Kivalliq News – March 10, 2021 Edition

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Rebecca Kudloo's passion to help is as strong as ever Around the Kiv ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᓵᖅᓯᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ

Students learn traditional skills

RCMP seize liquor in Rankin Inlet From the legislature ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᙳᑦᑎᑖᕆᖁᔨᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ-19 ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ

MLAs call for end to Covid-19 shaming of Arviarmiut

photo courtesy of Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School

ᔭᐃᓇ ᕿᖓᖅᑯᖅᑑᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᔫᓇ Jayna Kingunkotok, a student at Baker Lake's Jonah ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᖃᒧᑎᐊᓛᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ Amitnaaq Secondary School, displays the miniature kamiks ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕕᕗᐊᕆᒥ. she made during a workshop in February.

"I want to congratulate Mayor (Richard) Aksawnee, the Hamlet of Baker Lake and the Baker Lake HTO for its hard work on this project."

– Economic Development Minister David Akeeagok on the design and building of a new community freezer for Baker Lake, page 2.

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news Briefs New community freezer on the way Baker Lake The Department of Economic Development is providing $799,000 to design and build a new community freezer in Baker Lake, Minister David Akeeagok said in the legislative assembly on March 5.

The new structure will take the place of an aging and malfunctioning community freezer that broke down last July, resulting in the loss of thousands of pounds of meat.

The parts for the new community freezer were shipped to Baker Lake in fall 2020, Akeeagok noted. It's expected that the structure will be assembled, the power hooked-up and the freezer will be in use by this summer, he added.

The money for the project comes through the GN's Country Food Distribution Program, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Northern Regional Development Agency (CanNor).

"I want to congratulate Mayor (Richard) Aksawnee, the Hamlet of Baker Lake and the Baker Lake HTO for its hard work on this project," Akeeagok said. "Harvesting plays a vital role in the social economy and we as a department support and understand this and will collaborate with the communities to ensure that the Country Food Distribution Program is utilized to the needs of each unique community."

– Derek Neary

Therapeutic Justice Program launched Arviat A program rooted in Inuit societal values that aims to reform offenders has been launched in Arviat.

The Therapeutic Justice Program engages clients in traditional activities such as on-the-land hunting excursions, tool-making, sewing traditional clothing and taking part in traditional counselling. Formal mental health assessments are also included.

"This model is designed to address offending behaviour with meaningful and culturally appropriate interventions that ensure the success of the participants and helps them build connections in their community," Justice Minister George Hickes said in the legislative assembly on March 3.

The initiative got its start as a pilot program in Cambridge Bay in 2019.

In Arviat, it will be funded through Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, the Aqqiumavvik Society and the Arviat Elders' Committee.

– Derek Neary

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RCMP make another bootlegging bust Rankin Inlet Rankin Inlet RCMP seized a substantial volume of alcohol on March 1 and laid bootlegging charges against a 48-year-old man.

The liquor totalled 18 bottles of 1,114-millilitre vodka and whisky, confiscated after executing a search warrant.

Travis Rusk faces charges of unlawful sale/possession of liquor and failure to comply with an undertaking.

"Preventing the sale of illegal drugs and alcohol is a top priority of the RCMP, in an effort to reduce crime in Nunavut communities," the Mounties stated in a Friday afternoon news release. "In 2020 alcohol was a contributing factor in 57 per cent of violent crimes in Rankin Inlet.

The RCMP would like to thank residents for reporting suspicious activity in Rankin Inlet."

The police have confiscated large volumes of alcohol in Rankin Inlet multiple times over the past several months.

Residents are encouraged to call the local RCMP detachment for assistance or to report criminal activity by calling 867-645-1111. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can also anonymously text a tip to Crime Stoppers, by texting NWTNUTIPS plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES).

Recognition of Jane Pameolik's academic achievements Arviat Jane Pameolik's hard work on her studies has earned her four scholarships and some complimentary words from Nunavut's education minister, David Joanasie.

Pameolik, who is enrolled in the pre-health program at Nunavut Arctic College's Nunatta Campus in Iqaluit, has $10,000 in financial backing through the CIBC Future Heroes Bursary Scholarship, Indsipire's Building Brighter Futures Scholarship, a 2020 Atuqtuarvik Corporation Nunavut Sivuniksavut Alumni Scholarship and a Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Scholarship Bursary.

She is planning to move on to the bachelor of science in Arctic nursing program and aspires to become a neonatal nurse.

"I am proud to state that Jane decided to attend Nunavut Arctic College because of her wish to support her community's health centre. We applaud all students who turn their commitment to their community into an educational pursuit," Joanasie said on March 4.

Pinnguaq hosting digital skills workshops Baker Lake/Rankin Inlet A number of free workshops are taking place around Kivalliq for adults to help build digital skills to assist them in finding work.

The Pinnguaq Association is hosting the workshops, which include learning about digital financial basics, online communication and safe and positive online experiences.

Participants will also learn about Pinnguaq's SIKU app to help navigate Northern weather and sea ice, aid in language preservation and share weather knowledge.

One such workshop in Baker Lake already took place.

Another is in progress in Naujaat until March 12. One more is set to take place in Rankin Inlet from March 15 to 18.

The programming in each community will have snacks and drinks, as well as a free refurbished laptop that those who complete their training can keep.

Pinnguaq is also searching for Inukitut-speaking facilitators to help deliver this program and to assist in coordinating other projects locally.

Those interested in the four-day workshop or seeking more information can contact the organization at hello@ ikajuqtuq.ca or phone 867-979-1383.

– Trevor Wright

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fact file Nunavut covid-19 situation as of March 9 Active cases: 23 Confirmed cases: 381 Recovered cases: 357 Total persons followed: 6,916 Current persons followed: 341 Completed tests in Nunavut: 3,819 Total deaths in Nunavut: 1

Total vaccine doses given: 14,943 First doses: 9,426 Second doses: 5,517 Confirmed cases by community Arviat: 337 (313 recovered) Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑎᒎᑎᔪᖅ ᓇᑖᓐ ᐅᐱᑦᒥᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑖᑉᑯᐊᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᑎᒥᒋᔭᐅᔫᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ.

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Rebecca Kudloo, president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, shakes hands with Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The two organizations collaborate in trying to improve the lives of Inuit across Canada. photo courtesy of Pauktuutit

ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓗᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ Northern News Services

ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᖅ ᓇᓂᓗᒃᑖᖅ. ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓇᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓪᓗ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᑯᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐱᑦ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑖᖁᔨᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓕ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕋᑉᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒡᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᓯᒪᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᒥᓂᔅᑑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᓯᒪᒍᑉᓯᐅᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᒋᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑖᕈᓐᓇᖁᓗᓯ... ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥᐅᖅᑰᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᑉᓗᑕᓗ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓴᖅᑭᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓪᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖓ, ᒪᓕᒐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᒐᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓᓄᑦ (ᐳᕆᓐᑕ) ᓚᑭᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔪᒪᑉᓗᒍ ᑐᑭᒧᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᒪᑉᓗᑕ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᔭᓯ. ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑑᔭᓚᐅᙱᑉᐹ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᕌᓂᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᓯ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ – ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ – ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᖏᓐᓈᓗᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐱᓯ ᓇᓗᓇᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᐃᓱᒪᔪᖓᓕ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒐᑉᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᒥᓕᔭᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᖓᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᐅᑎᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᖓᔪᒃᑯᑎᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᙱᖦᖢᑕ. 70%ᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᓂ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᖃᑦᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᐹᖑᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᑏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ. ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᑕ – ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ... ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᑖᕌᖓᑕ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᒃᖢᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓇᓂᕈᓘᔭᖅ, ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᒥᑭᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ. ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᐃᒥᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᒃᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᓕᐊᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᖑᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᔫᓐ 2020-ᒥ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᕕᐅᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓚᐅᙱᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑎᒥᒋᔭᐅᔪᓪᓗ. ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔪᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖓ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕌᖓᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᖅᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 35 ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑰᔪᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᓈᓚᐅᑎᐊᓛᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑰᔪᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒋᐊᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ... ᓇᒧᓗᒃᑖᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᐃᓅᑉᓗᑕ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᒪᒥᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᒪᒥᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ. bflA m2WZ6

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'ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑲᑉᑕ' m2WZ6 3_u5

ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖃᑦᑕᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕋᓱᒋᕕᐅᒃ? ᐅᕝᕙᓘᕝᕙ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓇᔭᖅᐸᑦ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓇᕈᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ, ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᙱᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ, ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ – ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᒃᖠᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᑉᓗᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᖦᖢᓂᑎᒍᑦ. ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᑐᖁᑎᕆᔭᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ

ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᒃᑲᐅᑉᓗᓂᒎᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᒦᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒦᖦᖢᓂ ᓴᐃᒪᓇᕆᔭᖓ.

photo courtesy of Pauktuutit

Pauktuutit president Rebecca Kudloo says outside her passions for helping others, being outdoors and on the land gives her peace.

ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔫᔭᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ – ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ, ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ – ᑖᑉᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᑉᑯᓄᙵ ᐅᐸᒍᑎᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕋᔪᖕᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᖢᓂ ᑭᐅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᓪᓛᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑯᒪ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒦᓪᓗᖓ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᖓ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓕᕐᓗᖓ. ᐃᓛᒌᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᓱᑲᔪᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ, ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ, ᓄᑕᕋᑯᓗᐃᓪᓗ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᕕᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒐᕕᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ, ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐱᑦ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ 2021 ᐃᓗᐊᓂ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᕈᑎᒌᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ. ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᖢᐊᕆᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ. ᓴᓇᔨᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᐊᓲᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓗᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᒍᕕᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᕋᖕᓂ. ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕝᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ; ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᓂᑰᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᒡᕙᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᓕᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᖅᑐᖓ – ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ – ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᖃᐃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕈᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᖅ. ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᑐᖓ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᑐᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᒋᑉᓗᒍ. ᓂᕆᐅᒋᐊᖃᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖁᓗᒍ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᒐᔪᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑉᓗᑎᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᕕᑦ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓃᑦ ᓇᑭᙶᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᓇ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᙶᖃᑕᐅᒐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᓄᑕᕋᐅᑉᓗᖓ.

ᕿᒪᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓚᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᓇᒡᓕᒌᒍᑎᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᒪ ᖁᓕᖏᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᖢᖓ, ᐋᓐᓂᕈᑎᒋᔫᔭᓚᐅᙱᑕᕋ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᒃᑲᐅᓂᒻᓄᑦ. ᐃᓐᓇᕈᕋᒪ, ᐅᐃᑖᕋᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᖃᓕᖅᖢᖓ, ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᑑᕐᓇᑎᒃ. ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ, ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᖃᑦᑕᙱᑉᐸᑕ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᐱᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᒻᓄᑦ [ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᕿᐊᓱᙳᓕᖅᖢᓂ]. ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓪᓚᕆᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑯ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᓕᕋᕕᑦ 2014-ᒥ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᐊᑕᓂᐊᖅᑰᖅᐱᑦ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᓐᓇᕋᒪ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᖓ ᓄᖅᑲᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᓇᓗᓂᒻᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ, ᖃᖓ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᖢᒋᑦ? ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ... ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓ ᐱᐅᔫᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ... ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᐱᖏᑦ ᐱᔫᒥᒋᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᐅᒃᑯᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᕙᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕙᑦ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᓴᙱᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᕐᒥᙶᕋᒪ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ, 89-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑖᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᐃᓐᓇᓲᖅ – ᐱᓱᒍᑎᒦᖃᑦᑕᓕᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᑲᐅᓛᖅ. ᐊᑖᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᒃᑲᐅᔪᒥᒃ. ᐃᓅᕌᓂᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 28-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ 81-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲ ᓴᙱᔫᔾᔪᑎᒋᓯᒪᖅᑰᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᓱᓇᓕᕆᔪᒪᒃᑲᐅᕕᑦ ᑲᒪᑎᔨᐅᓂᖅᐱᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᒍᑦ? ᓱᓇᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᐱᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᐱᑦ? ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ. ᓯᓚᒦᒍᒪᒃᑲᐅᔪᖓᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᖢᖓ. ᐃᕐᖑᑕᕋ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᑯᓗᒃ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᖅᓯᐅᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔭᕋ. ᑐᒃᑐᒐᓱᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᒃᑲ, ᓯᓚᒦᓐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᒦᓐᓂᕐᓗ. ᓴᐃᒪᓇᖅᑑᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ. bf l A A voice m4WZz 5

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A voice for those who need help Pauktuutit president Rebecca Kudloo maintains her passion for Inuit advocacy, especially for children subjected to violence

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Baker Lake

Rebecca Kudloo has spent many years trying to help others heal from trauma, and she wants counselling to become more widely available. She took some time recently to reflect on various achievements and what more stands to be done.

Nunavut News (NN): Within the past few months, you succeeded in getting the RCMP to commit to substantial policy reform aimed at reducing violence against Inuit women and children, and you convinced the federal government to allocate money for five women's shelters in Inuit Nunangat. How did you do that?

Rebecca Kudloo (RK): Pauktuutit has been asking for shelters for years. At our last AGM, before Covid, when we met with the (federal) ministers we told them that shelters were our top priority.

One of the ministers said if that's your priority, I'll help you get those ... In January, I believe, we had a meeting with several ministers and they said we're going to provide you with the shelters. That was very good news.

After MMIWG (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls), policing came up a lot at the inquiry, and the lack of shelters for women to get away from violence. So we did a policing report and the issues that came up, we brought up with the (RCMP) commissioner (Brenda) Lucki. So we've been working with them too, to work on the memorandum of understanding and to work together to improve policing in the North, in Inuit Nunangat.

NN: Those are two major milestones.

Were you certain from the outset that you could persuade both of those major institutions – the RCMP and the federal government – to make such meaningful pledges, or were you constantly fighting doubt that they would be agreeable?

RK: I think, especially with the shelters, we've been bringing up the fact that the federal government gives millions of dollars to shelters on reserves. We bring up the fact that we don't have reserves up North, so we don't get that funding.

Seventy per cent of our communities in Inuit Nunangat don't have shelters and we have the highest rates of violence in the country. So we keep bringing that up. We were lucky that they heard us.

With policing, it was meeting with them and explaining – it's constant ... Every time there's a new minister, we start educating them all over again how it is up North. We don't have resources for counselling in a lot of places, in most small communities. No shelters. No alcohol treatment. These things that Inuit face and need help with are not there.

that is meeting weekly to do the action plan. We also work directly with ITK (Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami). I hope that it will be soon that we get something done with the government because this (process) was three years of everybody's life, especially for families who had to testify at the inquiry. It was very hard bringing back incidents when they lost their family members. These incidents happened years ago, some of them, and there's no resources in their communities when they go back after testifying.

So I've been pushing for communitybased counselling services like we started here in Baker Lake 35 years ago to deal with, in the beginning, child sexual abuse because there were multiple victims of sexual abuse by a priest. We soon found out there's a lot of need in the community. We went on the radio and talked about how victims are affected and people started coming (forward) ... so we went into all areas (of counselling). As Inuit we think of healing in a holistic way, that we can't just heal one part of the family. We have to provide healing for men also, so we also have an Engaging Men and Boys project with Pauktuutit.

NN: A National Action Plan on the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was expected to be released in June 2020. How do you feel about the delay of that action plan, which the government has attributed to Covid-19 and the need for further consultation with Indigenous groups?

RK: We were not happy with the delay but we've been working hard with the working groups. We have an Inuit working group

NN: Due to a variety of historical factors and present-day circumstances, many Inuit lack trust in the RCMP and the federal government. Do you think that's changing at all? Or what will it take to establish a strong relationship?

RK: That is why we want to continue working with the RCMP, because of that lack of trust we've had for years. HistoricPlease see I know, page 6

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Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada president Rebecca Kudloo meets periodically with federal ministers and, here, she is pictured with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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ally, they were the ones who – even though they were probably directed by the federal government – came and took us away from out parents to go to residential school. They're the ones who came and shot the dog teams. So I think there's a lack of trust.

Like any other service in the community – the school, RCMP, social services – those are areas that need to involve the commun-

ity so people feel comfortable going to those departments.

One thing we keep bringing up with the RCMP is their dispatch system. The way it works right now is when I call from Baker Lake, it goes to Iqaluit and I wait.

In cases of family violence incidents, violence can escalate very fast. So that (dispatch) system has to be improved, where women get the support they need as soon as possible, and children too.

NN: You mentioned a desire to establish more community counselling, what other objectives do you have in mind for Pauktuutit for the remainder of 2021?

RK: That's one thing we always push for, I know there's a lot of need for counselling. In Baker Lake, it's community-based counselling where you can be counselled in your language. Our staff go to the school to do education on good touch/bad touch, so if that's happening to you, you know it's wrong and you can tell somebody. We get referrals from the courts; offenders can get counselling. I (wish) every community had (counselling) like that.

It works for us and we're the ones running it. I have a board – I've been the chair for all those years – and we need community members to run it. It's all volunteer because we feel that money we get for our counselling service is used to do the healing for the people. It takes dedication. It takes a lot of work sometimes.

I always believe that we have to take ownership of that. We shouldn't expect the federal government to do it because a lot of times they don't know the situation up here.

NN: In the past, you also served as the first president of the Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council. You were once a member of the NWT Status of Women Council, the National Crime Prevention Council and the Sexual Abuse Coalition of the NWT. Where does your passion for activism come from?

RK: I'm a survivor of residential school and also the TB pandemic that happened when I was a child. I had to leave a very loving family when I went to residential school at age nine, which I thought didn't hurt me at all because I love school. When I became an adult, married with children, I started to realize that some kids didn't grow up in a safe place like I did. Especially thinking of children, if there's family violence in the home how helpless they must feel. So I decided that I can speak for them [pauses, overcome with emotion]. I'm sorry. I'm passionate about it, I guess.

NN: You've been president of Pauktuutit since 2014. How much longer do you think you'll have the drive to do this?

RK: I have two more years on my last term, but I always say I don't know when to quit. Because when you're dealing with people's lives, when do you stop doing that, trying to help them?

But we have very dedicated young people on the board ... so the future is looking good for Pauktuutit for the work to go on ...

Pauktuutit will keep working very hard to ensure the voices and interests of Inuit are heard at all levels of government.

NN: Who are the women who have been most influential in your life and what sorts of things have they taught you?

RK: I came from very strong women. My mother, she just turned 89. She's always cheerful – even though she's in a wheelchair she's always trying to help people. And I had a father also who was very determined. He survived 28 days on the land at age 81. He had survival skills to do that. I think my parents are my strength to this day.

NN: What are the things that you enjoy in life outside of advocating for others? What are your pastimes and other sources of joy?

RK: Helping out with my grandchildren and I have two greatgrandchildren now. I also enjoy doing outdoor stuff like fishing.

I help my grandson do some ptarmigan hunting. I also help with the harvesting of our caribou in the fall. Those are the things I enjoy, the outdoors and the land. It gives me peace.

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by Jonah Amitnaaq school staff Baker Lake Amitnaaq Secondary School in Baker Lake did just that in February, calling upon the wisdom and experience of some senior community members to help youth make miniature qamutiks and sew seal skin.

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Elder Timothy Evviuk shows Christian Attungala how to assemble the pieces of a qamutik built to scale.

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ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᑕ Hᐊᖅᐱ ᑭᑉᔭᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᕿᓯᖕᒥᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᕆᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᖦᖢᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᔾᔪᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑐᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ. ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕕᕗᐊᕆᒥ, ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᓕᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑐᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᒧᑎᐊᓛᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᕿᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ.

ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᒧᑎ ᐃᕕᐅᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᓛᓐᑐ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐲᑕ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᐊᓛᓐᑐ ᖃᒧᑎᐊᓛᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Elder Martha Haqpi makes some careful cuts with scissors while leading students from Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School through a seal-skin sewing workshop. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓇᑎᐊ ᐋᕈᐊᖅ ᖁᖓᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᑲᒥᙳᐊᕋᓛᓂᒃ ᔭᐃᓇ ᕿᖓᖅᑯᖅᑑᑉ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᕐᒥ.

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Elder Timothy Evviuk, left, student Orlando Kalluk and elder Peter Anirniq pose for a celebratory photo after Orlando completed his miniature qamutik.

Instructor Nadia Aaruaq flashes a smile while holding the tiny kamiiks that Jayna Kingunkotok crafted at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School in Baker Lake.

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Legislative Assembly briefs with Derek Neary

Arviat MLAs want Covid shaming to stop John Main and Joe Savikataaq, who both represent Arviat as MLAs, are imploring people to stop making mean-spirited comments about Arviarmiut's struggle with Covid-19 outbreaks.

Speaking in the legislative assembly on March 4, Main said there has been some tremendous support extended to Arviat residents during the past few arduous months, but the community has also seen "the dark side," as some individuals choose to belittle Arviarmiut and lay blame.

"Here we are, already under duress with the pandemic challenges, and these keyboard warriors are attempting to saddle us with more stresses," said Main.

"I am asking for patience and I'm asking for empathy from our fellow Nunavummiut, whether it is online or whether it is in person. I do believe that some of the blame for the stigmatization and shaming lies with the social media environment, which

is toxic even at the best of times."

Savikataaq, the territory's premier, also addressed the disparaging remarks.

"Now is not the time to make assumptions or hurtful comments about Covid-19 in Arviat. More than ever, we need to practise compassion, support and fostering positivity. The work the community has done over the last 112 days has been nothing short of incredible. Keep it up, Arviarmiut," he stated on March 5.

Main made reference to research from the World Health Organization (WHO) that found the blaming and shaming of those infected with the coronavirus causes more hardship to patients and the health sector, and may even contribute to the further spread of the disease.

He encouraged everyone to keep in mind two WHO slogans: 'We need solidarity, not stigma;' and 'viruses don't discriminate

and neither should we.'

Seventy-year-old homes have many issues, housing association says MLA Cathy Towtongie spoke up for Chesterfield Inlet residents, making clear that the condition of the community's old homes isn't acceptable, despite renovations.

"Can the minister commit to have the ancient homes be considered in repairs and let the House know in the spring session?"

Towtongie asked in the legislative assembly on Feb. 26.

Housing Minister Margaret Nakashuk said it's better if tenants inform the local housing association about various deficiencies. She added that the Nunavut Housing Corporation is "always reviewing to see which community has the most needs."

The Chesterfield Inlet Housing Association wrote a letter to the Nunavut Housing Corporation last summer, expressing concern over the residences not being warm enough in the winter due to drafts and insulation coming down from between the walls, "constant" electrical issues, moist drywall, a lingering sewage smell and insect infestations. It amounts to a health hazard for tenants, the letter states.

"We have 22 original units that were built in the 1950s.

These units are the size of a shed down south," the letter reads.

"We were just informed that Chesterfield Inlet will not be seeing any new units for the next two years and that is based on the needs list we currently have, but we would like to point out that although it is a small community, the struggles and hardships because of lack of housing are the same as a larger community ... We see a lot of people come into the local housing office struggling and crying for help but there is nothing we can do other than try to comfort them and assure them that things will change."

Request for more Elder-friendly homes Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak urged his colleagues in the House to review new initiatives in the NWT and Yukon that allow Elders to live independently for longer.

He said at least one of the senior living centres provides meal service, housekeeping and recreational activities. The units feature wider doorways, level entrances and bathrooms on the main floor.

"I encourage our government to look at these models for planning housing infrastructure in our communities," said Simailak. "Many of our Elders are not ready for continued care and simply need a little extra support to continue living with dignity in their home communities, near their families and friends. It would be wonderful if Nunavut could match what our Northern counterparts are doing to ensure that more senior living complexes are constructed in our communities. We just need some collaboration and creativity to make this work."

He received a round of applause.

Housing Minister Margaret Nakashuk told the assembly that 18 of Nunavut's 25 communities have a combined 178 customized Elders' units or they support aging in place. In addition, Elders facilities exist in Iqaluit and Arviat.

Simailak inquired about providing services to allow Elders to maintain independence, such as snow clearing, home care visits, ramps and modified bathrooms.

"It seems we could do more. Will the minister commit to working with her colleagues in health and family services to develop options to build Elder housing complexes in Nunavut communities using the models being implemented by our Northern neighbours?" he asked.

Nakashuk replied, "If the Elder homes need to be fixed up, home-care workers notify health care staff to see what other help they need. This is always continuing today. We want to make sure that they have a comfortable place to live."

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