Nunavut News – Oct. 19, 2020 Edition

ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐆᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᓕ ᓴᙱᕗᑦ

Small businesses surviving Nunavut entrepreneurs have been hard-hit by pandemic precautions and restrictions, yet remain resilient Volume 75 Issue 25 MONDAY, October 19, 2020

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Umingmak Productions talks shop

Lucassie resigns from Iqaluit council

Chief Justice decides against using southern Gladue writers

Reach for the sky! photo courtesy of Annie Aleekee

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Annie Aleekee is this week's Amazing On-the-Land Stories contest winner, with this photo from Taloyoak. "My daughter Leanna Lena Aleekee. We took her for a ride with our Honda out on the land and she was so happy that she could finally reach and touch the rock that is on top, Sept. 30."

See page 7 and nunavutnews.com for more photos.

Taqqut Co-op purchases Tangmaarvik Inn and B&B

"It's a great example of how you can't reduce people to an anecdote. Not everyone is a criminal or an addict."

– John Main, MLA for Arviat North-Whale Cove, is encouraged to see the GN studying guaranteed basic income, page 11.

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ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᕐᓗᖕᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ Spook-a-Rama Halloween ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖏᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐱᕆ 9-ᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ–19 ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᒋᐊᓕᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᕋᐅᑎᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑕᐃᓕᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑯᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᒥᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒃᑯᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐱᕆ 31-ᒥ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᕐᓗᖕᓇᐅᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᐊᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ 25-ᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕋᓱᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. please see Halloween, page 9

small business week ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ

Taqqut Co-op purchases Tangmaarvik Inn and B&B No staff turnover expected, general manager says 'business as usual'

by Trevor Wright

Northern News Services

Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay

As of Oct. 9 the board of directors at the Taqqut Co-op in Arctic Bay announced they have formally purchased the Tangmaarvik Inn as well as the Tangmaarvik Bed and Breakfast with both properties to be operated as the Taqqut Inns North hotel.

There will be a total of 10 rooms in the main hotel building with another six beds at the bed and breakfast facility.

The Co-op stated their intentions to retain all previous staff in a previous release announcing the purchase on Oct. 8,

also adding, "The Taqqut Inns North hotel provides another viable business unit that will make a positive contribution to the ongoing operations of Taqqut Co-op."

This was made possible by the Inns North program run by Arctic Co-operative, a co-operative federation that includes Taqqut along with 31 other autonomous coops throughout Nunavut and the NWT. The program aims to have hotels and inns in local communities whether by constructing new hotels or purchasing local businesses such as the Tangmaarvik Inn/Bed and Breakfast.

Management at the Taqqut Co-op also

said there will be no period in which service and booking rooms will experience any interruptions during this transition period.

Brian Madore, the general manager of the Taqqut Co-op says the inn is "continuing to operate, business as usual."

The previous owners of the inn were "locals who owned it for 15 years" Madore said. With it being a local co-op, the purchase of the inn means it will remain locally-owned for a long time to come.

"The membership is really pleased that it's all locally owned by our membership," added Madore.

ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᕋᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ.

ᐸᐸᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᐳᑦ

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖅ (ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ) ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐸᐸᑦᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐱᑯᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᒪᔅᑐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᐳ ᐃᓗᓕᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᖅ, ᒪᒃᑖᓂᒃ ᐱᑯᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐸᐅᕐᙵᓂᒃ ᑑᑭᑐᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐸᐸᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᑭᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ. ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ 400 ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᒐᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ. please see Preserving, page 9

ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᕈᒪᖏᓐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ

ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᖕᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐊᕆᐊᖃᖏᒻᒪᖔᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ 2020ᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓚᐅᖏᓐᓂᐊᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2–ᒥ 12-ᒥᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᕈᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ 7-ᒧᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 9-ᒥ 10-ᒥᑦ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ 7ᒧᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ. ᓂᕈᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕈᕕᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ 19-ᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᒥᐅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᒧᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 9-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ: ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᕆᐊᖃᖏᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᕙᓗᒥᐅᑕᖓᓂᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᕆᐊᖃᓗᐊᕆᐊᖃᖏᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ? (ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᑦ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ, ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᑉᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᑎᑭᕝᕕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᖃᑉᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᐃᑦ 7 ᓈᒃᑳᖓᑕ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ 24-ᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᓕᓕᒃ 355ml–ᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᑕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 8 ᓖᑕᓂᒃ ᕙᐃᓐ – ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᐴᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᑦ ᓖᑕ ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᓕᑦ ᐊᓕᒍᑦ 750 ml ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ) ᓂᕈᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖁᔭᑎᑦ, ᐋᒃᑳᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖁᖏᑕᑎᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖁᙱᑕᑎᑦ. ᐊᖏᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᑦ 60-ᐳᓴᓐᖑᒃᐸᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖁᙱᑕᑎᑦ, 40-ᐳᓴᓐ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᐸᑕ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐋᒃᑳᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐊᖏᑉᐳᖅ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ, ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᕼᐊᒻᓚᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᖓᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᒪᓕᒐᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ 2014-ᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐋᒃᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 509ᖑᑉᓗᑎᒃ (68ᐳᓴᓐ) ᐊᖏᖅᑐᑦ 236 ᐊᓯᔾᔩᖁᔨᑉᓗᑎᒃ (32-ᐳᓴᓐ). please see Liquor, page 9

photo courtesy of Taqqut Co-op

The Tangmaarvik Inn and Bed and Breakfast was purchased by Taqqut Co-op in co-operation with the Inns North program run by Arctic Co-operative.

ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᙱᓚᖅ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ 'ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ' ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 9–ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ 10–ᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ ᓱᓕ 6–ᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂ. ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 8,–ᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ, "ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᓂ

ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕋᓱᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ." ᐅᓇ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 31–ᓂ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᑐᕌᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᕋᓛᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᕆᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᓂ/ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒻᒥᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ.

ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᖅᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖓᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐳᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᒪᑐᐊᕐ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᖅᑯᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ "ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ." ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ "ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᓪᓗᓂᔾᔪᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 15–ᓄᑦ" ᒪᑐᐊᕐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑯᐊᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓘᔪᒥ. "ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ," ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᑐᐊᕐ.

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'Go the extra mile without selling yourself cheap' Wildlife photographer and videographer Mathieu Dumond started his own business after a 17-year GN career

by Trevor Wright

Northern News Services

Kugluktuk

Long distances between communities, increased overhead costs associated with bringing equipment and handling the overall logistics of operating a Northern operation are all challenges of running a business in the territory.

One business persevering and even utilizing this environment to its fullest extent is Umingmak Productions, based just outside of Kugluktuk.

"I was interested in photography and cinematography so I wanted to find a way to do it full-time. I did a

lot of reading on the topic, mainly to get better at the craft," said Mathieu Dumond, owner, director of photography and cinematographer for Umingmak Productions.

As Dumond got around to establishing his business in late 2012 he applied to a few government programs as a way to obtain startup funding.

"Professional photography, filming and computer equipment is not cheap," he said, adding he often doesn't get to look at his equipment before buying it as he often has to order it online.

Umingmak Productions was created as a way for Dumond to jump from being an amateur photographer into

ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒫᑎᐅ ᑐᒫᓐ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

the professional side of the industry – he offered his services as a filmmaker based

in the North for outside and Nunavut-based companies to hire, from nature and wildlife photography to video editing services. Before turning to photography Dumond spent 17 years as a wildlife biologist, previously working for the Government of Nunavut.

Soon after he started his first project with some outside help.

"With a little work at the beginning, I started a short film project, funded in part by Nunavut Films. These guys have been very supportive and provided me with great advice to further myself in the field."

One turning point for Dumond was meeting Jeff Turner, one of Canada's top wildlife filmmakers, while he was on a wildlife filming project in Cambridge Bay. "He agreed to give me a chance to film a little for the nature series he was working on, Wild Canadian Year, for the Nature of Things on CBC. I managed to get some shots and time-lapses in the show which gave me some credentials and more confidence to contact similar high-end production companies," said Dumond.

He also spoke about some of the advantages and disadvantages in operating a Northern videography/photography business in Nunavut. "(There are) some pros and cons. The main cons are, very poor internet and the cost of travel when I need to go to another community or to southern Canada. For the first, the only thing I can do is mail my footage or high resolution photos on hard drives. I usually upload low

photo courtesy of Umingmak Productions

From wildlife biology to photography, Mathieu Dumond has successfully started his own business through his hard work and patience. resolution copies for the client right away. For the second, I try to work essentially around Kugluktuk," Dumond said, adding his fellow Northerners he works with understand what it's like to live and work in the North.

"Most of the projects in other communities are for Nunavut organizations and they understand the cost of travel."

The advantages in being based where he is, is the ease of access he has to the wide range of wildlife and landscapes that can immediately be found in the Kitikmeot region where he lives.

"The main pro is that for wildlife and nature projects, the filming areas are right in my backyard year-round.

(The) Kugluktuk area has a large diversity of Arctic species and landscapes, so I can provide photos or footage of many wildlife species by taking off on my snowmobile, quad or boat."

Dumond explained he also works from home which allows him to be flexible in his work. "The other pro is that I don't need to do much scouting because I usually know where to find what I need to photograph or film.

Working from home also allows me to be more flexible with my time."

He added it's often a great advantage for outside production companies to hire locally, as there are lower costs associated with it, as opposed to sending a crew up North to

film.

"It is often cheaper and, especially when I work alone, I am self-sufficient to go on the land to film," he said.

Right now Dumond is content with how things are panning out for him, working from home with the lower costs correlated with having a home office, though he might like an assistant at some point in the future.

"I am hoping to eventually hire an assistant for some of the office work and to help on some filming projects. Having my office at home makes it easy to manage alone. To expand would likely require setting up a work space in town which would make monthly costs jump up."

In passing on advice to aspiring filmmakers elsewhere Dumond said to not let challenges cast down your dreams in starting a business and to listen to other professionals in the field as well as fellow amateurs.

"My main advice is to target something you enjoy, because it is likely to be tough before it gets fully enjoyable ... understand what works and what doesn't business-wise.

Always be nice to clients, go the extra mile without selling yourself cheap."

You can find Umingmak Productions on various social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Vimeo and LinkedIn). Dumond also has a website for his business at www.umingmakproductions.ca.

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Serving up great food at great value Rankin man has canteen dream come true

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

Almost a year in and things couldn't be going much better for small-business owner Chadd Burrill of Rankin Inlet who is, in fact, living the dream.

Burrill began living one of his dreams

the day the hamlet approved his proposal to operate the state-of-the-art Slapshot Canteen at the new arena in Rankin Inlet in December of 2019.

He has a three-year contract with the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet to run the canteen, with a possible option for a fourth year.

Burrill, 33, who works in the airports

ᓵᑦ ᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᐴᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓵᖅᑐᒥ ᐲᑦᓴᒥ ᐃᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᑦ Slapshot ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᕋᓛᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 17–ᒥ.

division with the Government of Nunavut in Rankin, has been involved with the food industry since he started washing dishes at the Captain's Galley in the Siniktarvik Hotel when he was just 12 years of age.

Two years later, while working at a family member's restaurant in Rankin, he was standing on a bucket and cooking hamburgers.

The bucket was the only way he could reach the burgers at the back of the grill, laughed Burrill, who said he always had a spark inside for working in the food industry.

He said, over the years, it became a sort of hobby and then grew into much more.

"I've always enjoyed feeding people when they're hungry and giving them good, honest food for their money," said Burrill.

"I never dared to dream in a million years that I'd ever have an opportunity like this but it all happened in a kind of a spur-of-themoment way and here I am."

These days, the Slapshot Canteen is seen by many as offering some of the best bargainpriced meals in Rankin. Even Covid-19 had little effect on his operation, which he ran as take-out only during the height of the pan-

Chadd Burrill pops a freshly-made pizza into the oven at his Slapshot Canteen in Rankin Inlet on Jan. 17.

NNSL file photo

demic.

Burrill said he really didn't think he'd be selected when he submitted his proposal to run the arena canteen to the hamlet. He said he was happy, surprised and shocked when told his proposal was accepted.

"The support I've received from the community and my suppliers in town has been unbelievable.

"Everybody just stepped-up to give me a helping hand when I needed it without a second's hesitation.

"I know people say it all the time, but it truly is a dream come true for me to be given the opportunity to run the Slapshot Canteen.

"I'm blessed and truly grateful. I don't have the words to describe how blessed I feel inside for all the community support I've received while doing this."

Burrill said he couldn't be happier with the crew he has running the Slapshot Canteen.

He said it's like everything came together to complete the perfect puzzle during this time in his life.

"Things like this just don't happen for me too often in my life," said Burrill with a chuckle.

"It's been a real roller-coaster ride of emotions, but I couldn't be happier for how it's all come together so perfectly for me to operate the Slapshot Canteen.

"I have a lot to be thankful for these days."

Nunavut small businesses by the numbers Northern News Services

The Government of Nunavut's Small Business Support Program, a $5,000 non-repayable contribution to assist with operational costs and working capital, has been accessed frequently since Covid-19 emerged.

As of Sept. 30, the Department of Economic Development had approved 86 applications for a total of $308,488

in financial relief. Applications are still being accepted and considered.

A spokesperson for the department stated that the GN is working with Inuit organizations and the Government of Canada on additional programs and resources for Nunavut businesses.

One such partnership is with the Canadian Northern Eco-

fact file ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti businesses ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ NNI, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᑎᒍᑦ: ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ/Arctic Bay – 3 ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ/Arviat – 7 ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ/Baker Lake – 6 ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ/Cambridge Bay – 17 ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ/Chesterfield Inlet – 2 ᓴᓪᓖᑦ/Coral Harbour – 2 ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ/Gjoa Haven – 2 ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ/Iglulik – 2 ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/Iqaluit – 78

ᑭᙵᐃᑦ/Kinngait – 4 ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ/Kugluktuk – 2 ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ/Pond Inlet – 10 ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ/Qikiqtarjuaq – 1 ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ/Rankin Inlet – 17 ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ/Resolute – 2 ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ/Sanirajak – 1 ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ/Whale Cove – 1

Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti, or NNI, is the Government of Nunavut's preferential procurement policy for Inuit businesses and labour. Above are the number of businesses that qualify for NNI by community.

Source: Government of Nunavut

fact file ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᕕᒃ Nunavut tunngavik incorporated's Inuit firm registry ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ – 204 ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ – 68 ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ – 112 ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ – 14 ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ

Baffin – 204 businesses Kitikmeot – 68 businesses Kivalliq – 112 businesses Out of territory – 14 businesses ᓇᑭᙶᕐᓂᖓ: ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ/Source: NTI

nomic Development Agency and the Nunavut Community Futures Association to offer eligible Nunavut businesses an alternative financing option in the form of an interest-free, partially forgivable loan of up to $100,000.

Potential applicants can contact the Community Futures Organization in their region for more information.

– Derek Neary ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ, $5,000 ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓄᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 30–ᒥ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 86–ᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ $308,488–ᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐱᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒥᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑐᕐᙱᐅᕐᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ, ᐃᓚᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᒧᑦ $100,000– ᒧᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕈᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

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ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓱᓕ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᑉᐳᖅ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓲᕗᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᓇᒥ ᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᑭᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ. ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᔮᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᑭᐊᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᙱᒃᑯᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᔭᒐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓂᕆᐅᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᒍᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐱᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᙱᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒪᐃᓐᓇᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᑰᓂᖃᙱᓚᑦ. ᔫᓂᒥ, ᐋᑐᕚ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ $133 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ $306.8 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕᒥ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᑭᑦᑑᑎᓂᑦ–ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ, $5,000

ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓄᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 30–ᒥ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 86–ᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ $308,488–ᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐱᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑐᕐᙱᐅᕐᓂᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ, ᐃᓚᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓃᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᒧᑦ $100,000–ᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔩᑦ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᑭᑦᑑᑎᓂ– ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᒥᓂᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 7–ᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨ ᒍᕋᒡ ᒧᐊᒐᓐ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᓯᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ 75 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐸᓗᖕᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕆᒐᔪᒃᑕᖓᓂ. ᒫᔾᔨ 16–ᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᑕ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᑉ

ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᓂᑦ, ᑕᑯᒥᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᕐᓂ. ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᓱᖏᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᔭᓯᑲ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 7–ᒥ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ – ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᑭᙶᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ – ᖃᓂᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᐅᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ–ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓯᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓂ, ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᙱᓚᖅ ᐅᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᑭᙶᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᔾᔮᙱᒻᒪᑕ. ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᙱᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ.

Community support is key to success Small businesses across the territory are still in crisis mode even with additional GN and federal funding Northern News Services

The challenges of running a small business are many. To be successful you have to know your niche – where you fit in your community – because community support is vital to staying open, let alone profitable.

This past year has not been an easy one on many of Nunavut's small businesses. It seems that if a business wasn't somehow involved in feeding the families and workers sheltering in place it is now balancing precariously or operating at a loss, hoping that no further restrictions occur and that Nunavut continues safely on its path to reopening.

It takes a certain amount of creativity and resiliency to survive in trying times, but these are qualities that Nunavummiut have in spades.

In June, Ottawa committed an additional $133 million to help Indigenous businesses recover from the hardships of the Covid-19 pandemic, on top of the $306.8 million previously earmarked in April. This latest round of funding will include micro-businesses, which weren't previously eligible for government aid.

The Government of Nunavut has also put a bit of weight behind supporting small businesses, with a

cent of his normal income.

The March 16 closure of the NunSmall businesses atta Sunakkutaangit Museum had severe impacts on artists' abilities We say: to sell carvings, jewelry and prints.

Still need our support The museum adapted to an online sales platform which manager and $5,000 non-repayable contribution curator Jessica Kotierk says made a to assist with operational costs and modest improvement in their ability working capital. It's been frequently to help artists sell their wares and accessed: As of Sept. 30, the the reopening July 7 was another Department of Economic Developstep in a positive direction. ment had approved 86 applications As craft fair season – another for a total of $308,488 in financial key income source for cottage relief and more applications are industries – draws nearer, quesbeing accepted and considered.

In addition, the GN, the Canadian tions are beginning to surface as to whether or not these events will be Northern Economic Development Agency and the Nunavut Commun- able to be held at all with the curity Futures Association have teamed rent pandemic-related restrictions.

With careful monitoring at points up to offer eligible Nunavut busiof entry to ensure building or room nesses alternative financing in the capacity is maintained, mask-wearform of an interest-free, partially ing and sanitation made available, forgivable loan of up to $100,000. there is no real reason these events Nevertheless, artists, artisans cannot be held while adhering to and other micro-businesses have the guidelines in Nunavut's Path. been especially hard-hit by the restrictions on gatherings and clos- Hopefully the GN and organizers are ures of business spaces that might co-ordinating so these vital sources of income are not lost. otherwise have provided them Creativity and resiliency are keys a place to display and sell their to success, but let's remember wares. to support local as the holidays Nunavut News reported Sept. 7 approach, our small business comthat artist Greg Morgan estimates that Covid-19 has cost him 75 per munity needs us.

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The circle of balance editorial – opinions

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we are and where we wish to be ... a time of reflection and to Several issues back I referred to the circle of balance. This reconsider our attitude. Some of our experiences have given us sense of balance is so quickly influenced by circumstance and deep scars and when a trigger goes off it reopens the wounds situation. and the pain returns. Too often we just As we go about our engagements and stay there and suffer when all we have limited social events a trigger will go to do is talk it out. There are gatherings off and it seems we lose control. This is where we can do this safely and it gives Harry Maksagak is a Cambridge our human nature and we have to allow us a sense of relief to let it out.

Bay resident and former this to take place but we have to act I've noticed at times that social underground miner at the Lupin gold mine. He has been married on it quickly or we will lose complete media has been an outlet, but that has for 43 years and has five children, control. Our mind and will is strong but its drawbacks and I do not recommend 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. we need to stay focused. This is where this venue. Some of the readers have no we adjust our emotional and spiritual heart or no empathy and they make matters worse. domains to match the physical and mental surroundings.

It is best to talk with a trusted friend or with a counsellor There are times when we have to sit back and look at where or organized group such as the Men's and Women's Society or Northern News Services

In my View

Youth Group. Even with these support groups it is important to appreciate the confidentiality clause and keep what you heard private.

This circle of balance has to be touched on daily. Just when you feel that everything is okay, something comes up and this circle is tested. That is why we say, "We live and we learn". In my view, if we want to continue in a sense of balance, then we need to live the IQ Principles as these principles reminds us that other people are around us and we need to put self aside.

Self-care often guides us by making us realize that if we want to help others then we need to feel balanced. Life is tough but with our feet planted on a good foundation, we can move forward knowing that I am in control.

This circle of balance includes the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual domains and they have to work together for us to function in confidence.

ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᓇᓕᒧᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᓐᓂ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓕᒧᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᓕᒧᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᓚᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓂᕐᓗᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔫᔮᖅᖢᑕ. ᐅᓇ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᑲᐅᖅᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᐊᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐃᓱᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᙱᕗᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐅᑕᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᒥᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᓗᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓗᑕ ᓇᒦᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒦᑦᑐᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ... ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕈᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᕗᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᑐᔪᓂ ᕿᓕᕈᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓂᕐᓗᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᕌᖓᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᕐᓂᑰᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᐳᖅ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑐᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒡᒐᖅᓱᖅᖢᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᑎᒋᓗᒍ. ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕐᓂᖃᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᖃᓱᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓂᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ. ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᕝᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖁᓇᔭᙱᓚᕋ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᐅᙱᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓪᓚᓲᖑᕗᑦ. ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᕗᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᒥ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ

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ᑰᑎᔅ ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒃᑐᖅ

ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐅᑯᓂᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᖁᔭᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᐊᒃᓴᒦᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓯᒪᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᕐᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᓇᓕᒧᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐅᖃᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ, "ᐆᒪᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ". ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓐᓂ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᒍᑦᑕ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᑯᐊ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓃᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ.

Kenneth Kripanik Iglulik

Baker Lake

Meadowbank mine road switchback tower, tuktu walking by, hard to choose with more over the hill, mid-September.

ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᐅᖃᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ.

ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ–ᐸᖅᑭᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᒐᔪᒃᐳᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᒍᑦᑕ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ. ᐃᓅᓯᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᕗᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓯᒐᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓗᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᓇᓕᒧᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕐᓄᑦ, ᑎᒥᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑕ.

ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ

ᔫᓂ 11, 2020, ᓄᓕᐊᕋ ᐊᑭᑦᑎᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᖁᐃᓂᔪᒥ ᓇᑦᑎᐊᕕᓂᕐᒥ 7:27 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᒡᓗᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ 45 ᒥᓂᑦᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᔨᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᒡᓗᒥᑦ. ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᒥᓂᑦᓂ ᖄᖏᕐᒪᑕ, ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓕᐊᕋ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑰᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᐱᓕᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒡᓗᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᒧᑎᓕᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᑕ.

June 11, 2020, my wife Akittiq Angutiqjuaq caught a very delicious fat nattiaviniq at 7:27 a.m. We were at breathing holes for a good 45 minutes before I found a hidden breathing hole. A couple minutes later, we were lucky my wife caught it because the rest were starting to give up from their seal holes and heading back to their qamuti.

Curtis Aupaluktuq

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

ᑲᓇᑦ ᕿᐸᓐᓂᖅ

ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ

ᒥᐊᑐᐹᖕᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᑕ switchback tower, ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓪᓗ ᖃᓕᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ, ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᑉ–ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ.

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Nunavut's chief justice has passed judgment on the ability of territorial justice staff and court workers to address Gladue factors and he feels they'd do a better job than southernbased specialists.

Gladue factors are those used in weighing appropriate sentences for Indigenous offenders. They take into consideration socio-economic and historical obstacles and traumas that Indigenous convicts have endured – this may include sexual abuse, alcoholism, drug abuse, family members committing suicide, having been in the adoption system and the legacy of residential schools. Consideration of these factors has become mandatory since a 1999 Supreme Court decision.

However, Nunavut's Gladue reports

are rather informal, based on lawyer's conversations with clients, supporting details from Department of Justice employees and, occasionally, input from Elders.

Defence lawyer Eva Tache-Green paid for a Gladue report to be composed by academics in southern universities for a 42-year-old Inuk client who pleaded guilty to sexually touching a 13-year-old girl in the middle of the night while the girl was sleeping. The case was heard in late 2019 and Sharkey handed down a four-month jail sentence earlier this month. Tache-Green argued that a conditional sentence served in the community would be appropriate for the man, who had no criminal history.

Chief Justice Neil Sharkey sharply disagreed.

"In my view, anything other than a jail term in this case would be a signal

to women in Nunavut that the court does not consider what the offender did to be all that serious," he stated.

Superior overview Tache-Green also contended that a knowledgeable and dedicated Gladue writer would provide a "superior overview" of the systemic factors that affect offenders and that non-Inuit legal professionals in Nunavut "don't know what we don't know" in regards to Inuit conventions.

In his subsequent decision, Sharkey stated that Indigenous offenders "do not have the right to the production of a publicly-funded Gladue report in advance of sentencing."

Sharkey noted that offenders are able to have a report produced privately but this "almost never occurs due to the associated cost."

The chief justice mounted a

strenuous defence of Nunavut's existing system.

"The Legal Services Board of Nunavut – the entity charged with providing legal aid services in the territory – has a long and distinguished history of collaboration and co-operation with Indigenous court workers in representing clients," Sharkey stated.

"Historically, the court workers, who are based in the communities, have served as invaluable resources and providers of community and individual knowledge to counsel. The intimate cultural knowledge and information court workers can provide to the court is endless.

"If we rely on southern Gladue report writers, we risk remaining ignorant of the specific cultural knowledge already present in existing community resources like Indigenous

court workers."

Sharkey also expressed concerns about potential delays if southernbased Gladue writers were to assume responsibility for the duties.

Finally, the chief justice said he's optimistic that current and upcoming Inuit lawyers will one day take over the judges' bench in Nunavut, bringing a more intimate understanding of Gladue factors with them.

A Department of Justice spokesperson stated that the department is reviewing Sharkey's Oct. 5 decision on Gladue report writing.

A survey of other Canadian jurisdictions shows that Gladue writers are mostly employed by legal aid societies or Indigenous organizations, the spokesperson stated. Those equivalent parties in Nunavut will be consulted as the Department of Justice proceeds with its analysis.

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Cake auction for Music Society coming up

Iqaluit Environment and Climate Change Canada in Iqaluit will be having its annual Workplace Charitable Campaign Cake Auction soon this year with Halloween being the theme.

Anyone in the community who would like to contribute pies, cupcakes or cakes can contact Lisa Lyta on Facebook or you can email her at lisa.lyta@canada.ca to help arrange for a pick-up. The baked goods must be ready by 9 a.m. Oct. 29.

Funds raised from this auction will be going towards the Iqaluit Music Society to help with their program.

– Trevor Wright

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ᑳᓐᑎᔅ ᒍᕋᐃᔭᒻ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓈᓇᖓ, ᓵᓕ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᓗ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐸᐸᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ.

Preserving program gains positive reviews

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet The Ilitaqsiniq (the Nunavut Literacy Council’s food preservation program) is being met with rave reviews by those who took the two-week program earlier this month.

Course participants in Rankin Inlet learned how to make pickled beets, mustard pickles, apple pie filling, pickled maktaaq, cranberry sauce and red-pepper jelly.

Each course participant also received a book with 400 different preserving recipes.

– Darrell Greer

Halloween events

Iqaluit The annual Spook-a-Rama Halloween event in Iqaluit has been cancelled.

The City of Iqaluit announced Oct. 9 that Covid-19 guidelines requiring social distancing and other safety protocols are the reasons for calling off the event, which is traditionally a major function for the Makkuttukkuvik Youth Centre.

However, the youth centre will still be open on Oct. 31 for Halloween-themed programming for all ages, but with a capacity of 25 people, according to the city.

The municipality is also planning an online Halloweenthemed contest with a variety of ways to win prizes.

– Derek Neary

NDMS photo-voice contest

Nunavut The Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society (NDMS) throughout Nunavut is holding a photo-voice contest during this month ending on Oct. 30.

Those under the Nunavummiut and Nunnavummi organizations are asked to take a photo of something that either helps them or prevents them from doing something in their respective communities.

One must include a description of why the photo is important to you and what it changes. There will be a number of different prizes including camping gear, fishing rods, seal skin and a grand prize of $1,000.

Submissions can be emailed to connect@nuability.ca or mailed to NDMS, PO Box 4212, 8 Storey Suite 110, Iqaluit,

A pair Pickling peppers

photo courtesy of Kandace Graham

Kandace Graham, left, and her mom, Sally Kusugak, take the Nunavut Literacy Council's food preservation program together in Rankin Inlet earlier this month.

NU, XOA 1H0. More information can be found on the NDMS Facebook page or their website at nuability.ca.

– Trevor Wright

Liquor plebiscite to be held

Arviat Folks in Arviat will be heading to the polls to cast their vote in the Arviat liquor plebiscite 2020 this coming month in the community.

An advance poll will be held in the hamlet council chambers on Nov. 2 from 12 to 7 p.m., with regular voting being held at the community hall on Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.

To be eligible to cast a ballot, voters must be a Canadian citizen, 19 years of age or older on Nov. 9 and a resident of Arviat for at least one year as of Nov. 9.

The question will read: Are you in favour of replacing

the current liquor prohibition system in the Hamlet of Arviat and surrounding area with a restricted-quantities system? (In addition to the general liquor laws of Nunavut, the restrictedquantities system would limit the amount of liquor a person can purchase-in, or import into, the community every seven days to one 24-case of 355 ml of beer, or eight litres of wine – two boxes of four litres or 10 bottles of 750 ml).

Voting Yes means you want the law to change, while voting No means you want the law to remain the same.

The Yes side requires 60 per cent of the vote for the law to change, while 40 per cent or more of the vote for the No side would mean the current prohibition system that prohibits the purchase, sale, transport and possession of liquor in the Hamlet of Arviat and the surrounding area will continue.

In Arviat’s 2014 plebiscite, the No side carried the day with 509 votes (68 per cent) to the Yes side’s 236 votes (32 per cent).

– Darrell Greer

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ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖏᑎᒋᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 400–ᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ 2018–ᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᑐᑦ 11 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᔨᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ. ᑑᓂ ᐊᑯᐊᒃ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ, ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᖑᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓘᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ. "(ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᔪᑦ) ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 10 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ," ᐊᑯᐊᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ." ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ "ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ." ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑖᓐ ᕚᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐸᓗᐊᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ $1-ᐱᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᕆᕗᖅᑕᐅᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ. ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖅ – ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ – ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 33 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ 328 ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 7–ᓂ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓯᓂᒃᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᐅᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᓪᓚᕆᐅᓇᓂ. ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᒧᑦ 7 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᖏᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓯᓂᒡᕕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

95 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐸᓗᖕᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᐅᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᓂ 70 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ – ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒧᑦ – ᐊᕐᓇᐅᕗᑦ. ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᒃ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓂᖃᐃᓱᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᔾᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ 2016,–ᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᔨᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᕿᒫᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᕿᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᓂᑦ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥ.

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The Qimavvik shelter in Iqaluit is one of five designated locations in Nunavut where those fleeing violence can seek refuge. The Department of Family Services has proposed new family violence shelters in Pangnirtung, Baker Lake, Pond Inlet and Gjoa Haven. ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ 2010–ᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᓴᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ 10 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᓪᓗᐊᒥ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ 2010–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ 2016–ᒧᑦ. ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓂᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑭᐅᓘᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐃᒻᒥᓃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓴᐱᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ. "ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓇᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖃᔪᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᑐᑭᓯᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᕐᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒥ

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕆᕗᖅ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕐᓂᖅ ᓴᙱᔪᐊᓘᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓲᖑᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ," ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᓴᐱᓕᖅᓯᒪᔾᔫᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᔪᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓴᙱᔪᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓗᑐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕇᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ, ᑐᙵᕕᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᑕ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᙱᔪᒥᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᕈᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᕕᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂ." bf l A GN m4WZz 18

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GN plans to study true cost of guaranteed basic income ᓄĪØflî

Arviat North-Whale Cove representative says key to evaluating potential benefits to Nunavummiut would be implementation of pilot project

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Nunavut

The territorial government is moving ahead with plans to study the pros and cons of implementing guaranteed basic income across Nunavut.

Last month Nunavut Department of Family Services issued a request for proposals for a consultant to conduct a feasibility study on the potential benefits of such a program.

John Main the MLA for Arviat North-Whale Cove, who has been championing the merits of universal basic income, said he is "cautiously optimistic" to see the territory committing money to investigate the true costs and benefits of providing guaranteed basic income to Nunavummiut.

"It's encouraging to see the government is taking the next step in terms of looking at this idea and seeing how it would work in this Nunavut context," he said. "But I'm also aware of how complicated this issue is."

Guaranteed basic income is a model aimed at replacing income assistance that ensures people have sufficient income

to live on, regardless of their work status.

Main pointed out that criticism over how the $2,000/ month CERB payments have been spent by Nunavummiut show there are misconceptions about the realities of social assistance and its beneficiaries.

"We have the $2,000 benefit being used to explain increased substance abuse and crime. I'm very skeptical of the one-sided analysis of an issue like that. The critics of CERB – do they know if food insecurity has decreased? Do they know if children are being better fed in the morning?" he asked. "It's a great example of how you can't reduce people to an anecdote. Not everyone is a criminal or an addict."

Guaranteed basic income was first recommended as an alternative to the current system in a 2013 report commissioned by Nunavut's AntiPoverty Secretariat.

Main said one of the biggest problems of the current system is that it discourages people from working and saving money, which ends up creating a cycle of poverty.

"It requires people to be

"ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑕᓐᓂ ᑐᕌᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐆᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑮᓴᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᐅᔾᔨᓂᐊᕈᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᕋ," ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ.

"The end goal that I'd like to see us heading toward is greater labour force participation, greater employment and a greater standard of living. If universal income is going to get us there then I'm all for it," says John Main, MLA for Arviat North-Whale Cove. poor to receive assistance," he said. "The end goal that I'd like to see us heading toward is greater labour force participation, greater employment and a greater standard of living. If universal income is going to get us there then I'm all for it."

Main pointed out the because Nunavut has such a complicated social assistance network comprised of various forms of relief, transitioning to a more efficient system will require lots of number crunching.

"We would always like to

see the government act more and study less. But this is a complicated one," said Main.

"We have a lot of supports that would be have to adjusted or evaluated together if we wanted to pilot universal basic income."

It is the potential for a pilot project once the study is finished, which will be the key to measuring the feasibility of guaranteed basic income.

Mustafa Eric, communications specialist for the Department of Community and Government Services, told Nuna-

vut News that the government couldn't comment on the study as the tender for the contract is still open.

Main said he doesn't feel overly confident the government will move ahead with a pilot. However, he said he would be following the proceedings closely and is looking forward to the release of the

report in less than a year.

"We won't know the applicability of this to Nunavut until it is rolled out in some way shape or form for living Nunavut residents. And they can determine whether this work or not," he said.

"That's what I'm looking forward to is the real world application of this."

Malaiya Lucassie resigns from Iqaluit council Unanimous motion called for her to step down after social media comments came to light

by Cody Punter

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Iqaluit's city council passed a unanimous motion calling for the resignation of Coun. Malaiya Lucassie during a meeting on Sept. 13.

She has since stepped down.

Lucassie is the daughter of Minister Patterk Netser, who had his cabinet portfolios stripped by the premier for a post on Facebook commenting on the Black Lives Matter movement and abortion.

The pro-life post made reference to black women having abortions and suggested that if all lives mattered then women should not be allowed to terminate their pregnancies.

Lucassie posted her support for Netser's comments on Facebook but was quick to apologize after the ensuing backlash.

Following a lengthy in-camera during the Sept. 13 council meeting, Coun. Romeyn Stevenson put forward a motion that was followed by no public debate.

"The city council does not abide by comments that were made by Coun. Lucassie. The council does not condone racism or gender violence and does not accept a world where such comments or comments

such as those made over the weekend are let go without censure," said Stevenson.

"Coun. Lucassie breached the code of conduct. We as a governing body had a responsibility to act. This council officially reprimands Coun. Lucassie. This council demands Coun. Lucassie's resignation effective immediately."

In an email to Nunavut News, Lucassie she's resigning effective immediately. However, she disagreed with the way her comments have been characterized.

"I would like to first apologize to the Black community, if I have offended you and sounded like a racist, I am sincerely sorry," she wrote. "The city has portrayed me as an Inuk with a racist attitude.

Please note that I am not against anyone or the BLM movement. I support and understand the movement as a member of a minority.

"All I tried to say and sorry if it was misinterpreted, is why did we not have anything done for the lives of Inuit that have been murdered, raped and abused? Why was there no such movement? We as minorities are often told to keep our mouths shut and bullied to keep our mouths shut.

"It's time we stand up together

ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖅᐸᐅᔭᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖁᔨᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᓘᑲᓯᒥᒃ, ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 13–ᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ.

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Iqaluit's city council passed a unanimous motion calling for the resignation of Coun. Malaiya Lucassie, far right, during a meeting on Sept. 13. She has since stepped down. and work together rather than going against each other."

Netser has defended his right to

speak his mind. Although he has been stripped of his portfolios he is still a member of cabinet.

His fate will be decided by MLAs during the fall sitting of the legislative assembly this week.

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Qiviut weaves tradition and business Soft underwool of muskox spun into highly-sought-after luxury yarns

by Trevor Wright

Northern News Services

Kugluktuk

Nunavut Qiviut produces a fine, warm yarn that the business is named after, supporting traditional lifestyles and Northern businesses.

Made from the soft underwool of muskoxen, the down-like fur beneath their rougher guard hairs, qiviut is soft to the touch and it retains warmth like no other animal fibre, as the mammals have to survive long periods of time in the Arctic winter.

Near the beginning, Nunavut Qiviut had support various groups to help them get started, from the Kugluktuk Hunters and Trappers Organization, the Hamlet of Kugluktuk, Nunavut Development Corporation and the Department of Economic Development and Transportation under the Government of Nunavut, helping kick-start this business.

"When you hold just a small amount of soft qiviut in your hand, your hand heats up quickly. These qualities of softness, beauty and great warmth are what make qiv-

iut a luxury fibre, used to create high quality rare yarn for knit and crotchet artists around the world," wrote Geoffrey and Natalie Clark in an email to Nunavut News.

Herds of muskoxen that roam near Kugluktuk are a part of the traditional diet for many of the people in the area and maintaining conservation levels is essential to the long-term health of the muskoxen population.

Hunters are an essential part of Nunavut Qiviut's business, the two form a mutually beneficial relationship.

"We noticed that people sometimes had extra muskoxen hides each year, so we started purchasing hides from hunters. This new source of income to the hunters supports them as they follow their passion for being on the land and for providing their families with healthy traditional food. By the end of 2019, Nunavut Qiviut paid Inuit hunters and local Inuit employees more than $79,000.

"This brings additional money into the Arctic economy, supporting members of the community who are contributing to food security," they wrote.

After obtaining the qiviut from local hunters they make it into yarn, dying the different bundles into various colours, they then sell the yarn to various artists all over Canada and around the world. About a quarter of their yarn is sold within Nunavut, international customers make up 60 per cent of the customers while Canadians make up the other 40 per cent. In addition to the artists, yarn retailers also make up a part of the customer base of Nunavut Qiviut.

"The idea took root in our imaginations over many years.

One day in 2014, we decided to try to make something with our own raw qiviut. It took a long time, but we were eventually rewarded with an incredibly beautiful scarf.

"We were so delighted with the scarf and we realized that there was an opportunity to contribute to food security and traditional lifestyles by making qiviut yarn," the two wrote.

"We are looking forward to seeing all the new, wonderful creations that will be made by artists in the years to come."

ᐅᖓᓇᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᖅᑰᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖅᓴᖃᐅᖅᖢᓂ, ᕿᕕᐅᑦ ᐃᔨᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᑰᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑖᖅᑐᒥ, ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓐᓅᔪᓂ.

photo courtesy of Nunavut Qiviut

Soft, warm and colourful, qiviut is easy on the eye and keeps you warm on long, dark, winter nights.

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Sports & Recreation Sports hotline • James McCarthy Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: sports@nnsl.com • Fax: (867) 873-8507

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A large group of kids in the novice and initiation brackets, ages five to eight, took part in the first lacrosse camp held at the new arena in Rankin Inlet Sept. 25 to 27.

Planting the seeds of the sport First lacrosse camp goes over well in Rankin Inlet

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet

The first lacrosse camp for youth of all ages was a huge success in Rankin Inlet Sept.

25 to 27, said the local recreation co-ordinator and camp program developer.

David Clark said the camp attracted large numbers of youth in the three youngest age brackets.

He said he was a little disappointed in the relatively low number of youth who participated in the midget-aged category, but that was his only concern from the camp.

"I don't know if, maybe, they think they're simply too old to pick up a new sport or what kept them away, but I was hoping we were going to get more kids out in that age group," said Clark.

"But, all together, we had about 120 kids out for the camp, so we're quite happy with that.

"The real excitement was also in the younger age groups.

That may be because they're younger and simply more eager to learn new things, but we had amazing turnouts with the younger groups.

"The kids had a blast, were really energetic and picked up the sport really quickly, so it was quite exciting to see that, for sure."

Clark said although it's only

been one camp, he definitely sees promise for the sport to grow in Rankin.

He said his only concern moving forward is finding the right people to make it work.

"The kids will just eat it up.

You show Rankin kids a new sport and they'll be into it and wanting to learn how to win at it very quickly. It's great here that way.

"But, if you don't have the proper coaches and programming, you're just setting yourself up for failure. That's something the recreation department and some volunteers will have to figure out so we can have some balance there.

"The excitement we saw in the kids was a little bit about the newness of the sport here and a little bit about the new challenges the game presents and the way it's played.

"A lot of the younger kids and some of the older ones, were asking the right questions and picking the sport up quite quickly."

Clark said it was obvious the majority of the youth who came out to the camp enjoyed the physical side of the sport.

He said when it comes right down to it, lacrosse is an exhausting sport to play.

"In hockey you can glide around a bit when you're not skating hard and there's quite a bit of walking in soccer

because the space involved in the game allows it.

"But lacrosse is a fast game and you have to be continually moving fast to keep up with the play, so it's one of those sports where you have to be really physically fit to compete."

Clark said a lot of the kids who attended the camp were eager to get out and try again.

However, he said, the camp was a one-off this year just to gauge interest in the sport.

"We had planned to host this camp in the spring and then we moved it back to the summer and then the fall because we were going to bring a guy up to help facilitate the camp but, obviously, the Covid restrictions changed everything and that didn't happen "I really wanted to have it because all the gear we needed was here, but we had to figure it out on our own. I took advantage of the time I had in isolation to research the game

and come up with a solid plan for the camp. Overall, I think we did a pretty good job."

Clark said the turf was removed this week and the recreation crew will be starting up the ice plant this coming Monday.

He said that will start the process of cooling down the floor so the crew can start the ice the following day.

"The ice will be in until mid-April of 2021, or so, then we need some time to take

the ice out and conduct some maintenance.

"We're planning on holding some big events in there during the spring festival and, possibly, the Laura Gauthier Memorial volleyball tournament, as well.

"We'll put the turf back in June of 2021 to start up our summer programming and one of the big things we may do is add lacrosse to what we offer at the new arena during the summer."

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Project Big Picture sucked … plain and simple Northern News Services

Money is what makes the world go 'round, right? Of course it does. Anyone who says more money causes more problems obviously hasn't had any money because if I had more money, I would be a pig in poop.

In soccer, there is money … lots of money. So much so that the top leagues in Europe are swimming in billions and billions of Euros (or pounds sterling in the case of England) and they're always looking for more. But drop down just one level in each of those big leagues and you'll see just how big the gap between them and the top really is.

Scotland solved that problem – and in reality, it needed to – by having all four leagues combined into one entity now with James McCarthy known as the Scottish Professional Football League. That came about in 2013 when everyone in Scotland realized that in order for everyone to succeed, it had to go back to the way it was before 1997, when the clubs in the old Premier Division broke away from the Scottish Football League to form the Scottish Premier League, just like they did in the dirty south of England in 1991, when the English Premier League was formed.

Like the English model, the top clubs in Scotland wanted more control of their money. Problem is that the cash doesn't flow up north like it does in the conqueror's land and everyone came to the realization that one league with four divisions and everyone benefiting worked the best.

In England, they've been trying to come up with scenarios to fix soccer and the latest idea was one which was supported almost all 72 clubs in the English Football League but hated by many in the Premier League. Here's why: It was called Project Big Picture and the main details of it all were leaked earlier this month. The gist of it was reducing the number of teams in the Premier League from 20 to 18, abolishing the League Cup competition and Community Shield game, scrapping parachute payments, offering a percentage of future T.V. deals to the English Football League and some clubs being given "special voting rights" based on length of time spent in the Premier League. Liverpool, the reigning champions of the Premier League and Manchester United were reportedly the two teams pumping the gas pedal on this.

Because of course they were.

Let's start with the reduction of teams. I'm not totally

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Liverpool, along with Manchester United, were reportedly pushing a plan known as Project Big Picture as a way to help fix the financial situation in English soccer. It went over about as well as you'd expect. photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

opposed to reducing the amount of teams in the Premier League but how would they do it? You're essentially telling two teams that they have to go down because money. That's the only reason. What else could it be? The Football League would stay at 72 – 24 in each of the three divisions within it – but two teams from League Two, the bottom division, would lose out to make room for the two from the Premier League.

Sure, it would work because you'd be cutting dead weight at the bottom but there are clubs at the bottom of the totem pole that depend on being in the Football League. Why? More money than in the National League, the "part-time" professional league.

The League Cup competition can go as far as I'm concerned. As it stands, clubs barely have any excitement about the FA Cup, which is a shame because it's the best tournament going today, but the League Cup is an added stress on the schedule. The Community Shield, however, needs to stay.

That's the annual contest between the winners of the Premier League and the FA Cup with every penny taken in from the game donated to charities around England. I like that and more of that needs to happen. It's only one game and since it's for good, it needs to stay.

Parachute payments … ugh. This needs to go and fast.

Basically, teams that are relegated from the Premier League to the Football League Championship each season are given money from the Premier League to help with the transition to non-Premier League life.

What it does and this has been the common complaint among a lot of soccer people, is simply allow that relegated team to keep a lot of their roster together and get a better chance at what's known as the "bounce-back", or an immediate return to the Premier League. It doesn't always happen but it happens quite a bit. The only reason parachute payments exist is so teams who get relegated don't go bankrupt after spending like drunken college students going through their student loan money on a Frosh Week bender. Just ask Leeds United.

The one part which intrigued me was the percentage of future T.V. deals going to the Football League. The number bounced around was 25 per cent and that's where the Football League was dancing. There was also the provision of a £250 million emergency Covid-19 fund that teams could draw from to help pay the bills because no one is allowed to enter the stadiums to watch.

I read more than one Football League team chairperson say money wasn't the reason they liked the deal but I've learned in my 29 years of life or so that when someone tells you it's not about the money, it's always about the money.

If someone came to your company/corporation and said they would institute a revenue-sharing deal and you would get 25 per cent of all future deals, would you say no? Exactly.

You'd be stupid to say no, considering the amount of money the Premier League hauls in at contract-renewal time.

But the one proposal that burned my ball-bearings is certain teams getting more say on how the Premier League is run. Under Project Big Picture, the so-called "big six" of Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea, along with Southampton, West Ham and Everton, the three other teams with the most amount of years spent in the Premier League over time, would have had those special voting rights. What's worse is only six of those nine would be needed to approve any changes.

That plain sucked. The Premier League has operated under a one-team, one-vote policy since its inception with a two-thirds majority – 14 out of 20 – required for changes to be made. Do you honestly think 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs would have allowed this to go ahead? It's like turkeys voting for Thanksgiving. Hey, you big six, go ahead and tell us what's good for us.

This whole thing stunk of elitism and thankfully, it won't go forward. The Football League may have liked it but it would have been a massive Trojan horse.

It was a power grab disguised as a rescue package and good thing people saw it for what it was.

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GN calculating extent of homelessness in select communities Gjoa Haven MLA advocates for unused buildings to be converted into residences

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

More than 400 people in Arviat, Gjoa Haven, Pond Inlet and Clyde River experienced some form of homelessness or housing instability in 2018, as did up to 11 per cent of children and youth in those surveyed communities.

These were among the findings from the Nunavut Hidden Homelessness Report, which was filed in the legislative assembly in late September.

Tony Akoak, Gjoa Haven's MLA, urged the territorial government to turn unused buildings into residences.

"The (surplus) buildings are not being used over 10 years.

That's what I'm hearing. There is staff housing not being used.

Community representatives have all been asking for assistance to renovate some type of buildings like that," Akoak said. "We

need homes for the homeless. It's increasing."

David Akeeagok, acting minister for the Department of Family Services, said the research from the report, two years in the making, will be used to "build awareness of the extent and impact of homelessness in Nunavut and to advocate for additional resources."

Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal told Nunavut News earlier this month that the Government of Canada's $1-billion national rapid housing program to repurpose old buildings is applicable to Nunavut.

The homelessness report – produced by the Department of Family Services, the Nunavut Housing Corporation and Employment and Social Development Canada – showed that up to 33 per cent of the 328 dwellings surveyed in the four communities sheltered seven or more individuals and had more than two people sleeping per

bedroom, reflecting the common overcrowded conditions.

Close to half of respondents indicated that, at some point, a room was used for sleeping that wasn't a bedroom.

Up to seven per cent of the dwellings reported areas outside of the house being used for sleeping. Approximately 95 per cent of survey respondents said they are Inuit and up to 70 per cent – depending on the community – were female.

Clyde River, Gjoa Haven, Arviat and Pond Inlet were chosen as the surveyed communities based on their relatively high number of income assistance clients in 2016, a high number of hidden homelessness cases reported in a 2010 housing needs survey and Inuit population growth of at least 10 per cent between 2010 and 2016.

The report acknowledges the ripple effect that overcrowding can have including impacts on mental

health and increases in substance abuse, conflict, violence, suicide and the spread of disease.

Although the document revealed many discouraging findings, it also highlighted the graciousness and responsive nature of Nunavummiut in coming to the aid of those in need.

"It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the challenges of homelessness.

There is, however, a rich diversity and depth of community programming, resources and ideas.

We are committed to continuing the work to create a future where all Nunavummiut have access to the tools, supports and services needed to find and maintain safe,stable housing.

"Let us work together to create a strong, co-ordinated housing continuum and continuum of supports to ensure that Nunavummiut have access to a range of affordable and suitable housing options where they can thrive."

fact file Homelessness survey findings • The percentages of people who reported using income assistance were 25.3 per cent in Pond Inlet, 40 per cent in Clyde River, 47 per cent in Arviat and 47.2 per cent in Gjoa Haven. The department's 2018 income assistance data indicates that 45 per cent of Pond Inlet's population were social assistance recipients, 69 per cent in Clyde River, 46 per cent in Arviat and 60 per cent in Gjoa Haven.

• The percentage of respondents who reported being employed at the time of the survey was around 45 per cent in all communities except Arviat, where it was 30 per cent.

• Between 64.5 per cent and 88 per cent of respondents, depending on the community, said they had no certificate, diploma or degree.

Source: Nunavut Hidden Homelessness Report

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Mental health advocates call for more action Group to organize a webinar to generate solutions

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

A group of Nunavummiut who are pushing for improved mental health services in the territory are organizing a webinar for residents and territorial and federal leaders to discuss mental health issues and solutions.

The event will aim to bring together Inuit of all ages, Nunavummiut interested and involved in mental issues in the territory and decision-makers in an effort to learn more about mental health, help alleviate the stigma of mental health and propose a path forward with recommendations for municipal, territorial and federal leaders, said Alanna Copland, who founded the organizing group.

They have enlisted the help of Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson, who has brought attention to Nunavut's high suicide rate in the Senate on a number of occasions.

"We cannot continue with the status

quo. Something must be done and that starts with education and ending the stigma," Patterson stated. "No idea is a bad idea and it is important for people to own these solutions. We need everyone on board if we're going to see real change. I'm very happy to help facilitate this dialogue and help with any lobbying required in Ottawa. Ultimately, the decisions will be up to Nunavummiut and territorial leaders."

The date of the webinar should be set by next month, according to Copland.

She and her peers organized a Nunavut-wide protest on June 26 to raise awareness of mental health issues and to demand better services in the communities. That demonstration attracted close to 150 protesters in Iqaluit alone.

"People are still being sent out of the territory because we don't have any facilities in Nunavut. Hasn't our people being removed from their homes for residential schools and TB sanatorium taught us anything? Nunavummiut

should be able to heal at home, in their home territory," Copland said at the time.

However, she also acknowledged that an addictions treatment and trauma centre proposed for Iqaluit in 2025 won't be a cure-all.

"Not every Nunavummiut will be going to the facility," she said. "(We need) programming to facilitate those services within a community – (it) needs to be readily available for those who do not require treatment in a facility away from home."

She asserted that mental health lessons ought to be taught in schools, including mental health training programs at Nunavut Arctic College, to end the stigma associated with mental illness.

Copland added that the Ilisaqsivik training program for Inuit mental health workers in Clyde River could also serve as a model for other communities to follow.

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Coral Harbour deacon responds to pandemic problems

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Paul Pudlat takes on extra duties with church at age 71

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Salliq/Coral Harbour

Coral Harbour's Paul Pudlat was officially ordained as a deacon at the Anglican church in Rankin Inlet this past July 23.

Pudlat, 71, said being ordained as deacon by Lucy Netser, an Anglican pastor from Arviat, means that God is calling him to do what needs to be done spiritually in his community, as well as any other community he happens to be called to in the Kivalliq region or beyond.

He said he's been in the clergy since 1986 and is looking forward to the new challenges awaiting him.

"To make a long story short, I would like to be the voice for God wherever I am, because he needs me to speak for him," said Pudlat.

"So, if you hear me preaching somewhere, it's not really me you hear speaking but, rather, God speaking to the people and myself, through me.

"I didn't make up the bible. God made the bible and he wants us to follow where he is going. So, it is up to us to follow his word.

"We only live once and, if we don't do it for God, we're missing the other half of what we're supposed to be doing.

"We have to bring it upon ourselves to do this and submit ourselves to God during our lives."

Pudlat said church activities in Coral

have slowed down a lot since the start of the pandemic. That's mainly because the community is not gathering in the church together as it usually does – where they also hold their young person's choir – and his preaching is not being done directly.

Creative solutions He finds it a lot harder trying to serve the community with church services limited to 50 people at a time due to Covid19 restrictions, he said.

However, he is doing radio shows where many more residents can tune in.

"Hopefully, God has also been able to send his voice through the radio for both the people and myself," he said.

"I like to think the youth in Coral Harbour are doing well spiritually but, like I said, it's become harder for us to spread the word of God in the church since people aren't going to church as much during the pandemic.

"By that I mean we're still going to church as a community, but only in the morning. That's where we do our other half of our lives for God." Pudlat said Covid-19 has changed life around the globe quite drastically during 2020. He said no one in the world expected what was coming their way and that rings especially true in small, remote communities.

"We know Covid is out there and that it touches people. We know it kills people and can take away the loved ones

of so many.

"How do we deal with that? It's hard for us to imagine that one day, eventually, it may make it into our communities, but we have to face the fact that possibility exists.

"It's hard, I know, but that's the reality of it and we must face that reality."

Pudlat said becoming a deacon has changed his responsibilities a lot.

He said he still needs to receive more training as he goes along but, with Covid-19, it's become hard just to meet with ministers to discuss the options that he will have moving forward.

"I'm going to be doing some of the work of the ministers in some communities, such as conducting marriage services, baptisms and other duties such as keeping records of things around the church for year's end and holding meetings with parishioners in the vestry and working directly with them.

"I have no intentions of slowing down, even at 71, until God calls me home. If anything, I'm going stronger than ever right now.

"I could not have done this by myself and I would like to thank the people who had a part in ordaining me in the Anglican church in Rankin Inlet during the Covid pandemic, especially Lucy Netser.

"I would also like to thank everyone who supported me, especially my wife, Emily, who stood by my side through both high times and low. I love you."

photo courtesy of Noel Kaludjak

Paul Pudlat of Coral Harbour was ordained as a deacon at the age of 71 in Rankin Inlet this past July 23.

ᓴᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐹᓪ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᖢᓂ 71-ᓂᒃ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐹᓪ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᙳᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 23-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐳᓪᓚᑦ, 71-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂᒎᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᖓᓄᑦ ᓗᓯ ᓇᑦᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐱᓕᕆᖁᓯᒪᖕᒪᒍ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔭᕌᖓᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᕋᒥ 1986-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᓕᕋᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔫᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. "ᓇᐃᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓗᒍ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᐊᕋ, ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᒪᒐᒪ ᒎᑎᒧᑦ ᓇᓃᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᒪ, ᐅᖃᕈᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕋᑉᑯ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ. "ᐊᑕᐅᓰᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕋᑉᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᒎᑎ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᙱᒃᑯᑉᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑉᑕ ᓇᑉᐸᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ. ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑕ ᒎᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ." ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᒎᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᑲᑦᑐᕐᔫᒥᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑕᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ – ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑕᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ. ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᓂᖅᓵᓗᒎᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖏᑦ 50 ᐅᖓᑖᓅᕆᐊᖃᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ -19-ᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᓈᓚᐅᑎᐊᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᑐᓵᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ. "ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ, ᒎᑎ ᓂᐱᒥᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑰᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᓪᓗ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. "ᐃᓱᒪᔪᒪᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪᑎᑐᑦ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᓐᓇᓱᒃᖢᒋᑦ." ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ -19 ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃᑯᑦ 2020-ᒥ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ. "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕᑦᑕᐅᖅ. "ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᓂᐊᖅᐱᑎᒍᑦ? ᐃᓱᒪᓇᓱᒋᐊᒃᓴᕐᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᐊᓘᓐᓂᖅᐸᑦ ᓄᓇᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑳᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ. "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓱᓕᔪᖅ ᓱᓕᔪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ." ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᙳᕋᒥᒎᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᕚᓪᓕᖅᑐᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕋᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ -19 ᑕᐃᒪᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᓯᓂᖅᓴᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕈᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. "ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔭᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖓ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᖓ, ᑯᕝᕕᕆᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᐸᑐᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓄᑦ. "ᓱᑲᐃᓪᓕᒋᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᔮᙱᑦᑐᖓ, 71-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᖁᓕᖅᐹᖓ. ᓴᙱᒃᑎᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑑᔭᖅᑐᖓᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ. "ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᙱᑕᕋ ᐅᕙᖓᑐᐊᖑᒍᒪ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ photo courtesy of Noel Kaludjak ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓘᓯ ᓇᑦᓯᖅ.

Paul Pudlat of Coral Harbour gets ordained as deacon in Rankin Inlet by Arviat "ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓕᐊᕋ, ᐃᒪᓕ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᓇᖏᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᓇᒡᓕᒋᕙᒋᑦ."

Anglican pastor Lucy Nester this past July 23.

ᐹᓪ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᙳᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᔨᖓ ᓗᓯ ᓇᑦᓯᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 23-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ.