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ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᑎᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ 1,450–ᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒃ ᑕᑯᕗᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ

Kinngait down to one water truck Three other trucks have mechanical problems, community of 1,450 seeing long waits for service

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Wind and air dried arctic char is one of the best tasting snacks that Inuinnait make every year. Here is Kakolak Avadluk tending to the piffi (dried fish) up at Anaana's Camp in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut on July 28. The fish was donated by her son Andre Otokiak.

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Calvin Pedersen joins family legacy as MLA for Kugluktuk

"They are called piruliaqs but now we have freezers."

– Elder Tommy Norberg discussing ancient caches outside Kugluktuk, page 11.

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amazing on-the-land stories

ᔭᐃᒥ ᒪᒃᕼᐊᒐᖅ

ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ

ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐸᓂᒐ ᒍᕋᐃᔅᓕᓐ ᐅᓂᐊᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ! ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᕆᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᖑᕐᒥ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ.

JAMIE MAGHAGAK Cambridge Bay

My 2-year-old Daughter Gracelyn Oniak recently went on her first camping trip and she loved it!

She had many firsts during our trip, one being helping me to pluck a goose her Dad caught.

ᐊᐃᕝᒐᒃ ᐲᑐᓴᓐ

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ

ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᖦᖢᖓ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᕿᑦᑐᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐸᐃ ᒑᓚᖃᐅᒻᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᓪᓗᖓ "ᐊᒃᓲᑦ? ᐊᔪᙱᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ." ᐅᕝᕙ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ, ᐱᐅᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᕋ!

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ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᓇᐅᓪᓚᖅ

ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ

ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᔭᐃᑯᑉ ᐊᒃᐸᓕᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ.

AIVGAK PEDERSEN Kugluktuk

Keeping myself busy during Covid, I was given an old amp and I found a cracked Jerry can the same day and thought "Why not? It should work." Here is the result, I love it!

JORDAN NOWDLAK Pangnirtung

My son Jacob Joshua Akpalialuk coming home on Canada Day from a hunt outside of Pangnirtung.

ᑯᑭ ᐃᑦᑐᖅ

ᒪᕆᐊ ᓇᑖᖅ

ᓴᓪᓖᑦ

ᐃᕐᓂᕋ ᔭᐃᔅ ᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᓂᒃᑐᖅ ᐸᓂᖅᓰᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᒃᑯᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐋᒃᑐᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᔫᓂ 2020.

ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ

ᐃᕐᓂᕋ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᔫᓂ 1–ᒥ, ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᖃᓂᒋᐸᓗᒃᑕᖓᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒐᒥ ᖁᑭᕐᓂᖓᓂ.

MARIA NATTAR Whale Cove

My son Darren caught his first caribou on June 1st, a short distance away from Whale Cove. He was so happy when he saw he shot it.

KUKI EETUK Coral Harbour

My son Jace Eetuk sleeping on a drying rack for mikku while the family is cutting up more meat at our campsite, June 2020.

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ᑕᒎ ᐅᐃᓕ ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖕᒫᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ. ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᓂ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓂ ᐳᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒪ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ.

ᑳᓪᒻ ᐃᐊᕐ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ ᒥᑉᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᑳᓪᒻ ᐃᐊᕐ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᒥᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ 21–ᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᑰᓕᑦᒧᑦ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᓕᕋᓛᒥᒃ ᐸᐅᕋᐅᔭᓕᖕᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥᒃ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐸᐅᕋᐅᔭᖓᓂ ᐅᐃᔾᔮᖅᖢᓂ ᒥᓚᐅᖅᑳᕐᓇᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓇᓂ. ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᑰᓕᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥᒃ ᒥᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒥᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᒥᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑳᓪᒻ ᐃᐊᕐ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 21–ᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. "ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑳᓪᒻ ᐃᐊᕐ– ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥᒃ ᐅᕘᓇ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ," ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ." ᑳᓪᒻ ᐃᐊᕐ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓄᑦ. ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᕈᒪᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᕗᖅ. please see Calm, page 13

ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᖃᓛᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ, ᖃᓛᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒃᐳᑦ, ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᖃᓛᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᒥᓂᑦᐸᓗᖕᒥ. ᐸᓴᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᐊᕐᔫᕗᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 24–ᒥ. ᐃᒪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᐃᒥᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒫᒪᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ, ᐃᒥᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᐊᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ, ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᒍᑎᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᖃᓛᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥ ᑐᖅᖢᐊᓕᖕᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᖓᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 28–ᒥ, ᐅᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᖓ ᐱᐅᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ. please see Boil, page 13

ᓄᑖᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ; ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᒪᐃᔭᒧᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᑐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᑯᕋᐃᒡ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᒥᐅᓐ ᒥᑭᙳᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᖅᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓐᓂ. ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ, ᑭᐊᓪᕕᓐ ᐲᑐᓴᓐ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᑑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐲᑐᓴᓐ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᒪᐃᓚ ᑲᒥᙳᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕᒥ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓐᓂ. ᐲᑐᓴᓐᑎᑐᑦ, ᑲᒥᙳᐊᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᙳᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ, ᒪᕐᕉᔪᓂᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖃᑦᐳᑦ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ. ᓯᑏᕕ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᐊᕆᒃ ᓛᓗᕐ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᒍᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 24–ᒥ. please see New, page 13

WINNER: CRYSTAL NATANINE Arctic Bay

Tagoo Willie seal hunting and camping around Arctic Bay. Four big seals came up for air at the same time after this one.

New isolation hub opened for medical travellers Second hub opened in Winnipeg to address backlog of medical appointments

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Nunavut

A second isolation hub has opened in Winnipeg to accommodate backlogged medical travel appointments. As of July 27, there are 170 rooms available for medical travellers, who are currently on the waiting list in Winnipeg, Premier Joe Savikataaq announced during a July 27 press conference.

The new hub was opened last week after the GN ruled out creating an isolation hub in Iqaluit.

When asked why Winnipeg was chosen above Iqaluit, Health Minister George Hickes responded, "Obviously our first choice is to keep people in isolation outside the territory before introducing it to our population here. And that was our preference right from the get-go."

According to Hickes however, this does not mean the idea of a medical travel hub in Iqaluit is off the table. For now, the new Winnipeg hub is allowing the Government of Nunavut to deal with the medical travel backlog, he explained.

"So unless that changes in the next little while ... I would say ... it is always going to be on the table but it's not in play right now," said the minister.

It was "more cost effective" to create another isolation hub, said Hickes.

"If somebody were to fly down for a medical appointment, they could be there for two days ... go for their medical appointment and then have a three week waiting period before even getting into the isolation hub. That would be on the Government of Nunavut to cover those costs," he explained.

When medical travellers cannot be placed in an isolation hub, they are waiting for a spot to open while staying in a hotel or medical boarding home, said Hickes.

On July 19 the premier wrote on social media his isolation plan ensured "a spot

"ᐊᑭᓄᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ" ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ, ᔪᓚᐃ 27–ᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

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It was "more cost effective" to create another isolation hub, says Health Minister George Hickes, during the July 27 press conference. was open at the Winnipeg hub for another traveller" and it would save public dollars.

The premier, who had been self-isolating at his cabin near Arviat, made his first appearance this month at the press conference.

'Very small' percentage causing majority of problems Hickes reiterated his concerns, from last week, about how the behaviour of some guests is impacting room availability at the isolation hubs. People who break their isolation have to restart the process, he stressed, adding those are rooms that would have been available for new guests.

A "very small" percentage of isolating guests are causing the "vast majority of issues" at isolation hubs, emphasized Hickes. He believes in "some cases" mental health and addictions trigger the

behaviour. "But, sometimes it's just poor behaviour ... lack of respect for fellow travelers," said Hickes.

Qikiqtaaluk Corporation (QC), an Inuit organization, is now responsible for resolving any issues and providing direction to isolating guests on how to access mental health support. The goal is to have three staff members present at each of the hubs and provide service in Inuktitut.

At this time however, unlike the other hubs, the new isolation hub in Winnipeg is being run by the GN, not QC. This week the GN will be providing country food to isolating guests at the Ottawa hub. The aim is to eventually provide country food three times a week at other isolation hubs as well.

There are still no Covid-19 cases in Nunavut. 225 persons are currently being investigated for Covid-19.

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Some regions could witness extinction of bears as greenhouse gases rise and sea ice declines, scientists say

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Many polar bear populations could be extinct or on the verge of extinction in 80 years if greenhouse gases rise at a high rate, a new scientific study by six researchers predicts.

Under that scenario, global warming and disappearing sea ice would increasingly deprive polar bears of food sources, particularly seals and the predators' periods of fasting would consequently grow longer and longer until unsustainable, the report's authors state.

Some sub-populations could die off sooner than others, with bears in the southern Hudson Bay and Davis Strait possibly facing their demise within two decades if greenhouse gas emissions rise rapidly, forecasts the study, titled Fasting Season Length Sets Temporal Limits for Global Polar Bear Persistence.

A few high-Arctic sub-populations may survive beyond the year 2100 under such conditions, the researchers conclude.

The analysis, published July 20, examined 13 of the 19 polar bear sub-populations in the Arctic and sub-Arctic.

Arctic ice is on a historic retreat.

On July 16, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that Arctic sea ice covered 7.51 million square kilometres on July 15, which was 330,000 square kilometres below the 2011 previous record low for that date.

If greenhouse gas emissions are contained moderately then there is "definitely a realistic chance to preserve polar bears, but likely not across their entire current range," particularly in the southern edge of their range, said Peter Molnar, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto, one of six authors of the study, which includes input from academics and researchers at atmospheric institutes.

Molnar stated that the worst-case scenario studied was one "in which there is no regulatory or other organized effort to mitigate emissions and (it) is absolutely plausible."

Nunavummiut in several communities have, over the past few years, reported seeing more polar bears in the vicinity of communities than in the distant past.

Molnar said he has heard such reports himself and he believes them, but "seeing more bears does not necessarily mean that there are more bears," he said.

"Longer ice-free periods mean bears will be forced to spend more time on land, during which they have greater opportunity to wander around in places they previously didn't visit," said Molnar.

"Also, with shorter on-ice periods, increasing numbers of bears will be hungrier when they come ashore, which will prompt them to

ᓇᓄᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓵᙵᕗᑦ ᐅᓄᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖓᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᓂᖓ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᑎᒋ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖃᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐆᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᓱᒃᑲᓂᖓᓂ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᓚᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖓᓂ.

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Polar bear populations in Nunavut and elsewhere are facing a decline due to climate change and the loss of sea ice, but the extent of the devastation depends on how much greenhouse gas emissions accelerate, according to new research. Some Inuit believe polar bears are resilient enough to overcome changes in climate and the seasonal landscape.

search for alternative food sources, including in human settlements.

This could lead to aggregations of bears, an increasing number of observations and an increased risk to humans, even if population numbers may have fallen."

He added that the researchers didn't attempt to estimate the existing populations in each region, but instead studied the physiology of bears and how their existence could be jeopardized by being forced to fast for lengthier periods due to climate change.

Earlier this year, Norwegian conservationist and author Ole J. Liodden asserted that polar bears are not only threatened by climate change but by selective hunting for size and fur quality.

Last October, Environment Minister Joe Savikataaq announced that Nunavummiut hunters can use tags to kill as many female as male bears.

The previous ratio was one female for every two males killed.

Savikataaq's decision was based on a recommendation from the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, which many residents of the territory supported as they see bears as an increasing threat to human life. Two Kivalliq men have been killed in bear attacks over the past few years.

Approximately 16,000 polar bears exist in Canada out of an estimated 26,000 worldwide, according to data cited by the Government of Nunavut's Department of Environment.

Polar bears will survive, some Inuit hunters say

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Skepticism remains among some Inuit hunters that polar bears will be wiped out by a changing climate.

Philip Putumiraqtuq, chair of Baker Lake Hunters and Trappers Organization, said he places greater value in Inuit observations and teachings.

"The way they discuss the scientists, what they say, I never really go for that. I only follow my cultural ways," he said. "My dad, what he said before is 'they'll still stick around.'"

Putumiraqtuq said pollution levels need to be controlled, but he noted that the caribou population in the Kivalliq has bounced back despite being almost depleted in the past.

"Just my understanding – my beliefs in our Creator and what He does – He'll do his work in His natural ways. What we believe in, nature will happen the way it works. I'm not really concerned," he said.

Peter Eecheak, manager of the Ikajutit Hunters and Trappers Organization in Arctic Bay, said scientists "are probably just guessing" because "where we are, they (polar bears) are pretty healthy."

"They can survive on the land, too. They can hunt seals right in the open water. They can hunt narwhal right in the open water. They'll survive for sure," he said.

In Kugaaruk, Columban Pujuardjok, chair of the Kurtairujuark Hunters and Trappers Association, said Inuit are scientists themselves.

Pollutants from shipping traffic, especially oil, are among Pujuardjok's greatest worries for affecting the health of polar bears as well as whales and other marine

life. Otherwise, he's not seen any troubling indicators, he said.

"I've been living with the polar bears almost all my life. In the summertime, they stay on land and sometimes they go to the sea and swim," he said.

Polar bears around Kugaaruk harvested this past winter were "not too fat and not too skinny," he said.

Putumiraqtuq said the only he's seen polar bears that are underweight is because they're sick, such as having caught a virus.

Peter Molnar, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto, said there's "substantial variation" among polar bear health by region.

For example, the predators in the Foxe Basin and Chukchi Sea show no signs of being impacted by the loss of sea ice while there have been documented declines in the body conditions of bears in Western Hudson Bay, Southern Hudson Bay, Davis Strait, Baffin Bay and the Southern Beaufort Sea. "Our analyses unfortunately show that there are several subpopulations (in both the climate scenarios that we analyzed) where fasting periods will become so long that mothers would be unable to support their young, even if bears were as fat or substantially fatter than they historically had been," stated Molnar, who was part of a team of researchers to publish a recent study on the long-term demise of polar bears due to climate change from greenhouse gases.

"And, with ever shorter periods when the bears can hunt on the ice, coming ashore as fat or fatter than they have been in the past will become increasingly unlikely in the future."

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ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᐃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᑦᑕᓃᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑯᕕᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥ ᐅᒥᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒨᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓂ. ᓱᕋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ, 2019–ᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᑎᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᒐᔪᒃᑕᖓᓐᓂ. "ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓄᑦ 16–ᓂ 24–ᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᑦ, ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᓂ ᑭᙵᕐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᕈᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖏᓐᓂ," ᕼᐊᓯ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᖅ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎ ᓱᕋᖕᓂᕈᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᑦᑕᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᓂ ᑭᙵᕐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᕈᑎᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᕼᐊᓯ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᔾᔮᙱᑉᐳᒍᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᖕᒪᑦ, ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖅ ᑕᑖᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐅᕗᖓ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓗᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐊᓯ. "ᓱᓕ ᐊᐱᕆᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᐅᖅᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐳᑦ. ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃ ᐃᒪᖃᖅᑏᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᖃᖓᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᒃ." ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᖏᑕ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᑦ– 2011-2018–ᒧᑦ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᓕᑦ, ᓄᑕᐅᙱᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᑭᖑᕝᕕᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ – ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᖅᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎ ᔫᓇᐃᑎᑦ ᔅᑕᐃᑦᔅᓂ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᑯᑐᒡᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ. ᑎᑭᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐊᓯ. "ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᖑᒻᒪᑎᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ 1,450–ᓂ ᐅᖃᓗᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ

ᐅᖃᐱᓗᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ. ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᒃᐱᖅᑐᒐᖓ – ᑭᙵᕐᓂ ᑭᓱᕈᓘᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ – ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ – ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒐᓴᓂᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓇᓱᐊᕐᓇᖅᐳᖅ. ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᖃᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᒐᓴᖕᓄᑦ, ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᕼᐊᐃ ᕆᕗᕐ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. "ᖃᓄᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᙱᑉᐳᒍᑦ? ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ, ᐊᑭᑐᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᐃᑦ," ᕼᐊᓯ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔩᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑎᓛᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᒃᑯᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐊᓯ. ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓅᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓄᑦ. ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ-ᑕᖅᑭᓄᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓛᖅᑐᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᕐᔪᐊᕋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓅᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᙳᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖓᓂ, ᕼᐊᓯ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᐅᓗᓂ, ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥ–ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᓯᕆᔨᐅᓂᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ,

Nunavut Parks hosts Youth Science Camp

by Rita Pigalak

Northern News Services/ Local Journalism Initiative

Kugluktuk

The youth in Kugluktuk will have a chance to camp along the Coppermine River at Kugluk Territorial Park on a four day camping excursion from August 4 to 7.

This is the second year of the Science camp in Kugluktuk.

"Students will have a chance to go on hikes, learn about wildlife conservation, environmental protection,

traditional plant identification and it's uses, wildlife identification, climate change observations, traditional uses of fish and piffi making and learning about the park as well." said Leesee Papatsie, Manager of Parks and Heritage Appreciation.

"Because of Covid, we will have 10 to 12 youth this year.

We will be using local elders, Nunavut Parks staff and Climate Change Secretariat staff as instructors, as well as hiring a local youth to assist in work-

ing with the youth."

Papatsie also noted all instructors and staff will all be Inuit, adding it is important to show the youth that Inuit can succeed in the working sector.

"Last year's turnout was really good," she said. "Most northerners know how kids are during the summer, it was amazing to see youth waiting to go to the Park at nine o'clock in the morning.

"We are aiming for a camping trip, as last year we did day trips."

ᓴᒡᕙᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᒃ ᖁᕐᓗᕐᒥ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕ, ᔪᓚᐃ 25, 2007.

D. Gordon E. Robertson/Wikimedia Commons photo

Rapids and campsite above Bloody Falls, Kugluk Territorial Park, Nunavut, Canada, July 25, 2007.

ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ, ᐆᒧᙵᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᐊᓂ, ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓗᒃᑖᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ 1,450–ᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᖕᓂ. ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖏᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

photo courtesy of Mike Richards

Kinngait is relying on a single water truck, similar to this one, to serve the entire community of 1,450 people. The three other water trucks in the hamlet's fleet are all unavailable due to mechanical issues. ᓄᑖᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᑯᕕᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᒥ, ᕼᐊᓯ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᒥᖅᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᑭᙵᕐᓄᑦ. ᒪᐃᔭ ᑕᐃᒨᓐ ᑐᓐᓄ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 2017–ᒥ. ᑐᓐᓄ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕗᖅ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

6 nunavutnews.com, Monday, August 3, 2020

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ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ

ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑉᐳᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓯᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒧᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ 40–ᓂ 60 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒦᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒥ.

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If a community is at risk of Covid-19 transmission via contact tracing they will enter Stage Two, at which point middle schools such as Aqsarniit in Iqaluit, pictured, and high schools will only be open part-time. This means learning will take place two to three days per week with staggered schedules and allow 40 to 60 per cent of students in school at one time.

ᔪᓚᐃ 24–ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᖃᙲᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 1–ᒦᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ, ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 24–ᒥ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᒫᔾᔨ 17, 2020–ᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᕗᑦ 2020-21–ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᓂ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᒧᑦ. ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥ 2020-21–ᒧᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ: ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ

"ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓂᕐᒥ, ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᔪᒥ," ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ.

"My department is developing guidelines for school staff on assessments of learning loss, recovery learning and techniques for teaching in a blended in-school or at-home environment," says Minister of Education David Joanasie.

ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 1: ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 1 ᑭᐅᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓇᔭᙳᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂᑦ. ᔪᓚᐃ 24–ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᖃᙲᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 1–ᒦᓕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2: ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥ, ᖃᓂᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑉᐳᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑲᑎᙵᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ. ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ 40–ᓂ 60 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒦᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒥ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᓇᔭᕆᕗᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐅᐱᕐᙶᖅᑎᑑᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ, ᔪᓚᐃ 24–ᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 3: ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐃᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂ. ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ, ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ–ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑎᒋᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒥ 60 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 40 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 4: ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒃᕕᐅᑉ–ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᒥ–ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖓᓯᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ. "ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᕈᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓐᓂ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᓇᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19– ᑕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓂᕿᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ." ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᒍᑎᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒃᓴᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᑕᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ "ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, 74–ᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ. "ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᑑᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒃᓴᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 30–ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ "ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓴᕋᐃᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ" ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒃᓴᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ.

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Sirmilik Bird Festival celebrated virtually amid Covid-19 Online events allowed global reach for the festival

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Sirmilik National Park

Since 2018, Parks Canada has hosted presentations and public videos showcasing the diverse birds of Sirmilik National Park and their significance to the Inuit of Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet. This summer the Sirmilik Bird Festival was held online and by radio amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

This new approach to the festival has lead to reaching an even wider audience across Canada and globally, said Tess Espey, the acting site manager at Sirmilik National Park.

"Given the park's remote location, we were delighted to spark enthusiasm for birds and Inuit culture in both local communities and far beyond," she said.

The 22,252 sq. km park is situated in the Eastern Arctic of Nunavut. Most visitors travel through Pond Inlet or Arctic Bay to reach it.

The festival in the past was also celebrated with community barbecues, birdhouse building workshops and guided bird watching hikes with Elders, explained Espey.

In light of Covid-related concerns this year, Parks Canada celebrated the festival with several events through Facebook, Twitter and via local radio, from July 3 to 10.

Participants were invited to test their knowledge of local bird species through a bird brain trivia challenge. They were virtually presented with

various bird photos and riddles.

In another event, through an online scavenger hunt, participants were able to explore and learn about bird research carried out at Sirmilik National Park by scientists.

A platform named eBird was also created to help community members and visitors report their bird sightings.

In a bird art challenge, individuals were encouraged to create artwork that was inspired specifically by the birds in Sirmilik National Park.

"We received many vibrant sketches, drawings and paintings showing birds and lush Arctic landscapes," said Espey, adding it was a thrill to see the creativity.

In another challenge participants were asked to make a bird costume using materials from home. The idea was to create a costume representing a bird from Sirmilik National Park.

Pond Inlet resident, Carey Elverum helped his six-yearold daughter, Naya Elverum create a snow goose. "She likes geese and had been collecting feathers from around town," said Naya's dad.

After gathering the bird feathers from local hunters, they used cardboard, paper and garbage bags to make the wings.

"We also had to go through her closet to find clothes that matched the colours of the snow goose," he said. The project took about four hours to complete.

Through local radio in

ᓇᔭ ᐃᐅᓪᕕᐅᕋᒻ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᖑᕐᒥ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᒥᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᓱᓗᖏᓐᓂ.

photo courtesy of Carey Elverum

Naya Elverum, age 6, says her part favourite of making her snow goose costume was putting on the feathers.

Pond Inlet, Elder Elijah Panipakoocho told bird stories and shared Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (traditional knowledge) about different bird species that visit the park.

In Arctic Bay, a radio show for the bird festival was also planned with Elder Tommy Tattatuapik, but has been postponed.

Espey noted Parks Canada will share the rescheduling of

the show via social media.

According to Espey, the Bird Festival was a success. "We found that the virtual format provided many new, fun ways to share stories, learn new things and inspire creativity around the central theme of birds in Sirmilik National Park," she said.

She hopes to have more of these kinds of events in future festivals.

ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖅ ᐃᓚᐃᔾᔭ ᐸᓂᒃᐸᑯᑦᑐᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ 2018–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᒋᕗᖅ ᓯᕐᒥᓕᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ,. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ.

Elder Elijah Panipakoocho has participated in all three Bird Festivals since 2018 and is also the chair of the Sirmilik National Park Inuit Knowledge Working Group, which advises park management on projects and operations. This year he shared his knowledge through local radio in Pond Inlet. photo courtesy of Nunavut Parks Canada

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ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᒥ ᐃᔨᕋᖅᑐᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᒪᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᕋᒥ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ–ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕋᓛᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖓᓂ. ᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦᑎᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᐅᔪᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ "ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ" ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 20–ᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᓗᐊᙱᓚᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒪᒍᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᕗᖅ, ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ ᕿᒪᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᕗᖅ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕖᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓇᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ? ᒪᐃᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ–ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᐃᔅᓴᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᕋᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᓗᓂᑦ, ᐊᐅᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ

ᐃᑉᐸᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᓂ. ᓴᓗᒪᙱᑦᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂ, ᑐᙵᓇᙱᑦᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᐸᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᕋᐃᔪᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᓂᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᑯᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᒫᔾᔨᒥ ᔫᓂ 12–ᒧᑦ, $5.9 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖓ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ 6–ᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᓄᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓱᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᓱᓕ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ "ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ," ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᑕᐃᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ

ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᑎᒥᖁᑕᐅᔪᒥ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕆᕗᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕿᓪᓚᑦᑖᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᖅᓱᕐᓗᒍ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᓄᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᑲᓴᑦᑎᐊᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᑖᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᖁᖕᓂ, ᐃᒐᓛᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓘᔪᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᔨᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᒪᓂᖅᑲᒥ. ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ, ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 10–ᒥ 26–ᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᓱᒃᑲᐃᑦᑐᒥ, ᑭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᕗᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᓕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᕐᓄᑦ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖏᑦ ᒪᒃᐱᖅᑐᒐᕐᒥ ᐱᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᖅᑲᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖓᓐᓂ.

No substitute for first-hand experience Northern News Services

It was no great secret or surprise when Premier Joe Savikataaq announced that he was self-isolating in his cabin near Arviat, after returning to the territory in his own private plane.

He followed all the rules that his government had set out to get a travel exemption based on his own "very specific conditions" as he stated on a Facebook post, July 20.

Nunavummiut would have had every right to be annoyed, had they chosen to be, but the court of popular opinion maintains, as the premier himself stated, that his isolation plan left a spot open at the Winnipeg hub for another traveller and saved public dollars.

This is all well and good, especially at this critical juncture where isolation hubs are prime real estate, but might it not have benefitted the leader of the GN to see first-hand the conditions his people, many while vulnerable, are having to tolerate?

In May, Nunavut News spoke to two Nunavummiut returning from GN-approved hotels who reported food stains, visible fingerprints on the walls and curtains, blood and other grime in the room. Unhygienic, unwelcoming and an added

THE ISSUE:

PREMIER'S SELF-ISOLATION

WE SAY:

GET A GROUND-LEVEL REALITY CHECK

stress while already far from home.

While GN officials have made trips to southern hubs to improve service since then, Health Minister George Hickes has recently spoken about how the behaviour of some guests is impacting room availability at the isolation hubs. People who break their isolation have to restart the process, holding up rooms that would have been available for new guests.

These problems and backlogs have become such that a second isolation hub has opened in Winnipeg to accommodate backlogged medical travel appointments.

From March to June 12, $5.9 million was spent on self-isolation hubs. That number has surely continued to climb another six weeks down the line and with the addition of yet another hub the GN's bill will only continue to grow.

The hopeful answer to these "behavioural issues," as Hickes has called them, will be supports offered by Qikiqtaaluk Corpora-

tion, such as resolving any issues and providing direction to isolating guests on how to access mental health support. The goal is to have three staff members present at each of the hubs and provide service in Inuktitut. The GN also aims to eventually provide country food three times a week at isolation hubs.

These creature comforts might make it feel a little more like home, but the problems at home are on an even greater scale. Almost every community has reports of public housing full of mould, windows that don't seal properly and overcrowding.

MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq is embarking on a housing tour of Nunavut communities to get an assessment of accommodations with her own eyes and to hear from people on the ground. She'll be visiting the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq this time around, with travel dates from Aug. 10 to 26.

While the GN has, gradually, been responsive to many deficiencies identified at the isolation hubs, it's always a worthwhile exercise to experience personally the lived realities of the people you represent.

Perhaps the premier and his ministers should take a page from Qaqqaq's book.

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editorial – opinions

Attrition by over-analysis In Western societies, when analysing or looking at the situation, people use theories or studies to guide them. This takes up time and intelligence in discussions, time that becomes more and more precious while the target group continues to struggle.

I am referring to our housing crisis across Nunavut. Unless the current leadership do away with studies and more studies Nunavummiut will continue to suffer with all the implications of the lack of proper housing.

Within our Kitikmeot District Office of the Nunavut Housing Corporation, we had what seemed like a workable technical team who had the responsibility of monitoring public and government staff housing, reporting on the condition of these buildings and recommending necessary work or repair – but, by the influence of one individual they all moved to Iqaluit.

This fledgling city has about 8000 people residing there and will probably increase more as devolution comes into full force. There are also more amenities in the city, including establishments, sports activities, more choice of shopping and so on.

In the scheme of theories and studies one scenario comes to mind and that is Maslow's Pyramid. At the start or the bottom of this diagram basic needs are mentioned and these include, food, water and shelter (housing).

If we could take the time to look at what is covered under our human rights, we find that it is the responsibility of those with position and influence to direct and meet the demands

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.

of a particular commodity, infrastructure or service.

We have a group of hard-working individuals who have put their personal lives on hold while they assume public office as Members of the Nunavut Legislative Assembly in moving Nunavut forward. They bring constituents concerns to the cabinet but that is where everything is held up.

Within this scheme of governance, there are eight departments and five corporations, with housing one of these corporations. My wish is that the housing corporation would be dissolved and moved into a regular department giving them more accountability and transparency in the delivery of this crucial service.

On several occasions I have alluded to the fact that policies and regulations can be amended to better represent the urgency of an essential service. Something to think about.

Nunavummiut are hurting, families are being torn apart, elders are suffering, our social agencies are pressed to their limits and we are still only studying.

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᑉᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᓗᐊᒧᑦ 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.

ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔪᖃᓕᕌᖓᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᑐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂ, ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᓂᓗ

ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐱᑦ ᐅᑎᓛᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ? ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ?

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/KITIKMEOT

STREET talk with Rita Pigalak

ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᒡᓗᑭᒃᓴᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᖏᑐᐊᖅᐸᑕ ᓴᒃᑯᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᑦᓯᐊᖏᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓗᑕ. ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᔪᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᖅᖢᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ – ᑭᓯᐊᓂ,

Are you excited to be returning to school? Why or why not?

ᓚᐃᑕᓐ ᐸᓚᐃᔅ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 8, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ “ᐋᒃᑲ! ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᒐᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᑲᖅᖢᖓ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᒃᑯᑎᓐᓂ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ.”

Leighton Blais, age 8, Kugluktuk "No! Because I like sleeping over at Grandad's whenever I want."

ᓯᐊᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᔅ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 10, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ “ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᒃᑲ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓕᕋᒃᑭᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᒐᒃᑯ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ.”

Seth Davies, age 10, Kugluktuk "I am excited because I miss my friends and I like learning."

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ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅᓯ? ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? ᑎᓴᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓯᖓᐃᔭᐃᔪᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ 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

William McLeod/Library and Archives Canada photo/e010899678

Project naming: Do you know your elders?

Four Inuit unloading a delivery of food and fuel supplies at the Hudson's Bay Company building in Qamani'tuaq/Baker Lake, Nunavut, 1951-52. MIKAN no. 4921769 Can you help identify the people in this old photograph?

Project Naming is a trilingual Web exhibition and searchable photographic database available in Inuktitut, English and ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓅᓐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ 8000–ᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᙳᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᐸᑕ. ᑭᓱᕈᓘᔭᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᑦ, ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᓪᓗ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᕋ ᐅᓇ Maslow's Pyramid. ᐊᑖᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᓂᕿᑦ, ᐃᒪᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ. ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕈᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᕗᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓱᓇᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓇᑎᒃ ᕼᐊᓄᓕ ᑑᑕᓕᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 7, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ “ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᑭᖑᓂᖃᒋᒐᒃᑯ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᒃ, ᑭᖑᓂᖃᒋᒐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᓂ.”

Henry Totalik, age 7, Taloyoak "I am excited because I miss the gym, I miss playing sports."

ᐊᒪᐃᔭ ᑑᑕᓕᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 11, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ “ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ.”

Amaiya Totalik, age 11, Taloyoak "I am excited because it's fun learning in school."

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. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᓕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᔾᔭᒃᑎᑦᓯᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒡᕗᖓ ᓄᖅᑲᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᑦ, 8ᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖏᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᒃᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᒋᔭᒥᖕᓂᒃ. ᐊᑕᐅᓰᖅᑕᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕋᓛᓪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ, ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ ᓄᑦᓲᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖢᐃᓪᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓅᒍᓐᓇᖏᑉᐳᑦ ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

ᓇᕙᐃᔭ ᓚᐃᔪᓪ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 8, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ, “ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ.”

Nevaeh Lyall, age 8, Gjoa Haven "I am excited because it's been too long." ᓇᓄᖅ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 12, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ “ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᑕᑯᓛᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᓕᒫᒃᑲ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ.”

Nanuq Autuut, age 12, Gjoa Haven "I am excited to see all of my friends and to see how an all boys class will be."

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Another generation of the Pedersen family enters the legislative assembly 'I believe I am the first MLA to have both grandparents serve as MLA as well – I have some big shoes to fill!': Calvin Pedersen

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Kugluktuk

Calvin Pedersen is following in the political footsteps of his grandparents.

Calvin, who became Kugluktuk's new MLA on July 24 after he was the only person to seek the office, stated, "I would like to say koana to my beautiful wife Calla for all of her love and support. She has been at my side for most of my life and given me four amazing children and next week we celebrate 10 wonderful years of marriage together."

Becoming an MLA is something his grandmother, Lena and grandfather, Red, both accomplished.

Lena was the first woman elected to the Northwest Territories' legislative assembly in 1970. She served the riding then known as Central Arctic.

Red Pedersen served the constituents of Kitikmeot West in the NWT's

halls of governance for two terms, from 1983 to 1991.

In a prepared statement, Calvin extended his gratitude to his grandparents "for everything they have done in raising their families while also paving a path for me in politics. I am extremely proud to be able to call upon both of them for guidance as I believe I am the first MLA to have both grandparents serve as MLA as well – I have some big shoes to fill!"

Among his priorities will be contending with some long-standing issues that affect Kugluktuk and numerous other Nunavut communities: mental health, housing shortages, high suicide rates, high costs of food, high costs of living, along with "many other hardships that we endure in our daily lives."

"Right now with Covid-19 and its effects on the world, we are all learning to live in this pandemic while some struggle with the issues

mentioned," he said. "I can only hope that I can address these issues with the help of the rest of our government to ensure the safety and well-being of all Nunavutmeot."

Calvin also acknowledged that he doesn't have much time to get familiar with the inner-workings of territorial politics as his term begins with only about 15 months remaining until the next Nunavut-wide election.

"In this short year (I) plan to start by grasping the political position of our community and what remains from when former MLA (Mila Kamingoak) left office," he stated.

"This will take me a bit of time before I can start to be of real help and to truly represent my constituents and address their concerns.

"In all honesty, change takes time and this year will be the first step for me to gain further understanding of the government and for our community to plan for the next term."

ᑲᓪᓚ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐊᓪᕕᓐ ᐲᑐᓴᓐ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑭᐊᓪᕕᓐ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᓄᑖᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 24–ᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑎᖓᓂ ᓇᖏᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

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Calla, left, and Calvin Pedersen out on a fishing trip. Calvin is Kugluktuk's new member of the legislative assembly, earning that title on Friday by being the sole individual to allow his name to stand in what would have been a byelection.

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Piruliaqs a reminder of the past Ancient food caches made of rock protected food from predators, helped prepare for uncertain times

by Rita Pigalak

Northern News Services/ Local Journalism Initiative

Kugluktuk

The Inuit of the North were known to be nomadic people, following the migrations of the animals and returning to fishing spots yearly.

The people of Kugluktuk settled in the area near the Coppermine River, creating the village in the early 1950s.

Before settling where the town now sits the Inuit harvested caribou, musk ox, moose, fish, geese and seals to name a few. To preserve their catch they would build rock caches to store their food and many of these caches can be found in areas where our ancestors roamed.

This small island called Uqhuuhiliq sits off the shores west of Cape Kendall, a rocky island with some beach that is home to

many nesting seagulls and other water birds.

Between 15 to 20 old rock piles which were food caches can be seen on the island.

"The generation before me lived and fished around that area, I was too young to remember who the families were that lived at that area and my memory now is not that great either as I am getting old", said Laura Kohoktak, who has lived in the region for many years.

"The food caches were built to preserve and protect their food from predators and when the people return from travelling the caches were there if they or anyone needed food. They are called piruliaqs but now we have freezers," laughed Elder Tommy Norberg.

So as years pass, there sit the rock food caches to remind us of how life was then, the way of our people and how we should never forget where we come from.

ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᕐᓂ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᕿᓐᓃᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᓂ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᕈᓕᐊᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᖅᕼᐆᕼᐃᓕᕐᒥ, ᐅᔭᕋᖃᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒥ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᕙᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᐅᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᓄᑦ.

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Ancient food caches made of rock called piruliaqs dot the landscape of Uqhuuhiliq, a rocky island now host to nesting gulls and other water birds.

A single water truck separates Kinngait from having to fly in bottled water Technicians flown in from NWT, new water and sewage trucks expected on fall sealift

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Kinngait/Cape Dorset

Water delivery is one truck away from crisis levels in Kinngait.

Due to breakdowns, the hamlet is relying solely on its newest water truck, a 2019 model and that vehicle is being pushed hard to do the work that three trucks would normally do.

"We're operating that truck for 16 to 24 hours per day, depending on the need," said John Hussey, Kinngait's senior administrative officer.

If that last operating water truck should happen to break down, the Department of Community and Government Services will fly bottled water into Kinngait to ensure residents do not go without, Hussey said.

"I hope we don't have to do that because

that's a big step to have to take, have a planeload of water come in here," said Hussey.

"We're still asking people to conserve water and they are. They're being nice about it and of course we've got to keep the RCMP and the health centre with water at all times and the airport."

The community's three other water trucks of 2011-2018 vintage, of which the oldest is a backup need new parts. A replacement engine from the United States is required for one, a new oil pan for another. Orders have been placed, but it will take a couple of weeks for the parts to arrive, said Hussey.

"Within two weeks we should be up to speed, hopefully," he said.

Some residents in the community of 1,450 have been calling the municipal office to lodge complaints over the long waits for water service, the SAO acknowledged. The community's

Facebook page Kinngarni Odds and Ends has numerous posts from people requesting water delivery some mentioning that they have been waiting for days, others indicating that there's a baby in the household.

Getting mechanics to diagnose and fix the water truck problems comes at a high price and it took a long time to arrange. The hamlet, which has been without its own mechanic on staff for months, had to fly in a pair of technicians from Hay River, NWT. "What choice do you have? At the end of the day, it's an expense but you've got to do it," Hussey said.

The mechanics are now gone to help out in other Nunavut communities but they'll return when the parts come in, said Hussey.

The hamlet has recently been negotiating with a repairman who lives in Iqaluit to

relocate to Kinngait. A three-month trial period between the parties will begin next week, the SAO said. The municipality would love to have a local individual rise through the trades to become a certified mechanic and one young man has expressed interest, Hussey added.

"Maybe in about five years we'll have him up to speed as a full-time, red-seal mechanic," he said.

Beyond the needed repairs, a new water truck and a new sewage truck are due to arrive on sealift in September, Hussey noted.

Water delivery woes are not new to Kinngait. Mayor Timoon Toonoo cited the issue as one of his priorities after being elected in December 2017. Toonoo is currently serving his second term in office. He was unavailable for comment because he was out hunting, a hamlet staff member said.

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ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᑉ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ: ᐸᓇᒃ ᐋᓂ ᐊᑎᒡᕼᐃᐅᔭᒃ; ᐅᔭᒐᐃᓇ ᓲᓯ ᒪᓂᔪᔩᓇ; ᑲᑯᓚᒃ ᐄᕙ ᐅᑐᑭᐊᒃ; ᐅᖑᒃ ᒪᐃᑉ ᐃᑎᒋᒃ; ᑎᑭᒃᓗᒃ ᐋᓐ ᐅᐃᖕᓂᒃ; ᐱᕼᐅᐊᒃ ᐸᓯ ᐅᒥᒍᐃᑦᑐᖅ.

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Enjoying sitting at the beach up at Anaana's Camp in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Our Anaanatiaqs of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Far left: Panak Annie Atighioyak; Oyagaina Susie Maniyogina; Kakolak Eva Otokiak; Pongok Mabel Etegik; Tikiklok Ann Wingnek; Pihoak Bessie Omigoetok.

Ice is on the way out, greenest summer in a long time CAMBRIDGE BAY Tea Talk with Navalik Tologanak email: helent@qiniq.com

HALUUQAFFI IQALUKTUUTIAMIT. INUIN NAAMAINAQTUT. IQALIQIVAKTUUT. KUVYALIKIVAKTUTLU INUIN. QUANA IILA. PIFFILIULIQPIAQMIJUT INUIN. MAMMATAK. INUIN AKOLAILGOMIITPAKTUT TUPIKHUTIKLU IKLUPAKMILU. HIKUILIKMAN QAJAQTUKNAHIJUQ AHIAQMUN. QUANA TUNIHAIVAKTUT IQALUHANIK INUNGNUN. ILANI MINNIINAQPAKTUK. TEETUGIAQPAKLUHI ANANATIAT TUPIQAQVINGMI. IIGAINAQPAKTUTLU. UUPAINARIALIQ PULAAQLUHI. NUTAQQAT NAAMAINAQTUTLU. ILIHAKVIITGUUQ ANGMANGNAHUAT AUGUSIMI. TUHAQTITAUNIAQKUT INUIN. PINGUUKPAKTUT ILANI NALAUTIKKUT KIHIMI. UMIAQJUAT

TIKINNIALIQMIJUT AUGUSIMILU SAPTAMPAMILU. AKJAKTUKHANIK NIQIVALUKNIKLU AKHALUTINIKLU IKLULIUHANIKLU QUUJARINNAQ. HIKUIQQAT IILA TARJUQMI. QAJAQTUKNAQHINGMAT INUIN ANILGAUNIAQMIJUT QINGAUNMUTLU UMINGMAKTUUMUNLU. PAUNGAKHIULUTIKLU TUKTUHIUQHUTIKLU. NAAMAQLUHI AUDLAAQTUT. IILA INUIN NAAMAINAQTUT. QINIQPAKLUGIT NUTAQQATINUIT. Welcome to the beautiful little community on the south east tip of Victoria Island.

Lately this summer there is so much more green land with beautiful flowers all over the tundra and land everywhere. We have seen much more green this year than any other years. Residents of all ages are so busy camping and fishing and enjoying the short summer months we get up here in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut and area.

Ice on the Arctic Ocean has finally gone so residents are now able to travel by boat to mainland to go to their homeland of Bay Chimo and Bathurst Inlet, home sweet home on the mainland.

Since we've had some rainfall soon the berries

will be ready all over on the mainland. A healthy and abundant supply of berries out there.

This time of year everyone is so busy with fish nets and rodding for fish up at the river and at the Arctic Ocean up at Gravel Pit. Since there is still some ice out there at the ocean, people go ice-hopping on the ice to go jigging for Arctic char. Soon the ice-hopping and ice will stop and all will just fish from the shorelines of the Northwest Passage.

Arctic char is so tasty up here, so everyone is living on fish lately. The commercial fishermen from Cambridge Bay are busy doing their harvest for the fish plant and the float plane comes in and out daily hauling fish from all the rivers and lakes where the commercial fishermen are.

The community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut looks so clean since town clean up started a month or so ago. Everyone is doing such an amazing job cleaning up our community.

Congratulations Cambridge Bay! Keep our beautiful community clean and safe. Quana to all our hard workers at Hamlet and the youth summer employees.

Youth camps are so busy here in Cambridge Bay and our youth is the main focus as like

every other year. The Wellness Centre has a full camp with a few cabins out at West Arm which has been busy with cultural, traditional teaching and healing with youth in our community. Soon another healing camp with begin a 28 day program for women offered to women from the Kitikmeot communities.

I hope that our wellness programs will give good incentive for other communities in Nunavut to follow and also have cultural and wellness camps for your youth.

Let us look after our youth to protect them to be safe and happy and to keep staying in school and away from unsafe lifestyles. We the community members of Cambridge Bay are so so proud of our youth and to say big Quana to the parents for giving their children a chance to learn, live and heal and learn what is best for them and our community.

Have a great summer, soon school will start again August 21, 2020 in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

Let us hope and pray that our children are safe and healthy and to keep the Covid-19 away from our community and Nunavut. Stay well, be happy.

God Be With You Son.

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ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᖃᒥᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 20–ᒥ. ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᑦ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ 9–ᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᐊᕐᕆᓯᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᒥᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᒥ. "ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᓯᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖓᓐᓂ," ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᒫᒃ ᐅᐊᐃᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐊᒥ. ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᑭᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᙱᓚᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐅᐊᐃᐊᑦ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒃᑕᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᓚᖓᓐᓂ.

DUMP FIRE CONTAINED

Mark Wyatt photo sourced from Facebook

A large dump fire was contained by the Rankin Inlet Fire Department July 20. The department responded to a rapidly expanding fire at the dump with nine firefighters, along with support provided by the hamlet which sent a water truck and a bulldozer to help extinguish the blaze.

"A quick response and a good strategic attack made the difference in preventing this fire from getting out of control," the Fire Chief Mark Wyatt said in a statement.

The cause of the fire remains unknown. However, Wyatt warned residents to be extremely cautious when visiting the dump due to dry conditions.

– Cody Punter

Boil water advisories issued for Whale Cove and Pond Inlet Nunavut Residents of Whale Cove, where boil water advisories are common, are once again being urged to bring their tap water to a rolling boil for at least one minute.

The culprit this time is bacteria, according to the Department of Health, which released an advisory late afternoon July 24.

An advisory was also issued for Pond Inlet the morning of July 28 due to cloudy water/turbidity caused by ongoing repairs to the reservoir.

Any water used for drinking, preparing infant formulas, preparing juices and ice cubes, washing fruits and vegetables, cooking and brushing teeth should first be boiled in either a pot or kettle, the department stated.

– Derek Neary

City of Iqaluit assembles 1,000 cleaning kits for families Iqaluit The City of Iqaluit's Recreation Department has assembled 1,000 cleaning kits to help reduce the spread of Covid-19.

These kits will be distributed to all families until supplies run out.

The Tukigisiarvik Society, Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre and the Government of Nunavut Department of Family Services have been helping to co-ordinate and distribute these cleaning kits, stated a news release from the City of Iqaluit.

Meanwhile, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) has donated $50,000 toward this program.

For additional information about the program contact: Kevan Nelson, Recreation Program Co-ordinator City of Iqaluit at K.Nelson@iqaluit.ca or call 867-975-8508.

– Rajnesh Sharma

New MLAs acclaimed in Baker Lake, Kugluktuk; race set for Pangnirtung mayor Nunavut Two vacant seats in Nunavut's legislative assembly have been filled by candidates who had no challengers when byelection nominations closed on Friday afternoon.

Craig Simailak was unopposed in succeeding Simeon Mikkungwak, who resigned as Baker Lake's MLA in February to take care of more pressing matters in his family life.

In Kugluktuk, Calvin Pedersen was the lone nominee. Pedersen takes over from Mila Kamingoak, who stepped down in April. She also cited family reasons for withdrawing from political life. Like Pedersen, Kamingoak was acclaimed as MLA for the Kugluktuk riding.

In Pangnirtung, it will be a two-way race for the mayor's office. Stevie Komoartok and Eric Lawlor will be on the ballot when election day is held on Aug. 24.

– Derek Neary

Calm Air flight lands with one engine Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet A Calm Air Flight had to make an emergency landing with just one of its two engines working in Rankin Inlet on July 21.

The incident was recorded by Simon Kolit, who shared his video with Nunavut News. The footage shows the turbo-prop plane approaching with just one propeller spinning before landing without issue. Another video that Kolit posted shows emergency crews waiting for the aircraft to land on the tarmac.

Transport Canada confirmed the emergency landing of a Calm Air plane on July 21 in an email to Nunavut News.

"The department is following up with Calm Air to verify compliance with aviation safety regulations and to provide a report through the Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System," the email reads. "The purpose of this system is to capture initial information on occurrences involving aircraft and events which happen in Canadian airspace and at Canadian airports."

Calm Air did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

The airport's manager also declined to comment.

– Cody Punter

Oil tanker rescues Baker Lake men after canoe capsizes Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake Two Baker Lake men who were approximately one kilometre from shore while on a leisure canoe trip on July 23 were rescued by a nearby oil tanker.

The canoe capsized around 10:25 a.m. and the canoeists, who were both wearing personal flotation devices, were tossed

into the cold water.

The tanker Tuvaq W – sailed by Coastal Shipping Ltd. and captained by Dean Rose – immediately sent a rescue team, according to the RCMP. The police, Baker Lake Search and Rescue and other community members also rushed to the scene to assist.

Both of the canoeists were brought aboard the Tuvaq W withing 15 minutes of capsizing and then treated with first aid, the RCMP stated.

They were later taken to the Baker Lake health centre for additional medical care and have since been able to return home.

– Derek Neary

Man arrested after allegedly firing rifle in confrontation with police Qikiqtarjuaq RCMP wound up in a tense encounter with a man carrying a rifle who allegedly fired off a round during the early evening of July 22.

The individual was located at the local cemetery after police received a report of an intoxicated man in possession of a firearm. The Mounties said the man appeared to be experiencing a crisis.

"The male was extremely agitated and challenged the police to engage him with force. He discharged his rifle and started walking back towards the community," states a Wednesday news release. "Officers acted quickly and positioned themselves to intercept the subject to prevent him from potentially causing any harm. He was confronted and taken into custody without further incident and was brought to the health centre where he received medical care and mental health treatment."

The accused faces several firearms-related charges. He will appear in court in Qikiqtarjuaq on Oct. 10.

"The courageous and compassionate response of the Qikiqtarjuaq RCMP prevented harm to the community in this unpredictable situation that could have turned tragic," said RCMP Cpl. Jamie Savikataaq.

Nunavut RCMP remind residents that all firearms including hunting rifles are required by law to be properly stored and away from ammunition. Trigger locks are available free of charge in all detachments across the territory.

– Derek Neary

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words from whale cove

ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ

ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ

WORDS From Whale Cove Cody Punter/NNSL photo

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Tikirarjuaq/Whale Cove

It was only 60 years ago that people began to settle in Whale Cove – recently enough that some of the hamlet's first inhabitants are still alive to recount the story of its origin.

The community is one of several towns the federal government created through forced relocations

beginning in the 1920s.

The Ahiarmiut were forcibly relocated several times, beginning in 1950. In 1957, despite warnings from the Ahiarmiut that the settlements chosen for them were not conducive to hunting, they were dropped off in another unfamiliar location with almost no provisions.

Seven Ahiarmiut died from starvation that winter.

The Ahiarmiut would have to wait

more than six decades – until Jan. 22 of this year – for the federal government to issue an official apology following a $5-million settlement for its role in their displacement.

In 1958, 17 Inuit died of starvation at Garry Lake, a community northwest of Hudson Bay, after government officials failed to respond to repeated warnings about the dire conditions.

That year, the government creat-

ed a new permanent settlement along the coast between the communities of Rankin Inlet and Arviat, where it planned to build facilities such as a school and a general store.

Inuit from across what is now Nunavut, including survivors of the famines, settled there and the community of Whale Cove was born.

Although its origins were built out of tragedy, today Whale

Cove is a tight-knit community that is known for having hockey teams that travel hundreds of kilometres by Ski-Doo to play in tournaments. It also has one of the lowest suicide rates in the territory.

In February 2019 Nunavut News alum Cody Punter and Suzie Napayok-Short travelled to Whale Cove to record oral histories of six residents.

These are the Words From Whale Cove.

Agnes Teenar ᐋᒡᓂᔅ ᑏᓈᖅ Agnes Teenar (Annissi Tiinnaaq) was one of Whale Cove's oldest residents before her death last year

Editor's Note: A version of this story translated from Inuktitut by Suzie Napayok-Short appeared in the Summer 2019 issue of The Walrus. It is reprinted here with their permission.

My name is Agnes. The Catholic priests baptized me with that name. I stopped using my Inuktitut name after I got baptized.

When I was young, we lived at a camp called Mallirualik, near Back River. I spent a lot of time outdoors and to this day I love being outdoors. We lived in snow houses in the winter. There were different sections attached to a central igloo.

In the summer, we had seal skin and caribou tents. We sewed them together ourselves.

We even used the underarms of the caribou pelts for windows.

There wasn't always a lot of food around where we lived. We would go long distances by walking.

The elders would have walking sticks, the adults would carry our knapsacks and the dogs would carry the bundles of our supplies hanging on their sides. Our men made the decisions on where to travel and when, so we would follow wherever the caribou might be in the summer.

I have had two husbands over time. I eventually remarried after my first one died. My first husband was sent off for tuberculosis treatment to a sanatorium and he never came back. To this day, we don't know where he is or what happened to him.

It was my father-in-law that suggested to me that it was time to move on and marry Teenar. I was quite nervous because Teenar was already promised to another woman. He really wanted to marry me. He didn't want to be married to the one he was promised to.

We got along really well. In fact, the Catholic priest here came along and said, "You two seem to make a peaceful couple." I gave Teenar the freedom he needed. I didn't keep him tied down and I let him do what he wanted when he wanted and I think that was the basis of our peaceful union.

We came to Whale Cove by Peterhead boats. There was absolutely no one living here.

We were the first family. Shortly after we arrived, Sam Arualak's family came. It was so good to be here. We used to dance a lot every day. We liked dancing so much and the houses we had were so tiny, that we'd have to empty out the houses to make room for dancing.

ᐋᒡᓂᔅ ᑏᓈᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑳᕐᓇᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ, ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᓅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓅᑎᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ 1950 ᐃᓱᕈᔪᐊᓂ

ᐋᒡᓂᔅ ᑏᓈᖅ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆ 2019-ᒥ.

Agnes Teenar (Annissi Tiinnaaq) after being interviewed at her home in Whale Cove in February 2019.

Cody Punter/NNSL photo

That husband of mine would take me and swing me right off the ground in a circle. He was a big man. One night we did so much dancing – you're not going to believe this – but we actually broke the floor. My goodness, that's what we did.

I had 11 children. My oldest daughter was removed from Back River to go to residential school in Chesterfield Inlet. She came back much older.

I was a young adult when I became a culture teacher at the school. I was also a midwife. One time, we had a very frightening experience when a woman fainted while delivering a child and she stayed in that state for a long time.

Thank God I kept working on the woman and she came to. She eventually moved to Arviat.

Her little girl became an adult.

When she found out who I was and that I had helped to deliver her, she named her little girl after me. I see her occasionally. That one that caused her mother to faint is an adult now and she's fine too.

I do worry about my children and my grandchildren – my family. My grandchildren would like the status of the Qablunaat. It hurts that they don't speak Inuktitut. It's all I ever heard spoken when I was raised. I hope they have good lives and that they can show loving and caring and sharing and that's what I try to tell them to live with. And I hope for the same for our community of Whale Cove.

I don't say much about politics. I've tried to live a life of no conflict. That's how I became 87 years old, I think. It's best to be peaceful.

That's what I hope for my children, my descendants in the community, that they can live in peace in the years that are coming upon us.

ᐋᒡᓂᔅ–ᖑᔪᖓ. ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᑉᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᑖᑉᓱᒥᙵ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᖢᓂᖓ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᕋ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐸᑉᑎᑕᐅᕌᓂᒃᑲᒪ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᖢᖓ, ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᒪᓪᓕᕈᐊᓕᒃᒥ Hᐊᓐᓂᖓᔫᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ. ᓯᓚᒦᒃᑲᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᐊᓃᕈᒪᒃᑲᐅᔪᖓ. ᐃᒡᓗᕕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᒡᓗᕕᒐᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᕿᓯᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᑐᐱᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᒥᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ. ᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᒐᓛᕆᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓱᓗᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐱᓱᒍᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑭᔪᓂᒃ ᕿᔪᖕᓂᒃ, ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓇᒻᒪᒃᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᒻᒪᒃᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᒻᒦᑦ ᓇᒻᒪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓂᕋᒥᒍᑦ. ᐊᖑᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᖓᐅᓕᖅᐸᑦ, ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᖃᕐᕕᐅᓇᓱᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ. ᐅᐃᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐅᐃᒋᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ. ᐅᐃᒋᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᒡᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᐅᑉᓗᒥᒧᑦ, ᓇᓃᓕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓱᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ. ᓴᑭᒪ ᐊᖑᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔮᖓ ᐅᐃᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᕋᓄᑦ ᐅᐃᑖᕆᖁᑉᓗᒍᓗ ᑏᓈᖅ. ᖁᒃᓴᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑏᓈᖅ ᐊᓯᒐᓄᑦ ᐅᐃᑖᖑᖁᔭᐅᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ. ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᓄᓕᐊᖅᑖᕈᒪᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᐃᒻᓇ ᓄᓕᐊᖅᑖᖑᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓕᐊᖅᑖᕆᔪᒪᙱᖦᖢᓂᐅᒃ. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ "ᓴᐃᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑑᔭᖅᑐᓯᒃ

ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕇᒃᖢᓯᒃ." ᑏᓈᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕋᑉᑯ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᐊᓗᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑯ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᖅᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᒍ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᐃᒪᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑰᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᒡᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ. ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓄᖃᔮᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑕ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓄᓇᑖᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ. ᑎᑭᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᓵᒻ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒫᓃᓕᖅᖢᓂ. ᒧᒥᕋᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ. ᒧᒥᕈᒪᒃᑲᐅᑉᓗᑕ, ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᑯᓘᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᓗᓖᕈᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᒧᒥᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᑕ. ᐅᐃᒪ ᒧᒥᖃᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑖᖓ ᑲᐃᑉᔮᕈᑎᕙᒃᖢᓂᖓ. ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓘᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᓐᓅᔪᒥ ᒧᒥᑲᑕᓐᓇᒃᑲᑉᑕ – ᐅᓇ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔾᔮᙱᑕᓯ – ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᑎᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᖁᒥᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᐃᑦᑖ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ.

11-ᓂᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅᐹᕋ ᐸᓂᒐ Hᐊᓐᓂᖓᔪᓂ ᓅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ. ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᐊᓘᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᐃᓐᓇᕈᓕᓵᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᙳᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᐃᕐᓂᓱᒃᓰᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖓ. ᐊᑕᐅᓰᖅᖢᑕ, ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᑯᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ. ᒎᑎ ᖁᔭᒋᔭᕋ ᑲᒪᒋᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᑉᑯ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᐸᓂᑯᓗᐊ ᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᖢᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒐᒥ ᑭᓇᐅᖕᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᒃᓰᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᕋᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐸᓂᑯᓗᓂ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ. ᖃᑯᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕋ. ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑯᓗᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ, ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑐᑯᓗᒃ. ᐱᖏᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᓄᑕᕋᒃᑲ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒃᑲᓗ – ᐃᓚᒃᑲᓗ. ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒃᑲ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ. ᐊ'ᐋᕌᓗᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓵᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᑉᓗᖓ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦᑐᕐᓗ ᓇᒡᓕᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᓅᖁᔭᒃᑲ. ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓗᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖓ. ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐊᕋᒪ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕈᑎᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᑉᓗᖓ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ 87-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑖᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖓ. ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᓇᓱᒋᔭᕋ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓴᐃᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᒃᑲ ᐃᓅᖁᔭᒃᑲ, ᑭᖑᕚᒃᑲᓗ ᓄᓇᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᓴᐃᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᔪᓂᒃ.

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ᐸᐸᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ, ᕗᕋᑎ ᕼᐊᑦᓯᓐᔅ, ᑲᓂᑦ ᒫᑎᐅᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᑐᓂ ᕖᕖ ᐃᕐᕈᖅᑐᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐃᓇᓗᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᖁᖓᔪᒥ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᒥ.

ᓯᓚᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᔪᒥ–ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 13–ᒥ 17–ᒧᑦ. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ 12–ᓂ 20–ᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᖓᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᕙᓛᕈᑎ. ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐳᔫᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐴᖅᑲᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕈᔾᔭᐃᒃᑯᓯᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓂ. ᕙᓛᕈᑎ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᔾᔨᔨᓂᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ "ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᕿᒪᒃᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᒻᒥᓂ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ." ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑭᕙᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓴᒃᓯᒪᕆᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ. "ᐅᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐄᕙ ᒍᕉᕝᔅ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᑭᕙᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ.

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥ ᐳᔫᖅᑎᕆᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᔫᓱᐊ ᐆᐱᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖓᔪᖓ ᐸᓂᒍᓯᖅ ᐆᐱᑦ ᐴᖅᑲᐃᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ.

photos courtesy of Alex Flaherty

From left to right, Freddy Hutchings, Kenneth Mathewsie and Anthony Veevee are in the process of flushing out intestines from a dead seal.

SCIENCE & CULTURE Feature

ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᓇᐃᔾᔪᓪ ᒪᒃᐸᓗ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᑦ.

ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕗᖅ

by Alex Flaherty Iqaluit

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After smoking the char, Jushua Obed, left, and his brother Panigusiq Obed pack the fish.

Preserving culture

ᐃᐊᕆᓐ ᑭᒍᑦᑕᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᕼᐋᓕ ᕖᕖᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᕼᐋᓕ ᕖᕖ ᐱᓚᒃᑐᐃᕗᖅ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓂ ᐅᖁᒃᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

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Instructor Harley Veevee cuts open the seals in order to stop them from rotting.

Northern News Services

Nigel Mukpaloo learns to make gill nets.

An outdoor science camp teaching youth about traditional life-skills was held near Iqaluit between July 13 to 17.

The Inuqatigiinik Science Camp was an opportunity for youth aged 12 to 20 to connect with their cultural environment, said instructor Alex Flaherty. The participants learned about smoking, preparing and packaging arctic char.

With the help of instructors, youth were given an opportunity to make and repair gill nets. They were also educated about the anatomy and preservation of ringed seals.

Flaherty, the owner of

Polar Outfitting, said he really enjoyed "seeing kids being proud of themselves, leaving the camp with confidence and feeling better about themselves."

The program was sponsored by Kakivak Association, while staffing and equipment contributions were given

by Embrace Life Council, Nunavut Disabilities Association and Dept of Fisheries and Oceans.

"This knowledge needs to be passed on to youth so that the skills are retained and appreciated by the next generation," said Eva Groves, a manager at Kakivak Association.

– with files from Rajnesh Sharma

Aaron Kigutak learns to sew gill nets with the help of instructor Harley Veevee.

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Minister of Education unveils reopening plan for Nunavut schools ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᑎᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᐃᒃᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂ.

If a community is recovering from one or more Covid-19 cases and there is no evidence of further transmission of the virus, all schools within the community will be open part-time.

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As of July 24, with no cases of Covid-19 in Nunavut communities, all communities are at stage one

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Nunavut

The Department of Education officially unveiled their reopening plan for Nunavut schools, during a press conference on July 24.

Schools in the territory have been closed since March 17 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All schools are scheduled to reopen for the 2020-21 school year, unless otherwise directed by Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut's chief public health officer.

The plan named 2020-21 Opening Plan for Nunavut Schools: Health and Safety outlines four stages describing how school operations will be impacted depending on the Covid-19 situation. Minister of Education David Joanasie said the plan was developed in collaboration with Dr. Patterson and Nunavut education partners.

Stage One: No Covid Stage one addresses a scenario where there are no probable or confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the community or other communities in the region. In this case, all schools will open to all students for five days per week.

All educational instruction will take place at schools.

As of July 24, with no cases of Covid-19 in Nunavut communities, all communities are at stage one.

Stage Two: Risk of Covid-19 transmission In stage two, there are no active cases of Covid-19 in the community.

However, the community is at risk of Covid-19 transmission. Through contact tracing, one or more individual has been identified to have potential exposure to the virus. In

this situation, elementary schools will continue to be open full-time for five days per week.

The risk of severe complications or infections from coronavirus become worse with age, said Patterson. Since younger children are at less risk of infection and complications, "it doesn't make sense to cut them off from school and socialization," said the chief public health officer.

"Whereas for the older children, it would be easier for them to cope with reduced or altered learning schedules and they're also at greater risk of complications," Patterson explained.

Middle and high schools will only be open part-time. This means learning will take place two to three days per week with staggered schedules and allow 40 to 60 per

ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᕈᓘᔭᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ, "ᑐᑭᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐳᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ.

Since younger children are at less risk of infection and complications, "it doesn't make sense to cut them off from school and socialization," said the chief public health officer.

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cent of students in school at one time.

The students will also have learning packages in addition to in-school learning.

Unlike in spring, all learning packages will be evaluated, assured Joanasie, during a July 24 press conference.

Stage Three: Recovery from Covid-19 During this stage, the community is recovering from one or more Covid-19 cases and there is no evidence of further transmission of the virus within the community.

All schools will be open parttime.

Elementary students will attend school for three days per week, while middle and high school students will attend twice per week.

All schools will implement staggered schedules with a blend of in-school and remote learning. The ratio of students permitted in school at one time will be 60 per cent for elementary schools and 40 per cent occupancy for higher level schools.

Stage Four: Covid-19 is present At this final stage, Covid-19 is active within the community. All in-school and land-based learning environments will be closed. However, all educational instruction will be conducted remotely.

"Students will continue to learn and teachers will continue to teach no matter what stage a community is in," said Joanasie.

In reference to plans for continuing school breakfast programs, the minister said, "As far as I'm con-

cerned, all schools would be closed when there's Covid-19 in the community and that would include the school food program."

Patterson added that work still has to be done around how breakfast programs will be handled if schools are closed due to Covid-19.

Teacher recruitment "Last time this year, there were 74 educator positions vacant," said the minister.

"It does not appear that Covid19 has had an impact on educator recruitment this year," he said.

Joanasie added that approximately 30 educator positions are presently vacant throughout the territory.

He added this situation can "very easily change" since recruitment is ongoing and schools are reopening.

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Sports & Recreation SPORTS HOTLINE • JAMES MCCARTHY Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: sports@nnsl.com • Fax: (867) 873-8507

Numbers grow for Recreation North ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔮᓐᔅᑕᓐ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᓇᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕗᕋᑦ ᒧᐃᔅᒥ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ (RPAN) 2016–ᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᑉ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, ᐱᓪᓗᑎᒃ $600,000–ᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ-ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ.

David Johnston, then GovernorGeneral of Canada, left, stands with Fred Muise, president of the Recreation and Parks Association of Nunavut (RPAN) at the 2016 Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony in Ottawa where RPAN was named as one of the prize's laureates that year, receiving $600,000 for its Tri-Territorial Recreation Training Program.

Fred Cattroll/ArcticNet photo

Total of 22 graduates of Northern Recreation Leadership certificate; Nunavut participant numbers double

by James McCarthy

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Just like most schools, Recreation North is taking a break for the summer months and will return in September with a new set of courses.

It will also have a new certificate course for people to try out.

The program, which includes the Recreation and Parks Association of Nunavut as part of its reach, has graduated 22 people through its Northern Recreation Leadership certificate program, including two from Nunavut and all signs point to things going up from here, according to its program manager.

Amanda Grobbecker said more participants from Nunavut took part this past year, around double what had been involved the prior year.

"We had a small group before and we saw more involvement from people in Nunavut, which is always exciting to see," she said. "As we have more graduates from the program, we're hoping they become advocates and encourage more people to take part."

The program originally started out as the Tri-Territorial Recreation Training Program with the recreation and parks associations from all three territories signing on to be a part of it. It got a massive boost in 2015 when it was named as an Arctic Inspiration Prize laureate, receiving $600,000 to help launch it online.

The current certificate program features plenty of courses – also known as learning events – for people to earn credits in, including community building, basic recreation finances, recreation foundations and delivering programs and events among its coursework.

Anyone who completes the courses earns a certificate but Grobbecker said people don't have to do all of the courses in order to take part.

"If they want to do some courses but not all, that's quite alright," she said. "The most popular course we had this year was proposal writing. I saw a bunch of people sign up for that."

The big advantage Recreation North has going for it is everything is done online and that helped greatly, she added, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.

"That was very fortunate for us," she said. "We didn't have to cancel anything because people didn't have to travel anywhere or gather in a group setting. It's all done through the internet."

Something new that's happened more frequently this year is groups looking for custom events, said Grobbecker, where organizations look for subject-specific training.

"We would get the request and then have a trainer get in touch to do the learning event," she said. "It all depends on how many people you have because it could work out better than just having all of your people sign up and take the course on their own."

The new course year will see a new certificate program being offered called Northern Recreation Management, which

Grobbecker said goes more into the risk management side of things.

"There's learning events on evaluations, report writing, legal topics," she said. "It's a different skill set than the leadership side."

Grobbecker is hopeful those who have taken courses on the leadership side come back and do the new program.

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Hang on, coach ... let me put my mask on before you start kvetching SPORTS Talk

ᐃᐊᑎ ᓵᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓵᒃ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 25–ᒥ 83–ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

with James McCarthy Northern News Services

Ever heard of Rodrigo Duterte? He's the president of the Philippines and can often be found making some wild statements. In short, he's Donald Trump on steroids.

Duterte thought he found a great substitute to cleaning cloth masks: gasoline. Yup, he made the pronouncement on July 22 when talking about disinfecting masks. Spray it with Lysol and hang it up at the end of the day, he said and if you can't find Lysol, dip it in gasoline or diesel "and that son of a b---h Covid won't stand a chance".

The country's health department later said Duterte was only joking because of course he was. Anyway: Arguing from a distance So Major League Baseball is off and running and people couldn't be happier. Of course, that could all change if things keep going the way they are in terms of Covid-19 testing.

One thing that's new for this season is how arguments are being conducted. If a player or manager decides to head out and take on an umpire, masks must be on and any and all disputes must be conducted with proper distancing.

We saw how all this played out on July 16 as the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates hit the field. Home plate umpire Jordan Baker had enough of listening to Derek Holland of the Pirates and gave him an early shower in the third inning. Well, that didn't sit well with Pirates manager Derek Shelton, who pulled up his face covering and prepared to have it out with Baker.

Baker, though, couldn't engage until he put his mask on and so we had to wait until Baker fished it out of his pocket and put it on. As Baker was approaching Shelton, you could see Shelton backing up. That's because of the whole distancing deal and it's serious business as the penalties for not keeping space are apparently rather severe.

I got a kick out of the whole thing, as did many people watching and commenting online. You can say I'm insensitive – guilty as charged – but it provided me with some good chuckling time. It's a good thing Lou Piniella or Earl Weaver or Billy Martin aren't around managing anymore because they would never be able to handle anything like this. It would be mask optional with those three.

But you know what I'm waiting for? The first dugoutclearing incident. That will be worth the price of admission.

Farewell to The Entertainer There are very few characters left in professional sports.

More often that not, we get programmed robots, complete with the cliches of all sorts and it's boring.

Eddie Shack was one of the last great entertainers there's been and the hockey world is mourning his passing on July 26 at the age of 83. Shack played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League, the majority with the Toronto Maple Leafs

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Eddie Shack was one of the great characters of sports after his National Hockey League days. Shack died at his home on July 25 at the age of 83. and he was a decent player with several 20-goal seasons under his belt.

The impressive part about that stat? He scored 20 or more with five different NHL teams, a feat only eight other players have done.

But Shack will always be known as The Entertainer as his antics, both on and off the ice, made things a bit brighter.

He was an endorsement dream and could sell anything, most notably as the spokesperson for The Pop Shoppe for years.

He even had his own donut shop and was the front-man for Schneider's for a while. His personality made him a popular after-dinner speaker and he attended many charity functions.

He even had his own song called Clear The Track, Here Comes Shack, a much more upbeat and nicer-sounding song than that one Dave Schultz did.

Sleep well, Eddie and thanks for being fun.

And finally ...

Good Idea: Sports Illustrated as a sports journalism publication.

Bad (Very Bad) Idea: Sports Illustrated hawking nutritional supplements.

I'm old enough to remember the days when I went on softball road trips with a copy of the latest Sports Illustrated in my hands to help pass the time. It was worth it.

Now? Not so much and the latest stunt pulled by its owner has officially ended any love I had left for the once-great publication, the sporting paper of record, if you will.

Authentic Brands Group bought Sports Illustrated in 2019 and decided to hand off the journalism portion of the operation to Maven Media. Maven has done a great job of running the writing portion of the magazine into the ground but that's another story for another day.

No, this is about how Sports Illustrated is now in the supplements game, releasing its own line of magical powders and pills to ensure your well-being. You can get whey protein isolate in vanilla chai, pre-workout goodness in pink lemonade or nitric oxide in 60 vegan-friendly capsules.

Naturally, the response to the release was what you would expect: pure derision. Derision toward a brand which has fallen so low that it now has to pill-push.

I get that companies have to be creative in revenue generation, times being what they are, but people buy Sports Illustrated for the journalism and the photos, not for quackery.

Besides, if I want to buy pills to make my life better, I'll send a text to that number Frank Thomas keeps telling me to do.

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