Nunavut News January 7

ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᑦ 2019-ᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ

Leaders outline 2019 priorities

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Nunavut in

2018

ᒥᑭᒋᐊᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ, ᕿᒻᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ

ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᐅᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ

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Volume 72 Issue 36

Matter of public safety, not Inuit versus Qallunaat, says mayor

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ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᑯᓗᒃ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᖕᓈᓗᖕᒥ

Volume 72 Issue 39

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2018

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ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖓᑦ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖅᖁᑎᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᓐᓃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑎᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᐱᓗᒃᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ

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Mayor hears situation is 'way out of hand' as health care workers fight to contain illness

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Volume 72 Issue 44

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NTI expects TB sanatorium apology, help to visit graves

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ᓄᖅᑲᔮᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᕿᐱᓗᒃᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑦ

Iglulik child dies amid flu outbreak

Qajaq Program, Rankin Rock Hockey Camp, and North in Focus get money from Arctic Inspiration Prize

Gala raises big bucks for food banks, hamlets

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MONDAY, January 7, 2019

ᒥᔪᖓᑦ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᐅᐊᑲᓪᓛᓘᓕᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑏᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ

ᖃᔭᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᕼᐊᑭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᕿᓚᓈᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᓯᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᕐᓇᕐᒪᑕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓪᓘᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒥᔪᖓᑦ

Fox traps hurt, kill Iqaluit dogs

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MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018

Volume 72 Issue 50

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Experimental Eskimo seeks answers after 50 years

Not giving up on Grays Bay Kitikmeot Inuit Association vows to pursue road and port project despite denial of federal funds

Take your best shot Reader contest winners inside

53 tattooed ahead of book launch

Mirror, mirror on the ice NHLer hosts boys who lost mother, brothers

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QIA looks for input on Inuk prospector Tallurutiup Imanga IIBA strikes gold

David Anavilok photo

Marie Naqitarvik photo

Iqaluit student up for $100,000 award

Report doubts hunters Iqippagit band gives Nunavut gears up for causing caribou loss hometown helping 'hug' Arctic Winter Games

Women talk up Former Toronto police Annual report on opportunities in mining chief talks cannabis Northern Construction

'Everyone adores' first baby of 2018 photo courtesy of Eva Kakkik

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"Let's have a conversation about how that affects us and what we'll need to be able to adequately respond and make those bylaw amendments."

– Nunavut Association of Municipalities president Madeleine Redfern on how marijuana will affect hamlets, page 7.

NTI-ᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑎᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ: ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ

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Volume 73 Issue 2

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– Nunavut's chief medical officer of health Dr. Kim Barker on testing all of Qikiqtarjuaq for TB, page 5.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒧᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᒃᒧᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᑦ

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NTI to feds: Recognize Inuktut BCC overhaul delayed due to sole overbudget bid

"Once it gets to this point, and there were so many contacts, and of course with the overcrowding, it means there were a lot of potential people exposed."

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ᐃᓛᖏᓛᒃ ᐅᐃᕖᑦ 44-ᖏᖅᓱᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓲᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ

Francophones get 44 times more funding than Inuktut-speakers per capita in Nunavut

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Volume 73 Issue 6

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"I have seen emails to tell me about the problem. I know about it and I can tell you that I do not agree with it and it's not acceptable."

– Health Minister Pat Angnakak on ongoing medical travel problems, page 7.

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ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᓄᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ 'V' ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑯᐊᐳᕈᓪ ᕼᐃᓐᓄᕆ ᑰᒪᓐ

RCMP down to three Inuit officers

Iglulik artist left to pick up pieces of vandalized 'masterpiece'

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MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018

Volume 73 Issue 9

Numbers in decline in 'V' division following retirement of Cpl. Henry Coman

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"It is my hope that the family home will be returned to a safe, nurturing and loving place."

– Justice Susan Cooper on the death of Glenna Attagutalukutuk, murdered by her cousin Steven Akittirq in 2014, page 10.

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Volume 73 Issue 16

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No way out: final part of series on transitional housing

Special edition

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Minister refuses to commit to helping Kitikmeot get road and port funding from Ottawa

Celebrate our elders

Former coroner sues GN for $1 million

New program to train Inuit bureaucrats

Welcome to Anaana's Tent

photo courtesy of Michel Albert

photo courtesy of Taqqut Productions Inc.

Frolickers find fun in Cambridge Bay

GN, NTI hope to avoid Education Act lawsuit

Pudluk, Brewster join Order of Nunavut

Magician uses fun to help others heal

Nunavut team wins at Super Soccer

Baffinland seeks faster NIRB process

Students sing to protect ocean

Stories about life and learning from across the territory

Taekwondo success for Iqaluit team in Ottawa

Lifetime achievement Protecting the awards for work in arts North for 54 years

Improving health through Inuit tradition

Cheers to Class of 2018

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"Our children do not see themselves reflected in the majority of the curriculum ... our children do not hear their language used in the majority of their classrooms."

– NTI president Aluki Kotierk addressing the need for equitable funding for Inuktut language in Nunavut, page 3.

ᓂᙵᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ ᐹᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᑉ ᑐᖁᓂᖓᓂ, ᒪᕐᕈᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑰᑕᓂᑦ

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"Under her fair deal, Coral Harbour, my community, the rates are going to increase by $2.95 per hour and Naujaat increase will be $2.63 per hour. Iqaluit rate is going up $1.81 per kilowatt-hour. Is that fair?"

– Aivilik MLA Patterk Netser on Qulliq Energy's rejection of a plan to equalize the cost of power across Nunavut, page 5.

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Anger over 2nd bear attack

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– Nunavut Association of Municipalities president Madeleine Redfern, page 6.

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ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᑐᐱᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐅᓇᐅᕗᖅ...

ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 15–ᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᑲᒃᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓇᓂ

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ $1,000–ᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒪᕉᑉ ᐊᒥᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᒥᖅᑯᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᕐᓂᖅᓯᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᒥᑭᑦᑯᓐᓂ

Family camps at legislature

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"That was a pretty clear indication or message that communities would not be able to prevent cannabis from coming into our communities."

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Naujaat hunter's death, the second of summer, triggers calls for higher bear hunting quotas

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"These communities may experience some disruption for students but all schools are working diligently to mitigate those effects."

– Department of Education's Heather Moffett on how teaching vacancies could delay start of school for many, page 21.

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Liberals tweak Nutrition North

Readers choose winner of $1,000 wolf pelt from International Fur Dressers and Dyers Ltd.

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Airlines formalize merger

The joy of science

Nunavut's best stitcher is ...

Protesting housing shortage after 15 years of casual government work without housing

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ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ NorthMart ᐃᑭᑉᐳᖅ Iqaluit NorthMart burns

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Still no retailer transparency, but subsidy increases and added items among improvements

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An uplifting reason to attend school

Decades of dedication for fire chief

Inuktitut place names added to Auyuittuq map

Communities get to see Franklin artifacts

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Firing flap heats up at Iqaluit food centre

DeBeers takes over Chidliak project

Union seeks minimum wage increase

Rivals poke holes in Tories' royalties policy

Frank Reardon photo

Anger over Inuit employment target

Inuktitut rockers are making a comeback

'Deficient' flooring delays Iglulik school Kugluktuk

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Showing some Inuk love

Brian Tagalik and Pitsiulaaq Ashoona and their two daughters pitched a tent outside of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly this week to bring light to their chronic, invisible homelessness.

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Avery Zingel/NNSL photo

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"It's going to get worse."

– Mike Stephens, an experienced ship's captain, predicting more frequent shipping accidents as traffic increases through the Northwest Passage, page 11.

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"It's pretty awesome. They (the firefighters) were pretty happy about it when it came in."

– Gjoa Haven Mayor Joanni Sallerina on the hamlet's first ambulance, which arrived this fall via sealift, page 2.

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"While we still have a lot of work to do, the survey indicates we are moving in the right direction to meet these goals."

– Health Minister George Hickes on a survey on the Iqaluit beer and wine store's effects on alcohol abuse and bootlegging, page 22.

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"Temperatures can plummet to -60. Not for the faint of heart."

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– Cambridge Bay SAO Marla Limousin, suggesting a disclaimer to Expedia's recommendation that tourists visit the Kitikmeot in the winter, page 13.

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amazing on-the-land stories

ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᐊᔾᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ: ᑑᕇᓐ ᑎᒃᑖᖅ ᓇᐃᒍ

PHOTO OF THE YEAR WINNER: Doreen Tiktaq Niego

ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐸᒡᕕᓴᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᒍᑦᑕᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᒥ ᑐᐱᖅᓯᒪᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐃᒍᑦᑕᐅᕙᓗᒃᑐᒥᒃ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Here's a great photo of our family that was ruined by a bumblebee. During the spring time we were heading out to camp and decided to take a family picture but heard a bumblebee. The camera was on self-timer.

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Baker Lake

Our readers' best photos of 2018 Northern News Services

Here are the top photos from Nunavut News' 2018 Amazing On the Land Photo Stories Contest, as selected from our weekly winners!

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The runaway favourite and winner of the 2018 photo of the year was Doreen Tiktaq Niego's bumblebee-spoiled family photo with over 1,000 likes over the two week break.

Do you have an amazing story from your

ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᒥᐅᖅ

ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᓱᓂ, ᓇᓄᖃᔮᖏ, ᑐᒥᖃᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᑉ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂᒃ, ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᓇᓄᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒥ, ᕿᖑᒥᒐᖅᖢᒍ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᓇᐃᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ 6 ½ ᕕᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᑕᖕᒫᖅᑐᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᕈᓱᒃᖢᑕ ᓇᓂᓯᖏᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ. ᕿᒥᕈᓇᓱᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᐅᕗᖓ ᕿᙳᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᓂᒐᓱᐊᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᓐᓂ ᐊᖑᓴᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᐸᖓᓂᒃᓗ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᖓ. ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓱᖏᖢᓂ ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐱᐅᓗᐊᙳᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

adventures on the land?

Tell us your story and show us your photos for a chance to win $100. Each week, we will pick one story from those submitted to editor@ nunavutnews.com, or by mail to Nunavut

Jamie Kalluk Resolute Bay

The day started off slow, no bears, few tracks, travelled more than half the day, finally spotted a bear in the distance, checked out the bear only to see it was a 6 1/2 foot bear. Set up camp disappointed no bear today I guess was in my mind. Decided to look through the binoculars a last time before going off to sleep to find a boar and a sow. In the event of the hunt got this great picture.

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ᐃᓚᐃᓴ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ

ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᖅ

ᑲᓄᕙᒃ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ ᐱᖑᐊᕈᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓯᒥᒃ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᑕᖕᒪᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 2012/13-ᒥ.

Eliza Naomi Eetoolook Taloyoak

Kanovak Eetoolook playing with Arctic char dry fish outside of Taloyoak, 2012/13.

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ᑯᑉᓗ ᑯᑉᓗ ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᐊᖅᑲᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ.

ᔫᓂ

29,

2018-ᒥ.

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ

ᓇᑦᑎᖅ

ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

Kublu Kublu Pond Inlet

This photo was taken near Pond Inlet, June 29, 2018. Seal wouldn't go down so I took a selfie with it.

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᑦᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᔪᑦ 2018-ᒥ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᔾᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ 2018 ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᑦ! ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᓛᑦᑎᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ 2018-ᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑐᐊᕇᓐ

ᑎᒃᑕᖅ ᓂᐊᐃᒎᑉ ᐃᒍᑦᑕᕐᒧᑦ-ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒃᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᒥ 1,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᓯᕙᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒃᓴᖃᖅᐲᑦ? ᐊᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ

ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ $100ᓂᒃ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂᑦ editor@nunavutnews.com-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ Nuna-

vut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0. ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᕖᔅᐳᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᒃᑯᒥᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᑦ ᑕᐅᖅᓰᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᖅᐹᓪᓗ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ!

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ᐊᒃᑐᕈᒃ ᐊᔭᒍᑕᖅ, ᐆᒃᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᔭᒍᑕᖅ! ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᓯᐅᓪ ᒪᓚᒧᑦ, ᔪᓚᐃ 30, 2018.

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Touch the rainbow, taste the rainbow! Photo by Michelle Malla, July 30, 2018.

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ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᔨᓯᑲ ᑎᓇᓪᖢᒃ

ᓇᐅᔮᒥᐅᖅ

ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕋ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖃᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖓᓗ ᓇᓄᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᖅᑯᓵᖅᓯᓐᓂᕐᒪᑕ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐱᖃᓗᔭᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓄᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐸᖓᓕᒃᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᐅᕗᖓᖔᖅ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒡᓕ ᓇᓄᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᒪᔪᕋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖃᓗᔪᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᒃᑐᕋᓕᕈᓗᐊᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 116 ᒪᐃᓕᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᖕᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖔᖓᓂ.

Jessica Tinashlu Naujaat

My husband and his hunting buddy went polar bear hunting over the long weekend and came across this iceberg and a polar bear was running away and the cub is climbing up the iceberg. This was 116 miles north of Naujaat.

ᔩᓇ ᐸᓂᒐᔭᖅ

ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᖅ

ᐸᓂᖅᓰᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᓇᓐᓄᒋᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᒪ ᒪᒥᕋᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, 2014-ᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᓇᓐᓄᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᒡᓗᒪ ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ.

Gina Panigayak Taloyoak

Drying my first polar bear hide inside during winter, in 2014. Caught this bear outside my house in Taloyoak.

Support flows in for ailing Iqaluit mom 'I want to live,' exclaims Gabrielle Morin as she takes on stage-four breast cancer ing. I want to be with my children, to see them grow up and become Iqaluit adults. I want to be a grandma. I While many of us ate, drank and want to grow old with my husband. I were merry over the holidays, Gabri- want to live!" elle Morin was preparing for the fight She and her husband, Jean-Phiof her life against aggressive cancer. lippe, departed from Ottawa for She has overwhelming support in Mexico on Dec. 26 with a scheduled her battle. Her GoFundMe campaign return date of Jan. 16. exceeded its $30,000 goal in a single They entrusted their three childay. That money, along with $25,000 dren to her family in Quebec. Asked of her family's savings, whether her young helped pay for a threeboys understand the week stay at a health treatgravity of her diagment centre in Mexico, nosis, Morin replied, where she's concentrating "The first thing they on getting healthy. thought is you're "Oh my God! I cangoing to lose your not believe how it goes. hair. You're going to It's such a gift of God," be sick. You're going Morin said of the numerto lose your breast ous donations before she ... and I said, 'We'll left Canada. see. I want to work Her disease has on mommy's body. advanced rapidly. She was We'll see what's hapinitially diagnosed with pening.' stage two breast cancer "They know, but on Oct. 8. That soon prothey are kids. The Gabrielle Morin gressed to stage four with older one is only cancer spreading to her eight and it's hard lymph nodes. to figure out in their In her GoFundMe camheads what is going on. I tried to tell paign, she shared how the cancer them that, you know, it's going to be diagnosis hit her like "a bomb" but fine." she also expressed her strong will to Leaving the boys behind during persevere. the Christmas holidays would make "My heart as a mother is bleed- her "super sad," she admitted.

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"My heart as a mother is bleeding. I want to be with my children, to see them grow up."

"Maybe next year I'll be with them at the same place or we'll go somewhere else because I'll be healthy," she suggested.

Morin, 34, had heard of the Sanoviv Medical Institute in Mexico through friends who were treated there and her mother visited the site before. Her treatment program will encompass a battery of tests, an array of therapies, many medications and supplements as well as focus on nutrition, relaxation and fitness.

Her grandmother, mother and younger sister all survived various stages of breast cancer, although through more conventional methods such as surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation. Chemotherapy remains an option for Morin after returning from Mexico.

Despite the alarming predicament, her outlook remains positive, which she attributes to her faith in a higher power.

"I'm Christian and I believe in God so much," Morin said. "He guides me all the time. If I want to control something, it won't work. But if I let Him work on me and on my family, He's always right. It's pretty amazing for me. My faith is in God all the way.

"A lot of people are praying for me and send me love ... it's a big wave. I'm so grateful. I was crying all the time."

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᒐᐃᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᒧᐊᕆᓐ ᐅᐃᖓᓗ ᔮᓐ-ᕕᓖᑉ ᓚᐳᕇᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐊᕆ-ᓘᒃ, ᔮᓐ-ᒐᐃᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᒃᓰᓐᔅ. ᒧᐊᕆᓐ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖕᒦᑉᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᓯᑯᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᓴᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᕕᐊᖏᖓᒍᑦ ᑳᓐᓱᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

Sarah Bedard photo

Iqaluit resident Gabrielle Morin with her husband JeanPhilippe Laprise and their sons Pierre-Luc, Jean-Gabriel and Maxence. Morin is at a health treatment centre in Mexico as she attempts to recover from stage four breast cancer.

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Fulfilling Nunavut Agreement main focus Aluki Kotierk discusses language, education, self-government, relations with GN and feds

by Michele LeTourneau Northern News Services

Nunavut

Language affects every aspect of daily life and it's for this reason the United Nations has declared 2019 the Year of Indigenous Languages.

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) is on board.

Language is an essential factor in education, health and justice, says president Aluki Kotierk.

"I think that's why I focus so much on language. I think it's a foundational piece. If we're able to do that well it will have a positive impact on so many other areas of service and delivery," she said in an interview Dec. 14.

One of Kotierk's greatest disappointments is the lack of bilingual education through all grades in Nunavut schools.

This, among other failures of the governments of Nunavut and Canada to implement articles of the Nunavut Agreement, is why the NTI membership directed the organization in late 2018 to explore selfgovernment.

"This year marks 25 years since the Nunavut Agreement was signed. One of the things that we've been talking about a lot is: Where are we? What was envisioned? Have Inuit achieved what was envisioned?

Where does it fall short? It

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᓇᖏᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕙᓗᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᓂ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ: ᒪᕇ ᐱᓗ, ᑏᓇ ᑎᑰᑐ, ᐊᒪᐅᓪᓚ ᑰᑑ, ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᑭᐊᕆᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᓈ, ᓵᓐᑐᕋ ᐅᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᖅᓗ ᐅᐊᐃᑦ. ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ: ᐳᓃᔅ ᑲᓛᒃ, ᕇᐱᑲ ᒪᐃᒃ, ᐋᑎᓚᐃᓐ ᓵᓚᒨᓂ, ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᐊᐃᐱᓕ, ᔫᒥ ᐃᔨᑦᓯᐊᖅ. ᓇᖏᖅᑐᑦ: ᑲᐃᓕ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ, ᑏᓇ ᐳᕋᐃᔅ, ᑮᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ, ᓴᐃᓚ ᐊᓕᐊᑦ, ᐲᑕ ᐊᓐᓂᕐᒥᐅᖅ, ᓇᐸᑦᓯ ᑯᓗᓛ, ᓵᓐ ᐅᐊᑦᔅᕼᐅᐊᓐ, ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᐃᑭᓪᓗᐊᖅ, ᑭᐊᕆᓐ ᕙᓚᕈᑎ, ᓖᓴ ᐃᓱᓪᓗᑕᖅ, ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ, ᔫᓐ ᓴᐸ, ᐊᓪᓚ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᖃᔮᖅ ᐃᐊᓪᔅᕘᑦ, ᐃᓚᐃᓐ ᐅᑉᐸᕼᐅᐊᒃᐳᕋᔅᑭ, ᔩᓂ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ-ᖁᓪᓗᐊᓕᒃ, ᓰᓚ ᐅᓛᔪ, ᓕᓯ ᐊᓕᖅᑲᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᕕᔅ ᑰᐳᕐ.

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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk stands surrounded by Iqaluit staff before Christmas. Front row, from left: Marie Belleau, Tina Decouto, Amoudla Kootoo, Kilikvak Karen Kabloona, Sandra Omik and Nuqlu White. Second row, from left: Bernice Clarke, Rebecca Mike, Adeline Salomonie, Elisapee Ipeelie, Joamie Eegeesiak, Standing: Kylie Aglukark, Tina Price, Keith Angnakak, Shylah Elliott, Peter Aningmiuq, Napatchie Kolola, Shawn Watchorn, Elisapee Ikkidluak, Karen Flaherty, Lisa Ishulutak, Aluki Kotierk, June Shappa, Adla Itorcheak, Qajaaq Ellsworth, Elaine Uppahuak-Prusky, Jeannie Arreak-Kullualik, Sheila Oolayou, Lizzie Aliqatuqtuq and Travis Cooper. makes sense that one of things that would be the outcome of that is that the NTI member-

ship would direct us to embark on this study and to look at the options," said Kotierk.

Another of Kotierk's disappointments is that a collaborative relationship between

the GN and NTI continues to fall short.

"We haven't faltered from conveying, 'We want to work with you, we're here. We want to work on big issues that will make life better for Inuit,'" she said.

"In my view, the Education Act review is one of those big issues where I would have liked to see more engaged collaboration and co-development. To me it makes good sense and is required of the Government of Nunavut to work collaboratively with NTI. We were surprised when we found out that they were moving forward with the Education Act consultations and an approved legislative proposal."

Language also figures prominently at the national level, with the federal government looking to unveil new Indigenous languages legislation.

Kotierk is of the mind that national legislation must take into account Nunavut's distinct position – the majority of Nunavut's Inuit population, at 85 per cent of the total population, speak Inuktut.

"The dream of the creation of Nunavut was to have Inuktut as a language of service, of programs being delivered," she said.

"From the outset, I've stated the legislation has to be beyond symbolic. And I've been very cautious knowing that there are so many Indigenous languages across this nation that Inuktut, if it doesn't have its own legislation, will be buried amongst different provisions that are being drafted to address Indigenous languages all in different states of use."

She's not feeling optimistic.

"There's been so much evasiveness I'm not convinced we're going to get to a point where we can affirmatively and concretely say, 'This is good for Inuktut,'" Kotierk said.

On the upside, recently announced changes to Nutrition North Canada included a new harvesters' support grant, a need Kotierk and NTI have been advocating for several years. Last year at this time, Kotierk felt she had failed in this area and hadn't done a good enough job "articulating to the federal ministers about why harvesters should be supported and why, when we're looking at food security, we should be building up Inuit in the way Inuit get their own good nutritious food."

Calling the new grant a small achievement, Kotierk remains cautious. The feds did not release details about the new grant.

"But I've had the impression that they're open to our suggestions and we have an opportunity to influence what that looks like. So at this point I feel optimistic about it," she said.

At this time next year, Kotierk wants to be celebrating a federal language legislation that addresses Inuktut and that will see Inuktut-speaking Nunavut Inuit receiving programs and services in their language – with the resources to back it up.

"They're related, but this would be a great achievement, that in the Education Act that there be a specific Inuit employment plan that is acceptable and that can be used specifically for Inuktut-speaking teachers," said Kotierk.

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Premier's priorities: in-territory treatment, elders' care, housing New HR department to oversee Inuit employment with special division

by Michele LeTourneau Northern News Services

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Premier Joe Savikataaq says he's always stated Nunavut has three critical needs: a territorial treatment centre, an in-territory elders' centre and more money for more houses.

But, during a Dec. 14 interview, Savikataaq first addressed the chaos in the legislative assembly between the October 2017 election and the present, including Paul Quassa's ousting as premier and Pat Angnakak quitting cabinet after she was stripped of her duties.

"We had a bit of a rough time for a while but, not to worry, we're here to carry out our mandate. We have so many issues that we have to deal with. Unfortunately, we had side issues come and sideline us a bit," said Savikataaq.

"I'm here to make sure to steer the ship in the right direction on a steady path so we can fulfill our mandate and give Nunavummiut what they deserve. All of us MLAs want to leave Nunavut in a better state than when we came."

Savikataaq says conversations are underway on both an elders' centre and a trauma and treatment centre for the territory.

"We're working on trying to get elders' care within Nunavut, still. But Nunavummiut should know and understand that we're negotiating with the federal government.

We just don't have the finances to just get it up and done and do it on our own," he said.

"We're looking at different alternatives, too, in terms of trying to get a physical structure in place while this government is still here. Big projects like that are on a fiveyear capital plan cycle. As you know, we're a four-year government. Negotiations are in progress."

The premier says the Department of Health is also in negotiations with the feds on funding for a trauma and treatment centre.

"The angle the Department of Health is going on that is since cannabis is legalized now. The federal government legalized it, therefore they should be able to fund us to deal with the negative consequences that could happen from cannabis being legalized," he said.

"They've been hinting, but we don't have anything concrete."

Finally, Nunavut continues to need funding for houses.

"We need more houses for

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᐸᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᒥ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᓂ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑕᐅᖅᓰᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

photo courtesy of the Office of the Premier

Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers in Montreal in early December for the First Ministers' Meeting to discuss national and international trade. overcrowding, food insecurity and all the other ills that come with an overcrowded house.

"There's not one good thing that comes from an overcrowded house. You've

got health issues, you've got mould issues, you have noattendance issues, you've got family violence issues. The list goes on, and on, and on," said Savikataaq.

This year, Human Resources will be its own department. Savikataaq says it's very much needed.

"It won't be on its own until April 1, when the budgets come out, but we have a designated minister now, a designated deputy minister," he said. "The deputy minister's job is to get the office operational by April 1. The mandate will be, after April 1, to try to get the Inuit employment numbers up and try to fill all the vacancies. Those are the two key areas I will instruct them to concentrate on."

The new department will also have a "robust" Inuit employment division. Savikataaq says every department has an Inuit employment plan.

"They're all in the draft phase," he said, adding, "The GN is looking strategically at where there are gaps, where job descriptions can be rewritten, where there can be mentorships, job laddering, shadowing, internships."

Speaking of Inuit employment as ongoing and evolving situation, Savikataaq notes there's a very small pool of educated, qualified, trained Inuit.

"So we have to work to increase that pool that is available, for not just the GN.

The federal government, the mining companies, the Inuit organizations, the businesses – they all want them," he said.

"We're doing all we can to get our Inuit employment up. But Inuit gotta help out, too. They gotta get educated.

They gotta be willing to get trained. I tell you, if you're a well-educated, trained Inuk, you will never be unemployed.

There's a big demand for that niche there," he said.

Looking ahead to this time next year, Savikataaq says he'd like to announce successful negotiations with the federal government for the muchneeded centres for elder care and trauma and addictions treatment.

"To say, 'There's money coming in now, so you can't turn back.' There's no physical way that we could do it within one year, even if we got the money now. But I'd like to say that these projects have started, there's a building being put here, there's a foundation. And that the federal government gave us more money to build more houses."

He adds another wish for 2019: "The one real one that I guess you could say is possible is when all 22 MLAs are happy and working together."

ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᑦ 2019-ᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᔭᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ-ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᕗᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᕙᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ? ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᓇᐅᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ: ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐸᓂᖅᓰᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᒃᑯᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᒃᓴᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 14-ᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐃᒻᒪᒍᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2017-ᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴᐅᑉ ᐊᓂᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᐅᑉ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᖅᓵᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᒐᓛᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓇᙱᓚᖅ, ᐅᕙᓃᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ, ᓴᓂᕌᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᖃᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᒐᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ. ᐅᕙᓃᑉᐳᖅ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ. ᑕᒪᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᒃᑯᕕᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᑯᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓂᖅᓰᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ. ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᑯᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓂᖅᓰᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥ. ᑐᕌᒐᕆᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᖅ ᓱᓐᓂᐅᑎᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᒥ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᐅᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ. ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒥ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑎᒻᒪᔾᔪᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ ᓱᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᒥ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᐅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᐱᓛᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓯᒪᙱᓚᒍᑦ. ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓲᒥ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᑕᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕗᑦ, ᐅᖁᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕗᑦ, ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕗᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕗᑦ. ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐅᕗᖓ ᑕᐅᕗᖓᓂᐅᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᑖᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᑖᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᖅ "ᐆᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᒥ" ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᓵᙵᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒫᓂᐅᓛᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒃᑯᓂ, ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓛᕈᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᑯᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓇᔭᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2019-ᒧᑦ: ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓱᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ 22-ᖑᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.

ᐃᓅᓯᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᒥ United Nations ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ 2019-ᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ (NTI) ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ. "ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᒐᔪᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ. ᑐᙵᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓇᓱᒋᕙᕋ. ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕈᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 14-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᑰᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᕆᓛᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ, ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖓᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᒥ 2018 ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. "ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ 25-ᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖓ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒐᔪᒃᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᓇᐅᕗᖅ: ᓇᒦᓕᖅᐱᑕ? ᑭᓱᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐸᑦ? ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᕙᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ? ᓇᒥ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᙱᓗᐊᖅᐸ? ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓗᒍ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ. ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᑰᑦᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᕆᓯᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ. "ᓄᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᒍᑦ, ᐅᕙᓃᑉᐳᒍᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᐅᓯᑎᑦᑎᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ,'" ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᓐᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓᑕ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᕗᖅ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᓚᐅᖅᑕᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ. ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ. ᑲᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᑕ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ." ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᕆᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᒥ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓂ-ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ 85 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓲᖑᕗᑦ. ᑕᒫᓂᒐᓚᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᒻᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ-ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂ – ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ. "ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓ ᑐᕌᖓᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦᐅᖃᓪᓚᓲᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ.

8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 7, 2019

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2018 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ 2018-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᖁᕝᕙᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᓛᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ – ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ – ᐊᓂᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ. ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑲᙳᓵᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ "ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᐅᓯᒃᑲᐅᓂᖓᓂ" ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᓱᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᔨᕗᑦ ᐆᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᖢᐃᓪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᐱᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᐊᓂᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᓂᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓂ ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᑳᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒥ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᙱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥ, ᓄᒫᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᕕᓂᕐᒥ ᔮᒃ ᐊᓄᒑᕐᒥ ᑲᑕᖕᓂᖓᓂ, ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᓂᕋᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖓᔮᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖁᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ 30-ᓄᑦ ᐊᓄᓪᓚᒃᓰᕕᖕᒥ. ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎ ᐊᐃᒃ ᕼᐊᐅᓕ ᕿᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᕕᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ, ᐱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑕᒃᑎᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᔮᓂ ᒦᑰᒧᑦ, ᐃᓂᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 35 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᒥ 24-ᓂ ᓂᖏᐅᓛ ᕿᓕᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᒪᐃᔭᙳᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒥ. ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ, Jerry Cans ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᔫᓅᔅᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᕇᑦᒥᒃ, Trade-Offs ᐃᙱᖅᑎᖓ ᔮᔅ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒋᐊᖅ, ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖅᑎ ᐊᐃᕗᕆ ᑮᓇᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ Northern Haze-ᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐅᖔᓛᕐᒥ. ᑲᓕ ᕗᕋᐃᓱᕐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᔭ ᑕᒑᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕕᖓ ᐅᑎᕐᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᖕᓂᕋᐃᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖓ ᐅᑎᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᓯᔪᒥᑦ. ᔪᓚᐃᒥ, De Beers' ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᖓᓂ Chidliak ᑕᐃᒪᓐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑐᓴᕆᒪᓇᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᓚᐃᓴᓐᓯᒧᑦ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᒧᑦ Whale Tail ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕌᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᑉ Meliadine ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ. ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖔᖅᑐᒥ, ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᙱᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᙱᓐᓂᖓᓐᓂ Grays Bay ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒪᔪᒥᑦ.

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔪᓐᓃᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐊᓂ ᐅᒡᒍᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓗᐃ ᖃᒧᒃᑳᑉ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓛᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᖃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᕗᕌᖕᒃᓕᓐ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒪᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᕙᒃᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᕈᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ – ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᐅᔮᓂᑦ – ᑐᖁᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᓄᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᖁᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ 18-ᓄᑦ.

2018-ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᑭᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ, ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑑᑑ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒃᐱᒡᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦ. ᐆ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ ᓱᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᓂ. ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᑐᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

2019-ᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᒐᓚᒡᓗᑎᒃ. ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓂᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕆᕗᖅ. ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖃᕈᓐᓇᕆᕗᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒻᒪᖄᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᒥᑦ. ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᖁᓛᓃᑦᑐᓂ. ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓚᖅ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ!

2018 marked by those rising up Northern News Services

Reflecting on the year that was 2018, Nunavut made progress in many important ways but will stand out for the leaders who fell and those who looked to rise up.

It will be remembered most as the year a Nunavut premier – and elder statesman – was ousted. As one of the leaders who negotiated the Nunavut Agreement, Paul Quassa's public shaming as an "autocrat" with questionable integrity stirred anyone with an interest in Nunavut.

Our eyes were seared by the contrasting images of MLAs shamed by the process and that of new Premier Joe Savikataaq beaming with pride at the elder's takedown.

The later takedown of Health Minister Pat Angnakak for allegedly breaching cabinet confidentiality despite consulting with the premier led the legislative assembly to censure the premier and cabinet.

In January, we were saddened to see former MP and MLA Jack Anawak fall, pleading guilty to a second incident of impaired driving, which resulted in a sentence of 30 days in jail.

In contrast, Iglulik sexual abuser Ike Haulli left a path of misery for his victims, with a high likelihood they'll never receive compensation from the disgraced businessman.

And we praise the judge who rejected the lenient sentence offered by both the prosecution and defence

The issue:

Reflecting on the year

We say:

We didn't see that coming

requested in favour of a longer term for former Sanikiluaq teacher Johnny Meeko, who used his position to sexually abuse children over 35 years.

Others moved the territory forward.

The year started with the swearingin of 24-year-old Ningeolaa Killiktee as mayor of Kimmirut.

In March, The Jerry Cans rocked the Junos stage and brought with them pop singer Riit, Trade-Offs frontman Josh Qaumariaq, throat singer Avery Keenainak and Northern Haze member James Ungalaq.

Kelly Fraser and Tanya Tagaq were also nominated.

In Iqaluit, the women's shelters recovered from a tumultuous time after a financial scandal involving the former executive director. Meanwhile, the city's food centre recovered from its own financial crisis.

In July, De Beers' purchase of the Chidliak diamond project between Iqaluit and Pangnirtung raised hopes for another resource project in Nunavut.

More good news for mining came with the green light from Ottawa for a water licence for Agnico Eagle's Whale Tail pit north of Baker Lake and the steady progression of the company's Melia-

dine project near Rankin Inlet.

On the flipside, the Kitikmeot recoiled at the federal government's rejection of the Grays Bay Port and Road Project. Then the territorial government pulled its support of the project, too.

Those in the Kitikmeot and many Nunavummiut mourned the loss of Louie Kamookak, best known for his contributions to the discovery of the lost Franklin ships, but also for his work keeping Inuit cultural knowledge alive and sharing it with the next generation.

In the Kivalliq, friends mourned the deaths of two men – from Arviat and Naujaat – killed by polar bears last summer, the first such deaths in 18 years.

In 2018, Nunavut struggled to find teachers to hire, the Kitikmeot didn't get its final barge sealift, Jordin Tootoo retired from the NHL and Kenojuak Ashevak set a Canadian auction record for her Enchanted Owl. Oh and Nunavummiut were free to consume cannabis. For some, this was the only news that mattered.

For 2019, we wish our readers all the best and dare to predict little.

After a year where a Nunavut premier was removed from office, it's possible it could happen again. We could also get a new MP and even a new prime minister.

Or none of the above. Anything is possible.

Happy New Year!

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January ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ Fire destroys Iqaluit five-plex Iqaluit By 4 a.m. on Jan. 2, five hours after responding to the fire at the 2217 five-plex, Iqaluit's acting fire chief Stephane Dionne knew the fight was over. The building had to come down.

Firefighters were on the scene for 13 hours.

After receiving the call at 11 p.m. on Jan. 1, Dionne and deputy chief Nelson Johnson were first to arrive and attempted to put out the fire with fire extinguishers, while ensuring all five units were fully evacuated.

As fire trucks and more firefighters arrived, Dionne and Johnson – the duty officer that night – continued to adjust to the complexity of the fire. Dionne said they tried to save some of the units and managed to extinguish the main fire, but flames had spread.

The fire began at one end of the crawlspace,

which spanned all five units in the two-storey building. A heater, used to thaw frozen water pipes, is seen as the likely cause of the blaze.

Crews used up to 700 gallons of water per minute, causing water outages in areas at higher elevation, including the Road to Nowhere subdivision.

The heat was hot enough to melt snow on a neighbouring five-plex.

24-year-old mayor sworn in

Kimmirut The community of Kimmirut, with a population of approximately 450, elected 24-year-old Ningeolaa Killiktee as mayor. She was sworn in Jan. 4 after a December election.

Senior administrative officer Kimberley Young thought Killiktee might be the youngest mayor in the territory, though executive director of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities Brian Fleming could not confirm.

ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒥᐅᑦ, ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ 450-ᓂᒃ, ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ 24-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᓂᖏᐅᓛᖅ ᕿᓕᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᓗᓂ ᒪᐃᔭᒋᓂᐊᓕᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒥ. ᐃᔾᔪᔪᒥᒃ ᐸᑎᒃᓯᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ 4-ᒥ ᑳᓐᓯᑕᐳᓪ ᑯᕆᔅ ᓯᐱᐅᔅᒧᑦ.

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Killiktee said she started working at a very young age.

A friend asked her if she wanted to run. Killiktee gave it some thought and decided to give it a try.

Her motivation?

"To make the changes to the community that the community wants to see. I really want to listen to what the community wants and move forward," she said.

Languages commissioner orders hamlet election do-over Kugluktuk The Hamlet of Kugluktuk restarted its municipal election process on Jan. 8, posting notices in both Inuinnaqtun and English advising of the opening and closing dates for nominations for mayor and council.

Kugluktuk's hamlet election was ordered shut down on election day, Dec. 11, when Nunavut Languages Commissioner Helen Klengenberg determined that insufficient Inuinnaqtun literature existed prior to the election. The ballots already cast that day were to be shredded.

"We are following the full process of the election," Kugluktuk senior administrative officer Don LeBlanc said on Jan. 9.

Nominations opened on Jan. 15.

The community re-elected incumbent Ryan Nivingalok March 5.

Anawak serves 30 days Iqaluit Nunavut politician Jack Anawak was sentenced to 30 days at the Baffin Correctional Centre for his second incident of impaired driving. The sentence was imposed Jan. 15 at the Nunavut Court of Justice.

The former Nunatsiaq MP, Rankin Inlet North MLA and candidate in the last federal and territorial elections would serve his time at the Baffin Correctional Centre beginning Feb. 2 on weekends only.

Anawak pleaded guilty to a June 2017 impaired driving charge in November 2017.

Additionally, Anawak was prohibited from driving for three years and had to pay a $100 victim surcharge.

The sentence was the mandatory minimum, as the incident was the second time Anawak was guilty of impaired driving. The first time was in 2012. He was subsequently fined for driving while prohibited in 2013.

Yoga for all students

photo courtesy of Kimberley Young

The community of Kimmirut, with a population of approximately 450, elected 24-year-old Ningeolaa Killiktee as their new mayor in December 2017. She was sworn in Jan. 4 by Const. Chris Spiers.

February ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ All of Qikiqtarjuaq to be tested for TB Qikiqtarjuaq The community of Qikiqtarjuaq, which normally saw one or two cases of tuberculosis (TB), was hit hard by an outbreak, with 10 per cent of its population diagnosed with latent or active infections.

As a result, the Department of Health, with substantial financial and human resources from the federal government and three southern hospitals, set up an emergency mobile clinic at the community hall.

The entire community was screened, three households per day.

"Once it gets to this point and there were so many contacts and of course with the overcrowding, it means there were a lot of potential people exposed," said Nunavut's chief medical officer of health Dr. Kim Barker.

"So rather than a lengthy and complex approach to contact tracing, we evaluated that it would probably be just as easy to screen the entire community."

Big cash for inspired winners Nunavut Three Nunavut projects received recogni-

Sanirajak/Hall Beach Arnaqjuaq School introduced a school-wide yoga program in January.

Teachers Kyle Cooke and Maxime Lopez planned on leading students in kindergarten through Grade 12 in the yoga lessons, called Stretch and Wonder.

tion and funding from a total pot of $2.4 million that went to eight teams across the North at the Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony in Ottawa, Nunavut News reported Feb. 2.

"We're super-excited," said Chesterfield Inlet's Glen Brocklebank, who has been running a qajaq program with Victor Sammurtok School students for years. Brocklebank, Louie Autut, Leila Paugh Kevin Issaluk, Simon Aggark, Ana Leishman and Jolene Ippiak were awarded $140,000 after being nominated by Douglas Aggark of Chesterfield Inlet.

Rankin Inlet's recreation director David Clark's Rankin Rock Hockey Camp walked away with $80,000 for a project to develop youth leadership capacity and promote healthy active lifestyles in Rankin, Baker Lake and Arviat.

The North in Focus team of Eva Wu and Ashley Cummings received an Arctic Inspiration Prize of $20,000 to develop a submission for next year's prize. Along with Melynda Ehaloak, the university students are working on a project to develop toolkits for mental health, suicide reduction and stigma reduction created for and by youth.

Tugak is the first Inuk to sign an option deal with Agnico Eagle. His Fat Lake property is located between Tugak's home community of Arviat and Whale Cove, to the north.

"They're going to do the work for me," he said of Agnico Eagle.

The terms of the option agreement are confidential, but it involved cash payments to Tugak during the length of the deal and, if the property ever hosts an active mine, he would also be entitled to a royalty, he said.

Tugak was also in negotiations for another potential deal with a second mining company at a different property – Turquetil Lake – where he's shown that it would be worthwhile to drill for gold.

A third property he has explored at Heninga Lake features copper, gold and silver and he received an offer on it, too, he added.

"I've been a bookkeeper for the past 15 years and I've seen a lot of people search for jobs," he said. "Part of my goal is to create jobs for my people (through mining)."

Inuk prospector strikes gold

Nunavut Nunavut performers made a splash across genres when the nominations for the 2018 Juno Awards came out.

Along with a Juno nomination in the Breakthrough Group of the Year, The Jerry Cans'

Arviat John Tugak signed a deal with mining company Agnico Eagle to have them explore his Fat Lake property, which shows promising visible gold.

The Jerry Cans, Kelly Fraser, Tanya Tagaq up for Junos

Arnaqjuaq School previously had a yoga program that was well-received.

Pinnguaq gets $1.7 million to spread te(a)ch Nunavut The Pinnguaq Association officially received $1.7 million in federal funding for the non-profit to develop 100 coding lessons and provide them to 15 Nunavut communities.

Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains made the announcement Jan. 22.

Pinnguaq founder Ryan Oliver said the association had filled staff positions in advance to ensure it delivers on its commitments.

The new funding augured serious growth for te(a)ch, for which Pinnguaq previously received $400,000 from the Arctic Inspiration Prize.

Elder opposes endangered label for caribou herd Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay After the Dolphin and Union caribou herd was announced as endangered, a Cambridge Bay elder who has been hunting the animals for more than 50 years said the herds have not reached the point of being endangered and are not facing extinction.

The caribou are migrating farther east, said George Angohiatok and that is likely affecting scientific population counts, which indicate declining numbers.

The alarming statistics, along with the threat posed by ships interrupting the caribou's winter migration route between Victoria Island and the mainland, convinced the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) to categorize the Dolphin and Union herd as endangered in December. The herd was previously considered "special concern."

Angohiatok said he's certain the caribou will persevere. "I'm not concerned that their numbers are going to disappear," he said.

Tallurutiup Imanga IIBA work begins Qikiqtaaluk The five communities closest to the new Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Protected Area, announced in August 2017, received presentations that will help them contribute to an Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement (IIBA).

Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) chief negotiator Sandra Inutiq kicked off a series of visits that should see an agreement signed by March 2019. The IIBA and the management plan are being developed simultaneously.

Funding for the consultations comes from the federal government and formal negotiations were scheduled to start in February.

Inuusiq/Life was up for a Juno in the Contemporary Roots Album of the Year category.

Sanikiluaq's young pop star, songwriter and activist Kelly Fraser was up for Indigenous Music Album of the Year with her second release titled Sedna.

Tanya Tagaq, originally of Cambridge Bay, was up for Alternative Album of the Year for Retribution, the album that earned her a place on the shortlist for a Polaris Prize for a second time. She won the Polaris in 2015.

Dedicated housing for NS students Ottawa Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS) had much to celebrate thanks to the dedication of several generous contributors, as the post-secondary institution would now have three of its own residences ready for students for the next school term.

The cost of the three buildings was about $8.8 million.

Thanks to several organizations and companies, the dream became a reality much faster than Hanson thought possible. Contributions from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. ($4 million), Nunasi Corporation ($1 million) and NCC Investment Group Inc. combined with bridge financing from Atuqtuarvik Corporation to make it possible.

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All-Inuktitut university course brings educators together Kangiqtugaapik/Clyde River Quluaq School principal and University of Prince Edward Island instructor Rebecca Hainnu delivered an all-Inuktut universitycredit course at Piqqusilirivvik in Clyde River.

Hainnu was named one of Canada's 40 outstanding principals by The Learning Partnership the previous month.

Hainnu led 16 Nunavut educators through the accredited university certificate in Educational Leadership – specifically Foundations of Transformational Leadership for Nunavut Educators.

The course was entirely in Inuktitut and was the second time it was taught – the first time was the previous July.

The Department of Education stated it was the second-known graduate course ever offered in Inuktut to Inuit educators.

Hainnu, with collaborator and educator Darlene Nuqingaq, worked on the curriculum over a 15 to 20-year span.

"It's so empowering," she said. "I'm sitting in a classroom full of educators with experience, who have gone to residential school, who have lost parents to TB treatment. Our guest speakers the other day were two District Education Authority chairpersons, one with

24 years' experience, the other with 35 years of experience and one of them grew up in a snow house. His children went to university, became lawyers and … They've seen their own culture change from Inuit nomadic lifestyle to sending out their children to university. It's so inspiring."

2018-ᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ

ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᑕᐱᓴ ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ, ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 1, 1999-ᒥ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 18-ᒥ ᐃᕐᓂᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐹᑯᕐ ᕆᔅᓱᑦ ᐋᕆᐊᕐᒥ, ᐊᑖᑕᖓᓗ ᑐᕋᕗᕐ ᐋᕆᐊᕐᒥ.

$1 million arena overhaul Kugaaruk The arena in Kugaaruk was undergoing $1 million worth of work in two phases.

The first phase included improvements to the heating system, the installation of more efficient lighting and patching up the dressing rooms, senior administrative officer John Ivey said.

Newly-acquired artificial turf was to be installed in the summer to allow for other indoor recreational activities.

"Kids will be able to play on that all year long until the ice goes back in. It addresses a need. We had to do something because the kids have nothing to do," Ivey said, noting that the community had been limited in what it can offer recreationally indoors due to the February 2017 fire that destroyed Kugaardjuk School and its gymnasium.

The arena is between 30 and 40 years old.

The Department of Community and Government Services was providing funding for the project, Ivey added.

March ᒫᑦᓯ Researchers say mining should be focus in caribou management Nunavut The notion that Indigenous harvesters are largely responsible for the drastic and rapid decline of barren ground caribou is unsupported, according to a study by university researchers released in March.

The report took aim at the lack of comprehensive analysis of the mines that operate in the North, particularly the diamond mines in the NWT's barren lands.

That industrial development lies in the migratory path of the Bathurst caribou herd, which is now estimated at as few as 16,000 animals, down from approximately 475,000 in the mid-1980s.

Yet it's often the activities of Indigenous hunters that seem to be "flagged as a major problem," said Brenda Parlee, the study's lead investigator and Canada research chair in resource economics and environmental sociology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.

Recent nutritional studies revealed that caribou consumption among Indigenous people today is a fraction of what

photo courtesy of Tapisa Pitseolak

Nunavut's first baby Tapisa Pitseolak, born April 1, 1999, celebrates the Feb. 18 birth of her son, Parker Richard Arreak, with the father Trevor Arreak.

it was in the past, she noted.

"I think, you know, the overemphasis on harvest management and managing Indigenous harvest is a distraction from what is really a central issue, which is disturbance of the caribou range in the case of the Bathurst and elsewhere," said Parlee.

Family Services seeks realistic picture of homelessness in Nunavut Nunavut Staff from the Department of Family Services, with two local people from the community, completed door-to-door surveys in several communities to better understand homelessness in the territory – specifically hidden homelessness.

The Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008 established that approximately 20 per cent of households in Nunavut provided shelter to the homeless. Walsh said the reason for conducting the surveys is that the Government of Nunavut does not have up-to-date information on hidden homelessness, a category quite different from absolute homelessness.

Fancy feasts in Cambridge Bay Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay For six weeks, some lucky residents in Cambridge Bay enjoyed fine dining thanks to students in the culinary arts pro-

gram. The seven cooks in training were in the final phase of their one-year certificate course.

In what's known as the chef's table, the students took turns as cooks and servers.

They prepared and serving colourful and spicy lunches – free of charge – for eight people each weekday at the community learning centre. The menu options included entrees of pan-fried trout, beef stir fry, barbecued back ribs and coq au vin. There were also appetizers like Asian salad and deep-fried wontons. The meals also include dessert.

"It's a restaurant concept with an a-la-carte menu," said chef Andy Poisson, the program instructor, who evaluated his students based on the taste of the meals, the presentation of the food, their teamwork in the kitchen, their cleanliness and their professionalism and friendliness toward their lunch guests.

Chester comedian off to Ottawa Iqaluit Seven comedians faced off in Iqaluit for the chance to travel – all expenses paid – to Ottawa to perform at the Alterna Savings Crackup Comedy Festival finale later in March.

After each had their turn to make the crowd at the Frobisher Inn crack up, four judges – including famed Canadian comedian Mary Walsh – narrowed the field to three. The crowd of 200 then cheered for each, with the loudest cheering reserved for Iguptaq Autut. He said it could have been any of the seven in the group, which included Bibi Bilodeau, Wade Thorhaug, Angnakuluk Friesen, Bugsy, Aaron Watson and Samasuni Fortin.

"I just feel really lucky to be nominated by the crowd," said Autut.

Nunavut among those failing in climate change efforts Nunavut The territory is not ready to deal with the impacts of climate change, according to the Auditor General of Canada's final report on Climate Change in Nunavut, presented March 13 in Iqaluit.

Principal director of the Office of the Auditor General of Canada James McKenzie, responsible for the audit Climate Change in Nunavut, presented the finding.

"From reduced sea ice to warming permafrost, the impacts of climate change are visible across Nunavut," said McKenzie.

"Our audit found that the Government of Nunavut was not adequately prepared to respond to these impacts."

Inuit Guardian training lined up Gjoa Haven Training for the upcoming season's Inuit Guardian program was taking shape, with four weeks of courses starting in late April, said Keith Nimiqtaqtuq, manager of the Gjoa Haven Hunters and Trappers Association.

Among the areas of study would be small vessel operations through the Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium, first aid, bear guard expertise and firearms training, where required.

Two rounds of training were planned: two weeks for 12 participants and then a repeat of the same courses for another 12 Inuit Guardians, Nimiqtaqtuq said.

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of Canada has declared national historic sites.

Remembering Louie Kamookak Gjoa Haven Gjoa Haven historian Louie Kamookak, 58, who led a world-wide audience to witness the value and impact of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, succumbed to illness March 22.

A member of the Order of Nunavut and the Order of Canada, Kamookak received much recognition and many accolades, including the Governor General's Polar Medal, Royal Canadian Geographical Society's Erebus Medal and the Lawrence J. Burpee Medal.

His path as a historian began in his childhood. Living in a tent with his great-grandparents, he grew up listening to his great-grandmother's stories, stories which dated back to when his great-grandmother was herself a young child.

April ᐄᐳᕆ Agnico Eagle prepares for automation Kivalliq Mining company Agnico Eagle said it was researching how to integrate automated technology at its Kivalliq sites.

By late 2018 or early 2019, the company planned to start testing sensors that would eventually allow three or four driverless longhaul trucks, similar to tractor trailers, to follow a lead truck driven by a human, said Dominique Girard, Agnico Eagle's vice-president of Nunavut operations.

Automated technology is also expected to be used for scoop loaders, which can be controlled remotely by joysticks and possibly for drills, he said.

$566 million in infrastructure funding announced for territory Nunavut The federal government announced $566-million in infrastructure funding for Nunavut over 10 years in a bilateral deal with the territorial government.

The money is for: green infrastructure; community, cultural and recreational infrastructure; and rural and Northern community infrastructure, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi said.

Community and Government Services Minister Lorne Kusugak, who was on hand for the announcement, spoke bluntly of the different approach required to tackle Nunavut's "daunting" infrastructure deficit, especially in light of the territory's vast geography, high cost of construction and demographic constraints.

Madeleine Redfern, president of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities and mayor of Iqaluit, said the certainty of the long-term, stable funding is welcome.

"The mayors in the hamlets are very keen to ensure that there is local participation in the development of the infrastructure plan," said Redfern.

Women's shelters enter a new era Iqaluit After a tumultuous year, YWCA Agvvik Nunavut completed its reboot with a new board of directors elected March 22 at the organization's annual general meeting.

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril took the helm as president of the volunteer organization, which runs the two women's shelters in Iqaluit – Qimaavik and Sivummut.

"This past year has been particularly challenging, but I am pleased to report that we are ready to move forward with a new and effective board in the aftermath of the financial scandal involving our terminated executive director," said outgoing president Heather Daley.

Qaggiavuut on its way to China Nunavut The Qaggiavuut Society travelled to China April 9 to 13 with Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly.

Leading the first Canada-China Creative Industries Trade Mission in Shanghai and Beijing, Joly invited Qaggiavuut to be one of the representatives of Canada's creative industries.

Qaggiavuut was matched with Chinese per-

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Kamookak was also an educator at Qiqirtaq Ilihakvik in Gjoa Haven and after the excitement of the Erebus find settled, he shared his stories with students in the schools. He was a firm believer in taking the learning experience outside the classroom.

Arctic sports competitors for the future Sanikiluaq Quentin Sala gathered up the youth of Sanikiluaq for Arctic sports and it proved popular.

"About 50 children every day," said Sala, adding that happens five times a week.

Sala learned about Arctic sports from his gym teacher when he was a kid, but had never competed.

"I've never been into tournaments. I've been trying my best to do demonstrations and instructing the kids," said Sala. "The kids have learned so much. I'm very proud of them. I hope they will achieve their goals in the future."

forming arts organizations, performing arts centres, arts investors and artists in China with the hope of building cultural partnerships.

"We are an organization of artists and lifelong Nunavummiut and it is an honour to be included in Minister Joly's trade mission," said executive director Ellen Hamilton, who travelled with board member Miali Buscemi.

Buscemi was the first Inuk woman to be a member of the Stratford Festival theatre company.

"Miali Buscemi is an example of one of our artists who can soar to the highest levels when provided with a supportive space to be a performing artist," said Hamilton.

Women build futures Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Fourteen women were registered for a seven-day workshop in early March that introduced them to work in the construction industry.

Three facilitators representing an Edmonton-based organization called Women Building Futures flew to Cambridge Bay to discuss educational requirements and career options. Some local contractors also came by to give insight into the nature of their occupations.

"It's helping to inform them what life in a trade is really like, what they can expect and what kinds of trades are available to them," said Michelle Buchan, manager of Inuit employment and training with the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, which sponsored the workshop along with the federal government and Green Row Executive Suites.

This was the second time the program was being offered in the Kitikmeot. The first was in 2012.

ᓯᐊᑦ ᐴᑭᓴᓐ, ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᒃ 11-ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᐸᕐᓇᐃᕗᖅ ᓂᕿᓕᐊᒃᓴᒥ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ 20-ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ.

Youth found safe and sound Sanirajak/Hall Beach Iglulik search-and-rescue successfully tracked down a couple of youth reported missing between Hall Beach and Iglulik.

Malinda Maliki, 23 and Nathan Ukalik, 19, left Hall Beach for Iglulik by snowmobile in the late afternoon of April 1. The trip is normally about two hours long. Concerned family members contacted Hall Beach search-andrescue around 1 a.m. on April 2, according to Kyle Issigaitok, Hall Beach's search-and-rescue coordinator.

Several more searchers from Hall Beach and a few from Iglulik joined the search, but the efforts in Hall Beach had to be halted for about four to five hours when whiteout conditions developed, he said.

Searchers from Iglulik located Maliki and Ukalik during the afternoon of April 2, close to 50 km northwest of Hall Beach. Their snowmobile had broken down.

No federal cash for Grays Bay Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Ottawa rejected the Government of Nunavut's (GN) request for Grays Bay Road and Port funding.

The GN also indicated that the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) would be responsible for future funding applications through the National Trade Corridors Fund, a pot of federal money totalling $400 million to be spread over 11 years in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

Although the KIA and the GN collaborated on the $500-million road and port project for several years, the GN would now assume a support role and monitor developments.

KIA president Stanley Anablak said his organization would not give up on the project.

The proposed Grays Bay project would entail a deep-water port at Coronation Gulf, in the central Arctic and a 233-km road from the port to the former Jericho diamond mine. The route would also connect Nunavut to national highway and rail systems in the NWT via the Tibbitt-Contwoyto Winter Road.

Five friends put on a memorable Toonik Tyme Iqaluit The 53rd Toonik Tyme, with 10 days of fun-filled community activities indoors and out, had a fresh start in January with five new organizers taking over the April event from Travis Cooper, who organized the event for four years.

Gideonie Joamie, Adamee Itorcheak, Jimmy Noble, Pits Alainga and Matthew Alainga formed the 123Go! society.

"They're the driving force behind Toonik

Craig Vincent photo

Seth Perkison, a Grade 11 student at Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School in Baker Lake, prepares ingredients in the school's kitchen as part of the Food Arts 20 class.

Tyme. And their intention is not just to do Toonik Tyme, but to maybe do Christmas games and other community events," said spokesperson Robynn Pavia.

Governor General Julie Payette helped open the festival as honorary Toonik.

Sex abuse victims may never see a dime Iglulik Longtime Nunavut business leader Ike Haulli's sexual assault victims were awarded $1.2 million, collectively, in a civil court case, but those victims would have to wait and see whether they might get to collect any of that judgment.

Haulli, who owned and operated Iglulikbased Savik Enterprises Ltd. and previously served as president of the Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce, lost $400,000 of his company's resources and $75,000 from his personal finances when the Canada Revenue Agency took those amounts in 2017.

"This left (Haulli) virtually bankrupt," Judge Earle Johnson said. "He owed over $100,000 and could not borrow any money from friends or family."

Haulli's victims were between the ages of four and 15 when he sexually assaulted them between 1968 and 1986. One of them was physically harmed enough that she went to the nursing station to have her injuries treated.

Pedophile teacher to serve more than eight years Iqaluit Former Sanikiluaq teacher Johnny Meeko was sentenced to serve eight years and one month for his sexual crimes against children between 1972 and 2007.

Justice Neil Sharkey sentenced Meeko April 26, after he'd revoked bail April 13.

The judge's sentence of 14 years and six months was adjusted for totality and time served to the shorter term. According to the Criminal Code of Canada, totality is a legal principle which says that "where consecutive sentences are imposed, the combined sentence should not be unduly long or harsh."

Meeko was sentenced for 14 counts involving eight victims.

Sharkey's sentencing exceeded sentencing suggestions by Crown prosecutor Priscilla Ferrazzi and defence lawyer Stephanie Boydell.

Ferrazzi suggested 18 years and seven months to be adjusted for totality and time served – leaving three years and about seven months of imprisonment in a federal penitentiary. Boydell suggested eight years and nine months, adjusted to two years less a day of imprisonment in territorial jail.

Their suggestions were not enough for Sharkey.

He also found Meeko's moral culpability high.

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May ᒪᐃ Pauktuutit engages men Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet Pauktuutit was headed to Pond Inlet to deliver two days of training May 8 and 9.

The training was part of the Inuit women's organization's project called Pilimmaksarniq, Engaging Men and Boys in Reducing Violence against Women and Girls.

The project was "to support measures to address violence against Inuit women and girls by engaging men and boys through the enhancement of available tools and resources to facilitate and sustain their health and healing," according to a statement from the organization.

"The secondary objective is to dismantle communities' harmful values and beliefs that tolerate violence against women and girls through public disapproval of violence."

Pauktuutit was seeking to train Inuit men over the age of 18 in the Baffin region on the

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Pilimmaksarniq Toolkit.

"The training will provide an opportunity for men to build skills to help support the wellness of Inuit men and boys in their communities," stated Pauktuutit.

Student dreams big Naujaat Among 85 scholarship recipients across Canada, Rosalie Ijjangiaq was the only Northern recipient of the national Horatio Alger Scholarship.

Ijjangiaq was a student at the Tuugaalik High School in Naujaat.

"It's pretty unbelievable," said Ijjangiaq. "I thought I wouldn't be able to get it."

Ashley Buckle, the school's student support teacher.

"What I found interesting about this award is no-one in Nunavut had ever applied or received it. I thought, let's change that," she said.

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in particular was very interested. She's very interested in going to school."

Members of the Horatio Alger Association of Canada are part of a select group of exceptional Canadians who have triumphed over adversity and who encourage young people to pursue their dreams through higher education, according to its website. Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is an example of a Member with humble beginnings.

Ijjangiaq planned on using the $5,000 scholarship to help her out with her plans to attend Nunavut Arctic College's college foundation program in Rankin Inlet.

GN, RCMP respond to Pang's plea Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung The Government of Nunavut and RCMP sent nine representatives to attend a special Hamlet of Pangnirtung council meeting after the community's appeal for help to three GN departments earlier in the month.

The hamlet's plea came after a rash of suicide attempts and an upsurge of violent incidents in the community.

"They've agreed to have a working group with the hamlet and a few of the (GN/RCMP) people locally to look at trying to address some of the issues that we brought forth," said Pangnirtung's senior administrative officer Ron Ladd.

Sanikiluaq passes 100-grad mark Sanikiluaq The community of Sanikiluaq, population 882 in 2016, could now boast breaking the 100-graduates marker with Paatsaali School's Class of 2018.

June ᔫᓂ Mayor to keep fighting for elders centre Kugluktuk "Yeah, it was a disappointment."

That was Mayor Ryan Nivingalok's June response to the Government of Nunavut's recent decision to examine all options for an elders' long-term care centre instead of throwing its support behind the Hamlet of Kugluktuk's proposal.

The hamlet had spent the previous two years developing plans and a site for a 24-bed, 24-hour long-term care facility for elders.

"I don't think it's dead. We're not giving up.

We'll still work at it," Nivingalok said.

"We've got a lot of partners in this project.

We're going to keep going forward, try. Hopefully we come out with the best."

Kugluktuk MLA Mila Kamingoak pressed the government for a positive response to Kugluktuk's proposal during the late May sitting of the legislative assembly.

"We met as a cabinet to discuss the next steps of how we should be dealing with this and we decided in collaboration that we need to probably issue an RFP (request for proposals) because that would be the most transparent way of doing it," said the Health Minister Pat Angnakak.

Power corp. rejects territory-wide rate Nunavut Qulliq Energy Corp. rejected a proposed territory-wide power rate and prices went up for all customers, said the Minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corp (QEC) Jeannie Ehaloak.

Ehaloak announced an increase of 6.6 per cent over two years.

Rate hikes of 3.3 per cent were in effect retroactively as of May 1 and set to rise again by that same amount April 1, 2019.

Arctic Inspiration Prize renews excitement over qajaq program Igluligaarjuk/Chesterfield Inlet The nationally-recognized qajaq program at Victor Sammurtok School (VSS) was in the

"We're pretty excited," said principal Tim Hoyt.

The nine new high school grads, who joined the previous 98 and were poised to receive their diplomas, were: Sappa Cookie, Jaani Audla, Moses Audla, Quentin Sala, Paul Amagoalik, Joe Iqaluk, Rebecca Qavvik, Alissa Amagoalik and Jane Kudluarok.

Hoyt said the graduation rates in the community have more than doubled since the semestered system was implemented.

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ᖁᑦᑎᓛᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ 2018-ᒧᑦ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ: ᑭᖕ ᕗᕋᑦ ᒧᐃᔅ, ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᐊᕆᓐ ᑲᒪᐅᔪᒃ, ᐳᕆᓐᓴᔅ ᑯᕆᔅᑎᓐ ᒪᑲᓚᒻ, ᐳᕆᓐᔅ ᓛᓐᔅ ᑲᐅᑕᓗᒃ ᐆᓕ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ ᑐᓄᐊᓃᖦᖢᓂ.

Inuktitut show takes children out on the land Nunavut Pre-schoolers had some home-grown Saturday morning viewing to tune into when Anaana's Tent hit APTN in May. The new kids' show stars Rita Claire MikeMurphy who, since shooting wrapped up early last year, is gaining widespread attention and accolades as Riit with the release of her selftitled album last spring.

"I'm very proud and honoured that I was able to host the TV show in Inuktitut, which I think is going to be a huge benefit for kids in pre-school."

The show was set in summertime in the Arctic, Rita Claire sets up camp at her mother's tent on the land. With the help of her old husky, Qimmiq and a cast of special friends, she sings songs, plays games, reads stories and learns new words in Inuktitut, according to the synopsis.

Qajuqturvik comes back from the brink Iqaluit The Qajuqturvik Food Centre in Iqaluit had good news to share at its May annual general meeting.

It was no longer on the brink of disaster process of receiving a much-needed revitalization in Chesterfield Inlet.

VSS teacher and program developer Glen Brocklebank said so far the program had gone through about 60 per cent of the $122,000 in Arctic Inspiration Prize monies it received earlier this year.

He said he and his students, with the help of some local volunteers, were totally focused on rebuilding the program's qajaq fleet.

"We've got five built now and we had planned to have them covered, but, unfortunately, our material didn't arrive," said Brocklebank. "So, we're going to have to wait to cover them when this year's sealift arrives."

So far, they'd purchased a construction shed, 30 sets of new gear including dry suits and cold weather protective gear, wood to build more boats and a trailer to transport their qajaqs around the community.

"So that's taken up a big chunk of our funding," he said.

Brocklebank said every student in Grades 7 to 12 has helped build the new boats.

Renovated youth centre reopens Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Renovations totalling $160,000 were completed and the Cambridge Bay Youth Centre was set to reopen to a summer of programming, according to Marla Limousin, the hamlet's senior administrative officer.

The Government of Canada contributed $120,000 while the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay chipped in $40,000.

The funds resulted in the installation of a new kitchen, new windows and doors, upgrading of the mechanical systems, patching and painting, expanded storage capacity and the purchase of new furniture, said Limousin.

Mayor Pam Gross added that the facility is a safe place to go in the community and plays a crucial role in the emotional wellbeing of Cambridge Bay youth.

Hamlet guides students in proposal writing Qausuittuq/Resolute Senior students at Qarmartalik School planned to teach their younger counterparts a few things, but it involved writing formal proposals.

The senior boys wanted to take the junior boys out to teach them about travelling on the

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The Royal Family of Cambridge Bay for the 2018 Omingmak Frolics. Left to right: King Fred Muise, Queen Karen Kamoayok, Princess Kristen McCallum, Prince Lance Kaotalok with Ollie The Muskox in the back. thanks to the work of the outgoing board of directors, two dozen residents in attendance heard.

"I would like to highlight the fact that in September of last year we were at one of our lowest points financially and in terms of capacity," said outgoing president Wade Thorhaug.

"I was actually calling suppliers and asking them not to cash cheques for the time being, until I could get money in the bank. Since then we've had a lot of fundraising success and we're in a much better position."

Qajuqturvik ended its fiscal year with a sizable surplus of $333,197.63 – but Thorhaug explained that was due to the late infusion of funds earlier this year and discussions were taking place to ensure those funds could be kept and used over time.

Aside from the fundraising efforts – money came from a long list of funders and donors – Qajuqturvik gained financial support from Indigenous Services Canada and the Community Food Centres of Canada.

land and go seal hunting while the senior girls are interested in teaching the junior girls how to do beadwork, Mayor Tabitha Mullin said.

The mayor and council approve of the initiatives and have enlisted the senior administrative officer to help draft the funding proposals.

"Especially the younger people, where they have no idea what to do to get some funding, I thought it would it be a very good learning process even before they leave the school," Mullin said of the proposal-writing advice.

The incident, which RCMP called a riot and an uprising, began sometime around midnight, with RCMP and the fire department responding.

"Several inmates barricaded a section of the facility resulting in significant damage to the Charlie Unit," Minister of Justice Jeannie Ehaloak stated in a prepared statement.

According to police, 26 inmates gathered to form the riot.

Ehaloak said there were no injuries to inmates or staff through the joint effort of Corrections Division and the RCMP, with the fire department also on site.

"In the meantime, the Department of Justice is looking at options to transfer and house inmates in correctional facilities outside the territory until these repairs can be completed," Ehaloak stated.

Quassa out, Savikataaq in Nunavut Joe Savikataaq stepped into unseated Premier Paul Quassa's shoes after an unprecedented vote of non-confidence mid-June.

The Arviat South MLA was pronounced premier after two rounds of voting. Fellow Kivalliq MLAs Patterk Netser and Lorne Kusugak were also in the running.

"Yes, it comes down to leadership issues," said Arviat North-Whale Cove MLA John Main after the non-confidence vote.

As chair of the regular members' caucus, Main spoke on behalf of the other members presenting the motion to remove Quassa. He cited two reasons to remove Quassa – his 'autocratic' leadership style and integrity.

Sixteen of 21 voted in support of the motion, including most cabinet ministers, with Finance Minister and Quttiktuq MLA David Akeeagok and Kugluktuk MLA Mila Kamingoak choosing to stand with Quassa.

Pangnirtung MLA Margaret Nakashuk and Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk abstained.

Akeeagok was the sole representative to speak against the motion. He wanted real examples to back up the claim that Quassa was "misleading."

"I want to know … They (regular MLAs) didn't give us concrete examples. If something like this happened to me, I would like to know the reason," he said.

Main said all the evidence was available in the hansard, the record of what's said in the house.

BCC inmates riot in the night Iqaluit For the second time in nine months, inmates at the Baffin Correctional Centre (BCC) in Iqaluit took control overnight.

Men's shelter to double capacity Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay The Hamlet of Cambridge Bay unveiled plans to double the capacity at its men's shelter to 16 beds by late October.

The Government of Canada was providing $300,000 for the renovations.

The duplex housing the men's shelter would be altered to expand that service into the adjoining space currently occupied by the community's radio station.

"The need is great and the waiting list long," Marla Limousin, Cambridge Bay's senior administrative officer, said of the men's shelter.

There are 32 applicants hoping to get spots at the shelter, according to Isaac Mensah, the shelter's coordinator.

The facility, located on Omingmak Street, was only established in 2016. With so much demand, there have been times when recliner couches in the shelter have accommodated four additional men, said director of wellness Janet Stafford-Brenton.

In addition, there are respite and support services available at the wellness centre and the elder's palace during the day, she added.

The average length of stay at the men's shelter is nine months, Stafford-Brenton said.

Clients come seeking safety and sobriety, retreating from overcrowded homes and some have indicated that they've suffered financial abuse, she said.

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July ᔪᓚᐃ Retired Mountie calls for more Inuit officers Iqaluit Retired RCMP Cpl. Henry Coman took time to reflect on his policing career following his retirement in May and he encouraged more Inuit to consider joining the Mounties.

Only five of close to 120 officers across Nunavut were Inuit.

"I hope there are more Inuks that do consider a career in the RCMP because we definitely need more Inuit members, for sure," said Coman, who left the police force with 25 years experience and having served as a recruiter.

Coman, a graduate of the Akitsiraq law program in 2005, moved on to become a lawyer with Justice Canada.

Education Act changes in the offing Nunavut Education Minister David Joanasie said he hopes to present proposed amendments to the Education Act during the first session of the legislative assembly in 2019, as the deadline for bilingual education in an Inuit-language and English or French looms.

The legislation states bilingual education was to be phased in for kindergarten to Grades 1 to 3 for the 2009-2010 school year, then phased in to all other grades by the 20192020 school year.

At present, some schools transition from Inuit-language to all-English around Grade 4, some at earlier grades and some at later grades.

Joanasie says it's important to be realistic about what resources are in place to hit the target.

"A big part of it is training Inuktut-speaking teachers and, with that, the curriculum to back that up," he said.

Nunavut's former coroner sues GN

Nunavut Former chief coroner Padma Suramala filed a lawsuit against the Government of Nunavut for $1 million for wrongful dismissal.

Suramala told Nunavut News prior to filing with the court that she was about to release the result of a TB death in Qikiqtarjuaq when, she claimed, "he (Justice deputy minister William MacKay) suspended me."

Suramala was fired April 25.

"They tried to negotiate with me, give me some package deal. I said I didn't want the money. I told them I don't want the package.

I want my job," Suramala told Nunavut News.

"To hell with the money – when I die I'm not going to take this money with me. I want my job and this is not the way I should be exiting when I have done so much work."

Dental assault settlement Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay A settlement was reached between plaintiffs and the Government of Canada in a historic sexual assault civil suit involving a deceased dental therapist.

The terms of the deal and the number of plaintiffs remained a secret.

Lawyer Alan Regel, who represented the plaintiffs, told Nunavut News in 2017 about the case when he was actively seeking additional individuals who may have been molested as children by dental therapist Daniel Nahogaloak in the early 1980s.

At the time, 12 people in Iglulik had joined the civil suit as well as two from Cambridge Bay. Nahogaloak, who was from Cambridge Bay, also worked in Taloyoak.

First Air, Canadian North announce merger Nunavut Longtime competitors First Air and Canadian North announced plans to form a single

airline.

The airline, if approved by regulatory authorities, would function under the name Canadian North and would feature First Air's marketing brand, including its recently adopted inuksuk logo.

The proposed airline would be headquartered in Ottawa.

Makivik Corporation, the Quebec-based parent company of First Air and the Inuvialuit Development Corporation, owner of Canadian North, cited a Government of Nunavut report that recommended more efficiency in Nunavut air transportation services and stated that a merger "is the only viable way to both meet and exceed these essential needs for Nunavummiut and all Northerners."

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ᕇᑕ ᐸᐃᕼᐅᐸ ᒪᒪ ᒪᕼᐃᕋᖏᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕆᑯᕋᓂᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᐅᕆᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᕼᐊᑲᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 1-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Fatal polar bear attack Arviat A polar bear attacked and killed a 31-yearold Arviat man on July 3.

The fatal incident occurred on Sentry Island, about 10 km outside of the community.

Aaron Gibbons, who was unarmed, was pronounced dead at the scene after medical professionals and police scrambled to assist him after a report of the attack came in at 7:42 p.m.

Gibbons was described as putting himself between the bear and his children, to protect them.

Other residents were nearby and one of them shot and killed the polar bear, the RCMP stated.

De Beers acquires Peregrine Diamonds Iqaluit Global diamond giant De Beers purchased Peregrine Diamonds and the Chidliak diamond project, 120 km from Iqaluit, for $107 million.

"The Peregrine team has done outstanding work progressing the Chidliak project, demonstrating its quality and high potential," said De Beers Canada CEO Kim Truter. "With our extensive De Beers Group operating experience in similar Canadian Arctic environments and employing innovative mining methods, we believe we are very well positioned to develop this resource further."

Peregrine completed a preliminary economic assessment for Chidliak earlier this year that showed more than 22 million carats of inferred diamonds – not yet proven – exist at the site.

The anticipated cost to get the Chidliak mine up and running is $455 million. Peregrine was also proposing a 160-km all-weather road from Chidliak to Iqaluit.

Money for new Iqaluit dump

Iqaluit The City of Iqaluit announced July 20 it will go ahead with a new dump.

The city will receive $26.2 million from the federal government for the $35-million project to improve its solid waste management system. The city will provide $8.7 million.

"The project includes the development of a new recycling and eco-centre, composting and new methods of waste collection for residential, commercial and industrial waste.

Funding will also be used for the construction of a road to the landfill and the decommissioning of the existing site," according to the city's news release.

Ell-Kanayuk becomes ICC president Iqaluit Former Nunavut deputy premier and cabinet minister Monica Ell-Kanayuk was elected president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada on July 15.

"I'm overwhelmed. I'm very excited," said Ell-Kanayuk. "I'm excited to be working hard for the next four years on behalf of Inuit in Canada and bring issues to the table internationally."

She added there are many issues, including Indigenous knowledge, knowing your rights as an Inuk, social issues, among others for the betterment of Inuit. Ell-Kanayuk, who is from Iqaluit, took the place of outgoing president Nancy Karetak-Lindell.

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Rita Peihopa of Mama Mihirangi & the Mareikura leads a traditional Maori women's haka workshop during the Alianait festival in Iqaluit July 1.

August ᐋᒡᒌᓯ First same-sex marriage in Cam Bay Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Jason Koblogina and Kyle Mercer made history in Cambridge Bay when they recited their vows in an August wedding.

Theirs was the community's first same-sex marriage.

Most people supported the couple, they said.

"The amount of support I've gotten from the community members has been overwhelming, with people telling us how proud they are that we don't let anyone's small-mindedness get to us or bother us," said Koblogina, 27.

"There are a couple of people who are kind of iffy," Mercer agrees, "but whatever. We have so much support here, it's incredible."

The couple are parents to two young adopted children.

Old landfills cleaned up in Resolute Resolute Bay Transport Canada contracted out contaminated landfill cleanups at the Resolute, work that had been neglected for decades.

Kudlik Construction won the contract, worth nearly $5.2 million.

The three landfill sites at the airport have existed since 1949. They were property of Transport Canada until the airport was transferred to the Government of the Northwest Territories in 1995 and subsequently to the Government of Nunavut in 1999.

The remediation involved the removal of 300 cubic metres of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, disposal of hazardous materials such as oil and lead paint and capping non-hazardous waste with gravel in one of the landfills.

Arts community hails elders Nunavut At a public gathering the evening of Aug. 9, three elders received lifetime achievement awards from the Qaggiavuut Society for their outstanding contributions to performing arts in Nunavut.

Qaggiavuut is an organization dedicated to training and supporting Inuit performance artists and building a performance arts space and school in the territory.

Susan Avingaq and Madeline Ivalu of Iglu-

lik and Sidone Nirlungayuq of Kugaaruk were each honoured, with Nunavut Commissioner Nellie Kusugak presenting them with their awards.

Iqaluit addresses water woes Iqaluit Facing a shortage of water, city council announced it would top off its fresh water source, three businesses would enter into service agreements to receive the water they need from the municipality and the water and sewer bylaw would not be changed for the time being.

Part of the plan involved pumping eight million litres of water a day for 60 days from the Apex River to the reservoir at Lake Geraldine. The goal was to prevent a water shortage for Iqaluit's citizens by winter.

The moves allowed the Nunavut Brewing Company Ltd. to finally open its doors to the public.

Arena mould contract awarded Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay The contract to address the mould that led to the shutdown of the Cambridge Bay arena in 2017-18 was awarded to Qillaq Construction, based in Cambridge Bay, for $257,000.

The work was expected to allow the facility to reopen by late in 2018, even though not all of the mould would be removed, said Paul Mulak, director of capital projects with Community and Government Services. There will be restricted access to the spores left behind on the second floor, in the curling rink and in the arena's crawlspace and the remaining contaminated material will be sealed in place by antimicrobial sealant or polyethylene sheeting, Mulak stated.

Further renovations and upgrades to the facility – including measures to address excess moisture and water drainage – are to be undertaken in 2019 and 2020, according to Mulak.

Conservatives make royalty pledge Nunavut The Conservative Party of Canada endorsed a policy to offer Canada's three Northern territories 100 per cent of resource royalties, if the Conservatives form the next government in the 2019 federal election.

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former Environment and Health minister in the Stephen Harper government.

However, political adversaries countered that much of Nunavut's minerals and metals are located on Inuit-owned lands, so Inuit – through land claim and regional organizations – are already poised to receive the royalties wealth.

Water sources sought for Iglulik, Hall Beach Iglulik & Hall Beach Researchers are trying to determine longterm water sources for Hall Beach and Iglulik.

Each of those communities is served by a small reservoir that is supplemented by another water body. In Hall Beach, water is

pumped in from a shallow old military reservoir. In Iglulik, Small Lake is the alternate source.

Finding secure water supplies for the future is the goal and it appears challenging, said Andrew Medeiros, an assistant professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, who is colead in the research project with a colleague from the University of Ottawa.

There are numerous lakes near Hall Beach but they are shallow and have cloudy "turbid" water, Medeiros noted.

Teacher shortage Nunavut With 66.5 teaching vacancies still to be filled as of mid-August, the Government of Nunavut advised that classes in some communities would be delayed.

September ᓯᑎᐱᕆ Cruise ship incident investigated Kugaaruk Transportation Safety Board investigators were looking into what caused the Akademik Ioffe, a 117-metre cruise ship, to temporarily run aground near Kugaaruk on Aug. 24.

It wasn't known whether penalties would ensue.

"Should Transport Canada identify non-compliance with marine safety rules and regulations, the department will take appropriate action," stated Transport Canada spokesperson Annie Joannette.

No fuel spill or pollution from the incident was detected and no injuries were reported, according to Canadian Coast Guard communications advisor Lauren Solski.

The incident is further proof that Canadian Arctic waters need to be properly surveyed to show depths and natural hazards, insisted Mike Stephens, a Resolute entrepreneur and experienced ship's captain.

Another death from a polar bear Naujaat Calls for increased polar bear kills ramped up following a second fatal attack in the Kivalliq region in two months.

A Naujaat hunter died in late August while stranded on White's Island with two other hunters. The two surviving hunters were rescued after suffering minor injuries.

Reaction to Nunavut News' online story about the deadly incident included a few calls for a ban on hunting tags and quotas, which echoed the refrain when an Arviat man was killed by a polar bear in early July.

"Just shoot whenever. No more of this tag (expletive). We are Inuks (and) we should have every right to kill," reads the most popular comment on the Nunavut News Facebook page.

"It's a very sensitive topic right now," acknowledged Stanley Adjuk, president of the Kivalliq Wildlife Board. "We've been trying to push the quota system higher so we can downsize the population of the bears."

Advances reported at Back River Kitikmeot Region Mining company Sabina Gold & Silver reported that it finished its pre-development civil works for its shipping and receiving location – or marine laydown area – at its Back River Gold Project.

The work, which will provide a designated place for supplies and materials to be delivered via sealift or winter road, was completed ahead of schedule at a cost of $24 million, slightly more than the $22.6 million projected in the company's 2015 feasibility study, according to a news release from Sabina.

A permanent 45-person camp exists at the marine laydown site, along with a quarry, temporary fuel storage depot, barge landings, connecting roads and a 3,000-foot gravel airstrip. The Goose camp, where exploration for gold continues, is 150 km away by ice road.

Ice thwarts cruise ships in some communities Kitikmeot Region A summer of extensive ice in the Queen Maud Gulf prevented any cruise ships from getting into Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay. That resulted in substantial lost revenue for artists who would have sold their wares to the anticipated 1,550 guests in Gjoa Haven this summer and the close to 1,000 cruise ship visitors in Cambridge Bay. Carvers, sewers, guides, the Nattilik Heritage Centre and those who provide meals and entertainment all felt the impact, according to Bob Cheetham, Gjoa Haven's then-economic development officer.

Pond Inlet, however, enjoyed a record-setting tourism season with 4,384 passengers visiting the community during 26 stops by cruise ships.

Food centre in crisis Iqaluit A Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society

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Arctic Bay, Cape Dorset, Clyde River, Iglulik, Iqaluit and Kimmirut were the locations with the biggest hurdles, according to Heather Moffett, the Department of Education's director of corporate services.

Nineteen teacher vacancies were never filled in 2017, some of them due to a lack of available housing, Moffett noted. Another 14 teachers resigned over the course of the school year.

The majority of provinces and territories were struggling to recruit teachers due to a shortage within the profession, according to Moffett.

Tall ship training Qikiqtaaluk Region Thanks to the Ayalik Fund and Tall Ship Expeditions Canada, four Baffin youth spent

(NDMS) board decision to terminate the employment of chef Michael Lockley, effective Sept. 4, left the Qajuqturvik Food Centre in crisis as existing staff scrambled to fulfill obligations.

Programming plans for the fall were on hold and Lockley's fate was uncertain.

An unsigned, hand-delivered Aug. 21 letter from the organization to Lockley stated NDMS was no longer able to fund the position. But Qajuqturvik's Wade Thorhaug said that didn't make sense because the arrangement between Qajuqturvik and NDMS was to keep Lockley on the NDMS payroll, with Qajuqturvik reimbursing his salary.

The chef, who was under contract to April 2019, is a citizen of the United States and his work permit is attached to his employment with NDMS.

part of their summer aboard the St. Lawrence II, a 72-foot sail training vessel.

Brandon Anaviapik, 17 and Jeannie Qiyuapik Ootoova, 16, both from Pond Inlet and Kirk-Paul Kunnuk, 15 and Kathi-Lee Arnatsiaq, 15, from Iglulik travelled to southern Ontario to participate in the summer camp aboard the brigantine. Anaviapik and Qiyuapik, who were returning home, crossed paths with Kunnuk and Arnatsiaq, who were on their way south, at the Iqaluit International Airport July 26.

Asked whether he enjoyed his time on a tall ship, Anaviapik responded with a powerful "Yes. All of it."

He says he learned how to put a sail up and how to steer.

"I learned a lot, all about sailing," said Qiyuapik, who was all smiles.

ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅ ᓯᐅᕋ ᐅᑭᑲᑐᐊ ᖁᓕᖅᑕᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒥᔭᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓯᑕᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᑐᖃᓂᒃ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᑕᐅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Governor General visits Pang Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung Governor General Julie Payette visited Pangnirtung Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 to meet with community members about challenges and realities facing Nunavummiut.

Payette's three-day visit focused on Arctic research and Indigenous knowledge.

During her visit, Payette joined federal Science Minister Kirsty Duncan and Canada's chief science advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer, to meet with Pangnirtung councillors.

In a private meeting, Pangnirtung councillors and Mayor Stevie Komoartok discussed the many challenges of Arctic life that face Indigenous peoples. Councillors told Payette of the high rates of youth suicide, the need for a comprehensive healing centre, high rates of poverty and unemployment, food insecurity and the tuberculosis epidemic. Councillors discussed gaps in educational opportunities and the challenges that graduates face in seeking post-secondary education.

Iqaluit hosts MMIWG hearings Iqaluit Leaning on culture and openly talking about the past will heal communities afflicted by the ongoing impacts of colonialism, testified an expert at the Sept. 10 MMIWG hearing in Iqaluit. "(Inuit) have seen a lot of changes in our lives. There are a lot of things I went through that confuse me," said Elisapee Davidee Aningmiuq, who offers cultural programming in support of community health and well-being with the Tukisigiarvik Centre.

She described federal day school abuse, which instilled shame toward Inuit culture.

"They were putting us down as Inuit for speaking Inuktitut. It was like a 'not good enough' sign on your chest," she said.

In federal day school she was forbidden from speaking Inuktitut and teachers struck her with a ruler as punishment.

The abuse she experienced by staff at day schools resulted in a fraught relationship with her own children, whom she would scold over the use of English in her home, she said.

The Grizzlies debuts at TIFF Toronto The Toronto International Film Festival is where The Grizzlies – a based-on-a-true-story film about how a lacrosse program helped prevent suicides in Kugluktuk – made its premiere.

Nunavut actor Paul "Ike" Nutarariaq was on hand for the event. He said he was struck by the genuine warmth and friendliness of so many celebrities.

"They really want to get to know who you are and what kind of life experiences you have ... they really had a very deep interest in what it was like up in the North," Nutarariaq said. "It really was a phenomenal experience as an Inuit actor ... to go to TIFF was really amazing."

School insurance hits record high Nunavut The amount the Government of Nunavut is doling out for school insurance reached the highest annual total yet: more than $1.8 million.

That's up from $1.5 million in 2017-18, $653,891 in 2016-17 and $190,730 in 2015-16.

The GN's deductible – the amount the government would

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Elder Sarah Ulikatua models a parka during Gjoa Haven's Umiyaqtutt Festival. She finished in fourth place in the traditional clothing competition.

have to pay towards repairs or replacement of a damaged or destroyed school – remains at $20 million. Six schools are worth less than that, meaning the GN would have to cover the entire replacement cost if destroyed. Those schools are Victor Sammurtok School in Chesterfield Inlet, Paatsaali School in Sanikiluaq, Qarmatalik School in Resolute, Umimmak School in Grise Fiord, Nanook School in Apex and Iqaluit's Ecole Des Trois Soleils, according to Jeff Chown, deputy minister of Finance.

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October ᐅᑐᐱᕆ Final barge fails to reach Kugluktuk, Cam Bay Ice stopped the final sealift barge from reaching Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk and an airlift of most supplies was arranged as an

alternative.

The Government of the Northwest Territories' Marine Transportation Services (MTS) division came under heavy criticism from businesses and individuals in both communities for not sending the barge earlier in the season.

The decision not to send vehicles by plane – leaving them in storage in Inuvik – also upset some customers.

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Franklin ship artifacts on display Kitikmeot Region More than 170 years after the Franklin expedition ships HMS Erebus and Terror sunk, artifacts found resting on the Arctic Ocean floor were recovered and temporarily displayed for Kitikmeot residents.

Nine items retrieved this summer from the

ᐅᓇ ᑲᓛᖦᖠᐅᑉ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒨᓯᓯ ᓇᑯᓛᑉ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓪᓕᓂᑦ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆᒥ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᐸᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ill-fated 1845 mission by British explorer Sir John Franklin were exhibited in Gjoa Haven and Cambridge Bay. Among the artifacts were a ceramic pitcher and a copper alloy navigational tool known as an artificial horizon roof, both discovered in the officer's cabin on the lower deck of Erebus.

Pulley wheels, a nail, a pin and rigging from the upper deck were also retrieved.

Gjoa Haven's Sammy Kogvik was one of the people who got a look at the Erebus artifacts on display.

"It's very exciting for me. I saw some other stuff that I'd never seen before," he said.

Plea for more foster homes Nunavut The Department of Family Services is putting a public call out for foster homes, in anticipation of future need. The department currently had 45 foster homes on the roster at the time but anticipated needing more homes for new or repeat cases, said deputy minister Yvonne Niego.

It's the first time the department has made the appeal through the media, Niego said.

"This year we wanted to cast a wider net and inform families of what it would be like to host a child," said Niego.

In total, there are 450 children in care, with 250 in foster homes across the territory. The department has enough homes to foster those children.

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This Greenland shark got trapped in Moses Nakoolak's whale nets in Coral Harbour in October. It was brought into the community, where it attracted a great deal of attention.

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tent outside of the Nunavut legislature to bring awareness to invisible homelessness in Iqaluit.

"It will give the public outcry that people need to realize the true scope of housing in Nunavut," said Tagalik.

The two are common-law partners and are now sleeping outside with their two children, ages one and seven, until their situation is remedied.

Homelessness has imposed an unpredictability that controls their everyday lives, said Ashoona as she sat in the legislative assembly after a meeting with ministers and MLAs.

Cannabis becomes legal Nunavut Nunavut, along with the rest of Canada, woke up to the reality of legalized recreational cannabis on Oct. 17.

Customers over the age of 19 could now order cannabis and a Canada Post agent verifies the buyer's age upon delivery at the post office.

The Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission is not planning to open its own stores and any licensing regime for dispensaries will

be held off until 2019, said Dan Young, the GN's director of Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis.

The department has an obligation to give municipalities the opportunity to reject dispensaries in their communities, but the details on how exactly a community will be able to deny a dispensary will be ironed out in a future regulatory regime, he said.

NTI to study self-government Nunavut Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) announced it's going to look at the prospect of Inuit selfgovernment.

The 25th anniversary of the Nunavut Agreement served as a reminder to NTI president Aluki Kotierk, as well as regional Inuit leaders, that many important aspects of the Nunavut Agreement remain to be implemented.

"Over a number of years there's been some disappointment, for instance, in whether Article 32 is being used by the territorial government when it's designing policies that relate to social and cultural programs," said Kotierk, referring to the territorial governments attempts to revise the Education Act and

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develop Inuit employment plans, for example.

"Inuit organizations have felt there's been resistance to work together on things to make things better for Inuit."

Faster but problem-plagued internet Iqaluit Following Northwestel's October launch of its higher-speed Tamarmik Nunalitt network, some Iqaluit customers complained of large internet usage spikes that they couldn't account for.

Some customers said the spikes occurred when their modems weren't connected or when they were on holidays.

A Northwestel spokesperson said the company was looking into the issue.

Baffinland production increase approved Ottawa With the Qikiqtani Inuit Association's support, the federal government approved Baffinland Iron Mines' request to increase production to six million tonnes of iron ore at the Mary River mine in 2019, up from 4.2 million tonnes.

The Nunavut Impact Review Board had recommended against the increase, citing environmental and wildlife concerns.

The news coincided with the announcement of a renegotiated Inuit Impact Benefit agreement between Baffinland and the QIA, promising greater payouts, better training and improved environmental monitoring.

Stripped of portfolios, Angnakak resigns Iqaluit Premier Joe Savikataaq, citing a "serious breach of cabinet confidentiality in the legislative assembly," relieved Pat Angnakak of her Nunavut Housing Corporation and Qulliq Energy Corporation ministerial portfolios.

The following day in the legislative assembly, Angnakak denied breaching confidentiality, arguing that she had consulted with the premier's staff before publicly revealing draft amendments to the GN's staff housing policy in response to an MLA's question.

Angnakak said it wasn't the first time that Savikataaq had "taken direction from others rather than leading, himself," and added that the GN needs greater transparency, including greater accountability from deputy ministers.

ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ Happy Valley-ᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ NorthMart-ᑯᑦ ᓯᕐᓗᐊᖓᓂ ᑲᑕᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᒥᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 8-ᒥ.

A view from Happy Valley shows NorthMart's warehouse collapsing as firefighters work to contain the fire Nov. 8.

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November ᓄᕕᐱᕆ Iglulik man charged with murder Iglulik A 43-year-old man faced one count of murder following the death of a woman in Iglulik. The female victim was rushed to the local health centre after the RCMP responded to an assault complaint at a local residence on Oct. 26, but she later died from her injuries.

Jerry Ulayuruluk was subsequently charged with murder.

Government reprimanded Iqaluit Nunavut MLAs censured cabinet after Premier Joe Savikataaq took away Pat Angnakak's cabinet portfolios for breaching cabinet confidentiality.

A censure is a public reprimand to communicate disapproval.

Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet MLA Cathy Towtongie introduced the motion, citing a "double standard."

"I do not accept, or have difficulty accepting, the explanation from the premier that the breach of confidentiality by the former minister and member for Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu and the breach of confidentiality by the Minister of Education are not the same," she said.

The public learned that in September a staff member for Education Minister David Joanasie breached confidentiality, with no fallout for the minister.

Flooring dispute stalls school opening Iglulik As of early November, there was still no official opening date in sight for the $30-million new high school in Iglulik as the Government of Nunavut and the company that constructed the building fought over the condition of the flooring.

The installed flooring has "severe deficiencies," according to Pujjuut Kusugak, deputy minister of Education.

Empty staff houses rile MLAs Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung A persistent, unsolved problem returned to the legislative assembly: why do so many staff housing units across the territory remain vacant for years when families are in dire need of housing and live in overcrowded conditions?

Pangnirtung MLA Margaret Nakashuk's dismay stemmed from a proposed five new staff units, while there are existing empty units in her community. Meanwhile, the community hasn't had any new public housing units constructed in eight years, a letter from the Pangnirtung Housing Association stated.

Other MLAs raised similar concerns.

Nunavut Housing Corporation Minister Lorne Kusugak repeated that the corporation does not make decisions "as to which community will get a house and for what purpose. We are generally directed by human resources and other government departments when they tell us that they need housing for their staff."

NorthMart warehouse destroyed by fire Iqaluit A fire destroyed the NorthMart warehouse on Nov. 8. The fire broke out in the early hours and firefighters worked all day to stop the blaze from spreading to the attached main portion of the store and the neighbouring elders' residence.

The store reopened a little more than a week later.

A youth was charged with arson and disregard for human life in relation to the incident.

Kenojuak print sets record Toronto A Kenojuak Ashevak stone-cut print titled The Enchanted Owl set a new benchmark for prints at a Canadian auction,

commanding $216,000 in Toronto on Nov. 20.

The amount shattered the $100,000-$120,000 estimate set prior to auction.

"It's a great tribute to a great artist," said auctioneer Duncan McLean, who serves as Inuit art specialist for Waddington's, the auction house that hosted the event.

Because none of the money went to the late artist's family, again raising the question of whether a five per cent royalty should exist, as proposed by Canadian Artists Representation.

New album from Northern Haze Iglulik Revered Iglulik-based rockers Northern Haze, led by aging front man James Ungalaq, released Siqinnaarut, the band's first album since the mid-1980s.

The band's lyrics remain in Inuktitut, which creates a special connection with many Nunavummiut, according to Ungalaq.

"I think the most appreciated part of Northern Haze is we play in our language," he said. "We've got to save our language – it's saving ourselves. It's survival."

Substance issues cost Nunavut $96 million: report Nunavut A report on the costs of substance abuse pegged the financial damages at $96 million.

That would account for lost workplace productivity and healthcare – by far the two largest sums – as well as the extra burden on the criminal justice system, according to the report's authors, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and the University of Victoria's Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research.

Alcohol was to blame for 45 per cent of the $96 million in overall costs – based on data from 2014 – while tobacco represented 40 per cent. Cannabis and opioids each accounted for four per cent.

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December ᑎᓯᐱᕆ Iqaluit considers youth curfew Iqaluit Reeling from a rise in arson, Iqaluit councillor Jason Rochon introduced the idea of imposing a curfew for the capital's youth.

RCMP Staff Sgt. Garfield Elliott informed council that acts of arson had increased to 19 in 2018 compared to eight in 2017 and 11 in 2015. Investigations revealed youths were involved in many instances, according to Elliott.

"Overall, if a curfew was in place it would reasonable to adduce that the crimes would be diminished somewhat for the vandalismtype complaints," Elliott said.

Power struggle over DEAs Nunavut Proposed changes to Education Act that would put more decisionmaking power in the hands of the GN were opposed by the Nunavut Coalition of DEAs, which could cease to exist.

"There's a question around who has authority, whether it's the DEA or the minister, on school programs, education programs and local programs, so those areas, I think, we really need to hash out who has the final say," Education Minister

David Joanasie said.

Nikki Eegeesiak, executive director for the Coalition of Nunavut DEAs, asserted that the department is striving to "centralize" authority.

"Our DEA members feel it will make it harder and create even more barriers if the department makes decisions on behalf of the communities," Eegeesiak stated.

$1 million for Co-op members Naujaat Outgoing Naujaat Co-op president Pio Kopak was happy to inform Co-op members that $1 million worth of dividends would be returned to members' accounts.

Kopak, a heavy equipment operator with the Hamlet, was Naujaat Co-op president for roughly four years. He started out as a regular board member when he was first nominated, then became vice-president for a couple of years.

The 50-year-old Naujaat Co-op is a member-owned enterprise.

Researchers examine medical discrimination Ottawa Researchers based in Ottawa began recording stories from Inuit who say they have faced discrimination through the Ottawa health-

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care system.

"We actually want to engage specifically with community members who can tell us what their experiences are, good or bad, with the City of Ottawa health. That could be anything from pharmacies to emergency rooms, private doctor clinics, anything like that," said Elena Abel, community developer with the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition.

"It may be an incident where it would mean the person was less likely to want to access care or less likely to go to a clinic to present with issues because they've had a poor experience previously. It's a burden ... they worry about being discriminated against or being labelled."

City budget allots $43M for capital spending Iqaluit Iqaluit city council passed a 2019 budget of more than $66 million, with $23 million set aside for operations and more than $43 million in capital spending.

"City council is pleased to approve the 2019 budget, which is a balanced approach to help address the infrastructure deficit and offset the costs of services to meet the needs of our growing population," stated Mayor Madeleine Redfern in a news release.

The plan includes continuing to work on water infrastructure and a supplementary water source,

improve information technology infrastructure and upgrade and improve access to public buildings.

No public hearings on airline merger Nunavut Transport Canada met selectively with stakeholders in Nunavut and the NWT about the proposed merger between airlines First Air and Canadian North.

Everyone was given the option to respond to a questionnaire that the federal agency circulated.

"Transport Canada does not intend to hold a large-scale public consultation in person," stated Julie Leroux, senior adviser of media relations with Transport Canada.

The six-page consultation document listed questions under a variety of topics such as fares and air travel, access for communities, cargo, employment, cultural identity/Indigenous considerations, safety, environment, tourism and operating and network efficiencies.

Campaign for higher minimum wage Nunavut A petition to increase Nunavut's $13 minimum wage circulated in many Nunavut communities in December.

The petition, part of a pan-territorial Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Living Wage campaign, calls for a minimum wage

increase to $15 across all three territories, said regional executive vice-president for the North Jack Bourassa.

Nunavut's petition, noting the living wage is Yellowknife is $20.96/hour, states the estimated living wage in Nunavut is $26. It asks the GN, above and beyond raising the minimum by $2, to develop a plan to change the minimum to a living wage of $26, as well as tie an annual wage increase to the consumer price index.

Changes made to Nutrition North Nunavut In making long-awaited changes to the Nutrition North Canada program, the federal government failed to clearly address a major concern for Nunavummiut – retailer transparency – though several other changes do indicate good news for stressed consumers.

"The initial funding and other changes are welcome. However, they have failed, failed to fix the biggest problem with the program, its transparency and accountability," said independent Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo during question period at Parliament on Dec. 11.

"For example, the department has admitted the program subsidy received by some retailers is higher than the freight rate that they are paying, which is why some Nunavummiut believe some retailers are unjustly profiting from the subsidy."

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The year that was in sports Northern News Services

And we're now into 2019. Another year, another time of reflection of what we saw in 2018. You've all had a chance to open the gifts, swear on those who obviously re-gifted something to you and work off X number of pounds of food you all ate.

While you recover from whatever ailed you over Christmas, let's strap in and take a look back at the best of 2018 as it pertains to sports in Nunavut. Here goes something:

ᕗᕌᓐᓯᔅ ᐅᐸᕼᐅᐊᖅ, ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᑳᒻᐃᐅᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᑐᓂᓯᔪᖅ 2018-ᒥ ᔮᓐ ᓕᓐᑎᓪᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑳᒻᐃᐅᒃᑯᒃ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᕼᐊᑭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᔩᒥᓯ ᒥᐊᕆᑦᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕗᐃᓐᑐᓪ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ 28-ᒥ.

January Nunavut's best young curlers were once again mixing it up with the rest of the country at the New Holland Canadian Juniors in Shawinigan, Que. Both teams hailed from the Iqaluit Curling Club, with David Aglukark skipping the boys' team and Christianne West doing the honours for the girls. The girls were the ones doing the winning as they beat Yukon and the NWT. Nunavut Judo welcomed an Olympic-sized visitor to the capital in January as Nathalie Gosselin made the trip in to help with a workshop. Gosselin, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Team Canada, put the young judoka through their paces over the course of the weekend camp.

It was a big month for Nunavut at the Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony in Ottawa. Two sport-based programs received both money and recognition for their work as The Qajaq Program of Chesterfield Inlet was awarded $140,000 while the Rankin Rock minor hockey camp was given $80,000.

The Nunavut Wrestling Championships in Iqaluit saw several young grapplers not only win territorial titles but earn their place on the Arctic Winter Games team. When the dust settled, six boys and five girls managed to make the final cut.

Rankin Inlet won the first big senior men's hockey tournament of the new calendar year as they won the Jon Lindell Memorial Calm Air Cup in Arviat. They beat the Arctic Connection squad from the host community by a score of 3-2 to lift the trophy.

February The Arctic Atoms tournament in Rankin Inlet happened in February and it was the home team which took the spoils.

ᒪᓕᓯᐊ ᐃᓕᔭᒐ ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᖓᑦ ᑰᔨ ᑖᓄᓪᑕ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑰᓕᒃᑏᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᑲᑕᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ 15-ᒥ.

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Frances Uppahuak, on behalf of Calm Air, presents the 2018 JLM Calm Air Cup senior men's championship trophy to Rankin Inlet's James Merritt, left, and Wendel Kaludjak in Arviat on Jan. 28.

The Rankin Rock managed to get past a spirited Arviat Wolves squad by a score of 10-6 in the final.

The Cambridge Bay Wolverines were the lone team from the territory to compete at the NWT Power Corporation Junior Cager in Yellowknife in February. It was a Grade 6 girls' team that hit the court for 3-on-3, which is the new format used in that division and they were unable to come away victorious.

Nunavut's Arctic Winter Games midget boys' hockey team warmed up in style for the big event by winning the Polar Bear Plate in Rankin Inlet. They defeated Iqaluit by a score of 5-3 in the final while Arviat won bronze by beating Rankin Inlet.

The tournaments kept on rolling in Rankin Inlet with the Challenge Cup series, which determines who will represent the territory at the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship.

The Baffin Blizzard won the right to make the trip as they beat the Kivalliq Canucks in the best-of-three series.

For the first time, Nunavut was among the main field at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's curling championship. Amie Shackleford of Ontario skipped the team as each team can have one non-jurisdiction player. The other three players – Geneva Chislett, Christianne West and Denise Hutchings – all hail from the Iqaluit Curling Club. The ladies were unable to hit the win column in all of their games.

March

Curling Canada/Shawinigan Host Committee photo

Melicia Elizaga prepares to deliver from the hack as coach Donalda Mattie watches on during practice on Jan. 15.

The big event in March was the 2018 Arctic Winter Games in the NWT. Nunavut sent its best and brightest and managed to come away with a total of 55 ulus. Drew Bell of Arviat did his thing in Arctic sports as he won more than one-eighth of the territory's haul – three gold, four silver and one bronze. Emma Carpenter of Iqaluit was also a big winner in speedskating as she won four ulus, three of them gold.

Rankin Inlet once again won a hockey tournament in their own barn. This time, it was the Powerful Peewees as the host team defeated Coral Harbour by a score of 5-4 in the final, managing to erase a 4-1 deficit to do it.

Just like the ladies before them, Nunavut got the chance to compete as equals at the Tim Hortons Brier in March. Former Iqaluit resident David St. Louis skipped the territory's entry, which included the Iqaluit trio of Peter Mackey, Wade Kingdon and Jeff Nadeau, but they were unable to hit the win column during the event.

The other big Canadian curling event in March was the Canadian Seniors Championships in Stratford, Ont. Mackey skipped the men's entry with Geneva Chislett leading the way for the women and neither team was able to win any of its games.

April The Baffin Blizzard hit the ice for the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship in Crapaud, P.E.I. and ended up fifth this time around. Individually, Mitchell Tilley was the tournament's top scorer with 11 points in four games while Max Shoo led the tournament in assists with seven.

The Toonik Tyme Cup was one of the last big hockey tournaments of the season. There were two divisions in play and it was Canadrill that won the A division title while the RCMP Bisons took the B division honours.

Rankin Inlet and Gjoa Haven captured top spot in the girls' and boys' divisions respectively at the Nunavut U18 Volleyball Championships in Iqaluit. Rankin Inlet defeated Whale Cove to win the banner while Gjoa Haven took down Taloyoak.

Daniel McKitrick of Coral Harbour won himself another big hockey title as the 20-year-old helped the Steinbach Pistons to the Manitoba Junior Hockey League title in April. The Pistons beat the Virden Oil Capitals by a score of 2-1 in the deciding game to advance to the ANAVET Cup against the Nipawin Hawks of Saskatchewan.

May Coral Harbour made it a winning weekend in Yellowknife as the community won the U19 A girls' banner thanks to a 7-1 win over Hay River, NWT. Rankin Inlet came close to a banner but the community's U15 girls' team fell in the final of the A division against a team from Yellowknife.

Team North was hard at it in Membertou, N.S., for the 2018 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships but they weren't able to make much noise this time around as both the boys' and girls' teams ended with identical eighth place finishes.

Cambridge Bay made Northern basketball history as they became the first team from Nunavut to win the men's title at the Arctic Shoot-Out in Yellowknife. The Bay, as they were known, beat Fort Simpson, NWT, in the final by a score of 86-71, marking the first time in a long time that the final didn't feature a team from Yellowknife.

June The Iqaluit Taekwondo Society made the trip to Ottawa for the General Choi Taekwondo World Cup and it was another Please see page 20 for more

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ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᕉ ᐱᐊᓪ ᐃᓵᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᐊᕐᔪᒃᖢᓂ ᕿᓯᖕᒥᒃ ᓇᑦᑎᖑᐊᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒡᒐᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᕗᐊᓯᒥᒥ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᓂᐹᕿᔪᑎ ᓂᓪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 5 ᕖᑦ 7-ᐃᓐᓯᔅᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓐᓯᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᓂᒃ.

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Arviat's Drew Bell reaches out to graze the seal skin ball during a record setting attempt in the one arm reach at the Arctic Winter Games in March. Bell's tally of 5 foot 7' surpassed the previous record by an inch.

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impressive medal haul, as is usually the case whenever the society travels. A total of 17 members came home with 23 medals as they took on competitors from 11 other nations.

The Get Happy Summer Day Camp program, run by the Recreation and Parks Association of Nunavut (RPAN), was back for its fourth year of operation. A total of 14 communities took part in this year's program with Sanikiluaq and Kimmirut getting involved for the first time.

July The world came to Rankin Inlet – sort of – for the Rankin Inlet World Cup soccer tournament. Players from Whale Cove, Baker Lake and Arviat joined in with those from Rankin Inlet to make up the teams and while England won the tournament by beating Portugal in the final, the big takeaway from the tournament was 22 players being selected to represent the territory at future national futsal tournaments.

Nunavut will be making history this coming February as it enters a boys' hockey team for the first time at the Canada Winter Games. The team came together for its first big camp/tournament in Sarnia, Ont., in late July and it all happened thanks to assistant coach Brandon Biggers, who's originally from Sarnia.

They ended up winning four of their games and tying one.

September Cambridge Bay's recreation department looked a lot different as Fred Muise, the community's long-time recreation co-ordinator, called time on the job in September. Muise had been in the community for eight years with some of his accomplishments being the growth of Cambridge Bay Minor Hockey and serving as president of RPAN. Arctic Bay got into the Terry Fox spirit with its annual golf tournament in support of cancer research. A dozen golfers from the community hit the "links" for an afternoon of fun and frolic.

A total of $150 was raised with Lionel Willie being crowned the champion.

Something else happened in Arctic Bay that hadn't happened in nearly a quarter-century. The Tununirusiq Arena finally got

itself a working Zamboni and it works, said Thomas Levi, the community's recreation co-ordinator.

October Nunavut's favourite hockey son decided October was the time to hang up the blades and retire the ax. Jordin Tootoo announced his official retirement from professional hockey in Brandon, Man., the city he called home while playing with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. Tootoo, who was drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2001, played 723 games in the National Hockey League and tallied 161 points in his career.

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ᔩᒥ ᑲᒃᑭᒃ, ᕿᑎᐊᓂ, ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔭᒃᓯᔪᖅ ᐊᑭᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓵᑦᑎᐊᖓᒎᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᓯᐅᑉ ᒪᐃᒃ ᐅᓂᐅᖅᓵᒐᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᔨᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᔪᒃ ᓯᒡᔭᒥᐅᓂ-ᕼᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓪᓗ ᓄᑲᖅᖡᑦ 'ᑕ' ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑯᕋᐴᒥ, ᐱ.ᐃ.ᐊᐃᒥ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

August Rankin Inlet was once again on the diamond at the Slo Pitch National Canadian Championships, this time in St. John's, N.L. New Era represented the community – and the territory – at the event and ended up with a record of 2-2 in the round-robin in the co-ed division before being knocked out in the round-of-16.

Michael Hunt made the trip to Arviat from Winnipeg for a roller hockey camp in August, the first of its kind in the territory.

The camp involved the installation of 16,000 sq. ft of Sport Court, the surface which the hockey variant is played on, followed by a week's worth of instruction on everything there was to know from Hunt, who's a veteran of Canada's national men's team.

There is a new name on the Calm Air Cup co-ed slo-pitch championship trophy as the Salliq Invaders of Coral Harbour won a wild extra-inning final over Kativik of Rankin Inlet, 15-14. It was the first win for the Invaders after coming up empty in three previous trips to the final.

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Jayme Kakee, centre, checks an opposing player in front of goaltender Mike Uniuqsaraq during action at the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship in Crapaud, P.E.I., in April.

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ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑑᑑ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ, ᐹᓂ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᖓᓂ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ Brandon Wheat Kings-ᓄᑦ Keystone ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐳᕌᓐᑎᓐ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆᒥ.

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ᑖᒥᔅ ᓕᕙᐃ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᐊᖁᑉᐳᖅ ᓄᑖᒥ ᓵᒻᐴᓂᒥ ᓯᑯᓕᐅᕈᑎ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᓵᒻᐴᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ-23-ᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᓄᓂᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ.

photo courtesy of Thomas Levi

photo courtesy Wheat Kings family

Former NHLer Jordin Tootoo of Rankin Inlet and his dad, Barney, right, take in the atmosphere of the morning skate for the Brandon Wheat Kings at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Man., in October.

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The Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association joined in with hundreds of other organizations on the planet for World Girls Hockey Weekend in October. A total of 23 female players between the ages of five and 17 took part in the festivities, which included a floor hockey game as the ice wasn't ready at either the Arctic Winter Games and Arnaitok Arenas.

It was a big night in Iqaluit for the sports community as the annual Sport and Recreation Awards Gala handed out its honours. A total of 12 awards were given out, including some from the RPAN.

November Nunavut Badminton geared up for the February 2019 Canada Winter Games with its territorial championships in Iqaluit.

Thomas Levi, the recreation co-ordinator in Arctic Bay, drives the new Zamboni the community received on a sealift in September. It's the first working Zamboni the community has had in the 23-year history of the Tununirusiq Arena.

Players from 14 communities hit the gymnasiums at Inuksuk High School and Joamie School in several divisions and as expected, players from Sanikiluaq fared quite well.

Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay showed once again why he's one of the best wrestlers going today in the territory as he claimed top spot in his division at the Golden Bear Takedown Tournament in Edmonton. Avalak was one of five wrestlers from the community that made the trip, which also included Kristen McCallum winning gold in her division as well.

The Travelers Curling Club Championships was the latest adventure for Nunavut on the national scene. It differs from other events in that it's for club-level curlers only and both of the territory's entrants hailed from the Iqaluit Curling Club. The women's rink, skipped by Chantelle Masson, ended up winning the only game for Nunavut as they beat Quebec during the round-robin.

There was no team from Nunavut at the Wickenheiser World Female Hockey Festival this year but the territory still had some representation. Madison Ahle of Iqaluit got the chance to

compete with the Whitehorse Mustangs after being invited to play with the team and very nearly came home a winner as the Mustangs ended up losing the final of the midget 2-B division.

December The Canada Winter Games boys' hockey team was back in action, this time in Yellowknife for the Arctic Showcase tournament. They got the chance to play the NWT's boys' squad and Shawnigan Lake School, a prep academy based out of B.C. in exhibition games and also got in several practices.

And there it is. Busy as usual but if it wasn't busy, it wouldn't be any good. We'll keep it going in 2019. Keep telling us about what you're doing by dropping me a line either through telephone or through e-mail. Don't worry about how it gets to me because I'll always get it.

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