Kivalliq News – April 13, 2022 edition

ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᖃᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᓱᓕᓗᐊᖅᑑᔭᙱᑦᑐᑦ – ᓇᐅᒡᓕ ᐊᐳᑎ?

Climate data prompting naysayers Environment Canada records and on-the-land observations of snowfall don’t seem to line up – where did the snow go?

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Families and children filled the Williamson Lake skating rinks April 2 to play hockey and race around. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

Const. Bobbie-Jo Oystrick, one of the more skilled police skaters, races a youth. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Community ᓯᓚ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂᓗ Poor conditions lead to rescue in Baker Lake

Police officers can do a lot of things, but not all of them can skate very well – and certainly not Const. Matt Hope, who was graciously taught by Akkiutaq Shouldice how to get his legs under him during a “Teach a Cop to Skate” event held by the Rankin Inlet RCMP detachment Saturday, April 2.

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of spring in the community, with the town’s skating rinks on Williamson Lake filled with dozens of children, families and cops on a warm day.

During monthly briefings to the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet’s council, detachment members had repeated that they’d like to have more involvement in the community but had been stifled lately by pandemic restrictions.

Saturday’s event was celebrated by many on social media afterwards for the visibility and involvement of the police and the fun children had on the ice.

Photos ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑐᖅ

Rankin Inlet closes out hockey season

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Science and experience don’t match up on snow levels Environment Canada says this is one of the snowiest winters ever, perplexing those on the land

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Kivalliq

According to data sourced by Environment Canada, the Kivalliq region and Nunavut as a whole have experienced one of the snowiest winters on record.

But anecdotal evidence from hunters and travellers on the land says almost the complete opposite.

And Environment Canada even agrees.

“I’m just at a loss to explain it,” said Sarah Hoffman, meteorologist with Environment Canada.

She has heard the same stories of lack of snow from people on the land, but perplexingly, her data doesn’t back it up.

“I’ve heard a similar story around Nunavut, but I have looked into the numbers and it seems like the numbers don’t really support the experience of the people on the ground,” said Hoffman.

“Most of the observations, especially around the Kivalliq, are actually a wetter than normal winter.”

In fact, Baker Lake’s winter has been the second wettest in Environment Canada’s 72 years of history. In Resolute, it’s the wettest winter in 75 years of data. For Rankin Inlet, it’s the seventh wettest in 40 years of data, and in Arviat, it’s the sixth wettest in 30 years of data.

Hoffman floated the possibility that blizzards and strong winds could be pushing snow toward Hudson Bay, noting that Environment Canada gets its measurements from places inside communities, usually the airport.

“I don’t know exactly why we have this discrepancy,” said Hoffman. “But I do want to say that the experience of the people on the land is valid and they could be right. It’s just that our numbers don’t support that.”

Nathan Tulugak, a hunter in Rankin Inlet, is also at a loss.

“It’s just a headache,” he said, trying to provide for his family, friends and Elders in town in the 10 or so hunting trips per month he takes.

His sled even broke down on his last trip, and his brother had to haul him back to town, which took seven hours.

Nathan Tulugak has no explanation for why Environment Canada data say this has been one of the wettest winters on record, and it goes against his experience on the land. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo His Ski-Doo has been constantly overheating, and it’s forced him to spend about $3,000 more than he would in a normal winter to repair and maintain his equipment.

“The majority of the lakes have no snow,” said Tulugak.

It’s the first time he’s seen such a lack of snow in his 27-odd years of hunting.

There’s more snow on the land and sea ice, but on the lakes, Tulugak has to be careful to try to trace around the powdered and snow-packed areas on the sides and not run his machine over the bare ice for too long. Tracking animals has been made harder because of this too, he added.

He can’t explain the discrepancy between people’s experiences and the government’s data, but he knows it hasn’t been good for hunters.

Natasha Angajaaq Tattuinee said even the roads in Rankin Inlet have seemed to melt early.

“I needed to change my skis because the roads melted too quick,” she said. “And not just the ski rods.”

Environment Canada looked into whether winter melts could have played a role in the lack of snow on the ground, but at least between December and February, there appeared to be no significant heatwaves to cause that.

Futsal players head to Quebec

Seven players from Rankin Inlet and five from Iqaluit will compete on national stage

by Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

Seven players from Rankin Inlet are joining five from Iqaluit in the 2022 Canadian futsal championships in Gatineau, Quebec this month.

They’re going to be facing some stiff competition in the south. The pandemic has cancelled the last two events, but in 2019, the Rankin Inlet team was outscored 75-12 in four games.

“Passing is probably the most important skill down there and positioning offensively,” said Pau-

Allen Curley takes a practise shot on Airo King. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

lusie Nakoolak, one of the players headed south.

“The teams we challenged (last time), they made us exhausted from all their good passing.

We thought it was their endurance but they were the ones making us run instead.”

He and other Rankin Inlet players have been practising regularly this winter. In addition to Paulusie, the Rankin Inlet players headed south are Chad Graham, Airo King, Kris Okpatauya, Jeffrey Niviatsiak, Allen Curley and Nolan Sammurtok.

Futsal is slightly different from soccer, explained Nakoolak. Futsal is played on an indoor court with no walls and uses a low-bounce ball.

“We have four new players I believe that still don’t know the rules,” said Nakoolak. “We’re going to have to explain it to them before we go down there.”

Without setting his sights too high, Nakoolak is hoping the Nunavut team can make progress by competing with teams from the Yukon and Manitoba this time.

“I’m just focused on the teams that we’re trying to beat right now and try to get some sweat in, get my legs going,” he said. “Besides that, we want to have fun too and we hope we keep doing this every year with different generations and try to go higher.”

He would like to see more people get into futsal and soccer, and he encourages people to jump at opportunities to play and go to tournaments.

The tournament is scheduled for April 14 to 17.

Paulusie Nakoolak says the Nunavut team needs to work on passing to be able to compete with southern futsal squads. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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No masks, no passports needed

Rankin Inlet With the end of the Government of Nunavut’s state of emergency for the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday, April 11, there are no longer any public-health restrictions in force in Rankin Inlet.

That includes the hamlet’s vaccine passport bylaw, which ended with the state of emergency.

Stores and offices – such as GN buildings – may still require masking at their own discretion, but in general, there are no mask requirements, no passport requirements and no capacity limits anymore.

Nukik logo chosen

Kivalliq Tracy Wallace won Nukik Corporation’s logo contest with an artistic rendering that displayed a renewable energy symbol, lightning bolt for energy on the other end and a fibre optic cable.

The colours matched the ones currently used by the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link website.

Nukik Corporation is the partnership between Sakku Investments and the Kivalliq Inuit Association, tasked as the project developer for the hydro-fibre link.

The ‘nation-building’ project is planned to be a 1,200-kilometre, 150-megawatt high-voltage transmission line, providing power and internet to the Kivalliq region.

The project is forecast to cost $1.6 billion to build and provide internet upload speeds 10 times faster than currently available, with 30 times faster download speeds.

Government analyzing midwifery care

Kivalliq The Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre (QHRC) was tasked by the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Health to undertake a needs assessment to better understand maternity care experiences of women and their families in the Kivalliq.

“The information obtained is one tool we will use to guide future programming decisions for maternity care services,” stated Danarae Sommerville, communications specialist for the department, in an email.

“The information gathered from the surveys and key informant interviews conducted by QHRC will provide us with valuable information regarding the experiences of childbearing women and their families, which in turn will be incorporated into recommendations for strengthening the overall delivery of maternity care services.

“It will also help inform the department of the necessary actions required to implement a sustainable healthcare workforce.”

The GN continues to be actively involved in discussion with southern universities to determine appropriate education and training opportunities for Inuit midwives, she added.

Applications open to Ajunngi Anaanas

Rankin Inlet Ilitaqsiniq is accepting applications for its Ajunngi Anaanas program, which will offer mothers 20 threehour sessions from late April to June to gather together.

The sessions will take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, with babysitting compensation available.

Participants will enage in activities such as sewing, baking, cooking, beading, traditional parenting knowledge, self-reflection, self-love and Inuit Qaujimatajatuqangit learning.

The program is funded by the Canadian Women’s Foundation and applications are open until April 21.

Contact kellylindell@nunavutliteracy.ca to apply.

Sanikiluaq

It’s a good thing the Government of Nunavut increased capacity restrictions late March, because Rankin Inlet’s community hall was packed – within legal limits – for the Ikurraq Food Bank’s community fair Saturday, April 2. All manner of vendors, from artists to bakers, provided a shopping opportunity for the many dozens of Rankinmiut who passed through. The event raised $600 for the food bank through table sales.

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ᓯᑭᑑ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᓗᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᐊᓕᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᖅ ᓯᑯᑑᕆᔭᖅ ᕿᒪᒃᑕᐅᓕᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᓕᕐᓗᓂ Northern News Services

ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᕐᕉᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᐊᓕᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ 7:00-ᒧᐊᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 28-ᒥ, ᑐᕌᖅᖢᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᓕᖕᒧᑦ. ᑕᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᖅᖢᓂ, ᓯᑑᓂ ᐆᓇᖅᑎᑕᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑯ ᐊᐳᑎᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. “ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᒃᖢᖓ ᓂᒡᓕᒃᓴᖅᖢᒍ ᓯᑭᑑᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓯᑉᓗᖓ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓕᖅ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓕᕆᑉᓗᓂ Princess Mary-ᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ. ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᑲᑕᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᖅᖢᓂ, ᖄᖏᓵᖅᖢᒍ ᐊᓂᒍᖅ ᖃᐃᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᖅᑲᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᒡᓕᒃᓯᐅᕆᓕᕆᑉᓗᒍ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᑭᑑᖅ ᐊᐳᑎᒧᑦ ᓂᐱᖦᖢᓂ. “ᑕᖃᑉᓗᖓ, ᑳᒃᖢᖓᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐃᓛᒃ ᐅᑉᓛᒐᔮᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕆᓇᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᕿᖃᙱᓐᓇᒪ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓕᖅ. “ᓴᐱᓕᕋᒪ, ᐱᓱᒍᒪᑉᓗᖓᓗ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᓯᑭᑑᖅ ᐊᐳᑎᒥ ᐲᕈᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐲᕋᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓕᖅᖢᒍ ᐊᑕᐅᓰᕐᓗᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᕿᓄᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᒎᑎᒧᑦ, “ᓇᒡᓕᒋᒍᖕᒪ, ᓴᙱᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓂᓚᐅᙵ ᓯᑭᑑᕋ ᐲᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ, ᒎᑏ.” ᓯᑭᑑᑉ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᑎᒍᒻᒥᑉᓗᒍ, ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᐲᕈᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ. ᐊᓕᖅ ᖃᒧᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᒃᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑭᑑᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᕆᑉᓗᓂ Princess Mary ᑕᓯᕐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᑕᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᑉᓰᑲᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ.

6:00-ᒧᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓕᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ, ᑐᒃᑐᑦᑐᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ. ᖁᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᓯᑭᑑᖓᓂᒃ ᐆᓇᖅᑎᑕᓕᖅᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎ ᓄᖑᓕᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᖢᓂ. ᑕᓯᓗᒡᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᖢᓂ – ᐊᖑᑎᖃᑎᖓᑕ ᕋᓱ ᑐᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᓕᕆᓇᓱᒡᓗᓂ ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ – ᐊᓕᖅ ᑐᓵᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᐊᓛᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑐᒥᒃ.

Facebook-ᒨᑳᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᕐᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔮᓛᖅ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᑕᖅᖢᓂ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓗᖅᑐᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᑮᓕᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ, ᑕᖃᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑳᖕᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᐅᓕᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔮᓛᓂᓗ ᐊᔪᓕᕆᑉᓗᓂ. “ᐃᓱᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᖑᕆᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔪᒪᓕᖅᖢᖓ, ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍᓗ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᒐ ᐅᖁᖅᓴᕈᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓂᒡᓗᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒃᑮᕐᓇᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓯᑭᑑᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᑉᓗᒍ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓗᖅ. “ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᔪᐊᓗᒃ. ᓯᑐᑉᓗᖓ ᑖᖅᓯᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ.” ᑐᒥᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᕕᓂᕐᒥᒃ – ᓛᕐᔅ ᖃᖅᑲᕐᒥᒃ – ᒪᓕᒃᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᑖᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᑭᑑ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ. “ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᕈᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ‘ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᙱᓪᓚᑦᑖᕋᒪ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ, ᖁᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᒐᓗ ᒥᑭᓗᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖓ ᓯᑭᑑᒻᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᑉᓗᒍ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓕᖅ. ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᐃ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑐᓗᖅᑐᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᕿᓂᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᖁᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᖁᑉᓗᒍ. ᑕᖃᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᑳᒃᖢᓂᓗ, ᐊᓕᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᑕᑯᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᑉ ᐃᑭᑦᑕᖅᑐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒥ. ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᐊᔪᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᐊᕿᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ

ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᐊᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᑭᑑᖓ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᒫᑦᓯ 28-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᔪᓕᐅᖅᑲᒍᑎᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ. ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓄᑦ.

Andrew Alerk’s skidoo repeatedly overheated on the land outside Baker Lake March 28, stranding him in the cold. He was eventually rescued by search and rescue. Photo courtesy of Andrew Alerk

ᐅᑕᖅᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᒍ ᓯᑭᑑᓂ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓃᓕᕐᒪᖔᕐᒪ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓕᖅ. ᕿᓂᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑭᑕᐃᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᕐᒧᑦ, ᐆᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᔪᖅᑐᖅᑎᖦᖢᒍ ᐃᒃᑮᖁᓇᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᖓ ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓱᒃᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ, ᒪᓕᓕᖅᖢᒋᓪᓗ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ. “ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐃᒻᒪᒃᑕᐃᓕᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓕᖅ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᓕᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑐᖄᓗᒃ, ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ. ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᑭᑑᒥᓂᒃ ᕿᒪᐃᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᓕᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 1:00-ᒧᐊᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 29-ᒥ. “ᐊᔪᓕᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥ, ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓕᖅ. “ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑳᖅᖢᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐃᒻᒪᒃᑕᐃᓕᒪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᑉᓗᓂ, ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᐅᐃᒻᒪᒃᑕᐃᓕᒪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.” ᓯᓂᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᓇᒃᓴᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓇᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕿᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒥᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ. “ᐅᖁᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓕᖅ. “ᐱᖁᑎᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᓯᖁᒥᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᕐᓗᑎᒃ.” ᐅᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ, ᕿᓂᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᓇᒧᑦ ᕿᓂᕆᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ.

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Do you believe the scientists, or what you see?

Environment Canada says this winter has been one of the snowiest on record for the Kivalliq region and Nunavut as a whole.

Most people on the ground seem to think just the opposite.

Sarah Hoffman, the Environment Canada rep, even readily admitted that she couldn’t explain the discrepancy in reports and that Nunavummiut’s experiences are valid.

It’s unlikely there is anything significantly wrong with Environment Canada’s measurements, especially because they seem to reflect the same trend across different communities in Nunavut.

Obviously, people’s experience on the land can’t be debated, the answer is likely somewhere that both sides can agree on – that the snow has gone somewhere.

This conflict of perspective is almost a microcosm of the current trend in the world Sanikiluaq for the ‘official’ information not to jive with real-world experiences.

For much of the Covid pandemic, if it weren’t for the news and government man-

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term. Is an expert someone who dates, many of us wouldn’t have knows 100 per cent of the truth, even known there was a deadly versus the masses knowing just virus circulating. In most places, one per cent? Or is it closer to there weren’t masses of bodies knowing two per cent of the in the streets with people coltruth, compared to the masses’ lapsing left, right and centre. one per cent? Can truth even be But for some jurisdictions, the quantified like that? experience was as apocalyptic It’s not so easy to decipher as the news made it sound, and how authoritative experts’ doas time went on, more and more were touched by its impact. main really is, and imbuing them It doesn’t mean there’s a conwith undeserved jurisdiction on a topic could lead us down ignospiracy at play, but there’s some stewart rant paths. But likewise, ignoring sort of incongruence between burnett them completely would be igthe major institutions and the people, as there likely always norant itself and it’s valuable to has been throughout history and know the range of assessments cultures. on any given situation and to judge whose If we were in an era of only oral history, stock to invest in on a case-by-case basis. perhaps the 2021-‘22 winter would go down Whether it’s been a snowy winter in the Kias one of the driest. But in an era of governvalliq or not isn’t quite on the level of questioning whether Covid-19 was that deadly of ment records, it will live on as one of the a pandemic, but dissonance between the ofwettest. History is often thought of as a list ficial or popular narratives and the common of cold, hard facts, when in reality it is as person’s experience is widespread. subject to perspective as any modern-day occurence.

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Overheating Ski-Doo leads to rescue outside Baker Lake

Andrew Alerk advises never leaving your machine while in a perilous situation

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Baker Lake

With visions of caribou in his mind, Andrew Alerk left Baker Lake just before 7 a.m. on March 28, heading toward Judge Sissons Lake.

But as he went across the lake, his snowmobile overheated due to the lack of snow on the ice.

“I stopped for a moment to cool it off and added a bit of antifreeze,” said Alerk, who took off again north of Princess Mary Lake hills.

His Ski-Doo overheated again, and just past Aniguq hill, he parked it to let it cool and added some antifreeze, but the machine became stuck in the snow.

“I was tired, exhausted and hungry as I left town early in the morning without eating as I had no food,” said Alerk.

“Just when I gave up, wanting to walk back to town, I decided to try to get the Ski-Doo out one more time. I cried out to God, ‘If you love me, I need your strength to get me out, God.’” While holding down the throttle, he finally managed to budge his machine.

Alerk reconnected the sleds and began travelling again near Princess Mary Lake, but his Ski-Doo overheated more than a dozen times along the way.

It was nearly 6 p.m. and Alerk decided he needed to get home, even though he was anxious for a catch.

He was down to his last jug of antifreeze to fend off the Ski-Doo overheating, but the machine wasn’t lasting long in the conditions.

Going through Pitz Lake Hills – which his cousin Russell Toolooktook had told him provided a faint bit of internet service – Alerk heard his cell phone ring.

He quickly went on Facebook to alert his friends and family to his situation, but he kept losing connection. He texted Toolooktook that he was cold, tired and hungry and his Ski-Doo needed antifreeze, and then he lost internet service.

“I thought of putting up the tarp, then use my sleeping bag to try to warm up and sleep, but it was too cold, so I decided to try to start the

Ski-Doo once more,” recalled Alerk. “Whoa, it started. Then (I) went down the hill before it got completely dark.”

He stumbled upon fresh tracks from another hunter – Lars Qaqqaq – and followed them in the dark until his Ski-Doo gave out.

“I was a bit scared ‘cause I couldn’t see anything in the dark, and I had less than quarter of antifreeze, so I put in my last drop,” said Alerk.

His Ski-Doo made it about a half mile before he heard Toolooktook calling, saying search and rescue was on the way with antifreeze.

Toolooktook told Alerk to stay put.

But exhausted and starving, Alerk tried to push on just a bit farther, even seeing search and rescue’s Ski-Doo lights in the distance. He cut off the fresh trail and his Ski-Doo got stuck in soft, deep snow, forcing him to wait it out.

“I kept turning on the Ski-Doo every few minutes to let them know my position,” said Alerk.

Search and rescue finally made it to Alerk, offering him hot soup to warm up and helping him get out of the deep snow, eventually following him back to town to make sure he arrived safely.

“I was scared but I learned not to panic,” said Alerk, remembering a time he was lost on the way to Rankin Inlet two decades ago, ending up near Whale Cove.

He learned from that trip not to leave his machine while in a perilous situation.

Alerk finally made it home just before 1 a.m. on March 29.

“While being stuck out there, a lot goes through your mind,” said Alerk. “Scary at first, but try to stay calm no matter what, be patient with the search and rescue team, as they will eventually find you, and never panic.”

Always bring a sleeping bag and a pana, he added, and even extra sleeping bags and food and drinks.

“Always dress warm too,” added Alerk, “as your equipment won’t tell you it’s going to break down.”

Finally, he suggests hunters and travellers always inform their friends and family where they are headed and for how long, so that search and rescue will know where to look.

ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᐊᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᑭᑑᖓ ᑕᒡᕙ ᑕHᐃᓗᒡᔪᐊᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ. ᐅᖃᓘᑎᐊᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.

Andrew Alerk’s Ski-Doo is seen here near Pitz Lake. A few bars of cell service for just a few minutes led to his rescue. Photo courtesy of Andrew Alerk

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A hometown hockey end to a restricted year Team Aliyak takes home A Division cup in final tournament of season

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 A5

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᓕᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ A-ᒥ Hᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, Hᐊᑭᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 3-ᒥ. ᑐᓄᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᐃᔅᕆᐅᓪ ᒪᒃᑖᖅ, ᑐᕆᔅᑎᓐ ᑎᐊᔅ, ᓯᑦᓂ ᓂᑯᓪ, ᐃᐅᕈ ᑭᖕ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᐃᒃᑲᕆᖅ, Hᐊᓐᑐ ᓇᑯᓛᖅ, ᖃᓴᓪᓗᐊᖅ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᑯᐱ ᑕᓄᔭᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒃᔅᓯᕕᔪ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑯᐱ ᑲᓇᓕ, ᓴᒥᐅᓪ ᐸᒥᐅᓕᒃ, ᔮᓐ ᒪᒃᑖᖅ, ᐃᑕᓐ ᒪᒃᐸ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑎᕙᓐ ᐸᓂᑲ.

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Rankin Inlet

Capacity restrictions were still in place at the Agnico Eagle Arena, but the Hometown Hockey tournament to end the season in Rankin Inlet showed a flash of the hockey-crazy culture that the community has been missing through the pandemic.

“It’s nice to see hockey back in Rankin Inlet, because this is a hockey town,” said Sidney Nichol, who played for the A-Division-winning Team Aliyak in the weekend tournament that wrapped up April 3.

“The games were all very close. Teams were all even. That’s what makes it fun.”

Team Aliyak faced off against Team Kusugak in the finals, with the game tied 2-2 heading into the 3rd period.

A clutch hattrick from Tisten Dias helped propel Aliyak to a 5-3 lead late in the game, when Kusugak brought it back within one with a powerplay goal. Despite the final press, Aliyak held on to win 5-4.

“He was our locker room MVP,” said Nichol about Dias, adding that goalie Ethan Makpah shut the door as well.

In the B Division, Team Karetak beat Team Misheralak in the finals.

“The B side had some really close games,” said Nichol. “It’s nice to see a bunch of older guys playing with a bunch of kids.”

One line on the B side had a combined age of 172 years, he added.

Nichol was glad to see the hockey season end with a bang after all the Covid restrictions.

“Rankin’s got a lot of good organizers,” he said, saying the tournament was run well. “It allows us to do these kind of things.”

Team Aliyak won the A Division of the Hometown Hockey tournament in Rankin Inlet, which wrapped up April 3. Back row, from left are Isreal Maktar, Tristen Dias, Sidney Nichol, Airo King, Darren Ikalhik, Hunter Nakoolak, Qas Kaludjak, Kobe Tanuyak and Xavier Kubluitok. Front row, from left are Kobe Connelly, Samuel Pameolik, Jon Maktar, Ethan Makpah and Steven Panika. Photo courtesy of Sidney Nichol

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᒃᑯᑦ Hᐊᑭᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ B-ᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᐳᕆᔅᑕᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᒪᑉᓴᓛᖅ ᑯᒪᒃᓯᐅᑎᒃᓴᖅ, ᑲᑐᕐ ᐳᕐᑎᓐ, ᒋᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ, ᓵᑦ ᒍᕆᔭᒻ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᓂᑯᓪ, ᐊᑕᒻ ᑕᐃᐸᓈᖅ, ᐃᐅᕆᒃ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓄᑦ ᑲᓛᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᔫᔩᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑲᓗᔅ ᐃᓴᓗᒃ, ᓵᒻ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ, ᓇᐃᔪ ᑯᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑮᓐ ᐃᓴᒃᑭᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕌᔅ ᐃᖅᑯᒃᑎ, ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔨᖓ ᓯᓗ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ.

Team Misheralak made it to the B division final. In the back row are Preston Kubluitok, left, Mapsalaaq Komaksiutiksak, Carter Burton, Gabriel Nukapiak, Chad Graham, Darrin Nichol, Adam Taipana, Eric Nukapiak and Donald Clark. Front row, from left, are Eugene Kubluitok, Carlos Issaluk, Sam Aliyak, Nigel Kubluitok, Kane Issakiark and Ross Irkootee, with goalie Silu Autut in front. Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃᒧᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᐸ, ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ᑕᖅᑕᖅ, ᐸᐱ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖅ, ᔮᔅ ᑕᖅᑕᖅ, ᒪᒃᐸ ᐅᓗᖅᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓇᐅᖅ ᕿᔪᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐃᓐ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯ, ᐊᐃᒧ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᐅᕆᓐᔅ ᑐᑐ.

Team Kowmuk, back row, left to right are: Tony Makpah, Aglukaq Tartak, Bobby Misheralak, Josh Tartaq, Makpah Uluqsi and Nanuaq Qiyuk. Front row, left to right are Wayne Pilakapsi, Aimo Kilabuk and Terrence Tootoo. Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᓄᕿᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᐹᔅᑕᓐ ᒪᒻᖓᖅ, ᔮᓐ ᒋᐸᓐᔅ, ᑭᕕᓐ ᓕᒐᓯ, ᕌᔾᔪ ᑕᒍᕐᓈᖅ, ᐳᕆᑦ ᕙᑐᐃᖕHᐊᒻ, ᐅᐃᓐᑐ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᐃᔨ ᑯᕐᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓵᓐᑎ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓵᑦ ᑕᐃᐸᓈᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᐊᕚᓛᖅ ᓴᐳᕆᓐ, ᐱᖁᑦ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕆᔅᑕᓐ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨᒦᖃᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᕙᓐ ᒪᒻᖓᖅ.

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᒃᑯᑦ Hᐊᑭᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᔭᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ A–ᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ: ᐸᓐᓂᐅᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᖅ, ᐅᐃᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᕇ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ, ᔭᔅᑕᓐ ᐃᓴᒃᑭᐊᖅ, ᐅᐃᔾᔪ ᑕᑎ, ᑕᐃᕆᔅ ᑎᐊᔅ, ᒪᒃᓯᒪᔅ ᐊᒫᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔭᐃᒥ ᐸᐱᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᐅᕗᑦ ᕗᐃᓯ, ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᑲᓛᒃ, ᐳᔾᔫᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕈᐃ ᒪᒃᐸ.

Team Nokkitok was made up of back row, left to right: Sebastian Mamgark, Jon Gibbons, Kevin Legace, Roger Tagoona, Brett Fotheringham, Wendel Kaludjak, AJ Curley and Sandy Tattuinee. In the front row are Chad Taipana, left, Avaala Sabourin, Piqut Nukapiak and Preston Kaludjak. Missing from photo is Yvon Mamgark.

Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

Team Kusugak faced off against Team Aliyak in the A Division finals. They are back row, from left: Panniuq Karetak, Wayne Kusugak, Ray Pudlat Jr., Justin Issakiark, Wager Tatty, Tyrese Dias, Maximus Amaaq and Jamie Bobbit. Front row, left to right are Alfred Voisey, David Clark, Pujjuut Kusugak, Kyle Tattuinee and Troy Makpah.

Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

A6 Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᑎᓪᓗᒍ Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓖᑦ ᐊᓕᔭᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ B-ᒥ Hᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑐᓄᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ, ᐹᓪ ᑕᑎ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓯᑕᓐᓕ ᑐᐊᔨ, ᐳᕆᑎ ᑕᖅᑐ, ᓄᓕᓐ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᔨᑯ ᐊᓲᓇ, ᑐᕈᐃ ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔪᓯᐱ ᐸᓂᑲ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᐊᓄᑦ ᒍᕆᒃ ᑲᒻᐳᓪ, ᐱᐊᓐ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ, Hᐊᕆ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ, ᑭᕕᓐ ᓕᒐᓯ, ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᖅ, ᑭᓂ ᑲᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓂ ᓴᕕᐊᕐᔪᒃ.

Team Karetak were the winners of the B Division. In the back row are Paul Tatty, left, Stanley Twyee, Brady Tucktoo, Nolan Tattuinee, Jayko Ashoona, Troy Aksalnik and Joseph Panika. Front row, left to right are Greg Campbell, Ben Tulugak, Harry Kuksuk, Kevin Legace, Kaludjak Karetak, Kenny Kowtak and Kenny Saviakjuk. Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑐᐊᔨ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ Qilak Kaput, ᐱᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐸᑐᓕᒃ ᐱᐅᑦᓵ, ᐸᐱ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ, ᐹᓪ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ, ᕇ ᓵᑎᐊᓇ, ᓂᑕᓐ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕋᓐᓴᓐ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᔭᐃᓴᓐ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ, ᐹᓪ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᖅ, ᓂᐱ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ, ᑭᒐᓐ ᐳᕐᑕᓐ, Harold Kavik ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃ.

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ᖃᑉᓯᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒡᓂᒍ ᐃᒍ Hᐊᑭᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐅᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Hᐊᑭᓕᕆᔨᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᓪᓗ Hᐊᖅᑭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒍᒪᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒍᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᖅᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᕗᑦ Hᐊᑭᓕᕆᔨᓪᓚᕆᐅᑉᒪᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᑦᓂ ᓂᑯᓪ, Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᓕᔭᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ Hᐊᑭᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐃᕆᓕ 3-ᒥ. “ᕿᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᓂᒌᒃᑑᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᒌᕈᔪᒃᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ.”

Hᐊᑭᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓕᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᕋᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Hᐊᑭᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑯᓱᒐᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓱᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 2-2 ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᕿᑎᒋᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑐᕆᔅᑕᓐ ᑎᐊᔅ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᓴᓂᓕᕇᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅᓴᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᔭᒃᑯᑦ 5-3-ᒥ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑯᓱᒐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᕆᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᕋᖏᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᓕᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 5-4-ᑯᑦ. “ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᐹᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᑐᕐᕕᖕᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᐊᔅᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔨᖓ ᐃᑕᓐ ᒪᒃᐸ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ.

B-ᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ, Hᐊᑭᖃᑎᒌᒃᑏᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ.

“B-ᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᖃᓂᒌᒃᑑᑎᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᑯᓪ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒋᑦ Hᐊᑭᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᕿᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ.”

B-ᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕆᔭᖏᑦ 172-ᒦᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ. ᓂᑯᓪ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ Hᐊᑭᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ. “ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓲᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᙵ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ.”

Typical day in Canada

Team Twyee, back row, from left are Qilak Kaput, Ben Kusugak, Patrick Beardsall, Bobby Akerolik, Paul Ugjuk, Ray Sateana, Nathan Tulugak and Bronson Akerolik. Front row, from left are Jassen Ugjuk, Paul Aaruallak, Nippi Ugjuk, Keegan Burton, Harold Kavik and Inuk Kowmuk. Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᐃᒃᑲᕆᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓴᒥᐅᓪ ᖃᔾᔭᖅ, ᑎᐅᕆᒃ ᕗᐃᓯ, ᓗᒋᓐ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᑲᐃᓚᓐ ᓴᕕᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᑎᐅᕆᓐ ᐃᒃᑲᕐᕆᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ, ᐃᐅᕆᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑎᐊᓇ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖅ, ᑲᕐᓴᓐ ᑕᑎ, ᓕᐊᒻ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᒪᐃᓴᓐ ᕿᓚᒃ, ᑭᑎᓐ ᒧᕐᓱᕐ, Hᐃᓕ ᐸᒥᐅᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕋᐳᑦ ᖃᕝᕕᑦᑐᖅ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ ᓱᓗᕌᔫᖅ ᒧᕐᓱᕐ, ᒪᑮᓚ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᔨᒥ ᒥᓯᕌᓛᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᒃ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ.

Team Tattuinee were made up of, in the back row, Darren Ikakhik, left, Samuel Kaludjak, Deryk Voisey, Logan Illnik, Kylan Saviakjuk, Darren Ikhakik Jr., Erin Kubluitok, Tiana Misheralak, Carson Tatty, Liam Tattuinee, Mason Kreelak, Kayden Mercer, Hailey Pameolik and Robert Kabvitok. Front row, from left are Sulurayok Mercer, Makayla Kaludjak, Jimmy Misheralak Jr. and Blake Kusugak. Photo courtesy of Veronica Connelly

It doesn’t get more Canadian than Nigel Kubluitok getting a Tim Horton’s coffee in a Zamboni in Rankin Inlet the morning of Friday, April 8. Photo courtesy of Max MacDonald