Kivalliq News, Aug. 26, 2020 Edition

1000-ᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦ ᐴᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒃᑕᖅᑕᐅᔪᕕᓃᑦ ᐊᒃᑕᑯᓂ

Thousands of bottles of water dumped in Rankin Inlet landfill Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Vol 26 No 35

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ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕈᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᒧᙵᐅᔾᔨᔪᒪᔪᒫᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᖓᔮᑲᑕᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕈᔾᔭᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑕ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ. "ᑕᑯᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᑯᓘᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓪᓚᑦᑖᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᒧᙵᐅᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᕈᔪᐊᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒐᓯ 16-ᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖓᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒐᓯ 17-ᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᕆᐊᓄᑦ, 25–ᓂᒃ ᑭᓛᒥᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᖕᓂᓕᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᖏᔪᓄᙵᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖅ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᑭᓛᒥᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᖕᓂᓕᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᕆᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᑕ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᔪᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖃᖔᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᙱᓯᒪᔪᑦ. "ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᙱᓯᒪᔪᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ. "ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᔾᔮᙱᓐᓇᓱᒋᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ." ᐊᑐᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᑦ ᐊᖁᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓴᓚᐅᓱᒍᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᖓ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᒥᒃ. ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ. "ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒦᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᓚᖓ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᔾᔨᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᒥᒃ." ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᕆᐊᓕᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᕗᙵᐅᔪᑦ ᐹᕐᖑᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕈᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓕᐅᓂ ᐱᐅᕆ, ᒧᕋᐃᔭ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ, ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃᑐᖅ ᐳᕐᑕᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓂ ᐃᑎᓐᓄᐊᖅ.

photo courtesy of Andrew Akerolik

Some of the Elders that took part in Rankin Inlet HTO's excursion to Marble Island are Catherine Pilakapsi, left, Leonie Berry, Mariah Aliyak, Kalluk Aupaluktuq Burton and Sonny Ittinuar. ᑕᐅᕗᙵᖅᓯᒪᒍᕕᑦ. "ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᕗᙵᖃᑕᐅᓐᓂᑰᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐹᕐᖑᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ. ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ, ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓗᓚᐅᕋᒥᒎᖅ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓘᓐᓃᒡᒎᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕈᔾᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒫᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᖕᒧᑦ. "ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖁᑎᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᙱᑉᐸᑕ ᑕᒫᓃᓐᓇᔭᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ

News MP Qaqqaq rebukes 'disgusting' housing situations, federal inaction

ᐅᑉᓗᒥ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕈᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᒪᑉᑎᓐᓂᒡᓗ. ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᐳᐃᒍᕆᐊᖃᙱᑕᖅᐳᑦ." ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓄᓇᒧᙵᐅᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᕈᒫᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᔪᓂᒃ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒫᓂ ᐅᓗᔪᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ. "ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᖅᓯᓲᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒡᓗ." ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ. "ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᙱᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒥᑭᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ. ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ."

Community Words from Whale Cove: part five

ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ: ᒪᓕ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ

"It's kind of rude to just throw it all out at the dump."

– Hilary Tulugak was one of many Rankinmiut unhappy to see cases of water sent to the dump instead of donated, page 5.

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Words From Whale Cove

ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ

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

ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᑦ ᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖕᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ

Molly Okalik ᒪᓕ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ 'Living in a small community can become really hard and dark when you're growing up ... sports are an escape'

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Whale Cove

Editor's Note: A version of this story translated from Inuktitut by Suzie NapayokShort appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of The Walrus. It is reprinted here with their permission. See next week's edition for the final part in the series.

My Inuktitut name is Ijakak. That's my grandma's name. That was my dad's mom.

And I'm named after the late Uluqsit. My mom had a dream about him in which he said he wanted me to be named after him.

Growing up in Whale Cove, there was always a fishing derby and that was one thing we would always look forward to. There's one place we would go every year and never had luck, but we'd go there anyways because my dad's the driver.

I started a family really young and I had two of my kids when I finished high school. They were my motivation. Like, "I have to do this for them and continue to get an education so I can provide for them."

I was pregnant when I was in college in Iqaluit. I took at least a week off of school after giving birth. Luckily, my instructors didn't mind me taking my baby to class. But I couldn't focus, so I left her at home and finished. And it was pretty hard. I didn't get the certificate, but I finished.

A few years later, I went back to college, this time in Rankin Inlet. Moving to a different community – a whole different environment, a bigger place – it took a while for me to get used to it, but I did.

When I finished, I had no job or housing. I had no choice but to move back to Whale Cove. I got a full-time job as recreation co-ordinator.

When I was in school

still, I used to be involved in sports. Soccer was my favourite growing up. Back then we didn't have anyone willing to put in the effort with fundraising and getting a team to tournaments.

Since I started my job, it's helped me want to fundraise for all the other kids: soccer, basketball, hockey, all those other sports.

This winter, I helped put together the girls' soccer team that competed in the U-15 territorial soccer tournament I had received an email about the territorial tournament happening in Rankin. I talked to one of the teachers and I told her, "We should get a team going."

So we put out a poster saying there's going to be tryouts and then we got a team. My little sister Diana was their coach. And we told the players, "You guys are going to have to help us fundraise, you guys are going to have to attend practices and make sure you're 100 per cent into it."

It was kind of hard at the beginning but once it got closer they were pumped up and they were running bake sales, penny sales, bingo, movie nights.

Our gold-medal game in Rankin, that was intense for us, because we were losing 1-0. But then one of the Iqaluit players did something to one of our girls in the goalie crease. That was a penalty shot and we tied the game.

From there, the team got pumped. The time was up, so we went to a shootout. The first shot went to Iqaluit and the shooter missed.

And then it was one of our girls and she scored. Then the whole team ran to her and the ref started whistling and saying, "You guys didn't win yet, you guys didn't win yet."

And then Iqaluit shot again and it hit the post and

never went in. Then it was our turn again. It was either Adina or Macy – one of them shot, it went in. Then the ref whistled three times and then we started jumping. Everyone started cheering. It was probably the best feeling ever.

The community was very, very happy for the girls, because they're so young, all under 15 and for a small community to beat a city – because Iqaluit is considered a city, a bigger community – it's something to be very proud of for us small communities.

I know living in a small community can become really hard and dark when you're growing up. Sports are an escape, especially in small communities – they're an escape from whatever people are going through.

There are more opportunities for these kids and I can tell they need to be seen and they have more to life than just living here and being stuck in a small community.

I know it's home, but as a young person you want to explore, get outside of your bubble, what you're used to.

Home will never move anywhere. You'll eventually have time to go home and visit family.

And me thinking of my kids all the time, I want my kids to experience growing up in a city or in a different community, to have more opportunities that I didn't have growing up here.

I think it would be a huge change for them. They would have to adapt to that.

I've lived in Nunavut all my life and never had the opportunity. I want my kids to know our traditions, because that is how we have survived.

It's harsh sometimes living in the North, but you still survive. You learn to adapt to your surroundings and a new lifestyle.

ᒪᓕ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᔪᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ.

25-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᒥᓂᒃ

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Molly Okalik is Whale Cove's recreation co-ordinator. The 25-year-old is currently raising three children in the community. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᕋ ᐃᔭᑲᒃ. ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪ ᐊᑎᖓ. ᐊᑖᑕᒪ ᐊᓈᓇᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ. ᐊᑎᕋᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᓗᖅᓯ ᑕᒫᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑎᕋ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᑑᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᓗᖅᓯᒥᒃ ᐅᓗᖅᓯ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᑉᓗᖓ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᕋᓱᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᙳᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᕋᓱᓕᕌᖓᑉᑕ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒡᕕᒃ ᐅᕐᓃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᖦᖢᑕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᐅᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᐊᖁᑎᒋᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᓄᑕᖅᑭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᖢᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᖢᖓ. ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇ, "ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᖓ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑎᔾᔮᙱᓐᓇᑉᑭᑦ." ᓯᖓᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᐃᕐᓂᖅᑳᖅᖢᖓ. ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒐ ᖃᓄᐃᒃᓴᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᕋ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᑎᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑯ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᒐᒪ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕋᓃᑎᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᑲᓂᒃ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᒪ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᖕᒪᑕ, ᐅᑎᖅᖢᖓ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᓅᖦᖢᓂ – ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓲᖅ, ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ – ᐊᑯᓂ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑲᒪ, ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᖃᙱᖦᖢᖓ

ᐃᒡᓗᖃᙱᖦᖢᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᓴᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᖅᑖᔾᔮᙱᓐᓇᓱᒋᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᒥᑭᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᓚᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑎᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᖓ ᓱᓕ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᒃᑳᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓂᖅᐹᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ. ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑎᒋᐊᖅᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔨᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ. ᓴᓇᓕᕋᒪ ᕿᑎᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕈᒪᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ: ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐹᔅᑭᑦᐹᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, Hᐊᑭᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅ, ᐊᖅᓴᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᖅᓴᕆᐊᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ 15 ᑐᖔᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᑎᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ, "ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᕋᒪ." ᓴᓂᕋᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑐᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᒍ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᓄᑲᑯᓗᒐ ᑕᐃᔭᓇ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᑎᑉᓗᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ, "ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓯ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᐸᒍᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓯ bflA ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ, m2WZ6

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Around Kivalliq with Cody Punter

Young women in trades Rankin Inlet Young women from all over Nunavut will be coming to Rankin Inlet this week for special program dedicated to exploring work in the trades. The three-day workshop is being put on by Skills Canada. It will feature 30 students from 16 communities between Grades 9 and 12.

The participants will get to try their hand at carpentry, machine operation and more. The program will be run at the NAC Trades Centre from Aug. 24 to 26.

Baker Lake fitness centre reopening Baker Lake Baker Lake's fitness centre is reopening after an extended hiatus due to Covid-19. Anyone interested in using the fitness centre can register at the hamlet office effective immediately.

All you need to do is complete a form and make a payment at the hamlet. Receipts of payment will be required to enter the fitness centre.

Soccer volunteers sought Whale Cove The recreation department in Whale Cove is looking for volunteers to help run its youth soccer program.

They are hoping to find teenagers who would be able to run basic drills for youth aged 5 to 9 and youth aged 10 to 13 years. Anyone interested should contact the hamlet.

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Trip of a lifetime for Elders Rankin HTO organizing on-the-land trips for community's seniors

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet

There were lots of smiles to go around last weekend as Rankin Inlet's hunters and trappers organization took a group of Elders out for a boat trip to surrounding islands.

"To see the Elders happy and the brightness on their face. I wasn't missing that," said HTO manager Andrew Akerolik.

The trip is part of a series of trips the HTO is offering to Elders throughout the Sanikiluaq end of the summer.

The first one was originally scheduled to be on Aug. 16 but was rescheduled to Aug. 17 because of bad weather.

The group visited Marble Island, 25 kilometres from Rankin, as well as Angijuut, an island 10 kilometres northwest of Marble Island. All of the Elders on the trip had been boating before but for some it had been a long time.

"Some of them it had been 10 years since they were on a boat," said Akerolik.

"Some people said they did not think they would ever go on a boat again."

Each boat had a guide and a helper on hand to make sure the Elders felt comfortable. While the guides had knowledge of the land, it was the Elders who ended up sharing their stories and knowledge of past trips. The group even ended up catching a caribou while they were out.

"They eventually told stories about being out on the land and on boat rides," said "One of the guides mentioned that to me. He was excited and happy for the Elders."

One of the famous traditions of visiting

Marble Island is that people must crawl onto shore if it is your first time there.

"All the Elders had been there before so that was no issue for them," said Akerolik.

Akerolik, who did not join the group for the ride, said he called some of the Elders a few days after the trip.

"They were all excited," he said.

Akerolik said there are at least two more boat trips planned for Elders. The HTO is currently requesting anyone interested to sign up.

Doing something like this for Elders is extremely important for Akerolik.

"They are the backbone of where we are today. They were brought up here and

they grew up here.

"They know the land and the sea and the water. They are the backbone of our traditional knowledge. We can't forget them."

The HTO is also planning on doing a series of trip with youth in the next few weeks. Any youth interested in signing up can do so at the HTO office or at MUI. "It's an eye opener how much we forget our youth and our Elders." said Akerolik.

"It's important to have contact with them.

Especially the lack of support for mental health in small communities.

"We need to pass on our traditions to our youth."

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕈᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᒋᑉᓴᓐ ᓴᑉᒍᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓕᐅ ᓴᑉᒍᑦ, ᒥᐅᕆ ᕈᓯ ᐊᖑᓴᓪᓗᖅ, ᐊᑎᐅᓪ ᐊᐃᖏᓪᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᒡᒐᕆ ᓴᑉᒍᑦ.

photo courtesy of Andrew Akerolik

Some of the participants in Rankin Inlet HTO's excursion to Marble Island are Gibson Subgut, left, Leo Subgut, Mary Rose Angoshadluk, Adele Angidlik and Margaret Subgut.

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Wasted water, mouldy houses and broken system Northern News Services

Last week dozens of people flocked to the Rankin Inlet dump.

The reason? The Northern Store had thrown away thousands of bottles of water, all of which appeared to be perfectly drinkable.

Although the company admitted in an email that it was safe to drink, the head office in Winnipeg said the water was tossed out because it had a "cloudiness."

In a culture where wasting anything is considered taboo, it made sense that people rescued the water and put it to use.

What boggles the mind is that a company would be willing to waste so much product that could have otherwise been donated.

The timing of the incident couldn't have come at a more poignant time.

Last week also marked the kick off of Nunavut NDP MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq's housing tour of Nunavut.

Her photos of mould-infested houses and conversations with people in public housing reveal a neglect of Inuit that runs as deep as the territory's history and beyond.

As she rightfully pointed out, the extent that the Canadian govern-

ment has allowed this to continue is misery of Inuit.

Today, even well-to-do families disgusting.

Ulukhaktok Some will say that her tour is only with two parents working high paying government jobs end up in pubhighlighting what people already lic housing. know, that Nunavut is underfunded Throwing away water at a time and lacking the necessary infrastructure to support its ever-growing when so many people in the territory are struggling to get by population. is more Gameti than just an overWhat does this have sight. to do with throwing out It is anBehchoko indictment of a thousands of bottles of system built on profiteering. water? As Qaqqaq pointSambaa K’e It is unclear what Qaqqaq ed out in her interview, will be able to achieve as when Inuit were forced a regular MP but the fact to relocate to communthat she is raising the alarm ities, they were asked bells and pushing for a new to give up their way of Cody way of looking at Nunavut is life, to settle in a single a good start. place, to abandon their Punter Her desire to see Inuit be culture and customs. the architects of change, In return they were rather than depending on southerngiven the promise of jobs and shelers to fill the gaps, is a vision worth ter. embracing.

The truth is federal government Executing the plan will require and southern companies never venmore than just a few minor changes tured into the Arctic because they and commitments to build a few wanted to help Inuit.

They saw opportunity – opportun- new houses.

It will require a complete overhaul ity to expand territory, to extract of a broken system where people wealth from the land, first through are seen as consumers and water is the fur trade and now through treated as just another commodity. mining. In short, to profit off the

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with Cody Punter

photo courtesy Catherine Mourot

Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School's Class of 2018, from left, Victoria Piryuaq, Haley Anne Tagoona, Harvey Tunnuq, Phyllis Martee and Chance Mannik celebrated in the usual style in Baker Lake on Aug. 17, 2018. This year grad will look different, but achievements of the 11 students will be recognized by the community with radio call-ins and a special events.

Graduation celebrated with a twist Baker Lake's 11 graduates will share pre-recorded messages and a parade

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Baker Lake

The community of Baker Lake has always embraced the celebration of its graduates. Although the enthusiasm is still there, this year things will be a little different due to Covid-19.

Like other schools across the territory students at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School will be taking part in a socially distanced ceremony when they accept their diplomas on Friday.

"Obviously because of Covid-19 protocols we've had to adapt what

we do," principal Chris Snow told Kivalliq News.

There are 11 students graduating from Baker Lake's high school in 2020. Snow said that in order for safety measures to be met, the school will be having an individualized ceremony for each student. This means that each graduate will take turns getting their diploma with their immediate family present.

During the ceremony, each student will have pre-recorded messages played from the education minister as well as the class valedictorian.

"It's our way of still being able to provide the ceremony for our grads

the way we deserve," said Snow.

Following the graduation ceremonies there will be a parade through the town. Then between 6 and 8 p.m. the school and the hamlet will be teaming up to do a radio callin program so that extended family members and friends who could not attend the ceremony will be able to offer their well wishes.

The hamlet has also chipped in to provide an opportunity for the graduates to celebrate among themselves. Normally there would be a community feast and square dance at the community hall to celebrate the achievement of the graduates.

Because that won't be possible, the hamlet is planning to throw a small outdoor jigging event at the local baseball diamond on Friday night.

Snow said he was especially proud of this year's graduates, considering half of the curriculum had to be completed remotely due to Covid-19.

"They've definitely overcome adversity given that our school year was interrupted. We are definitely very pleased to and proud of those students," Snow said.

"We are looking to celebrate that success with their families."

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Thousands of bottles of water trashed Northern Store discarded 140 cases of Nestle product rather than donating it due to 'cloudiness'

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet

Residents in Rankin Inlet were outraged when they found out that thousands of bottles of fresh water had been tossed out at the local dump earlier this month The Northern Store threw out more than 3,000 water bottles still in their packaging on Aug. 14.

In an email to Kivalliq News, Ellen Curtis, manager of internal communication with the Northwest Company, said the water could not be sold because it had become cloudy.

"We discovered cloudiness in the water that made it undesirable," she wrote. "We discarded the affected bottles at the landfill, with arrange-

ments from them to be buried the same day," Curtis said.

A post by a resident on the Rankin Inlet News Facebook page had dozens of comments discussing the issue from community members on the evening of Aug. 14 before it was eventually removed from the page.

Hilary Tulugak said she went to pick up a few dozen cases of water when she saw the post on Facebook.

"I said to my mom come, hurry, let's go there's water at the dump," said Tulugak.

"I drink a lot of water so I filled the back seat of the truck with water and got some for my aunt and uncles and a few for my parent's place.

"I think it was kind of crazy.

They should have given out the

photo sourced from Facebook

A photo from the Rankin Inlet News Facebook page, which was posted on Aug. 14, shows the water that was disposed off at the dump. The post was later deleted.

cases of water for free. I don't know the policies or the regulations. It's kind of rude to just throw it all out at the dump."

Curtis said it not common for the Northern Store to dispose of its goods without a reason.

"Typically we work with community organizations to donate food that is safe for consumption but not saleable. In this instance, a pallet of water was inadvertently overlooked and left in an unheated warehouse over the winter."

Curtis said the cloudiness was caused by a mineral buildup due to the freeze/thaw cycling and only occurred in one partial pallet, accounting for approximately 140 cases of 24 packs of water.

"Because the water had a cloudy appearance, our staff determined it was best to dispose rather than donate. While we regret the waste, this was an unusual circumstance for us and we made our decisions with the best interests of the community in mind," said Curtis.

Tulugak said there about 10 other people who were also filling up their vehicles with cases when she was at the dump.

She said it's not surprising to see people lining up to get free bottles of water, especially with restrictions on drinking fountains at schools during the pandemic.

"I have an eight-year old and a soon to be 14-year-old, so they can bring water to school now," she said. "We need bottled water

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Hilary Tulugak took a selfie to show how much water she rescued from the dump in Rankin Inlet. so much more, especially with this pandemic."

Tulugak said the water seemed fine to drink and she has already finished a case.

"There is nothing wrong with them," she said.

Curtis said the cloudiness is not a danger to people. "It is caused by naturally occurring minerals found

in water and is safe to drink."

Curtis added that the Northwest Company takes food security very seriously. According to her email, between The North West Company and The Sprott Foundation/Second Harvest, $45,000 worth of food and food vouchers were donated to Rankin Inlet in July, with $15,000 going to the food bank.

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Nunavut MP rebukes federal inaction during housing tour 'The extent that the Canadian government has allowed this to continue is disgusting,' Qaqqaq

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq had strong words for the federal government in the midst of a housing tour of the territory to document dire housing conditions.

"The extent that the Canadian government has allowed this to continue is disgusting," she said in an interview with

Kivalliq News. "It grinds my gears because we are the first peoples of this country."

Since the beginning of August, Qaqqaq has visited three communities in the Kitikmeot and two more in the Kivalliq, including Coral Harbour and Naujaat.

The NDP MP is hoping to draw attention to the housing situation and planning on returning to Parliament with

photos courtesy of Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

Mould and water damage are common in many homes across Nunavut, this Coral Harbour home Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq visited last week.

the information she gathers.

She told Kivalliq News the conditions in some of the homes she has visited have been appalling.

"Some of the homes I've been to I'm just describing as mould boxes. You can smell it as soon as you walk through the door," she said.

"People try to keep things disinfected and clean. But if you have a 12-foot high ceiling that's leaking, how can you deal with that?"

The poor conditions are exacerbated by overcrowding, which many Nunavummiut are only too familiar with. The issue goes far beyond houses that are falling into disrepair.

She said every community she has been to so far has at least 100 people on a wait list for public housing.

In Coral Harbour, local government officials told her that 130 people out of a population of 900 are on the public housing wait list. She said that those numbers don't include children, spouses or dependants. (The office of the minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation Patterk

Netser contacted Nunavut News stating the number of people on the Coral Harbour public housing list was currently 100. – Editor) "We're not capturing the entirety of people that are in an overcrowded place."

One of the problems with fixing the issue is that the housing crisis has become so normalized. She said if these conditions persisted in the south something would have already been done to fix it.

"There is normality in the challenges we face and the barriers we have to overcome," she said. "We shouldn't have to fight for housing."

The impact of the of lack of housing is having a direct impact on the physical and mental health of people throughout the territory, she said.

Not only does overcrowding affect quality of life, the high level of sexual abuse and physical abuse people experience means that many are forced to live with their abusers.

"If we could adjust the housing crisis, we are talking about dozens, if not hundreds

of people not having to live with their abusers.

"We're talking about kids not seeing abuse when they are growing up. Teenagers getting the space they need to develop.

There would be a decrease in death and violence and an increase in education and community wellness."

Qaqqaq pointed to the recent death of an Iqaluit man whose makeshift shack caught fire last week.

"People are being pushed to extremes to stay in shacks that aren't insulated," she said. "His death 100 per cent could have been prevented."

Equally disheartening for Qaqqaq is the fact that when new housing is built, the contract often goes to

southern companies who hire southern workers.

"All you have to do is stand outside a building that is being worked on and see there are no locals there," she said.

"We're seeing people making the money here and taking it somewhere else. What part of that makes sense? Where are the training and development and initiatives for Inuit?"

She said she would like to see training programs and incentives for Inuit companies to fill the gap in affordable housing.

"We should have Inuitowned constructions companies, from administrators, to the carpenters and the plumbers, all the way to the manager."

A photo of mouldy walls which Qaqqaq took while in the Kitikmeot earlier this month.

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"I've lived in Nunavut all my life and never had the opportunity. I want my kids to know our traditions, because that is how we have survived." m2WZ6 ᒪᓕᒪ ᓕ, 2_u5

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– translated from Inuktitut

by Suzie Napayok-Short