopment camp and the bantam selection camp was thrown into complete disarray when the opening of Rankin's new state-of-the-art arena was delayed due to unforeseen difficulties.

Clark said they ended-up starting the Rock camp on a Saturday and running through to the following Wednesday in order to give the kids more time on the ice.

He said overall the camp went well with 20 instructors helping out, ranging in age from 15 to adulthood.

"We originally had the camp scheduled for the third week in October but with the ongoing floor issues at the arena we had to, basically, keep pushing the start date back for everything," said Clark.

"So, we finished the hockey camp on a Wednesday and two days later, on the Friday, we went right into a very busy, compact AWG tryout camp that ran until Sunday evening.

"All the players and coaches stayed together at the Simon Alaittuq School gym and we had a very busy schedule that included lots of hockey, lots of workouts and lots of other

Darrell Greer/NNSL photo

Arctic Winter Games bantam hockey coach and skills camp instructor David Clark, centre, is off to a frantic start to the new hockey season due to an unforeseen delay in the opening of the new arena in Rankin Inlet this past month. things going on to get the most out of the players.

"At the end of the day, we picked the team we felt would give us the best chance to win."

Clark said he has the AWG team scheduled to compete in a bantam AA tournament in Winnipeg early in the new year and the team's performance there will give him a much better idea as to how they will do at the AWG. He said the Winnipeg tour-

ney will be a huge test for the Nunavut players because the teams they'll be competing against have been together all year and have their systems down pat.

"By the end of the tournament I'll have a good sense of which players are going to be in which roles for us.

"That will give me time to teach the players a bit about the role they're going to be playing and why, in order to get everyone to buy in so,

when we do go to the Games, they'll be ready to go from the moment the puck is dropped to start game one.

"We have a young team, but it's also a team loaded with potential."

Clark said every year is a challenge to raise the funding necessary to keep the Rankin Rock camp going and, hopefully, grow the program and be able to take it to more Kivalliq communities.

He said he's hoping a

unique opportunity that presented itself to the camp this year will help solidify the program moving forward.

"We're getting a professional video done about the camp that might, hopefully, help boost our future funding a bit.

"The camp is also going

to be part of Hockey Day in Canada.

"The network was in town to do a story about the camp and the new arena, so everyone in the Kivalliq can keep an eye out for that during the big Hockey Day in Canada celebration in February."

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Evan Morrison Nunavut's Award-Winning Voice of Kivalliq

Community: Rankin Inlet Activity: Musician Instrument: Multi Evan is this edition's player of the week for his years of performing on guitar, drums and bass guitar with different bands and individual artists in Rankin. Keep on keeping the music alive, Evan!

kivalliq news, Wednesday, December 18, 2019

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What did you enjoy about the elder's feast at Victor Sammurtok school?

Mark Papak: "It's a special time together to gather with friends and other elders."

Theressa Kukkiak: "It was lots of fun and I had a good time."

Lizzy Ippiak: "It was a fun afternoon having a great meal."

Matilda Aggark: "It was a great afternoon and I had fun being with everyone."

Angeline Simik: "It was nice to sit together and talk. We should do it more often."

Casmir Kriterdluk: "Being with everyone, because we are getting older and it is hard to get together."

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Horoscopes Date ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, a chance encounter with an old acquaintance drums up feelings you didn't know you had.

Even if these feelings are muted, you can still acknowledge them.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, it is up to you to initiate action over the next several days. The situation may be uncomfortable, but you will be able to handle it.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, a difference of opinion with a professional colleague surfaces in the coming days.

Recognize that you both have the same goal and work together.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 The next few days will be all about having a good time, Cancer. Others may try to steer you elsewhere, but you are set on enjoying yourself.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, many things are beyond your control.

However, one place where you can take action concerns your personal health. Schedule a well visit soon.

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Others cannot quite figure you out lately, Scorpio. It is good to have an air of mystery about you. Keeping everyone guessing may give you a slight advantage.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, you may resist a social engagement initially because it has been such a busy season. Soon you may come around and be open to a few more parties.

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Ä¿∏≤ÖÒé≤ ÖÀ∏Ú≤ÒãÇÀÒ á∂ªÖÊπÍ´ Lila Hunter, Gianna Hernandez, Kalluk Eecherk, Princess Racheal Grace, Ariana Makpah and Naomi Osborne

Community: Rankin Inlet School: Leo Ussak Elementary

Friendship vibes

photo courtesy of Glen Brocklebank

Good pals, from left, Bertha Grace Aggark, Seporah Sammurtok and Ivalu Leishman Brocklebank hang-out together during a recent community evening at Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet.

Lila, pictured from back to front, Gianna, Kalluk, Princess, Ariana and Naomi are this edition's youth of the week for being named junior fire chiefs for a day in their community this past month. Keep up that desire to learn and participate, gang!

Student of the week

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The people have spoken Listed below are the complete results, by community, of the Kivalliq Inuit Association's (KIA) election for president on Wednesday, Dec. 11.

Also included are election results for KIA community directors and the Hunters and Trappers Organization in both Arviat and Rankin Inlet.

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KIA community directors: Arviat: Tony Uluadluak – 281 (Elected) David Kuksuk – 248 Baker Lake: James Taipanak – 98 (Elected) Thomas Elytook – 86 Angela Cook – 44

Coral Harbour: Paul Pudlat – 81 (Elected) Hannah Angutialuk – 77 Solomon Nakoolak – 36 Kangiqliniq HTO, Rankin Inlet: Roger Pilakapsi – 356 (Elected) Nathan Tulugak – 284 (Elected) Brian Sigurdson – 247 (Elected)

Kia President: Votes by Community

Kono Tattuinee: (Elected) Arviat – 414 Baker Lake – 76 Chesterfield Inlet – 28 Coral Harbour – 61 Naujaat – 40 Rankin Inlet – 268 Whale Cove – 13 Region total: 900

Stanley Adjuk: Arviat – 62 Baker Lake – 95 Chesterfield Inlet – 41 Coral Harbour – 46 Naujaat – 32 Rankin Inlet – 123 Whale Cove – 245 Region total: 503

David Ningeongan: Arviat – 58 Baker Lake – 50 Chesterfield Inlet – 32 Coral Harbour – 87 Naujaat – 61 Rankin Inlet – 138 Whale Cove – 17 Region total: 443 Source: Kivalliq Inuit Association

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Harry Ittinuar – 217 (Elected) Hapanaaq Issaluk – 196 Samuel Alagalak – 174 Andre Aokaut – 171 Aaron Angidlik – 58 Arviat HTO: Alex Ishalook – 200 (Elected) Ludovic Onerk – 199 (Elected) Gordy Kidlapik – 146 (Elected) Sam Muckpah – 136 Peter Shamee – 101 Laurent Angalik – 85 Peter Sr. Aulatjut – 78 Brian Sr. Sulurayok – 65 Annie Amauyak – 56 Evano Sr. Aggark – 41 Peter Sr. Mamgark – 37

Souvenir rubber

Darrell Greer/NNSL photo

Wayne Kusugak displays a hockey puck distributed by his uncle, Lorne Kusugak, at his skate-sharpening shop at the new arena in Rankin Inlet on Nov. 23.