Nunavut News Aug. 23 2021

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕙᒋᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᓯᓚᓗᒃᑐᒦᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕙᖅᑳᕋᑎᒃ

Volume 76 Issue 27 MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 2021 $.95 (plus GST)

Good haul for Rankin hockey team

Baker Lake lands first-ever bowhead Hunters battled weather on the water for weeks before returning with harvest

KULIUYAK!

Polar bears represent in On the land contest Comment: the Kivalliq’s priorities, or the PM’s?

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Kailie Atighioyak of Cambridge Bay celebrates her 10-day Inuinnaqtun Family Immersion Program recently put on by the Kitikmeot Heritage Society. Kuliuyak joined the program with her grandmother Panak “wanting to learn more Inuinnaqtun,” she spoke of how “important it is to get back our culture.” Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo

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ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ

ᒧᒥᖅᑎᑎᓂᖅ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒧᑦ. ᓘᒃ ᖃᓐᓇᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐱᕆ 7-9-ᒧᑦ. ᐅᑕᕿᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒧᒥᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓗᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᕙᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ−19 ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᒃᑰᓕᖓᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᒧᒥᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓗᑎᒃ, ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᖃᑕᐅᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑎᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐱᕆ 1 ᐃᓱᓕᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ $8,000, ᑐᖏᓕᖓ $6,000 ᐱᖓᔪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ $4,000.

See Luke, page 7

ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ 2020 Northern Lights 2022 ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ 2022 ᐱᓕᕆᕕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑎᓂᖅ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 2023-ᒥ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ Northern Lights ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐊᓛᖏᑦ. ᓄᕙᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ 19 ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑎᒍᑕᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. “ᓂᕆᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ 2022-ᒥ, ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᖃᖅᖢᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓕᐅᕋᓐᔅ ᓯᓇᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ Northern Lightsᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᒫᓐᓇ, ᐊᐅᓚᔭᕋᓗᐊᖁᖏᓐᓇᑦᑎᒍ ᐸᕐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐊᓛᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓗᑕᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᓯᐊᕙᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᓗᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑕᐅᒍᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

See Northern, page 7

ᖃᖓ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐹᕕᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓵᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ

ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓗᔮᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation−ᑯᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑎᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᖏᓕᖓᓂ ᓇᒻᒪ 2 ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᒍᒪᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᒪᔪᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 1, 6−ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑕᑲᓚᓪᓚᒃ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ 9-ᒥᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 5-ᒧᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒍᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᖃᑕᐅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑐᖏᓕᖓᓂ. ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ 6:30−ᒥᑦ 9:30ᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᒋᐊᖃᕈᑎᒃ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᒋᐊᖃᖁᔨᓐᓂᖅᐸᑦ. ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ info@nirb.ca ᐅᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖄᓚᓗᑎᒃ 1-866-233-3033 ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᔪᑦ Zoom ᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᕈᒍᒪᒍᕕᑦ.

See Date, page 7

ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓵᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ

ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᖅ

ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑖᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᖓᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓪᓗ, ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᓪᓗ. ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᒐᓯ 31, 6:30-ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ. −ᓱ ᖕ ᒪ ᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᕋᒃᑎᕆᑲᑕᒃᖢᑎᒃ −ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ −ᑭᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ See Meeting, page 7

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fact file Nunavut COVID-19 situation as of Aug. 20 Active cases: 0 Confirmed cases: 657 Recovered cases: 653 Completed tests in Nunavut: 18,860 Deaths: 4

Vaccine uptake: 22,921 first doses – 79 per cent over age 12 19,794 second doses – 68 per cent over age 12 Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖄᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ; ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑏᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᙱᖃᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ Northern News Services

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕋᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 17−ᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓚᐅᑲᒃᑐᖅ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᐋᓐ ᕼᐅᐊᖕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19−ᒥ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᒪᑐᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐅᐊᖕ. “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ-ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19−ᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᑎᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ 14−ᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ.” ᐱᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᑦ: ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ−ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᓚᐅᑲᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᑎᒍᑦ,

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ 12−ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓂ, ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᙱᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐱᙱᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᔪᓗᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᕗᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ-ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᖄᖐᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᙱᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᑎᓗᒍ vaccineexemptions@gov.nu.ca−ᒧᑦ. ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 17−ᒥ, 37−ᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᕋᐃᔪᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19−ᒥ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᑦ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᒥ, 30−ᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᕕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 5−ᒥ. ᐅᓂᒃᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓱᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᙱᓚᑦ.

ᓘᑦᑖ ᒪᐃᑯ ᐸᑐᓴᓐ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᖓ ᔫᓐ 10, 2021-ᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ–ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓵᑑᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᖓᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ.

Dr. Michael Patterson at a Government of Nunavut COVID-19 update on June 10, 2021. The Nunavut-NWT travel bubble has been suspended in light of the outbreak in the Sahtu region of the territory.

ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦ ᐱᕗᑦ 40-ᓂ ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᕐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᓇᖏᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕆᐊᓚᐅᖅᑳᕋᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑯᕋᐃᒡ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᖕᒧᑦ

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 15−ᒥ ᐱᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᕐᒥᑦ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 27−ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᐅᔮᓄᑦ ᑕᐅᕗᙵᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᒦᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒪᐃᔭᒋᔭᖓ ᕆᔅᓱᑦ ᐊᒃᓵᓂ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 16−ᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦ ᐱᓂᖏᓐᓂ 40−ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᕐᒥᑦ. “ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓪᓘᕗᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐊᒃᓵᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. “ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ 27−ᖓᓂ ᔪᓚᐃᒥ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓯᒪᙱᑕᖓᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ. ᐊᕐᕕᕐᒥᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᓪᓘᕗᖅ.” ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᑕᖕᒫᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ Harbour ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒥ, ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑳᑉᑕᓐ ᕕᓕᑉ ᐳᑐᒥᕋᖅᑐᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᓄᕆᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᖁᖕᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒧᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᑐᒥᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᖅ

ᓇᐅᓕᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᒐᓚᒃ 9 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 15−ᒥ. ᐅᒥᐊᑦ ᒪᓪᓕᖅᓯᐅᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᒡᔭᒧᑦ ᐳᒃᑕᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓂᖅᑎᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᖁᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ. “ᐱᔭᕇᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓂᑦ,” ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐱᓚᒃᑐᐃᓂᖓᓂ

ᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ. ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᑕᐃᑯᙵᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ Harbour ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒥ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ. “ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᕈᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᑕᐃᓐᓇᕈᑦᑕ!” ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ. “ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂ.”

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᕐᕙᒃᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᑯᕕᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕙᒃᑕᖓ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᒃ 44–feet-ᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐊᒐᓯ 17-ᒥ.

Baker Lake’s bowhead hunters stand on top of the 44-foot whale they harvested after bringing it safely to shore on August 17. Photo courtesy of Dino Mablik

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Conservatives, Liberals name Nunavut federal election candidates

Last week, the NDP announced lawyer Lori Idlout will be the party’s candidate following a contested nomination process. Lori Idlout/ Facebook

Laura MacKenzie steps up for Conservatives; Iqaluit MLA Pat Angnakak to run for Liberals

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

The race is on as the Conservatives and Liberals now have Nunavut candidates in the 2021 federal election.

Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu MLA Pat Angnakak is running as the Liberal candidate while Rankin Inlet’s Laura MacKenzie will represent the Conservatives.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a federal election on Aug. 15 and subsequently dissolved Parliament.

First elected as MLA in 2013 and again in 2017, Angnakak previously served as Nunavut’s health minister, and minister responsible

for the Nunavut Housing Corporation and Qulliq Energy Corporation. She speaks Inuktitut and English.

In 2018, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq stripped Angnakak of her cabinet portfolios for a “serious breach of cabinet confidentiality,” according to Savikataaq.

MacKenzie has worked in government for more than 15 years, mainly as a director of economic development and transportation programming. She’s also bilingual and has worked with various federal working committees that focus on infrastructure strategies.

“I’m thrilled to launch our hub to connect with voters in the riding,” MacKenzie wrote on her campaign website. “I know how important it

is to reach voters where they are — and increasingly, voters are online.”

Lori Idlout, whose candidacy was announced the previous week, will run for the NDP in place of Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, who announced that she wouldn’t seek a second term.

The nomination process for the NDP was contested with Clyde-River born Aliqa Illauq also hoping to garner the candidacy.

Nunavummiut will go to the polls on Sept. 20 to vote for one of these three women.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elections Nunavut is also offering special mail-in ballots in addition to traditional methods of voting if one does not prefer to vote in-person or is currently in isolation.

Rankin Inlet’s Laura MacKenzie is the candidate for the Nunavut Conservatives in the 2021 federal election. Photo courtesy of the Conservative Party website

The Liberal Party candidate for the 2021 federal election is Pat Angnakak. Photo courtesy of Pat Angnakak

ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑖᓐ ᕙᓐᑎᐅᓪᒥᒃ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᒥᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ

By Cody Punter Northern News Services ᑕᒪᑐᒥᙵ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᑯᑎ ᐸᓐᑐᕐ

ᒪ ᒃ ᑯ ᒃ ᑐ ᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᑎ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑲᑕᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑖᓐ ᕙᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᑯᓂ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕋᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎ ᑭ ᑦ ᑐ ᓐ ᓇ ᓚ ᐅ ᙱ ᒻ ᒪ ᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ. “ ᒪ ᒃ ᑯ ᒃ ᑐ ᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯ ᕗ ᓕ ᖅ ᑎ ᒋ ᔭ ᐅ ᑉ ᓗ ᑎ ᒃ ᑲᒪᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐸᓐᑎᐅᓪ. “ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᐅ ᖃ ᖃ ᑎ ᖃ ᓚ ᐅ ᖅ ᖢ ᑎ ᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ.”

ᑯᑭᒃ ᐱᑲ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ 2012-ᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᒥᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᓗ ᐃᓅᕋᓂᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. “ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓪᓚᕆᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᑲ. “ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᓇᓱᒃᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒡᕙ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ, ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᒪ ᒃ ᑯ ᒃ ᑐ ᖁ ᑎ ᕗ ᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᖃᓂᒌᓕᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃ ᓅ ᑦ ᑎ ᐊ ᕐ ᓂ ᕐ ᒧ ᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ.”

ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒥᒃ, ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᙶᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ $1.23 ᒥᓕᔭᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ − ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᕗᐊᕆᒥ − ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᓄ ᕙ ᒡ ᔪ ᐊ ᕐ ᓂ ᖅ −1 9 ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐱᑲ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ. “ᖁᔭᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓲᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓲᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐳ ᓚ ᕋ ᖅ ᓯ ᒪ ᑎ ᓪ ᓗ ᒍ , ᕙᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃ ᒪ ᖁ ᑎ ᒋ ᔭ ᐅ ᔪ ᒃ ᑯ ᑦ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᓕᐅᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊ ᒻᒪ ᓗ ᒪ ᑦᑎ ᑕ ᐅ ᓯ ᐅ ᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᕿᓇᓗᒐᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ 20-ᒥ. ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑖᓐ ᕙᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᙵᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᑲᑕᒋᐊᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ.

Aqqiumavvik Society’s young hunters program in Arviat harvests a beluga whale during an outing on July 20. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal visited Arviat to see the work the Aqqiumavvik Society while making a string of announcements across the territory last week. Photo courtesy of Aqqiumavvik Society ᐳ ᓚ ᕋ ᓚ ᐅ ᕐ ᒥ ᔪ ᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᒐᕝᕕᖓᓂᒃ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓂᕿᑭᓪᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ. ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᒐᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᑦ ᒥᑎᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒐᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ

ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑖᓐ ᕙᓐᑎᐅᓪ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ ᕿᑎᐊᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᕈᒫᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal, top centre, visits the Aqqiumavvik Society during a tour of Nunavut ahead of the upcoming federal election.

Photo courtesy of Aqqiumavvik Society

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ. ᓱᕐᓕ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᙳᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ. “ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᑦᑎᐊᕋᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱ ᔪ ᓐ ᓇ ᕐ ᓂ ᓗ ᒃ ᑖ ᒃ ᑯ ᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒡᓗ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᒃ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓲᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᒡᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

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Monday, August 23, 2021 A5

ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑏᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᖅᑐᑦ 8 ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂᒎᖅ ᒥᖅᓱᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. “ᔭᐸᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓇᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓇᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᔭᐸᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐊᓈᓇᒻᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᓕᕐᓂᒻᓄᑦ.” ᐊᐅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖕᒥᓄᒡᒎᖅ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᓂ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓐᓇᓱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ, ᐃᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᓂᕈᑐᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᓕᕋᒥ, ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ ᑐᕋᖓᑎᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᖢᐊᕆᔭᒥᒍᑦ. “ᐊᓈᓇᒪ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᒫᖓ, ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒐᔪᖕᒪᒍ. ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓇᑎᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔾᔪᔾᔨᔪᒪᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖅᓵᕐᔪᖕᒥᒃ. ᐊᕐᓇᖅᓯᐅᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᑦ ᐅᖁᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑲᓛᒃ−ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᒎᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᐅᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ. “ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᕈᔪᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᔭᐸᓯᒪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ. ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᑦᑖᖅᑐᒃᑰᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᖃᕈᒪᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᖅ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ: ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ.”

8 ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᔭᐸᑖᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᑖᕈᒫᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᕐᒥᒃᐸᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓲᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ 120-ᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ. ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᐊᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥᒃ. ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᔭᐸᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ. “ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ. ᓇᑉᐸᖏᖅᑲᐃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᖅᓲᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᒥᖅᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᖓ ᑭᓕ ᑲᓛᒃ−ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ.

ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑲᓛᒃ − ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ 45 ᒥᓂᑦᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐃᓱᒪᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. “ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᑦᑕᐅᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᖁᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔮᓗᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᖑᒐᓴᒃ ᓵᓐᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᐱᒃᓴᐅᑦ ᑎᐊᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᖃᕆᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᕆᓯ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᕐᒥᒃ. ᑲᓛᒃ−ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᔭᐸᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᓇᔭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑳᕐᓇᑎᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ. “ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓲᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᓛᒃ− ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ. ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᖓ ᐃᒥ ᐊᐃᖏᓪᓖᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂᒎᖅ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ, ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ. “ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ − ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᓕᕋᒥᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐳᕆᓐᓴᔅ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ

ᑕᓐᔭ ᐊᒪᒃᖤᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑖᕆᔪᖅ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᕈᔾᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᑕᕋᕐᒥᒃ ᔭᐸᑖᕆᐊᓕᖕᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ 30-ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ.

ᑯᓕᑦ ᓂᓚᐅᓛᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖅᖠᕐᒦᑦᑐᖅ, ᓴᕙᓇ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᐳᕆᓐᓴᔅ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ, ᑕᓐᔭ ᐊᒪᒃᖤᒃ, ᖁᓗᐊᖅ ᐋᔅᒪᓐ, ᕆᒐᓐ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᐱᓕ ᒍᕆᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑎᐱᐅᓪ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᔪᒫᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ 30-ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ. ᐊᔾᔨ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᖅ.

Tanya Ammaklak shows the jacket she made for a student in need during an Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council workshop that wrapped up on July 30.

Collette Nilaulak, left, Savannah Kaludjak, Princess Autut, Tanya Ammaklak, Quluaq Osmand, Reagan Tattuinee, Bailey Green and Addy Lindell wear the parkas they made for themselves while holding up the jackets they made for students in need during an Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council workshop that wrapped up on July 30. Photo courtesy of Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council

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Nunavut bubble bursts with NWT; vaccinated travellers can still apply for exemption Variant in NWT still unknown

ᓘᑦᑖ ᒪᐃᑯ ᐸᑐᓴᓐ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᖓ ᔫᓐ 10, 2021-ᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒥ– ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓵᑑᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᖓᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ.

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

Nunavut has suspended its common travel area with the NWT as of Aug. 17, said Nunavut’s acting chief public health officer Dr. Anne Huang announced.

“Following the increased risk of COVID-19 in the NWT, we will close our side of the common travel area with the territory beginning today,” said Huang. “Individuals who are not fully-vaccinated with a Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccine must isolate at the designated isolation hub in Yellowknife for 14 days before travelling home to Nunavut.”

Exceptions to isolation requirements include: travellers with a same-ticket layover through Yellowknife, vaccinated travellers with unvaccinated dependents 12 years old and younger, critical workers with an authorized travel letter or those granted compassionate exemption.

Exemptions for fully-vaccinated travellers are also still in place. Fully-vaccinated individuals travelling from the NWT to Nunavut can still skip isolation by filling out a vaccination exemption form and submitting it to vaccineexemptions@gov.nu.ca.

As of Aug. 17, there were 37 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in the NWT, mostly in Yellowknife, with 30 exposure notices issued since Aug. 5.

There have been no hospitalizations thus far and the COVID variants for each case remain unknown.

Nunavut has closed its side of the travel bubble with the NWT following an outbreak in Yellowknife and the Sahtu. The NWT has 37 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Aug. 17. NNSL file photo

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ᓱᒃᑲᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᕗᖅ Conservatives−ᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Liberals−ᑯᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖃᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ 2021−ᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᓛᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᓂᐊᖁᙴᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ Liberal−ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓗᐊᕋ ᒪᑲᓐᓯ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ Conservatives−ᑐᓐᓄᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 15−ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ 2013−ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ 2017−ᒥ, ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓲᖑᕗᖅ.

2018−ᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑕᖅ ᐲᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᕐᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ “ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᕐᒧᑦ. ᒪᑲᓐᓯ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 15−ᓄᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ. “ᖁᕕᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ,” ᒪᑲᓐᓯ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓐᓂ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕗᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᒦᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ — ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑰᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ.” ᓗᐊᕆ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ NDP−ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓇᓱᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᕐᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ NDP−ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ ᐃᓅᓂᑯᖕᒥ ᐊᓕᖃ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᐊᓛᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 20−ᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ. ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᕕᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᐸᒡᓗᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᒪᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖃᕈᓂ.

NDP-ᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨ ᓗᐊᕆ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᖃᖅᑳᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

Liberal-ᑯᓪᓕ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᓯᒪᔭᖓ 2021-ᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ.

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓗᐊᕋ ᒪᑭᓐᓯ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ Conservativeᑯᓐᓄᑦ 2021-ᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

Lori Idlout has been chosen by Nunavut NDP membership to be the party’s candidate in the next federal election. Lori Idlout/ Facebook

Liberal Party candidate for the 2021 federal election Pat Angnakak. Photo courtesy of Pat Angnakak

The candidate for the Nunavut Conservatives in the 2021 federal election is Rankin Inlet’s Laura MacKenzie Conservative Party/ website

Feds announce extension of support for early learning and child care Funding to be available for child-care programs until March 2025

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

The Government of Canada announced on Aug. 13 that it reached an agreement with the Government of Nunavut to extend the Canada-Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.

Ottawa agreed to provide more than $10 million in funding over four years to Nunavut in order to improve access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive early-learning and child-care programs and services. The Government of Canada is also making a one-time investment in excess of $2.8 million in 2021-22.

“Child care is not a luxury, it’s a necessity. High-quality early-learning experiences are essential to the intellectual, emotional and physical development of our children,” said Ahmed Hussen, minister of Families, Children and Social Development. “Our government will continue to fight for families and children in Nunavut, to ensure they have access to affordable, accessible, flexible and inclusive child care because every child deserves the best possible start in life.”

Since 2017, the Government

Nunavut Education Minister David Joanasie praised the extension of the existing agreement, saying it “highlights our commitment to provide a strong early-learning and child-care system” for the territory. NNSL file photo of Canada has invested more than $8.5 million in early learning and child care in Nunavut.

The agreement extension earned praised from the Nun-

avut Education Minister David Joanasie.

“Nunavummiut deserve to have access to affordable and culturally relevant child care, no matter where they live in the

territory,” said Joanasie. “This agreement highlights our commitment to provide a strong early-learning and child-care system that meets the early education and cultural needs

of our young children.”

The new funding framework will be used to support these programs in Nunavut until March 2025.

Employment and Social De-

velopment Canada states that this is an important first step in the territorial and federal governments coming together to negotiate a longer-term strategy for child care in Nunavut.

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Iqaluit and Canada as a whole. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo

Inuit calendar competition

Kivalliq The Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada is looking for submissions of on-the-land photos to be featured in its upcoming 2022 calendar.

The theme of this year’s calendar is wildlife and its sustainable use from an Inuit perspective.

The council is looking for photos of Inuit out on the land, hunting and fishing in all seasons, gathering berries in the summer, and preparing food.

If selected photographers will be paid $250 for a large photo and $150 for a small one.

Large photos need to be at least 4 MB, small ones needs to be at least 2 MB. Not all photos that are submitted will be used. Only photos published in the calendar will be compensated.

The deadline to submit is Sept. 3.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Iqaluit

Iqaluit The City of Iqaluit on Aug. 16 proclaimed the month of September to be Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

This is in line with national awareness campaigns which also take place in Sept.

According to Childhood Cancer Canada 37 Canadian landmarks were lit up gold last year to honour the gold ribbon, an international symbol for childhood cancer awareness.

Sept. is also Childhood Cancer Awareness Month south of the border according to the American Childhood Cancer Organization.

The motion of which it was declared was passed unanimously at a city council meeting on July 27.

Meeting on preventing vandalism

Cambridge Bay/Ikaluktutiak The Municipality of Cambridge Bay is inviting the community to participate in a community workshop aimed at addressing vandalism in the community.

According to the Municipality it is affecting the assets of local buildings, residences and businesses.

It will be held at the Community Hall on Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m.

The following will be addressed: -Why vandalism is happening -What are our own Cambridge Bay solutions -Who will action the solutions

HTO asks hunters to respect cabins

Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay The Ikajutit Hunters and Trappers Organization would like to inform hunters who stay at their cabin at Qakiaq to keep the

inside and outside of the cabin clean.

There is also to be no smoking of cannabis inside of the cabins, as well as no writing of names on the walls.

“Please take pride of your emergency cabins and support your local HTO. We all can work together and support each other to keep properties out (on the) land clean and safe for all hunters and campers around our beautiful land in Arctic Bay,” Tautu Rene wrote on behalf of the Ikajutit Hunters and Trappers Organization staff.

The long-awaited square dancing competition has been rescheduled several times due to COVID-19.

In addition to the competition there will be jigging, games and a community feast.

All groups interested in submitting a team must do so before the Oct. 1 deadline.

First place prize is $8,000, second is $6,000 and third is $4,000.

Date for Baffinland hearings set for community

Nunavut The Northern Lights 2022 Business and Cultural Showcase has been postponed until Feb. 2023, announced the Northern Lights Organizing Committee.

COVID-19 has been cited as the reason for the delay.

“Despite our hopes of hosting the event in 2022, we recognize the impact of current venue capacity restrictions and other necessary measures,” said Clarence Synard, Nunavut co-chair for Northern Lights.

“At this time, it is also difficult for us to mobilize our planning committee and develop a high-quality program and exceptional cultural experience that our event participants have come to expect,” he adds.

Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) has scheduled the extension of public hearing regarding Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation’s Phase Two Development proposal for the community.

Locals who wish to observe or participate in the meetings can do so from Nov. 1 to 6 at the Atakallik Community Hall from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On the schedule will be the conclusion of technical discussions, followed by a community roundtable regarding Phase Two. Evening sessions may also be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. if determined necessary by the Board’s chairperson.

Those outside of Pond Inlet can contact info@nirb.ca or call 1-866-233-3033 for teleconference or Zoom details.

Northern Lights 2022 postponed

Volleyball Nunavut posts upcoming tournaments

Nunavut There will be various volleyball tournaments taking place in the territory later this year and early next year, Volleyball Nunaut announced on Aug. 5.

First up are the Kitikmeot Regionals, which will be taking place in Kugluktuk on Dec. 3 to 5, it will be open to all Kitikmeot teams containing athletes born in 2003 or later.

The Qikiqtani and Kivalliq Regionals will be combined into one tournament taking place in Iqaluit Feb. 4 to 6, 2022, as with Kitikmeot, it will be for athletes born in 2003 or later.

The Volley Ball Nunavut (VBNU) territorials, also taking place in Iqaluit will be from Feb. 25 to 27. It will be by athlete invite only and they will be invited based on their play in the regional tournaments, as well as their involvement in the VBNU high performance program. It will be for athletes born in 2001 and later.

For more information you can contact VBNU at informationvbnu@gmail.com.

Luke Qannak Memorial square dance

Rankin Inlet Square dancing may soon return to the Kivalliq. The Luke Qannak Memorial square dance is scheduled to take place from Oct. 7 to 9.

QIA’s director of Qikiqtani Nunalirijikkut Jared Ottenhof during the April NIRB hearings regarding Baffinland’s phase two Expansion proposal in Iqaluit. The same hearings for Pond Inlet will be taking place in early November. NNSL file photo

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ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᒋᕗᖅ: ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓂ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᕿᐊᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑕᒃᓯᒪᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᐅᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕐᓂᑦ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒪᑕ. ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ – ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ19−ᓂ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᔪᓂ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ. ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓇᓗᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᑐᔭᐅᖅᑳᑎᒋᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᐸᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ 76.5 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19−ᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑕᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᒃᓴᓪᓚᖕᓇᖅᑐᒥ 64.8 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒧᑦ 2020-21−ᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯᒧᑦ. ᓴᓂᓕᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐃᔨᓂᒃ−ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ: “80 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᐅᐸᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᓯᕗᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨᒋᕙᖓ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᒥ 4−ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᒥ 10−ᒥ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ. ᐅᐸᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᕗᖅ.” ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᐸᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ.

2009-10−ᒥ, 70.8 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ.

2001-2002−ᒥ, 74.5 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓱᔪᐃᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᖃᑦᑕᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐅᔭᐅᕆᓗᐊᕌᓗᒃᐸᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᒥᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇ

ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒡᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᙱᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖓᕙᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓲᓂ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓂ. ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓂᑖᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ 3−ᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᖓᓐᓂ. ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᐸᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ. ᑕᓕᐊᓗᖏᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ, ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓯᒪᒋᕗᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᖃᓄᖓᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᒐᔪᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ, ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑲᐅᖅᑐᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᖃᕆᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕆᕗᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐸᓯᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐱᓱᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᑭᒪᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓈᓇᖓᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ-ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓐᓇᓱᒋᓐᓈᕗᖅ 2019−ᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖁᓪᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᙱᔪᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ. ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᕐᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐅᐸᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᑭᐅᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐱᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᒧᒃᔪᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔨᐊᓇ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ−ᖃᖅᑲᓯᖅ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᙳᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᑎᑐᑦ – ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᑲᐅᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ, ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᓂ, ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ – ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᒐᔪᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓ ᖃᐅᒪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ.

Missing school, harming futures There’s a gulf between some parents and the school system that still needs to be closed Northern News Services

It’s that time of year: there may well be moans and groans from the teenager in your home or perhaps there’s heightened excitement among the younger members of the household.

It’s because they’re going back to school.

Registration is taking place at learning institutions across the territory – with COVID-19 protocols in place, of course.

We’re hoping for a full year of in-class learning. The bewildering home schooling and hybrid models of the past year left something to be desired, particularly in the early months when students were unable to attend school due to pandemic lockdowns.

But what really matters is that our young ones are making a genuine effort to learn.

Showing up matters.

Attendance rates at Nunavut’s schools were 76.5 per cent prior to COVID-19, and then fell to an even more alarming 64.8 per cent in 2020-21, according to Education Minister David Joanasie.

In the neighbouring Northwest Territories, the Department of Education has issued this eye-opening statement: “80 per cent attendance is very concerning. It is the same as missing one full school day per week. At that

rate, by Grade 4 the average student has already missed half a year of school. By grade 10, they have missed two full years. Non-attendance is clearly an urgent concern.”

In Nunavut, poor attendance rates are a longstanding issue.

In 2009-10, there was only 70.8 per cent of students in school throughout the year.

In 2001-2002, it was 74.5 per cent.

There’s a great deal of academic harm in those figures.

Much time and thought have been devoted to why so many children are not showing up at school. Perhaps some parents or grandparents who had such negative experiences at residential school aren’t inclined to force their offspring to partake today. That connection to a traumatic past can be strong, but the education system has advanced in many positive ways. Most district education authorities are largely comprised of Inuit community members who set policy. More Inuit educators are taking positions in schools. Classroom content for those in kindergarten through Grade 3 is more reflective of the Inuit culture and Inuktitut throughout the year.

Another factor that is often cited in low attendance rates is bullying at school. Its tentacles have stretched into the online realm, too.

Many teachers, classroom assistant, principals

and guidance counsellors have addressed this issue over and over. Parents have done the same. While bullying is common among youths, it should always be nipped in the bud by any adult who bears witness. Lessons in compassion are necessary.

Of course there can be other isolated barriers, such as school bus service not operating during winter cold snaps, so some children walk to school, or get a ride from Mom or Dad, while other students don’t.

Arviat North-Whale Cove MLA John Main suggested in 2019 that the Government of Nunavut should consider cash incentives to ensure that chairs are filled in classrooms.

That idea led to an outburst from the public, both positive and negative.

Innovative solutions are required because this attendance problem is seriously undermining futures. There are numerous students who are meeting with success across Nunavut, such as Jose Kusugak scholarship recipients Angela Mukyungnik and Jenna Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq, both on a journey to become educators.

The territory needs more stories of achievers like them – as well as tradespeople, nurses, lawyers, administrators and other professionals – but for students who seldom show up, the future won’t be nearly as bright.

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Trudeau’s priorities aren’t the Kivalliq’s Northern News Services

Last week was full of surprises from the federal government. With very little notice, Northern Affairs Minster Dan Vandal made his way to four communities in Nunavut, culminating with a $517 million infrastructure funding announcement in the capital on Aug. 12.

Vandal made brief visits to Arviat, Rankin Inlet, and Pond Inlet where he met with Nuluujaat Land Guardians that are protesting the Mary River mine.

After almost two years without travelling due to the pandemic, the minister’s visit pointed to a return to normal.

But the political canvassing and splashing around of cash were a sign that bigger surprises were right around the corner.

Sure enough on Sunday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Canadians would be heading back to the polls for a federal election on Sept. 20.

The decision to call an election less than two years after the last one, and more than two years before the next scheduled one point to a power hungry is the editor of Kivalliq News Liberal party bent on securing a majority in the House of Commons at all costs.

Even though the election date was just announced, Trudeau has been campaigning and announcing new funding since early July. Last month he personally flew to British Columbia to announce $1.3 billion for transit infrastructure, then to Quebec where $6 billion over five years was revealed for the province’s childcare system. Last month the government also said it was giving one time cash hand-outs of $500 to anyone born before 1947.

And then there is the fact that Elections Canada estimates the price tag for the Sept. 20 vote will be at least $610 million, making it the most expensive in Canadian history, due in part to the additional costs of organizing such a large scale operation during an ongoing public healthy crisis.

Somehow, prime ministers have maintained the right to call snap elections for their own political gain, despite the fact Stephen Harper’s government implemented a fixed-election-date law in 2007 in order to prevent this very thing from happening. We saw just

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Conservative-ᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓ ᐃᐅᕆᓐ ᐅ’ᑑᐅᓪ, Liberal-ᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓ ᔭᔅᑕᓐ ᑐᕈᑐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ NDP-ᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓ ᔭᐃᒡᒦᑦ ᓯᓐᔨ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᙳᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 20, 2021-ᒥ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑦᑐᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐹᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᓂᒃ?

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ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/Iqaluit street talk with Trevor Wright

ᐱᓐᔭᒪᓐ ᐅᐃᔅᐅᐃᓪ “ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑰᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᒪᑐᔭᐅᙱᑉᐸᑕ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖓᓯᒌᒃᑑᑎᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ.”

Benjamin Westwell “I think it will impact schooling, if not closures then having to change up how schooling is handled with COVID restrictions and social distancing.”

Conservatives Leader Erin O’Toole, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be among five party leaders vying for power during the federal election on Sept. 20, 2021. But will their priorities include those of the Kivalliq region? Canadian Press photos

how much weight that law carried when he proceeded to call a snap an election the year after the legislation passed.

Now that he is ahead in the polls and feeling confident, Trudeau is yanking a page from Harper’s book to try and secure more power for himself and his party.

Why? Because he can.

So what does this mean for Nunavut?

Trudeau is trying to tout his government’s performance on the pandemic as a reason why he deserves to be reelected, but the reality is that aside from CERB and other financial bailout, it has been the CPHO and the territorial government’s policies which have kept Nunavummiut safe.

As far as funding is concerned it should be noted that none of the money announced in the territory last week is new, with all of it already earmarked in the 2021 budget.

Moreover the $517.8 million in shovel-ready in-

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frastructure projects is being shared across the four regions of Inuit Nunangat, which means it’s likely only a quarter of that at most will end up being spent in territory. As NTI president Aluki Kotierk pointed out following the announcement, each region could use that amount on its own.

Meanwhile, it’s worth pointing out the feds earmarked a measly $25 million for housing in this year’s budget, a far cry from the estimated $1 billion-plus needed to fix the territory’s shortage.

The only party to show genuine concern for the territory’s housing shortage in the recent years has been the NDP. Unsurprisingly, the NDP is the only official party to have nominated a candidate in Nunavut, after selecting Iqaluit’s Lori Idlout to run last week.

Considering more than half of the territory’s housing deficit could have been erased for the price of Trudeau’s vanity election, it’s clear to see where the Liberals’ priorities lie.

ᑖᒻ ᑭᓂᑎ “ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᑳᓪᓚᖕᓂᖅᐸᑕ, ᖃᓄᐃᔾᔮᖅᑰᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑑᔭᖅᑐᒍᑦ.”

Tom Kennedy “Unless there’s a big outbreak again, I don’t think it’s going to have any effect. It should be a normal year.”

“ ᐄᖑᖅᑰᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖁᑎᖃᙱᒃᑲᒪ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕᓕ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ? ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐹᑦ, ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᑎᕗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔮᙱᑉᐹᑦ? ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᖅᑰᖅᑐᖅ. “ ᖃᓄᐃᓗᐊᔾᔮᖅᑰᙱᑦᑐᖅ – ᑲᐱᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᓂᑲᓪᓗᖓᓇᖅᑐᖅ.” ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓇᒍ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᓗᐊᕈᓐᓃᕐᒪᑕ.”

Alan Weeks “I think so. I don’t have any children in school but I kind of feel sorry for people.

What do parents do? Do they send them to school, do they not send them to school? It must be very difficult. I think that’s sad.”

David Teffo “I don’t think it’ll impact it that much — not because of the vaccines, but people don’t care anymore.”

ᕆᐱᑲ ᕗᕆᓐᑯ–ᑲᓛᒃ “ ᐄ, ᐃᓱᒪᒐᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᖓᑉᑕ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑕ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᑐᐊᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᖃᓂᒌᒃᑕᐅᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᑕ, ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᓐᓇᖅᑑᔭᖅᑐᖅ. ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔩᑦ – ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ.”

Rebecca Francois-Clarke “Yeah, because I feel like school you go to socialize also. But if you’re wearing masks and social distancing, I think it impacts it also. For me, myself, I need that teacher-student interaction.” ᔮᓐ ᒪᑎᐊᓯ “ ᐄᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ.”

John Matthews “It will. We’re not through COVID yet so there will be some delays and cancellations, unfortunately.”

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Resident’s video shows firefighters combatting the blaze; RCMP investigating, say cause unknown

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᑐᐊᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑭᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᐊᔪᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᕗᕆᑎ ᐅᕙᔪᒃ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒐᓯ 17-ᒥ. ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ.

Baker Lake is reeling after a fire destroyed the community’s daycare on the eve of the first day of school.

Police and the fire department in Baker Lake were called at 2:30 am on Aug. 17, according to the RCMP’s communications department.

Baker Lake resident Freddie Oovayuk recorded a video — posted to Facebook — showing the destructive blaze as firefighters responded to put it out.

Oovayuk told Kivalliq News he went to check out the fire after seeing someone post about it on social media around 2 a.m.

By the time he got to the scene, fire crews were arriving to put out the blaze. That’s when he decided he should film what has happening.

“As soon as I saw the flames I knew I had to go live,” he said.

Oovayuk said the fire appeared to be coming from the porch outside the daycare.

“As soon as I saw the flames knew something was fishy cause it was on the outside pouch,” he said.

RCMP said the incident is under investigation and the detachment is unable to provide further details at this time.

Based on the video Oovayuk posted, the firefighters appeared to get the most intense flames under control in about five minutes.

Although the building is still standing, it remains to be revealed how much damage it sustained following the fire.

Baker Lake’s only daycare is seen ablaze in a screenshot from a video that resident Freddie Oovayuk shot in the early hours of Aug. 17. The RCMP said the fire is currently under investigation. Image courtesy of Freddie Oovayuk

COVID-19 exposure notices issued related to NWT travel as case count grows Anyone who attended the attended the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation must isolate

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᑐᐊᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑭᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᐊᔪᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᕗᕆᑎ ᐅᕙᔪᒃ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒐᓯ 17-ᒥ. ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ.

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The Government of Nunavut has issued two potential exposure notices for Nunavummiut who attended certain events in the NWT. The exposure notices are for those who travelled to the hand games tournament in Fort Good Hope from Aug. 5 to 9, or travelled to Fort Good Hope or have been through the Yellowknife airport between Aug. 5 to 17.

If not fully vaccinated, those people are asked to isolate immediately for 14 days starting from the date of departure.

Also, call the COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-975-8601 to schedule a test on day 12 or 13 of the 14-day-isolation.

Those who have been vaccinated are asked to self-monitor for symptoms for 14 days, isolate if symptoms appear and wear a mask in all indoor public spaces.

They must also stay away from any indoor gatherings outside of their immediate household and not attend any restaurants, bars and other public indoor spaces where masks need to be removed.

Another more stringent notice has also been issued for Nunavummiut who attended the Arctic Indigenous Wellness Foundation between Aug. 10 and 13 in Yellowknife, or who travelled through the Yellowknife airport between Aug. 10 and 17.

All individuals who attended that event must isolate immediately for 14 days starting from the date of departure and call the COVID-19 hotline at 1-888-975-8601 to schedule a test on day 12 or 13 of the 14-day-isolation.

Nunavut health officials have suspended the travel bubble with the NWT due to the COVID-19 outbreak centred in Fort Good Hope, in the Sahtu region. NNSL file photo

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Young seamstresses outfit students in parkas

Collette Nilaulak, left, Savannah Kaludjak, Princess Autut, Tanya Ammaklak, Quluaq Osmand, Reagan Tattuinee, Bailey Green and Addy Lindell wear the parkas they made for themselves during an Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council workshop that wrapped up on July 30. Photo courtesy of Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council

Eight Rankin Inlet teens redefine fashion in two-week workshop

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Eight Rankin Inlet students in need will have new parkas for the upcoming school year thanks to the stylish work of young seamstresses enrolled in a sewing program.

Earlier this year, the Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council launched the Ikajurniq youth corps program, which encourages youth to give back to the community. To complete the program, each participant must volunteer 120 hours.

During this particular two-week program, participants were taught how to sew a parka from scratch in the first week. The garments sewn during this period were made for students without parkas.

Participants then spent a second week refining their skills by sewing a customized jacket for themselves.

“Everyone really enjoyed it. Maybe half the participants had never used a sewing machine before. You could tell in the end they are going to continue sewing,” said Ilitaqsiniq program manager Kelly Clark-Lindell In addition to sewing, Clark-Lindell said the students spent 45 minutes each morning doing a literacy activity, like journaling or group discussions, meant to encourage mindfulness.

“You really want them to leave bettering themselves. We sometimes don’t give ourselves time to reflect on those things in our crazy

world,” she said.

Elders Rosemary Sandy and Ipiqsaut Dion ran the program along with instructor Tracy Ayaruak.

Clark-Lindell said the girls spent the first day of the workshop going through all the materials they might want to use before sitting down to draw their designs.

“They kind of had free rein,” Clark-Lindell said.

Ilitaqsiniq co-ordinator Amy Ainglidik said that once the girls started on their second parkas for themselves, they became more confident in their skills.

“Everyone had a very different style — you could see that especially in the jackets they made for themselves,” she said.

Princess Autut, who was one of the eight participants, told Kivalliq News the workshop was her first time sewing.

“I’d never sewn a parka before so I didn’t know what to expect,” she said. “My mom usually sews everyone’s winter parkas. I thought about it a bit and thought I could help her.”

As soon as she arrived and saw all the materials and the people in the program, Autut said she knew she would be fine.

“At first it wasn’t too bad. We just cut off the material and zig-zigzagged it so it wouldn’t fray,” she said. “When I started doing the parka, I started getting afraid and I was like, I’m gonna mess this up. But after finishing the first parka, I felt a lot more comfortable.”

Autut said she focused on making her first parka functional, with lots of space for pockets and a more traditional wide fit.

However, when she started working on her own, she tailored it to fit her sense of style.

“Since my mom always makes my parka, she always makes it boxy. You can’t see any curves.

But I wanted to make something more fitted. It’s more girly,” she said.

While more-fitted parkas aren’t considered as warm or traditional, Clark-Lindell said that’s the way younger seamstresses are expressing themselves these days.

“There is a trend nowadays. Parkas are fashion. It’s not necessarily what you need, it’s what you want to look like. That’s where our younger generations are going: toward fashion.”

Tanya Ammaklak shows the jacket she made for a student in need during an Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council workshop that wrapped up on July 30.

Princess Autut wears the fitted parka she sewed for herself during a two-week workshop hosted by Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council last month. Photo courtesy of Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council

Bailey Green displays the jacket she sewed for a student in need during an Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council workshop that wrapped up on July 30. Photos courtesy of Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council

Addy Lindell sews furs on the cuff of a jacket during a sewing program hosted by Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council last month. Photo courtesy of Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council Collette Nilaulak, left, Savannah Kaludjak, Princess Autut, Tanya Ammaklak, Quluaq Osmand, Reagan Tattuinee, Bailey Green and Addy Lindell wear the parkas they made for themselves while holding up the jackets they made for students in need during an Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council workshop that wrapped up on July 30. Photo courtesy of Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council

Quluaq Osmand uses a sewing machine to add details on her parka.

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ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᒐᑦ! ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 2ᒥ 13–ᒧᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ, ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᓕᒍᓂ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂ.

Beautiful sewing! Here are the participants in the family immersion program put on by the Kitikmeot Heritage Society, held in Cambridge Bay from Aug. 2 to 13. Here, the participants are wearing their kaliguit they made with guidance from professional seamstresses and Elders. Back row, from left, Eileen Okhina, coordinator of the Elder program; Emily Angulalik, Inuinnaqtun language revitalization manager; and Ann Wingnek, Elder in Residence. Middle row, seated: Mabel Etegik and Annie Atighioyak, both Elders in residence. Front row, from left, Ty Evalik, youth participant; Kailie Atighioyak, youth partipant; Brianne Angohiatok, participant; Susie Maniyogina, Elder in residence; Navalik Tologanak, participant; Juliana Fallon with daughter Nina Tatilgak, participants; and Jeannie Evalik- participant. Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo

Immersed in Inuinnaqtun ᑯᓕᐅᔭᒃ ᑲᐃᓕ ᐊᑎᒡᕼᐃᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ– 10-ᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ. ᑯᓕᐅᔭᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᑎᐊᖓᓗ ᐸᓇᒃ “ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ,” ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ “ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ .”

KULIUYAK Kailie Atighioyak of Cambridge Bay celebrates her 10-day Inuinnaqtun Family Immersion Program recently put on by the Kitikmeot Heritage Society. Kuliuyak joined the program with her grandmother Panak “wanting to learn more Inuinnaqtun,” she spoke of how “important it is to get back our culture.” Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo

Congratulations to our youth and Elders who participated in the first Inuinnaqtun Family Immersion Program held in Cambridge Bay Aug. 3 to 13.

Sitting and learning with your grandmothers was very rewarding and heartwarming. Quana to Okalitana, Max, Kuliuyak and Nina.

The program is to provide a meaningful opportunity for family members to connect, learn and increase cultural knowledge through daily interactions, engaging with Elders and Inuinnaqtun speakers.

Activities included indoor and outdoor Inuinnaqtun Immersion learning projects, including Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit principles. Before our Inuinnaqtut disappear, we must keep it going through our youth and future teachers and language keepers and while our dear Elders are still alive.

Quana Angulalik.

ᐊᔮᔭ ! ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖅ ᐸᓇᒃ ᐋᓂ ᐊᑎᒡᕼᐃᐅᔭᖅ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ .

ᖁᐊᓇ, ᐊᓈᓈᒃ! ᓃᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᓈᓇᖓ ᔪᓕᐊᓇ ᕙᑭᓐ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓵᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑲᓕᑯᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᔪᓕᐊᓇ ᐳᕆᓯᐅᒥᐅᑕᖅ (Brazil). ᑲᓕᑯᓕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᔪᑎᑦ, ᔪᓕᐊᓈ.

Ayaya! Elder Panak Annie Atighioyak qilaudjaqtuq drum dancing to celebrate the Inuinnaqtun Family Immersion Program at the Kitikmeot Heritage Centre in Cambridge Bay. Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo

Quana, Mom! Nina’s mother Juliana Fallon just learned how to make a little mother hubbard kaligok. Juliana is originally from Brazil. Well done, Juliana. Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo

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Iqaluit in better financial shape in 2020 despite pandemic Mayor says city is ‘on the right track’

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Despite the onset of COVID19 earlier in the year, the City of Iqaluit has managed to weather 2020 in an overall positive financial position.

From 2019, the municipality’s net asset position has increased by $10 million, representing cash and financial assets and fewer financial liabilities.

In addition, capital assets increased to $166.5 million from $159.8 million in 2019.

In response to the pandemic, the city allocated $659,047 in COVID-19 specific funding to community organizations, $1.5 million under the Reaching Home program to entities supporting homelessness reduction and $383,000 under the Government of Nunavut Community Wellness program.

“The city was able to adapt

to changing priorities to support our community during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mayor Kenny Bell stated following the Aug. 18 release of some details from the municipality’s 2020 consolidated financial statements.

“The positive financial position demonstrated in our 2020 consolidated financial statements is an important achievement for the City of Iqaluit,” the mayor added. “The city is

on the right track to financial stability to be able to make improvements to our services and, with the help of our partners, is prepared to make significant investments in infrastructure to support our growing capital city.”

This increase in capital assets is the result of the completion of capital projects, such as upgrades to the water and sewer infrastructure, new solid waste facility planning, City

In response to the pandemic, the City of Iqaluit allocated funding to numerous community organizations. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo hall leasehold improvements as well as machinery and equipment purchases.

Funding these capital invest-

ments are Territorial Block Funding, the Federal Gas Tax, the reserve fund and the general operation budget.

Thank you for your service

The Hamlet of Sanikiluaq recognized the efforts of its volunteer firefighters in July. Mayor Johnnie Cookie gave them each badge-like pewter belt buckles. From left, Pauraalu Uppik, Elijassie Sala, Charlie Sala, Mayor Johnnie Cookie, Tigilles Kowcharlie, Charlie Tookalook and Lucassie Kittosuk. Jack Uppik is kneeling in front. Photo courtesy of Ron Ladd/Hamlet of Sanikiluaq

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Nunavut Recovery Centre inches closer to reality

Federal government to contribute $41.7 million through contribution agreement

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The federal government says it has finalized a $41.7-million contribution agreement with the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) for construction of the Nunavut Recovery Centre.

Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal made the announcement on Aug. 13, the final day of a week full of funding announcements across Nunavut, in advance of a federal election.

The Nunavut Recovery Centre will provide a range of treatment and healing interventions that will address substance abuse and trauma. It will be founded and developed based on Inuit cultural practices and values.

In August 2019, the same federal government said it was committing up to $47.5 million when then-minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O’Regan visited Iqaluit, the final in a roster of federal dignitaries prior to the October 2019 election.

“No one can work on their issues alone,” said NTI President Aluki Kotierk, adding the Nunavut Recovery Centre presents an opportunity for Nunavummiut to recover from their addictions within territorial boundaries. “Our focus for the Nunavut Recovery Centre is to ensure it is grounded in Inuit language and culture, with strong linkages to community-based, on-the-land programming, that we prioritize Inuit workforce development and that supports continue for recovery and healing for Inuit in Nunavut.”

Health Minister Lorne Kusugak added, “The Nunavut Recovery Centre will be built on treatment options available in the territory and we’re working in conjunction with the on-the-land programs running out of each of Nunavut’s regions, in-fact communities.”

The Department of Health is committed to integrating cultural and clinical practices to help the healing journey of Nunavummiut, according to Kusugak.

“The people of Nunavut have strong ties to the land and to our culture — by aligning with Inuit values and incorporating on-

From left, Nunavut Economic Development and Transportation Minister David Akeeagok, Nunavut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak, federal Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq and Nunavut Family Services Minister Eliapee Sheutiapik speak to each other following an Aug. 13 announcement relating to funding for a Nunavut Recovery Centre. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo the-land programs with contemporary counselling techniques, (it) will increase peoples chances of success,” Kusugak said.

The feasibility study outlines the need for a three-pillar approach, which is as follows: Pillar 1: Enhanced community-based programming offering on-the-land healing camps and other in-community supports Pillar 2: A recovery centre located in Nunavut to provide residential treatment and outpatient services Pillar 3: Development of an Inuit workforce that can staff both on-the-land healing camps as well as the Nunavut Recovery Centre The Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation is providing $11.8 million to help fund the Inuit counselling component of the workforce development pillar. NTI is also providing a one-time

$5 million contribution to ensure Inuit participation in program development for the Nunavut Recovery Centre The Northern Affairs minister said it’s vital to support the growth of families and communities in the North.

“The recovery centre in Nunavut will allow for healing to take place on the land, and this centre will have Inuit culture and values at its core,” said Vandal. “This investment is a commitment to empower a community-level response to the issues of mental health and substance abuse based on distinct Inuit cultural practices and values.”

Construction is expected to begin at the start with next summer’s shipping season. The facility is expected to take two years to build, according to Kusugak.

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Pangnirtung Beluga hunting Cumberland Sound outside Pangnirtung.

ᓱᓯ ᐅᐃᑉ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᓇᒃᑐᕋᓕᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ.

ᔨᓯᑲ ᓕᓐ ᑎᓇᖦᖢᒃ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᓇᓄᖅ ᒥᓯᒃᑐᖅ ᓯᑯᒥ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᓂᒋᐊᓂ

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On the land

Do you have an amazing story from your adventures on the land? Tell us your story and show us your photos for a chance to win $100. Submit your story and photo to our Nunavut News Facebook page, editor@nunavutnews.com, or by mail to Nunavut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0.

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

This week’s winner is Jessica Lynn Tinashlu.

Congratulations! ᓖᓴ ᑰᓇᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᔨᑯ ᐊᑦᑕᑳᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᑕᖅᑯᑦᒥ, ᔪᓚᐃ 30, 2021.

ᑭᑎ ᐅᒃᐸᑯᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑕᐅᓐᓂᑯ 2021-ᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᕋᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᐃᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒧᓕᖅᖢᒍ ᐃᕆᐊᓛᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᑉᓗᖓ.

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Rankin Inlet An eagle outside Rankin Inlet.

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Pond Inlet Jayko Attakaalik Innualuk fishing out on land at taqqut, July 30, 2021.

Winner: Jessica Lynn Tinashlu

Naujaat Polar bear jumping off the ice south of Naujaat.

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Iqaluit Boating in Iqaluit!

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Chesterfield Inlet Candied char (red Thai chili flavor). ᒪᑕ ᑭᖕᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᓐᑐᕈ ᐊᖑᑎᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᓂ, ᔪᓐ 2012.

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Taloyoak Andrew Anguttitauruq sealing in Natilik Lake at Taloyoak, June 2012.

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Rankin Inlet Fish was caught during the 2021 fishing derby in May outside of Rankin Inlet. I had fun pulling it out and yelled for help.

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Rankin Inlet finishes in top four at national Indigenous hockey tourney ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᕗᕆᑦ ᓵᔅᑲᒨᔅ “Chief Thunderstick” ᑲᓇᑕᒥ Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒐᓯ 15-ᒥ.

Rankin Inlet’ finished in the top four at at the Fred Sasakamoose “Chief Thunderstick” National Hockey Championship on Aug. 15. The team is from left, back row: Patrick Tagoona (manager), Chris Leveille, Panniuq Karetak, Roger Tagoona, Keith “Butch” Sigurdsson, Piqut Nukapiak, Cody Dean, Chase Stewart, Brayden Uluqsi. Front row: Phillip Tagoona (waterboy), Tucker St. John, Daniel McKitrick, Qaritak Kusugak, Pujjuut Kusugak, Mitchel Tilley, Avaala Sabourin, J.L. Tagoona, Seth Ningeongan. Photo courtesy of Roger Tagoona

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet finished in the top four at the Fred Sasakamoose “Chief Thunderstick” National Hockey Championship, which wrapped up in Saskatoon on Aug. 15.

The result was in improvement on Rankin’s top eight finish in their first appearance at the national Indigenous men’s tournament last year. This year they almost made it to the finals but they dropped a hard-fought 2-1 battle to Eagle Lake First Nation in the semis.

“We’re proud to be from Rankin and that’s who we were playing for and I hope we made Nunavut proud. We weren’t out there playing for ourselves we were playing for so much more,” team captain Roger Tagoona said in an interview.

The tournament is named in honour of the late Fred Sasakamoose, who is considered the first Indigenous person to play in the National Hockey League. This year’s invite-only tournament featured 32 First Nations teams from across Canada. Tagoona said Rankin faced an uphill battle from the start by being placed

in a pool with lots of strong teams.

“We didn’t have any easy games at all,” Tagoona said.

After winning their first game 5-1 they beat Canoe Lake, who would were the eventual tournament champs, by a score of 6-2.

In their last round-robin game Rankin had to face former NHLer and two-time Stanley Cup champion Dwight King, who was playing for Onion Lake.

“It was pretty neat to be out there against him but you still want to win so you can’t stand there in awe of him for too long,” said Tagoona.

Rankin played their backup goalie for the game and managed to walk away with a 2-2 tie, which put them in the top of thier pool at the end of round robin play. That set them up for roundof-16 playoff game against the Samson Hawks.

In that game Rankin got out to an early 2-0 lead but the Hawks pushed back hard. The Hawks eventually tied the game near the end of the third. They almost got the go-ahead goal near the end but Rankin’s starting goalie Seth Ningeongan kept them in the game.

“He was actually going to be the backup goalie for us in the tournament,” Tagoona said. “He stepped in and totally stole the

show for us.”

With the game tied, they went to 3-on-3 overtime. On his first shift of the extra period Daniel McKitrick won the game for Rankin with a beautiful wraparound goal.

“He carried us the last tournament and he stepped up big with that goal,” Tagoona said of Mckitric.

In the quartefinals Rankin was matched up against Opaskwayak Cree Nation, the same community where Jordin and Terrence Tootoo got their start in junior hockey.

Although there is a lot of history between the two communities, there was no love lost on the ice. Rankin once again went up 2-0 early in that game. OCN managed to get a goal on the board and they were pushing hard for another at the end of the third, but Ningeongan stepped up again to give Rankin the victory.

“We had bodies flying everywhere and the puck was in the crease but somehow it stayed out,” Tagoona said.

In the semi-finals Rankin faced off against Eagle Lake. Rankin gave up a goal in first six minutes of the game on a shot from a weird angle.

The rest of the period went at a relatively slow pace until Eagle Lake’s goalie had to make a big save in the final minute.

Rankin started throwing the body a bit more in the second period. After a few big hits in the defensive zone Rankin got a breakaway opportunity but Eagle Lake’s goalie shut the door.

Eagle Lake got another goal on a lucky bounce four minutes into the third. Rankin fought back but was unable to generate many chances. They pulled the goalie with more than three minutes left to try and even it up. Then with 1:17 left in the period McKitrick scored to make it one-goal game. The team pushed hard and managed to keep pressure on Eagle Lake. With four seconds left in the game they rang a shot off the cross bar but it was too little too late.

While it wasn’t the championship finish the team was hoping for Tagoona said the team has made a lot of progress.

“Obviously you want to win the championship but you have to look at is a huge success on our part. Our goal was to make it further than we did last year so we accomplished that,” Tagoona said.He added that while the team fought as hard as possible on the ice, they couldn’t have done it without the sponsorship of Nunavut Investments, Calm Air, EPLS, the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet, Agnico Eagle, Rankin Inlet Senior Mens Hockey, KIA, Atuqtuarvik Corporation and Avid Insurance. Tagoona also credited his dad Patrick Tagoona with helping organize the team.

Although it’s a year away Tagoona said the young Rankin team will be looking to improve even more for the next tournament.

“Last year we just wanted to show we belonged and we made a statement with our first appearance. This year there was a little more expectation. We showed we’re not just a good team, we’re a contending team.”

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Baker Lake hunters make history

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After three weeks at sea, team returns with 40-foot bowhead whale

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

A group of Baker Lake hunters made history on Aug. 15 by harvesting the community’s first-ever bowhead whale. The hunters set out from the inland community on July 27, making stops in Chesterfield Inlet and Naujaat along the way. After more than three weeks on the land and on sea, the community’s mayor Richard Aksawnee made a Facebook post on August 16 announcing the hunters had successfully harvested a 40-foot bowhead.

“A historic day for Baker Lake,” Aksawnee wrote. “A group of hunters left Baker Lake on the 27th of July in hopes of harvesting something that inlanders aren’t familiar harvesting.

A bowhead whale. Today is that day.”

The hunters have been spending most of the last three weeks camped out on Harbour Island, near Naujaat.

According to updates about the

hunt posted online by captain Philip Putumiraqtuq, heavy winds and rain has been preventing the crew from getting out on the water.

In a Facebook post David Simailak wrote that Putumiraqtuq reported the whale had been harpooned successfully around 9 p.m. on August 15.

The boats were rocking due to heavy swells, so they made the decision to tow the whale back to shore while it was still floating and breathing so they could finish the job.

“They were successful in finishing the job,” he wrote.

Simailak said the hard part of butchering the whale was next on the list of things to do. He wrote that hunters from Naujaat were heading out to help the crew with the job on Harbour Island where they have been camping.

“Imagine the celebration there Then the celebration here when the finally come home!” wrote Simailak.

“We are all extremely proud of all of our bowhead whalers.”

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᕐᕙᒃᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᑯᕕᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕙᒃᑕᖓ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᒃ 44−feet-ᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᐊᒐᓯ 17-ᒥ.

Baker Lake’s bowhead hunters stand on top of the 44-foot whale they harvested after bringing it safely to shore on August 17. Photo courtesy of Dino Mablik

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