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ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐳᓚᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᕐᒪᖓᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ.

NEWS Briefs ᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᒧᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑰᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ

ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᒧᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 80 ᑭᓛᒥᑐᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓂᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ.

40–ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑭᓂᖓᓂ. ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᒫᓗᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᒫᓗᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᒐᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᒡᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑲᔭᓴᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᒧᐊᖅᑐᕕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᒡᔭᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᖁᓕᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᙱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᒥᒃ, ᓂᕿᖓ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᒍᓇᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ, ᑲᔭᓴᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. please see Bowhead, page 8

ᐃᖃᓘᑉ ᓂᐊᖁᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᖁᐊᖃᐅᒻᒥ ᑕᑖᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖃᓘᑉ ᓂᐊᖁᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ. ᓂᐊᖁᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᒃᑕᔫᓂᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕝᕕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ 500–ᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᒃᑕᔫᓂᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᓂᐅᓪ ᐋᑦᔪᓐ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐊᑐᓂ ᐴᖑᔪᖅ 5–ᓂ 10–ᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᑦ ᓂᐊᖁᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 8– ᖑᓕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐋᑦᔪᓐ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 30 ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐴᕐᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᕗᑦ ᖃᔪᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᒃᖠᓐᓇᓗᐊᙱᑉᐳᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓄᑦ ᕿᒥᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᑦᔪᓐᒧᑦ. ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᐱᒃ ᓂᐊᖁᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ. please see The great, page 8

ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ

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ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒍᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᐃᑕᓐ ᒪᓐᓂᓚᖅ, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓ. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂᐸᓗᒃ ᐅ–ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. "ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᖃᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᖕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ," ᒪᓐᓂᓚᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐃᙱᕐᓂᐅᒐᔪᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒥ." please see Bringing, page 8

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Elders' Qammaq during a campaign stop in Iqaluit, his third visit to the Nunavut capital this year.

Trudeau promises to eliminate diesel during campaign stop Prime minister met with elders and public during Iqaluit visit

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

A day after battling party leaders in the one and only English language debate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touched down in Iqaluit touting his government's pledge to fight climate change and promising to eliminate diesel from all Indigenous communities by 2030.

It was Trudeau's third visit to Iqaluit this year. He arrived Oct. 8 after 1 p.m., approximately one hour late, to the press conference held in Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park with his two children – Ella-Grace and Xavier Trudeau – and Megan Pizzo-Lyall, the Liberal candidate for Nunavut in the upcoming federal election.

Pizzo-Lyall quietly stood by Trudeau at the podium, as he spoke to the local and national media plus the New York Times and German Television about the Liberals' plan to fight against climate change and protect the environment.

"We'll conserve even more of our land and water. We'll help home-owners retrofit their homes. We'll build an economic ecosystem that drives clean tech innovation. We'll ensure that all Indigenous communities are off diesel and instead powered by clean affordable energy like hydro by the year 2030. We'll hit net zero emissions by the year 2050," promised Trudeau.

When asked to elaborate on how he plans to get Indigenous communities off diesel, he offered no further information.

Similarly, when Nunavut News asked how many homes the Liberal government would promise to build in Nunavut over the next four years, the Liberal leader responded very vaguely.

"We put forward a national housing strategy that is focused on building affordable infrastructure right across the country but it's obviously not a cookie-cutter model that will be the same everywhere," stated Trudeau.

He asserted the Liberal party's plan to meet the needs of Nunavut communities is "significant" and "ambitious."

Several times, Trudeau made an effort to suggest unlike the Liberals, the Conservatives do not have a real plan to fight against climate change and to protect the environment.

Trudeau stated, "Conservatives have prom-

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᒪᐃᒋᓐ ᐱᑦᓱᓪ–ᓚᐃᔪᓪ, ᐳᓚᕋᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓᓂ, ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓚ–ᒍᕋᐃᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᕕᐅᕐ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 8–ᒥ.

Nunavut Liberal candidate Megan Pizzo-Lyall, toured her leader, Justin Trudeau and two of his children, Ella-Grace and Xavier, around Iqaluit Oct. 8. ised to rip up the only serious plan to fight climate change that Canada has ever had."

The lone Nunavut seat in the House of Commons was held by Conservative Leona Aglukkaq from 2008 to 2015. She's trying to reclaim her seat against a slate of candidates that include Pizzo-Lyall, the NDP's Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and the Green Party's Douglas Roy. The current MP, Hunter Tootoo, who won as a Liberal in 2015 before leaving the party in 2016 to sit as an independent, is not seeking re-election.

Trudeau promised, if re-elected, to work in close partnership with Indigenous peoples and hopes to take the burden off the shoulders of future generations by addressing climate change.

Following the 30-minute press conference, Trudeau, his children and Pizzo-Lyall were driven to the Elders' Qammaq in downtown Iqaluit. Trudeau walked around the cozy Qammaq introducing himself, his children

and his candidate to elders as media took photos. There were about 20 elders, who all seemed very happy to meet the prime minister.

After the brief 10-minute visit, Trudeau went to chat and take photos with the public, who had been patiently waiting outside the Qammaq. There was a small crowd of 50 to 100 people consisting mainly of students and Liberal supporters. The atmosphere was energetic as many individuals were excited to meet and take photos with Trudeau.

After the event, the Liberal leader immediately departed to the airport for his next campaign stop, Toronto.

Pizzo-Lyall was later interviewed by local media only.

In response to how the Liberals plan to get Northern communities off diesel, she replied, "Well it is not going to be easy. It's an ambitious plan but we are going to work towards that in the next four years."

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Nunavut's MP candidates make their case Four contenders vying for Parliament lay out their priorities

OUR QUESTIONS: 1. What are your top three priorities and, briefly, how will you make improvements in each area?

2. Nunavut needs approximately 3,500 new homes. How many houses is your party going to build over the next four years?

3. How will your party tackle climate change?

Is a carbon tax effective?

4. Tell us about an underrepresented issue or something you've learned about for the first time on the campaign trail that you now plan to address.

5. What are you hearing from Nunavummiut about your national leader?

6. Do you agree or disagree that a judicial review should be held before compensation is granted to Indigenous people who were apprehended under the government's child welfare system?

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Candidates responses have been edited for style, length and clarity. Please see nunavutnews.com for the unabridged responses.

As we close in on the Oct. 21 federal election, Nunavut News contacted the four individuals who have entered the race to become the territory's member of Parliament.

Leona Aglukkaq, Conservative 1) My top three priorities are the same top issues that come up at the doors: affordability, mental health and infrastructure, which includes our housing crisis.

The number of people who have told me they are living pay cheque to pay cheque and finding it difficult to make ends meet is heartbreaking.

Mental health doesn't affect individuals, it affects us all. I want to support the training of Inuit mental health workers in addition to territorial and community-based healing programs to tackle the current crisis of suicide and violence in Nunavut. It is important to

have culturally-sensitive, Inuit- solutions.

3) People dismiss Conservled and community-driven ative plans to scrap the carbon programs in Nunavut.

Infrastructure is also tax as us hating the environimportant. We need to build ment. I'm Inuk. The North is our territory up to help with my home and I love Nunavut.

I don't hate the environcommunity resupply, ment. communications and ᓕᐆᓇ The carbon tax is energy alternatives to diesel. We need to ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ supposed to be a disincentive to use carbonsolve the crisis that has intensive options but 4,900 people on a wait in Nunavut we have list for housing. Safe, no alternatives. So it secure housing will becomes punitive. The lead to better mental exemptions are only for health and educational Leona outcomes.

Aglukkaq flights within the territories. That makes this 2) The money Prime a shipping tax.

Minister Trudeau That is why I want the car"announced" in August was, in fact, mostly made up of bon tax gone.

Conservatives believe that previous commitments in the 2016 and 2017 federal budgets. the big emitters should be Premier Savikataaq said the putting the money into green money would amount to 83 technology. Under the current houses per year over the next regime, major emitters get sweetheart deals and the taxes eight years.

I want to work with indus- collected go into general revtry, Nunavummiut and both enues.

4) Something I have had levels of government to think outside the box. brought up time and time again In the last Conservative is that we are on an unsustainmandate, we committed sig- able path. The rising cost of nificant funds to get 725 hous- living, the cost of housing and es built in two years. I think the cost of doing business is we can do better than that if we hurting Nunavummiut. work together on innovative We need to take a hard look

at cost drivers and leverage public-private partnerships to find innovative solutions. I am committed to examining ways of reducing costs in all sectors.

5) I have met with lots of people who support me and want an MP that delivers for Nunavut.

I'm working on meeting with and talking to as many people as possible. I'm hearing that people believe Conservatives have a plan to help them get ahead.

6) The Conservative Party of Canada agrees with the appeal.

Megan Pizzo-Lyall, Liberal 1) For me, the three most important things are helping families, protecting the environment and helping our elders. The Liberal team's plan is going to put more money in families' pockets and help more Nunavummiut find safe, affordable homes.

Our plan also protects the environment and reduces our carbon emissions. Elders are essential to our communities and that's why I'm proud to be running on a plan to help even more elders age with dignity.

2) Housing is one of my personal priorities. In August, the Liberal g o v e r n m e n t ᒪᐃᒋᓐ worked with ᐱᑦᓱ-ᓚᐃᔪᓪ Nunavut to commit $290 million to build and retrofit homes in Nunavut. It Megan will take some Pizzo-Lyall time for all of those homes to be built, but we have committed the money.

Also in our platform are commitments to help people retrofit their homes to make them energy efficient.

3) In the North, we understand that climate change is real. A price on pollution like the one in place helps lower emissions, while understanding the unique nature of life in the North by making exemptions for our flights and electricity. A carbon price is only one part of our plan. We will get the North on renewable electricity by 2030 and have committed to net-zero emissions by 2050.

4) As I have been knocking on doors and visiting communities, I have been repeatedly impressed by Nunavummiut innovation and collaboration.

In remote communities, we often find new ways to work together. I think it is an important lesson that others can learn and benefit from.

If something is working for one community, maybe we can try to expand or replicate it in other communities.

5) I had the great pleasure of bringing Justin Trudeau to Iqaluit this week. I was able to take him to Sylvia Grinnell Park, as well as to the Elders' Qammaq. We also held a public event where anyone could come and ask him a question

or say hello.

Overwhelmingly, people told me that they know that he cares about us as Inuit and Nunavummiut.

6) The most important thing is to get this right. Right now, because of the election, we can't have the conversations and collaboration that are of utmost importance.

I believe that collaboration, rather than litigation, is the best way to right historical wrongs and advance reconciliation and I am proud to run with a team that has committed to engaging in discussions around compensation for the benefit of those individuals impacted.

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, NDP 1) Using the wealth tax to increase quality, affordable housing. Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples into law. With this we can see institutions that reflect our culture and have the right to self-determination.

Youth engagement – everything from childcare increasing to post-secondary opportunities in Nunavut. We need to support and encourage our youth to excel at all levels.

2) New Democrats will address the Indigenous housing crisis and put an end to chronic overcrowding and long wait lists by working with Indigenous communities to implement co-developed Inuit housing strategies. These innovative, ground-up strategies will mean sustainable and dedicated funding to meet the needs of Indigenous peoples.

We believe that the federal government must immediately step up to tackle the mould crisis affecting tens of thousands of homes and provide support for Inuit to ensure that their homes are safe and ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ healthy.

We will also ensure that Indigenous communities have the resources to make homes Mumilaaq greener and Qaqqaq more energy efficient, working to keep the benefits of good jobs, training and investment close to home.

NDP will invest $5 billion to kick-start the plan, along with waiving GST/HST on construction of new units, double new home buyers tax credit for purchase of a home and reintroduce 30-year mortgages for first-time buyers.

3) New Democrats will put reconciliation at the core of this effort, upholding Indigenous knowledge and respecting inherent sovereignty.

We recognize that Indigenous peoples have intimate connections to their homelands, territories and resources and have provided stewardship since time out of memory.

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Still lots of election jobs up for grabs Scores of temporary positions exist in the lead-up to the Oct. 21 federal election

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Plenty of ballots will be cast during the Oct. 21 federal election and many temporary jobs have been created in relation to the exercise in democracy.

Close to 200 part-time workers will be needed on election day and approximately 70 employees will staff advance polls, according to Matthew McKenna, a media relations specialist with Elections Canada.

Not all of those jobs have been

ᔅᑎᕚᓐ ᐱᕉᓪ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ, ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᓪᓚᕆᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 21–ᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ.

photos courtesy of Elections Canada

Stephane Perrault, Canada's chief electoral officer, signs the writs of election, making official Canadians' trip to the polls on Oct. 21 to vote for a member of Parliament.

filled yet.

"There are still many vacant positions and we'd encourage anyone who is interested to get in touch with the local Elections Canada office in Iqaluit," McKenna stated.

"We have every hope that we'll be able to find enough Nunavut residents to be able to fill all the vacant positions. We're committed to reaching full staffing levels, though, so if there is a need to look at recruiting from outside of the territory it is something we will consider doing."

Nunavut returning officer Valerie Beaulieu Blanchette is "well aware" of the importance of hiring poll workers who speak the Inuit language and she is "making every every effort to do so," said McKenna.

Wages for poll clerks start at $15 per hour. Other jobs associated with the election include registration officers, information officers and central poll supervisors.

There are mandatory three-hour training sessions prior to beginning employment with Elections Canada but trainees get paid to learn, McKenna noted.

Not every community will have an Elections Canada employee on site throughout the election period, but all communities will at least receive elections services from visiting officials, he said.

Elections-related jobs wrap up immediately after Oct. 21, except for the returning officer and assistant returning officer.

ᔅᑎᕚᓐ ᐱᕉᓪ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ, ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᕝᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕼᐊᓐᓇᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

Stephane Perrault, Canada's chief electoral officer, is interviewed at Elections Canada's distribution centre in Ottawa.

The federal election means the creation of hundreds of temporary jobs in Nunavut.

Elections Canada's headquarters in Nunavut's capital staffs 10 people. Hiring there started nearly six months ago.

During that time, Blanchette has

fielded numerous questions. She regularly informs people of office hours, polling locations, voting dates and whether residents appear on the voting list, she said.

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ᐊᑭᓖᓗᑎᑦ ᕿᑐᕐᙱᐅᕈᑎᒥᑦ – ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ – ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ-ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ- ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑐᑦ-ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᓘᑎᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᓈᒻᒪᖅᑯᑦᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 21–ᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᕿᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᐅᓂᕐᓂ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᓐᓇᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᒧᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑰᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ. ᑐᕉᑑ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2030–ᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 8–ᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᑲᐃᒃᒥ ᒥᖑᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᐅᕐᓂ– ᐊᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ 2050–ᒥ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐸᓂᖓ ᐃᓚ–ᒍᕋᐃᔅ, ᒪᓕᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ. ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐊᑖᓃᓐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫᑳᓐᒥ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ, ᐅᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑯᓂ" ᐊᒻᒪ "ᖃᖓ" ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᕗᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ. ᔮᒡᒦᑦ ᓯᖕ, ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ New Democrats–ᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᖕᒥᕗᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᑖᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ.

NDP–ᑯᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖃᒐᔪᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ,

ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑯᐊ Orange–ᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᖓᑐᖄᓘᓕᖅᑐᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᖕᒥ ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᒪᔭᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕᙱᓐᓂᕋᐃᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓵᓗᖕᓄᑦ.

Greens ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐊᒥᙶᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖃᓗᐊᙱᓚᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓂᑦ, ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᐅᑎᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖓᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓕᐱᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᕼᐋᐳᕐ ᑲᓐᓱᕕᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᑑᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥ– ᑕᓕᓕᖕᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ 60–ᒥ, ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᑳᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂ "ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ." ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᖃᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᓂᑦ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ

ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᕐᓂᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖓᑕ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ. ᐱᖓᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ – ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ 1 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ – ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᙶᓲᖑᕗᑦ. ᐊᐅᓇᓲᖑᒐᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᐆᔭᐅᔭᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒨᖓᓂᖅᓴᐅᒍᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᙶᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖅᓱᒥᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᓐᓂ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᒋᕙᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖕᒥ, ᐊᑭᓖᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᕿᑐᕐᙱᐅᕈᑎᓂᑦ. ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᓪᓗᐊᕆᕗᑎᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐸᖅᑭᔪᓂᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᐊᓗᖕᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑰᕆᓂᕐᒥ. ᐊᑭᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓂ ᐅᖅᑰᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥ. ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᓂᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᓱᓕ ᐱᓯᒪᙱᑕᕗᑦ. ᐱᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᕆᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓕᒫᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᖃᓛᖅᑎᕆᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ.

Pay interest – and attention – at Canada's bank Northern News Services

Justin Trudeau worked a stump speech in Iqaluit into the half-week between the English- and French-language leaders debates last week.

Just when Nunavummiut planning to vote Oct. 21 were aching for more meat on the bones of the Liberal plan for the Arctic, the prime minister landed on Baffin Island like the bowhead whale that washed up on shore near Kugaaruk a few weeks ago.

Trudeau pledged to get Nunavut off diesel by 2030 during a stop in the capital Oct. 8, but had nothing to say on how that would happen.

He iced the cake with another vague promise to make Canada completely net-zero on carbon emissions by 2050. Maybe his daughter Ella-Grace, who tagged along, can follow through on that one.

Or maybe Baffin Island will be underwater. What Northerners need now is for the federal parties to have a focused and costed plan for Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon for the coming decade, not "if" and "when" charts set a generation in the future.

Jagmeet Singh, the leader of Canada's New Democrats, has also said some nice things about the North.

The NDP generally seems to be a

friend of the North, but they're unlikely to form government, or even the opposition.

With the exception of the Orange Crush half a dog's age ago, Canada's perennial bronze medal finisher has had the luxury of being able to say whatever they want and contradict whomever they choose for decades.

The Greens have a platform that could be from a science fiction novel and their chances of forming government are not much better than those of the People's Party of Canada, which makes them a non-entity.

A Northerner's energy is better spent focusing on what the Liberals and Conservatives are proposing.

Stephen Harper's Conservatives had interest in the Arctic, but they alienated Indigenous groups with a heavy-handed approach. To be taken seriously North of 60, they'll have to prove they're capable of rebuilding those bridges and working with Inuit and other Indigenous governments.

This might include a re-evaluation of their definition of "consultation."

Going net-zero will have to include getting Nunavut off diesel generators sooner than later.

There will be no energy independence in the North while its energy supply arrives by barge.

There may be just three seats in the Northern territories – less than one per cent of the House of Commons – but the fuel for Canada's GDP comes out of the ground here.

Nunavut has five national parks and two brand new marine areas with special protections.

Whether you bleed green and feel for the birds and seals or lean right and see the natural gas underneath them, the North is Canada's bank and at the bank, you have to pay interest. You should be paying attention, too.

That means looking after the people looking after the vault. That means Northerners need to be a part of Canada. That means unlimited data. Cheap power, including home heating oil. Reasonable prices at the grocery store.

These are things we don't have yet.

What we do have is low educational achievement, high unemployment and inadequate housing. Plus limited infrastructure connecting it all and those boil water advisories.

Addressing these issues could be described as Canada's obligation to the North.

Our obligation to Canada is to keep the feet of our elected leaders to the fire.

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editorial – opinions

Embrace attitude of gratitude When you live in a community for a length of time you begin to recognize the attitude and intent of people's involvement in the framework of the community.

In most cases we have good people joining us and help in shaping the direction and growth of the people. Many institutions are introduced and as we understand the motive behind these organizations we as locals also embrace the purpose of these institutions.

The government of Nunavut has a strong positive mandate outlined in the eight principles of the Inuit Qaujimajatuqannit and these should be embedded in our minds and hearts for a harmonious existence.

There is room for discussions and opinions to be expressed and as the principles say, decision-making through consensus.

This also means goodwill or good spirits and inclusiveness.

As we engage in our social structures we need to remember why we want to be involved and what kind of impact we wish to demonstrate.

Let's explore one or two ideas: for those who open their homes as temporary or foster parents, you are providing comfort, assurance and protection for the child or children who were removed; for those who listen to an individual who is telling their story that stirs you inside and make you realize how fortunate you are in your world of stability and

IN MY View Harry Maksagak is a Cambridge Bay resident and former underground miner at the Lupin gold mine. He has been married for 43 years and has five children, 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

economic status.

When a community event takes place and many hands are needed you put your name forward and you help in making the event happen smoothly. As you are going through the motions of 'volunteering' you are not seeking attention to yourself but in service to the community members.

As you are serving the community members you are doing so with the hope that those you serve are growing mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

This kind of attitude allows those you serve to reach out and strengthen relationships with their spouses, family, children and society in general.

This kind of positive growth stirs the community members to think outside the box and to live the IQ principles to the fullest.

Let's put away selfish motives and embrace an attitude of gratitude that is inclusive and welcoming.

ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ Northern News Services

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᑲᓪᓚᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᕙᓪᓕᐊᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᑕᕐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᑦᓯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓪᓗᑎᒍᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᓴᓐᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ 8–ᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᑎᓐᓃᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᑕ. ᐅᖃᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᓗᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓱᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᒍᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦᑕᓗ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓚᕗᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ: ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒍᐊᙳᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᕿᓚᒥᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐃᖢᕐᕆᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᓯ, ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᖅᑎᑦᓯᕗᓯ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓪᓗᓯᓗ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ; ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᓵᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓚᖅ

ĪØùÕúò∆¿ ᕼᐊᐅᓕ ᒪᒃᓴᒐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓗᐱᓐᑯᑦ ᒍᓗᓯᐅᕐᕕᕕᓂᖓᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ 43-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ 5 ᕿᑐᖓᖃᖅᓱᓂ, 28-ᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᐅᖃᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ.

ᖃᓄᐃᙱᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᒍᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ; ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᕌᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑕᓗ ᐊᑏ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. 'ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᓂ' ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓇᓱᐊᖏᑉᐳᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕐᓂᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑦᓯᐊᖁᔨᕗᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ. ᓴᓐᖏᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᐃᓪᓗ, ᐃᓚᑎᓪᓗ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᓯᖃᑕᐅᕗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᒪᓕᑦᓯᐊᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᑦ. ᐊᑏ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᙱᓚᐅᖅᑕ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕐᓗᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᑕ ᑐᓐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᓯᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑕᓗ.

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ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅᓯ? ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᖃᓪᓗᓇᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑐᕋᒐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖁᖅᓯᓯᒪᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᖃᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᕕᓂᕐᓂᒡᓗ

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. ᓄᑕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕕᖕᒥ (ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᒃ www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit-ᒥᒃ). ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ. ᐊᑏᑐᖅ ᑐᔪᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᖕᒥ photo@nnsl.com ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1

ᐃᓄᒃ ᖃᔭᕐᒥ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, 1948.

S.J. Bailey/Library and Archives Canada photo

Inuk with a qajaq being watched by another man and three women at Cape Dorset, Nunavut, 1948. MIKAN no. 3603115

Project naming: Do you know your elders?

Can you help identify in this old photograph?

Project Naming is a trilingual Web exhibition and searchable photographic database available in Inuktitut, English and French. The goal of this project is to identify Inuit in the photographic collections of

Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

The new information is added to these historical photographs at (www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit). Come visit.

Please send submissions to photo@nnsl. com or mail to Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1.

amazing on-the-land stories

ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᐊᐲᓇ ᐸᓂᒃ

ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ

ᐋᒪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖏᐊᖓ ᑲᔾᔭᐅᓴᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐹᐱᑭᐅᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ.

HELEN ABENA PANIK Iglulik

Armand and his nephew enjoying the calm waters near Iglulik this summer while waiting for our barbeque.

Gold miner says release on fine was 'misleading and factually incorrect' Editor's note: Alex Buchan is TMAC Resources' vice president, corporate social responsibility.

Dear editor, TMAC Resources Inc. ("TMAC") would like to inform readers of Environment and Climate Change Canada's ("ECCC") October 2, 2019 press release entitled "Nunavut-based mining company fined for failure to comply with Metal Mining Effluent Regulations" that it contains information that is misleading and factually incorrect.

The press release leaves the impression that TMAC polluted. This is untrue. The ECCC press release is in reference to actions that took place in 2015. At that time, the Doris Mine was not in production, no mine tailings were being produced and no tailings were yet deposited into the completed Tailings Impoundment Area (TIA). However, melt water and rainwater was accumulating inside the TIA and required decanting as a normal part of facility operation.

In its submissions to the Court on sentencing, ECCC acknowledged that one of the key sentencing factors in this case was that there was no proof of actual harm and very little potential for harm given that TMAC sampled, tested and analyzed the water in compliance with its Water Licence prior to discharging it.

TMAC did not pollute. The water discharged met all water quality criteria in TMAC's Nunavut Water Licence and in Schedule 4 of the Metal Mining Effluent Regulations (MMER, now named MDMER), including 100% survival of species tested for acute lethality.

At all times, TMAC was transparent about the discharges.

It reported them in its monthly reports to the Nunavut Water Board ("NWB"), which were available on the NWB's website.

Unfortunately, based on an erroneous understanding of the applicability of the MMER, TMAC did not report the discharges to ECCC and ECCC subsequently determined this was required under the MMER. TMAC's error in not reporting to ECCC was unintentional.

TMAC genuinely believed that the MMER reporting requirements had not yet been triggered. Similar discharges of melt water and rainwater had been made from 2011 to 2014 when ECCC affirmed that reporting of such discharges was not required under the MMER. TMAC has admitted and will pay a fine of $50,000 for contravening Section 78 of the Fisheries Act that requires that ECCC be informed of a discharge of effluent from a metal mine.

In accepting the plea and the joint submission on sentencing, the Court accepted that TMAC's actions fell just short of the standard of due diligence and rejected the Crown's argument that TMAC was wilfully blind to the triggering of the MMER.

READERS Write These are important facts that ECCC has left out of the press release and did not make it into the Nunavut News story.

ECCC's press release also makes reference to TMAC being added to the Environmental Offenders Registry. The Environmental Offenders Registry includes offenders that have breached the Pollution Prevention Provisions of the Fisheries Act (section 34 to 43). TMAC pled guilty to what is essentially an administrative error in not filing a report with the ECCC. TMAC did not offend any of the Pollution Prevention Provisions of the Fisheries Act. TMAC has requested that ECCC revise the press release to more accurately reflect the facts as set out in the Agreed Statement of Facts accepted by the Court. TMAC has also requested that ECCC take immediate action to remove the reference to the Environmental Offenders Registry from its press release and to ensure that TMAC is not added to the Environmental Offenders Registry.

– Alex Buchan, Cambridge Bay

8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, October 14, 2019

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Bowhead washes ashore near Kugaaruk

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ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

Kugaaruk A dead bowhead whale came ashore approximately 80 kilometres from Kugaaruk a couple of weeks ago.

It was approximately 40-feet in length.

"Nobody went down to check and see why that bowhead was found dead," said Raymond Kayasark, chair of the Kurtairujuark Hunters and Trappers Association in Kugaaruk. "Ice is forming already so I don't think they'll go down with a boat."

A spokesperson for Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the federal department became aware of the whale through social media posts. Fisheries and Oceans staff have since contacted the Kitikmeot Regional Wildlife Board to determine the feasibility of a site visit to collect biological samples and additional information for investigation, the department stated in an email to Nunavut News.

Kayasark said he'd previously heard of a bowhead washing up on shore around 10 years ago but acknowledged that it's a rare occurrence.

Although polar bears were feasting on the latest carcass, the meat of a discovered dead animal is too risky for human consumption because it could be rotten, Kayasark noted.

-Derek Neary

Principals gathering

Iqaluit/Kivalliq Nunavut school principals and other education staff gathered to network, update their training and learn new skills in Iqaluit last month.

The Nunavut Principals' Conference ran from Sept. 21 to 27.

Principals from all regions attended the gathering focused on Safe and Caring Schools.

The principals learned a number of strategies for ensuring safe and healthy schools in order to foster optimal academic, social-emotional and cultural growth.

Those who attended the conference returned to their communities, students and coworkers with sharper tools in their schoolbags, such as learning to become a better ally, practical ways to help students self-regulate their behaviour and best practices for a trauma-informed school environment.

– Darrell Greer

ᐃᒪᓖᓐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ

ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ

ᕿᑐᕐᙵᒃᑲ (ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ ᖁᓛᓂ) ᑲᓃᓴ, ᓅᓚᓐ, ᑖᓂᑲ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑳᓯᑎ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓇᐅᓕᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᕿᓇᓗᒐᕐᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᕿᓇᓗᒐᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ.

WINNER: EMILINE SAMMURTOK Whale Cove

My children (left to right from top) Keneisha, Nolan, Danica and Cassidy Sammurtok each harpooned their first Qinalugaqs this past month. They harvested the whales in Whale Cove while visiting their grandparents.

The great fish head giveaway

Kugluktuk Two freezers full of char heads are being given away in Kugluktuk.

The heads were donated over the summer by local fishers, who received gift cards in return. Close to 500 gift cards were distributed, estimated Danielle Adjun, assistant manager of the Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers Organization.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada – still known as DFO to many – is analyzing samples taken from the fish heads to determine the status of Arctic char, which are a popular meal.

"The population was declining so the DFO decided to do a study," Adjun said.

The fish remains are free for residents to pick up. Each bag contains five to 10 char heads. As of Oct. 8, Adjun guessed that close to 30 bags had been handed out.

Some are good for making soup, others don't look as appetizing so they're better used for dog food, according to Adjun.

A smaller number of salmon heads were also available.

– Derek Neary

Advisory lifted

Baker Lake The community of Baker Lake had its boil-water advisory lifted Friday, Oct. 4.

Also in Baker, the Baker Lake Celebration of Hope will take place on Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27, from 7 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. at the Qamanittuaq Recreation Centre And, finally, the Community Health and Wellness Committee is now running a sewing course being delivered at the wellness building from Oct. 8 to 31 from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m.

The sewing program is being instructed by Alice Mannik.

Participants are learning to sew parkas, wind pants, an amauti and atayuks.

– Darrell Greer

Bringing back the talent show

Taloyoak An annual talent show had been a well-received event in Taloyoak for years but it faded away.

Now the community's recreation committee wants to revive it, said Nathan Mannilaq, Taloyoak's recreation co-ordinator.

The show may be held later this month or in November, he said.

The event will offer cash prizes for entrants in adult, teen and children's categories.

"There's really talented people here in town," Mannilaq said. "It's mainly singing and dancing."

-Derek Neary

Cheaters beware

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet An old yet effective devise is now being used for all bingo games in Rankin Inlet.

By holding the winning card over the light in the box, it can be determined whether the card was tampered with.

– Darrell Greer

ᐅᓇ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᙴᒥ ᐸᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.

This simple yet effective device will now be used to determine that winning bingo cards have not been tampered with in Rankin Inlet.

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ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᑉᐳᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖓᑕ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ.

ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ 100–ᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᑯᐸᐃᖕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 12-17–ᒧᑦ.

ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᓂ ᓵᙵᕙᒃᑕᒥᓂᑦ.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 12-17–ᒧᑦ.

Elders joyously gather with some hunters who brought in a bowhead whale, which resulted in a feast held near the Hunters and Trappers Association building

ELDERS GATHERING Feature

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by Qumangaapik Arnatsiaq Iglulik

ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 12-17–ᒧᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓕᒧᐸᓗᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒑᕐᓂᕐᒥ.

A school bus transports guests in Iglulik as they arrive for the elders gathering, which was held Aug. 12 to 17.

All together now Northern News Services

Close to 100 elders from across Nunavut and the northern Quebec region of Nunavik came to Iglulik for a gathering Aug. 12 to 17.

The senior citizens ate together, played together, discussed tradition and

also talked about common issues they face.

"We have learned a lot about each other and everybody had a great week," Iglulik recreation staff member Qumangaapik Arnatsiaq said of the eventful occasion.

ᐃᓚᐃᔾᔭ (ᑲᓪᓗᒃ) ᐸᓂᒃᐸᑯᑦᑐᒃ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᔪᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᖑᔪᓂ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᒪᓴᒃᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᐱᐅᑉ ᓇᑎᖓᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ "ᐊᒡᓕᕋᕐᒥ" ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ "ᐊᒡᓕᓂᖅ." ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᓇᐃᑕᓐ ᑕᖃᐅᒐᐅᕗᖅ.

ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᑉᐳᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᕿᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ. ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

Recreation was part of the festivities during the elders gathering in Iglulik Aug. 12-17. Here Team Nunavut and Team Nunavik go head to head in a game of baseball.

The elders assemble in the Iglulik arena for a soccer match on the artificial turf. Team Nunavik prevailed over Team Nunavut.

Elijah (Kalluk) Panipakochoo of Pond Inlet holds up some sticks that are used for keeping things from getting wet on the tent floor, known as "agliraq" or "agliniq." Looking on at left is Nathan Taqqaugak.

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How many Nunavummiut will vote this time?

More Nunavut residents voted in 2015 than 2011

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Crystal Martin-Lapenskie plans to vote in the federal election on Oct. 21 and she's encouraging others to do the same.

"It's important because it's what's going to be priority for the next four years for Canada," said MartinLapenskie, president of the National Inuit Youth Council. "It doesn't take too much time out of anybody's day (to vote) ... It's not just a constitutional right but it's something we have fought for for so many years –

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women who have fought to vote and Indigenous people who have fought to vote."

Among the longstanding Inuit issues that she hopes Canada's next prime minister and cabinet will address are the chronic housing shortage, suicide rates and making health care more accessible.

"A lot of it's been talk. It would be nice to see some action," said Martin-Lapenskie, who grew up in Hall Beach and currently resides in Eganville, Ont. "I really do hope that they're able to combat the epidemic of suicide and the housing crisis as well."

NUNAVUT VOTING DEMOGRAPHICS

- The age group with the best voting rate among women in the 2015 federal election was 35-44 year olds at 66.7 per cent - Among men it was 55-64 year olds who were most active at the polls with 60.8 casting a ballot - Overall, women in Nunavut voted more often than men in 2015: 57.8 per cent compared to 48.7 per cent Source: Elections Canada

Nunavut had the lowest showing at the polls of any province or territory in the 2015 federal election at 53.1 per cent. Prince Edward Island posted the highest result at 80 per cent. Nationally, 68.5 per cent of eligible Canadians cast a ballot.

However, Nunavut's voter turnout improved by 13.7 per cent in 2015 compared to the 2011 federal election. The reason for the jump is difficult to pin down because there are numerous potential factors, according to Matthew McKenna, who works in media relations for Elections Canada.

Among Elections Canada's efforts to raise the profile of the 2019 federal election were attending several events in Iqaluit this year including the Nunavut Tradeshow and a workshop for Inuit electors. Elections Canada contractors Ilinniapaa Skills Development Centre, based in Nunavut's capital, also help spread the word about the election, as has Frontier College, McKenna noted.

A diverse ad campaign that entails English, Inuktitut and French advertisements on TV, radio, in print and in digital is another of Elections Canada's tools.

In some of the smaller communities, the returning officer enlists the

aid of RCMP officers to explain how to register and vote, said McKenna, who referred to the police as "great partners."

Other initiatives in Nunavut – Canada's largest electoral district in terms of geography – include inperson training for Elections Canada staff.

"Because of the size of the territory and the distance between communities, in the past, training election workers was often done by phone," McKenna explained. "For 2019, (we realized) the importance of being able to see and touch the election materials they'd be working with has a huge impact on workers."

This also includes simulating voting activities, "to give people a real sense of what to expect," he added.

The returning officer puts a priority on making Inuktitut voting materials accessible in the territory, according to McKenna.

"The (returning officer) says demand for these materials has been high," he stated.

On election day, polls will have the option of having one designated elder and youth present to provide interpretation and to answer questions about the voting process, McKenna added.

ᑯᕆᔅᑐᓪ ᒫᑎᓐ–ᓚᐱᓐᔅᑭ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ: "ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ. ᐱᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ."

photo courtesy of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Crystal Martin-Lapenskie, president of the National Inuit Youth Council: "A lot of it's been talk. It would be nice to see some action."

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Hockey just for the girls ᕋᐃᓚᐃ ᒪᒃᕘᓴᓐ (ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᖃᐅᓪᓗᖅᑕᒥ ᑎᓯᔪᒥᒃ ᓇᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ) ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᓵᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᑲᒃᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 5–ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

photo courtesy of Alexia Cousins

Ryleigh McPherson (left with white helmet) talks with the group of initiation and novice players during a break in the action as part of the World Girls Hockey Weekend event in Iqaluit on Oct. 5.

Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association joins in on World Girls Hockey Weekend

by James McCarthy

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Every year, there's a weekend set aside for girls hockey players to get out on the ice and play with other girls and just enjoy playing.

That weekend was Oct. 4 to 6 as World Girls Hockey Weekend happened around the planet and the Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association joined in on the fun with other cities and leagues on Oct. 5 at the Arnaitok Arena for a fun day of skills, drills and games.

Alexia Cousins, the association's vice-president of female hockey, helped to put on the day's proceedings and said nearly all of the 50 girls signed up to play this season turned up.

"Our youngest group, the initiation-novice group, had a few missing but the other two groups had just one or two missing," she said.

"It's so good to see interest in girls hockey growing."

The initiation-novice division was first up on the ice and they played chariot races with the goaltenders from the bantam-midget division and some small-area games, said Cousins.

"We have some of our initiation players still learning to skate but we have some real strong novice girls," she said. "It was a chance for them to get their feet under them and get used to the ice."

The atom-peewee division had 19 players come out to play and that meant there were

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The tour begins Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet The first stop on the 2019-2020 Nunavut Open Volleyball Tour is coming up and it's one of the biggest tournaments in the territory.

The annual Laura Gauthier Memorial Volleyball Tournament is set to happen from Oct. 25 to 27 in Rankin Inlet with men's and women's divisions in play. Anyone who plays must be 16 years of age or older although there is one spot open on

enough players to have a full-ice game.

"We split the girls into two teams with two lines each," said Cousins. "The older girls were on the ice to help out."

The bantam-midget group was the last to do their thing and they stuck to skills competitions, which included a game of 10-puck, where players took turns trying to beat the goaltender.

The winning team was able to choose the punishment for the losers, which Cousins said turned out to be two hard laps of the full ice surface.

There was a party to be had once it was all done which included pizza, cake and drinks for everyone along with some extra goodies.

each team for a player under 16.

Any team which is signed up for the tour will receive points toward their tour total. The top four men's and women's teams following the completion of the tour will be invited to Iqaluit to play in the Nunavut Open.

The deadline to register for the tournament in Rankin Inlet is Oct. 21.

Six months to go Whitehorse The 2020 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse is now six months away and the preparations for the nine delegations is continuing.

Representatives from all nine were in Whitehorse for what's known as the Mission 2 meetings on Oct. 8 and 9 to go over how the preparations are going for each team and to get an update from the Games' host society on how things are coming along.

"Some of the parents brought Timbits and other treats for the girls," said Cousins. "The older girls got a toque and we gave the younger ones a buffer-style neck warmer."

This year's event was a change from the last two years as it was held on ice at the Arnaitok Arena. The previous years saw the girls playing on the gymnasium floor at Inuksuk High School.

"It was good to get them on ice skating this year," said Cousins. "I was so happy with how everything turned out and it was very successful. It's the first time I've been involved in this and everyone who came out made it a lot of fun. It's got me looking forward to the rest of this season."

Mariele Depeuter, Nunavut's chef de mission, was supposed to be there but she wasn't able to make it in due to weather issues.

Kyle Seeley was there as a representative of the Games' International Committee.

Shuffle up and deal Iqaluit There was more poker to be had in Iqaluit earlier this month.

Inuksuk High School's U18 girls soccer team held its latest Texas Hold 'Em tournament on Oct. 12 at the school's cafeteria. Everything began at 1 p.m. with players buying their way in with the entry fee of $100. If any player ran out of chips within the first two hours of play, they were able to re-buy their way in with another $100.

The top six finishers received a piece of the prize pot, the amount of which wasn't known as of press time.

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A race against time for new facility New Rankin Inlet arena scheduled to open on Oct. 21

by Darrell Greer

ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᓯᑯᖃᕈᓐᓃᕌᖓᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖑᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.

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Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

The apprehension and excitement is beginning to build as Rankin Inlet's longawaited new arena nears completion.

The arena is expected to come in over its original $26-million price tag but the hamlet is hoping to be handed the keys by Oct. 21.

The building will also be fitted with artificial turf as soon as the ice goes out, making it a true year-round facility.

League-and-tournament player Lee Kreelak said the new arena is long overdue in Rankin.

He said, despite all the delays, he never doubted for a moment Rankin would get the arena because he knows how hard recreation coordinator David Clark has worked on the project for the past 10 years.

"I had no doubt in my mind he would eventually get it done with all the various parties he was dealing with," said Kreelak.

"I actually started working in the new arena as an electrician, but it wasn't for me, so I took a job with Agnico Eagle.

"I'm trying to stay in shape and get myself ready for the big event this hockey season which is going to be in that building.

"It has a bigger ice surface and I'm getting a little

photo courtesy of David Clark

Artificial turf will be installed every year after the ice comes out of the new Rankin Inlet arena, making it a true year-round facility for the community. older, but I'm really looking forward to the start of the season."

Kreelak said finally having washrooms and a shower in the dressing room is going to make a big difference for all the kids playing minor hockey in Rankin, as well as those playing in the senior men's league.

He said once you walk in the building you immediately see the rink and, with the addition of the radio booth and beautiful new bleachers, both players and fans are in are for a great season.

"You look at all the tournaments this community hosts during the season and this new building is going to add even more excitement to each one.

"And it is a community effort – from the referees to the players to the coaches – everyone has to put their work.

"It's the first year with a brand-new arena and a brand-new outlook. It's also probably going to help build our young players' futures with more hockey programs being held and everyone

having more drive in a new arena.

"Just to be in a new arena will be like fuel for our young guys."

Level III hockey official Kyle Tattuinee said the new arena is a huge upgrade from what the community had previously and it will be nice to not have it be -60 C inside the arena when it's -60 C outside.

He said he's looking forward to officiating in the new arena and, with the extra size of the ice surface, there may even be occasion to use the four-man system

during tournaments.

"There were times people were wondering if this was ever going to happen, with plans being in place for more than five years and nothing taking place," said Tattuinee.

"Then, the year before last they started putting it up.

That's when you started really feeling like we were finally going to have our new arena.

"It's going to be awesome for our minor hockey players to start the year in this new building. They're going to be super excited and there's nothing like the thrill they'll get from skating on a brand-new ice surface in a beautiful new building.

"It's also going to be excit-

ing for the senior players who played so many years in our old arena, but I can't wait to see the kids' faces when they start skating on an NHL-sized rink."

Tattuinee agrees the new arena should also add even more prestige to the tournaments Rankin hosts.

He said the new building may even lead to bigger things.

"Who knows, maybe the Arctic Winter Games can come here now that we have a beautiful new arena.

"They could look at splitting the hockey between Rankin and Iqaluit.

"We've got a new barn so we might as well put it to its full use."

ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕗᖅ ᐅᐊᔭᓂᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑕᐅᓵᓕᓛᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 3, 2019−ᒥ.

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A crew member works on some wiring at the soon to be opened arena in Rankin Inlet on Oct. 3.

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The tweet that launched a thousand reactions Northern News Services

Alright, let's dive right in and see if we can't exacerbate the NBA-China situation anymore than it already is, shall we?

So we know by now that China isn't happy with the NBA. Specifically, it's Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets. Morey tweeted out his support for a free Hong Kong based on what's been happening in the autonomous area of China. There's been weeks of fracas and the situation is about to boil over any minute.

And we all know how China can deal with situations that get out of hand, right? with James McCarthy Anyway, the Chinese government didn't like the fact that someone had the nerve to give an opinion and acted swiftly, as did several Chinese-based businesses. CCTV, the national broadcaster in China, decided not to broadcast the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai on Oct. 10 in response to what's happened and Tencent, which is the Chinese broadcasting partner with the NBA, is planning on revamping its coverage of the league.

I say fine. Let China do what it wants. Why is it that China gets the right to determine what people can say in their own country? This didn't happen in China, it happened in the U.S. Last time I looked there's a thing called the First Amendment of the United States Constitution which guarantees people the right to say things that other people may not like. If you're offended, that's your problem.

I quite like living in a society where I get to write something like this and know that I won't have to answer to some government flack or deal with any sort of repercussions like being sent to a re-education camp or something along those lines.

Which is why I'm confused with how the NBA is handling this.

Sure, NBA commissioner Adam Silver is publicly saying he stands by Morey and his right to say what he said but privately, you know he's huddled with his closest advisers and trying to figure out the next step. I can almost predict what will happen next: Silver will come out with some sort of apology and try to save face, much like other companies have done when China decides to police the speech of others who don't live inside its borders.

This is the same Adam Silver who rightly came out strongly against Donald Sterling, former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers and his racist remarks in 2014 and the so-called "bathroom bill" in North Carolina in 2016. His reaction to this? Something close to "Gee, we didn't mean to make everyone angry." Pathetic.

Even the players and coaches have been mum on this matter. This same group of moral betters who will tell you how they feel about just about anything are now either being muzzled or are passing it off with excuses ranging from they need to do more research to no comment. Rank hypocrisy if ever there was. So much for being woke, eh?

Morey has been silent and deleted his now infamous tweet since it blew up. The team's owner, Tilman Fertitta, dressed him down in public and said Morey doesn't speak for the team.

Fine, but he's still entitled to his opinion, whether you like it or not. What you're reading here is my opinion and if you don't like it, fine. That's the beauty of the country we live in.

China may be a big part of the NBA's business but it's only

Houston Rockets ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᐃᓇᒥ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᔭᐅ ᒥᖕᒥ 2002–ᒥ. 2019–ᒥ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᖓ, ᑎᐊᕈᓪ ᒧᐊᕆ, ᓂᙵᒃᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᔫᑉ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᕙᖓᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

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The Houston Rockets drafted Chinese force of nature Yao Ming in 2002. In 2019, the team's owner, Daryl Morey, has ruffled feathers in the All Star's homeland. That's their problem, our columnist writes. one part. The big T.V. contract for the NBA doesn't lie within China but North America. The rights deal over here is worth $24 billion over nine years and that's what the NBA needs to be concerned with. People who buy tickets to go to games are living here, not in China. The largest chunk of merchandise is sold here, not in China.

Something I thought I would never see in this current political climate is politicians from both sides of the aisle in the U.S. banding together to tell the NBA to stand up to China.

When you have Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the same page, you know this is serious and good on them for coming together, even if it is on just this one issue.

In any event, this is going to end well. China knows it can play this game every time and they'll be able to fell the house of cards every time. The NBA can surprise me, though. It can stand up to China and let it know that we are allowed to say what we want in this part of the world.

I won't hold my breath, though

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LUBA ARNAINUK AGLUKA NANGMALIK Hall Beach

My 1-year-old grandson Quviq Solomon Pikuyak enjoying Hall Beach sunset, August 2019.

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Federal candidates talk climate change Nunavut's, from page 4

To make full and equal partnership the basis of Canada's efforts, New Democrats will ensure that First Nations, Inuit and Métis leadership have a seat at high-level decisionmaking tables to help direct climate change efforts in Canada.

We will also expand the Indigenous Guardians Program, invest in Indigenous-led science and support the creation of Indigenous-managed protected areas – and make sure that species recovery efforts respect Indigenous rights and embrace traditional knowledge to increase biodiversity.

4) Indigenous and Inuit representation is so underwhelming. Nunavut has the highest suicide rate in the country. This. Needs. To. Change.

For too long our concerns and issues have not been taken care of.

We see too many people living in Third World conditions. We see lack of housing, job opportunity and food insecurity, just to name a few. I can assure Nunavummiut that my voice will not go unheard in the House of Commons.

5) Jagmeet Singh is stepping up like NDP knew he would. We hear more and more positive things because Jagmeet is in it for you, me

and for everyday people. He has handled criticism with grace and taunts with love. As more people become aware of the detailed and in-depth platform for Indigenous peoples, we realize that Jagmeet is more concerned with action than with words.

I am confident he will be a key person in changing the relationship with Indigenous peoples and the government.

6) The decision to appeal the ruling on compensation for Indigenous children was wrong. The Liberal government has made many promises and statements about reconciliation with Indigenous peoples but the last four years have proven otherwise.

Jagmeet Singh has said NDP would absolutely not request judicial review, I fully support this. We will also implement Jordan's principle, this will save lives of our children.

We need to start treating the first peoples of our country with respect and dignity, not with empty words and photo ops.

Douglas Roy, Green Party 1) My priorities have to do with climate change and the threat that this shift will mean for the people of Nunavut and the planet.

This is not the time to quibble about lowering taxes, nor who's less

We don't need new multi-million than forthcoming about his resume, nor even about who dresses up in dollar jets for the air force. We need to put our people first, whether it's the blackface.

It's not about being Inuit or Afri- First Nations reserves without water can or Chinese. All of our children or the housing crisis of Nunavut. are at risk and we need an immedi3) Based on the British Columbia ate lifestyle change to preserve this experience, the carbon tax is a sucworld for our children. According to cess. However it's an insignificant scientists, we have only 11 years to change relative to what is required. significantly adjust the way we live, We need major initiatives now. We otherwise we will create a future that need Conservative politicians and humanity may not be able to fix and their supporters to read about the billions may die. ᑕᒡᓚᔅ ᕈᐊᐃ crisis, to read the science. The carbon tax is a tiny Band-Aid The simple fixes involve and while it's a step in the right technology. Nunavut could direction, it's only a baby step. generate most of its electricity 4) While most people are from wind generators rather polite and supportive, some than diesel. The more complicated adjustments will need to younger people view this election with much more urgency come from the way we live and for that we would need govern- Douglas than the general population.

Roy ment leadership and increased They see the worst-case awareness among the people. scenario playing out in their We need better education and lifetimes and some refuse to sit back increased media attention. It is an and watch it happen. I hope that those emergency. By the time people here who will bear the brunt of the failed realize their lifestyle is threatened policies to date can support the Green by observations of less wildlife or Party's initiatives to change the councritical weather incidents, it will be try's direction as soon as possible.

5) As in the rest of Canada, too late.

2) 3,500. Governments exist to Elizabeth May is viewed as the best meet the needs of the people. It's of the bunch for Prime Minister. simply a matter of priorities. The fed- May is viewed as honest and is eral government has the money, but trusted to keep her word. I've met spends it in many questionable areas. her on several occasions and this is

how I view her as well.

6) I disagree. Compensation should be granted to those apprehended under the child welfare system. It's black and white, open and shut. They should just get on with it and just do it.

OUR QUESTIONS: 1. What are your top three priorities and, briefly, how will you make improvements in each area?

2. Nunavut needs approximately 3,500 new homes. How many houses is your party going to build over the next four years?

3. How will your party tackle climate change? Is a carbon tax effective?

4. Tell us about an under-represented issue or something you've learned about for the first time on the campaign trail that you now plan to address.

5. What are you hearing from Nunavummiut about your national leader?

6. Do you agree or disagree that a judicial review should be held before compensation is granted to Indigenous people who were apprehended under the government's child welfare system?

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Fall has arrived, time to plan ahead for the winter CAMBRIDGE BAY Tea Talk with Navalik Tologanak email: helent@qiniq.com

HALUUQQAFFI IKALUKTUUTIAMIT. INUIN NAAMAINNAQTUT. NUNAKPUT PINNIHIJUQ. APPINGMATLU HIKULIQMAN. QAJAQTUKNAIKTUQ. NATTIIT KIHIMI AMIRAIKPAKTUT HIKUMI. NUNAKKUUKTUT ANGUNAHUAT 4=WHEELAKKUT. ALAPPAQNAIKTUQ. HIKINIQ PINNIQHIVAKTUQ. INUIN KATIMAJUT IKALUKTUUTIAMI AUDLAKMIJUT. QUANA INUINLU QABLUNAATLU PULAQTUT.QUANA QITIQMIUT KATIMAJIIT NIQIPGAIJUT. INUIN NAAMAJAVUT. AANNIAQTUTLU TAPQUAT AYUQHAQTUT NAAMAKLUHI. NUTAAKKAT NAAMAINNAQTUTLU. QINIQPAKLUGIT. ILIHAKVINGMILUUNIIT. HILA ALIANAQHIJUQ ANIIRIAMI. QANNIQPAKTUKLU NIPAALIQHUNILU. QUUJAQNAKHIVAKTUQ. QILAMINNUAQ INUIN AUDLAATTINIAQMIJUT

IVITAAGUKHANIK. MAMAKTUT IQALUIT. AUDLALIGAGNAT AUDLAJUITTUT AVALIITTUMIK. NAAMMAKLUHI. Welcome to beautiful southeast corner of Victoria Island, land of the Kiilikmiut, Inuinnaujurut.

It is fall time up here in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut as the snowfall has left beautiful land and sea all white, the Arctic Ocean is now slowly freezing up and all ponds and lakes are pretty well settled for winter now.

We have had beautiful snowfalls and a little bit of rain that freezes then it makes it slippery on the roads in town, please be careful when walking or driving.

Weather up here is certainly changing with climate change and it is starting affect our people who always go hunting and fishing out on the land and sea. It is dangerous right now to not go on the ice to travel or icefish as it is just starting to freeze.

Please stay off the ice.

Those who love to go hunting now travel on land by ATVs for now. Later on when the ocean is thick enough then people can go icefishing and hunting with snowmobiles and alliat (wooden homemade sled).

We use to watch caribou and omingmait

(muskox) migrating from Gravel Pit going to Ovayok (Mount Pelly and area), but not anymore.

It has been hard without caribou on the island, but people still go hunting to 30 Mile and mainland and other hunting spots. Caribou are now so scarce that we have to order tuktu from other communities, if anyone does get tuktu, it is not enough and is shared still with family and Elders in our community of Cambridge Bay. We will have foxes, wolves, lots of different species of birds, geese, ducks, fish, rabbits,and much more, occasional polar bears wandering close by town.

Hunters in town usually monitor the bears and chase it or them away from the community. We also get grizzly bears now on the island, couple of times we had whales, both narwhal and beluga, coming into the bay. Not very often I have seen whaling in my community in my lifetime anyways.

People from Kugaaruk are very successful with whaling so a lot of residents share or order muktaaq from there. Soon people will be able to go ice-fishing for red-bellied char up at Ovayok and other lakes nearby Cambridge.

Now that Christmas is close by again,

everyone will be busy sewing and carving, saving up for Christmas gifts and trips out of town. Haven't heard when the annual Christmas bazaar is yet, usually one in November and a last chance bazaar in December.

The Cambridge Bay Childcare Society is again holding the annual dinner and auction to raise funds to help operate the centre and keep it in operation, supplies, toys etc.

This year's theme is INUINNAUYUGNA. Such a beautiful theme. The dinner and auction will be held on Saturday, Nov. 30.

Tickets will go on sale soon.

Any donations for auction items will be appreciated. Please contact Denica Nahogaloak, Manager of the daycare centre.

Good luck to all our candidates who are running for election on various positions in our wonderful community. Please watch for notices, times, dates, polling stations to go vote. Voting day is Oct. 28, and the advance poll is Oct. 21.

This year I saw posts on Facebook that there is mail-in voting being held also, along with mobile polls. Again please listen to your local radio stations, posters and announcements for voting day.

God Be With You Son, forever in our hearts.

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ᑐᕉᑑ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᑭᐅᓘᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᐅᒪᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥ Northern News Services

ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑭᐅᓘᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑐᐊᖅ ᑭᐅᒪᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᒥᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑕ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂᑦ 2030–ᒥ. ᑐᕉᑑᑉ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ. ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 8–ᒥ 1 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓪᓗᐊᒥ ᑭᖑᕙᖅᖢᓂ, ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ, ᐃᓚ–ᒍᕋᐃᔅ ᒫᒡᒍᓕᑦ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᕕᐅᕐ ᔭᐃᒻᔅ ᑐᕉᑑ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᐃᒋᓐ ᐱᑦᓱᓪ–ᓚᐃᔪᓪ, ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᐱᑦᓱᓪ–ᓚᐃᔪᓪ ᓂᐱᖃᕐᓇᓂ ᓇᖏᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᕉᑑᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ New York Times ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫᒪᓂᒥ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᔪᒥ. "ᐸᐸᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓂ. ᓴᓇᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂ ᓯᓚᑖᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖔᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓂᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ 2030–ᒥ. ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ 2050–ᒥ," ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᕉᑑ.

ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᒐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᐊᓪᓚᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᕉᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ, ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐸᓗᒃᑕᐅᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᔅᓯᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᓴᓂ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᓴᓇᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ, ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓ ᑭᐅᓪᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ. "ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᖃᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᒥᓕᒫᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᕉᑑ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᖓ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ "ᐊᖏᐸᓗᖕᓂᖓᓂ" ᐊᒻᒪ "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓂᖓᓂ." ᖃᔅᓰᖅᓱᒐᓚᒃᖢᓂ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑎᑐᑦ, ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᙱᓚᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᔪᒥ. ᑐᕉᑑ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᕗᑦ ᐊᓕᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᒋᓯᒪᔭᑐᐊᖓᓐᓂ." ᐃᓄᑐᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓕᐆᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᕐᒧᑦ 2008–ᒥ 2015–ᒧᑦ. ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᑦᓱᓪ–ᓚᐃᔪᓪᒥ, NDP–ᑯᑦ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ Green ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᒡᓚᔅ ᕈᐊᐃᒧᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᕼᐊᓐᑐᕐ ᑑᑑ, ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ 2015–ᒥ ᕿᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ 2016–

ᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓇᓱᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᙱᓚᖅ. ᑐᕉᑑ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖅ ᐲᖅᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᐃᖑᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ. ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ 30-ᒥᓂᑦᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑐᕉᑑ, ᕿᑐᕐᙵᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᑦᓱᓪ–ᓚᐃᔪᓪ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᕐᒪᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᑐᕉᑑ ᐱᓱᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᙵᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᕐᒪᕐᒥ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᑲᑕᒃᖢᓂ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᑲᑕᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. 20– ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑑᔮᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ. ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ 10-ᒥᓂᑦᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒋᐊᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᑕᐅᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂᑦ, ᕿᓄᐃᓵᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᕐᒪᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ. ᐃᓄᑭᑦᑐᓂ 50-100–ᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᒐᓚᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ. ᐆᒻᒪᕆᒃᑑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᑯᔭᕆᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕉᑑᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᒻᒪᑦ, ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᓕᐊᑲᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ, ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒧᑦ. ᒪᐃᒋᓐ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓂᑐᐊᖅ. ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ, ᒪᐃᒋᓐ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᐃᓛᒃ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑑᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ."

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