Kivalliq News - August 11, 2021 Edition

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debut album on Aug. 27 Shauna Seeteenak sings about love, loss and overcoming addiction on Therapy Sessions

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Baker Lake rapper Shauna Seeteenak will release her first full-length album at the end of the month.

The album, titled Therapy Sessions, is being released through the Nunavut-based label Hitmakerz.

Seeteenak told Kivalliq News that the record is essentially a musical diary of the things she has experienced growing up in Nunavut.

“The album means a lot to me because when I was younger it was hard for me to express how I felt inside. I was never taught to express myself healthily. It just felt like a therapy session every time I sing a song,” she said. “I’m really empathetic, so the way I’ve seen a lot of people has affected me and made me emotional. So writing songs really helped me.”

Seeteenak has been a mainstay within Nunavut’s hip-hop scene ever since she first performed at Iqaluit’s Alianait Festival in 2010.

Since then, the 29-year-old rapper has experienced plenty of life changes. Eight years ago she moved to Iqaluit to be with her partner. Then two years ago she decided to get sober, something that she’s not shy about sharing with others on the new album.

Her second single, See The Light, which was released along with a music video last month, touches on that journey.

“I wrote that three or four years ago. I was using alcohol and drugs. I just wanted to share my experience with that because I know other people struggle with it too,” she said. “I’ve been alcohol-free for two years now. It’s been a really tough journey, but it’s doable. I feel like I wake up with purpose every day. I just want people to know that whatever you challenge yourself to (do), you can pull through it.”

Seeteenak said she sent a demo to Hitmakerz producer Thor

Simonsen after being featured on a track for the label’s Ajungi compilation album in 2019.

“I was just ready for an album to be released. I wanted to go further with my music. I sent him my demo and he loved it, and it ended up with him helping me write applications for funding the album,” she said.

In the end, Seeteenak received funding from the GN’s Department of Culture and Heritage as well as a small business grant through the Department of Economic Development and Transportation.

Seeteenak said 65 per cent of the album’s lyrics are in English and the rest is in Inuktitut. Having grown up without learning Inuktitut, she said she likes to go back and forth, singing in both languages.

“That’s how I practice my Inuktitut. I find it hard, especially because there’s different dialects all over Nunavut,” she said.

While some new tracks appear on the 13-song album, Seeteenak also re-recorded older material for the release.

“I had to re-sing all the songs and Thor created all the instrumentals behind them,” she explained.

The oldest song on the album, Qiviktailigit, which means “don’t give up” in Baker Lake’s Inuktitut dialect, was written in 2009, according to Seeteenak.

“It’s a really popular song. I’ve really remade it so many times,” she said. “I’m really happy that it’s solidified now.”

The project also includes Better With You, a love song to her partner, which was released as the album’s first single on Valentine’s Day this year.

With the album set to be released on Aug. 27, Seeteenak said she’s excited for the world to hear it.

“I can’t wait to share my music with people who can relate and to educate people on who we are, how we live and how strong we are,” she said.

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Confirmed cases by community Iqaluit: 253 (all recovered) Kinngait: 7 (all recovered) Rankin Inlet: 21 (all recovered) Arviat: 339 (338 recovered) Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

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The final game of the second annual Swing Flames tournament between Rankin Inlet and the Baker Lake Indians brought out a big crowd over the August long weekend. Photo courtesy of Florence Nagyougalik

Rankin wins Swing Flames tournament Baker Lake Rankin Inlet was triumphant in the second annual Swing Flames softball tournament in Baker Lake.

The Baker Lake Indians ended up in second place while the Asteroids came in third. The tournament, which took place from July 29 to Aug. 1, featured a total of seven teams, five of which were from host Baker Lake, in addition to the team from Rankin Inlet and one other from Arviat.

The tournament was held for the first time last year in honour of the late Solomon Tulurialik.

Organizer Florence Nagyougalik said it was an exciting event, especially with out-of-town teams being able to compete.

“There were a lot of crowds during the weekend,” Nagyougalik said. “Everyone had fun, including the crowd, and no one got hurt during the tournament, so it was a success.”

In addition to winning the tournament, Rankin’s Moses Aupilardjuk took home the tournament’s MVP award while Catherine Ayaruak won the women’s home run derby.

Nagyougalik extended a thank you to Mayor Richard Aksawnee, who helped run the tournament, all the volunteers who umpired and kept score and the local men’s group, who handed out lifejackets at the end of the competition.

Although it is a year away, Nagyougalik said she’s already looking forward the third installment of the tournament.

“Congratulations to all the winners and players that got awards,” she said.

Territorial election announced Kivalliq The dates for the next territorial election have been announced, according to a statement from the Government of Nunavut.

The election will take place on Oct. 21.

Arviat recreation schedule released Arviat Arviat has released its August recreation schedule for King Arena. The arena will be open for rollerskating from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 11, 16, 23, 25 and 31.

Lacrosse will be held from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 18, 26 and 27.

Ball hockey games will take place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Aug. 12, 13, 16, 24, and 30.

New Rankin Inlet air terminal Rankin Inlet The territorial government will be holding a public consultation to showcase the new Rankin Inlet air terminal building design this week.

Community members are invited to review the design, participate in a 3D walk-through, ask questions and provide suggestions and feedback.

Representatives from the Department of Economic Development and Transportation and the Department of Community and Government Services will be on hand to answer questions. Representatives from Prairie Architecture, which is involved in the airport terminal’s design, will all be available at the event.

The public session will take place at 6 p.m. on Aug. 11 at the Community Hall.

Tea and light snacks will be provided.

ᓴᓇ ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓵᓚᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ Therapy Sessions-ᑯᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ Northern News Services

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎ ᓴᓇ ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ. ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ Therapy Sessions, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ Hitmakerz-ᑯᑎᒍᑦ. ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖏᒡᒎᖅ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. “ᓂᐱᒃᓴᖅ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᕆᕙᒃᑕᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒃᑲᓂᒃ. ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓯᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᒃᑲ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᒃᑲ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖓ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᑦ Therapy Sessions.” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᓴᕋᐃᒐᒪ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᑕᒃᑲ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᓲᖅ.” ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᑐᙵᑎᒋᔭᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᒻᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᖏᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐃᒻᖏᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖅᑳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ 2010-ᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ, 29-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎ ᖃᐅᔨᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ. 8 ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕐᒥᓃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ. ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑑᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒥᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᙳᒋᙱᑕᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒋᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᒥᒍᑦ. ᑐᒡᓕᐊ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᓂᐱᒃᓴᒨᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᒃ See The Light, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ. “ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᕋ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓᓗ. ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᓚᐅᕋᑉᑭᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᒃᑲ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕᑦᑕᐅᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐃᒥᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᖓ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑕᐅᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᖓ. ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᐸᒃᑑᔭᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᖓ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓂᒎᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ.” ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒥᒎᖅ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ Hitmakerz-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᐊᕐ ᓴᐃᒪᓐᓴᓐ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᓂᒃ 2019-ᒥ. “ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓕᐊᓂᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᒃᑲ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᐅᕗᙵᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᓂᖃᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐃᒻᖏᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒐ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ, ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓂᐱᒃᓴᕋ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᓱᐊᓂ, ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑦᓴᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑭᔫᑉᓗᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᖅᑖᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ. ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ 65%–ᒋᔭᖓ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑑᖓᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓇᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎ ᓴᓇ ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᒃ Therapy Sessions, ᐊᒐᓯ 27-ᒥ.

Baker Lake rapper Shauna Seeteenak will be releasing her first ever full-length album Therapy Sessions on Aug. 27. Image courtesy of Thor Simonsen

ᐅᑎᖅᑕᕈᒪᖃᑦᑕᕋᒥ, ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ. “ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ. ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃ, ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ. “ᐃᒻᖏᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᒃᑲ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᐊᕐ ᑎᑕᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᑉᓗᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᖢᓂ. ᓄᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᕿᕕᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ, ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ 2009-ᒥ, ᓰᑏᑦᓈᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᖅ. ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᕋ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᖢᒍ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᕙᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᒃᑯᑦ.” ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖓ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖓᓂᒃ Better With You-ᒥᒃ, ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓄᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓛᒃᑰᖅᖢᒍ ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᑉᓗᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ. ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᓂᐱᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒐᓯ 27-ᒥ, ᓰᑏᑦᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕋᒥ. “ᐅᑕᖅᑭᙳᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᒃᑲ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᖕᒪᖔᑉᑕ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑉᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓴᙱᑎᒋᖕᒪᖔᑉᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

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ᓯᐅᓚ ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Sarah Mazhero, who was raised in Chesterfield Inlet, is currently serving a two-year term on the Prime Minister’s Youth Council. Photo courtesy of Sarah Mazhero

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ᐱᕈᖅᓴᕐᓂᑰᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᓯᐅᓚ ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᑯᒋᐅᖅᓯᓇᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᑉᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕋᔪᒃᓯᔪᖅ ᔭᔅᑕᓐ ᑐᕈᑐᒥᒃ. “ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ. ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑉᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᒐᔪᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᒐᒥ ᔫᓐᒥ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᕆᔭᕋ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᖁᔭᓕᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᒐᒪ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᑉᓗᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ.” ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕙᐃᓐᑰᕙᒥ Zimbabwean-ᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ. ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᔭᒧᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᓂᓗ, ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᓴᓇᔪᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᓇᔭᙳᐊᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᕆᑉᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ. “ᓄᑕᕋᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ 2000-ᒥ 2007-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑕ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᔮᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᓂᖃᑦᑕᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᒐᒪ.” ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᒡᕙ ᐃᖢᐊᖏᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᔭᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦ. “ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᓱᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᑦᑎᑐᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓐᑯᐊᑎᔭ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᐊᓘᑉᓗᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᕋᒥᒎᖅ ᓂᐱᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓗᓂ ᖃᑉᓰᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍᓕ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᒪᑦᑎᐊᕙᖃᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑲᒪᒋᔪᒪᑉᓗᒍᓗ ᓂᕿᖃᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᓗᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᕐᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓄᑦ. “ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᖃᕈᒪᒐᔪᒃᑲᑉᑕ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᕋᔪᒃᑲᑉᑕ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᕐᒥᐅᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑕ ᐊᓯᑉᑎᑐᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᕕᓂᖃᑎᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ, ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᑐᕉᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒫᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓪᓕ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒫᔅHᐃᐅᕈ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᙳᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᒡᒎᖅ ᐅᖃᔾᔮᑎᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. “ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒍᒪ ᖃᑯᒍᑭᐊᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᙳᕈᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᕈᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓂᒻᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒃᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᑐᓯᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖓ.”

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Expanding men’s healing program a win for Kivalliq ‘Weakness is not considered to be masculine,’ health program co-chair says of challenges men face Northern News Services

This week, Baker Lake’s Alan Qiyuaryuk will be in Clyde River learning how to become a counsellor to men like him.

The fact that just a few years ago he was an alcoholic who was worried about losing everything speaks to the power of healing.

It also offers an example of what is possible when men who are hurting seek help.

The Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre, which invited Qiyuaryuk to the Clyde River workshop, is hoping that Qiyuaryuk will become one of the many new male counsellors it plans to hire throughout the region over the Sanikiluaq coming months.

The friendship centre is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing community wellness and counselling services throughout the Kivalliq.

While it aims to have a presence in every community, the organization has had difficulty getting men to sign up for its services.

That is why the centre is currently seeking to fill the gap with a view to having at least one male counsellor in every Kivalliq community by the fall.

Considering the organization currently only has two male counsellors, both of whom are based in Rankin Inlet, the plan is ambitious but worthwhile.

According to Statistics Canada, between 1950 and 2009, men died by suicide at a rate three times greater than women. Canadian men are also around three times more likely

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Nico Towtongie begins to skin a tuktu on the land near Rankin Inlet last fall. The Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre is holding a weeklong workshop in Clyde River this week with a view to expanding its men’s healing program to every community in the Kivalliq. Photo courtesy of Noel Kaludjak to experience addiction and substance abuse compared to Canadian women.

There are all kinds of explanations and excuses why men fall through the cracks. But why are men so reluctant to seek help when things go wrong?

Don McCreary, co-chair of the Toronto Men’s Health Network, writes that the concept of “men’s health” is relatively new in Canada.

“The women’s health movement was very self-directed. Women banded together to work on problems with health delivery. Men don’t want to do that,” McCreary stated. “We have inculcated a culture in our society that men have to be tough, men have to be strong. Our society is very good at punishing gender deviation in men. Weakness is not considered to be masculine.”

Noel Kaludjak, a counsellor responsible for founding the Kivalliq-based men’s support

network known as Angutiit Makgiangninga in 2009, will be taking part in the workshop this week.

As he explained to a media outlet in 2017, one of the issues man face is not being able to open up in front of women.

“When we sit together, we understand what the other one is going through. When there’s a woman present, it’s harder to speak up about our feelings,” he said.

The shame that men feel when openly expressing their emotions is a societal barrier that has been built up over centuries.

The Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre and the territorial government should be applauded for trying to break down these barriers in every community.

It may be a small step, but recruiting more male counsellors will benefit not just the men that seek help but society as a whole.

Chesterfield Inlet represented on Prime Minister’s Youth Council Sarah Mazhero is hoping to bring food security, housing need and racism to the attention of Justin Trudeau

By Cody Punter Northern News Services Igluligaarjuk/Chesterfield Inlet

Growing up in Chesterfield Inlet Sarah Mazhero never expected to meet the Canadian prime minister. But just a few months into her two-year term on the prime minister’s youth council, she is finding herself on regular Zoom calls with Justin Trudeau.

“It was a bit surreal, it’s not everyday that you get to talk to the prime minister,” Mazhero said.

Mazhero is one of 10 youth candidates that has been selected from across the country to take part in the council. The group meets regularly to discuss issues that are important to them, with a view to having an influence on government policy.

Mazhero said she was shocked to find out she was selected for the position in June.

“This is something that is a very unique opportunity,” she said. “I was just very grateful to be selected through that process. As youth we don’t see how those things happen and that affects our opinions.”

Mazhero was born in Vancouver to Zimbabwe-

an parents. Her family moved to Chesterfield Inlet when she was only four years old. Although Mazhero eventually moved to Montreal with her father, her mother is still working as the head nurse in the community to this day.

“I had my formative childhood up there from 2000 to 2007 and then I moved to Montreal for the rest of my schooling, just because of the way schooling in Nunavut can be,” she said. “I’m lucky and privileged to have been able to have done that.”

Mazhero said the disparity between education in Indigenous communities and the rest of Canada is one of the issues she hopes to bring to the prime minister’s attention.

“There still needs to be work done for people in school in Nunavut to have the same opportunities that they have down south,” said Mazhero.

A recent graduate of Concordia University, Mazhero majored in political science with a minor in First Peoples studies. Having grown up as a Black Canadian in Nunavut, and studying Indigenous issues at school, Mazhero said she is passionate about advocating for minority rights.

As far as Nunavut is concerned, she is partic-

ularly interested in telling the prime minister the importance of having clean drinking water, addressing the lack of food security and the poor housing conditions. She also wants to make sure she is a voice for Black Canadians.

“We do tend to compare ourselves to the people south of the border, and we always say we’re not like African Americans and we don’t treat Black Canadians the same way. But there’s still racism that Canada needs to acknowledge,” she said.

Mazhero took part in student politics while at university. She is also currently working for Airbnb, where she is in charge of reviewing discrimination cases.

In the long term Mazhero said she hopes to go to law school so she can better understand the inner workings of the legal system.

As for a future in politics, Mazhero said she isn’t committing to anything yet, but she’s interested by the prospect.

“With the right time I would love to have a leadership standpoint to have people represented and letting them know I’m there to help. We won’t close that door.”

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Men’s healing program reaching out in the Kivalliq Training program in Clyde River held for potential counsellors this week; Kivalliq training to follow

By Cody Punter Nothern News Services

The Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre is planning to expand its men’s healing program to every community in the re-

gion, beginning with a workshop in Clyde River this week.

With the help of the territorial government, the friendship centre is hosting a five-day training session to create a new program created by Inuit men

for Inuit men.

“It’s kind of a powwow, I guess, with different role models to find out the best way to reach men in the communities,” said Charlene Williams-Kaludjak, executive director of Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre.

Williams-Kaludjak said the friendship centre has been planning on growing its men’s healing program for some time.

“We have some male counsellors here at Pulaarvik who believed that starting up men’s groups in each of the communities is important,” she said.

The new program’s aim will be to help build a culture of healing among Inuit men by talking and working together, according to a press release from the Department of Health.

Starting this fall, each community will offer one or two activities per month as well as two major land excursions per year.

“These activities will involve men working together to offer service to community members

Participants are engaged in discussion at the Kivalliq Men’s Program Development Workshop being held in Clyde River this week. Patrick Béland/Le Grand Élan photo (shovelling snow, delivering lake ice to Elders), healing discussions around issues like dealing with grief or anger management, and traditional skills activities,” reads the news release.

According to Williams-Kaludjak, the lack of male councillors is preventing more men from accessing counselling.

The friendship centre currently only has two male councillors, both of whom are based in Rankin Inlet.

“We know that the reason there is a gap in services is because there aren’t that many male councillors that men in the communities are comfort-

able with,” she said. “We want people to be comfortable because we already knows how hard it can be to reach out for help.”

Alan Qiyuaryuk, who recently started an Alcoholic’s Anonymous group in Baker Lake, is one of the people chosen to attend the workshop. Qiyuaryuk told Kivalliq News that he’s both nervous and excited about the new opportunity.

“I can’t wait to learn new things and meet new people,” he said.

Williams-Kaludjak said Qiyuaryuk is the kind of candidate that the centre is looking for.

“The work he is doing is very

valuable, and it takes someone like him to make a program like this work,” she said.

While the friendship centre invited people from every community to the workshop, only four of the locales will be represented.

After the Clyde River workshop is completed, Williams-Kaludjak said the friendship centre will start hiring part-time male counsellors to run the men’s program in each community, regardless of whether representatives were able to attend.

“We’re hoping that if this is successful, we’ll be able to do more in the future,” she said.

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