Nunavut News, Aug. 10, 2020 Edition

ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒥ ᒨᓯᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕘᕋ ᐆᔪᑯᓗᒃ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ

Arctic Bay business copes with Covid Moses and Zipporah Oyukuluk have built heavy equipment and accommodations businesses Volume 75 Issue 14

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Fishing at Plummer's Tree River Lodge

Exemptions on isolation before returning home

A nice stretch

MAVIS AQQIARUQ Arctic Bay

Huge seal skin from a successful hunt in Arctic Bay, Nunavut, taken in the beginning of July.

Sanirajak's successful bowhead hunt NNSL photo

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"First they come as strangers, now they come as friends and then family."

– Donald Oksokitok of Kugaaruk, on the relationships built during a two-week canoe trip with youth from NWT and Nunavut, page 10

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ᖁᒡᔫᑉ ᑕᓯᖓ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ 2:13 ᐅᓐᓄᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᓛᖓᓃᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᖁᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓄᕆᖃᓗᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᖢᓂ ᕿᒃᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᙱᖦᖢᓂ.

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BOBBY UKALIQ Gjoa Haven

Swan Lake in Gjoa Haven Nunavut at 2:13 a.m. where the sun is at its lowest. A nice late drive with little wind but just enough to keep the mosquitoes away.

ᑖᕐᓚ ᐃᕝᔭᒍᑕᐃᓚᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑐᖅ: ᑭᒻᐳᓕ ᔭᐃᑯ

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ

ᓯᐹᔅᑕᓐ ᐃᕝᔭᒍᑕᐃᓚᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ– 4 ½–ᓂ, ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᒥᓂ ᑖᓂ ᑲᒪᐅᔪᒃᒥ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, 30 ᒪᐃᔪᔅ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

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ᐸᓂᒐ ᑳᓯᑎ ᐋᓐ ᑰᑑᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 2–ᓂ, ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᒥ ᑐᐱᖓᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᓐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᒧᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ Middle ᑕᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ.

WINNER: KIMBERLY JAYKO Taloyoak

My daughter Cassiday Anne Kootook, age 2, with her home-made tent I made for her picture.

Taken in Middle Lake outside of Taloyoak.

DARLA EVYAGOTAILAK Kugluktuk

Sebastian Evyagotailak, four-and-a-half, caught his first caribou, 30 miles North of Kugluktuk, Nunavut. Here is a picture of him and his grandpa Donny Kamoayok.

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ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

NEWS Briefs ᐃᕐᓂᓱᒃᓰᔨᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᒃᓰᔨᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᖓᐃᔪᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒧᑦ, ᖃᖓᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᖅ ᒥᑭᓛᖓᓃᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓯᖓᐃᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᓘᒃᑖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᖓᐃᔪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᖓᐃᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓯᖓᐃᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 4–ᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ. please see Shortage, page 13

ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐳᑦ ‘ᒪᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ’ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᒥ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ

ᒪᐃᔭ ᐃᓯᒐᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓐᓂᖓ, ᑐᑭᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

ᓴᓂᕋᔭᐅᑉ

ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ

MAIYA ISSIGAITOK Sanirajak

ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, A bird and an egg, near Sanirajak, just as they are hatching.

Sanirajak hunters get their bowhead in a single day ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ 41.5-ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᖄᖓᓂ ᓇᖏᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᖁᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 1–ᒥ.

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᓕᖕᓂ–6–ᓂ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᒥ/German shepherd ᕿᒻᒥᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᒡᔭᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᓯᖓᐃᔭᐃᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓛᖓᓂ. ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᒥᐅᑉ ᑐᖁᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᓗᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᕿᒻᒥᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᒻᒥᒥ ᐃᓕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᕿᒻᒥᒃᑯᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑰᕋᓛᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᐱᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕙᐃᓂᒧᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂᒐᓚᒃ 7 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᑎᖅᑰᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᕿᒻᒥᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐊᓯᐅᖅᑲᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᕋᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓄᑦ. ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑐᕕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᕈᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ 867-9791111–ᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ 1-800-222-8477–ᒧᑦ. please see Police, page 13

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᒧᑦ $50,000–ᒧᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ $5,000– ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ $50,000–ᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓂᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ. "ᐅᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ. "ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᒋᕗᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᓴᙱᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᔪᐊᕌᓘᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᑐᔪᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ." ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖓ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 17–ᖑᕗᖅ. ᒪᕐᕈᖓ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 1–ᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ: http://gov.nu.ca/ publicart please sed GN, page 13

photo courtesy of Richard Amarualik

Triumphant hunters in Sanirajak stand atop the 41.5-foot bowhead whale that they harvested on Aug. 1.

Hunting party turned around 4 hours into their journey to locate whale passing by the community

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Sanirajak/Hall Beach

Hunters from Sanirajak departed in search of a bowhead whale around noon on Aug. 1, but the whale came to their community.

About four hours after they left, the hunting party received a radio call informing them that a bowhead was passing nearby Sanirajak (formerly Hall Beach). They immediately turned in pursuit.

Manasee Naulaq sunk the first harpoon into the 41.5-foot whale around 8 p.m.

Isaki (Ike) Angotautok, who had experience in three previous bowhead hunts, operated the explosive harpoon, which requires specialized training, while his son Philip drove the boat.

The prey was dead by around 9 p.m., in calm waters approximately 12 km from the community.

"Everything was aligned," said a pleased Abe Qammaniq, a member of Sanirajak's bowhead committee, who was aboard one

of the two safety boats.

There were four hunting vessels and a couple of scouting boats in the small fleet.

Close to 25 people participated in the quest.

A loader helped haul the large mammal onto the beach, where many jubilant residents were watching and eager to begin stripping away the skin and maqtaq.

"It looked like the whole town (was on shore) when we were arriving, a huge crowd," said Qammaniq. "(They were) cheering, screaming ... clapping, whistles.

It was great!"

Residents brought home as much blubber as they wanted. Others delivered some to Elders and to those who were unable to make it to the site, Qammaniq said. Calls went out to Iglulik, to the north, inviting members of that neighbouring community to come and help themselves.

"We saw quite a few boats coming in from Iglulik," Qammaniq said, adding that some residents will ship maqtaq to relatives in other communities.

Even after all of that, there's still maqtaq

leftover. Because Sanirajak's 30- to 40-yearold community freezer is broken down, "a recurring problem over the past few years" there's no option to use it for storage of blubber.

"Every summer it seems to go down," said Qammaniq, who's vice-chair of the local hunters and trappers association. "We are in the process of trying to get a new (freezer). That's all I can say."

Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk couldn't be reached for immediate comment on the status of the freezer.

Nunavut News has asked the Department of Economic Development, which oversees such infrastructure, to address whether the freezer will again be repaired of if there are plans to replace it.

The remaining parts of the whale, including smaller bones, were buried at the beach.

"Traditionally, we don't leave things on the ground," Qammaniq said.

However, the bowhead's giant skull and jaw will remain in place as a new local landmark.

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ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᐱᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᑦ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖁᓛᓂᒐᓚᒃ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 1–ᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ (Hall Beach–ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ). ᐅᑎᕐᔭᑲᐅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᒫᓇᓯ ᓇᐅᓪᓚᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓇᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ 41.5-ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ 8 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᐸᓗᒃ. ᐊᐃᓴᑭ (ᐊᐃᒃ) ᐊᖑᑕᐅᑦᑐᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕙᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᑭᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕙᖕᓂᐅᑎᒧᑦ, ᐱᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᕕᓕᑉ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᖁᖦᖢᓂ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᖁᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 9 ᐅᓐᓄᐊᐸᓗᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᖅᓱᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ 12 ᑭᓚᒦᑕᐸᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. "ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᕐᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ,"ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᐃᑉ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᐅᑉ ᐊᕐᕙᒐᓱᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ, ᐃᑭᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᓂᑦ. ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕙᒐᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ 25–ᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕙᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐳᐊᕐᕆᓯᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓱᒃᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓯᒡᔭᒧᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑯᓂᒍᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑕᐃᔭᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. "ᓄᓇᓕᒫᖑᖅᑰᔨᔪᖅ (ᓯᒡᔭᖓᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ) ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᐃᓄᒋᐊᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ,"ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ. "(ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ) ᖁᕕᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᐃᕆᐊᓛᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ... ᐸᑦᑕᒃᑐᖅᑐᑦ, ᐅᕕᙱᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ!" ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᒃᑕᖕᒥ

ᐱᔪᒪᔭᓕᒫᖓᓐᓂ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓄᐊᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᖃᑲᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒧᑦ, ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓂᓕᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓱᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. "ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᓂᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ,"ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊᕌᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓱᓕ ᒪᒃᑕᒃᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᔪᒥ. ᓴᓂᕋᔭᐅᑉ 30-ᓂ 40-ᓄᑦ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑎᖓ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ "ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᒃᑕᖕᒥ. "ᐊᐅᔭᑕᒫᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ. "ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ (ᖁᐊᖃᐅᒻᒥ). ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑕᑐᐊᕋ." ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖁᐊᖃᐅᒻᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᐊᖃᐅᑎ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᓴᐅᓂᖏᑦ, ᓴᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᒥ. "ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ, ᕿᒪᐃᕙᙱᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᒪᓂᖅᑲᒥ,"ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᓂᐊᖁᖓᑕ ᓴᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓪᓕᕈᖓ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᓗᓂ.

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᒪᒃᑕᐃᔭᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ.

photo courtesy of Richard Amarualik

Community members begin the process of peeling the skin and removing the maqtaq from the bowhead whale in Sanirajak.

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ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓪᓚᕆᖕᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᒃᑰᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᒑᖓᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ

ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᕐᙲᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ–14-ᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᑎᒃ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᒃᑰᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᒍᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ, ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 4–ᒥ. "ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖏᑕ-ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖏᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂ. ᐊᑑᑎᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᑎᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓂ. "ᐅᓇ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓲᑕᐅᕗᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᕙᒌᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ "ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ," ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ, "ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑕ." ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓯᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖃᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃ ᑰᒡᔪᐊᕌᓗᒃ, ᒫᓂᑑᐸᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᒪᕐᕉᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᖕᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᒃ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᒫᔾᔨ 25–ᒥ. ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ

ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓯᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ– ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ 14–ᓂ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒋᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᒃᑯᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ–ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᐸᖕᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒃᓴᖃᙱᒃᑯᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᒥᓄᑦ. ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 10–ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ "ᑕᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ, ᐸᐸᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ. ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᓪᓚᕆᖕᒥ ᐱᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᖃᖓ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. "ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᓇᒦᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ." ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ–ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓕᕈᓂ "ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ." ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ 7–ᖑᒐᔪᒃᐳᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ, ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᓕᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 4–ᒥ, $21 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. ᓱᓕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ, 1,825–ᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 272 ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 4 ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎᒧᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᑎᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᒥ. ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᒋᕗᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓛᖅᑐᒥ.

No isolation on official business MLAs, the senator and members of Parliament from Nunavut do not have to isolate in southern hubs before returning to the territory when granted exemption

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit/Nunavut

Effective immediately, government representatives can be granted exemptions from undergoing 14 days of isolation prior to entering Nunavut.

MLAs, the senator and members of Parliament from Nunavut do not have to isolate if they submit a written request to the chief public health office, Dr. Michael Patterson announced on Aug. 4.

"The intent of this amendment is to allow government representatives to conduct official government business and fulfill a constitutionally protected mandate," said the chief public health officer, during a GN press conference.

This exemption only applies to official travel that is necessary to conduct legislative assembly, parliamentary and constituency business. It does not apply for personal matters, said Patterson.

He clarified that this travel amendment does not include staff or family members of government representatives.

Although government officials are exempted, they may choose to complete the two-week isolation when travelling on official business.

"This exemption is optional," said Patterson.

Initially, the MP and senator had already been listed as critical workers, but "we needed to include the MLAs," explained Patterson, adding, "we wanted to be transparent and above board and make sure it was obvious."

Presently, individuals can enter Nunavut without isolating if they are arriving from Churchill, Man., or Northwest Territories.

Besides these two travel bubbles, all individuals except critical workers must isolate for two weeks in southern Canada before entering the

territory. This mandatory isolation has been in place since March 25.

Government officials who are granted the exemption must adhere to the same protocols that have been outlined for critical workers who enter the territory. This means self-isolating at home when not working for the first 14 days upon returning.

They need to respect social distancing at work, wear a mask when physical distancing cannot be maintained and self-monitor for any symptoms of Covid-19, said Patterson. He added that exempted workers are permitted one trip to the grocery store if there's nobody to help them with their groceries.

Better in-territory testing needed On Aug. 10, GN offices will reopen to the public. However, the rest of the measures listed in Nunavut's Path will only be lifted when there's "reliable, sustainable testing capacity in-territory," said Patterson.

The chief public health officer said he doesn't have a firm date for when there will be better testing capacity in Nunavut.

"There's a number of people who are working really hard to get the machines up and running and validated. But it takes time and, in this circumstance, bad information is going to be worse than no information. So we're stuck with where we are at the moment."

Patterson also said isolation hubs will be lifted when in-territory testing allows for a "reasonable turn-around time on all results."

Presently, the average turnaround time for test results is seven days, said the doctor, noting it depends on the community and flight schedule.

As of Aug. 4, $21 million dollars has been spent on isolation hubs down south.

There are still no Covid-19 cases in Nuna-

ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ-ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᖏᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ.

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The self-isolation exemption only applies to official travel that is necessary to conduct legislative assembly, parliamentary and constituency business. It does not apply for personal matters, says Dr. Michael Patterson. vut. To date, 1,825 people have been tested for Covid-19 and 272 individuals are under investigation for the virus.

Aug. 4 was the last scheduled weekly

Covid-19 press conference for August. These updates are expected to resume in September.

The legislative assembly is also scheduled to sit next month.

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Judge reduces Iqaluit man's jail time by 60 days Due to 'harsher' effects of Covid, judge shaves sentence of man who committed string of assaults

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

An Iqaluit man who committed five assaults over six months has had two months shaved off of his sentence due to the hardships posed

by Covid-19 measures.

Robert Campbell pleaded guilty on Feb. 18 to a spree of assaults.

On June 15, he was sentenced to 15 months in jail followed by 18 months of probation. Judge Susan Charlesworth gave Campbell credit of 1.5 days for each day spent behind bars awaiting his sentence.

She cited a reduction of rehabilitative programming at Baffin Correction Centre and the suspension of visitation "both due to Covid-19" as

reasons to trim another 60 days from Campbell's sentence.

She also noted that country food is no longer being provided to inmates and outdoor time has been cut back to approximately 30 minutes no more than three times a week, also because of the pandemic, since mid-March.

"Mr. Campbell was not able to have any visits from his family during remand, nor assistance from Elders or other counsellors," Charlesworth wrote.

"Mr. Campbell was also subject to the money transfer restrictions: not only could he not see his four children, but he could not provide money for them, as I was told he otherwise would have done.

"These restrictions will continue going forward."

Charlesworth referenced a number of cases in Ontario where similar sentencing considerations were made because of Covid-19. Crown prosecutor Emma Baasch didn't agree with applying a shortened sentence owing to the virus in this court case, however.

Campbell's assault binge started in July 2019 when he struck another man on the back of the head, drawing blood, while the man was walking away. The two had been arguing over Campbell supposedly cutting in line.

In September, he got into a fight with a security guard at the Frobisher Inn while intoxicated.

In December, Campbell punched a male youth and a 16-year-old girl outside a residence because he apparently thought they were trying to steal his shoes, the court decision stated.

In January, he assaulted a woman in a residence who consequently suffered facial swelling and bruising for two to three weeks.

Upon being arrested for that incident, Campbell allegedly told the police officers: "I'm going to choke you; can't wait, b---h," and when read his right to obtain a lawyer without delay, he said, "I'm going to choke you to death."

Campbell went to jail and remained there as of Jan. 18. He was sentenced to four months for the

Legion assault, one month for the Frobisher Inn assault, four months for the assault on the youth and six months for the serious assault with a weapon against the woman.

"Each individual offence was relatively low on the gravity scale," Charlesworth wrote, adding that the Crown affirmed this by electing to lay summary offence charges, which come with lesser penalties than indictable offence charges.

The judge added that Campbell's guilty plea and a prepared statement he made show he's taking responsibility for his offences and that he intends to work on rehabilitating himself, which the 18 months of probation is supposed to accommodate.

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'We're still standing'; Ikpiarjuk entrepreneurs cope with Covid fallout Moses and Zipporah Oyukuluk have built heavy equipment and accommodations businesses

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay

Zipporah and Moses Oyukuluk are seeing a gradual return of guests at their Tangmaarvik Inn after the pandemic wiped out bookings from mid-March through June.

"Covid-19 touched our business quite a bit," Zipporah said.

Business travellers comprise most of their clients these days as adventurers sports hunters and other leisure travellers from outside the territory can only come from the NWT and Churchill, Man., without having to selfisolate for 14 days first. That quarantine process is a deterrent for some prospective guests.

"That's the difficult one," said Zipporah.

"They want to come here to the North but they can't."

The 10 rooms in the hotel and six rooms in the bed and breakfast are now limited to individuals due to social distancing. There are two beds per room, which can mean double occupancy under normal circumstances.

"It's very slow but we're getting there," Zipporah said, adding that she never considered abandoning the business even though things were bleak. "We try our best. It's our business in the North, so we have to continue."

The couple turned to Kakivak Association and the Baffin Business Development Corporation for assistance during the worst of the pandemic and she said she's grateful for their aid programs.

The Oyukuluks were forced to lay off staff temporarily. They have up to four workers at the Tangmaarvik Inn and they've been able to bring a couple of them back.

Zipporah and Moses started business in the 1990s with a now defunct taxi service when the Nanisivik lead-zinc mine was operational, a 32 kilometre trip by road.

In 1996 they expanded into heavy equipment and a contracting company. They rent their loaders, dump trucks and other equipment to the public and private sectors, Zipporah said.

They established the Tangmaarvik Inn about a dozen years later. Both businesses fall

ᒨᓯᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕘᕋ ᐆᔪᑯᓗᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑖᒃᓯᒥ ᓇᖕᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ 1990–ᖏᓐᓂ. ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᖁᓖᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ.

photo courtesy of Moses and Zipporah Oyukuluk

Moses and Zipporah Oyukuluk started out with a taxi business in Arctic Bay in the 1990s. They branched into heavy equipment and then opened the Tangmaarvik Inn over a decade later. under the umbrella of Arqvartuuq Services Ltd. When major projects have been underway in Arctic Bay, construction companies have used their equipment and occupied most of their rooms, Zipporah noted.

Overall, there's been a lot of ebbs and flows in demand over the years, Zipporah acknowledged. Whether busy or not, she and her husband have found a balance between their work life and personal life.

"He's a hard-working man. He's my number one manager," Zipporah said, laughing.

Being in the hospitality industry means that she is introduced to many travellers from across the territory, from the south and from elsewhere around the globe.

A moose on the loose Strange wildlife sightings continue in Kugluktuk

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ᐃᓄᑑᔪᒥᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒥ ᑐᒃᑐᕙᖕᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᐃᔾᔪᕋᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᑯᓕᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ Cape Kendall–ᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 25–ᒥ.

It's been a summer full of surprises in regards to wildlife in Kugluktuk.

On July 25 Robert Joss was heading by boat to fish on the north side of Cape Kendall, which is approximately 10 miles north of the community.

The waters were calm and ice was moving in from the north.

Joss spotted something off in the distance and decided to turn right to see what it could be, lo and behold a lone young moose was swimming east, going right towards the broken ice that was coming in.

With his quick thinking he diverted the moose back towards Cape Kendall.

"It would not have had a chance in that ice," said Joss.

While continuing on he kept an eye on the moose

screengrab courtesy of Robert Joss

by Rita Pigalak

Kugluktuk

A lone young moose was spotted swimming toward the ice in Cape Kendall July 25. swimming back. Two other boats came across the moose as well and made sure it made it onto land before continuing on their journey.

According to other campers both a grizzly bear and a moose were spotted on the

north side of Cape Kendall the night before.

Joss figured the moose could be trying to escape the grizzly.

For video from the encounter please see nunavutnews. com

"We meet a lot of people," she said.

"We've got lots of friends now. Everybody in the world knows us."

When they're ready for retirement, the

Oyukuluks expect another company will be prepared to buy their ventures. But that's still a ways off.

"We're still standing," Zipporah said.

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ᐊᑐᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓄᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᕐᓘᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᓚ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᑯᖓ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᖑᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ. ᔪᓚᐃ 16–ᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᐳᒻᒧᑦ ᓯᑯᒧᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖓᓂ ᐅᓕᒃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ 7.51 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᓂ ᑭᓛᒥᑐᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 15–ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, 330,000 ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᓂ ᑭᓛᒥᑐᓂ ᐊᑖᓃᑦᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᒥ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥ 2011–ᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᓄᖑᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖓ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓇᖅᐳᖅ "ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᓯᑯᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᒦᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᐸᓚᐅᙱᑦᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐲᑕ ᒨᓪᓄᕐ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ 6–ᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᖕᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓇᓄᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ (Fasting Season Length Sets Temporal Limits for Global Polar Bear Persistence). ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᑭᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓄᕐᓂ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᖃᓂᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ, ᓴᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᖂᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐹᖅᓯᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ – ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓅᒍᓂ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᓄᕐᒥ

ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓇᔪᖅᐸᒃᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᖁᕋᕈᓐᓇᕆᕗᑦ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ, ᓇᓄᕐᓄᑦ ᓂᒋᕐᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᐃᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᑕ ᐃᑭᕋᓴᖓ ᓵᙵᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᖁᕋᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 20-ᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 80–ᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᕗᖅ. ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐆᒃᑑᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂ ᓱᓕᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᖔᑕ. ᕕᓕᑉ ᐳᑐᒥᕋᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓯᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ. "ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖏᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᕙᖕᓂᖏᑦ, ᒪᓕᓗᐊᕌᓗᒃᐸᙱᓚᕋ. ᒪᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᕗᖓ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐊᑖᑕᒐ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂ '(ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ) ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ.'" ᐲᑕ ᐄᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑏᑦ "ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ" "ᓇᒦᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᑯᐊ (ᓇᓄᐃᑦ) ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᒥᔪᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᑯᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ. ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᓂ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕋᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᑯᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ. ᐆᒪᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕆᕗᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑎᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓗ ᕿᙳᐊᓂ.

2019–ᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ 17–ᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 31–ᒧᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ

ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ 5.86 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥ ᕿᙳᐊᓂ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

81–ᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᓄᑦ 5.1 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥ 71 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ 2018–ᒥ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ 100–ᓂ. ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ ᔮᓱᐊ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ, ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ. "ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐋᒃᑳᓚᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ, ᐄ, ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᑦ. ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ," ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᖃᐅᔨᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦᑕᐅᖅ." ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑎᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓂᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᕕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᒐᓴᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᓕᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᔪᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ.

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The polar bear is a shining symbol in Western science of all things going wrong, at least as far as climate is concerned.

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 as of July 15, which was 330,000 square kilometres below the previous record low for that date, set in 2011.

This retreating sea ice is troubling as "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," says Peter Molnar, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto, one of six authors of a new study titled Fasting Season Length Sets Temporal Limits for Global Polar Bear Persistence.

More visibility doesn’t necessarily mean more bears, either, only that they are coming closer to human settlements in search of easier food sources, which can turn into deadly encounters – whether the loss of life is human, or a bear that’s become a problem animal due to habituation.

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 and others in

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the next 80 years, the study predicts.

Of course, that’s assuming that the prediction models of western science based on cold numbers are actually set in stone.

Philip Putumiraqtuq, chair of Baker Lake Hunters and Trappers Organization, said he places greater value on 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 '(the animals will) still stick around.'"

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.

There are also concerns about Baffinland’s increased shipping season affecting the marine ecosystem of Milne Inlet.

In its 2019 shipping season from July 17 to Oct. 31 Baffinland shipped a total of 5.86 million tonnes of iron ore from its Milne Inlet Port to global markets. Eightyone voyages were executed, up from 5.1 Mt of ore over 71 trips in 2018.

This year the number of voyages could exceed 100.

Pond Inlet Mayor Joshua Arreak said the community is keeping a close eye on any possible effects that the shipping traffic might have on the environment, wildlife and local people.

"Scientifically they say no, there is no significant impact but for hunters, yes, they say there’s an impact.

All we can do is go by the numbers," Arreak said. "Let’s see what happens this year. We’ll keep monitoring ourselves."

Citizen science is one of the greatest benefits to a globalized society, as we can use online tools to help track and monitor ecosystems on a scale much closer to home.

Many Inuit students today are getting a grounding in the sciences through school and also exposure to traditional skills from their extended families.

This upcoming generation will be able to see from both sides, incorporating Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit alongside scientific observation.

That may make all the difference in conservation conversations to come.

nunavutnews.com, Monday, August 10, 2020 9

kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, xsZy 10, 2020

editorial – opinions

Enjoy the beautiful green nuna HALLU INUIN. INUIN NAAMAINNAQTUT IQALUKTUUTIAMI. HIKUIQMAN QAJAQKUT AHIAMUNGNAUJUT. QUANA. ANGUNIAKNAHUAT TUKTUMIK. INUIN QAJAQTUKHUTIK UMINGMAKTUMUTLU QINGAUKMUNGAUJUTLU. HILA UUNAKPIAHUNI IPAKHANI. NALUJAKHUTIK IIMAQMI. ILIHAKVIITGUUK ANGMANAHUAT AUGUSI 21MI. INUIN HUMANGNITTUT. TUKTUHIUKTUTLU INUIN AHIAKMIGUUK. QUANAA. Welcome to the beautiful island of the Keelinikmiut, home of the Inuinnait. Cambridge Bay and mainland have reached pretty hot temperatures this past week, at high of 24 degrees Celsius.

It was so hot, many residents of all ages went dipping into the ocean to cool off.

Cambridge Bay has a beautiful sandy beach area over at Long Point at Gravel Pit. A favourite spot to go swimming is also up at the creek by the river and bridge.

Mosquitoes sure were out on hot days. A few days of wind and rain also was a relief for many residents. With ice gone now on the ocean, many boaters head out to mainland to go caribou hunting and berry picking. And also to head home to their homeland which is always an emotional time to finally go home!

I know very well how that feels to finally go home.

We hope everyone is happy and safe at mainland in Bay Chimo and Bathurst Inlet.

Enjoy the beautiful green nuna.

A few hunters were successful getting caribou out at mainland and out towards Lyall's Cove, which is very scarce now to find tuktu near Cambridge Bay nowadays. It is so tasty to have fresh caribou dry meat also. Glad everyone is enjoying the beautiful summer. It's been extra warm on hot days and it is unusual

Brenna Carcson "My favourite season is summer because one time, I saw a group of swans."

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ

ᐸᓂᒐ ᐊᕝᕗᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖒᔭᓂ ᓂᐱᓴᖅ ᑕᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᔪᓚᐃ 24, 2020–ᒥ.

email: helent@qiniq.com

to see every inch and bits of snow all gone now at some landmarks on the island.

Polar bears were seen out at Long Point during long weekend, it was an adult with 2 cubs. They went further west probably heading somewhere else where it is quieter and no humans to scare them off. Be safe when out on the land everyone.

The roads in town are very dusty every year and soon I heard they will once again do a dust control maintenance work on the roads in town. Please keep safe as few residents are allergic to dust and our Elders have health issues. It will be a miracle that someday Cambridge Bay will have no more dusty roads.

Meantime the hamlet water trucks water the dusty roads over and over again and when it rains it is helpful.

With rain comes thunder and lightening with hot weather. During long weekend Cambridge Bay was hit with loud thunder and lightning with a few minutes of heavy rainfall, and that was fun to watch. Many campers out on the land had the best show.

School will start August 21st, 2020 here in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut and we hope the kids will be able to get back to their regular sleeping hours to make it to school for 8:45am. Good luck to all our kids who will be returning to school, we are all so proud of you all for staying in school, Take good care and be safe.

Be safe boating and camping and hunting and berry picking.

God Be With You Son.

LYNN SIVATUQ RUDD Rankin Inlet

My daughter picking Arctic cotton at Nipisar Lake near Rankin Inlet, July 24, 2020.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᐳᖓᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᙱᖦᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐸᐃ ᓴᐃᒨᒥ ᕿᖓᐅᒥᓗ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ Lyall's Cove– ᒥᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᑕᖃᓗᐊᓱᐃᑦᑑᓕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑐᒃᑐᑐᕈᒪᓪᓚᕆᖕᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᒃᑯᓕᐅᕐᓗᓂᓗ. ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᓚᐅᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ Long Point–ᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᖅᑕᓕᒃ. ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᖕᒧᙵᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᐱᖃᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ. ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦᓯ ᓄᓇᒥ. ᐊᖅᑯᑎᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐳᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐳᔪᓗᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ

ᑭᓱ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᕕᐅᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂᐅᕙ?

What is your favourite season? ᐳᕆᐋᓇ ᑳᒃᓴᓐ "ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᔭᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᖢᖓ, ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᒡᔪᖕᓂ."

ᓕᓐ ᓯᕙᑐᖅ ᕋᑦ

with Navalik Tologanak

ᑐᓐᖓᓱᒋᑦᓯ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓᓪᓗᑦ ᑭᓪᓕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᖓᓗ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, 24–ᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ. ᐆᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᒧᑦ ᐃᒫᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐆᓇᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥ ᓯᐅᕋᑦᓯᐊᕙᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓯᒡᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ Long Point–ᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓗ Gravel Pit–ᒥ. ᐳᐃᔾᔪᕋᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑰᒐᓛᒥ ᑰᖓᑕᓗ ᐃᑳᕐᕕᖓᓂ. ᕿᒃᑐᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᓚ ᐆᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᖃᑦᓯᑲᓪᓚᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᓂᒃ ᒪᖁᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᓄᕆᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ. ᓯᑯᖃᖏᓕᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᒥ, ᖃᔭᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᓪᓗ ᑐᒃᑐᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐸᐅᕐᙵᖅᑕᕆᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᓕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᓯᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᑕᐃᓐᓇᕌᖓᒥᒃ!

with André Beaupré at École des Trois-Soleils

ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

CAMBRIDGE BAY Tea Talk

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᓗᓯ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/IQALUIT STREET talk

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amazing on-the-land stories

ᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᐃᓚᐃᔭ ᑳᒻᐳᕋᓐ "ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᔭᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐸᐃᓯᑰᑲᑕᒍᓐᓇᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓚᔭᑲᑕᒡᓗᑎᑦ."

Étienne Eliyah Cambron "My favourite season is summer because you can ride bikes and run around."

ᒪᖁᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ. ᒪᖁᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓪᓗᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᓪᓛᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᓪᓗᒃᐸᓗᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᓪᓛᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᒪᖁᒃᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᖁᕕᐊᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒍ. ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᒐᓯ 20, 2020–ᒥ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍᓪᓗ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᑎᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᓂᑦᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂ ᓯᓂᒋᐊᖃᓕᕌᖓᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ 8:45ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᖃᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑕᐃᓕᓗᓯᓗ. ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕐᓗᓯ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦᓯ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᓯᒪᓗᓯᓗ ᐸᐅᕐᙵᖅᑕᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓗᓯᓗ.

ᒫᓐᕗ ᔪᒻᐹᒡ "ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᔭᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᕕᒐᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᑯᒃᑐᕈᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ."

Manfo Yombang "My favourite season is winter because you can make snowmen and igloos and drink hot chocolate and play in the snow." ᐃᓐᑎᐊ ᐸᐃᑎᓐ-ᐹᑉ "ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᐱᐅᒋᕙᕋ ᓄᓇᕋᖃᐅᕐᔪᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓲᖑᕗᖓ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ."

India Peyton-Barbe "I like the summer because there are a lot of flowers and my birthday’s in the summer."

ᔮᒃ ᔪᓈᑦ "ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᔭᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᕕᒐᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᑯᒃᑐᕈᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ."

Jacques Jonart "My favourite season is winter because you can go skiing and snowkiting on the ice." ᐃᕙᓕᓐ ᕼᐊᓐᑐᕐ "ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᔭᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᕗᖅ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᑕᖅᓴᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᒋᒐᒃᑭᑦ."

Evelyn Hunter "My favourite season is fall because I like the colour of the tundra."

10 nunavutnews.com, Monday, August 10, 2020

kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, xsZy 10, 2020

news

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24 Indigenous youth gain friends, skills on Ingraham Trail paddle Hector Inuksaq, left, Donald Oksokitok, Jackpine Paddle guide Marcus Cluff, Jovon Sanertanut, Todd Anaittuq, Terrence Qavvik, Dawson Tortiak and Chad Anaituqq wait in the Yellowknife Aiport on Wednesday for their flight back to Kugaaruk, Nunavut following the end of their 12-day canoe trip along the Ingraham Trail.

ᕼᐃᐊᕐᑐᕐ ᐃᓄᒃᓴᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑖᓄᑦ ᐅᒃᓱᑭᑦᑐᖅ, Jackpine Paddle ᐊᐅᓪᓚᐅᔾᔨᔨ ᒫᑭᔅ ᑲᓚᕝ, ᔫᕙᓐ ᓴᓂᖅᑕᓄᑦ, ᑖᑦ ᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑎᐊᕆᓐᔅ ᖃᕝᕕᒃ, ᑖᓯᓐ ᑐᕐᑎᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓵᑦ ᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕗᑦ ᕙᓗᓇᐃᕝ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂ ᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ– 12-ᓂ ᖃᔭᖅᑐᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐅᕘᓇ Ingraham Trail–ᑯᑦ.

Blair McBride/NNSL photo

Youth from Nunavut, NWT gathered in Yellowknife for canoe trip

by Blair McBride

Northern News Services

NWT

The youth who completed a 12-day canoe trip along the Ingraham trail this July headed back to their communities a little fitter and more tanned than before.

They also went home with a new set of wilderness skills, life lessons and a renewed sense of self-worth they will hold onto for years.

Twenty-four young people aged 14 to 17 and seven adult guides with Jackpine Paddle finished the trip at the Cameron River on July 27.

They stopped off in Yellowknife on July 29 before heading back to their homes in the Dehcho region and Nunavut, although five boys from Cambridge Bay flew home a day earlier.

The group paddled and portaged 60 kilometres through Tibbitt Lake, Ross Lake, Upper and Lower Pensive Lakes and down the Cameron River.

For most of the teenagers, portaging was the hardest part of the adventure, and for Donald Oksokitok, from Kugaaruk, it was also the most enjoyable. "(It was fun) working very

hard and helping," he said in the Yellowknife airport, an hour before his flight back to Nunavut. "There's a lot of heavy loads to carry. Some portages are kind of long. We ran white-water rapids. That was fun too because of the speed and the danger!"

Oksokitok hadn't paddled a canoe before in Nunavut and was glad he learned how during the trip.

Portaging is also a significant takeaway for Jovon Sanertanut, though he said the best thing about the trip was socializing.

"Making everyone else

happy and making them laugh. It was great," he said.

"First they come as strangers, now they come as friends and then family."

The Nunavut youth were recruited for the trip by the Ayalik Fund, and the Dehcho participants were brought in through the NWT Youth Corps – under the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs – and the Liidlii Kue First Nation in Fort Simpson.

Ethan Norwegian, from Fort Simpson, said his strongest memory of the trip is the canoeing and making new friends.

"Friendships became deeper. I learned how to write the Inuktitut syllabics a little bit (from the Inuit teens)," he said.

Ethan said he already knew a few of the Nunavut boys from a cadet camp in Whitehorse.

Portaging and braving the hot sun and occasional rainy day were challenges for Naaka Duntra, from Fort Liard.

But the young woman appreciated the experiences in nature as well.

"I loved the view of everything, the sunset and sunrise, sunny days without any buildings," she said.

Among the values she absorbed through the trip, offering support to others was one of the most important.

'We have to take care of our friends' "We have to take care of our friends. We have to be there when they feel homesick. That happened to some kids. From time to time I felt homesick but I got over it.

Some of my friends tried to get me mad. I would be like, 'There's no point in getting mad. We're on a trip for two weeks. The people you're with you have to treat them like family.'"

Jackpine Paddle owner Dan Wong concurred with the youth that the difficulties of portaging played a prominent part in the trip.

"There were the normal canoe trip challenges such as wind, hot sun, bugs, minor injuries, white water as well as a lot of, and I emphasize a lot of portaging along wet rocks, through swamps and thick brush," he said after driving the Dehcho youth back to Fort Simpson.

Portaging also proved to be

an activity where one of the main goals of the trip, mutual support, was realized.

"As a team, we got the job done. When (some) people fell short, others came in to support them," said Wong.

"Literally like physically supporting them by holding up a canoe or carrying the heaviest bag but also emotionally supporting them by being a good listener or letting someone know we care about them."

Wong emphasized the scale and significance of the trip the teenagers successfully undertook. It is one of the most remote canoe routes down the Ingraham Trail and would normally test the skills and resiliency of adults, let alone youth.

"It gave them a real sense of accomplishment for having overcome these challenges that are very tough but it shows that they're also very tough," he said. "But I think they learned that people care about them and we care about them."

The trip was the first time Wong led an adventure of two different Indigenous groups and despite the geographic and cultural differences between the Inuit and Dehcho youth, Wong is grateful that he witnesses those new connections.

"They got along exceptionally well. We played traditional hand games against each other. There was lots of competition between the two groups, like who could get on the water fastest in the morning," he recalled.

"But they made strong friendships that I think will endure. It was very organic and at times random. They connected in many different ways. It was a wonderful thing to see."

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ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᑦ ᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᖕᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ

WORDS From Whale Cove

A six-part oral history as told by six residents.

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ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᙶᖅᑐᑦ: ᓵᒥᐅᓪ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᖅ

ᓴᒥᐅᓪ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐊᔪᕿᖅᑐᐃᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ. ᐋᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᙳᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓅᑎᑕᐅᒐᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ.

ᓵᒥᐅᓪ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᕿᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᐊᖓᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᕐᒥᒃ. ᐊᖓᔪᒐ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᑎᑐᐊᖓ ᐊᑎᖅᑖᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ, ᐊᑎᖃᓕᖅᖢᖓ ᓵᒥᐅᓪ ᐋᕈᐊᓛᕐᒥᒃ. ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ, ᐊᑕᐅᓰᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ. ᐅᑉᓗᒥᓕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓗᐊᕌᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᐅᔪᖓ. ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓕᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᑉᓗᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᓇᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓄᑲᖃᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖃᖅᖢᖓᓗ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᓇᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᑉᓰᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑯᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᒪᑦ 1949ᒥ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᓪᓚᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕋ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ, ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᓈᓇᒐᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑲᐅᓚᐅᕋᒻᓄᒃ ᐊᑖᑕᒐ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᓅᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑐᐊᕆᒐᔪᓚᐅᕋᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑉᑕ, ᐃᓅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᑕ – ᐆᒃᑐᖅᐸᒃᖢᑕ. ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᓴᐃᒪᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ.

1957-ᒥ, 19-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᖓ, ᐊᐃᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᕋᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑕ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑕ, ᓄᓕᐊᕋᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᖃᖅᑳᕐᓇᓄᒃ. ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᑉᑕ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᒪᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᑉᑕ, ᓈᓚᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᖁᒃᓴᒋᓚᐅᕋᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ. ᑲᑉᐱᐊᒋᔪᓐᓃᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ. ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ. ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᒪᐃᑉᓗᑕ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑖᑕᒃᓴᕋ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᕆᐊᓖᒃ. ᓈᒻᒪᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᕿᒪᒃᑲᑉᑭᒃ. ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐊᑖᑕᒃᓴᕋᓗ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᑰᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒦᑎᓪᓗᖓ. ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑳᕐᓇᑎᒃ ᓇᔪᓚᐅᙱᑕᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᕋᓗᐊᕈᑉᑕ. ᓱᕙᓕᑭᐊᖑᕐᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ. ᐊᔪᕐᓴᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᑦ ᒥᑭᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ. ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔫᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᑎᓈᖅ ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᕈᒪᖕᒪᖔᑉᑕ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᒋᐊᖅᑐᕐᓗᑕ ᓅᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑕᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᒻᒧᒃᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᐅᔪᒪᓂᕋᖅᖢᓄᒃ. ᓗᐃᔅ ᕗᐃᓯ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᐅᔾᔨᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᒐᓯ 1959-ᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᑕᒫᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᖓ. ᑕᒪᐅᙵᕋᑉᑕ, ᓄᓇᖓ ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᓯᑕᒪᐃᓐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᐲᑦ. ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᑉᓗᓂ, ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔾᔪᑎᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᓂᕈᑉᑕ ᑕᐃᓱᒪᓂ, ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᓂᒃ. ᓅᑕᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᑕ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓈᖅᓯᒐᑉᑕ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᑐᕌᒐᕆᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᓂᕿᖃᕈᓐᓇᕈᒪᑉᓗᑕ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᑕᒪᐅᙵᕋᑉᑕ, ᖃᒧᑎᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᖁᑭᐅᑎᑕᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᕿᒻᒥᒃᑕᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ. ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖃᕐᒪᑦ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᒻᒥᕐᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᓕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᕿᒻᒥᖅᑖᕋᑉᑕ, ᐃᓅᓯᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᑕ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᑉᓗᑕ, ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑉᓗᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᑕ.

1960-ᒥ, ᓴᓇᔭᒃᓴᖅᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑉᖁᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓕᖅᖢᖓ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓴᓇᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ 1970– ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ Hᐊᒪᓚᙳᕐᒪᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ.

ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᒥ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᓄᓇᒧᙵᐅᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ. ᑐᒃᑐᒋᐅᖅᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓲᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᑐᒃᑐᒋᐅᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ. ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒃᑲ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᑭᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᒋᐅᖁᑉᓗᖓ. ᐳᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑎᐅᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖓ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᒋᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᕋ ᐳᐃᒍᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔾᔮᙱᑕᕋ .22-ᒥᒃ ᖁᑭᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᙱᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᔪᕿᖅᑐᐃᔨᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᓄᑕᕋᐅᑉᓗᖓ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ. ᐃᓅᓯᒻᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᒎᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓗᐊᕈᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑎᑐᑦ. ᐃᑉᔪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓯᒋᐊᕋᓱᒍᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒃᑲᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᔪᕿᖅᑐᐃᑉᓗᖓ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒐᑉᑕ ᐃᑉᔪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᙱᓐᓇᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᖕᒪᒋᑦ. ᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᓂ, ᑎᒥ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕋᑉᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖁᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ. ᓱᖏᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᓕᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᓪᓗ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑐᐊᕈᒪ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᒪ. ᐃᓗᒥᐅᑕᕆᒐᑉᑯ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᕆᒐᑉᑯ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᒻᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᑲᒪ. ᐃᒪᓐᓈᖅᑐᕈᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᕋ, ᐃᓅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕋ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓅᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᔪᖓ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐱᖁᑎᖄᓗᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

– ᑐᑭᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ

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Agnico's plans for pipeline put on hold Nunavut Impact Review Board rejects gold company's proposal due to lack of details; community feedback

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

Agnico Eagle has halted plans to build a pipeline from its Meliadine mine to the ocean following the intervention of the Nunavut Impact Review Board.

The board's decision, posted in a letter online July 17, states the company's request to build two pipelines to discharge saline water from the underground mine lacked sufficient information.

"The NIRB has concluded that the scope and content of the information provided to date by Agnico Eagle as the (impact statement) addendum is not sufficient to allow for technical review by the parties and a complete and thorough assessment of the project proposal by the board," reads the July 17 letter.

The decision comes just as a petition to stop the construction of the pipeline, launched by the local hunters and trappers organization, reached 600 signatories.

"There's no way this should go ahead in any form without proper consultation and community involvement and that includes having the Kangiqliniq HTO involved and not just the KIA and AEM," said Rankin Inlet HTO spokesperson Andrew Akerolik.

According to the company, the proposed pipeline is required to meet the growing amount of salt water that is accumulating in the underground mine.

Frédéric Langevin, Agnico's general manager at Meliadine, said the company

underestimated the amount of water that would seep into the mine when work first started there.

With the permission of the NIRB, Agnico Eagle has been storing the water on site and relying on trucks to carry the water to the ocean for disposal.

However, the volume of water has been increasing as the mine has expanded.

Earlier this year the NIRB approved an increase in how much water the company dumps in the ocean up to 1,600 cubic metres and 88 one-way trips from 800 cubic metres and 32 one-way trips.

This permission is currently extended until the end of October.

Langevin said trucking the water will not provide a long-term solution to the problem.

"The trucking we have been granted can't keep up to the level we have at the mine," he said.

He added there were other considerations which are driving Agnico's decision to propose a dual pipeline.

"Obviously trucking water to the sea in terms of greenhouse gases, traffic on the road and disturbing the caribou migration on the road is an issue," he said.

Its current application requests permission to install two 16-inch, 34-kilometrelong pipes to Melvin Bay. It estimates the pipelines would discharge between 6,000 and 12,000 cubic metres – the equivalent of 150 to 300 trucks per day – between May and October.

Langevin said the company hasn't done any work on the pipeline although

materials have been purchased in advance. They are currently being stored at the company's facility in Rankin.

"Our intention is to bring that to the site and store until we have approval."

In order for Agnico's application to move forward the company needs to address the four shortcomings listed by the NIRB, including improving its public consultation.

One of the major criticisms from the community has been the lack of outreach that was possible in advance of the proposal due to constraints imposed by Covid-19.

The largest complaint has been the impact that pipelines will have on caribou. In a public submission to the NIRB, Brian Zawadski has uploaded videos of caribou refusing to cross over the hamlet's existing 10-inch water pipeline near town.

"The company's claim that the community was consulted is at best weak, to be polite," wrote Zawadski.

As a result of the most recent consultation phase, Langevin said the company added the implementation of 70 crossing points for caribou and local vehicles.

"We're doing our best right now to get as much feedback from the community," said Langevin.

If the water board ends up rejecting the application, Langevin said the company would comply accordingly.

"NIRB is going to define the next steps as to how this will proceed and we'll abide by those."

Two-way race for Pangnirtung mayor Stevie Komoartuk and Eric Lawlor will have their names on the ballot Aug. 24

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung

Stevie Komoartuk and Eric Lawlor are in a two-way race to become Pangnirtung’s next mayor.

One of these candidates will be filling the shoes of the former mayor Hezakiah Oshutapik, who died of a heart attack last April. The municipal byelection is set for August 24.

ᔅᑏᕕ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ 2017–ᒥ 2019–ᒧᑦ.

photo courtesy of Seemme Qaqasiq

STEVIE KOMOARTUK served as Pangnirtung’s mayor from 2017 to 2019.

Komoartuk was elected mayor of Pangnirtung from in 2017, however, due to medical problems, he had to resign his position after two years in 2019.

Komoartuk said he is now well and ready to utilize his past experience in public service to help the community.

Before being elected as mayor Komoartuk was a hamlet councillor from 2010 to 2017. He believes his years of experience working for the hamlet has provided him with an understanding of how the hamlet operates.

One of his top priorities as mayor would be to deal with the local airstrip.

"I would really like to get something going for our local airstrip here," he said.

"Here we are (in) 2020, we are still looking at the dangers of coming into Pangnirtung every day with the aircraft."

For Eric Lawlor, this is the first time he is running for mayor. He has been working with the hamlet since 2007.

"I know pretty much all

the roles within the hamlet pretty well," said Lawlor.

He has been a bylaw officer, youth centre manager, economic development officer and most recently the planning and lands officer for the Pangnirtung hamlet.

Lawlor said his past experience has helped him recognize the needs of the community and allowed him to develop a "good connection" with community members. He has been living in Pangnirtung since 2002 after moving from New Brunswick.

"I've always been very keen on helping the community and doing what I can to make the community better for my kids when they grow up," he added.

The 38-year-old has five children, including two foster children.

He wants to push for the establishment of a "community development corporation or community interest corporation," in order to tackle economic, social and environmental issues.

Lawlor said as a mayor he would prioritize the relocation of a youth centre, which is presently closed.

"The youth need a place to go and stay," he said.

Voting will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the community hall on August 24. On August 17, advanced polls will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., while mobile polls will be held at the council chambers from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

ᐃᐊᕆᒃ ᓛᓗᕐ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ 2007–ᒥ.

photo courtesy of Eric Lawlor

ERIC LAWLOR has been working with Pangnirtung’s hamlet since 2007.

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ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐳᐃᔾᔪᕋᕆᐊᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᒥ ᑐᐊᐸᖕᒥ ᐃᓗᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, 6-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐋᓕᔮᓐᑐᕋ ᐊᑲᓇ ᓴᓐᑐᔪ, 10-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᓵᓐᑖᓇ ᒪᕈᖅ ᓴᓐᑐᔪ ᐊᒻᒪ 7-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᒪᐃᓯ ᒪᒡᕼᐊᒐᓗᒃ ᒪᑲᓚᒻ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᐳᐃᔾᔪᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒫᓗᖓᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 2–ᒥ ᓯᓚᐳᑉ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ 24 C–ᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒥ.

FUN! FUN! FUN!

Kids in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut just had to go swimming at the beach at Gravel Pit on one of the hottest days this summer. From left, 6-year-old Alejandra Akana Santoyo, 10-year-old Santana Maruq Santoyo and 7-year-old Maci Maghagalok McCallum enjoy swimming in the Arctic Ocean Aug. 2 where temperatures reached 24 C on the island.

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Potential tuberculosis exposure at Arviat daycare, warns GN

Arviat There's a risk that children attending the daycare in Arviat may have been exposed to active tuberculosis (TB), says the chief public health officer.

Staff and children who have spent time at the daycare should be screened for TB, Dr. Michael Patterson said last Thursday.

A positive TB test is usually an indication that a person shared airspace with someone who has active TB, Patterson stated. TB bacteria is inhaled but can remain dormant. If left untreated, it could become active TB and become contagious.

Symptoms of active TB include a cough that lasts longer than three weeks, feeling very tired, loss of appetite, experiencing a fever or night sweats.

Anyone with these symptoms should go to the health centre as soon as possible, the Department of Health advises.

– Cody Punter

GN announces support for artists of up to $50,000

Nunavut The Government of Nunavut will now provide between $5,000 and $50,000 to artists to cover costs for creation and installation of artwork through its new Nunavut Public Art Initiative.

The GN will pay selected artists for their time, materials and equipment and will offer mentorship fees to those who train younger or less experienced artists on their project.

Artists will retain intellectual property rights to their work.

"This exciting initiative will provide much needed support to our local artists whose opportunities have been affected by Covid-19," said Minister of Economic Development and Transportation David Akeeagok.

"It is also an opportunity to showcase the creativity, resiliency and great talents of our artisans, with innovative spaces in our communities."

The first funding intake deadline is Aug. 17. The second will be Sept. 1.

Application forms and additional information are available at: http://gov.nu.ca/publicart – Derek Neary

City of Iqaluit warns of fines of up to $10,000 for selling food without a business licence

Iqaluit Facebook is increasingly being used as a vehicle to buy and sell prepared foods in Iqaluit, and the municipality is reminding residents that a business licence is required to do that.

Those who are found to be violating bylaw 859 will receive a written notice of their offences and will have seven days to comply with the bylaw. Failure to do this could result in a fine of $250 to $10,000, depending on the volume of sales and the number of offences, the city warned in a Aug. 5 news release.

Proper food handling is another concern that the city is aiming to address.

Inuit residents of the city are exempt from the business licence bylaw when selling country food and those who give food away for free also do not require a licence.

"The City recognizes the benefits of home cooking as a healthy activity for families and individuals. The City also encourages entrepreneurship among Iqalummiut," the news release states.

For questions about how to apply for a business license, please visit https://business.city.iqaluit.nu.ca/ or contact Geoff Byrne at G.Byrne@iqaluit.ca or 867-979-5619.

Food safety tips can be found at https://livehealthy.gov. nu.ca/en/healthy-eating/food-safety-basics The Government of Nunavut’s Serving Country Food Guide is located online at http://www.nunavutfoodsecurity.ca/sites/ default/files/news/Serving%20country%20food.pdf – Derek Neary

On the land program for less fortunate

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet The Rankin Inlet HTO is setting up a young hunters program that will include 10 boat trips and trips by Honda in the fall for a total of 15 trips. The organization is also planning on organizing trips for elders and widows.

The HTO will have sign up sheets available soon.

The program is intended for people who can't afford to go on the land and less fortunate people who don't have the hunting

equipment to go.

Guides can sign up to help on the trips. Sign up sheets will indicate a deadline to sign up once they are posted.

– Cody Punter

Shortage of midwives leads to suspension of childbirth services

Kivalliq/Rankin Inlet Birthing services in Rankin Inlet have been suspended due to a shortage of midwives, the Department of Health announced Tuesday.

This means expecting mothers in the Kivalliq region will be sent to either Iqaluit or Winnipeg, at a time when medical travel is being kept to a minimum due to Covid-19 concerns.

However, prenatal care will continue in Rankin Inlet, the Department of Health stated. As well, doctors and the obstetrics team at Qikiqtani General Hospital will assist in supporting prenatal care for expecting mothers in Rankin Inlet, the department added in a Aug. 4 news release.

"The Department of Health is committed to providing midwifery and maternal/newborn health services in Nunavut and is currently reviewing options for the recruitment and retention of midwives to resume birthing services as soon as possible," the news release stated.

– Derek Neary

Police investigating ‘suspicious’ dog death

Iqaluit Iqaluit RCMP are looking into the death of a six-month-old husky/German shepherd puppy located near the beach sealift off-loading area in Iqaluit on Friday morning.

The police consider the circumstances surrounding the dog’s death to be suspicious.

The owner said he had put the animal in a kennel with the rest of a dog team near the creek, west of the Iqaluit Beer and Wine Store, around 7 p.m. on Thursday night, according to the Mounties. The puppy had previously been reported missing to Iqaluit’s Municipal Enforcement Department.

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Tree River, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ, ᐃᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ 140 ᑭᓛᒥᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ. ᐅᓇ 160 ᑭᓛᒥᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᑰᖑᕗᖅ ᑰᓲᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᒃ ᑕᓯᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᖁᒃᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᑉ ᐊᑯᙵᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥᐅᑦ (ᐅᑦᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᕐᒥᐅᑦ), ᓄᓇᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓯᒡᔭᖅᐸᓯᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖁᑦᒥᐅᑦ, ᓄᓇᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥ ᑰᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒡᔪᒃᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ (ᑮᓕᓂᖕᒥᐅᑦ) ᓄᓇᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥ ᑰᖕᒥᑦ. ᑉᓚᒧᕐ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖓ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐲᑕ ᐹᒃᓕᖕᑎᓐ, ᐅᐊᐃᓐ ᒍᕋᑦᔅᑭ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕌᓐᑎ ᑯᕋᐃᒡ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᓛᕆᔭᖓ 32 ᐸᐅᓐ 9 ᐊᐅᓐᔅᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ 1981–ᒥ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥ 34 ᐸᐅᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ, ᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᑦ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ "ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᒥ". ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 30–ᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒧᑦ, ᓯᓚᖓ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᑰᓪᓗᓂ. ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐆᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ 20-ᖏᓐᓃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐊᓄᕆᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᒥ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂ ᐅᖅᑰᓗᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐊᖁᖏᑦ ᒥᓱᒃᐸᒃᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᑰᖕᒧᑦ ᓂᒡᓚᖅᓯᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

ᕼᐊᓐᑐᕐ ᐃᓄᒃᑕᓕᒃ ᐃᖣᕋᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑭᕙᖓᓄᑦ.

ᒪᐃᓴᓐ ᐱᒐᓚᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓂᕋᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ.

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Masyn Pigalak chisels his name at the Wall of Fame.

ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑏᑦ ᐃᓗᑦᑐᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᑦᑕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ.

ᓴᓂᕋᕐᒥ

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Art and names from past anglers are chiselled on the Wall of Fame.

ᐊᑖᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐸᓂᖓᓗ ᕌᐳᑦ ᔮᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᒥ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥ.

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Father and daughter Robert Joss and Amy Nivingalok filleting fish.

Hunter Inuktalik catches a trout with his kakivak. photo courtesy of Pam Inuktalik

ᒪᐃᓯᓐ ᐱᒐᓚᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕌᐳᑦ ᔮᔅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᑦ.

Rita Pigalak/NNSL photo

Masyn Pigalak and Robert Joss checking the fish nets.

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ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᔭᐃᑯᑉ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ, ᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ, ᐊᐃᒥ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ, ᕼᐊᓐᑐᕐ ᐃᓄᒃᑕᓕᒃ, ᐊᓕᒃ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ, ᒫᑎ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ, ᔮᓱᐊ ᐆᓪᓯᓐ, ᓴᐃᓐ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ, ᕌᐳᑦ ᔮᔅ, ᒍᕋᐃᓯ ᐆᓪᓯᓐ, ᐹᒻ ᐃᓄᒃᑕᓕᒃ, OJ ᐴᓐᕼᐋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᐃᓯᓐ ᐱᒐᓚᒃ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑉᓚᒧᕐ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖓᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 30–ᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 2–ᒧᑦ.

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Northern News Services

game all tackle record is a 32

Kugluktuk. This is a 160 km river that flows from Inulik Lake into the Coronation Gulf and is famous for it's World Record char fishing.

Tree River has been a fishing spot for many generations for the Copper Inuit groups, the Qurluqtalurmiut (Utkusiksalirmiut), who lived along it's shores, the Pingangnaqutrmiut who lived west of the river and the Nagyukturmiut (Kiiliningmiut) who lived east of the river.

Plummers Tree River Lodge has been a popular fishing spot for celebrities such as Peter Pocklington, Wayne Gretzky and Randy Gregg to name a few. The current International fish and

an unofficial report of a fish over 34 pounds, have been caught from Tree River in recent years.

The long weekend was a perfect time for these eager fishermen and their families to try their luck at landing "THE BIG ONE". Departing Kugluktuk on July 30 a group of people travelled with boats to Tree River, the weather was beautiful and hot.

The heat was well into the high twenties over the duration of the trip but thanks to the nice wind it kept everyone relatively cool and dipping their heads into the river was the best way to cool down.

– Rita Pigalak, Local Journalism Inistiative

From left, Jacob Nivingalok, Ryan Nivingalok, Amy Nivingalok, Hinter Inuktalik, Alik Nivingalok, Matty Tree River, known to the pound 9 ounce char caught at Nivingalok, Joshua Olsen, Zane Nivingalok, Robert Joss, Gracie Olsen, Pam Inuktalik, OJ Bernhardt, and Inuit as Qurluqtualuk, is Tree River in 1981. located 140 kilometres east of Other huge fish, including Masyn Pigalak out for some fishing at Plummers Tree River Lodge from July 30 to Aug. 2.

Tree River Fishing

ᑉᓚᒧᕐ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖓ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐲᑕ ᐹᒃᓕᖕᑎᓐ, ᐅᐊᐃᓐ ᒍᕋᑦᔅᑭ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕌᓐᑎ ᑯᕋᐃᒡ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᓛᕆᔭᖓ 32 ᐸᐅᓐ 9 ᐊᐅᓐᔅᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ 1981–ᒥ.

THE BIG ONE Feature

ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Rita Pigalak/NNSL photo

Plummers Tree River Lodge has been a popular fishing spot for celebrities over the years. The current International fish and game all tackle record is a 32 pound 9 ounce char caught at Tree River in 1981.

ᐊᓕᒃ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ ᑕᑯᖅᑯᔾᔨᕗᖅ ᐱᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ

photo courtesy of Robert Joss

Alik Nivingalok displays his catch of the day.

by Rita Pigalak, Local Journalism Initiative Kugluktuk

ᕌᐳᑦ ᔮᔅ ᐱᔭᖓᓗ ᐃᖣᕋᕐᒥ.

ᒍᕋᐃᓯ ᐆᓪᓯᓐ ᑕᑯᖅᑯᔾᔨᕗᖅ ᐱᔭᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥ ᓈᓕᖕᒥ.

photo courtesy of Barabara Olsen

Gracie Olsen shows off her catch of a Red Belly.

Robert Joss with his catch of a trout.

Rita Pigalak/NNSL photo

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around Nunavut

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Police, from page 13

dent or have information to contact the RCMP at 867-979-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

– Derek Neary

ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ.

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 running in Rankin Inlet on July 21.

The incident was recorded by Simon Kolit, who shared his video with Kivalliq 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 aircraft on July 21 in an email to Kivalliq 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 (CADORS)," 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.

Please see nunavutnews.com for the footage.

– Cody Punter

The City of Iqaluit plans to develop regulations for the construction of cabins and recreational structures on unleased municipal land. map produced by Qikiqtani Inuit Association

sion was made unanimously at the council meeting on July 28, based on a recommendation from the Planning and Development Committee.

In a July 31 news release, city hall included the map above as a reference for the area in question, but noted that the boundaries shown are not 100 per cent accurate.

"Applicants must confirm jurisdiction and approval from respective landowners before any cabin construction can begin," the city stated.

– Derek Neary

City of Iqaluit halts cabin building Baffin Business Development Corp. on unleased municipal land Iqaluit promotes emergency loan program The City of Iqaluit plans to develop regulations for the to help Indigenous businesses construction of cabins and recreational structures on unleased municipal land.

Until that process is completed, city council is freezing construction of cabins on unleased municipal land. This deci-

Qikiqtaaluk Indigenous small business owners in the Qikiqtaaluk region negatively impacted by Covid-19 may be eligible for aid through

the Baffin Business Development Corporation’s Emergency Loan Program.

The maximum assistance is $40,000, of which 75 per cent is a loan and 25 per cent is a non-repayable contribution. This money could be put toward expenses such as payroll, rent, utilities, insurance, property taxes, regularly scheduled debt service and health and safety improvements in the workplace.

The funds cannot be used to increase management compensation, pay dividends or for prepayment or refinancing of existing debt.

The aid is also not intended to duplicate or replacement existing emergency financing from banks or other lenders.

The Emergency Loan Program falls under the Indigenous Business Stabilization Program. It’s made possible with support from the Government of Canada.

For further information, contact Valerie Kosmenko at val. kosmenko@baffinbdc.ca or call 867-979-1303 or 1-800-2632232.

– Derek Neary

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

Arctic Bay hosts holiday golf tourney ᑕᒍᕐᓈᖅ ᐅᐃᓕ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐱᕗᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒥᒃ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᒥᒃ ᑖᒥᔅ ᓕᕙᐃᒥ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ, ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᒑᓪᕝᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᒍᒡᑎ 4–ᒥ.

Tagornak Willie, left, receives the championship trophy from Thomas Levi, recreation co-ordinator in Arctic Bay, after winning the annual Civic Holiday Golf Tournament in the community on Aug. 4. photo courtesy of Thomas Levi

Two golfers brought rifles along

by James McCarthy

Northern News Services

Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay

There are several places on the planet that can lay claim to being a hotbed for golf.

In Nunavut, Arctic Bay could certainly stake its own flag as the community carried on its holiday tradition of hitting the links on the shores of Baffin Island.

The annual Civic Holiday Golf Tournament brought another group of golfers looking to win the big trophy up for grabs. This year's winner was Tagornak Willie as he managed to hold off Darryl Levi, the reigning and defending champion, by one stroke to claim victory.

Thomas Levi, the community's recreation co-ordinator, said this year's turnout was down from one year ago due to it being a long weekend and some of the regulars preferring to head out boating.

Narwhals in the water hazard The proceedings were delayed by an hour but not for any reason you may think, he added.

"Not because of rain,

too windy or darkness, (but) because there were some narwhals near the golf course," he said.

Two golfers packed rifles as part of their club selection just in case one popped up, he said.

Gold-Tech, the company which looks after the sealifts for the community, donated both the trophy and the prizes for the tournament though some prizes didn't arrive in time, said Levi.

"We're still expecting some more prizes to each participants like coloured golf balls and caps from Gold-Tech," he said.

Every golf tournament held in the community to date has been held on sand fairways with plenty of rocks and putting "greens" made of flattened sand.

That last part is going to change for the future as the next sealift will contain artificial golf turf greens and it should all be ready by the next event, which is scheduled to be the Terry Fox Golf Tournament next month.

"We will have a nice golf course along with extra supplies to give to each player after the Terry Fox tournament," said Levi.

ᖁᑭᐅᒻᒥ ᓇᐸᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᒑᓪᕝᒧᑦ ᐴᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᖅᑕᖃᓕᑲᓪᓚᒃᐸᑦ.

photo courtesy of Thomas Levi

A rifle sits nicely in one of the golf bags, guarding the championship trophy and on standby in case narwhals showed up.

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It may be a different kind of year for hockey but that could be a good thing ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᒐᓛᒃᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᒃᓴᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᖃᐅᒪᓂᖃᖅᑑᔮᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᐃᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓱᓕᒃᑯᓂ. ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᓯᑯᖃᕈᓐᓃᕌᖓᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.

It's been a somewhat rocky start for the new multipurpose arena in Rankin Inlet but things looking bright for when the virus threat comes to an end. Artificial turf will be installed every year the ice comes out to make the new building a true year-round facility in Rankin.

Photo courtesy of David Clark

Northern News Services

It’s coming to the point that we may have to think about no hockey outside of our own communities this season. Hell, we should be lucky if leagues and players can even hit the ice this year.

In case you haven’t heard, the Yellowknife Sporting Club will be the first hockey program in either the NWT or Nunavut to have something resembling hockey later this month as it will be hosting a three-week skills and drills program with the provision of no games. The club has hosted 3-on-3 tournaments and leagues in the past.

Not this year ... or, in the case of those in the NWT, until

for how other organizations and groups could get back to some phase four of our Emerging Wisely plan. That’s when a vaccine semblance of hockey. He’s not wrong. Groups are doing what is developed and, depending on who you listen to, could come they can to come up with a return-to-play docuanytime between the next few months or never. ment based on their sport and this could be the Darren Wicks helps run the club and we were answer to a smaller community. talking earlier this month about what things are In all likelihood, this will be a season where going to look like when things hit the ice. Naturally, there will be distancing and sanitizing. there will be no travel down south and no teams We have the entire plan – approved by the will be coming up to play. Sure, the former haplovely and talented Dr. Kami Kandola, chief with James McCarthy pens far more often than the latter does but it has happened the other way ‘round before. If, and public health officer of the NWT – at our website, should you feel the need to have a look at it. when, games happen, it could be a case where Wicks said if all goes well, if could turn into a blueprint we will be playing in our own backyard.

So why not have minor hockey tournaments between the three territories? Pick a community in each territory – doesn’t have to be Yellowknife, Iqaluit and Whitehorse though for hub purposes, it might be the most cost-efficient options – and have a tournament in each territory.

If this sounds familiar, it kind of resembles the Northern Hockey Challenge played all those years ago between the major communities in the NWT and Nunavut.

The dates are negligible and all depend on a vaccine, but since we have no cases of Covid-19 anywhere, all thanks to the work both Dr. Kandola and Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut’s chief public health officer, have done, it’s an idea that isn’t out of reach.

I keep hearing from people in both territories about how neither bothers to go to any of the tournaments each territory hosts.

There are teams from the Beaufort Delta region that make the trip into Yukon to play, which is good. Also makes financial sense because folks from Inuvik and the communities there can drive.

I am willing to wager any money that Rankin Inlet would be first in line to host any sort of tournament involving minor hockey. There are very few communities anywhere in the country that embraces hockey like Kangiqliniq does and the mere mention of a team from Yellowknife making the trip would simply make what would be the hottest ticket in town that much more scorching.

Don’t believe me? Rankin Inlet sells out anything having to do with hockey, even the Arctic Atoms tournament. In these difficult/confusing/challenging/strange/tough times, sport is what is desperately needed right now. People need an excuse to get out and do something and hockey is what seems to unite everyone.

Wicks said he couldn’t imagine the North without hockey and neither can I and truth be told, a lot of you can’t imagine life without hockey up here, either.

If there is to be something like this, it will take at least two of the territories to pull it off. Whether the NWT goes to Yukon or Nunavut goes to the NWT or Yukon goes to Nunavut or whatever the scenario may be, two need to be a part of it. Make it a festival, make it a week-long deal ... there are so many possibilities.

All we need now is a vaccine to make it all happen.

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WORDS From Whale Cove

A six-part oral history as told by six residents.

Samuel Arualak

Samuel Arualak is Whale Cove's Anglican reverend 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.

I had an older brother named Arualak. When my older brother died, his only name became my name and I became Samuel Arualak. In the old days, we had only one name.

Nowadays, people have far too many names.

I'm originally from Arviat. My father had two wives in his lifetime, so we had very many siblings. I had quite a few sisters, but I have few family members left from our family of origin.

I was very young when my father died in 1949. My mother was originally from Arviat. I'm just not sure if my father was too.

I have very good memories of being with my mother, who raised me so lovingly and carefully. I remember fishing very often with my mom after my father died. We survived on fish a lot.

I remember the way we used to live, the lifestyles we had.

Our way of education was done by means of observation – by practical, hands-on exercising. There was no writing system at the time and we learned all the skills we needed to survive. It was a very peaceful time of living for us.

In 1957, when I was 19, we were picked up in a bush plane by the RCMP from Arviat to work in Rankin Inlet. We moved to Rankin Inlet to work at the nickel mine there, my wife and I, before we had any children. Even if we didn't agree or we didn't want to go, we did what the RCMP said because we were intimidated. But it's not like that anymore. We're not afraid of them anymore.

I was a young man at the time. It was very, very emotional for me to deal with. Especially leaving our Elders, my mother

and my stepfather, who needed our help. It was not right to leave them behind. My mother and my stepfather died in Churchill, Man., while I was in Rankin Inlet. There was no farewell. It was terrible.

The first crew that got sent to the mine didn't make a lot of money, even if we worked really hard. So it was not really worth it financially. The jobs didn't alleviate poverty, because the wages were so low.

A social worker and an area administrator held a public meeting in Rankin. And so Simon Teenar of Ukkusiksalik, or Gjoa Haven and I attended that meeting, whereupon the administrator asked if we would like to go back and live our cultural ways and move to Whale Cove, so we raised our hands and said we'd like to go.

Lewis Voisey was one of the people that took us over by boat. And that's how I ended up coming here in August of 1959. I've been here since.

When we got here, the land was just so beautiful. There were no buildings, just four tents. It was very clean, very natural. Even if we didn't know one another at the time, we got along because we had the same values and cultures.

It was only when we relocated to Whale Cove and went back to being able to practice our traditional ways of culture that we became much better economically.

Our main goal was to get wildlife to feed ourselves, so we did it co-operatively. When we came here, there were no qamutiik, no sleds, no rifles, no dogs. Being that everything was administered out of Rankin Inlet, people there arranged to ship dogs for Inuit here in Whale Cove to start up their own dog teams.

When we got those dogs, it really improved our lifestyle a great deal. We could hunt again, we could explore again, we

could provide again and we were back to our culture once again.

In 1960, I got a job as a government worker, building roads.

I stayed in that job until the settlement became a hamlet in the 1970s. I also taught Inuktitut at the school for four years. Even as recently as September, I took the kids out on the land. When you give them the chance to kill a caribou, it's pure joy. I will always remember my first tuktu.

My parents actually had to borrow a rifle so that I would be able to shoot a caribou calf. I'm not very good with hunting sea mammals or fishing. But I will always remember my first caribou with a .22 rifle we used in those days.

I've always been involved with the Anglican Church since my childhood in Arviat.

Over time, I've seen people who truly believe in God, but it's not as consistent as it used to be. I've tried to never add anything to the Bible or the testaments as they are written. But I share more of my thoughts in my sermons nowadays, even though the instruction was we can never rewrite God's word.

As you get older, you become disabled by all the ideas and ideology you once held. And so it's important we remind our children that they have their youth and they have the energy.

They are adaptable, more than we are. Both the traditional culture and the presence of the government system are useful, but we need a balance. We need to focus on more literacy, both English and Inuktitut.

I will never stop hunting as long as I can do it. It's a skill I was taught very thoroughly. It's ingrained in myself, it defines who I am. It's how I do things. It guides me and it keeps me here. That's how I've survived, that's how Inuit have survived, with very little. – translated from Inuktitut

by Suzie Napayok-Short

Cody Punter/NNSL photo