Nunavut News, Dec. 21, 2020 Edition

ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ SSi ᑲᓇᑕ, ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ

A season for giving SSi Canada, regional Inuit orgs, Agnico Eagle and others spread holiday cheer throughout the territory

Volume 75 Issue 34 MONDAY, December 21, 2020

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"The spirit of Christmas and community was alive and well ... It was a really heartwarming event."

– Miranda Atatahak, one of the volunteers with the Kugluktuk Christmas Committee, was thankful for community support as they adjusted to Covid-19 restrictions, page 7.

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ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ/ᐅᐱᕐᙶᕐᒥᓪᓗ 2021–ᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᒥ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᓱᒑᐱᖕᒥ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ 18-ᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒍᑎᖏᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓪᓗ, ᓂᕿᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᒪᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 18, 2021-ᒧᑦ, ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ 867-924-6044 ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ piqqucdm@gmail.com please see Piqqusilirivvik, page 15

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ 12-ᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓛᖅᖢᑎᒃ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᒍ 2021–ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᓯᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᑐᖏᓕᐊᓂ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓄᑦ 12-ᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒃᓴᙳᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᖕ`ᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ 18-ᓂᑦ 35-ᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕈᑎᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᖏᓕᐊᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ: ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ, ᖃᒪᓂ'ᑐᐊᖅ, ᑭᓐᖓᐃᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᒃ, ᓴᓪᓕᖅ, ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ, ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ, ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓴᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒧᑦ, ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᕋᓛᖅ, ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᒧᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑕᒍᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ. please see Inspire, page 23

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᕙᓯᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒍᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᐅᕆᒃ ᐃᐊᔅ. ᒪᒍᓕᔅ ᐃᓚᖏᑦᑕᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᖃᕈᒪᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᖅᑕᐅᒍᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ $250,000–ᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 14-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᕿᑎᐊᓃᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᖏᑦᑕ 1 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᑖᓚᐃᑦ. "ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᑦᓯᐊᕈᒪᕙᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᓇᒍᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ," ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᓴᐱᕆ 11-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ. please see Holidays, page 15

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fact file Nunavut covid-19 situation as of DEC. 18 Active cases: 34 Confirmed cases: 259 Recovered cases: 225 Total persons followed: 5,478 Current persons followed: 631 Completed tests in Kivalliq: 1,701 Negative tests: 1,645

Confirmed cases by community Arviat: 217 (183 recovered) Whale Cove: 21 (all recovered) Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

Keep each other safe for the holidays No new cases of Covid in Nunavut; number of people infected falls to 34

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut's chief public health officer, is strongly advising Nunavummiut to keep their holiday gettogethers to small numbers.

"With the holiday season upon us, I know many of us want to celebrate with family and friends," Patterson said.

"This year however, planning our celebrations must include all the public health measures in place. Our main goal throughout the holiday season should be to ensure the ongoing health and well-being of our family, friends and Elders. Please keep gatherings small, to keep our communities safe."

The number of active cases of Covid-19 in Arviat has fallen to 34 as more people have

recovered and only one new infection was detected as of Dec. 18, according to the Government of Nunavut.

In total, 225 Nunavummiut have recovered from the virus.

"I want to remind Nunavummiut that until the outbreak is declared over, the number of cases will fluctuate regularly," said Patterson.

"I want to encourage everyone to continue their efforts, as they are paying off. Although this is difficult and tiresome, it is necessary and it must continue in the weeks to come.

Thank you to all community members for doing their part."

Contact tracing in all impacted communities is ongoing and public health staff are monitoring everyone in isolation, the Department of Health stated.

"As we continue to plan for the arrival of our first doses of the vaccine in-territory,

Nunavummiut must continue to practice all the public health measures for the foreseeable future," said Patterson. "This vaccine should be considered the first step in a long journey to end Covid-19. It is not a cure, but the best defence we have so far. Covid-19 is here for the long-term, and we must all stay vigilant and prepared."

As of Dec. 18, Arviat testing has yielded 992 negative tests.

Monitoring in Sanikiluaq, Rankin Inlet and Whale Cove continues.

Anyone who has reason to believe they have been exposed to Covid-19 is advised to call the Covid-hotline at 1-888-9758601 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST, or notify their community health centre right away, and immediately isolate at home for 14 days. Please do not go to the health centre in person.

ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᔅᓯ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᑖᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑕᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ; ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑕᒃᐳᖅ 34–ᓄᑦ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᑭᑦᑑᖁᕙᖏᑦ. “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑭᐅᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕗᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᑎᒍᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ,” ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᓪᓗᐊᑕᕗᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᓕᒫᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᑭᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ.” ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᕗᖅ 34–ᓄᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᙱᓚᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 18–ᖑᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ, 225–ᖑᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᐃᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᒍᓂ ᖄᖏᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ

ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒡᓗᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ. “ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᔪᒪᕗᖓ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᐃᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪᑕ. ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖃᓇᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ.” ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 18–ᖑᓕᖅᑐᒥ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ 992–ᓂ ᐱᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ. ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖃᕈᓂ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᕕᐅᔪᕕᓂᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ 1-888-975-8601 ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ 10 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 6 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᖕᓇᒥ ᓯᕿᙳᔭᖓᓄᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᕐᙲᓐᓇᑲᐅᑎᒋ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓯᑲᐅᑎᒋᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ 14–ᓄᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᓕᐊᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ.

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ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᒃ ᐋᑦᔪᓐᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᐃᓚᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂ–ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓕᒎᖅ ᐊᑯᒃ ᐋᑦᔪᓐ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑭᐳᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᑯᒃ ᐋᑦᔪᓐ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐴᖑᔪᒥ ᑕᑖᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓚᑲᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᐸᖓᕐᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᓴᓇᓲᕆᕙᖏᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᔪᓂ ᓴᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ. ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑭᐳᖓᓐᓂ.

photos courtesy of Akok Adjun

Akok Adjun holds a necklace that she created for a wedding over the summer. She fashions her pieces at her kitchen table.

ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᕙᖓ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᔭᒥᓕᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ, ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᓂᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᒃ ᖃᓂᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᒃᓴᒥ ᑎᑭᓴᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᒥ. “ᐃᓐᔅᑎᒍᕌᒻᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᒃᐱᖅᑐᒐᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓐᔅᑎᒍᕌᒻ ᒪᒃᐱᖅᑐᒐᓐᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᙱᓚᖅ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᔭᒥᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂ ᐱᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᐊᕆᔅᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᕕᒃᑐᐊᕆᐊ ᑲᑯᑎᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᐃᕖᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ 2019–ᒥ. ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒥ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᑎᒋᒐᔪᒃᐳᖅ ᐋᑦᔪᓐᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᑕᒫᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒥᓄᑦ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ. ᒎᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᐸᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᒥᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐆᒃᑑᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᐸᓘᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᖕᓂᖓᓂ. “ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᑲᙵᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ. ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. “ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒡᓗᑎᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᔨᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑳᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᕐᓂᑦ. ᐃᓐᔅᑎᒍᕌᒻ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᕗᖅ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ... ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃᑕᖃᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑳᓂ ᐃᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ.” ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᓚᓕᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓴᐸᖓᓂ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒥᒃ. “ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᓇᓗᓕᔾᔮᙱᓐᓇᕕᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. “ᓇᓗᓕᕈᒪᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᓯᓗᑎᑦ ᓴᐸᖓᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᖓᓂ ᑲᓚᓕᖕᒥ ᓴᐸᖓᕐᒥ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ.” ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑕᒻᒪᕈᕕᑦ, ᐅᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐲᕐᓗᒍ. ᓴᐸᖓᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕆᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᒻᐱᐊᒥ. ᑎᑭᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᕈᓘᔭᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᐅᒋᓛᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᐳᑦ, ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᖔᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ–ᓴᓂᕋᓕᖕᓂ, ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᐅᑎᕈᑎᓄᑦ. ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᐅᑎᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᑮᓄᑦ– ᐊᑦᑕᑕᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᐊᖑᕙᒃᑯᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᓗᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖃᓇᕆᕗᖅ. ᐃᑲᕐᕋᒐᓵᓗᖕᓂ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᒑᖓᑦ, ᑎᑭᖓ, ᑯᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᐃᖏᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᓲᖑᕗᑦ. “ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑎᒥᒐ ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᖅ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᓗᖓ, ᓄᑭᒃᑲ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ.

ᐅᓇ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᐸᖓᕐᓂ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᒃ ᐋᑦᔪᓐᒧᑦ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᒥ. ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᐸᖓᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᐸᓘᓕᖅᑐᓂ.

This collection of beadwork necklaces is the handiwork of Akok Adjun of Kugluktuk. She taught herself how to bead about three years ago. ᓱᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ “ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ” ᑭᐱᙳᐃᔭᐅᑎᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᓴᐸᖓᕐᓂ ᑲᑕᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐳᒡᔪᖏᓐᓂ, ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. “ᓴᐸᖓᕐᓂ ᓈᕕᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᓇᑕᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᖃᔅᓰᖅᓱᒐᓚᒃᖢᖓ,” ᐃᒡᓚᖅᐳᖅ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᙱᑦᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᕿᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᑎᕐᒥ, ᐹᕐᙳᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᓴᐸᖓᖅᓯᐅᖅᖢᓂ.” bf l A Beadwork m4WZz 11

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'We wanted to use the money that would typically be used to celebrate staff at the end of the year and to give it to various charities'

by Trevor Wright

Northern News Services

Nunavut

SSi Canada/QINIQ is giving back to the communities the company serves with nine days of Christmas kindness, including three donations to Nunavut charities and organizations. The others are spread between Yellowknife and Ottawa.

"We wanted to use the money that would typically be used to celebrate staff at the end of the year and to give it to various charities," said Susan Finlay, senior adviser for Marketing and Development for SSi Canada.

The donations kicked off Dec. 8 when SSi contributed funds to the Ilisaqsivik Clyde River Wellness Centre, which provides resources and programming for families and individuals to promote community wellness, health and healing. The donation will be used toward hampers of food and cleaning supplies for the holiday season, as well as medical supplies for families in need.

The Arctic Children and Youth Foundation (ACYF) headquartered at the Umingmak Centre in Iqaluit was the was the next Nunavut recipient on Dec. 11. Based in Iqaluit, ACYF serves all of Nunavut with a goal of helping all Nunavut children and youth obtain standards of living and services similar to the rest of Canada in terms of education, opportunities, health and well-being.

"They wrote us a nice little blurb saying during the pandemic they were unable to see clients in person, SSi Canada responded by providing internet services in a unique way that they could stay connected," said Finlay. "The financial money we will be giving, it will be used to create wellness packages for those clients."

Those wellness packages include clothing, food, wellness activities and gifts for the children and youth who are receiving it.

The Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank was the third Nunavutbased recipient, with funds going to them for future food bank needs.

The board has decided to use the donation towards one week of fresh produce for food bank clients.

"Behind the scenes SSi is always doing a lot of these types of community funding," she said, adding that with anxiety about Covid-19 and other concerns people may have "we just figured at Christmas it would be nice to share the stories, because it's nice right now for people to be reading about kind things that are happening."

"It's important for them to know that SSi really cares about the communities, we're very familiar with the communities, we have representatives in each community that are local and from those communities.

"We're just hoping all the communities stay safe and stay healthy."

ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᕕᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ SSi/ᕿᓂᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ–28-ᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᐃᓇ ᓴᖑᔭ, ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᑐᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨ ᑯᕆᔅᑏᓇ ᓈᑕᓇᐃᓐ, ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔨ ᐄᕙ ᑎᒍᓪᓚᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨ ᓰᓚ ᐃᓄᒃ.

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Members of the Ilisaqsivik Clyde River Wellness Centre take a picture with cleaning supplies donated by SSi/QINIQ. From left, 28-day on-the-land counsellor Ina Sanguya, executive co-ordinator Christine Natanine, janitor Eva Tigullaraq and counsellor manager Sheila Enook.

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Holiday helping hands in Kugluktuk Christmas committee has found innovative ways to succeed despite Covid restrictions

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Kugluktuk

Covid restrictions haven't stopped the determined Kugluktuk Christmas Committee from raising funds, but they're currently in a position of having to do more with less.

Close to $35,000 has been pledged through the annual telethon and new online auctions.

That is behind last year's exceptional pace of $42,000, and there are more people in need of help in 2020.

Food hampers were distributed to 175 households last year. This year, the committee has decided to help every household in the community – approximately 450 of them – with food hampers and hygiene kits, said Miranda Atatahak, one of the volunteers.

The nine committee members have been meeting online or by teleconference to make plans because face-to-face gatherings of that many people were prohibited during the recent two-week pandemic lockdown.

"We've had to change basically everything we've done so far to work within the (public health) restrictions. It's been a challenge but our group is resourceful and we've been able to get our work done," said Atatahak.

The annual Christmas Gala – a popular dinner and auction – was scheduled for Nov. 21 as a scaled-down event for 60 people, but it was ultimately cancelled due to Nunavut's second lockdown.

All of the donated items for the gala were instead auctioned off online through the committee's Facebook page.

"It's the first time we've done online auctions and we weren't sure how well we would do. Thankfully our social media community responded and our online auctions brought in roughly the same amount we would normally

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓗᐊᕆ ᕉᑎᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓗᐊᕆᓐ ᒃᓛᓯᓐ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᒥ ᓂᒃᓯᒃᑕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᕿᐱᖕᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒥᐊᕆᐋᓐ ᐅᐃᔅᕗᑦᒥ. ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

photo courtesy of Miranda Atatahak

Kugluktuk Christmas Committee members Lori Rudyk, left, and Lauren Klassen display a homemade crocheted Afghan that was donated by Maryann Westwood. It was sold in the committee's online auction to raise funds for those in need during the holidays. raise from a sit-down dinner and auction," Atatahak said.

The radio telethon was held in the community hall, but the usual crowd on hand to enjoy the music, games and other events was non-existent. Only five people could be in the room at a time so Atatahak looked after the

hosting duties, Lashawna Taipana operated the radio and Saveah Ilgok, Akok Adjun and Doreen Evyagotailak answered the telephones and accepted donations via e-transfers.

Residents called in to join Atatahak live on radio – some shared greetings and shared stories, some sang and others played instruments.

Meanwhile, volunteers Nadene McMenemy, Johnny Kootoo and Robin Ilgok – wearing masks and gloves – drove around town picking up cash donations that community members placed in sealed bags.

"It was a very busy night being so shorthanded, but it was fun," said Atatahak. "The spirit of Christmas and community was alive and well ... It was a really heartwarming event."

The Tahikyoak Heritage Fund and Canadian North are among the initiative's largest supporters.

The committee's holiday breakfast program is underway, although it too has been altered.

Instead of groups of people stopping by for a drop-in breakfast, there's a pickup program offering a week's worth of cereal, milk, snack bars, yogurt and fruit for households. On Dec. 14, 178 breakfast packages were given away.

More will be available on Dec. 21 and 28.

Food hampers are scheduled to be delivered on Dec. 22.

Help from the KIA The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) is also assisting residents in Kugluktuk as well as the other four communities in the region. Each hamlet is receiving $8,500 toward their holiday food hamper programs thanks to industry partners matching the KIA's donations.

"This will definitely help during this holiday season while we are in the middle of a global pandemic and many are experiencing food security issues. I personally thank them all for their contributions," stated KIA President Stanley Anablak.

The KIA is also sponsoring an applicationbased meat pack voucher program in partnership with Arctic Cooperatives Ltd. The voucher program will run for four months and households are eligible to apply monthly.

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ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ, ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᓘᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕇᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᓂᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕆᕙᒃᑕᖓᓂ, ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᖓᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᑲᓴᒃᐳᖅ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 80 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᕙᙱᒻᒪᑕ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ.

112-ᒪᒃᐱᖅᑐᒐᓕᖕᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᒥ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ 13–ᖏᖅᓱᕐᖢᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᙱᓚᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᕿᒫᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᒐᔪᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑎᖅᑕᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᐊᖃᕆᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓱᓕ ᑕᑯᙱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᐹᓪ ᐸᐃᓴᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ "ᓴᙲᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ" ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᒻᒧᑦ ᐸᓯᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᓱᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᖃᓐᓈᒥᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᖓᓂ. ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓ ᒋᐊᕆ ᐆᓪ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᖕᒥ ᐲᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᒥᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ

ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᐸᐃᓴᒃ "ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓᓂ ᑲᖐᒍᓱᖕᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ." ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑐᖅ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᓂᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓂᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

2019–ᒥ ᒪᒃᓚᐃᓐᔅᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑏᑐᕆ ᐸᐃᓐᐳᕆᑦᔾ, ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᑎᐊᕆᐅᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕇᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂ, ᑕᐃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᒥᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᒥᓄᑦ: "ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᕿᒥᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓐᓃᕐᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐆᒪᑎᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ 7–ᖏᖅᓱᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᑐᐃᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᒥᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᒃᑯᓂ." ᐅᑎᕐᓗᓂ ᐸᐃᓴᒃᒧᑦ. "ᑲᑐᔾᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᕗᑦ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐅᓇ ᐳᐃᒡᒍᑰᔪᖅ ᖁᒃᓴᓪᓚᒃᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᐸᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ," ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓴᙲᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ 'ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ. "ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ, ᐱᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖑᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ," ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᑦ

ᒪᑐᐃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ ᑭᐅᓗᒍᑎᖃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ." ᐸᐃᓴᒃ ᓇᓚᐅᑉᐳᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᑑᓗᓂ ᓂᒡᓕᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᓇᒧᙵᐅᕝᕕᒃᓴᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᔫᓐᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 2018–ᒥ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᖕᓂ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. "ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᓇᒧᙵᐅᕝᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑑᔮᙱᓚᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᔾᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᔪᒧᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐃᓚᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᑑᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ." ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒥᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ. ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ-ᐱᓕᖅᑭᒃᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ – ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᕝᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕇᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ – ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓕᕐᓕᐅᒋᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᓂ–ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓛᖑᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕆᕗᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ – ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᒌᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓄᑦ – ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ.

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The holidays, though a time of joy and celebration, can be a stressful time for many.

Pair everyday struggles with an ongoing pandemic and you've got a perfect storm for intimate partner violence.

The number of women and girls experiencing violence at the hands of an intimate partner, spouse or relative is nearly impossible to calculate as more than 80 per cent of incidents go unreported, according to one Statistics Canada estimate.

A 112-page report that Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada released in January states the rate of violent transgressions against Inuit women is 13 times higher than for women in the rest of Canada.

But those numbers don't show how Nunavut women fleeing violence are often trapped in a repeating loop of trauma due to lack of adequate services.

Then we must consider that even when these violent acts occur, are reported to the proper authorities and prosecuted, the victim still may not see justice done.

Justice Paul Bychok expressed his frustration in a decision released in November after he was forced to impose a "lenient" sentence on a Kugluktuk man convicted of twice assaulting his girlfriend. Following plea negotiations, Crown prosecutor Gary Wool had the court delete

The issue:

gender-based violence

We say:

safe options desperately needed

a choking charge, which Bychok "expected the Crown to allege (as) an aggravating factor to the common assault." The offender subsequently pleaded guilty to common assault and a bail breach.

In a 2019 Macleans interview, Deirdre Bainbridge, a nurse who chairs the Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee, called strangulation a major red flag, in which an abuser literally has the victim's life in his hands: "Someone strangled to unconsciousness but left alive is seven times more likely to be killed than if never strangled."

Back to Bychok. "The joint submission did nothing to help dispel the perception that our justice system devalues the lives of Inuit victims of crime. I am certain this omission would alarm and dismay all informed and reasonable Nunavummiut," the judge stated.

He noted that there's a risk that lenient sentences can reinforce the perception that "there is little justice to be found for Inuit women in the criminal justice system.

"Inuit women, and all Nunavummiut, deserve a justice system that meaningfully addresses gendered

violence," the judge wrote. "There is a need and a role for Parliament to reopen debate on this vitally important aspect of our criminal justice system."

Bychok is right, but justice alone is a cold substitute for supports for women and families with nowhere else to go.

Nunavut RCMP Chief Supt. Amanda Jones said in 2018 that new family violence shelters would be of great benefit to women trying to leave violent situations.

"It's a frustration for a lot of our members, they feel they have nowhere to direct the client to, a safer environment," she said. "Our members feel sometimes that they're very alone to try and solve the issues."

The Department of Family Services has proposed new family violence shelters in Pangnirtung, Baker Lake, Pond Inlet and Gjoa Haven. Those are badly needed.

Second-stage housing – a facility offering long-term, secure housing with support and referral services designed to assist women while they search for permanent housing – is another needed and asked-after support. The absence of such housing affects women and children at their most vulnerable.

Parliament must also address the ever-growing need for housing – transitional and permanent – to protect our most vulnerable and give them hope for a safe future.

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Virtual events to keep spirits high ᒪᒪᕐᓂᖅᐹᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥ ᐋᓐᑎᐹᔅᑐᒥ, ᓄᑖᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ! ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᕌᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫ ᐅᕼᐅᑲᓐᓄᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᑎᐹᔅᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᒃᓴᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐅᕼᐅᑲᓐᓄᐊᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐊᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ. ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᓚᒥ -50 C ᓯᓚᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᕿᕿᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᐅᔪᒥ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᓇᔭᙱᓚᖅ ᕉᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥ ᐋᓐᑎᐹᔅᑐᖃᕐᓇᓂ. ᐃᓗᐊᓂ: ᖃᓂᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᒪᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓂ.

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/ Kimmirut street talk with Qaqqalik School

ᑭᓱ ᒪᒪᕆᓛᕆᕕᐅᒃ ᓂᕿᓪᓚᑦᑖᓂ?

What is your favorite country food? ᔪᐊᔾ ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ “ᒪᑦᑖᖅ.”

George Pitsiulak “Mattaaq.”

ᓂᕙᐃᔭ ᐱᑦᓯᐅᓛᖅ “ᑐᑦᑐᒥᓂᖅ ᖁᐊᖅ.”

Neavaeh Pitsiulak “Tuttuminiq quaq.”

ᓗᐃ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ “ᑐᑦᑐᒥᓂᖅ ᖁᐊᖅ.”

Louie Michael “Tuttuminiq quaq.”

Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photos

The best Arctic char antipasto, fresh from Cambridge Bay! Every year for the past many years Roni and Joe Ohokannoak have been making homemade secret recipe antipasto from Arctic char. This year with no annual Christmas bazaar due to the pandemic restrictions, the Ohokannoaks sold this delicacy from their home in Cambridge Bay. There was long line up outside in -50 C weather and many happy customers said it was well worth the wait in the freezing temperatures. It would not be Christmas without Roni's Arctic char antipasto. Inset: Up close and personal with this tastiest of treats.

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

QUVIAHUGITTI QUVIAHUVINGMI. HALLUUQQUGUT IQALUKTUUTIAMIT. NAAMMAINNAQTUGUT. QULLIIT PINIQHIJUUT. QAIJUKNAHIJUQ NUNAKPUT. INUIN UUGAKHIULIQPAKTUT KIHIMI. ALINAQ TAUTUGIAMI AUDLAATIJUT. NUTAQQAT ALIATTAKNIAQMIJUT QUANA. ULAPQINAHUAT KIHIMI KATIMALAITTUT TAMNA QALAKJUAQ PINGMAN. AANIAQANGNITTUQ HULI. TUHAKPAKLUGIT UAQATTALUGIT AALGATIT. ATUQPAKLUGIT IVAGUTAIT ANILIGAGNAT. NAAMMAQPAKLUHI. IHUMALUKHIMAITTUMIK. AJUQNAKMANILAVUT. QINIQLUGU TAMNA TITIQQAT ILITTURIPKAIJUTIHAK MALIRAKHAK.NALAUTIKKUUGNAHUATLU. ILAUQATAULUTIT QUVIAHUTIKGUT. QUVIAHUKPAKNAHUAQPAKLUHI. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from

Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Christmas is here and we hope you all will enjoy your holidays with family.

This year will be different due to the pandemic, but we all can still enjoy this special time of the year with our families and loved ones. Weather has been much colder with temperatures reaching -50s. The colder temperatures means many more staying indoors doing activities, keeping busy sewing, carving, watching movies, doing homework, and much more family time.

Every year since the town of Cambridge Bay developed, the community has hosted games, dances, feasts and much more, but this year there will be no gatherings due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Recreation Department of the hamlet has plans instead to do Christmas virtual activities. A calendar of events has been made and schedules can be picked up at both Co-op and Northern Stores.

Some fun activities for everyone of all ages are a house-decorating contest, for kids - letters to Santa; craft making such as cards, parade, baking contests, singing and dance contests, rock your kammaks, talent show contest, scavenger hunt, traditional dress contest and more.

All the events will be done virtual by videos submitted to the Municipality of Cambridge

Bay Facebook page. There will be notices and posts on their Facebook page daily with announcements done in both Inuinnaqtut and English. Good luck to all who will participate.

Please remember to social distance and follow restrictions and rules put out by the health department. This way we will avoid the Covid19 from coming to each of us. Be safe.

Every year the RCMP delivers toys for children in Nunavut. This year Cambridge Bay was not on the delivery list, but Kugluktuk children will be receiving gifts from Santa.

Food hampers are being delivered on Monday, December 21, 2020 to those who filled out an application from the Wellness Center. Please contact the Wellness Center to fill out an application to receive a food hamper.

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to each and everyone.

I thank you all for all your support all year long, taking photographs and giving me the opportunity to keep my column and photographs happening. I wish to thank my Editors at News North for all your support also. Take care everyone, Remember to keep safe and keep washing your beautiful hands and your kids too.

Be positive and strong within yourselves. Many of us will miss someone in our lives but they are always beside us.

Merry Christmas Son, God Be With You.

ᓕᐊ ᐋᓕᓐ “ᒪᑦᑖᖅ ᐆᔪᖅ.”

Leah Allen “Mattaaq uujuq.”

ᔮᒃᓯᓐ ᓄᑕᕋᓱᖕᓂᖅ “ᒪᑦᑖᖅ.”

Jackson Nutarasungnik “Mattaaq.”

ᐄᕙ ᐸᓪᓗᖅ “ᓵᑦᑐᔭᖅ ᒪᑦᑖᖅ.”

Eva Padluq “Saattujaaq mattaaq.”

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Natanine backs North Baffin split Clyde River mayor endorses formation of a separate Inuit regional association; Tununiq MLA understands rationale

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

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The Qikiqtani Inuit Association's Dec. 14 election for vice-president raised a thorny issue that has been simmering for years: the prospect of North Baffin communities forming their own regional Inuit association.

Jerry Natanine, Clyde River mayor and close runner-up for the office of QIA vice-president, once again made it publicly known that he's in favour of a split.

"Thirteen communities under one organization is too many. A lot of the communities feel left out and not represented," Natanine wrote on Facebook on Dec. 2, reiterating comments he made in 2016. "With fewer communities, it would be easier to do good works for our communities.

To be at QIA board is kind of overwhelming in that the land is so vast and so many communities to serve."

Neither Natanine nor QIA President P.J. Akeeagok responded to Nunavut News' requests for comment prior to press deadline.

According to the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement, the North Baffin land use region includes the communities of Arctic Bay, Clyde River, Grise Fiord, Iglulik, Pond Inlet, Resolute Bay and Sanirajak, consisting of 86,060 square km of Inuit-owned lands.

The South Baffin land use region comprises the communities of Iqal-

ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᓂᒋᕐᒥᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ? ᔨᐊᕆ ᓈᑕᓇᐃᓐ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᖓᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᓱᓕ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ.

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Could the future of Baffin Island reflect a split between the communities in the north and south for Inuit land claims representation? Jerry Natanine, who ran for vice-president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, remains in favour of North Baffin communities forming their own association. uit, Kimmirut, Kinngait, Pangnirtung and Qikiqtarjuaq, encompassing 64,745 square km of Inuit-owned lands.

The QIA's membership also

includes Sanikiluaq, an island in Hudson Bay. There have been tensions brewing this year as mayors and hunters and trappers chairs from the five

communities affected by Baffinland Iron Mines' Mary River project have criticized the QIA's signing of an Inuit Certainty Agreement with the mining company, which is in the midst of a regulatory process as it hopes to expand the mine. An August memorandum circulated to media – with Pond Inlet Mayor Joshua Arreak and Iglulik Mayor Merlyn Recinos listed as the contacts – states that "the (Inuit Certainty) agreement, signed without consent of the affected communities, appears headed for a rough ride."

Natanine addressed the topic of economic development in his recent social media post, suggesting that the Chidliak diamond deposit, now owned by De Beers, seems "promising" as an economic engine for south Baffin communities.

David Qamaniq, Tununiq MLA and a former mayor of Pond Inlet, is familiar with the perception among people in the North Baffin that too many benefits flow to the south, particularly the capital of Iqaluit. In the legislature, Qamaniq has called for a long-term care centre to be based in the North Baffin, as it would be more convenient for residents there than travelling to Iqaluit, but the GN is resistant.

He said a petition calling for a North Baffin regional Inuit association was circulating in Pond Inlet prior to the September 2019 MLA byelection that he won.

He doesn't know what happened to

the petition, however.

"We have our own issues in North Baffin and South Baffin have their own issues as well. Most of the time all the decisions are made by either the Nunavut government, or NTI or the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, even though the community representatives are really pushing for a change in the QIA position with the Mary River project, the phase two proposal," Qamaniq said.

"They all seem to make the decisions even though the people of Pond Inlet are vocal about things they want to see within the project itself ...

I guess people are frustrated about everything that's going on with the Mary River project.

"I guess QIA thinks that if we do separate, North Baffin will be more rich than the South Baffin because there's no mine down in South Baffin.

I don't know. That may be the case, I don't know."

Another matter that Natanine addressed is that Inuit associations should begin taking over more Government of Nunavut services.

"The dream of Nunavut and Inuit being in control is not happening now, or it might just be a slow process," he wrote.

On that point, however, Qamaniq cautioned that Inuit associations are empowered through the Nunavut Land Claim Agreement only to look after Inuit affairs. They are not public governments that oversee programs and services for non-Inuit as well.

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Beadwork brings happiness to Akok Adjun Kugluktuk accessories-maker taught herself the art of beading

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Kugluktuk

Chances are that Akok Adjun is sitting at her kitchen table during the evening, a fishing tackle box full of colourful beads open across from her.

It's how she enjoys whiling away the hours, crafting necklaces made with intricate beadwork.

This time of year, she has more requests than usual due to Christmas drawing close. She even has a gift order from a fellow in Alaska.

"I have an Instagram page where I feature all my beadwork. He contacted me through my Instagram page," she says.

It's not the first time her work has drawn international attention. Some of her necklaces adorned models' necks on a catwalk in Paris when Nunavut designer Victoria Kakuktinniq held a show in the French capital in 2019.

A necklace usually takes Adjun two to three nights to complete, devoting about four or five hours per night to the project.

She learned the art of beading on her own. She Googled beaded necklace patterns about three years ago and studied how it's done.

"And I just went from there. I taught myself how to bead," she says. "I say if you want to learn how to bead, just bead. There are so many beaders out there that you can reach out to. Instagram is a really great platform to look at for

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inspiration ... there's a lot of great artists out there who are willing to help you."

The process involves closely following a colour pattern and stitching one or two beads into place at a time.

"You need all your attention and devotion just so that you don't get mixed up," she says. "You don't want to get mixed up and add an extra bead or a different coloured bead when you're sewing."

However, if a mistake is made, she can go back and undo it.

Her supply of beads come from shops in Edmonton and British Columbia. They come in numerous varieties, but her preferred type for necklaces are round, as opposed to multi-sided ones, which are better suited for earrings. She's planning to expand the accessories she makes, eyeing earring patterns online and considering key-chains as well.

As with most hobbies, too much of a good thing can take its toll. If she spends a lot of hours beading, her index finger, thumb and her shoulders get sore.

"That's when my body is telling me that I need to get up and move, to get some muscles flowing," she says.

Another "hazard" of the pastime is having beads fall from her fingertips, or worse.

"I've had beads spilling all over the floor more than a couple times," she laughs. "It's not fun looking on the floor, crawling on all fours looking for beads."

ᐅᓇ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᓂ ᐊᑯᒃ ᐋᑦᔪᓐ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᕈᓘᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᐊᕆᔅᒥ.

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This is one of a few necklaces that Akok Adjun crafted for a wedding. She's also had her accessories shown at a fashion show in Paris.

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Kyra Charlie Niptayuk

Jared Boiteau, age 5

Nunavut News received so many fantastic submissions to our annual letters to Santa contest, here are a few more of our favourites. Winners can be found on page 10.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Bridgette Jancke, age 8

Florence Aaluk Jayko

Ben David Kilabuk

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More access needed to accessibility services Accessibility problems and limited home care among issues facing disabled people in the territory

ᒪᐃᒃ ᔅᑑᐸ, ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᙱᖦᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᕗᖅ, "ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕗᖓ ᐊᑭᑭᑦᑐᑯᓘᙱᓚᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ."

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Mike Stopka, who was born blind, says he would like more general disability services to be made available, but adds, "I know they aren't cheap services to implement."

by Trevor Wright

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Some Nunavummiut living with disabilities say that more that can be done with regards to access to services.

Yugh Ahuja, 19, who has a rare genetic disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), has faced numerous accessibility challenges in Iqaluit, where he lives. DMD causes the muscles in the body to become increasingly weak over time before they eventually cease function, leading to mobility problems such as those Ahuja experiences every day.

Ahuja faces many challenges if he has to go somewhere alone: some handicap door buttons not working, navigating elevators, being able to access ATM machines and dealing with inadequate ramps that are sometimes put in just to fulfill the requirement.

"Some of the ones that are accessible, the ramps are not manageable," said Ahuja.

That's if a building even has a ramp – not all of them do.

Getting consistent home care is another issue Ahuja and his family confront.

"Home care is a major issue, we've been battling this for five years," said Dushyenth Ganesan, Yugh's father.

"It takes two people to carry him and take him to the washroom, go to bed and all that."

It's a challenge when one parent is working or is away

to help Yugh out with many things that other people may take for granted.

"Often when I travel or my wife would go somewhere, one person can't do it and we would ask for home care support, they just don't have the people," Ganesan said.

While there has been some home care support available, it has been limited and fleeting.

"For a month they provided it, but on a regular basis to be able to get home care, in terms of helping with transfers to showers and all that, that does not exist in Iqaluit," Ganesan added.

According to the Department of Health once a request is received for home care services, an assessment will be done by a health professional in order to figure out what level of support is needed and what home care services are most appropriate for each case, based on assessed needs as well as available community resources. .

The department states this falls under the Home and Community Care Program, which provides a variety of services, including homemaking, personal care, nursing care, respite care and rehabilitation.

Mike Stopka, who also lives in Iqaluit, was born blind. He said he would like more general disability services to be a reality, but adds, "I know they aren't cheap services to implement.

"The disabilities services here are trying with the minimal amount of staff and funding that they get, but for people with blindness and visual impairment there's really nothing here," said Stopka.

The Department of Health provides rehabilitation services such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speechlanguage pathology, audiology and community therapy assistants, noting that individuals interested in these services can contact their regional rehabilitation centres and do not need a referral from their doctor. Community therapy assistants offer specific services in Kinngait, Iglulik, Pangnirtung and Rankin Inlet.

Ganesan recognizes that the Government of Nunavut takes an active interest in helping individuals who need significant help, including then-Health Minister George Hickes.

Please see GN, page 18

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ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ, ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 4,000 ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐲᑕ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐊᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᓕᐴᑦᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 4,000–ᓂ ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 1–ᒥ.

Peter's Expediting Ltd. president Peter Tapatai is happy to be able to help keep kids safe in his community by teaming up with Agnico Eagle Mines and manufacturer Oliberte to donate more than 4,000 masks to the two schools in Baker Lake on Dec. 1. photo courtesy of Eitan Dehtiar

ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 4,000–ᓂ ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓇᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ19–ᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ (JASS) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕋᐃᑦᓱᓪ ᐊᕐᓇᒪᒃᑎᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 1–ᒥ. ᒪᑐᐊᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓂ. ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂ–ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᑐᐊᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ (ᓂᐅᕕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ 2,500 ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ), ᒪᑐᐊᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ, ᐅᓕᐴᑦ, (ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ 1,500 ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ (ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ). ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᓕᒫᒧᑦ – ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ – ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕝᕙᓯᒃᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒡᒐᓂᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. ᒥᐊᑐᐹᖕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐋᓕᒃᓵᓐᑐᕐ ᑲᐅᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ. "ᐅᑯᐊ ᒪᑐᐊᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ

ᑐᕌᖓᖕᒪᑕ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕐᔪᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᐅᓴᓐ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ-ᐊᒻᒪ-ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐹᖅᑕᐅᒑᖓᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ. ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐲᑕ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᓄᖅᑲᖓᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ. "ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒦᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ, ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑖᐸᑕᐃ. ᐅᓕᐴᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᑖᓪ ᑎᑎᐅᕐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒥ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᙵᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. "ᐅᕙᓃᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ, ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ–ᐸᖅᑭᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᒍᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᒍᓂ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᕗᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑎᐅᕐ. bf l A Companies m4WZz 16

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From left to right, Phillip Innakatsik, Michael Mandeville and Tobi Qirngnirq with Eva Qirngnirq holding freshly caught fish from nets at Tahikruaq River near Gjoa Haven.

Holidays come early for Humane Society Iqaluit The Eric S. Margolis Family Foundation, a foundation supporting animal welfare and organizations helping animals has donated $250,000 to go towards a new building for the Iqaluit Humane Society. As of Dec. 14 the humane society is now nearly halfway towards its fundraising goal of $1 million.

"We cannot thank them enough for the continued support and this unbelievable act of generosity towards our shelter," the Iqaluit Humane Society stated Dec. 11 on their social media page.

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Piqqusilirivvik now accepting applications for Winter/Spring 2021 Nunavut Piqqusilirivvik, Nunavut Arctic College's Inuit cultural learning facility is now accepting applications for the Winter/ Spring 2021 program. The facility runs Inuit-language traditional culture and knowledge programs in Baker Lake, Iglulik and Clyde River.

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gible to apply. Travel, accommodation, food and other costs are covered for students who are accepted.

Deadline to apply is Feb. 18, 2021, to reach out to Piqqusilirivvik call 867-924-6044 or email piqqucdm@gmail.com – Trevor Wright

Second phase of Covid initiative launched Kivalliq The Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) announced the launch of the second phase of its Covid-19 initiatives for its members

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on Dec. 8, which will be a $1,500 gift card for every Inuit household in the Kivalliq.

The announcement explained that every Inuit household in the Kivalliq region will be eligible to receive this funding, to be used for anything that the local Arctic Co-op store has to offer, with the exception of tobacco and bingo products.

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Companies help to fight the pandemic in Baker Lake Local expediter, product manufacturer and Agnico Eagle team to donate more than 4,000 masks to Baker Lake schools ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᑕ (JASS) ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᑯᕆᔅ ᔅᓅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐱᕗᖅ ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓂ ᐲᑕ ᑖᐸᑕᐃᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ 4,000–ᓂ ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᔫᓇ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕋᐃᑦᓱᓪ ᐊᕐᓇᒪᒃᑎᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐲᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓂ, ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐊᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ, ᐅᓕᐴᑦ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 1–ᒥ.

Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School (JASS) principal Chris Snow, left, accepts from Peter's Expediting Ltd. president Peter Tapatai his school's share of more than 4,000 masks that were donated to JASS and Rachel Arngnamakktiq Elementary School by Peter's Expediting Ltd., Agnico Eagle Mines and mask manufacturer, Oliberte, in Baker Lake on Dec. 1. photo courtesy of Frank Tootoo

by Darrell Greer

Northern News Services

Qamanittuaq/Baker Lake

A total of more than 4,000 masks to help in the ongoing battle against Covid-19 were donated to Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School (JASS) and Rachel Arngnamakktiq Elementary School in Baker Lake on Dec. 1.

The masks were proudly delivered to the schools by local Baker company, Peter's Expediting Ltd. The donation of the made-inCanada masks was made possible through the combined efforts of Peter's Expediting (which purchased and sourced 2,500 masks), the mask manufacturer itself, Oliberte, (which donated an additional 1,500 masks) and Agnico Eagle Mines (which delivered the masks from the south to Baker Lake).

The Baker donations followed a trend across the Kivalliq region – most notably in Arviat and Rankin Inlet – which has seen numerous companies, organizations and the hamlets themselves, step-up to generously donate and distribute goods and services to people in their communities to keep spirits high and offer a helping hand through the challenging times brought about by the pandemic.

Meadowbank Complex general manager Alexandre Cauchon said Agnico Eagle was quite happy to lend a hand to Peter's Expediting Ltd.

by getting the masks to Baker Lake.

"Agnico Eagle has the resources to help and, since these masks are for the children and youth of the community, we felt it was especially important to support them," said Cauchon.

"After all, that's what being a good neighbour is all about: helping each-other out."

The management-and-employee team with Peter's Expediting Ltd. has a long history of working successfully with both the community and industry to develop solutions to challenges presented them and to support education, training, development and well-being in Baker Lake.

Company president Peter Tapatai was equally happy to have Peter's Expediting be able to help the children and youth of his community stay safe, while continuing to keep Covid-19 at bay.

"We wanted to ensure we did our part to assist keeping our children safe in the schools and in the community, during these challenging times," said Tapatai.

Oliberte president Tal Dehtiar said everyone involved with the manufacturing company understands the unique challenges faced by Northerners during the current pandemic.

"We are here to support any community, whether it's a long-term-care community, a school, our own community or our friends in the North," said Dehtiar.

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ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕗᑦ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ food security Feature ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ

Qikiqtani region receives fresh fruit and hampers Northern News Services

Two companies are contributing to food security in the Qikiqtani, with Baffinland Iron Mines sending food hampers and Arctic Fresh contributing fruit baskets to various communities in the region.

Arctic Fresh announced on Dec. 10 they were donating Christmas fruit baskets to 3,000 families across the region.

"On behalf of the community of Arctic Bay, we would like to thank Arctic Fresh for donating all those fruit baskets," said Thomas Levi, recreation coordinator for Arctic Bay, just one of the communities that were recipients of the holiday good will.

Baffinland has also recently sent Christmas food hampers to communities in the northern Baffin area according to a release by Baffinland on social media, in addition to providing financial support to the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre in Iqaluit.

"We're getting through this together as Nunavummiut, and it's important to us to do our part, especially during the holiday season," said Rhonda Angutimarik, CEO of Arctic Fresh.

"We see a Nunavut in the future that doesn't struggle with food security."

– text by Trevor Wright

ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕋᐃᕗᑦ ᓂᕿᓂ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ.

Municipal workers unload food hampers donated by Baffinland Iron Mines.

ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ. ᖁᓛᓂ: ᕌᒃᓵᓐ ᑭᒍᑦᑕᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᒫᑭᔅ ᑭᒍᑦᑕᖅ, ᑏᐋᓐ ᓲᔪᒃ, ᑕᐃᔪᓪ ᐊᐅᓚ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᒥᔅ ᓕᕙᐃ. ᐊᑖᓂ: ᐄᐊᓐ ᓲᔪᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᐊᕆᓐᔅ ᐋᓗᓗ.

by Thomas Levi Qikiqtani

ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᕗᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒥ, ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ Arctic Fresh ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

Arctic Fresh ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 10–ᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕖᖕᒥ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ 3,000–ᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. "ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᖁᔭᓕᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ Arctic Fresh–ᒥ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑖᒥᔅ ᓕᕙᐃ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᔪᖅᑐᕐᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. "ᑲᑎᙵᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᓂᒎᑎᓂᐊᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᓗᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕉᑕ ᐊᖑᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ Arctic Fresh–ᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑕᑯᕗᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᒃᐸᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ."

ᒫᑭᔅ ᑭᒍᑦᑕᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ, ᖄᐱᒃ ᐊᑕᒍᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᕝᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ Arctic Fresh– ᑯᓐᓂ.

photos courtesy of Thomas Levi

The crew that did the deliveries. Top row: Roxanne Kigutaq, left, Marcus Kigutaq, Deon Shooyook, Dale Aola and Thomas Levi. Bottom row: Ian Shooyook, left, and Terrance Alooloo.

Marcus Kigutaq, left, takes a picture with the oldest person in Arctic Bay, Qappik Attagutsiak, soon after delivering a fruit basket to her donated by Arctic Fresh.

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GN Department of Health collaborates with other departments to deliver services ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔪᒡ ᐊᕼᐅᔭᒥ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓄᐊᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᓂ More, from page 13 ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᓕᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ; ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

Yugh was going to Algonquin College in Ottawa and needed a boost

While the Department of Health assisted Yugh Ahuja before he went down south to college; more can be done for those living in Nunavut, he said. photo courtesy of Dushyenth Ganesan

before school started in September 2019.

"He needed a very specialized power wheelchair and the government provided the funding and arranged for it," said Ganesan.

Hickes became involved directly when it was discovered there weren't any aid programs to help acquire that specialized piece of equipment.

"For him to stay in the dorms he needed attendant care services, again they didn't have a way of paying for that, there was no program but the minister (Hickes) intervened and arranged for that as well."

Ganesan said.

"There are instances where the Government of Nunavut Department of Health receives requests to fund specialized equipment that may not be covered by NIHB (Non Insured Health Benefits)," said a spokesperson from the Department of Health.

It is important to note, the Department added, that there are complex cases where individuals do not require ongoing care, "and are, therefore, not health patients; health patients are those who are actively receiving care."

The department of health works with other departments within the GN according to an individual's needs to see what programs or funds are available.

Ganesan and his son believe landlords in Iqaluit could also do more to help people with disabilities. It's often an uphill battle to live an independent life as modifications to help Ahuja, such as lifts to help get in and out of the shower, are often not allowed to be installed, and suites are rarely accessible.

"I think the major problem in this is each disability has its own set of circumstances, implementing a program that can help everybody is challenging," said Stopka. "Honestly it's a difficult situation."

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Hockey underway in some Nunavut communities, others still waiting ᑖᒥᔅ ᓕᕙᐃ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᓪᓗᑯᑖᖓᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᖅᓱᐃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓄᓂᕈᓯᖅ ᐊᓐᓂᑭᑕᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ.

Thomas Levi, Arctic Bay's recreation co-ordinator, playing around with the water hose as he floods the Tununirusiq Arena in Arctic Bay. photo courtesy of Arctic Bay Recreation Department

Taloyoak and Baker Lake have ice installed in their arenas, Arctic Bay and Pangnirtung still working on ice

by Trevor Wright

Northern News Services

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Various communities across Nunavut have faced delays with the most recent lockdown caused by Covid-19 in November, however with restrictions having lifted in most communities, sporting events are slowly but surely back underway in the territory – particularly in its hockey arenas.

As of last week the flooding and painting of Arctic Bay's Tununirusiq Arena were well underway, delayed only slightly as community staff were busy delivering and organizing Christmas hampers donated by Baffinland and Arctic Fresh to community members.

In Taloyoak the hockey season has already started, while there were delays in relation to the Covid-19 lockdown from November they managed to get the season started by Dec. 14.

"For minor hockey the insurance fee is $40, for the adults the insurance fee is

$24," announced Nathan Mannilaq of Taloyoak Recreation on social media.

"Our goal was to have this done before the ice is finished but due to the recent lockdown we have been delayed."

He also added they will be taking late payments to register even after the deadline, which was on Dec. 11. The season started on Dec. 14.

Baker Lake has a number of hockey events on their schedule as well according to local organizers.

"We have the schedule on for hockey, with the pandemic we are allowing only 50 skaters at a time (for a) public skate," said Jimmy Misheralak, recreation co-ordinator for the Municipality of Baker Lake.

"We have minor hockey, senior mens and gentlemens in our schedule. We are hoping to have women start up this year."

Another community still working to put the ice in their arena is Pangnirtung.

Peter Ebbik, recreation co-ordinator for Pangnir-

tung noted "we don't have a climate control system, we have to depend on the outside weather.

"We need -10 C and above of cold weather outside."

The weather around Pangnirtung has been too mild as of late to start putting in the ice in the local arena, however the weather may soon be on their side.

"We're finally getting cold air and the maintainers have turned on the cold weather fan, we maybe start flooding with a fine mist (soon)."

This is nothing new for

the arena said Ebbik, adding that the weather hasn't been quite so steady lately.

"We've all been very anxious to start putting on the ice," said Ebbik.

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the ACL, the gift certificates can be used for household fuel and gasoline purchases.

The Arctic Co-operative Limited gift cards are geared toward assisting Kivalliq Inuit with the Covid-19 pandemic and will not be used toward any payment to the store accounts in which the households may have with their respective Co-op store.

KIA president Kono Tattuinee did not respond to the Kivalliq News request to be interviewed on the second phase.

– Darrell Greer

City uploads video presentation for Volunteer Awards Iqaluit On Dec. 14 the City of Iqaluit Recreation uploaded a halfhour digital presentation for their Volunteer Appreciation Awards.

The physical Volunteer Appreciation Awards, originally slated for Nov. 18, were delayed due to the lockdown that started in Nunavut that same day.

If you heard your name during the online awards presentation, you can collect your award at the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) Arena Monday to Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.

– Trevor Wright

Inspire Nunavut hosting 12-week online training program Nunavut Starting in winter 2021, Inspire Nunavut will be hosting the second offering of Kajungiqsainiq, a 12-week online leadership and entrepreneurship training program for Nunavummiut ages 18 to 35. It is designed to help build employment skills as well as other skills.

Cohort 2 will be for the following communities: Arctic Bay, Arviat, Baker Lake, Kinngait, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Grise Fiord, Sanirajak, Iqaluit, Kimmirut, Naujaat, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Qikiqtarjuaq, Rankin Inlet, Resolute Bay, Whale Cove and Sanikiluaq.

A weekly allowance, laptop, modem and project grants are provided to those who successfully apply.

To learn more, visit the Inspire Nunavut website under Kajungiqsainiq.

– Trevor Wright

Yk family donates food packages, desktop computers Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Families in Nunavut will have more to eat this month thanks to the donation efforts of a Yellowknife family.

Sudhir Jha and his daughter Isha organized a food packages campaign for 25 families in Cambridge Bay. "Covid-19 has presented many challenges to people's lives," Sudhir said. "Those challenges focus both on the practical and spiritual, or emotional elements of the individuals involved.

My daughter and I wanted to do something very practical to reach out to as many people in serious need as we could. We chose initially to focus on the smaller communities because their supply chains have been very compromised because of Covid."

The packages were sent out in early December. Sudhir paid for the items and shipping costs himself. He arranged for Nunavut Arctic College students, community volunteers and Elders to distribute the parcels to families in need.

"Part of the plan included our Elders since they know more than anyone else about the individuals in their own communities," he said.

"I have heard from the volunteers delivering the items that the families thought the packages contained very welcome items," Sudhir said. "Knowing someone cared enough about them to take the time and expense to put the packages together gave the families a feeling of hope, that they weren't alone."

In addition to food items like pasta, sauces, vegetables and fruit, the parcels also contained hand soap, sanitizer and cloth masks.

The Yellowknife resident thought of more than just immediate needs as well – he also shipped five refurbished desktop computers to Cambridge Bay for students to use.

The donations to Nunavut families come after a food and personal protective equipment drive that Sudhir organized in the spring and summer for 75 families in Whati, Gameti, Wekweeti, Behchoko, Dettah and Yellowknife. He shipped the packages to those remote communities on Air Tindi flights.

Those parcels included hundreds of face masks, liquid soap and hand sanitizer items.

For the Jha familiy's efforts, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) featured them on its Random Acts of Canadian website that recognizes actions to fight Covid and keep communities strong amid the pandemic.

RBC made a contribution of $500 to Sudhir to help him purchase supplies for the donations, and another $500 for a charitable e-gift card, which he donated to the YK Seniors Society.

"My family considers (the packages) an act of kindness," he said. "Our goal is to help others during the Covid-19 pandemic to get through together and to know they can count on the broader community to help as we are able."

– Blair McBride

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