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Makayla Kaludjak of the Rankin Inlet Stealers team rounds the bases in a game during the U-16 regional softball tournament in Rankin Inlet earlier this month. This was the first inter-regional tournament to take place since the cancellation of Arctic Winter Games in February.

News ᓄᑖᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ Rankin business thrives through pandemic

Special Feature ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ: ᐱᖓᔪᖓ Words from Whale Cove: part three

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–Rankin rec co-ordinator David Clark helped organize the first inter-regional tournament since February, page 6.

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WORDS From Whale Cove

A six-part oral history as told by six residents.

Susie and David Kritterdlik 'We were just friends for a while, but it came to a point where we wanted to be together all the time'

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Whale Cove

Editor's Note: A version of this story translated from Inuktitut by Suzie Napayok-Short appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of The Walrus. It is reprinted here with their permission. This interview has been abridged for space, please see nunavutnews.com for the full version.

See next week's edition for the fourth part in the series.

Susie: I grew up knowing my name was Aupilattunnguaq – but for short, Aupak. It means red flower.

I'm named after my mother's cousin's brother, whose name is Aupilattunnguaq.

We originated from Garry Lake, north of Baker Lake, around the Back River area. Back in 1957, 1958, there was a famine happening in that area. My mother had mentioned two years before that there were already no more caribou. And it was also hard for us to get fish. My parents knew people were dying, and it was important for my dad to go and look for his brother, his older brother, to make sure he was still alive.

So he had to leave us, just me and my mother and my younger sister, who was less than a year old. My two older sisters were at residential school at the time.

My mother had been trying to fish but with no luck. We didn't eat for two or three days. As a little child, I was so eager to live. So I kept urging her, "Just go fishing, go fishing, go fishing." And she said, "No, there's nothing." But I kept urging her and she did, and sure enough, by trying for maybe two days, she caught a fish. So me and my mother ate a little bit.

This was the day – of course I had eaten and was well off, now I was playing outside, and I remember just looking on the horizon. I knew my sisters were somewhere out there, and maybe because I knew that an airplane had picked them up to take them to residential school, I thought to myself, "I wish there could be a plane to pick us up."

So I went into the tent – our tent

was small. All we had was plywood.

My mother was crouched down.

When I looked at her, I thought, "She's got no hope now," and I was kind of worried.

Maybe the next day or that same day, you could hear the airplane circling us. There were three people in the plane: the pilot, Simon Teenar – Agnes Teenar's husband – along with a government worker or whatever. They had been looking for survivors of the famine. And I guess Teenar was their main guide because he knew the area and he knew where families would be scattered.

My mother mentioned to me that when there was starvation going on, she and others walked over to this mission place and camped there so that they could be given food by the priests. One priest told her, "I cannot give you food because you don't belong to our church. You're not a Catholic." And she said, "Okay, I'll turn myself and, you know, become a Catholic so that my children can eat."

And that's how we ended up going to Catholic church.

David: I was born in Arviat. My mother passed away when I was one or two years old. My father was taken to hospital – that was for TB – and he never came back to Arviat. I was adopted by Mary Ilitugak. She got married to Tommy Miseralak in Rankin Inlet. I grew up in Arviat until I was about six and we moved to Rankin for two or three years, and that's when we came down here, when Whale Cove was just starting.

My family was one of the first few families that came to Whale Cove. It wasn't so bad for us, because my father, who I was adopted to, already had dog teams and family members living in Rankin, so our family was doing okay.

Other families that were flown in from other places inland, those are the people who had a hard time getting adjusted to living on the coast.

They didn't have any idea about seal hunting or whale hunting or anything like that. The only way they knew how to hunt was caribou or fishing, and it was hard for them. Those who were better equipped were helping

the other people who were moving in. I guess that's always an Inuit tradition: wherever you see somebody in need, you help them.

Susie: In 1964, we were relocated to Whale Cove from Baker Lake.

My parents didn't have a choice. We didn't know anyone, but my mother was a really outgoing person.

I had a mother who was always sick. So I quit school at the age of 15.

The government was starting to hire Inuit in the classroom. And because I had the highest grade level here in Whale Cove, and because I spoke both Inuktitut and English and can write both English and Inuktitut, they offered me this half-time position as a classroom assistant.

I met David when I was 16 years old. But because I was so wanting to support my mom, my family, because of the famine that I remembered so well, I had a plan of my own.

I wanted to be single and support my family, my parents, all my life.

And I was going to do that – until I met David.

We were just friends for a while.

But it came to a point where we wanted to be together all the time. At that time, our parents were not agreeing for us to be together ... but they finally agreed. I guess they started talking to each other: "If we cannot separate them, it's better if they stay together."

So that's how that we started our life together – very tough. I keep telling myself, I'm so glad I was working.

I had a half-time job at least. And then, after a year, we had a child.

When our eldest daughter was seven years old, we adopted our second child. Although we were not prepared, love comes first. And that's how we adopted our second child, and it was similar with the other three children we adopted. We took those children as our own because we wanted our own children. And then our youngest one, he's our biological son. In Whale Cove, there are so many different dialects, so our kids have come up with their own dialect. They understand one another. They come up with words, they make it up. So we have our own

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Susie and David Kritterdlik were relocated to Whale Cove from different parts of Nunavut and met when they were teenagers.

September 2019 marked their 50-year wedding anniversary. little words in Whale Cove.

David: Over the last decade, several new gold mines have begun operating in the Kivalliq. When they first started hiring local Inuit, and the local Inuit hired kept quitting their jobs and staying home, the comments that were coming from our government or the mine were that Inuit don't like to work.

"They don't want to work. They don't like hard work." It's not that. It's that Inuit want to be home with their families. Families come first. That's why the problem with keeping young local people up at the mine was a problem – and it still is, because family comes first for Inuit.

The only thing I know about living in Whale Cove is the longer you live somewhere, the more you want to stay. And oftentimes, elders who move out of Whale Cove, some of them come back here because, for people like myself, we moved out of Whale Cove a number of times.

We keep coming back, I guess. We know the land, we know the people.

It's hard to start a family or have a family where you didn't originally grow up.

You know the area, you know where to go for fishing or hunting.

The majority of our children chose to stay in Whale Cove, except for our oldest daughter, who has been living in Rankin with her family.

And the rest, they want to stay in Whale Cove.

Susie: We've been together for 49 years. Fifty years in September.

Since we've been together so many years, it's hard to be apart now.

There's more love between us. Illa.

And our kids, I hope that they'll see that too and have more hope in their marriages.

Last year, David said to me, "I bought this ring for you because I had no chance of buying you something like that when we were getting married at our wedding. Remember, you had to borrow my mother-inlaw's wedding ring? So this I give you because I love you, and I'm giving it to you from me." And, my goodness, of course I started crying.

My own wedding band. After 48 years. I was so proud.

The successful side of being together is both of us are committed.

I've grown up with hardship, watching my siblings having to suffer. I myself have struggled. And knowing I have survived it, I know I can survive anything. That's my strength.

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Childbirth services suspended in Kivalliq Rankin Inlet Birthing services in Rankin Inlet have been suspended due to a shortage of midwives, the Department of Health announced Tuesday.

This means expecting mothers in the Kivalliq region will be sent to either Iqaluit or Winnipeg, at a time when medical travel is being kept to a minimum due to Covid19 concerns.

However, prenatal care will continue in Rankin Inlet, the Department of Health stated. As well, doctors and the obstetrics team at Qikiqtani General Hospital will assist in supporting prenatal care for expecting mothers in Rankin Inlet, the department added in a Aug. 4 news release.

"The Department of Health is committed to providing midwifery and maternal/newborn health services in Nunavut and is currently reviewing options for the recruitment and retention of midwives to resume birthing services as soon as possible," the news release stated.

MP announces housing tour Kivalliq Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq will be undertaking a territory-wide housing tour beginning this week.

The tour is intended as a way to meet with resident and local leaders to get feedback on Nunavut's dire housing situation.

According to a statement released by the MP, the tour has been organized due to an influx of messages and emails her office has received since the election.

"Overcrowding has been brought to our office in countless occasion, along with mould and poor maintenance in the housing units across the territory," reads the news release.

The tour will be visiting four communities in the Kivalliq, including Coral Harbour (Aug. 17), Naujaat (Aug. 20), Rankin Inlet (Aug. 23) and Arviat (Aug. 24).

Mini Swing Flames tournament Baker Lake The Mound Pounders won the first annual Mini Swing Flames Softball Tournament in Baker Lake last weekend. The memorial tournament was organized in honour of Solomon Tulurialik who died while attempting to swim to shore after his boat ran out of gas near Baker Lake last summer.

The Jets ended up taking home second place and the Invaders ended up with the bronze.

Shirley Nakoolak was awarded best pitcher; Charles Oosuaq took the first home run award, Ken Paungrat was MVP Male and Audrey Aksawnee was female MVP. The U-16 Swing Flames tournament will be taking place on the weekend of Aug. 14.

Visitor's Centre open Baker Lake The Vera Akumalik Visitor's Centre is now open for business after an extended shut down due to Covid-19.

The centre will be open from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The hamlet is advising residents and visitors of the following initiatives, which are being put in place for safety reasons: • The number of individuals that are allowed into the centre at a time should be limited (i.e. all visitors must respect the two metre physical distancing protocol).

• The centre has hand sanitizers available upon entering for all visitors.

• Visitor's Centre staff will regularly clean/wipe down common areas - such as door handles, bathroom faucets and areas that the public may utilize or touch.

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Youth hang around outside Maani Ulujuk School in Rankin Inlet during summer holidays in 2018. Students will be going back to school for the first time since February now that concerns over the spread of Covid-19 have decreased.

Students returning to class for first time since March with new safety protocols in place

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Kivalliq

Parents across the Kivalliq will be breathing a collective sigh of relief as children finally head back to school at the beginning of this month.

It will be the first time in five months that students have attended class in person after concerns over the spread of Covid-19 led to a territory-wide shutdown in March.

As long as there no cases of Covid-19 in the territory, all schools will be opening for a full schedule of classes.

However, there will be a few changes in place to address concerns over the potential spread of Covid-19.

According to information provided by the Department of Education, parents should be prepared for schools to open with the following conditions: "enhanced cleaning; where possible, physical contact should be avoided; limited group activities including sports, assemblies, physical education classes, etc."

Another big change is parents will not be allowed to enter the schools. If parents need to enter the school for any reason they should make arrangements in advance, according to the department.

"Parents and guardians should not enter the school when picking up or dropping off students and must adhere to current public health orders," reads a statement on the department's website.

In addition to reducing parental access within schools, there will also be new protocols to help ensure physical distancing among students, as well as additional measures to keep shared surfaces clean.

Based on the best available evidence and consultations with Nunavut's chief public health officer, the education department states that children may be less susceptible to Covid-19 infection and may be less likely to transmit the virus to others.

"Schools are a controlled environment due to established cleaning protocols, set schedules for students and staff, and scheduled break periods. Any potential spread of the virus can be managed more easily."

Baker Lake returns first Baker Lake was the first school in the region to welcome students back with orientation beginning on Aug. 7.

In a post on the community Facebook page, Helen DePeuter, principal of the Rachel Arngnamak School, stated that parents of kindergarten students would be allowed in as far as the gym where they were to be met with by staff who would escort the children to the classroom.

"We can't let any other parents into the school. We will have staff members to help direct children to the appropriate classrooms," read the statement.

The department of education declined Kivalliq News' request to interview individual principals, including DePeuter.

In order to ensure social distancing

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BY COMMUNITY

Arviat – August 20 Baker Lake – August 7 Chesterfield Inlet – August 11 Coral Harbour – August 12 Rankin Inlet – August 14 Naujaat – August 10 Whale Cove – August 14

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and reduce large gatherings, morning breakfast will now be taking place in classrooms. DePeuter also requested that parents do not drop their children off at school before 8:15 a.m. as there will be no one there to let students in.

"Please bear with us as we navigate our way around these challenging changes. We will try to keep community members informed, as we continue to receive new information."

What if Covid becomes detected?

The current reopening of all schools is based on the fact that there has yet to be a single case of Covid-19 in the territory.

However, the department has outlined measures in four stages if a case should appear. The year will be starting off in Stage 1, which means no cases have been detected in the territory.

In the event there is reason to believe there has been a case of Covid-19 within the Kivalliq, Stage 2 would come into effect. The only thing that would change in this instance is that middle and high school students would have just two days of class per week.

In the event that a case of Covid-19 is identified within a specific community, that community would enter into Stage 3, which would mean just three days of school per week for elementary students and two for middle and high schools students.

If community transmission of Covid19 was to occur, meaning if more than one case is detected, Stage 4 would come into effect and there would be a full shut down of all schools in the community.

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ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᙱᓚᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒫᑦᓯᒥ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓴᓚᐅᓱᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᕐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ-19 ᐃᓱᒫᓗᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᓗᒃᑖᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒫᑦᓯᒥ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ -19 ᑕᖃᙱᑐᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᔪᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖁᓇᒍ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ - 19. ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᖃᐃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᐊᓂᕐᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ: "ᓴᓗᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᓱᒋᐊᓖᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᓗᒃᑖᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᓂᒌᒃᑑᑎᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓗᑎᒃ; ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓗᑎᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ, ᑲᑎᓗᒃᑖᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᓪᓗ." ᐊᓯᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑕᐅᓕᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL BY COMMUNITY

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ - ᐊᒐᓯ 20 ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᖅ - ᐊᒐᓯ 7 ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ - ᐊᒐᓯ 11 ᓴᓪᓕᖅ - ᐊᒐᓯ 12

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ - ᐊᒐᓯ 14 ᓇᐅᔮᑦ - ᐊᒐᓯ 10 ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ - ᐊᒐᓯ 14 Source: Nunavut Department of Education

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᑎᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑕ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑐᖄᓂ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᖁᔭᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ. "ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑕᐃᓕᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᒃᖠᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᓯᓗᑎᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓖᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ," ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓂᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒨᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓂᒌᒃᑑᑎᓗᐊᖁᓇᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓴᓗᒪᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᕐᓗ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ - 19-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᑎᕆᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᒥᓄᑦ. "ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᓂᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓪᓗ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᓪᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᒃᓴᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦ. ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒃᑎᕆᑦᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ." ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖓ ᐊᒐᓯ 7-ᒦᖦᖢᓂ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ Facebook-ᖓᓂ, Hᐊᓚᓐ ᑎᒥᐅᑐᕐ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖅ ᕆᑦᓱ ᐊᕐᓇᒪᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑎᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᓵᖅᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᓄᙵᐅᔾᔭᐅᓕᕋᔭᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒥᓄᑦ. "ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᓴᓇᔩᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑐᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐋᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᑎᐱᐅᑐᕐ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓂᒌᒃᑑᑎᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᖃᑦᑕᖁᓇᒋᑦ, ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑉᓛᕈᒥᑕᕐᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᐊᓂᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐅᑉᓛᕈᒥᑕᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᑦ. ᑎᐱᐅᑐᕐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᓯᖁᓇᒋᑦ 8:15 ᑐᖔᓂ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᖃᔾᔮᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. "ᕿᓄᐃᓵᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᕋᓱᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ, ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᑦᑎᔪᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ." ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕋᓱᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕ? ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᓖᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙲᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᓕᖓᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᕋᔭᖅᐸᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ -19-ᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᑐᒡᓕᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑐᑑᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖡᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ -19-ᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᐅᔪᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ, ᐱᖓᓱᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑲᖅᖡᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖡᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᒐᔭᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ -19, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᕐᓗᓂ, ᓯᑕᒪᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓗᒃᑖᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ. ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᕐᓃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ.

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It's been a while since things have felt normal. Social distancing, masks to cover our faces, cancelation of community gatherings.

These are all pandemic measures which people are undoubtedly tired of.

But in the last few weeks there have been signs that concerns over the spread of Covid-19 have lessened and that business as usual is just around the corner.

Last week Rankin Inlet was able to host the first interregional sports competition for youth since the pandemic started. Given that travel within the territory is now allowed, this may not seem like such a big deal. But for those who missed out going to the Sanikiluaq Arctic Winter Games, the weekend provided a chance for kids to be kids in a familiar competitive environment.

It also gave people in Rankin something to cheer about, even if they were encouraged to watch games from their cars to ensure distancing was maintained.

The community even hosted a drivein movie on Aug. 8. Of course, it's not

Things will be different: more safety be the same as getting together in a protocols and social distancing, less large space, but at least it is allowing close proximity physical education. people to connect in person again.

It may be inconvenient, Businesses are also startbut it seems like a small ing to get back on their feet. price to pay for children to Inuujaq Leslie Fredlund, who be able to get back to their launched her mobile store education and their friends.

Maybe Somewhere just Most importantly, the before the pandemic hit, is return to school will give one of dozens of businesses parents a much needed across the region that have break, after they were been negatively impacted by forced to watch over their the shut down. little ones at home for the As Fredlund told KivalCODY past few months. liq News, it's been tough PUNTER There are those who will getting by, especially with say that the safety measchildren being at home for ures put in place over the last few such an extended period of time with months went too far or that they were nowhere to go. unnecessary.

However, she can start to see the If the territorial government conlight at the end of the tunnel, as can tinues to enforce strict travel restricso many others across the Kivalliq. tions for outsiders coming north to Perhaps the biggest sign of the ensure Nunavut remains Covid-free, it return to the status quo is the return might not be long until the trials and of the school year.

With no active cases of Covid-19 in tribulations of the pandemic are a thing a of the past. the territory, the chief public health And we can all get on with the lives officer has finally deemed it safe for we put on hold at the start of 2020. children to go back to class.

Maybe Somewhere pushes through Covid lull Inuujaq Leslie Fredlund's new Buy-Indigenous business has found ways to grow despite launching just before pandemic hit

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet

When Rankin Inlet's Inuujaq Leslie Fredlund decided she was going to open her store selling Indigenous-made products at the beginning of 2020, she knew there would be challenges ahead.

But not even she could have expected a global pandemic that would bring the local economy to a grinding halt.

"It was the summer of 2019 when I got a business licence and started planning. I was working so it was hard to get working full time. In January I said it's time to dive and, take a chance and if it doesn't work out take it from there," said Fredlund, owner of pop-up shop Maybe Somewhere.

"And then the pandemic hit and I ended up being home with four kids."

The mother of four has always had a love for the arts and has been involved in some form of practice throughout her life.

It was that passion that inspired Fredlund to open a store selling Indigenous-made products in Rankin. Her shop sells everything from clothing and coffee to jewellery and soap from Indigenous artisans across Nunavut and Canada.

"It was really appealing to me to have a shop that focused on Inuit, Nunavummiut and Indigenous products," she said.

"I'm not just a retailer that's buying and selling. Every artist, designer, creator has their story."

While there are some businesses that have struggled to make it though the shut-down, Fredlund has started to find her niche among Kivallirmiut.

The company's name is a play on a Rankin Inlet local slang term, Fredlund said. "It is not a question, but an answer, often in a playful, but teasing kinda way: Where are you going? Where did you get that from? Where will the event be?

Where should we meet? Maybe Somewhere!"

The name also reflects the nature of Fredlund's dream boutique shop. In order to keep her costs down, Fredlund decided to forgo a

photo courtesy of Inuujaq Leslie Fredlund

Inuujaq Leslie Fredlund, owner of Maybe Somewhere, at her first ever pop-up shop in January right before Covid-19 shut down the territory. Fredlund has been doing her best to grow her business despite the challenges faced during the pandemic. physical shop, opting instead to have a mobile boutique that could be set up in a trailer. Fredlund described it as the same concept as an ice cream truck or a chip truck, but instead it is a mobile boutique.

"The cost of living up here is outrageous so the cost of business is even more outrageous," she said.

"The trailer is a way of having a more operating space, but without the higher costs. It's a solution that reflects the values of Maybe Somewhere."

Fredlund is still waiting on her trailer to be ready, but has been doing pop-up shops in collaboration with other local businesses in the meantime.

She was able to do her first one in January, but then had to go on an extended hiatus due to Covid-19. While she prefers to meet with customers in person, she started turning to online sales.

She ramped up her social media presence and started to post more pictures online.

"I had to adapt," said Fredlund.

Fredlund said that now that things are slowly starting to open, she's been able to do a few more pop-up shops.

If Nunavut can continue to be free of the pandemic she would love to bring Maybe Somewhere to other communities in the Kivalliq.

She sees it as an opportunity for people to support Indigenous-owned businesses. It's also a good chance to meet the local artists.

"I would love to go to Whale Cove, Naujaat, Chester and Baker," she said.

Her real dream, though, is to one day be seen as a viable alternative to southern conglomerates that make money for people living in the South.

"The sky is the limit. If the Northwest Company can provide retail and get big dividends from that, why wouldn't I be able to do that?"

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ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᑦ ᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖕᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ

ᓱᓯ: ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᑎᕋ ᐊᐅᐱᓚᑦᑐᙳᐊᖑᖕᒪᑦ - ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᐃᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᐸᐅᑉᓗᖓ. ᑐᑭᖓ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃᑐᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᖅ. ᐊᑎᕋ ᐊᓈᓇᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᖃᑎᖓᑕ ᐊᓂᖓ, ᐊᐅᐱᓚᑦᑐᙳᐊᖅ.

Garry Lake-ᒥᙶᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ, ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂᒃ, Back River ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ 1957-ᒥ, 1958-ᒥ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕐᓕᕋᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᑐᖔᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᖃᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᕐᒪᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᖁᕋᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᒻᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᒥᓂᒃ ᕿᓂᕆᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓱᓕ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒪᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᕙᖓ ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑲᕋ, ᓄᑲᑯᓗᒐ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓇᓂ. ᐊᖓᔫᒃᑲᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑎᒃ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑑᒃ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒍᓐᓇᕐᓇᓂ. ᓂᕆᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓯᒪᑉᓗᑕ ᒪᕐᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ. ᓄᑕᕋᐅᑉᓗᖓ, ᐃᓅᔪᒪᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ, “ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒋᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒋᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒋᑦ.” ᑭᐅᑉᓗᓂᖓ “ᐋᒃᑲ ᐃᖃᓗᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ.” ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᒍ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐃᓐᓇᓕᕋᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓂᕆᐊᕐᔪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᒐᓗ. ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ - ᓂᕆᓯᒪᓕᕋᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᓕᖅᖢᖓ, ᐊᓃᙳᐊᓕᖅᖢᖓ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖓ ᑕᐅᕗᙵ ᓄᓇᒥᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐅᑑᔭᕋᒪ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᑲ ᓇᓃᑦᑐᒃᑭᐊᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᒪ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᖅᖢᖓ, “ᑕᒡᕙᑐᖅ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᔭᐅᑕ.” ᑐᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᖢᖓ - ᑐᐱᖅᐳᑦ ᒥᑭᔫᖕᒪᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᐊᖅ ᕿᔪᒃ ᐱᒋᔭᑐᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐸᓪᓗᖓᑉᓗᓂ. ᕿᕕᐊᕋᑉᑯ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ, “ᐅᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ,” ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖏᒐᓕᖅᖢᖓ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᑉᓗᒍ, “ᑕᒡᕙᑐᖅ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᔭᐅᑕ.” ᐳᐃᒍᕈᓐᓇᙱᑕᕋ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ “ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᑎᑦ ᑕᐅᕙᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ.” ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᖃᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ, ᑐᓵᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᐃᕙᔪᒥᒃ ᖁᓛᑉᑎᓐᓂ. ᐱᖓᓲᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ: ᑎᖕᒥᓲᓕᕆᔨ, ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᑎᓈᖅ - ᐊᓂᐊᓯ ᑎᓈᑉ ᐅᐃᖓ - ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᓴᓇᔨ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᓇᑭᐊᖅ. ᕿᓂᖅᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᕐᓕᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑎᓈᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᑉᓗᓂ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖕᒪᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᓇᓃᓐᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᔾᔭᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕐᒦᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕐᓕᕐᓂᑰᔪᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᑯᑉᓗᖓ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓕᕇᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅᑕᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᖓ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᐊᖓᔫᒃᑲᒃ. ᐊᓈᓇᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔮᖓ ᑳᒃᑐᐊᓘᑎᓪᓗᒋᒡᒎᖅ, ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖄᑎᒋᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ “ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᔪᓐᓇᙱᑕᒋᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓅᙱᓐᓇᕕᑦ.” ᑭᐅᑉᓗᓂ “ᐊᑏ, ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᓅᓐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᓄᑕᕋᒃᑲ ᓂᕆᔪᓐᓇᖁᒐᑉᑭᑦ.” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓄᙵᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᑕᐃᕕᑎ: ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ. ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ - ᐳᕙᒡᓗᒡᕕᖕᒧᑦ - ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ

'ᐃᓚᓐᓈᕆᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ'

ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᑎᒍᐊᖑᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᒥᐊᓕ ᐃᓕᑐᒐᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᐃᑖᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒥ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᓅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᒡᕗᙵ, ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᑎᒍᐊᖅᓯᒐ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖃᓕᐊᓂᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᙶᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊᓕ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓯᒡᔭᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᖕᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕿᓇᓗᒐᕋᓱᖕᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑐᒃᑐᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ, ᑕᐃᑉᑯᓄᙵ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊ ᐱᖁᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ: ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᒋᑦ. ᓱᓯ: 1964-ᒥ, ᓅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᖢᑕ. ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖃᕐᓇᑕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐃᓐᓄᕆᒃᑑᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐊHᐃᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ, ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᒃᑲᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ 15-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᖢᖓ. ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ. ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᕋᒪ ᑕᒫᓂ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᕋᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᕋᒪ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᓪᓗ, ᓴᓇᑎᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐅᑉᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᑉᓗᖓ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᕋ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ 16-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᖢᖓ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓗᐊᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᒃᑲᓗ, ᑳᓚᐅᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᓚᐅᕋᒪ. ᐅᐃᑖᕈᒪᙱᖦᖢᖓ ᐃᓚᒃᑲᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᓗᒃᑖᒻᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓅᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ. ᐃᓚᓐᓈᕆᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓇᔭᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ Garry Lake-ᒥᙶᓚᐅᕋᒪ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔪᕿᖅᑐᐃᔨᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ, ᐃᔨᕋᖅᑐᖅᖢᓄᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᖁᔭᐅᙱᓐᓇᒻᓄᒃ. ᖃᓄᑭᐅᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅᐳᑦ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᓕᕋᒥᖃᐃ: “ᐊᕕᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᙱᒃᑯᑉᑎᒍᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᒥᐊᓕᕐᓕᒃ.” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ - ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐅᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑲᒪ ᓴᓇᓂᒻᓄᑦ. ᐅᑉᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᖅᑖᖅᖢᓄᒃ. ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅᐹᖅ ᐸᓂᒃᐳᑦ 7-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑖᕐᒪᑦ, ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᑎᒍᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖓᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑕᕋᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑎᒍᐊᑯᓗᒃᐳᑦ ᓄᑲᕋᓂᙶᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᐃᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ. ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑎᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖅ ᑎᒍᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᓄᒃ, ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᖕᒪᑦ.

ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑎᒍᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᓄᑕᕋᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᒃᑲᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᒍᐊᑯᓗᒃᐳᑦ. ᓄᑕᕋᓛᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᑎᒍᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᓕᖅᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᖃᕈᒪᒐᑉᑕ. ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅᐹᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ. ᓄᑕᕋᑯᓗᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖁᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖃᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓖᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᔪᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑎᓲᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐅᒥᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑕᐃᕕᑎ: ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᑦ ᓄᑖᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔨᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᓵᕐᒪᑕ, ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᓴᓇᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᒪᒥᐊᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᒐᕙᒪᒋᔭᑉᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕆᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᔪᒪᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. “ᓴᓇᔪᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ.” ᑕᐃᒪᐃᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒥᓃᑦᑐᒪᔪᑦ. ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᓇᔭᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ - ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᓱᓕ, ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᐊᕋ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᑉᓗᖓ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᓅᑦᑐᒪᔪᓐᓃᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᓅᑦᑕᕌᖓᒥᒃ ᕿᒪᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᑎᓲᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᙵ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᑐᑦ ᖃᑉᓰᑲᓪᓚᒃᖢᖓ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓅᓯᒪᔪᖓ. ᐅᑏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᓄᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᓚᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᒋᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑉᑕ ᓇᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖃᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓇᓂᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑉᑕ. ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᕆᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅᐹᖅᐳᑦ ᐸᓂᒃᐳᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᐃᓂᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᓪᓗ. ᓄᑲᖏᖅ ᐊᓂᖓᓗ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ. ᓱᓯ: ᑲᑎᒪᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ 49-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. 50-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᒥ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᓄᒃ ᕿᒪᐅᒪᒍᑎᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᒍᒃ. ᓇᒡᓕᒌᒍᑎᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᓄᑕᕋᑯᓗᒃᐳᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᖁᔭᒃᑲ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᕐᕌᓂ, ᑕᐃᕕᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑖᖓ, “ᐅᓇ ᒥᑭᓕᕋᕈᑎ ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᔪᒪᑉᓗᒍ ᑐᓂᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑭᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓕᕋᒻᓄᒃ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕕᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕋᕕᑦ ᓴᑭᒋᔭᕐᒪ ᒥᑭᓕᕋᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ? ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᒃᑲ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᒐᑉᑭᑦ, ᐅᕙᒻᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ.” ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᕿᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒥᑭᓕᕋᕈᑎᖃᓕᕋᒪ.

48 ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔪᒪᒐᒻᓄᒃ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᒃᑲ, ᓄᑲᒃᑲ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐅᕙᖓᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᖓ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᓅᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᒐᒪ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓅᕋᓂᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᒡᕙ ᓴᙱᓂᕆᔭᕋ. bf l A Susie m4WZz 2

Rankin wins regional softball tournament First competition between communities to take place since the outbreak of Covid-19

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet

The Rankin Inlet Stealers beat out Baker Lake at the second annual U-16 softball tournament, which took place in the regional capital over the August long weekend.

The tournament featured teams from Whale Cove, Arviat, Baker Lake and Coral Harbour, with two teams from Rankin Inlet.

Each team had to field seven boys and three girls at a time.

"That's how it's always been. It makes the game a little bit more of a community thing," said David Clark, the recreation co-ordinator for the community and one of the organizers of the tournament.

Every team played each other in the round robin before advancing to a standard playoff format with two semi-final games. Clark told Kivalliq

News the weekend featured some exciting games.

"The two semi finals games were excellent," he said.

In one semi, Baker Lake beat the Rankin Dodgers in extra innings. Clark said there was lots of back and forth scoring between the two teams before it went to overtime.

"It came down to the wire and Baker Lake came through with some big plays in the extra innings."

In the other semi-final, Coral Harbour lost a tough battle against the Rankin Inlet Stealers.

Coral was leading for most of the game, but Rankin made a late comeback.

"Coral had a really talented team," said Clark. "It was a close game throughout, but Rankin ended up pulling out the win."

The semis set up an intense final between Baker Lake and

the Stealers.

The Stealers came out to a hot start and took an early lead. Midway through the game, Baker Lake came on strong and attempted to make a comeback. But the Stealers ended up pulling away at the end to win the tournament.

"They won the final with a pretty big score differential," Clark said of the Stealers, who finished fourth at the end of round robin play.

"As the weekend went on they got stronger and stronger and they showed their potential in the final."

The tournament was the first inter-regional sports event to take place since the Arctic Winter Games were cancelled in February due to Covid-19.

Clark said the tournament organizers took strict precautions to make sure they adhered to the chief medical health officer's standards.

photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

Makayla Kaludjak of the Rankin Inlet Stealers team rounds the bases in a game during the U-16 regional softball tournament in Rankin Inlet earlier this month.

Each player had to fill a waiver to say they weren't having any symptoms as well as contact information including where they were staying while in Rankin.

"If anything did happen we would have that for contact tracing," said Clark.

Clark said it was a relief to finally see youth from around the Kivalliq being able to see

each other again in a competitive setting.

"It was definitely nice to see that positive vibe going around – to see some smiles and some happy kids."

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