Nunavut News, September 7, 2020

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎᑖᓵᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᓵᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᕈᑎ, ᐊᓇᖅᑕᐅᑎ, ᐊᒃᑕᑯᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎ; ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ

Pond Inlet gets first ambulance Vehicle among several new arrivals via sealift including water, sewer, garbage trucks; material to renovate existing building into Wellness Centre Volume 75 Issue 19 MONDAY, September 7, 2020

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Artist Greg Morgan hit hard by Covid slowdown

Meeting set between QIA, mayors and HTOs

Miniature greenhouses pop up in Cambridge Bay

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Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq addresses media at a press conference held Aug. 31 after her two-week tour of public housing in Nunavut. See page 6 for the story.

Freezer fixes in Baker Lake, Sanirajak

"QIA has demonstrated a particular interest in the outcome of the hearing process and has a particular bias that must be balanced."

– North Baffin community leaders are critical of QIA's representation of their concerns in a communique sent Aug. 24, page 5.

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ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᑉ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ

ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨ ᒍᕋᒡ ᒧᐊᒐᓐ, ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᓯᐅᑎᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓂᑦ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒧᐊᒐᓐ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᒥᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

ᒥᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᑐᓯᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖏᑉᐳᑦ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆ 31-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓵᓕᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᑉᑕᐱᕆ 1–ᒥ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓯᕐᒥᓕᒃ, ᐅᒃᑯᓯᒃᓴᓕᒃ, ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕕᓂᖅ Erebus ᐊᒻᒪ HMS Terror ᑖᒃᑯᐊᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᑐᖃᖃᕐᕕᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ "ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᕐᓗᑎᒃ" ᓱᓕ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᖕᓄᐊᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᕗᑦ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖏᑦᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᖦᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 18-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ –19 ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᖅ. ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ. ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᑐᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᕕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᕈᒪᔪᑦ, ᐅᖄᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᒥᓐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖓᓄᑦ 1-877-773-8888. please see Parks, page 12

Canada Goose ᖁᓕᑦᑕᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᕐᓂ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ

ᑭᓐᖓᐃᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᕐᓂ ᑯᐊᐸᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᒐᓯ 31–ᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖁᓕᑦᑕᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ Canada Goose, ᐊᑎᒋᑦᓯᐊᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦ ᐅᖁᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖅᑎᓂᑦ, ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᓴᓇᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ. "ᑲᓇᑕ ᒎᔅ ᐊᖏᓛᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᓐᖓᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒥᓱᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᔪᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᒎᔅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ," ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᐊ ᓲᕕᓇᐃ ᐊᓲᓇ, ᐳᑐᒍᒃ ᔮ ᒪᓄᒥ, ᑎᒻ ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᒃ, ᔮᓂ ᐳᑐᒍᒃ, ᔪᐊᓂ ᕋᒋ, ᐱᑕᓗᓯ ᓴᐃᓚ, ᓂᑯᑕᐃ ᓴᒪᔪᐊᓕ, ᓂᖏᐅᑯᓗᒃ ᑎᕕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ ᑐᓂᓕ. "ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᐳᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᑦ ᑭᓐᖓᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑯᐊᐸᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖓᑦ ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒋᐊᖅ. "ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑲᑉᐸᓂᓂᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᑕ ᒎᔅ, ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒋᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᕐᒪᑕ." ᑯᐊᐸᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, ᐱᒋᐊᙵᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ 1959-ᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᓐᖓᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᖑᐊᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᑭᓐᖓᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ Dorset Fine Arts. please see Canada, page 12

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᙱᖦᖢᒋᑦ "ᑎᒃᑏᔭᐅᑎᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑕᐃᑦ"

ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓯᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᑎᒃᑏᔭᐅᑎᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᕈᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᒃᑏᔭᐅᑎᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂᓗ ᓱᕙᓕᑭᐊᖑᑉᓗᓂᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᒃᑏᔭᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓯᖁᒥᑦᓯᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᐅᑕᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑎᒃᑏᔭᕐᓂᖅ, ᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᖕᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕐᓗᐃᑦ ᓯᒥᒃᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑕᒥᒃ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑭᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓯᐅᑎᒧᐊᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᒍᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ: ᐆᒍᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓯᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖓᓄᓪᓗ, ᐊᖕᒪᖅᑎᕆᓂᖅ ᓯᐅᑎᒥ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᒍᑎᒥᒃ, ᑐᓵᑦᑎᐊᙱᓕᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅ, ᓯᒥᒃᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᓯᐅᑎᐅᑉ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᓯᓚᑎᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᒃᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᑎᒃᑏᔭᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᕕᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑎᒃᑏᔭᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ. please see Health, page 12

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Artist Greg Morgan, who hails from Sanirajak but lives in Iqaluit, displays some earrings he crafted alongside some raw materials that he will turn into future pieces of art. Covid-19 has resulted in few sales, says Morgan, who relies on revenue derived from his artistic talents to support his family.

ᓄᓇᑦᑕ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᐃᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨ ᒍᕋᒡ ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ 75 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕆᒐᔪᒃᑕᖓᓂ. "ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ... ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᕐᔪᐊᖑᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᖃᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᓄᓕᐊᒥᓂ, ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐸᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᕐᙳᑕᖓᓂ. "ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᓲᖑᕗᖅ (ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᓂ) ᐊᑭᑭᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ... ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᓐᓄᑦ. ᓂᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕆᕗᒍᑦᑕᐅᖅ." ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ $1,500–ᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ $600–ᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑭᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᑭᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᒥᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᖏᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᒋᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᐅᑉ ᓇᒡᔪᐊᓗᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᑉ ᑑᒑᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᒃᑑᑉ ᓇᒡᔪᖏᓐᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓛᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 27–ᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᑕᑯᒥᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ-ᓴᓇᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᓖᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ, ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᖕᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕋᔪᒃᐳᖅ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᑦᑕ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᔭᓯᑲ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ, ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᒫᔾᔨ 16–ᒥ. ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᒃᓴᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓂ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐᔅᑎᒍᕌᒻᑯᑦ ᒪᑐᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒫᔾᔨᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ–ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ

ᐃᒪᖃᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᑦᑕ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᒐᓚᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ," ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐊᑯᓂᒐᓚᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ." ᐊᖏᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᓚᐅᑲᒃᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᓂ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᐃᑦ, ᓂᔾᔮᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᒐᕐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ. "ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ. ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᖁᕙᕗᑦ ᐃᓇᖏᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᑎᒍᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 7–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑰᑦᑎᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ 10–ᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᐃᓯᕈᓐᓇᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒥ. "ᒫᓐᓇ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒪᑲᑕᓕᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔪᖃᑕᑲᑕᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᐅᔫᑉ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑕᖕᓂᖅᑖᓲᖑᕗᖓ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᓐᓂ ᐱᐅᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓐᓂ, ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᕗᖅ," ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓯᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᐅᔫᑎᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ." ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᖃᐃᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᓱᓕ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᖓᓐᓂ. "ᐸᒡᕕᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ... ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐆᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ $5,000–ᒥ $50,000– ᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᓄᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖓ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᒪᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 1–ᒥ. bf l A Covid m4WZz 7

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ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ; ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᓯᔪᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᑦ 'ᓱᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ,' ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ $2 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓗᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 28–ᒥ. ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ (CAO), ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓐᓄᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓐᓂᖅᐸᑦ, ᐊᑭᖃᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ $160,000–ᓂ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᐳᖅ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ. "ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑐᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ," ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ, ᐅᖃᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎ "ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓ ᐱᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ."

12–ᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᓂᑦ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖁᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐱᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓯᖃᓪᓕᕈᑎᒥᒃ. ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᐊᑭᖃᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ $650,000–ᒥ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ. "ᐊᖅᑯᑎᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ. ᕿᓚᓗᒃᑲᑦ ᐃᓂᐊᓂ, ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ

ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ. ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ 6–ᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᐃᒡᓗᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ 2021–ᒥ. ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒃᓴᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᒥ ᓇᑎᒃᓴᒥ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒍᓛᔾᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᖃᓪᓕᕈᑎᒥᒃ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑏᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ, ᑯᕕᖅᑕᐅᒻᒥ, ᐊᒃᑕᐅᑎᒥᒃ, ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᑯᓕᐅᕈᒻᒥ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑏᑦ "ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ" ᐊᒻᒪ "ᓱᕐᕋᑯᐸᓘᓪᓗᑎᒃ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ, ᓅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2018–ᒥ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᙱᖔᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓯᑯᓕᐅᕈᑎ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᙳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᔪᕐᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᖕᒥ-7-ᓂ ᐊᒃᑕᐅᑎ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ "ᐊᖏᔫᑎᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ" ᐊᒻᒪ "ᒥᑭᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ" ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒧᑦ 1700–ᐸᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑏᑦ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᓕᖕᓂ, ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ 3000 ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. "ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᓛᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐃᓗᖓᓐᓂ," ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ. $250,000–ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓗᓪᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᐊᒃᑯᕕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᖅᖠᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ

"ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᕗᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ" ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ, ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᓯᑯᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ.

Pond Inlet's new ice cleaning machine is "a fantastic machine that'll last for many years," says Dave Stockley, chief administrative officer.

Norman Koonoo photo courtesy of the Hamlet of Pond Inlet

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᓈᓇᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᖓᐃᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ. ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᕐᓂᐊᕆᕗᖅ ᐳᖅᑐᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ. "ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐱᕈᓲᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᖁᓛᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐳᖅᑐᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᐃᔾᔪᖃᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ. ᐊᑯᕐᓗᑎᒃ LED ᐃᑯᒪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᐳᖅᑐᔪᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᐸᓂᑦ, ᔅᐱᓂᑦᔅ, ᓚᑎᔅ, ᐲᔅ, ᐲᓐᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔅᑐᕌᐱᐅᕆᓂᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ. ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ 12–ᓂ ᐳᖅᑐᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᐊᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ, ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

"ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ "ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᖅ" ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᑯᓘᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᑖᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᖓᓕᒫᒥ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ." ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ $30,000–ᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᒃᑲᓐᓂᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ. "ᐱᓕᕆᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔅᑖᒃᓕ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ. "ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓕ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᒍ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ.. ᓱᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ." bf l A Sealift m4WZz 11

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QIA, North Baffin leaders to attempt to settle differences Meeting set later this month in hopes of resolving dispute over Baffinland's iron mine expansion

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Qikiqtani

North Baffin community leaders and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association will try to iron out major differences later this month in regards to the proposed expansion of Baffinland Iron Mine's Mary River project.

The two sides plan to address the friction between them during a meeting set to follow the Nunavut Impact Review Board technical meetings scheduled to take place Sept. 14 to 18 via teleconference.

QIA leadership offered to engage prior to the technical hearings, but the North Baffin community leaders preferred to wait until afterwards, said Pond Inlet Mayor Joshua Arreak, who stands alongside mayors and hunters and trappers chairs from Iglulik, Sanirajak, Arctic Bay and Clyde River.

"We have to be optimistic because, technically, QIA has that authority (to make deals with mining companies) under the land claims agreement, but we have to be optimistic," Arreak said, adding

that he believes that the clout of the North Baffin community leaders should lead to some concessions.

"I'm pretty sure we can make ends meet and start talking again after the technical hearings," he said.

QIA President P.J. Akeeagok and other members of QIA's leadership were in meetings with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated last week and therefore weren't available to answer questions, according to a QIA spokesperson.

In mid-June, the QIA announced the signing of an Inuit Certainty Agreement with Baffinland. The pact is rife with payments and benefits that could easily surpass $100 million over the mine's life, in addition to commitments pertaining to jobs, training and contracting. It also includes terms for subsidized daycare for mine workers' children and it would give Inuit greater authority in monitoring developments at the mine and associated impacts on the environment and the Inuit way of life.

However, the leaders of the

North Baffin communities made public their opposition to the deal in late August, stating that they had been informing the QIA all along that Baffinland wasn't adequately addressing impacts of phase two mine expansion and therefore an agreement should not be signed, particularly one obligating the QIA to support the expansion.

"We expect QIA to represent and be reflective of Inuit concerns and those of our communities. Both the content and the process of putting together this (Inuit Certainty Agreement) suggests that it may be difficult for the QIA to adequately represent our concerns and issues," reads an excerpt of a letter from the North Baffin community leaders to Akeeagok on Aug. 24.

"Through the (Inuit Certainty Agreement), QIA has demonstrated a particular interest in the outcome of the hearing process and has a particular bias that must be balanced by a fair and complete consideration of all issues and concerns.

"Ensuring that this happens is

our responsibility as mayors and chairs of the HTOs." The letter accuses Akeeagok of having made direct calls to various members of community councils and boards and encourages him instead to direct communications to "the official channels of the hamlets and HTOs and respect our democratic process and the role of elected representatives."

In a subsequent news release on Aug. 25, the North Baffin community leaders warn of potential harm to narwhal, caribou and other animals from mine expansion, which would involve the construction of a 110-kilometre railway and vastly increased shipping.

Baffinland weighs in Asked for comment on the dispute between the community leaders and the QIA, Baffinland Iron Mines acknowledged that it deferred to the QIA in communicating with the impacted communities.

"Baffinland has respected this request from the QIA and the company did not engage communities

directly on the development of the agreement, as requested," a Baffinland statement reads. "However, both Baffinland and QIA have been in or hosted multiple meetings over the past number of years where many of the issues brought forward in the negotiation of the (Inuit Certainty Agreement) were raised directly from community representatives in these meetings.

"The (Inuit Certainty Agreement) itself is the culmination of many years of work and discussions.

Baffinland also pointed out that the agreement will provide direct financial benefits to the five affected communities, if the phase two expansion proposal proceeds.

"The details for the transfer of finances is yet to be discussed between the QIA and the communities, but the commitment is firm," Baffinland stated.

"We have been and will continue to, have conversations to resolve outstanding technical issues with the phase two project proposal. We look forward to these conversations continuing in the weeks ahead."

Mini greenhouses popping up Leslie Haniliak is growing fresh greens in one of 10 such structures donated to the community

by Rita Pigalak

Northern News Services/ Local Journalism Initiative

ᐊᑖᓂ: ᓕᔅᓕ Hᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ ᓴᕆᒪᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᓂᑯᕕᖓᒐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓰᕝᕕᒃᑖᖓᑕ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᖅᑖᖓᑕ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ. ᐱᕈᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖃᑦᑕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

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Greenhouses have been becoming popular in the North in the last couple of years, especially since Covid-19. There have been many people trying their luck at gardening in places you would have never thought would work. The North is cold for most of the year, but we also have the awesome 24-hour sunlight, hence the saying "Land of the Midnight Sun".

One individual decided to try her gardening skills in Cambridge Bay. Leslie Haniliak grew up in the community and knows all too well the high prices and quality of food in the North.

A proud mother of four, Haniliak decided to see if she had a green thumb and planted a garden of her own. Her greenhouse was made by Peter Laube of Kalvik Enterprises, who built and donated ten mini greenhouses to the community.

Haniliak planted her seeds on Aug. 25th, a mixture of herbs, lettuce and green beans, " I am growing my own salads, 92 litres of water was mixed with the soil and fertilizer so not much water was needed after mixing, to date I have watered them seven times," she said.

Haniliak's greenhouse has been flourishing nicely despite the cold.

Getting children involved in gardening gives them a chance to see where and how food from the store shelves are grown.

"My children have been helping me water the garden and have had many questions, my kids have always loved eating greens and love them with dips," said Haniliak.

Fall is upon us and harvesting will have to happen before the cold hits. Haniliak is looking forward to next year when she can begin to plant earlier in the spring.

photos courtesy of Leslie Haniliak

Above: Leslie Haniliak proudly stands beside her newly built donated mini greenhouse. Right: And her garden grows. Flourishing nicely despite the cold.

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MP Qaqqaq on the 'fence' over running again after touring Nunavut's 'mould box' housing units 'The entirety of the Canadian federal system was built to work against Indigenous peoples and continues to do so' “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᑉᓗᒍ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐃᓐᓈᓗᒃᖢᓂ ᓱᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᑐᑦ,” ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒐᓯ 31-ᒥ.

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"This is not a fun job. It's not fun to continuously be trying to justify why our lives as Inuit matter just as much as anyone else's," Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq said during an Iqaluit press conference on Aug. 31.

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq said in Iqaluit last week that she hasn't decided whether she'd run in a snap fall election.

"Honestly, I see the fence and I'm smack in the middle of it at this point," the first-term New Democrat said Aug. 31. "I'm not leaning either way. I really don't know."

Qaqqaq stopped in the capital during a tour of housing units in the territory. She's working on a report on the "housing crisis" to submit to the Liberal government.

"There are a lot of reports. There's a lot of statistics and a lot of numbers, but that's exactly what it is. It doesn't put the human aspect and real experiences on paper," she told reporters.

"It's not all sunshine and rainbows.

This is not a fun job. It's not fun to continuously be trying to justify why our lives as Inuit matter just as much as anyone else's."

"The entirety of the Canadian federal system was built to work against Indigenous peoples and continues to do so."

From Aug. 10 to Aug. 30, Qaqqaq toured eight communities to hear stories and see the living conditions of Inuit in the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq regions. The MP visited the com-

munities of Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Kugaaruk, Coral Harbour, Rankin Inlet, Naujaat, Arviat and Baker Lake.

"I don't think as Inuit, we can start to adjust things like violence, abuse, death, suicide until we start adjusting the housing crisis," said Qaqqaq.

The MP described the housing units as "mould boxes." She added Kitikmeot region was "much more horrendous" in terms of mould than the Kivalliq region.

"I've seen a lot of overcrowding, a lot of mould," she said. "I've also seen a lot of stress, a lot of hurt. And a lot of individuals that have letters upon letters in asking for help and finding their own home.

"Those are the kinds of things that these reports don't capture."

Qaqqaq has been collecting data through a survey and taking photographs. She said she's visited at least 100 homes. She plans to create a report and share it with the federal government within the next month.

She also intends to visit "most" of the other Nunavut communities by early 2021.

Qaqqaq is also working to bring national awareness to Nunavut's housing crisis by collaborating with BC MP Jenny Kwan.

"It's all a work in progress," said Qaqqaq.

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Freezer fixes in Baker Lake, Sanirajak Both communities in line to benefit from new community freezers next year

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Baker Lake/Sanirajak

The cold is returning to Baker Lake and Sanirajak and it's not due to Old Man Winter making an early appearance.

Repairs to both community's aging and malfunctioning community freezers are underway.

In Baker Lake, a technician flew in and was able to fix two of four chillers in late August. "(The freezer) is now up and running and open to the community," said Philip Putumiraqtuq, chair of the Baker Lake Hunters and Trappers Organization.

He added that parts have been ordered for the remaining two chillers and they are expected to be operational in the near future.

Even with only two chillers in use, the temperature inside the community freezer dipped to -18 C, according to Putumiraqtuq.

"It's very useful now," he said. "I've seen people now reusing it, so that was good."

Putumiraqtuq noted that a pad is in place for the construction of a new community freezer and building materials for it are expected to arrive on sealift.

As for whether compensation would be provided to those who collectively lost an estimated 5,000 pounds of meat during the summer thaw, Putumiraqtuq said only

ᐅᓇ ᑕᑯᔪᒥᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᖁᐊᖅᓯᐅᕝᕕᐊᓗᖓ ᓯᖁᒥᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 5,000 ᐸᐅᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓐᓂᓖᑦ ᓂᖀᑦ ᓱᕈᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᖁᐊᖅᓯᐅᕝᕕᐊᓘᑉ ᐃᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᐊᒐᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᒃᖠᔫᒃ.

This was the unfortunate scene in Baker Lake in mid-July when the community freezer malfunctioned and an estimated 5,000 pounds of meat was spoiled. Two of the freezer's chillers were repaired in late August and the other two are expected to be fixed soon. photo courtesy of Philip Putumiraqtuq

one person has requested restitution and the topic hasn't yet been addressed formally at an HTO meeting.

In Sanirajak, where residents were unable to store bowhead maktaaq in the broken community freezer after a successful hunt in early August, a technician

was expected to arrive on Sept. 4 to get the freezer functioning mechanically once again, said Abe Qammaniq, vice-chair of the community's hunters and trappers association.

Similar to Baker Lake, a replacement community freezer is in the works. The

Department of Economic Development and Transportation (ED&T) is collaborating with Sanirajak to develop a new community freezer that's anticipated to cost between $600,000 and $800,000, stated David Boyle, ED&T's director of community operations for

the Qikiqtaaluk region.

Funding will come from the department's Country Food Distribution Program.

Construction is targeted for the summer or fall of 2021, Boyle added.

In Rankin Inlet, the community freezer is expected

to be back in operation this week as a refrigeration technician is due to make repairs on Aug. 9.

The community has been without the main freezer for approximately six weeks but a portable freezer has been made available to residents in the interim.

Covid causes artist's sales to nosedive Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum manager attests to tribulations brought on by virus

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Artist Greg Morgan estimates that Covid19 has cost him 75 per cent of his normal income.

"I'm having a difficult time to sell ... It's very hard to sell carvings right now over Covid-19," he said, adding that money earned from his artwork helps support his wife, five daughters and his grandson. "Sometimes I sell (carvings) very cheap here in Iqaluit, even though it's a very nice carving ... it is very difficult for me to support my family. We have to eat, too."

Morgan gave an example of one of his carving that would have usually fetched $1,500 in the past selling for just $600 through a recent private online order placed during the Covid period.

Even though sales are sparse, Morgan said he's continuing to make more carvings and jewelry and stockpiling it in hopes that better times return. He's also been gathering raw materials such as muskox horn, narwhal tusk and caribou antlers for future use.

He said this is the toughest stretch he has ever endured as a working professional.

A carver for 27 years and a formally trained jewelry-maker for over a decade, Morgan relies on a number of businesses in the city to sell his art, including the Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum.

Jessica Kotierk, the museum's manager and curator, said the tourist attraction was closed due to the pandemic as of March 16. Art sales

ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒍᕋᒡ ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᓲᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᓕᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᒥᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ. "ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᓐᓂᑦ. ᓂᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕆᕗᒍᑦᑕᐅᖅ," ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

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These are some of the media that Greg Morgan works in as he creates carvings and jewelry. "It is very difficult for me to support my family. We have to eat, too," the artist said of the hardships of the Covid period. then essentially ground to a halt.

The museum's staff began posting more and more gift shop merchandise on Facebook and Instagram after closing in March to try

to build some sales momentum, but it wasn't without a few hiccups.

"We don't have like an e-commerce component of our museum website so it's a little

bit just confusing," Kotierk said. "It takes some time to get people used to thinking that we could ship things to them."

It's only made a modest dent in the museum gift shop's existing inventory, which is comprised of carvings, prints, CDs, books and photographs by dozens of artists.

"We haven't been able to buy as frequently and as often because we don't have space.

We're hoping to sell things before we can replace it," she said.

The site reopened by appointment as of July 7 and there's been a modest rebound in sales, according to Kotierk.

One to 10 people per day pass through the site, with a maximum of five at a time.

"Now that we've been opening we've been selling some pieces here and there and I get that shoppers high when somebody buys something that I know is beautiful and they're happy to have it, it's exciting again," Kotierk said.

"I'm really looking forward to being able to have more people come in to buy the beautiful things."

Morgan is looking forward to better days.

He applied for income support but he said he was told the amount of money he made still exceeded the program's threshold.

"It's frustrating sometimes ... but I'll survive," he said.

He also applied for the Government of Nunavut's Public Art Initiative, which offers select artists $5,000 to $50,000 in assistance.

The application deadline for that program closed on Sept. 1.

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ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ 48 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 32 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᓇᓂ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᒥ

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 26–ᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᒪᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᖁᓄᔪᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ. ᓇᑉᐸᑲᓴᑦᑎᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ (48 ᐳᓴᓐᑎ) ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ-ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ (32 ᐳᓴᓐᑎ) ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᕕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒥᑕᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᕕᙱᐊᕋᕐᕕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᖠᒍᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ 10–ᓂ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ 2018–ᒥ.

48 % ᒥᑭᑦᑑᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᒐᓚᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᓇ ᑲᒪᓇᙱᓚᖅ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ – ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ – ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᐅᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᙵᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᒥ. ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ, ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᓖᑎᐊ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᖅ–ᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐸᓯᒃᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᔮᓂ ᐄᓴᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᓇᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ "ᐊᒥᓱᓂ"

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ "ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒃᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᓄᔪᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᙵᑦ." ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓪᓗᑕ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᓱᒃᑲᐃᓗᐊᖅᐱᑕ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒧᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ? ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖓ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᔮᕐᓂᖓᓂ "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ" ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᓄᔪᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ, ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᓄᔪᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᙱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ. "ᑭᓱᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓇᓗᓚᐅᖅᐸᕋ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕗᖓ ᑭᓱᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ –#ᖁᓄᔪᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ," ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᖅ–ᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐸᓯᒃᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐄᓴᓗᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᓇᓱᐊᓚᐅᙱᓚᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ. ᒪᒥᓴᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᓐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒡᔪᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᓐᓂ, ᐊᓯᓐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᓯᒪᕗᖓ." ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐸᓯᒃᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ– ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᒧᕇᔅ

ᒃᓛᒃᓕ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᐱᑕ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᖁᓄᔪᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓵᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒡᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᓕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ? ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24–ᒥ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑳᑎ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᓄᔪᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑯᓘᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᙱᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑐᕕᓂᐅᔪᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᕈᑎᒃ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐱᓕᖅᑭᒃᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒡᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᒐᓛᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒧᖓ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᓂᓪᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᒍᑦᑕ, ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᕈᓂ ᒥᑕᓗᖕᓂᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓴᖏᐊᓴᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓂᒦᑦᑐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ – ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ – ᐱᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᑭᓲᙱᑎᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

It's OK to say it's not OK Recent report shows 48 per cent of women and 32 per cent of men have experienced unwanted sexual behaviours across the North Northern News Services

A Statistics Canada report released Aug. 26 revealed some troubling figures relating to unwanted sexual behaviours across the territories.

Nearly half of the women (48 per cent) and one-third (32 per cent) of the men in the North have been subjected to unacceptable behaviours, ranging from jokes, cat-calling and leering to unwanted touching. One in four women and one in 10 men in the territories have experienced these behaviours more than twice in 2018.

Forty-eight per cent is not a small number.

To most people living in the territories, this won't come as a surprise either.

Dealing with – or avoiding – problematic people in social situations is a coping strategy that honestly shouldn't have to be employed in this day and age.

In February, filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril brought forward serious allegations against actor Johnny Issaluk involving unwanted touching and stated that for years she had heard "many" stories of women who "suffered violent physical and sexual

relating to former teacher Maurice Cloughley, how can we expect those Gender-based violence who have been abused and turn their traumas against others to take We say: responsibility for and change their engage with the crisis own actions?

On Feb. 24, Rankin Inlet Northassaults from him."

Chesterfield Inlet MLA Cathy TowThese behaviours are not at all tongie made it clear that she is conacceptable and we know that as cerned about the current approaches individuals, so how are we so slow to to addressing sexual assault. respond to a growing crisis?

"It is not easy and certainly not The Statistics Canada report posits popular to defend someone who some studies have suggested a "nor- has committed a terrible act against malization of violence among some others. Victims need our support, Inuit women" in a territory where the but so do victimizers. They are both rate of sexual assaults is high. Consuffering," she said. sequently, some less-serious unwantSuffering or not, the cyclical vioed sexual behaviours may not be lence must end. Perhaps the addicperceived as having a violent nature. tions and trauma centre that's to be "I didn't know what to call it back built in Iqaluit in the coming years then and now I know what to call it will help make a dent in this disturb– it's #sexualassault," Arnaquq-Baril ing issue. wrote.

In the meantime, it's up to all of In light of the allegations, Issaluk us to speak up when we bear witstated, "It was never my intention to ness, even when the incidents in hurt anybody, but I know I did. By not question just involve so-called jokes healing from my own trauma, I have or insinuation. Those in positions of hurt others." authority – workplace managers, in But when the territorial governparticular – need to treat these matment chooses to deny responsibilters with the gravity they deserve, not just brush them off, especially ity for allegations of assaults by an employee, as in the class-action suit with repeat offenders.

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Honouring history by fighting for racial justice

the remains of its first-ever church there was a small part of me that Last week professional sports felt like the community was losing leagues across North America a piece of its history. But having decided to go on strike to demand racial justice, after yet another black heard Elders talk about their lack of attachment to the building, I came man – Jason Blake – was shot by to realize that it was just police. that: another building.

The move came after The fact that Voisey, months of protests across who had been baptized America and the world, in the church and is one which have led to the tearWhale Cove's first inhabiting down of monuments ants, didn't even notice it that celebrate America's was gone, proved to me racist history. that any sentimentality This battle is not a new toward a decrepit building one. Like Inuit's fight for was unwarranted. recognition and equal Cody History is so much opportunity, it is one that Punter more than monuments has been ongoing ever is acting editor of Kivalliq News and famous people. It is since the onset of colrich with stories of people onization. who came before us and how their I visited Whale Cove for the first time in the summer of 2018. It was lives and experiences have shaped the present. a community that didn't exist until For those who are growing up the forced relocation of Inuit in the in Whale Cove now, life is very diflate 1950s led to its creation. ferent than it used to be. Many It was during that trip that I met want to preserve their culture and a hulking legend of a man who regaled me with stories about fight- traditional way of life. But they are also continuing their predecessors' ing off polar bears and growing up on the land before Whale Cove even fight to overcome and remove invisible barriers, including the systemic existed. racism that was the foundation of Lewis Voisey's storytelling opened the federal government's plan for up my mind to the rich history of Arctic relocations.

Whale Cove and convinced me to Just like the territory's aging infracome back to interview Elders about structure, those barriers are starting their experience being relocated and to crumble under the determination growing up in a newly created comof a new generation of Inuit fighting munity. for equality and justice.

That compilation, which was oriWhen high graduates across the ginally printed in The Walrus, was Kivalliq celebrated their achieverecently republished in the pages of ments over the past few weeks, Kivalliq News as part of a five-part there was a widespread feeling of series that just wrapped up. overcoming adversity given the conThe stories tell of hardship and joy, but above all else they represent straints of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Skills Canada Nunavut's inaugperseverance and determination in ural workshop for young women in the face of adversity. the trades in Rankin Inlet last week When the community tore down Northern News Services

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/Baker Lake street talk

with Rajnesh Sharma Photographer: Chris Snow Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School

ᑭᓱᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐱᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ?

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ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅᓯ? ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? (ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᖑᑎ) ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ, ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᒥ, 1929-ᒥ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᖃᓪᓗᓇᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑐᕋᒐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ

Leslie D. Livingstone/Canada. Dept. of Indian and Northern Affairs/Library and Archives Canada photo

Project naming: Do you know your Elders?

Can you help identify the person in this old photograph?

(Inuk man) out sealing, Pangnirtung, 1929. MIKAN no. 3191753 Project Naming is a trilingual Web exhibition and searchable photographic database available in Inuktitut, English and French. The goal of this project is to iden-

is also a small example of the glimmer of hope that lies ahead – a small sign that so-called male-dominated professions would one day be a thing of the past.

As professional athletes weighed in on the importance of continuing to fight for racial justice, Rankin Inlet's Jordin Tootoo, who is now retired from the NHL, threw his support behind postponing professional sports games for a higher cause.

"It is an honour and privilege to

ᔮᒃᓯᓐ ᓄᖕᓂᒃ "ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ."

Jackson Nungnik "Math and Science."

What are you excited to learn about this year at school? ᔭᒥᔭ ᐅᖃᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ "ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ."

Jamiya Uqayuittua "Science and entrepreneurship."

ᔅᑳᓕᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᒃᑕᕐᔪᒃ "ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᒐ."

Scarlette Iksiktaryuk "My math skills class."

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

ᓯᐳᕋ ᖃᔪᕐᔪᒃ "ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ."

Sehpora Kayuryuk "Learning about reading."

tify 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.

play in the NHL," he wrote. "That privilege comes with a platform. At times like these we have to use this platform for positive change."

As Inuit youth continue to honour the legacy of their ancestors they should be inspired by the solidarity being shown in the name of racial equality.

History may come with its constraints but walls that have outlived their welcome will eventually crumble.

ᐅᐱᑦ ᑯᑦ'ᔮᖅ "ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᖅ, ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᕗᖓ."

Obid Kud'jaaq "Math, I know some but I'm still trying to learn more."

ᑯᕆᔅᑎᐊᓐ ᐊᑦᑐᖓᓚ "ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ! ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᖅ!"

Christian Attungala "Everything!

Especially math!"

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Sealift delivers Pond Inlet's first ambulance; wellness centre coming ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔮᓕ ᐃᓄᒍ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ, ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 28–ᒥ.

Norman Koonoo photos courtesy of the Hamlet of Pond Inlet

Fire Chief Jollie Enoogoo opens Pond Inlet's first ambulance, which arrived by sealift on Aug. 28.

'There are still things to be done in the community, but we're gonna get there,' says chief administrative officer

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet

A sealift shipment delivered more than $2 million worth of materials and goods that will help to further develop the community of Pond Inlet and provide essential services.

Pond Inlet's first ambulance was among the many needed items that arrived to the remote community on

Aug. 28.

Dave Stockley, Pond Inlet's chief administrative officer (CAO), managed to get a donated ambulance for his community. If the ambulance was purchased, it would have cost $160,000, explained Stockley.

"All we had to pay for was the shipping," he added.

"We were extremely lucky," said the CAO, noting the ambulance is in "beautiful condition."

About 12 volunteers, who have been trained and certified in ambulance services, are excited to drive the vehicle and provide the needed service to the community.

Pond Inlet also received its first power crusher. This machine, which costs about $650,000, will be used to help repair roads.

"Roads in Pond Inlet are deteriorating really bad," said Stockley.

In the Salmon Creek area, a

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓ ᐅᐊᔭᒨᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᖃᓪᓕᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᓯᓗᓂ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᓂ ᓇᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

Pond Inlet's first power crusher will be used to repair roads, install a rock floor and develop land for housing.

regular destination of cruise ship passengers, the road needs substantial upgrading to accommodate a bus. Other planned projects include developing the land for building new housing units, said the CAO. He hopes the community will have at least 6 five-plex units built in 2021.

There are also plans to install a rock floor within an existing parking garage using the crusher.

Other equipment brought in by the sealift included a water truck, sewage truck, garbage truck, foreman pickup and an Olympia electric ice cleaner.

A lot of the equipment was "very old" and "pretty rough shape," said Stockley, who moved to Pond Inlet in November 2018. Instead of spending money on repairs, it was worth replacing the items, he explained.

The old Zamboni had become a health concern due to its fumes and was not operational half the time.

The seven-year-old garbage truck required "major repairs" and was "very small" for a growing community of about 1,700 people, he said.

Besides vehicles and machinery, materials to renovate a 3,000 sq. ft. building have arrived. Within the next two or three months the renovated building will serve as Pond Inlet's first Wellness Centre.

"Next year, we'll probably do a little bit extra work on the exterior of the building," added Stockley.

At least $250,000 will be invested in building the Wellness Centre.

The centre will be equipped with stoves and fridges and staff will

host cooking classes for moms and some other programs for Elders and pregnant women.

The Wellness Centre will also include Tower Gardens. "Basically, anything that grows above ground can be grown in these tower gardens. You don't need any soil," said Stockley.

Using LED lights and water, these Tower Gardens can grow food such as peppers, spinach, lettuce, peas, beans and strawberries, explained the CAO. The plan is to start off with 12 Tower Gardens.

Lastly, telehealth services will also be provided to community members at the centre. People will be able to have access to mental health and general counselling services. Additionally, individuals will be able to choose a long-term counsellor from a waiting list.

"They can use that counsellor for a year or two years," said the CAO, adding one of the "biggest" problems in the North is not having a consistent counsellor.

"It's not easy to get counsellors all the time. So that will take care of a huge need for a lot of people."

The hamlet has already received $30,000 for counselling services and has plans to apply for more funding.

"We've come a long way since a year-and-a-half, two years," said Stockley, referring to all the improvements made in Pond Inlet.

"And we still got a ways to go, obviously. There are still things to be done in the community, but we're gonna get there."

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Nunavut Parks Canada closures extended to end of January

Nunavut Parks Canada won't reopen its parks in Nunavut until Jan. 31 at the earliest, the federal agency announced Sept. 1.

Parks affected include Auyuittuq, Sirmilik, Ukkusiksalik, Qausuittuq and Quttinirpaaq national parks, as well as the wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site.

Inuit may continue "at their own risk" to access the parks for rights-based activities under the Nunavut Agreement, Parks Canada noted.

These locations have been closed to visitors and researchers since March 18 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Emergency response capabilities are also limited.

"Parks Canada recognizes that these temporary closures have impacts on many, including outfitters, artists, Inuit firms and service providers," the agency's news release reads. "Future decisions regarding the reopening of (the parks) … will continue to align with municipal, territorial and federal public health guidance and in consideration of advice from joint Inuit/ government planning and management committees."

Parks Canada offices in Nunavut are also closed. Members of the public are advised to contact their local Parks Canada office by phone for any inquiries, or to call Parks Canada's tollfree general inquires line at 1-877-773-8888.

– Derek Neary

Canada Goose extends support for Kinngait artists

Kinngait/Cape Dorset West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative announced Aug. 31 that Canada Goose, famous for its parkas, will continue its support of Kinngait artists.

"Canada Goose has developed the largest retail collection of Inuit art with a significant emphasis on creative expression from Kinngait. In addition to the acquisition of drawing, prints and sculpture, Canada Goose commissions original installations inspired by Inuit art for flagship retail environments internationally," a news release from the Co-op reads.

Artists featured as part of this international initiative include Shuvinai Ashoona, Pootoogook Jaw, Qavavau Manumie, Tim Pitsiulak, Johnny Pootoogook, Joanie Ragee, Pitaloosie Saila, Nicotye Samayualie, Nigiukulu Teevee and Ashevak Tunnillie.

Among the locations where these artists' work is featured are Banff, Beijing, Boston, Calgary, Chicago, Edmonton, Harbin, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Minneapolis, Montreal, New Jersey, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Shenyang, Toronto and Vancouver.

"Our organization is pleased to be part of many important relationships, which are vital to promoting the Inuit art of Kinngait," said West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative president Pauloosie Kowmageak. "We are pleased to count an internationally renowned company like Canada Goose, as one of our friends and supporters."

West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, established in 1959, helps market Inuit prints, drawings and carvings. Governed by an all-Inuit board of directors, the organization operates Kinngait Studios at the Kenojuak Cultural Centre in Kinngait and main-

tains a Toronto marketing division office, Dorset Fine Arts.

– Derek Neary

Health department warns against use of 'ear candles'

Kivalliq The department of health has issued a warning about the sale of ear candles on social media in the Kivalliq.

According to the department, ear candling can be dangerous and provides no proven medical benefits. Selling ear candles for medical reasons is illegal in Canada and Health Canada has banned the import of ear candles into the country.

Ear candling is an alternative practice that is believed to cure several medical problems such as a build up of ear wax, earaches and sinus infections.

Ear candling involves placing a hollow, burning candle into the ear canal. The risks associated with ear candling include: serious burns, punctured ear drums, temporary loss of hearing, candle wax blocking the ear canal and nearby objects catching on fire.

If you are concerned about ear wax or other conditions, visit your local health centre to discuss safe and effective treatment options.

– Cody Punter

Qikiqtani Inuit Association distributes 105 laptops to students

Qikiqtani More than 100 students across the Qikiqtani region will receive laptops to start the school year.

The federal government and Mastercard Foundation donated 65 of the computers. The remaining 40 came from Actua, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) outreach organization.

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association will distribute the 105 Google Pixelbook Go 13.3-inch laptops.

"We wanted to do our part to help Qikiqtani youth have better access to digital and online learning as so many educational resources are computer dependent today," said QIA President P.J. Akeeagok, "These partnerships allowed us a chance to put more laptops into the hands of Inuit students."

"I'm going to use my laptop for school. I was so excited when I knew I was getting one," said 14-year-old Amanda Koonoo, a Grade 10 student in Pond Inlet.

The computers will be divided thusly: Iqaluit – 34 Pond Inlet – 12 Arctic Bay – 10 Pangnirtung – 10 Iglulik – 7 Sanirajak – 6 Kimmirut – 5

Kinngait – 5 Qikiqtarjuaq – 5 Sanikiluaq – 4 Clyde River – 3 Grise Fiord – 2 Resolute Bay – 2 – Derek Neary

Whale Cove turf reopens

Tikirarjuaq/Whale Cove Whale Cove finally reopened its recreation centre, including the soccer turf, on August 26 after it was closed due Covid-19 concerns earlier this year.

The community will limit the number of people allowed in the building to 45 to ensure proper social distancing. A schedule based on age groups will soon be posted in order to try and control how many people are allowed in at a time.

If a child has a cough or runny nose they will not be allowed in the arena.

Anyone using the turf is asked to wear indoor shoes and to follow the rules and instructions of supervisors.

– Cody Punter

Baker Lake men's group chooses logo

Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake The Baker Lake men's group has decided on a logo after holding a competition for local artists to submit their designs.

Jimmy Kamimmalik's design of one hunter teaching another to survey the land was chosen from the submissions.

The group seeks ways to help improve the health and wellness of the community emotionally, spiritually and physically through leadership of each father participating in this initiative.

Kamimmalik won a 16-foot Qamutik made by Jamie Kataluk and Joachim Kubluitok.

– Cody Punter

ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖅᑖᓵᖓ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎ ᔨᒥ ᑲᒥᒻᒪᓕᒃ.

The winning design for Baker Lake Men's group's new logo, created by Jimmy Kamimmalik.

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Submit your story and photo to our Nunavut News Facebook page, editor@nunavutnews.com, or by mail to Nunavut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0.

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Entries will be placed on our Facebook page. They may also appear in this newspaper and other Northern News Services publications. The story and photo with the most combined likes and shares at the end of the week wins.

This week's winner is Maria Kayasark.

Congratulations!

ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᒪᕆᐊ ᖃᔭᓵᖅ

ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ

ᓯᐅᓪᑐᕆᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓚᐅᓯᐊ ᖃᔭᖅᓵᖅ, ᐃᕐᙳᑕᒃᑲ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᒥ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕋᓱᙳᐊᖅᑐᑦ.

Gregory Ningeocheak Coral Harbour

That was at Duke of York bay just when we were gonna land the canoe we petted a lone whale.

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WINNER: Maria Kayasark Kugaaruk

Childerik and Aloysia Qayaqsaaq, my grandboys In Kugaaruk, Nunavut, imagining narwhal hunting.

ᐅᔪᕈᒐ ᑰᓪ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᐸᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ + 20 C ᓯᓚᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 15–ᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ.

Laureen Caskey Arviat

My nephew Cole Tattuinee, little hockey lover, geared up in plus 20 C weather on Aug. 15 in Arviat.

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Sealift brings Christmas in September Cambridge Bay Tea Talk with Navalik Tologanak email: helent@qiniq.com

HALLU INUIT. ALIANAQ NUTAQQAT ILIHALIKMATTA. NAAMMAINNAQTUT INUIT IQALUKTUUTIAMI. HILA NIGLALIKMIJUQ. IPAKHANI QANNIVAKTUK QILAMINNUAQ MAHAKTUK. UMIAQJUAQ IPAKHANI TIKITTUK. AGJAQHUNI UQHUQJUAMIQ IQALUKTUUTIAMUT. UMIATLU TIKIQATTAQTUT TAMAJANIQLU NIQIHANIKLU HUNAVALUITLU NIUVIKVIIMUTLU. QUANA IKAJUQTUT. NUTAQQANUIT QUVIAHUKTUT BUSSIKULIKMATA. ILUNGNUNAQPIAQTUT. TAMNA UPLAQIVIKHAK HANAJAUJUK ANGMANGNAHUAK. AVATANI HADLARITGUNNIT. ILLAA INUIN NAAMMAINAQTUT. QUANA INUIN TUKTUHIUKTUT. Welcome to fall time and cooler weather in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. The first snowfall arrived Aug. 28 and melted, so winter will soon be back already. The streets are quiet during the day now that our children have gone back to school. Both

Kullik and Kiilinik schools opened for classes on Friday, Aug. 21.

More students are arriving from across Nunavut with their parents who will be attending Nunavut Arctic College this year.

We would like to welcome everyone to our wonderful community of Cambridge Bay. We hope you all will have a great year even though this Covid-19 pandemic has many rules to follow to keep the virus out of our communities.

It is that time of year when the children are all excited to go on the bus to get to school. Even the little preschool students get to ride on the bus. The preschool program is operated by the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay department of healthy living. With fall time weather kids are dressing up warm.

It is like Christmas time in Cambridge Bay with the supply barges and fuel tankers docked in the bay. The barges bring in food and supplies for the stores, companies, building supplies to build more houses, vehicles, equipment and more, so yes it is Christmas in August and September every year in the Arctic.

Let us be together as a community to support our youth and children to continue and enjoy school. There is nothing more joyful than to watch your child hopping on the school bus each morning.

Remember to keep washing your hands and be safe.

God Be With You Son.

ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑎᑭᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᔭᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ W ᑭᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ 15 ᒥᓕᔭᓐ ᓖᑕᓂᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ.

photo courtesy of Jamie Taipana

Communities in Nunavut receive fuel every summer delivered by fuel tankers which are equipped as ice class vessels. Here is Qikiqtaaluk W anchored in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Cambridge Bay is to receive 15 million litres of fuel this year.

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ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᙳᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓚᐅᒑᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᒡᔭᒥ

ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨ ᐋᒡᓂᔅ ᐸᓂᐅᔭᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐹᐱ ᐊᓗᓇᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᕝᕕᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ (ᐱᔅᓯ).

ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᔪᖕᓂ ᑎᒃᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᑭᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓯᓚᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ. ᑲᑭᕙᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᕌᔾᔪᕐ ᕼᐃᑦᑯᓚᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓂ.

ᐸᐃᕋᓐ ᐊᓗᓇᒃ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᓂ 1–ᒥ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

Rita Pigalak/NNSL photo

Byron Alonak gives the drum a go as the Grade 1 children watch and learn.

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by Rita Pigalak Local Journalism Initiative Kugluktuk

ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᕌᔾᔪᕐ ᕼᐃᑦᑯᓚᒃ ᖃᐃᖅᑲᒃᓴᐃᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᑭᕙᖕᒥ.

photo courtesy of Gerry Atatahak/GN Department of Environment

Instructor Agnes Panioyak keeps watch as participant Bobby Alonak begins his attempt to make piffi (dry fish).

'Learning to' with Parks Canada Northern News Services

Over the course of August, Parks Canada hosted Learn to Events across the territory.

Events were held in various places once per week in the community of Kugluktuk.

Arctic Sports and Bannock making was held at the camp grounds by the shore which enabled them to use driftwood for cooking.

Fish filleting was taught indoors at the recreation complex due to weather, as was the drum dancing workshop.

Kakivak making was also offered and took place at Roger Hitkolok's shop.

ᐹᐱ ᐊᓗᓇᒃ ᐸᓚᐅᒑᓕᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑭᓴᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᑭᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ.

Bobby Alonak fries up his bannock using driftwood for his fire.

photo courtesy of Gerry Atatahak/ GN Department of Environment

ᖁᙱᐊᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ, ᕕᐅᓇ ᕼᐊᕕᐅᔭᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᓐ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᕿᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᐃᓚ ᒪᑲᓚᒻ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᐊᑕᑕᕼᐊᒃ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

photo courtesy of Alexandria Klengenberg

Instructor Roger Hitkolok sands a part of the kakivak.

photo courtesy of Gerry Atatahak/GN Department of Environment

After some observation, Fiona Havioyak attempts the Alaskan High Kick while Kaila McCallum and instructor Andrew Atatahak look on.

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Trip of a lifetime for Elders Rankin HTO organizing on-the-land trips for community's seniors

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᕆᐊᓕᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᕚᓐ ᒪᒻᖓᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓯᓗ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ, ᐊᓕᔅ ᐃᑉᑲᕐᓇᒃ, Hᐊᓇ ᐱᓄᐊ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓯᓕᐊ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ.

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

There were lots of smiles to go around last weekend as Rankin Inlet's hunters and trappers organization took a group of Elders out for a boat trip to surrounding islands.

"To see the Elders happy and the brightness on their face. I wasn't missing that," said HTO manager Andrew Akerolik.

The trip is part of a series of trips the HTO is offering to Elders throughout the end of the summer.

The first one was originally scheduled to be on Aug. 16 but was rescheduled to Aug. 17 because of bad weather.

The group visited Marble Island, 25 kilometres from Rankin, as well as Angijuut, an island 10 kilometres northwest of Marble Island.

All of the Elders on the trip had been boating before but for some it had been a long time.

"Some of them it had been 10 years since they were on a boat," said Akerolik. "Some people said they did not think they would ever go on a boat again."

Each boat had a guide and a helper on hand to make sure the Elders felt comfortable. While the guides had knowledge of the land, it was the Elders who ended up sharing their stories and knowledge of past trips. The group even ended up catching a caribou while they were out.

"They eventually told stories about being out on the land and on boat rides," said "One of the guides mentioned that to me. He was excited and happy for the Elders."

One of the famous traditions of visiting Marble Island is that people must crawl onto shore if it is your first time there.

"All the Elders had been there before so that was no issue for them," said Akerolik.

Akerolik, who did not join the group for the ride, said he called some of the Elders a few days after the trip.

"They were all excited," he said.

Akerolik said there are at least two more boat trips planned for Elders. The HTO is currently requesting anyone interested to sign up.

Doing something like this for Elders is extremely important for Akerolik.

"They are the backbone of where we are today. They were brought up here and they grew up here.

"They know the land and the sea and the water. They are the backbone of our traditional knowledge. We can't forget them."

The HTO is also planning on doing a series of trip with youth in the next few weeks. Any youth interested in signing up can do so at the HTO office or at MUI. "It's an eye-opener how much we forget our youth and our Elders," said Akerolik. "It's important to have contact with them. Especially the lack of support for mental health in small communities.

"We need to pass on our traditions to our youth."

photos courtesy of Andrew Akerolik

Some of the participants in Rankin Inlet HTO's excursion to Marble Island are Yvonne Mamgark, left, Silu Autut, Alice Ipkornerk, Hannah Benoit and Cecilia Ayaruak.

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᕈᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒥ, ᓕᐅᓂ ᐱᐅᕆ, ᒧᕋᐃᔭ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ, ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃᑐᖅ ᐳᕐᑕᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓂ ᐃᑎᓐᓄᐊᖅ.

Some of the Elders that took part in Rankin Inlet HTO's excursion to Marble Island are Catherine Pilakapsi, left, Leonie Berry, Mariah Aliyak, Kalluk Aupaluktuq Burton and Sonny Ittinuar.

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If you want to coach basketball, learn from John Thompson Northern News Services

Was there anything better in college sports than the 1980s and 1990s? No. Football had the University of Miami Hurricanes and the "outlaw" image under the tutelage of Jimmy Johnson (I'm still a Michigan supporter, by the way). The Hurricanes circa 1991 are the reason there is now a penalty for overzealous celebration.

Throw in the Florida State Seminoles but I never cared much for them, anyway. Notre Dame was cool to watch, especially Raghib Ismail before he became the highest-paid player in Canadian Football League history and, at the time in 1991, the highest-paid football player on the planet.

Basketball had the better rivalries, though. Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Kansas, UConn (University of Conwith James McCarthy necticut), Michigan, Michigan State, Syracuse ... every single one of those teams had a legitimate shot at winning the national title every year back then.

Georgetown was another school that was a threat every time they took to the court and the main reason was because of John Thompson, the school's head men's basketball coach from 1972 to 1999. He took over a program that was one of the worst in the country at the time and turned it into a powerhouse seemingly overnight.

Thompson died on Aug. 30 at the age of 78 and the response to his death was unanimous: sorrow. Thompson was beloved by everyone in the basketball community not only because he was a great coach but a father figure to anyone who ever played under his tutelage.

Upon becoming head coach, Thompson instituted the policy of not allowing the media to talk to freshmen players in their first semester. The reasoning was that they didn't need that pressure right off the bat and I agree with that. You want to talk to someone? Talk to the coach. The coach is the one who should answer for their team, especially at the scholastic level. If a player wants to talk, great. I love talking with players as often as I can, especially if the coach makes them available. Other than that, deal with the coach.

Thompson's trademark character trait was the towel over the right shoulder. He was an imposing man – 6 ft., 10 in. tall – but it was the towel. Even if you didn't know anything about Thompson, you knew about the towel.

Another character trait was his rather liberal use of profanity, something a lot of coaches will tell you they do but don't like doing. Thompson never shied away from it. In putting this together, I read a story about how Jaren Jackson, one of Thompson's former players, jokingly thought his name was "motherf-----r" for the first few practices. Dikembe Mutombo, another Georgetown alumni, apparently laughed when someone asked him about Thompson's use of salty vernacular.

Thompson didn't care. He didn't care about the language, didn't care what you thought about his team, didn't care what you thought about his coaching style. That's why I like him – the sort of person whose last crap was given a long time ago and if you look hard enough, you'll find it running down the highway somewhere.

Thompson was a huge believer in education; according to the school's athletic department, 76 of the 78 players who played all four years of their eligibility under Thompson graduated with a degree. He also kept a deflated basketball on his desk to remind players that a basketball career rested on a "tenuous nine pounds of air" but the degree was a necessity.

He wasn't shy about protesting, either. Recall when he walked off the court one night in 1989 to show his displeasure against Proposition 42, a rule brought in that would deny athletic scholarships to students who didn't meet certain academic requirements. Thompson felt it would hurt students from poorer backgrounds and a lot of people agreed with him.

Count me in among that group. People who don't get how scholarships work will tell you the reason players want the scholarship is so they can screw around for a couple of years, enter the draft and make a killing in endorsements. I've said this before and it bears repeating: you need to assume that your child will not make it in professional sports. It's not impossible but it's close to such. A lot of student athletes hope for the scholarship because it guarantees them a chance to get a four-year education with a degree at the end of it so they can make something of themselves.

Oh and if a player was late for practice, they would feel his wrath. Thompson told the story about how his father woke up for work every morning at 5 a.m. without an alarm

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clock and if he could do that, the players should have no problem dragging themselves in on time.

But the one story I always love reading about was when Thompson confronted Rayful Edmond III, one of Washington, D.C.'s most notorious drug kingpins.

It was in 1989 and Thompson got wind of Edmond III befriending some of Thompson's players. Thompson, who had contacts all over the place, sent a message to have Edmond III come to see him at his office at the McDonough Gymna-

sium on the Georgetown campus. It all apparently started out fine – Thompson merely asked Edmond III to leave his players alone. He didn't want them associating with someone of Edmond III's reputation.

Edmond III tried to sweet-talk Thompson into believing everything was fine and the players, which included hall-offamer Alonzo Mourning, weren't doing anything illegal.

Thompson wasn't satisfied with that explanation and, as the story goes, proceeded to go postal on Edmond III to the point that he stood up, stuck his index finger between Edmond III's eyes and, using the most tender-loving verbiage, gently suggested that he didn't care about his reputation and that he wouldn't allow Edmond III to ruin his players' lives.

The message was received and Edmond III is now serving life in a federal institution.

Thompson won just one national title in his career, in 1984, but he deserved more. He also bristled at the notion of being the first black head coach to not only win the national title but the first one to lead his team to the Final Four (1982) because he felt it implied he was the first black coach capable enough to do it, which most rational-thinking people will tell you is absolute garbage. His defensive style of basketball was copied by many teams, the thought being if it worked for Georgetown, it will work for them.

He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999, the same year he retired from coaching, a fitting final chapter to someone who was the face of Georgetown basketball for a generation.

So like the headline says, if you want to be a good coach, learn from John Thompson. He not only knew how to win at basketball but he won at life and a lot of people won because of him.

ᔮᓐ ᑕᒻᓴᓐ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ Georgetown ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᑦ basketballᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 1972-ᒥ 1999ᒧᑦ. ᕿᑎᒃᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᖑᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

John Thompson patrolled the sidelines for Georgetown University's men's basketball team from 1972 to 1999. He took a terrible team and turned it into one of the most formidable ever seen. photo courtesy of Georgetown University

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ᔪᐃ ᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓪᓕᒋᒐᒃᑯᒥᒃ ᐅᐊᔪᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓂᐱᒃᓴᖅᑖᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐃᓛᒃᑰᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᒃ.

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Pangnirtung's Joey Nowyuk releases single Nalligigakku (Because I Love Her)

screengrab via Joey Nowyuk/YouTube

Joey Nowyuk sings Nalligigakku (Because I Love Her) in the official video for his single of the same name.

Panniqtuuq/Pangnirtung Pangnirtung singer and songwriter Joey Nowyuk released his single Nalligigakku on Aug. 28, a tune that his record label Hitmakerz describes as "a funky and fun summer love song."

The single is a sample from Nowyuk's debut album, Tumitit – meaning "your footsteps" in Inuktitut – which is due to be released in 2021.

"Joey's beat-heavy, guitar driven songs – some in Inuktitut, some in English – tell stories of his life in Nunavut, always shining a ray of optimism and hope throughout," reads a news release from Hitmakerz.

The video for Nalligigakku was shot on location in Pangnirtung. Thor Simonsen (Kelly Fraser/Aasiva) and Dale Penner (Nickelback/Matthew Good Band) lent their talents as producers.

The Government of Nunavut funded the production of the album while the Nunavut Film Development Corporation backstopped production of the music video.

– Derek Neary

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Kristy King

ᐱᐅᔪᑯᓗᒃ ᐅᔪᕈᒃᐳᑦ, ᐅᐊᓃᑕ ᓴᐃᒪᓈᖅ ᖁᒃᓱᒃ, 2–ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᐅᓪᓗᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᑦᑕᖅᖢᑕ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ. ᐱᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑎ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᖅ!

Our cutest little niece, Juanita Saimanaaq Kuksuk, age 2, during our day of rodding in Arviat. Adorable Fisher girl!

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