Nunavut News – Sept. 28, 2020 Edition

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Three Inuit authors share their stories in Qinuisaarniq

Honouring their memories Orange Shirt Day was established in 2013 to raise awareness of the experiences of residential school survivors, in this special edition Nunavut News examines the ongoing impacts

Remembering on a path to reconciliation

photo courtesy of Piita Irniq

Inuit residential students sit in a classroom at Joseph Bernier Federal Day School in Chesterfield Inlet in 1963. From left to right at the front are Marie Uviluk, artist Celina Iyyiraq and artist Germaine Arnayaoyok. Piita Irniq sits on the right, in the third row from the front, with his hand on his face.

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Kinngait boy's injuries disputed by mom, RCMP

"A lot of us who went to residential school experienced a lot of negativity, but that hasn't deterred us."

– Aggu MLA Paul Quassa speaks to the resiliency of residential school survivors who now balance both worlds, page 3.

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ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᑉ ᑎᐊᕆ ᐅᔭᕋᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖓᓂ, ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᙱᓐᓂᐊᓂ . ᓄᑖᒥ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᒐᒃᓴᒥ, ᐊᓄᕆ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᓕᐊᕆᔅ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᕇᑦᒥ. ᐊᓄᕆ ᖄᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᐅᕗᖅ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᓵᓚᒪᓐ ᐅᔭᕋᓱᖕᒧᑦ, ᑎᐊᕆᐅᑉ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂ. "ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᕗᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ," ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕇᑦ. "ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕇᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᙱᐅᓰᑦ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ–ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᑉ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓯᒪᔭᖓ." ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᙱᓐᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 30–ᒥ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᐅᑉ ᐱᓯᕐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᖃᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᙱᓐᓂᐊᓂ, ᑐᑭᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ "before the world ends," ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᔭᐃᔅ ᓚᓯᒃᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᑯᓗᒃ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ. "ᑐᓴᕐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᕆᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᓂᒃ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓈᓚᒃᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᕿᒧᒃᓯᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐃᓱᖏᓐᓄᑦ," ᐋᑯᓗᒃ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐸᑭ ᕼᐋᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓕᓇ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ. please see Terry, page 11

ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ $25,000 ᑐᖔᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 21–ᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ $25,000 ᑐᖔᓂ. ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓃᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖓᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ. ᖃᖅᑲᖅ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᓂ NDP–ᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃᑕᑐᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᙳᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ. ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ $8,111.70–ᒥ ᐅᕙᙶᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 318–ᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ. ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ $16,682.47–ᓂ ᓅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ NDP ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ. ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ $530.05–ᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ. ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ $24,514.12–ᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇᑐᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᑐᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᖅᑲᕐᒥ ᑕᒡᓚᔅ ᕈᐊᐃᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ Green Party–ᒥ. ᕈᐊᐃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᖑᔪᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ.

Conservatives–ᑯᑦ ᓕᐆᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ – $93,000 ᓅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᖏᓛᖓᓂ ᐅᕙᙶᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ Conservative Party ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ – ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ: $87,109.03. ᒪᐃᒋᓐ ᐱᑦᓱ-ᓚᐃᔪᓪ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ $40,000–ᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ Liberal ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ $14,225.74–ᓂ Liberal Party ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ $54,225.74–ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᓕᒫᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ $45,216.74–ᓄᑦ. please see Qaqqaq, page 11

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Measuring the toll from residential schools Impacts linger, government duty a point of contention, perseverance of survivors admired

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

"Immeasurable."

That's how Nunavut member of Parliament Mumilaaq Qaqqaq describes the impacts of residential schools.

"We have seen loss in our way of life, culture and traditional practices – loss of language, tradition, culture, child rearing, relationship skills among so many other things.

Residential schools often taught Inuit that their way of life was inferior and incorrect.

Instead of showing respect, care and support the federal government forcibly relocated, put into schools (often experiencing abuse) and ensured that Inuit lives were changed negatively forever," Qaqqaq says. "We see people trying to instill hope while the federal government continues to severely underfund basic human rights in Nunavut."

The MP points to the federal government's lack of progress on the Truth and Reconciliation's 94 calls to action.

"We continue to see failures from the federal government. We saw the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples voted against (in 2008), this document provides the guidelines to reconciliation, the right for Indigenous peoples to determine what their life looks like. We don't have to look very far to see racism in Canada.

The Indian Act is a document that legalizes racism."

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) sent this statement in regards to residential schools: "The mistreatment of Indigenous children is a tragic and shameful part of Canada's history. Canada deeply regrets any abuse experienced by former students of residential schools and is committed to justice and healing for former students and their families."

Asked for a figure pertaining to financial compensation paid to Nunavummiut and how many Nunavut residents have accessed personal credits and counselling services based on residential schools, CIRNAC declined to provide details "to protect the privacy of survivors."

Pat Angnakak, MLA for IqaluitNiaqunnguu would like to see long-term programs and services to address myriad social ills that have resulted from residential school trauma.

"Inter-generational effects will continue to haunt affected families for many years to come if not properly addressed now. We do not have enough, or, in some communities, no support measures to address addictions, mental well-being, proper parenting and so on," Angnakak stated. "Communities need more support to make mental wellness initiative more accessible and run by its very own people using local initiatives that provide for a means for programs to be locally run and managed."

Successful individuals, but Inuktut recognition lacking Numerous residential school survivors have gone on to become mayors, hamlet councillors and MLAs. Paul Quassa, an MLA himself, knows many of these individuals because he went to school with them.

"A lot of these (people) are bilingual.

Being bilingual, you can go quite a ways further in pursuing your dreams. A lot of (them) are now leaders," he says. "We've gone through a lot of hardships in the past. A lot of us who went to residential school experienced a lot of negativity, but that hasn't deterred us ...

We still have some traditional knowledge that

ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐊᒥᐊᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᒥᒃ ᑭᐳᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ Frobisher Bay–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᒪᐃ 1958–ᒥ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒐᒃᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᔪᕕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᒃᑭᑦ bac.centredeliaison-liaisoncentre.lac@canada.ca.

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An Inuk girl paints a sculpture on her desk at school in Iqaluit, then called Frobisher Bay and part of the Northwest Territories, in May 1958. If you have any details relating to this image that you'd like to share with Library and Archives Canada, please contact bac.centredeliaison-liaisoncentre. lac@canada.ca. we carried from our childhood. We can live in this English-speaking world, English way of thinking. I always see them as successful."

Aluki Kotierk, president of land claims organization Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, says the federal government ought to recognize Inuktut as the founding language of Nunavut and ensure that the language thrives in schools, workplaces and elsewhere.

"Each time I speak Inuktitut, I am asserting who I am. I am asserting my self-determination," says Kotierk.

The government used residential schools as a tool to strip language, culture and families from the Inuit, she says.

"A federal government (was) making decisions on behalf of people with no regard as to what the self-determining people wanted.

Because, of course, it was part of a colonial approach and policies that were inflicted on Indigenous peoples," says Kotierk. "Work needs to happen and investment and supports need to occur to get Inuit to a point where they were before they were taken to residential school so Inuit are proud of who they are as Inuit ... and they walk around our communities with dignity.

"Through all these public policies, there's been so much shame put on us as a society ... that shame does not belong to us. We are a product of the public policies that were placed on us. Sometimes I think, 'no wonder, no wonder we're like this' ... in terms of high school graduations, in terms of high incarceration rates, in terms of high suicide rates – this has nothing to do with who we are.

"It is a result of all the things that have been done to us and any people having had those same experiences would be having these social challenges as well."

fact file Compensation payments and services • Since 2008, through the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the federal government has disbursed $1.6 billion – known as "common experience payments"– to approximately 80,000 former students nationwide • More than 21,000 survivors and their families have received in excess of $75 million toward educational opportunities through the Personal Credits Program • $20 million has been allocated to fund 144 commemoration projects across the country • Approximately $46 million has been devoted to a 24/7 national crisis phone line (1-866-925-4419) to support residential school survivors and their families. This service is still available and is staffed by trained crisis counsellors, many of whom are Indigenous • The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program provides professional crisis and emotional support services directly to former students and their families, such as emotional support from health support workers, cultural support from Elders and/or traditional healers, professional counselling by psychologists and social workers Source: Government of Canada

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Inuit authors shed light on impacts of residential schools Inhabit Education Books' Qinuisaarniq program includes three books written by Inuit authors that detail life before and after colonial influences

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Nunavut

This summer Inhabit Education Books created Qinuisaarniq, a program intended to teach Nunavummiut about the history and impacts of residential schools on Inuit.

According to the Nunavutbased educational publishing company, this program also addresses issues related to policies of assimilation and other colonial acts that affected the Canadian Arctic.

Presently, the program includes three books by Inuit authors: Reflections from Them Days: A Residential School Memoir from Nunatsiavut told by Nellie Winters, On the Side of the Angels written by Jose Amaujaq Kusugak and Making a Whole Person: Traditional Inuit Education written by Monica Ittusardjuat.

Born on May 2, 1950, in Naujaat, Kusugak was part

of the first generation of Inuit children who were sent to residential schools. "Then one day a 'flyable' took me away from our world through the sky to a dark and desolate place," wrote Kusugak in his memoir.

Kusugak wrote about his experiences at residential school and their impacts, describing both the "bad times" and "good times."

"For all the horrible stories, there are as many or more happy stories," wrote Kusugak, who passed away in 2011.

In 2009, as part of a collection of residential school memoirs, Kusugak's On the Side of the Angels was published by the Legacy of Hope Foundation. Since July 2020, the standalone version has become available through Inhabit Education Books, explained Jessie Hale, the managing editor at Inhabit Education Books.

In another memoir, Elder Nellie Winters from Okak Bay recalls life before, during and after residential school.

At the age of 11, Winters was sent to Nain Boarding School – a residential school in Nunatsiavut.

According to Inhabit Education Books, Winters' memoir accompanied by her illustrations "sheds light on the experiences of Inuit residential school survivors in Labrador."

Winters said she hopes her book will provide the younger generation with an understanding of what Inuit had to go through at residential school.

"That's the only way I know my children will always remember me and know what we had to go through," said Winters, referring to her memoir.

While both memoirs touch on issues related to residential schools, author Monica Ittusardjuat's picture book describes how she learned knowledge and skills before being taken to residential school.

"Our family members taught us by showing us how to do something and explaining the steps. Then they would tell us to try it ourselves," wrote Ittusardjuat. "We also

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᔫᓯ ᐊᒪᐅᔭᖅ ᑯᓱᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᐃᙱᓕᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᕌᓂ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 2009–ᒥ.

photos courtesy of Inhabit Education Book

Author Jose Amaujaq Kusugak's memoir, On the Side of the Angels, was initially published in 2009. learned by playing games."

Ittusardjuat was sent to residential school at seven years old. She attended residential schools in both Nunavut and Manitoba.

To understand the impacts of the residential school system, children need a foundational understanding of what Inuit education looked

like before residential schools were introduced, said Hale.

All the books in the program are built on each other, said the managing editor.

"Books for younger readers discuss traditional Inuit education and other traditional Inuit ways of life so that when older readers read about residential schools and

other colonial acts, they have a better understanding of how these changed life for Inuit," said Hale.

All three books are available in English and may be purchased online at inhabiteducationbooks.com.

The books will be available in Inuktitut by late 2020 or early 2021.

Orange Shirt Day contemplated as holiday Push to have residential school legacy recognized as national day off work has stalled

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Orange Shirt Day, marked each Sept.

30, should not only be observed as a holiday, it's worthy of celebration, says Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk.

Although the day represents the legacy of residential schools, it also symbolizes the triumph of the Inuit people over a colonial government's attempts at assimilation.

"Despite your public policies to try and eliminate us as a culture, as a people, we are all still here as Indigenous peoples and you're going to see us brightly, proudly wearing orange on this day to kind of be in your face and say, 'Your genocidal, colonial policies did not work,'" Kotierk says. "My preference would be to have a celebratory day,

similar to Nunavut Day. I was so pleased that (Nunavut Day) became a statutory holiday because, to me, it celebrates how Inuit were persistent and able to achieve the signing of the Nunavut Agreement on July 9 (1993) and have it get assent in Canadian Parliament."

Orange Shirt Day, which began in 2013, came about through the story of Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor from British Columbia whose orange shirt was confiscated during her first day of school in 1973.

Former NDP member of Parliament Georgina Jolibois, from Saskatchewan, tabled a private member's bill in 2017 to make Orange Shirt Day a national holiday.

Although the bill passed third reading and was forwarded to the Senate, the holiday still isn't official.

Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

would like to see it enacted.

"Yes it should be a holiday, but that isn't enough. We need concrete action as well," Qaqqaq says.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, an organization that advocates for Inuit across Canada, has had conversations with the federal government regarding a national holiday to recognize the legacy of residential schools, but it hasn't been specific to Orange Shirt Day. Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu MLA Pat Angnakak says she would prefer to see such a holiday fall under Aboriginal Day. Like Kotierk, she believes it should have a celebratory tone.

"I feel celebrating being Indigenous also celebrates the fact that people, culture and language can overcome such horrors ... it speaks to the strength and Please see MLAs, next page

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ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᕐᒥ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᒃᓯᒪᕗᖅ

ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᕐᒥ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 30–ᑕᒫᒥ, ᑕᑯᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓪᓗᐊᙱᓚᖅ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᕆᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ. ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒥᒃ ᐊᖅᓵᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ. "ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᔅᓯᓐᓂ ᓄᖑᓴᐃᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᔅᓯᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑕ, ᓱᓕ ᐅᕙᓃᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᐳᓯ ᖃᐅᒪᔪᓂ, ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᖕᓃᓐᓂᒐᓚᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᕐᓗᑕ, 'ᑐᖁᕋᐃᓇᓱᕐᓂᕐᓂ, ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕆᙱᑕᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ,'" ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐱᐅᒋᓂᖅᓴᐅᔭᕋ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ (ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᕕᖓ) ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᙳᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᔪᓚᐃ 9 (1993)–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ." ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᕐᒥ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ 2013–ᒥ, ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᕕᓕᔅ ᐅᐃᑉᔅᑕᑦᒥ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐳᕆᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᒻᐱᐊᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᖓᓂ ᐊᖅᓵᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ 1973–ᒥ.

NDP–ᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᔪᐊᔾᔩᓇ ᔪᓕᐳᐊᐃ, ᓴᔅᑳᑦᓱᐊᓐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖓᓂ 2017–ᒥ ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᕐᒥ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᐱᖁᔭᒃᓴᖅ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᙳᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᑕ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᐸᖓ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ.

ᑲᑎᙵᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓂᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᐳᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᑐᐱᕐᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᒥ 1958–ᒥ. ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ Coppermine–ᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓴᙱᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒡᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᕐᒥ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᕈᕕᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑕᕐᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᒃ bac.centredeliaison-liaisoncentre.lac@canada.ca

photo courtesy of Joseph Vincent Jacobson and family fonds/Library and Archives Canada/e004923643

A group of students, accompanied by school personnel, eat in Kugluktuk's tent hostel in 1958. Kugluktuk was known as Coppermine at the time. Some politicians feel strongly that Orange Shirt Day, in memory of the residential school era, deserves to be made a national holiday. If you have any details relating to this image that you'd like to share with Library and Archives Canada, please contact bac.centredeliaison-liaisoncentre.lac@canada.ca.

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will power to those who have overcome or in the midst of trying to overcome the trauma placed on them and their families," Angnakak stated.

"I think that it's important for all Canadians to be aware of what has happened to Inuit and other Indigenous people when it comes to the residential school experience, but I think it's equally

important for all Canadians to see the resiliency and the working towards taking control of one's future is to be celebrated in light of what's happened."

Aggu MLA Paul Quassa, former premier of Nunavut and once president of NTI, says he approves of the idea of a holiday, too.

"A lot of these individuals (who attended residential school) are long gone. I

think it becomes a memory of what took place in the past and I think we always have to keep that in our hearts, of course, but not to get us down," Quassa says.

"I think (a holiday) would be great because it will again show part of the history of Nunavut and I think it's important for our future generations to know that. This is one way of keeping that history alive."

"ᐄ, ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓚᖅ. ᑐᙵᕕᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅᑕᐅᖅ," ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᐅᐸᔮᖓᔪᕐᒥ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᓂᐊᖁᙴᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᒋᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᐸᖓ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕙᓃᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ. ᑰᑦᑎᖅᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ. "ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᓱᓕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓰᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ... ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᖄᖏᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓃᑦᑐᓂ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒃᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ," ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓕᒧᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ." ᐊᒡᒍᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᖃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ. "ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓂ (ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ) ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᓕᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᑕᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᙱᓪᓗᓂ," ᖁᐊᓴ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓ (ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ) ᐱᐅᕐᔪᐊᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓇᓱᒋᕙᕋ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐆᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ." bf l A Orange m4WZz 4

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Residential school survivors advocate for historic site in Chesterfield Inlet 'Our patience and survival and resiliency allowed us to survive, and allowed us to become leaders of Nunavut': Irniq

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Igluligaarjuk/Chesterfield Inlet

Residential school survivors Piita Irniq and Jack Anawak hope Chesterfield Inlet will serve as the national historic site for Inuit survivors of residential school.

According to Irniq, Sir Joseph Bernier Federal Day School in Chesterfield Inlet was the first residential school established in Nunavut/Northwest Territories; beginning in 1950. Irniq said, from 1950 to 1969, it was attended by many Inuit including himself.

Irniq, who was born in an igloo in Naujaarjuat, attended the residential school at the age of 11, from 1958 to 1963.

"As much as I always said that we were kidnapped, we were abducted by the Roman Catholic Church and the Government of Canada to go to the residential school ... it also produced a lot of Inuit leadership of all the people that went to residential school,"

said the Elder. "It produced a lot of Inuit leaders of today."

In the past, Irniq had taken on many leadership roles including negotiating the Nunavut Land Claims for the Inuit people and serving as a member of the legislative assembly.

Inuit survived the loss of their culture, language and traditional spirituality at residential school, said Irniq, who is now an Inuit cultural teacher. "But, we were also very well educated at that school," he added.

"Our patience and survival and resiliency allowed us to survive and allowed us to become leaders of Nunavut."

Anawak, who attended the residential school starting at the age of nine, also thinks Chesterfield Inlet should be designated as a national historic site.

"For me, it would mean that Canada recognizes the impact that Inuit had and the impact our residential schools had on the Inuit," said the

69-year-old.

At residential school, "we were preparing for a new way of life and that benefited us."

Anawak said "a lot" of residential school students became involved in governments, Nunavut Land Claims and the new territory of Nunavut.

"It meant that we were coming out from a colonial system and being able to more run our own affairs," he explained.

Anawak was involved at the "highest levels of government" as a member of Parliament and also became one of the first members of Nunavut's legislative assembly.

"I'd also like to make sure that the children that went to (residential) school are recognized for the hardships they endured," added the former politician.

On Sept. 1, CBC News reported the federal government is designating two former residential schools as national historic sites: Portage La Prairie Residential

School in Manitoba and Shubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia.

Anawak believes an historic site up North would signify that Inuit were also involved in residential schools.

"Inuit are always left out, or we feel really left out when there's something national going on. And this is one way of ensuring that we are involved from the beginning," he said.

The Inuit of Igluligaarjuk should be given "a big role" in determining how the historic site will be created, explained Anawak.

Irniq would like to see an inuksuk and a stone monument, along with a plaque written in Inuktitut and English. He hopes the plaque will address that many students at the residential school went on to become "leaders and shakers and Nunavut-makers."

"I'd like to see something like this happen during my particular lifetime," said the 73-year-old.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑦᓴᕐᓂᑕᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᒍᑎᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ 'ᐅᑕᕿᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᑎᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᙳᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ': ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔫᒃ, ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔮᒃ ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ, "ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ, ᑐᑭᖃᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᐃᑦᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᑖᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ Sir Joseph Ber69-ᓂᒃ. nier Federal Day School ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᖢᑕ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ, "ᓄᑖᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ/ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᒥ; ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ."

1950-ᒥ. ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 1950-ᓂᑦ ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ "ᐊᒥᓱᑦ" 1969-ᒧᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᕕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᕿᒪᐃᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐲᑕ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᕌᓗᖕᒥ/ ᐲᑕᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ. ᐃᓚᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓲᕐ ᔫᓯᐱ ᐴᕐᓂᐊ ᒐᔭᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐃᒡᓗᒥ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓ 1959–ᒥ. ᓇᐅᔮᕐᔪᐊᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ 11-ᓂᒃ, 1958-ᒥᑦ 1963-ᒧᑦ. "ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᒪᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᒐᑉᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ "ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᕋᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ, ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ," ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ "ᖁᑦᓯᖕᓂᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ" ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑕ ... ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᕚᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ," ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅ. "ᐃᓄᐃᑦ "ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥ." (ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ) ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ, ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓯᑉᑕᐱᕆ 1-ᒥ, ᓯᐱᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ photo courtesy of Piita Irniq ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐃᓕᖁᔭᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ Piita Irniq at Turquetil Hall/ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᕕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐃᓕᖁᔭᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ Sir Joseph Bernier Federal ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᒍᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ Shubenacadie ᐱᖅᑯᑐᓯᑐᖃᒥᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓂᒡᓗ Residential School ᓄᕙᓯᑯᓴᒥ.

Day School in 1959. ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒦᖦᖢᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ. "ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᙱᑕᒥᖕᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᓪᓗ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᕿᒪᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖏᒻᒪᑕ, ᕿᒪᒃᑕᐅᖅᑑᔮᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ "ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᑕᕿᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᑕ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑐᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒍᓗ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ, ᕿᒪᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓇᔭᖏᑉᐳᒍᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᙳᕈᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ." ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑦ "ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ" ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᖅᑎᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓄᓪᓗ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ "ᓴᕆᒪᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓐᖏᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅ. ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᖁᔨᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᖕᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᒥᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ Sir Joseph Bernier Federal Day School," ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑕᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᖃᑉᓗᓈᑎᑐᓪᓗ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᖅ. ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᐊᓇᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ "ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᙳᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ– ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ 9-ᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᕐᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓐᖑᖅᑎᑎᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ." ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ "ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᒍᒪᓇᔭᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᓅᓂᒻᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 73-ᓂᒃ.

ᔮᒃ ᐊᓄᒑᖅ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᖁᕙᐅᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕐᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ.

photo courtesy of Jack Anawak

Jack Anawak wants the historic site to recognize the hardships and changes endured by the Inuit children at residential school.

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ᓱᓕᓂᖅ ᐊᓂᕗᖅ, ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᓕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓱᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 2008-2015– ᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ 500-ᐅᖓᑖᓂ-ᒪᒃᐱᖅᑐᒐᓕᖕᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ 94–ᓂ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ, ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ 7,000–ᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᑰᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 2019–ᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐄᕙ ᔫᕗᓪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐄᔭᓐ ᒨᔅᐱᒧᑦ Yellowhead Institute–ᒥ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 9-ᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ. ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓇᓗᓇᙱᐸᓗᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᓗᐊᕌᓗᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ. ᖃᐃᔨᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᖓᒍᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᓂ, ᐅᓇ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᔫᕗᓪ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ "ᑕᐅᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ" ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ. ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᒪᒥᐊᓯᒪᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ–150-ᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ

ᐊᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 2019–ᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖅ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᖄᐱᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓵᔨᑎᒍᑦ ᔪᓕᐊ ᑕᒻᓯᓴᓐᒧᑦ, "ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᓲᖑᕗᖅ. ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ (ᑐᖁᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᕈᑎᓄᑦ) ᕿᒻᒥᓂᑦ, ᓅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓱᔪᒃᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᓂᙵᐅᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ... ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᓴᐃᓕᓂᖃᓲᖑᕗᑦ." ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓕᖕᒥ 21–ᒥ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᑭᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᒥᒧᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᔪᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓐᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒃᑕᐅᓂᑯᓄᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓱᓕ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᓱᓕ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᓂᕐᒥ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᒥᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᒻᐳᓕ ᒪᐃᓴᓐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᑉ ᐱᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ

ᐅᑯᐊᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᒧᑦ – ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 20–ᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᓂᒃ ᓱᐴᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ ᓱᔪᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ; ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ– ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᒥ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ; ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑑᔪᒥ. ᓈᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᒌᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑕ ᑲᑎᙵᓗᑕ. "ᑕᕝᕙ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ – ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖄᐱᒃ. "ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᓕᐊᕐᓂᖏᑎᑐᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᐸᓗᖕᓄᑦ, ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ." ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᓐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓᓪᓚᕆᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

The truth is out, time to reconcile Five years ago, 94 calls to action were given to the federal government but only nine have been fully realized to date Northern News Services

The horrors of residential school have been well documented. Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission worked from 2008-2015 to craft a 500-plus-page report and 94 calls to action to address these many miscarriages of basic human decency forced upon parents and children alike, while collecting nearly 7,000 first-hand accounts from survivors, family members and others.

However, a December 2019 report

by Eva Jewell and Ian Mosby for the Yellowhead Institute found that only nine of the calls to action had been completed at that time. Combined with a pandemic and a federal government now more concerned with whether to call a snap election, it's doubtful much progress has been made since.

While the analysis did not grant a full distinction between partially completed actions and those that have not yet been started, this is particularly disturbing in that all the calls that have been met are what Jewell described as "cosmetic changes" in Canada's interactions with Indigenous peoples across the country.

There have been many apologies given, on local and national scales, both for the colonial actions taken by governments over Canada's 150-year history and from the Anglican and

The issue:

Reconciliation

We say:

Not a straight path

Roman Catholic churches.

In a September 2019 interview with Nunavut News, Pangnirtung Elder Joanasie Qappik said, through QIA interpreter Julia Demcheson, that "when an apology is made, it influences everyone. When there's been a conflict, whether it be about the (slaughtered sled) dogs, relocation or any type of issue, until there's an apology everyone around us will be bitter, with animosity ... If there is forgiveness then everybody comes into peace."

Call to action No. 21 calls upon the federal government to provide sustainable funding for existing and new Indigenous healing centres to address the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual harms caused by residential schools and to ensure that the funding of healing centres in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories is a priority.

The GN, federal government and Nunavut Tunngavik have agreed to collaborate on an addictions and trauma recovery centre in Iqaluit, but that facility isn't expected to be built

for at least a few years.

The health, both mental and physical, of all Nunavummiut must remain a priority.

According to Kimberly Masson, associate deputy minister of the Quality of Life secretariat with the Department of Health, every community in Nunavut has a position for a mental health nurse – this was not the case 20 years ago.

Other initiatives involve educating the public about alcohol and cannabis harm reduction; implementing land-based addictions and trauma treatment; and providing Indigenous cultural competency training for professionals.

Healing and on-the-land camps are another key piece to the reconciliation puzzle. Listening to our Elders and their stories will help them to heal from the past as well as teach us how to move forward respectfully together.

"That's what this is about – about apology and forgiveness," said Qappik. "The way it was done, the Inuit way, we've always dealt with issues like that, in order to reconcile."

Forgiveness is an important step to healing the wrongs of the past, but the path to reconciliation must be paved with concrete actions and that falls squarely on the federal government.

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The atigiit our mothers made whmK5

ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᕙᓕᒃ ᑐᓗᒐᓐᓇᖅ ᓱᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 2011–ᒥ Sir Alexander Mackenzie ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑐᓄᐊᓂ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ SAMS–ᓂ, ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ 1959– ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒍᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ 2012–ᒥ. "ᖁᐃᓕᖅᑕᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᓱᓪᓗᑯᑖᖓᓂ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ. ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᐸᓂᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖁᕝᕕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓴᒃᑯᐃᑦᑎᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ."

Columnist Navalik Tologanak at the TRC gathering in July 2011 with Sir Alexander Mackenzie School in the background. Both Anglican and Roman Catholic hostel students along with town kids attended SAMS, which was built in 1959 and demolished in 2012. "It was eerie and hurtful to walk down the hallways and to look into our classrooms. It brought tears to me and my daughter and many others. We had closure then."

Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photos

Cambridge Bay Tea Talk with Navalik Tologanak email: helent@qiniq.com

UPLUKKUT INUINNAIT. ANILRARUMANNAQ. EDMINTINMIITTUNGA. PANIGA PULAAKTAGA. INUIN IPAKHANI TUNIJAUJUT NIQIHANIK. IQALUKMIKLU MAKTAMIKLU. QUANAQPIAK IKAJUQTUT. NUNAVUT TUNGAVIKMITGUUK. NAAMMAQPAKLUHI INUIN HUMILIKIAK. ANIQATTAQNAIKMAN TAMNA AANIARUT PINGMAN ILLAA. NAAMMAINNAQTUT INUIN. KINGNEKTAKLU NAVALINNUAKLU NAAMMAINNAQTUT. Greetings to everyone in that beautiful part of Canada we call Nunavut. It is the most beautiful time of the year when fall is here and winter will be settling in for a few months.

The land is so beautiful to look at with fresh fallen snow making it look so pure and pristine. The air is so fresh and nice time to walk.

It gets exciting as new season rolling in where we pull out our atigiit (parkas).

Kids are back in school so when you walk by the schools you can hear laughter and happiness from our children playing during recess time.

Growing up at residential school it was our own time where we can talk and be with our friends to feel safe and loved. Every year long weekend in September most of us kids had to hop on the plane – a DC4 I think – and fly all the way to Inuvik, many cried but could not be helped as we were forced to go to residential

Kitikmeot street talk with Rita Pigalak Local Journalism Initiative

school. Some lucky kids never had to go and got to stay home and attend federal day school in Cambridge Bay, NWT at the time and now is Nunavut.

Many of us wore our new clothes and homemade parkas to go to Inuvik. We never did see our parkas again, they were taken away. All that work I remember my beloved mother worked so hard sewing parkas for us children. Don’t know how many she made for us each year.

Upon arriving at the hostel Stringer Hall, we were given parkas made by the sewing ladies in their sewing room at the hostel.

The junior girls were given red Mother Hubbard style parkas made of very thin duffle or stroud. I don’t remember if they were warm enough for us to use for the whole winter season. We were also fitted with clothes and many of us wore same style and same colour clothing. I remember the shirts/tops were very colorful.

When we see photographs of the kids, they were all the same. I remember many of us had to get our hair cut, some kids came with lice, or scabs on their skin and were shaved and given treatment and medication. We had to brush our teeth 3 or 4 times a day. We were taught how to make our own beds, each of us were assigned a locker.

That is where I felt safe, having my own locker and we can keep our clothes in there, boots, shoes etc. even our school books. We were given towels and to hang them at the end of our beds. At night we can hear kids crying for their parents. Sometimes we would sneak to go and lay with the kids crying to comfort them without being caught. Every morning at 7 a.m. sharp, the buzzer rang loud and we all had to hop out of bed and run to our lockers to

ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎ: ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ, ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐱᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒧᑦ? ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ?

The winter season is upon us, are you looking forward to winter? Why or why not? ᒥᐊᕆ ᓴᑐᓚᓐ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ "ᐄ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ. ᐊᐳᑎ ᑏᓕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᔪᖃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ."

Mary Sutherland, Gjoa Haven "Yes I am. The snow makes good tea water and less dust in town."

ᓇᓕᒃ ᐊᔭᓕᒃ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ "ᐄ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᐃᕐᓂᕋ ᑎᓱᕋᕈᒻᒪᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓃᕋᔭᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᒥᓂᑦ."

Nalik Ayalik, Kugluktuk "Yes I am because my son likes to slide and play outside with his dad."

get our school clothes on. After school we had to change to our play clothes. We all had to wear woolen socks every day. We were given running shoes, we all look like twins.

At meal time we all had to line up by dorms. Dorm A, B, C and D. D dorm was for the oldest girls in junior section. At the large dining room we were given tables and each table had a senior girl called a mother to sit with us. This is where we got to see our brothers from a distance. I remember my brothers Kane, David, Ricky, Ronnie and Sammy all got haircuts.

I would cry once I set my eyes on my brothers, so happy to see them, but not allowed to talk or hug them. I miss my brothers.

At meals we were served toast, oatmeal milk, hotdogs, eggs, soup, sandwiches, there was no traditional food ever. The kitchen staff were Inuit or Loucheaux. I remember Laura Martin, Elizabeth Hansen, Lidia Thomas, Lilias Mitchener, supervisors were Myra Chicksi, Annie Neglak, Bessie Palvialok, Susie Etegik, Annie Francis, Miss Brown, Mrs. Stobee, Miss Harper and many more. Some were so mean to some kids. So much abuse with spanking, rulers, belts and don’t know what else to punish us. I wish then if there was cameras the truth would come out.

The children who went to residential school went through so much loneliness, being away from family, parents, Elders, community. But now it is all gone but the memories. We all survived but continue to remember the past, but we must move on. We must heal from it and live healthy happy lives, just like our ancestors. Many of us are now grandparents with beautiful grandchildren and families. Let us be free, happy, healthy and to make this world a better place.

God Be With You Son. ᒋᑉᓴᓐ ᑲᓕ ᐳᐊᑕ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ "ᐄ, ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᓂᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᓲᖑᖕᒪᑦ ᑖᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᒃᑐᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᓂᑦ. ᑭᐳᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᑦᑕᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ."

Gibson Kelly Porter, Gjoa Haven "Yes, It brings families closer together during the dark cold days.

Board games and card games." ᐅᐃᔅᑎᓐ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ "ᐄ, ᐊᐳᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᓕᐅᕈᒪᓲᖑᒐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒫᕐᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ."

Weston Nakashook, Cambridge Bay "Yes, because I like to make snowmen and big ones to last all winter."

ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑎᒋᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ Stringer Hal– ᒥl, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ, ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕙᑲᓇ ᑐᓗᒐᓐᓇᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ "ᔨᙳᓪᔅᒥ" ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᓇᕙᓕᒃ ᑐᓗᒐᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᒍᐊᑕᓐ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓵᒥ ᑭᓇᒃᑕᒃ ᑐᓗᒐᓐᓇᖅ. “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓅᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ Stringer Hall–ᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᖅᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖕᓂ ᐊᑎᒋᓂᑦ."

Wearing their parkas made by the sewing ladies at Stringer Hall, in the back are, David Avakana Tologanak, left, known as "Jingles" at school, Helen Navalik Tologanak and Helen Gordon, front row, Sammy Kinaktak Tologanak. "People in the town of Inuvik knew we were all Stringer Hall kids as we all wore the same atigiit." ᑳᓚᐃᓐ ᕌᐱᓐᓯᓐ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ "ᖁᕕᐊᙱᓚᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒧᑦ. ᓇᐃᑦᑐᑯᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᐱᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ."

Caroline Robinson, Cambridge Bay "I’m not looking forward to winter. We had a short summer.

But looking forward to the storms."

ᑐᐊᕇᓐ ᒥᐊᕆ ᐳᐊᑕ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ "ᐋᒃᑲ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓗᐊᙱᓚᕋ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ (ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᕙᕋ) ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ."

Doreen Mary Porter, Gjoa Haven "No, I’m not a fan of winter, but (enjoy) the get-togethers during the holidays."

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Iqalummiut pitch in ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᙵᓵᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᕗᑦ 60 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᐸᑦᓴᐅ ᓵ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐃᓯᒃᑮᔪᓪ ᖃᔮᖅ, ᒥᐊᕆᐋᓐ ᔅᑑᒃᔅ, ᐃᐊᕆᓐ ᖃᔮᖅ, ᑯᕆᔅᑏᓇ ᑎᑭᕕᒃ–ᓲᒪᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑳᓚᐃᓐ ᓴᐃᓚ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ–ᒍᕋᐃᔭᒻ.

ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐸᓖᓯᐅᔪᑦ ᑳᓐᔅᑕᐳᓪ ᐋᓕᒃᓵᓐᑐᕐ ᑕᐃᒍᓪ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐅᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑳᓐᔅᑎᐳᓪ ᒍᕋᒡ ᐴᓵᒻᑉᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

community Feature

ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Northern News Services

As Covid-19 restrictions have eased, Iqalummiut have taken steps to help out their community. Whether it's supporting mental health concerns, helping feed the hungry, raising money for clothing or keeping the community clean, Iqalummiut have been stepping-up.

Since mid-August, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) has been helping to remove large objects and waste items from Iqaluit Sinaa.

The service to remove vehicles such as Ski-Doos and ATVs, as well as building materials will be available until the end of September, said Sima Zerehi, director of communications at QIA. Meanwhile, others in the community have been showing support for mental health by

by Rajnesh Sharma Iqaluit either participating in events such as the Embrace Life Walk or attending workshops about suicide.

Others are spending time to either distribute or make food for the hungry. While adhering to social distancing, volunteers at the Arctic Food Bank continue to hand out food biweekly.

As well, a food service training program run

by Qikiqtani Industry, has allowed Inuit to cook meals for Elders and a women's shelter.

Lastly, about 70 Iqalummiut participated in the Pitter Patter Fun Run to raise money for infant clothing. The RCMP alone helped to raise and donate $1,500 for infant clothing.

Even during a pandemic, the people of Iqaluit have found ways to help the vulnerable and keep their community clean.

ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓇ ᓴᕗᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᑲᑐᓇ, ᕌᓯᑦ ᓴᐅᑦᕼᐃᐅᕆ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕈᕼᐅᓪ ᐊᒥᓐ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 19–ᒥ. photo courtesy of Maya Jelali

Inuit participants from a hospitality services training program prepare over 60 meals for Elders and the women's shelter. They are Patsau Shaa, left, Ezekiel Qayaq, MaryAnne Stokes, Aaron Qayaq, Christina Tikivik-Sherman and Caroline Saila Michael-Graham. photo courtesy of Jamie Savikataaq

Last month, Cst. Alexandre Daigle, left, ran with Cst. Greg Beauchamp to raise money for infant clothing.

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᕗᑦ

ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᓱᑎᑕᐅᔾᔫᒥᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᒐᓗᐊᕈᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑳᒃᑐᓂ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᕗᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎᐅᑉ–ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ (QIA) ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐲᔭᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᔫᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓯᓈᖓᓐᓂ. ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᖅ ᐲᔭᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᓴᒪᓕᖕᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᒪ ᓲᕆᕼᐃ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᓗᐊᓂ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓴᒃᓯᒪᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑳᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᕌᖓᑕ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ, 70–ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ Pitter Patter ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓪᓚᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ $1,500 ᓄᑕᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓐᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

photo courtesy of Muhammad Ateeq Wani

Volunteers Elena Shuffert, left, Daniel Katona, Rashed Chowdhery and Ruhul Amin help at the Arctic Food Bank on Sept. 19.

ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 15–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ 16–ᒥ, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒥᐊᓪᕕᓐ ᐹᑦᓕ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᓇ ᒋᓕᖕᕼᐋᒻ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓖᓴ ᓯᓕᓐᐴᒍᕐ, ᐃᒃᓯᕚᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐹᑉ ᓂᐅᕕᐅᑦᒥ. ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᕚᓗᕆ ᐴᓕᐅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᓇᑕᓖᓇ ᒧᐊᕐᑎᓐ, ᐃᒪ ᕆᓐᑕ, ᓈᓐᓯ ᓈᑕᓇᐃᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓕᓕ ᐅᐃᒥᓐ.

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On Sept. 15 and 16, Iqalummiut participated in the ASIST workshop to learn about how to respond to persons at risk of suicide. In the front row are participants Melvin Bartley, left, Dana Gillingham and Lisa Schellenberger, sitting with facilitator Barb Neufeld. Second row from left are facilitator Valerie Beaulieu, left, Nathalina Morton, Emma Renda, Naansi Nancy Natanine and Lili Weemen.

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Terry Uyarak releases new single, Anuri, featuring Riit; announces debut album Iglulik Iglulik’s Terry Uyarak has dropped the second track from his upcoming debut album, Nunarjua Isulinginniani.

The latest single, Anuri, features fellow Nunavut artist and Polaris Music Prize nominee Riit. Anuri is a cover song, written by the late Solomon Uyarasuk, who was a dear friend of Terry.

"I dedicate this song to the friends and family of Solomon and the many children who are named after him" says Uyarak.

"Riit is an amazing artist that inspires me to continue in music and in life. We will continue to write and sing again sooner or later." says Uyarak.

"I feel honoured to be a part of this project," says Riit. "As a collaborator, but most importantly as a friend. These songs are deeply meaningful coming from knowledge keepers – this is what the universe has been waiting for."

Nunarjua Isulinginniani, which will be released in full on Oct. 30, showcases Uyarak’s song writing and interludes of storytelling by Iglulik Elder Simon Qamaniq.

"The land is our source and our being. The land has always been our trouble and our freedom. The land has been my ancestor’s stories and have become my story," says Uyarak.

Nunarjua Isulinginniani, which translates as "before the world ends," is produced by Jace Lasek and is on the Aakuluk Music label.

"The album itself carefully weaves together storytelling, soundscape and song to carry each listener on a journey, by dog team, to the ends of the world," Aakuluk Music states.

Nunavut artists Becky Han and Celina Kalluk also contributed to the album.

– Derek Neary

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ᓲᓛ ᕇᐱᑲ ᐋᓐ ᑕᐅᑐᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᓂ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ.

Weekly contest winner: Lydia Killiktee Pond Inlet

Sula Rebecca Anne viewed a narwhal hunt near Pond Inlet.

Qaqqaq spent less than $25,000 to win federal election Nunavut Mumilaaq Qaqqaq was chosen as Nunavut's member of Parliament last Oct. 21 after spending less than $25,000.

The figures from all four Nunavut candidates were finally made public last week after Elections Canada granted a couple of extensions to the filing deadline due to Covid-19.

Qaqqaq, running for the NDP, was the only individual seeking office to show contributions from individuals. A total of $8,111.70 came from 318 people. She received $16,682.47 in transfers from the Nunavut NDP Electoral District Association.

Another $530.05 was donated in non-monetary contributions.

Her total expenses amounted to $24,514.12.

The only contender to spend less than Qaqqaq was Douglas Roy, who represented the Green Party. Roy, a newcomer to the territory as principal of Kimmirut's Qaqqalik School and a former deputy leader of the Green Party in British Columbia, reported no campaign contributions and no related expenses.

The Conservatives' Leona Aglukkaq revealed the largest sum of financial resources – $93,000 in transfers, the bulk of which came from the Conservative Party of Canada Nunavut Electoral District Association – and the greatest total expenses: $87,109.03.

Megan Pizzo-Lyall took in $40,000 from the Nunavut Federal Liberal Association and another $14,225.74 from the Liberal Party of Canada for a total of $54,225.74. Her expenditures

totalled $45,216.74.

Qaqqaq was selected on 3,861 ballots in the Oct. 21 federal election, earning close to 41 per cent of the overall votes cast.

Pizzo-Lyall finished with 2,918 votes, Aglukkaq with 2,469 and Roy with 206.

– Derek Neary

Having run out of diesel, Iglulik prepared to use jet fuel to heat homes Iglulik Iglulik has exhausted its supply of diesel fuel to heat residences so it’s prepared to distribute Jet A fuel to fill home heating tanks as fall temperatures begin to dip below freezing.

The community is awaiting a sealift vessel that’s currently in Sanirajak – about 70 kilometres to the south – to bring a resupply of diesel.

Mayor Merlyn Recinos said he’s been told that Qulliq Energy Corporation still has a supply of fuel, so electricity should be maintained.

As for the approximately 1,700 residents, there’s no need for panic because "Jet-A fuel is a perfect substitute for home heating fuel," said Duane Wilson, vice-president of stakeholder relations with Arctic Co-operatives.

The Co-op holds the contract as the community’s fuel dis-

tributor.

"In this case, there will be minimal impact, if any at all," Wilson said. "Due to the sharp reduction in scheduled air services into the community, there is ample supply of Jet A to ensure that there is no additional costs, risks of freeze-up, shortages or other negative impacts on the community."

On Monday evening, Recinos said he planned to be on the phone with the Government of Nunavut’s Petroleum Products Division (PPD) on Tuesday morning to get an explanation as to how Iglulik’s diesel reserves were able to be depleted.

"To be honest with you, I’m quite disappointed that this happened because PPD should know. We plan things and understand this is the latest we have gotten a (sealift) fuel delivery in Iglulik," said Recinos. "Ensuring that we have things in place to cover our community and our residents, that’s my first priority.

Now I need to find out what happened to ensure that it doesn’t happen again."

The Government of Nunavut couldn’t provide any answers to Nunavut News’ questions as of early Tuesday morning.

The overnight low in Iglulik on Monday was around -5 C. With the ground beginning to freeze, Recinos added that having diesel to run heavy equipment is also important. Putting gravel on local roads to keep them from becoming slippery is critical, he said.

– Derek Neary

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Mother, RCMP can't agree on cause of boy's injuries 'At no time did the police strike the youth': RCMP

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Kinngait

The mother of a 10-yearold Kinngait boy and the RCMP have very different accounts about how the youth required five stitches to close facial wounds.

The mom says a police officer punched her child twice.

The police say the distraught boy repeatedly struck his own head against the enclosure in the backseat of an RCMP vehicle.

The incident began on Sept.

4 at approximately 6 p.m.

The mother, who Nunavut News is not identifying to protect the identity of her child, admits she was intoxicated and the RCMP came to pick her up to lodge her in a jail cell until she was sober. She says her son got angry at seeing his mom being taken away and he broke the window of a police truck with a rock. When the mother saw the boy's wounds the next day – three stitches above his right eye and two on the bridge of his nose – she asked what happened and he told her that a Mountie

punched him.

"He didn't sleep that night, he says from the headache," the mother said, adding that her son is "scared of cops now."

The mother doesn't believe the RCMP's version of events, that the boy inflicted his own injuries.

"No, he ain't going to do that. He's too young to do anything," she said. "That's crazy stuff ... he would never hit himself that hard."

Although she said she's intimidated by police, the mother said she went to the RCMP detachment and confronted the officers, insisting that one of them hit her son.

"They turned all red, they all blushed. So I think they were all lying," she said.

The boy's mom initially said neighbours witnessed the police officer striking her son.

When Nunavut News tried to arrange to speak to at least one neighbour, the mother later said it turns out only the boy's brother saw the alleged assault occur.

The RCMP say they responded to the scene that Sept. 4 evening after receiving

ᐅᓇ ᓄᑲᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖓᑕ ᐃᔨᖓᑕ ᖁᓛᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐊᑯᓕᐊᖓᓂ ᕿᖓᖓᓂ. ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

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This boy from Kinngait wound up with three stitches above his right eye and two on the bridge of his nose. The police say he injured himself.

However, his mother says a Mountie caused the wounds. a call about a man who suffered a stab wound to the head.

Police determined a woman to be a suspect and she faces five charges, including assault with a weapon. The woman has two children, one of whom is the boy in question.

"Both of the (woman's) children were acting out and had to be restrained at points by community members," stated RCMP spokesman Cpl.

Jamie Savikataaq.

It was actually the older brother, 13, who threw rocks and broke the RCMP pickup truck window, according to the Mounties.

The younger child was put in the backseat of an RCMP vehicle when he was "unable to calm down and after trying to assault police," said Savikataaq.

The emotional boy repeatedly struck his head against the enclosure in the backseat of the RCMP

vehicle, Savikataaq stated.

"One officer got into the backseat and applied a bandage and some pressure to his wounds. He was driven to the health centre by another officer while the first officer remained in the backseat helping to control the bleeding. At the health centre, the youth was treated and left in the care of social services," Savikataaq said, adding that the boy was not formally arrested.

"We were saddened to see the young boy harm himself and did everything we could to provide care, while trying to deal with a serious assault and a dynamic situation."

Tensions in Kinngait Kinngait has been the site of a couple of highly scrutinized incidents between the RCMP and residents this year.

On Feb. 26, a Mountie shot and killed Attachie Ashoona inside a residence. Ottawa Police Service was called in to investigate.

An investigative report was completed in August, indicating that the officer's conduct was within the law and no

charges would be laid. The Nunavut RCMP later released details about the fatal confrontation, stating that Ashoona was armed with a knife, refused to drop it despite repeated orders from the officer and he was moving toward the Mountie while making stabbing motions.

On June 1, a different police officer was removed from the community, placed on administrative duties and was under investigation for his actions. A local citizen's video that went viral showed the arresting officer using the door of his police pickup truck as a battering ram to knock over a highly-intoxicated man who was already staggering.

During the arrest, which was assisted by four other officers, the suspect was kneed.

The RCMP have also detailed how jail cells in Kinngait were filled with intoxicated residents on the night of June 1. Mayor Timoon Toonoo expressed his concerns over abuse of alcohol in his community and spoke of the need for a rehabilitation centre.

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Legislative Assembly briefs with Derek Neary

Nearly 15,000 reusable masks distributed Economic Development Minister David Akeeagok praised the partnership between his department and the Nunavut Development Corporation to make reusable masks for Nunavummiut during the pandemic.

As of Sept. 22, Akeeagok said his department had received and distributed 14,700 washable, reusable masks to Nunavut communities, essential services organizations, airlines, businesses, travellers, retailers, isolation hubs and health centres across Nunavut.

Another 300 masks are still expected to be delivered within the next few weeks, meeting the department's goal of sending out 15,000 masks.

The project created work for 45 seamstresses in the communities of Arviat, Rankin Inlet, Chesterfield Inlet, Taloyoak and Pangnirtung, Akeeagok noted.

"Though the guiding principle of Pilimmaksarniq, this project will help seamstresses and related Nunavut business generate more income and benefits, all the while ensuring Nunavut have access to reusable masks," the minister said.

MLA outlines hardships created by reduced flights and complicated routes Sanikiluaq has suffered extraordinarily during the pandemic with weekly commercial flights cut from six to two, MLA Allan Rumbolt told the legislative assembly on Sept 21.

In addition, residents must fly from the Hudson Bay island to a southern province and then isolate for two weeks before boarding another plane to reach a Nunavut destination.

Rumbolt said he has encouraged Transportation Minister David Akeeagok to create an "air bridge" directly between Sanikiluaq and Iqaluit, at least weekly and he asked the minister for an update on that front.

Akeeagok replied, "One of those options is to travel within Nunavut, either to Iqaluit or to Rankin Inlet – one of the two as a possibility – but I don't want to really speculate or try to confirm that because we rely on the airlines for those travel routes."

Rumbolt pointed out that the lack of flights into Sanikiluaq has impacted the income assistance program because workers are delayed flying into the community.

Akeeagok, speaking on behalf of Family Services Minister Elisapee Sheutiapik who is absent from the assembly during this sitting, acknowledged that Covid has "created huge pro-

gram challenges." He applauded the Department of Family Services for creating a 1-800 number to call the regional office "but the underlying thing is that we do need staff to travel there and the only way we have been able to do it is through charters ... I think this is definitely an area that we need to look at."

Rumbolt also asked for an update on the implementation of more federal funding to ensure continuity of air service.

Akeeagok said there's ongoing dialogue with Transport Canada.

"It's a very sensitive bilateral agreement because it does involve airlines and it does involve our government operations, along with dollars that are attached to it. Until that agreement is done will we determine whether to table it or not," he said.

Essential workers wages topped up by $1.5 million; MLA wants time off for employees Nunavut's Essential Workers Wage Premium has helped more than 1,000 employees working for close to 55 organizations across the territory, Finance Minister George Hickes said on Sept. 22. The wage boost has amounted to $1.5 million in aid.

The program, which offers financial support to essential workers paid less than $25 per hour and to their employers, was launched in June as incentive for essential workers to stay in their jobs.

Examples of sectors that have benefited from the program include licensed daycares, food banks, shelters, transportation, logistics, retail and food service.

Iqaluit-Manirajak MLA Adam Arreak-Lightstone made a case on Sept. 21 for essential workers to be given more time off before they burn out. He said some essential workers are unable to get time off and it's important to ensure they're not overworked or stressed.

Premier Joe Savikataaq replied, "If any worker, including an essential worker, is denied annual leave due to operational requirements, obviously there has to be a very good reason for them to be denied."

Savikataaq said the GN wants healthy workers and a healthy work environment. He added that the GN offers support for employees' mental health.

"Work within your means and work with your supervisor to work things out," he said.

Premier marks progress made by assembly Premier Joe Savikataaq took a few moments in the legislative assembly on Tuesday to recount what the fifth legislative assembly accomplished during the second year of its Turaaqtavut mandate, which "represents the vision of all 22 MLAs." These were the highlights he cited: • Increased the minimum wage from $13 to $16 per hour, making it the highest minimum wage in Canada • Secured funding and partnership with NTI and the Government of Canada for an in-territory addictions and trauma treatment centre • Signed the Devolution Agreement-in-Principle • Was named one of Canada's "Top Employers for Young People" and "Best Employer for Recent Graduates" by Canada's Top 100 Employers Project • Built 108 housing units in 14 communities • Created 255 student books and teacher resources to improve Inuktut literacy outcomes for students • Announced the Nunavut Mine Training Centre will be in Rankin Inlet • Designated the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area and the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area with Qikiqtani Inuit Association and the Government of Canada, contributing over 50 per cent to Canada's marine protection goals • Started the construction of new community health centres in Sanikiluaq and Kinngait • Made Nunavut Day a statutory holiday • Developed and began implementing a government-wide Master Inuit Employment Plan and departmental Inuit Employment Plans up to 2023 to increase Inuit employment within the public service • Distributed $4.35 million for community-led suicide prevention initiatives • Put the new Public Health Act into force on Jan. 1, 2020 to protect the public and to prevent, detect, manage and contain health threats "After the ransomware incident late last fall and in the midst of the global pandemic, it's been quite a balance to keep our long-term priorities and our immediate needs on track," Savikataaq said.

"However, it is a testament to our hard-working and dedicated public service that we have been able to do just that."

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Teeing it up for Terry 8–ᓂ ᒑᓪᕝᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᑎᐊᕆ ᕚᒃᔅ ᒑᓪᕝᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑕᒍᕐᓈᖅ ᐅᐃᓕ, ᐆᐃᓐ ᐅᐃᓕ, ᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᐅᐃᓕ, ᔮᒃ ᐅᐃᓕ, ᑎᐊᕆᒃ ᐅᐃᓕ, ᑖᒻ ᓇᕿᑕᕐᕕᒃ, ᓚᐃᓄᓪ ᐅᐃᓕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓂᐅᓪ ᐊᐅᓚ.

Eight golfers teed it up in Arctic Bay for the community's annual Terry Fox Golf Tournament earlier this month. They are, from left, Tagoonark Willie, Owen Willie, Ryan Willie, Jack Willie, Derek Willie, Tom Naqitarvik, Lionel Willie and Daniel Aola. photos courtesy of Thomas Levi

Terry Fox Golf Tournament in Arctic Bay once again raises hundreds for cancer research

by James McCarthy

Northern News Services

Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay

Many communities around the world host a Terry Fox Run of some sort in support of cancer research, the very same thing Fox did before the disease took his life in 1981.

In Arctic Bay, they usually have a run but there's also a golf tournament each year and the 2020 edition happened earlier this month.

A total of eight players, most of them regular players, teed it up on the community's course, all of them looking to win the title but also to raise as much money as possible.

Thomas Levi, the com-

munity's recreation co-ordinator, looked after things again this year, as he's done for many years prior and he said they all dug deep to give to the cause.

"Each one had an option of donating $10 to participate, but some donated more," he said.

Levi Barnabas is one of the tournament regulars, said Levi, but he wasn't able to play this year though he still donated his $10 to the total.

When it came to the golf, the group of eight played a total of eight holes and after regulation play, there was a log-jam at the top of the leaderboard as five players ended up with a total of 38.

That meant bonus golf in

the form of a two-hole playoff with all five players looking to get the best score in those two holes.

Levi said Jack Willie ended up coming out on top.

The players themselves raised a total of $110 but that total ended up getting a bump from the hamlet itself, said Levi. "(The) hamlet of Arctic Bay will be donating $200 towards (the) Terry Fox Foundation ... the total donation from Arctic Bay will be $310," he said.

As for the run this year, Levi said that didn't happen due to the guidelines set out by the territory's chief public health officer that the community had to follow.

ᑎᐊᕆᒃ ᐅᐃᓕ ᓂᕈᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓕᐊᖕᓂ ᐊᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑎᐊᕆ ᕚᒃᔅ ᒑᓪᕝᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ.

Derek Willie tries to choose which ball to use during his round in the Terry Fox Golf Tournament in Arctic Bay earlier this month.

ᐆᐃᓐ ᐅᐃᓕ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᓇᐅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑎᐊᕆ ᕚᒃᔅ ᒑᓪᕝᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ.

Owen Willie prepares to tee off during his round in the Terry Fox Golf Tournament in Arctic Bay earlier this month.

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No, football returning to the Big Ten is not the darkest day in history Northern News Services

Hey, gang! Check this out! Get our oven mitts on when you read this one, kids, because this is one of the most piping hot things any sports writer has ever said.

Christine Brennan is a columnist for USA Today and came out with a doozy of an article earlier this month. Brennan made the claim that the Big Ten Conference suffered its darkest day ever ... by agreeing to have college football this season. Yeah, she actually said that. Here's why: The Big Ten originally made the decision to shut down sports this season owing to Covid-19 but athletes and some schools began to make some noise. They wanted to have the choice on whether or not to play. The schools stuck to their decision not to play but did an about-face and there will now be football being played. If players don't want to play for any reason, they can opt out. Simple.

Brennan didn't like this and that's fine. She's entitled to crap on the decision but to call it the "darkest day in (the) conference's sports history" does such a disservice to plenty of other dark days that have happened within the conference. with James McCarthy A short history lesson: Remember that time Bobby Knight choked Bobby Reid in the middle of an Indiana University basketball practice?

That's assault and a hell of a lot darker than a few football games being played.

Then there was that time the late Woody Hayes was coaching Ohio State in the 1978 Gator Bowl and decided to punch Charlie Bauman of Clemson late in the game? All because Bauman picked off a pass? That's assault as well and a hell of a lot darker than a few football games being played.

Why, even this year, Zach Smith, a former assistant coach at Ohio State, was sent to jail after he violated a protection order taken out by his now-ex-wife. That's horrible enough but what made it worse was Urban Meyer, Smith's former boss, apparently ignoring domestic violence complaints lodged against Smith. Meyer fired Smith in 2018 but the damage had been done. That's a hell of a lot darker than a few football games being played.

Maybe Brennan forgot about Jerry Sandusky. Remember him? He's the former assistant coach of Penn State who is now rotting for the rest of his natural life in a prison cell for sexually abusing several minors during his time there. I will spare you the list of what he was found guilty and the stories behind them all because it's sickening but needless to say,

ᐅᓇ ᒥᓯᒋᓐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᐊᓗᐊ ᐋᓐ ᐋᕐᐳᕐ, ᒥᓯᒋᓐᒥ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ ᒥᓯᒋᓐᒥ ᖃᕝᕕᒑᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᕗᑦᐹᓪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᖁᓕᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᕗᑦᐹᓪ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖓᓂ.

Sports Talk

Ready, aim, fire!

Paintball starts up in Cambridge Bay

by Rita Pigalak

Northern News Services/ Local Journalism Initiative

Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay

Cambridge Bay residents can now paint the town red – or any other colour – at the expense of their enemies.

North of 69 Paintball opened on Airport Road Sept. 12.

A one-hour match with six people per team costs $50, according to hamlet SAO Marla Limousin. Paintball ammunition is $20 for a pack of 125 balls filled with "bio-paint."

More features for younger players may be added in the future, but for now, participants have to be at least 16 years old. Teams of young people about 18 years old were used to test out the course before it opened.

Joshua Angohiatok played on the first day the course was open.

"When they started, I was

amazed at how many people were there."

His first paintball experience was "fun.

"It’s nothing like playing a (video) game on a screen.

You get the adrenaline rush when the players are coming at you with a gun. I will continue to play."

The facility will be seasonal since the paint freezes, in fact, it has already closed until the spring.

"There certainly is a lot of interest," Limousin said.

"Because of the timing of the sealift, we were late to start and wanted to get the field in place and test it out, so we limited the games (that members of the public could take part in)."

She said if the paintballs can be kept warm, they may be able to hold paintball games during Omingmak Frolics, usually held in April or May.

photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

This is Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, home of the University of Michigan Wolverines football team. It will have games this season after the Big Ten Conference announced football would return after it was originally said that Covid-19 would force the cancellation of this season.

Sandusky is in a better place now.

Penn State covered everything up and I mean everything.

The school knew and buried it. It was complicit in everything Sandusky did. I don't know about you but that seems a hell of a lot darker than a few football games being played.

And now we come to Larry Nassar, someone who holds a near and dear place in the bottom of my toilet.

Nassar was the team doctor for USA Gymnastics and was also a professor at Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine. Nassar is now spending whatever years of his wretched existence in prison after being convicted of dozens of sex abuse charges involving minors, all of them young girls at the time. Again, I won't list them because they will turn your guts.

So where does Michigan State come into this? Well, they had received complaints about Nassar's behaviour and, much like Penn State did with Sandusky, swept them under the carpet. All the school did was issue Nassar a warning about

his conduct and only fired him in 2016 after "violating" the agreement he had made with the school to behave himself.

Michigan State was forced to pay out $500 million in settlement money to more than 300 victims, a small price to pay for its role, I guess.

I think that's a hell of a lot darker than a few football games being played.

The gist of what I'm getting at is that there have been a lot of awful things done at schools within the Big Ten Conference which pale in comparison to the conference returning to action in these confusing/unprecedented/strange/tough/ troubling/difficult/weird times. Brennan's column is akin to comparing something to the Holocaust, which we all know is something you just don't do because you can't compare anything to the Holocaust because the Holocaust is incomparable.

There are bigger monsters in the lake to take down. Football games happening isn't one of them.

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ᑲᐃᑦᓕᓐ ᓇᑯᓛᒃ

ᓇᐅᔮᑦ

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑕᐃᕕᔅ ᓇᑯᓛᒃ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᐱᔭᖓᓂ. ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᑉ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐅᑉ ᑑᒑᖓ ᓇᓕᒧᑉᐸᖓ. ᐱᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᐅᔮᓂᑦ.

ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ

ᐊᑎᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 2020 ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

Katelynn Nakoolak

Peter Aqqaq

Naujaat

Taloyoak

Mother and cub North of Taloyoak in early August 2020.

1-year-old Davis Nakoolak with his father’s catch.

Narwhal tusk is the same height as him. Harvested in Naujaat.

ᑎᐊᕆᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᒃ ᐃᑎᒪᖕᓇᖅ ᖁᖅᓗᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ.

ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ

ᑰᒑᕐᔫᑉ

Derek Okpik Ittimangnak Kugaaruk

Waterfall near Kugaaruk.

ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᐃᕙᒡᓗᒃ

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ

Wintzel ᑰᖓ, 120 ᒪᐃᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ. ᐱᖃᓐᓈᕋ ᖃᓕᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᖄᖓᓄᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᓂᓐᓂ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑰᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕚᓗᐊᓂ.

Morgan Evaglok Kuglutuk

Wintzel River, 120 miles east of Kugluktuk. My boyfriend went on top of a hill and took this picture of my girl and I and the beautiful river and green scenery.