Kivalliq News - Nov. 17, 2021 Edition

News ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᒐᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ Arviat youth a winner in national cooking competition

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Brothers-in-law Doyle, Mykul and Billy with their harvest near Arviat. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Doyle Mukyungnik

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ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᔪᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ. “ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒥᒐᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᓃᖃᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᐊHᐄᑦ ᔮᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 12-ᒥ, ᔮᓐᓴᓐ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕈᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 40 ᐅᐸᒍᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ 7 ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᙳᐊᕋᓛᑦ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦ 70-ᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕆᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 250 ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᔮᓐᓴᓐ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᒃᓴᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᒃᓴᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ.” ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕋᔭᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Hᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ, ᔮᓐᓴᓐ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ.” ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᔮᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ, ᓱᓇᓂᒡᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᑦ, ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᖃᕐᒪᑦ. “ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᒋᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓵᓛᖑᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖅᐸᑦ, ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖃᕐᒪᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓲᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒃᑯᑦ.” ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓲᑦ, ᓴᓇᔨᖃᓲᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᑦ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᓪᓗ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖅᑏᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᙱᒻᒪᖔᑕᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᔮᓐᓴᓐ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᒥᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᒫᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋᐊᓗᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᑦ.” ᔮᓐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᑦ “ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ, ᓴᙱᔫᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ.” ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓂᖅᐹᕆᔭᖓ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᕋᓛᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑉᐸᖕᒪᑕ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ, “ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑉᓗᓂ, ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᖅᑖᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᑯᑉᓗᓂ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑲᙳᑦᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑳᖓᑕ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓯᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.”

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Around Kivalliq

Active cases: 0 Confirmed cases: 674 Recovered cases: 670 Deaths: 4

Vaccine uptake: 26,649 first doses – 91 per cent over age 12 23,473 second doses – 80 per cent over age 12

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Rabies vaccination clinic open

Baker Lake Baker Lake’s municipal bylaw department is hosting a rabies vaccination clinic for dogs this week. A bylaw officer will be available to visit your residence to vaccinate your dog by appointment.

The clinic will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16 to Friday, Nov. 19. To register, contact bylaw at 867-6889202, the hamlet office at 867-793-2874 or email reception@ bakerlake.ca.

Wellness plan seeks proposals

Rankin Inlet The Community Wellness Committee and Hamlet of Rankin Inlet are currently accepting applications for health and wellness projects to be included in the new Community Wellness Plan, which is set to begin April 1, 2022 and run through March 31, 2027.

Project applications are available at the hamlet office or through the Community Wellness Co-ordinator.

The deadline for proposals is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17.

For more information, contact the Community Wellness Co-ordinator at 867-645-2895 ext. 2006 or email wellness@ rankininlet.ca.

Room still in ladies’ sewing class

Arviat Noon this Friday, Nov. 19, will be the deadline for women to sign up for ladies’ sewing classes with the Hamlet of Arviat.

The classes are scheduled to begin Nov. 22 and run until Dec. 17 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The course is open for women ages 18 to 24.

To sign up, contact Patti Kigusiutnar at 867-857-2841 ext. 1003.

The hamlet is also seeking a sewing instructor and encourages experienced sewers to contact Kigusiutnar if interested.

Three Inuit recognized in NTI President’s Awards

Nunavut During the first day of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated’s (NTI) annual general meeting, Nov. 15 in Rankin Inlet, NTI President Aluki Kotierk recognized three Inuit for their achievements and contributions to the territory.

Lucy Nester of Coral Harbour, Makabe Nartok from Kugaaruk and Clyde River’s Joseph Ikoo Angutikjuak were all praised by Kotierk and their respective communities.

Nester remains actively involved in keeping Inuit culture alive in her community, says Kotierk, by teaching younger Inuit to prepare skins, sew kamiiks and other traditional clothing.

“Lucy also counsels youth and other community members through stresses and hardships,” she said, noting through the Anglican church, Nester held weekly two-hour radio shows in Arviat while the community has hit by Covid-19 in late 2020.

– Trevor Wright

NTI creates fund for Inuktut education

Nunavut Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) has established an Inuktut Education Innovation Fund and is seeking proposals from individuals or organizations who might benefit from the initiative.

The funding, partly provided by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage, is anticipated to be $2.1 million over five years, with $200,000 available annually to Inuit researchers and educators aiming to revitalize Inuktut language and education.

“On International Inuit Day I am very pleased to announce the establishment of the Inuktut Education Innovation Fund.

As Inuit, we are creative, capable and the experts of our language and culture,” NTI President Aluki Kotierk said on Nov. 7.

“This fund provides an opportunity for Inuit to use our skills and knowledge to take innovative measures to create an education system that is reflective of our distinct and rich language and culture.”

– Derek Neary

Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

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ᓗᒋᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑕᓂᒎᖅ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᓂ, ᓄᑖᓂᒃ “ᐃᒐᔾᔪᑎᑖᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᒪᒃᑲᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓘᑎᓂᒃ, ᐱᓚᐅᑎᓂᒡᓗ.”

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ᓗᒋᓐ ᐅᐃᓕᔭᒻᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ taco-ᒥᒃ.

11-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ 26-ᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᒐᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ – ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᒐᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ – ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ taco mashup ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᖢᓂ avacado-ᒥᒃ, ground beef-ᒥᒃ, ᐃᒻᒨᔮᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᑐᒪᐃᑐᓂᒃ (tomato) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ taco-ᓕᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᔪᖓᓂᒃ. ᐅᐃᓕᔭᒻᔅ, 11-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖃᖅᑎᑕᖓ ᐃᒐᔭᓂ ‘taco mashup.’ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓂᖅᐹᕆᔭᖓ ᐃᒐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ “ᐃᒐᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕋᒥ” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᒐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓ chocolate-chip cookies ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᒡᒎᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᐃᓕᔭᒻᔅ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᓂᒎᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᖃᐃ ᐃᒐᒍᕕᑦ–ᓛᖅᑐᕋᔪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᒃᑲᓐᓃᖅᑐᐃᕙᒃᖢᓂ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᑦᑕᐃᓕᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᒐᔪᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᒪᒪᕆᕙᒃᑕᒥᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ taco mashup ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. “ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᒪᒪᖅᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᒐᔪᒃᑕᕋ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐆᒃᑐᕋᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᖓ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᕋ.” ᒪᒪᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᒐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖓᓂᒃ, ᑕᓪᓕᒪᖓ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᖢᖓᓗ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓗᒐᓐ. “ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒐᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᖅ.” ᐊᓱᖏᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒐᔭᐅᓲᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐳᔫᖅᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓂᕿ ᐸᓚᐅᒐᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ pizza, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑕᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᕈ ᓯᓐᑭᓕᐊᒧᑦ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ, Greek ᓂᓕᕐᓇᐃᑦ burgers ᐃᓚᓯᒪᑉᓗᒍ dill yogurt-ᒥᒃ ᖃᔪᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓗᓪᓕᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᒍ jalapenos-ᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᑦᑕᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᐃᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᑉᓗᒍ. “ᐊᑐᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᐊᓛᒥᒃ, ᐃᒐᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᒥᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖁᓕᑦᑕᐅᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒐᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᑉᐸᓕᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᓵᒥᐅᑕᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒐᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕋᓛᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ, ᑕᓪᓕᒪᖓ! ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᖅ: ᐊᑐᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ $5,000-ᒥᒃ PC Children’s Charity-ᒥ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒐᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᑖᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᒐᒋᐅᖅᓴᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᐅᑕᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖅ. ᐅᐃᓕᔭᒻᔅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᒥᒃ ᐃᒐᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᒐᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᒥᐊᕆᓱ ᕗᑲᐅᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ YTV-ᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᖓ ᓯᐸᓐᓱᕐ ᓕᑦᓯᖑᕐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᕋ ᓱᐃᑦ ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 30-ᒥ.

President’s Choice Children’s Charity-ᑯᑦ, Corus Entertainment-ᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ BGC Canada-ᑯᑦ (ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada) ᐃᒐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. – ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᑎᐅᕆᒃ ᓂᐅᕆ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑏᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒐᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ: TACO MASHUP ᐃᒐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᓲᖅ: 25 ᒥᓂᑦᒥᒃ ᐃᒐᔭᐅᓲᖅ: 15 ᒥᓂᑦᒥᒃ ᓂᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ: ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓖᑦ 8-ᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᔪᖅ 1/3 ᐃᕐᒧᓯᖅ (75 mL) ᐃᓚᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖅ Greek yogurt 1/3 ᐃᕐᒧᓯᖅ (75 mL) ᐊᑯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ mayonnaise 1 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (5 mL) garlic powder ½ ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (2 mL) ᖃᙵᖅᓴᐅᑎ ½ ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (2 mL) ᑕᕆᐅᖅ

Logan Williams, a winner in this year’s Kid Food Nation cooking competition, said he likes the prize package, which came with a new set of “cooking bowls, spoons, measuring spoons and knives.” Photo courtesy of Bradley Williams

1/2 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (2 mL) salt-free seasoning blend, ᓲᕐᓗ Mrs. Dash Taco 2 lb (1 kg) ᓯᖃᓕᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ beef ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᒃᑐ 1 ᒥᑭᔪᖅ ᐊᓂᐊᓐ (onion), ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ 2 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (10 mL) Montreal steak spice 2 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (10 mL) garlic powder 1 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (5 mL) chili powder 1 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (5 mL) salt-free seasoning blend, ᓲᕐᓗ Mrs. Dash 1/2 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (2 mL) Worcestershire sauce 1/4 ᐊᓘᑎᐊᓛᖅ (1 mL) ᐊᑐᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᙵᖅᓴᐅᑎ 1 ᐊᓘᑎᕐᔪᐊᖅ (15 mL) canola oil 1 pkg (8 oz/227 g) button mushrooms, ᑭᑉᓗᖅᓯᒪᓗᒍ 1 large bell pepper, ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᑲᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ 12 ᒥᑭᔪᖅ ᐸᓚᐅᒑᒃᓴᖅ tortillas (approximately) 2 ᐃᕐᒧᓯᖅ (500 mL) shredded lettuce 1 1/2 ᐃᕐᒧᓯᖅ (375 mL) shredded marble cheddar cheese 2 avocados, ᑭᑉᓗᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ 1 ᑐᒪᐃᑐ (tomato), ᑭᑉᓗᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ½ ᐃᕐᒧᓯᖅ (125 mL) ᐊᑐᓂ ᑭᑉᓗᖅᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒐᓯᒪᔪᑦ bacon ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᑉᓗᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ pickles (ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖃᕈᒪᒍᖕᓂ) * ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᔪᖅ: ᒪᒃᑲᐅᔭᕐᒥ, ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ yogurt, ᐊᑯᓯᒪᔪᑦ dressing ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ mayonnaise, garlic powder, ᖃᙵᖅᓴᐅᑎ, ᑕᕆᐅᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ seasoning blend ᐊᑯᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᑯᐊᓂᒃᐸᑕ ᑲᒪᒋᙱᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᒡᓗᒍ. * Taco: ᐃᐳᐊᓕᖕᒧᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐆᓇᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒐᓗᒍ beef ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓂᐊᓐ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 8 ᒥᓂᑦᒥᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔮᕈᓐᓃᕐᓗᒍ. ᐅᖅᓱᖓ ᑯᕕᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᓚᓗᒍ steak spice-ᒥᒃ, garlic powder-ᒥᒃ, chili powder-ᒥᒃ, seasoning blend-ᒥᒃ, Worcestershire sauce-ᒥᒃ, ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᙵᖅᓴᐅᑎᒥᒃ beef-ᒧᑦ ᐊᑯᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒐᓗᒍ 2 ᒥᓂᑦᒥᒃ ᒪᒪᕆᔭᕐᓄᑦ. * ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᐳᐊᓕᖕᒥ, ᐆᓇᖅᓯᖅᑎᕐᓗᒍ ᐅᖅᓱᖅ ᐆᓇᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒐᓗᒋᑦ mushroom ᐊᒻᒪᓗ pepper ᐃᒻᒪᖃ 5 ᒥᓂᑦᒥᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒐᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᑎᓗᐊᕐᓇᒋᑦ. ᐊᓘᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᑦ tortilla-ᒧᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᖄᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᓗᑎᑦ mushroom-ᓂᒃ ᐊᑯᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖄᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᔪᕐᒥᒃ. ᐃᓕᓯᓗᑎᓪᓗ lettuce-ᓂᒃ, cheese-ᓂᒃ, avocado-ᓂᒃ, tomato-ᓂᒃ, bacon-ᓂᒃ (ᐊᑐᕈᕕᑦ), ᐊᒻᒪᓗ pickles-ᓂᒃ (ᐊᑐᕈᕕᑦ). ᐃᒧᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕆᓕᕐᓗᒋᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᕐᓗᒋᑦ.

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ITK builds momentum for school meal program Offering food in schools brings ‘long-term benefits to health and well-being,’ Inuit organization says

By Derek Neary Northern News Services Nunavut

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is seeking to establish school meal programs in Nunavut and across Inuit Nunangat.

The organization, which advocates for Inuit health and well-being, is looking for someone to put together a proposal, applicable from kindergarten to Grade 12, that can be presented to the federal and territorial governments and other potential funding partners.

“School-based food programs offer a promising strategy to improve children’s access to healthy and culturally preferred foods while supporting long-term benefits to health and well-being,” Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami states.

Sanikiluaq The proposal research and writing process is expected to begin in December and conclude in June 2022.

ITK is relying on the 2017 Aboriginal Peoples Survey – which revealed 76 per cent of Inuit aged 15 years and older are food insecure – as evidence of how widespread the problem is. The organization said that that survey data is the most recent measure of food insecurity among Inuit in Nunavut. However, an Inuit Health Survey is expected to be released in the near future and that will include data on how broadly a lack of nutritious food affects school-aged children.

The Inuit organization acknowledged that numerous food initiatives already exist in schools and communities, playing an “important role,” but the intent of this new initiative is to create a business case for adequate and sustainable funding.

During the term of the last legislative assembly, MLAs Adam Lightstone and John Main repeatedly called on the Nunavut Department of Education to formally establish territory-wide school breakfast and lunch programs.

The department noted that communities can apply for funding for a school food program through the Government of Nunavut’s Community Wellness Plan, which carries a yearly budget of $1.5 million to $2 million.

All Nunavut schools have a food program, but not all are inclusive of lunch, the department stated recently. In 2019, a government document stated that it would cost $400 per student, per year – or a total of nearly $4 million – to provide lunches at

“ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ - ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᒥ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᖑᔮᕐᔪᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ,” ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ .

“School-based food programs offer a promising strategy to improve children’s access to healthy and culturally preferred foods while supporting long-term benefits to health and well-being,” Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami states.

Photo courtesy of Jason Rochon every territorial school.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic developed, the Department of Education stated that it, along with the chief public health officer, has “strongly encourage(d) the continued operation of food programs provided in schools to support student health and well-being.”

Certain safety guidelines were recommended in light of the virus, such as having designated staff prepare and hand out the food, wrapping food items individually, emphasizing hygiene and that food and drinks should not be shared among students and encouraging students to bring their own reusable water bottles.

“The Department of Education recognizes the importance of food programs in schools to help alleviate food insecurity in our communities,” it stated.

“While food programs are not funded or operated by the Department of Education, we recognize that

many school staff volunteer their time and effort to run food programs out of our 45 schools. Food programs in schools ensure that all students’ needs are met depending on the available capacity and resources in the community.”

The Government of Canada created the Inuit-Crown Food Security Working Group in 2018 to address food security in Inuit Nunangat. From that, the Harvesters Support Grant was turned over directly to Inuit land claims organizations to provide financial support for harvesting activities. In addition, Indigenous Services Canada provided $8 million in funding for food initiatives during the Covid-19 pandemic through the four Inuit land claims organizations in Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and Inuvialuit. This included meal delivery services, increased on-the-land supports, supplemental country food storage and market food vouchers, among others, according to ITK.

Junior Canadian Rangers host meeting in Baker Lake ‘There’s definitely enough interest from the youth’

By Ezra Black Northern News Services Baker Lake

Work is underway to try to start the Junior Canadian Rangers (JCR) program in Baker Lake.

“From what I’ve seen, there’s definitely enough interest from the youth,” Cpt. Waheed Johnson of the First Canadian Rangers Patrol Group in Yellowknife told Kivalliq News.

On Nov. 12, Johnson held a community meeting on the proposed program at Baker Lake’s community hall to gauge interest and provide information. About 40 people attended, including seven Canadian Rangers.

“There are at least 70 interested youth in the proper age group from a pool of about 250 youth within the community,” said Johnson. “So, it’s definitely sustainable in that way. We have the community volunteers to form the adult committee, and we also have the Canadian Ranger Patrol Group members coming in to volunteer as leaders.”

The next steps are to meet with the mayor and the city administration and come up with a community resolution stating their support for the program, Johnson says, “and to have that training facility provided for the JCR to train in.”

During the meeting, Johnson also spoke about what the structure of that program would look like, the opportunities that it could offer youth and the existing partnership between the community and the Canadian Rangers, as Baker Lake has its own patrol group.

“I also mentioned in the meeting how important it is to the Junior Canadian Rangers program that there’s a fully functioning adult committee in place,” he said. “They decide what traditional and life skills that they want passed onto future generations through the program.”

The JCR program is an initiative of the Department of National Defence, which provides the structure, personnel and uniforms.

Though junior rangers are not official members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the army does

provide training and funding, and the decision on whether or not to establish a JCR will have to work its way through the chain of command, said Johnson.

“This can take up to six months or a year,” he said. “It’s not going to be something that’s quick if approval takes place.”

Johnson said the JCR program supports “the mental and physical well-being of the youth, creating resiliency through a culturally and geographically sensitive program.”

His favourite parts of the program are summer sessions where youth from all JCR programs come together for enhanced training, “And just to see the teamwork, see them making those new friends and then working together to overcome challenges in a safe manner and in a fun way.

“Seeing those smiles on their faces and seeing how they grow from a shy individual to someone who is a bit more outgoing. Seeing that competence and that sense of accomplishment when they leave is a great feeling.”

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11-year-old Arviat resident winner in national recipe contest Logan Williams is taking home prizes from the Kid Food Nation competition for his Taco Mashup

By Ezra Black Northern News Services Arviat

Logan Williams is spilling the beans on his award-winning taco recipe.

The 11-year-old Arviat resident is among 26 winners of this year’s Kid Food Nation competition – a national contest where kids share their favourite culinary creations.

His award-winning recipe – called the taco mashup – includes avocado, ground beef, cheese, tomatoes and a flavourful homemade taco sauce.

Williams, 11, calls his creation the ‘taco mashup.’

His favourite thing about cooking is “eating the result at the end,” he said.

The first recipe he ever tried was chocolate-chip cookies and they turned out fine, according to Williams. He credits his mom for giving him suggestions and providing different options.

Amid the Covid-19 lockdown in Arviat, he wanted to try something new and decided to put some of his favourite foods together.

That’s when the taco mashup was hatched.

“Everyone liked it in my family and I kept making it,” he continued. “It was a bit of an experiment.”

The mouth-watering recipe will be published in the Kid Food Nation cookbook, Volume 5, which will be available for sale in early November.

“I was excited and happy,” Logan said. “I did not think I was going to win. Now I get requests from people for me to cook my recipe for them.”

Other winning recipes included smoked meat bannock pizza, submitted by fellow Northerner Drew Sinclair from Yellowknife, Greek bean burgers with dill yogurt sauce, stuffed jalapeños and double potato pie.

“Each winner also received a prize pack that included a tablet, culinary tools, a winner certificate, a custom Kid Food Nation chef jacket and apron and a copy of the Kid Food Nation cook-

book, Volume 5! And new this year: each winner will receive a $5,000 grant from PC Children’s Charity for an in-class food growing system, plus tools and supplies for the winners and their classmates to cultivate their own kitchen gardens at home,” states a news release.

Williams and other winners enjoyed a virtual cooking class hosted by chef Marysol Foucault and YTV hosts Spencer Litzinger and Tyra Sweet on Oct. 30.

President’s Choice Children’s Charity, Corus Entertainment and BGC Canada (formerly Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada) hosted the recipe contest.

– with files from Derek Neary Kivalliq News readers can try the recipe for themselves: TACO MASHUP PREP TIME: 25 MIN COOK TIME: 15 MIN SERVES: 6 TO 8 Special sauce ⅓ cup (75 mL) plain Greek yogurt ⅓ cup (75 mL) whipped dressing or mayonnaise 1 tsp (5 mL) garlic powder ½ tsp (2 mL) pepper ½ tsp (2 mL) seasoning salt ½ tsp (2 mL) salt-free seasoning blend, such as Mrs. Dash Taco 2 lb (1 kg) ground beef or caribou 1 small onion, finely diced 2 tsp (10 mL) Montreal steak spice 2 tsp (10 mL) garlic powder 1 tsp (5 mL) chili powder 1 tsp (5 mL) salt-free seasoning blend, such as Mrs. Dash ½ tsp (2 mL) Worcestershire sauce ¼ tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper 1 tbsp (15 mL) canola oil 1 pkg (8 oz/227 g) button mushrooms, sliced

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Logan Williams, an 11-year-old Arviat resident, is among 26 winners of this year’s Kid Food Nation competition – a national contest where kids submit their favourite recipes. Photo courtesy of Bradley Williams

1 large bell pepper, diced 12 small flour tortillas (approximately) 2 cups (500 mL) shredded lettuce 1 ½ cups (375 mL) shredded marble cheddar cheese 2 avocados, chopped 1 tomato, diced ½ cup (125 mL) each chopped cooked bacon and chopped pickles (optional) * Special sauce: In a bowl, whisk together yogurt, whipped dressing or mayonnaise, garlic powder, pepper, salt and seasoning blend until smooth. Set aside. * Taco: In a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, cook beef and onion for about 8 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain any fat. Add steak spice, garlic powder, chili powder, seasoning blend, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper to beef mixture and cook for 2 minutes for flavours to blend. * In another skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat and cook mushrooms and pepper for about 5 minutes or until browned and tender. Spoon beef into tortilla, topping with mushroom mixture and drizzling with special sauce. Sprinkle with lettuce, cheese, avocado, tomato, bacon (if using) and pickles (if using). Fold and enjoy. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

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