Nunavut News Aug. 30, 2021 edition

ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖅ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᕐᒥ 2021 Artists get together

ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᐳᑦ

Volume 76 Issue 18 MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021 $.95 (plus GST)

Special report:

Back to school 2021 No rain delays allowed

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ Freaks ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ Calm Air ᐃᕐᙳᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒑᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 22–ᒥ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ: ᑳᓗ ᕼᐋᒧᓪᑎᓐ, ᓴᐃᒪᔅ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ, ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᓯᐊᕆᑦ, ᓵᑦ ᑕᐃᐸᓇ, ᓄᐊᒥᓐ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, ᑖᓇᕙᓐ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ, ᐊᐃᕈ ᑭᖕ, ᓵᑦ ᒍᕋᐃᔭᒻ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓖ ᕿᓚᒃ; ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐸᑖ ᕼᐋᒧᓪᑎᓐ, ᑐᕋᐃᓯ ᕉᑦᔅ, ᒫᓕ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ, ᑲᑕᕆ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ, ᐆᑎ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᒃ, ᓲᓵᓐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑳᓐᑎᔅ ᒍᕋᐃᔭᒻ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓲᓕ ᓇᑯᓛᒃ.

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Rankin Inlet’s Freaks captured the Calm Air Cup softball championship on August 22. Back row, from left: Carlo Hamilton, Seamus Ayaruak, James Merritt, Chad Taipana. Norman Okalik. Donovan Akerolik, Airo King, Chad Graham and Lee Kreelak; front row, from left: Pataa Hamilton, Tracy Roach, Molly Ayaruak, Catherine Ayaruak, Odie Tagalik, Suzanne Sammurtok, Kandace Graham and Shirley Nakoolak. Cody Punter/NNSL photo

Fire in Baker Lake

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Baffinland hearings resume in November

Cop charged with assault

ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᒥ ᑐᓵᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ

ᐸᓖᓯ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ

“I am amongst kings and queens with knowledge, old knowledge... I feel like I’m in an Indigenous safe space, to grow and thrive.”

– Bernice Clarke, founder of Uasau Soap and a territorial semifinalist in the Pow Wow Pitch entrepreneurial competition, page 9.

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ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ (IWBN) ᐅᕘᓇ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᒪᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᓛᖑᓇᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒎᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 40–ᓂ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥ $500–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᑦ. ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᔭᕆᕗᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ, ᐃᓗᓕᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᓘᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓖᒪ ᐃᔾᑎᒪᐃ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ.

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fact file Nunavut COVID-19 situation as of Aug. 27 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

ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᔪᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᖏᓐᓂ, ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᒧᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᔪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᔩᓇ ᐱᑦᓱᒧᑦ.

ᖁᓪᓖᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᖅᑲᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ

ᖁᓪᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᖅᑲᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᔪᒥ. ᓂᐅᕕᐊᖃᕐᕕᓄᑦ ᐴᕐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᓯᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ-ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᒪᐃᒋᑦ ᕼᐊᓐᑦᒧᖅ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᓄᓪᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᒃᑐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐱᙳᐊᖅ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ

ᐱᙳᐊᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᒐᓱᐊᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 14–ᒥ 18–ᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 21–ᒥ 24–ᒧᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑉᐸᐅᖓ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ Makerspace ᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᑐᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒥ Google–ᒥ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᒃᓴᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᒃᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ 18–ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᒍᑎᒃ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᕌᐱᓐ ᐸᕕᐊᒧᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ robynn@pinnguaq.com. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖁᐊᒃᓴᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ.

ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᒧᑦ ᐸᕗᓕ ᐳᕋᐅᓐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 10–ᒥ

ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᒧᑦ ᐸᕗᓕ ᐳᕋᐅᓐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 10–ᒥ, 1:30 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅ)ᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᒫᔾᔨᒥ, ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ “ᐅᐱᒋᓪᓚᑦᑖᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑦᑎᒍᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᐹᓂ ᑐᓚᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᖕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑎᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᓂ, ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᙵᓵᕆᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ. “ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᐆᒧᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓱᓕ ᐊᖏᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓚᒃ.

Please see Around Nunavut, page 12

These students in Taloyoak can’t contain their excitement as they hold their new backpacks, sent by the network of volunteers making up Northern Canada Mini Projects. Photo courtesy of Gina Pizzo

ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᑐᕌᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑭᓱᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ Northern News Services

ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐅᓱᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᔪ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᕼᐊᓐᓇᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᕿᑐᑦᑐᒐᐅᔭᕐᓂ ᑲᓗᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓂ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂ, ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑎᓂᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᒐᕐᓂ, ᐃᒪᖃᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓕᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒧᑦ. ᔩᓂ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᖁᙱᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. “ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᔾᔪᑎᒋᕐᔪᐊᖅᐸᖓᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᒡᔪᒃ. “ᑕᑯᕙᙱᓚᑎᑦ (ᐊᔾᔨᐸᓗᐊᓂ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ) ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖁᓕᕈᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᑎᑕᐅᓗᐊᙱᒻᒪᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑭᑐᕗᖅ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᑎᑭᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᖁᔭᒋᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ…ᓇᖕᒪᒑᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ.” ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᒋᕗᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖑᔪᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓕᒫᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᓯᓐᑎ ᑎᓕᓐ, ᓇᓂᓯᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ, ᑲᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓲᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ. “ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᑐᐊᕈᒪ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᑳᖓᑕ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ

ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᐸᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓲᖑᒋᕗᑦ. “ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔩᑦ (ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ) ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓱᓂ ᐱᖃᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᙱᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ.” ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᑎᓕᓐ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᓂ, ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᒋᓚᖕᓂ. ᑎᓕᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᒑᖓᒥ ᑭᓱᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᑎᑎᕋᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᕙᐃᔅᐳᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᒃᐱᖅᑐᒐᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ 12–ᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᖅᑲᑐᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᙱᓚᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᓄᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᕐᔪᐊᓲᖑᒋᕗᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ 4,600–ᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑎᓕᓐᒧᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ. ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᓗᓪᓕᖅᓱᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ. ᑐᓂᓯᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᐱᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᓂ. “ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᕙᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᕿᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᓂᐱᖃᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ,” ᑎᓕᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

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Avalanche of donated school supplies on the way Northern Canada Mini Projects aims to ensure students don’t go without as classes begin

By Derek Neary Northern News Services

As cargo vessels arrive in communities around Nunavut, among the mix of new furniture, vehicles and food are school supplies donated from the south.

Northern Canada Mini Projects sent hundreds of boxes of colouring books, graphic novels, pencils, puzzles, water bottles and other classroom materials to the North last year and again for the upcoming school year.

Jeannie Ugyuk, chair of Taloyoak’s district education authority, witnessed the joy that donated backpacks, in particular, brought to the children last year.

“The children appreciate it very much,” said Ugyuk. “You don’t see (similar supplies) on the store shelves here in town.

They don’t seem to be the top priority, and it’s expensive to order stuff so it’s very much appreciated… backpacks are commonly used to go on day trips and stuff.”

She added that it’s a bonus that not just select students receive the donated school supplies, it’s all the children who attend school that benefit.

Cindy Dhillon, founder of Northern Canada Mini Projects, has a network of donors across the country who contribute to various causes throughout the year.

“We send school supplies after I know there are shortcomings and for things like after-school art programs,” she said, adding

that prizes for incentive programs like performing well on math quizzes or improved attendance are also shipped. “Teachers (or) principals etc. tell me what they don’t have or can’t get and off we go helping.”

There will also be hygiene products in the care packages this year because Dhillon has heard from a few Nunavut teachers that in some low-income households, residents periodically have to choose between buying food or purchasing hygiene items.

Once Dhillon is informed of particular needs, she creates a post on the Northern Canada Mini Projects’ Facebook page to inform her army of supporters.

“We send items for everyone from Northern daycares in need to Grade 12 classrooms,” she said.

It doesn’t stop at school supplies. Northern Canada Mini Projects also spreads its generosity during the Christmas season. Close to 4,600 gifts were sent to kids across Nunavut last Christmas, according to Dhillon. Other presents went to Elders and school staff.

The group was also integral in outfitting the Chesterfield Inlet daycare with educational toys and also launching a food bank in that community earlier this year.

The donors hold fundraisers to ensure Elders are fed. and some of the volunteers are busy making Every Child Matters quilts for Elders who survived the residential school era.

“We send the items they get to wrap their arms around. They’re community members who have been quietly through so much,” Dhillon said.

ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᓂ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐱᑲᐅᖅᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᑖᓂ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᕐᒥᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2020-21–ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ. ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᓴᕋᓛᖑᔪᓂ.

Another group of happy campers in Chesterfield Inlet who quickly latched onto their new backpacks at the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. The gifts came courtesy of Northern Canada Mini Projects. Photo courtesy of Vicki Tanuyak

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Aspiring educators earn Jose Kusugak scholarships

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Arviat’s Angela Mukyungnik and Pangnirtung’s Jenna Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq will receive $5,000 towards their education

By Derek Neary Northern News Services

A pair of future educators are this year’s recipients of the $5,000 Jose Amaujaq Kusugak Memorial Scholarship for 2021.

Angela Mukyungnik of Arviat and Jenna Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq of Pangnirtung are both enrolled in the Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP) through Nunavut Arctic College, in partnership with Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Mukyungnik said she wants to teach children and help them shape their future to continue expanding the Inuit language and culture.

She called Jeff van den Scott, a former high school teacher of hers, a “role model” who influenced her career decision.

“He taught me about traditional and contemporary Inuit songs along with other choir members, and I want to share my skills and knowledge with my future students,” said Mukyungnik, who’s entering her fourth and final year of NTEP in Arviat.

Being selected as a recipient of the scholarship means “I will work hard to achieve success,” she pledged.

She was a strong academic performer in high school and attended various college courses, such as Inuktitut and mathematics, before deciding to pursue teaching as an occupation because it’s her “dream job.”

Last year brought an entirely different set of challenges due to learning in a pandemic environment. There were numerous public health limitations that prevented students from being in class for much of the year.

“It was very frustrating to attend online courses during a COVID19 lockdown because I wasn’t mentally prepared for any of it, but I made it through with help from my colleagues and instructors,” Mukyungnik said.

After attaining her bachelor of education, she would like to start teaching elementary grades and then move on to instructing higher-level grades in her hometown.

Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq, who will be starting her third year of NTEP in Panniqtuuq in the fall, said she’s honoured to have been awarded a scholarship.

“This award ensures that we continue Jose’s legacy for advancing Inuit rights, language, and education. He was a leader and a voice for our people. I am confident that this award will make a positive impact in my learning journey,” Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq stated.

“As a future educator, I also believe in promoting our language,

Angela Mukyungnik says she wants to teach children and help them shape their future to continue expanding the Inuit language and culture. Photo courtesy of Angela Mukyungnik

“This award ensures that we continue Jose’s legacy for advancing Inuit rights, language, and education,” Jenna Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq says of the Jose Amaujaq Kusugak Memorial Scholarship, which she earned for the 2021-22 school year. Photo courtesy of Jenna Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq

culture, and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit. I hope that this inspires youth to become future educators in Nunavut.”

Land claims organization Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) administers the Jose Amaujaq Kusugak Memorial Scholarship.

“This year’s recipients are role models in their communities, working hard to fulfill their dreams of becoming educators in Nunavut,” said Aluki Kotierk, president of NTI. “I am inspired by their dedication to bring their passion for language and culture

into the classroom. Congratulations Angela and Jenna, and all the best in your 2021-22 academic year.”

Kusugak, who died in 2011, was a former president of NTI and a leader with other Inuit organizations. He was a key negotiator in the creation of Nunavut as a separate territory.

For students still seeking scholarship opportunities, Nunavut Tunngavik Foundation is accepting applications to the Post-Secondary Scholarship and the Skills and Employment Advancement Scholarship until Aug. 31.

Taking a bite out of education School meal programs tenuous as prospect of COVID-19 lingers

By Derek Neary Northern News Services

Making sure students are fed to enhance their ability to concentrate and learn has been a focal point for Iqaluit schools, at least it was prior to COVID-19.

Breakfast and lunch programs for the upcoming year remain in question due to the pandemic, acknowledged Doug Workman, chair of the

Iqaluit District Education Authority (IDEA).

“Right now, I’m not sure how much of a lunch program we’re going to have at the high school, given the COVID situation,” he said. “I’m hopeful that we’re back to pre-COVID.” All schools under the IDEA’s jurisdiction offer some form of breakfast program, made possible by funding from multiple agencies and, periodically, individual donors.

Inuksuk High School’s hot lunch program is

“ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᓂᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᖑᕗᖅ, ᐄᓪᓚᕆᒃ ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒡ ᐅᐊᒃᒪᓐ, ᐃᖅᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂ .

“Making sure kids are fed makes all the sense in the world and it does help, for sure,” says Doug Workman, chair of the Iqaluit District Education Authority. Pixabay photo

available for about half of the days throughout the school year. Approximately 150 students take advantage of it, according to Workman.

There had been talk of having a full-time kitchen devoted to student meals but “things kind of went sideways” with COVID-19 emerging, he said.

Although the virus shut down meal programs at the schools, Workman credited Jason Rochon, a student support assistant at Joamie School, for his tenacity and innovation.

“He was like Superman. He put his cape on and he raised money locally to have breakfast — like a grab bag for kids at Joamie School, and then later it was in front of Nakasuk School,” he said, adding that it caught on at the high school as well. “(Rochon) had some help from different school staff and parents, and the DEA donated money to his cause as well because it was such a great idea… Jason’s idea was well-received in the community and it was appreciated.”

Workman also spoke highly of home economics teacher Lael Kronick, who was instrumental in getting the high school lunch program rolling a few years ago.

Chair of the IDEA since 2015, Workman said school meals are generally accepted as beneficial to student learning.

“Making sure kids are fed makes all the sense in the world and it does help, for sure,” he said.

“They still have a lot of people — as they have people in the south — who are falling through the cracks.”

As a former teacher in Nunavut for decades, he recalls periods when he oversaw breakfast

programs in various communities, such as in Pond Inlet in 1978, but there were other stretches when it didn’t seem to be a priority.

Iqaluit Manirajak MLA Adam Arreak Lightstone has repeatedly raised the issue of school meal programs in the legislative assembly over the past couple of years. He has implored the Department of Education to ensure that all schools across the territory are offering breakfasts and lunches to students.

“I hope that one day we will see the minister come forward with good news on that front,” Arreak Lightstone said in March. “For the record, I do believe that in order to address Nunavut’s education issues, it is essential for every school in Nunavut to have a universal government-funded food program (for) breakfast, lunch, snacks, and I hope that one day we will get there.”

He pointed out that Yukon secured $4 million annually through the Jordan’s Principle Child First Initiative to establish food programs in that territory’s schools. He asked Nunavut Education Minister David Joanasie last year to see if a similar arrangement could be put in place here.

Joanasie admitted in March that “we haven’t made any new headway” on the issue, explaining that COVID-19 consumed most of the department’s resources.

“We have been trying to see how food programming in schools operates through the pandemic, and so I think this is an ongoing area that we’ll have to keep our eyes on and seek support in, whether it’s other departments, agencies, or local community organizations,” the minister said.

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ᔭᐃᑕᓐ ᓄᙵᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᐊᓂᖕᒪᑕ ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂᒃ ᑎᑕᒡᕕᒃᑖᖅᖢᓂ. ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ SoundCloud-ᑯᑦ, YouTube-ᑯᑦ, Apple-ᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Spotify-ᑯᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᔭᖕ ᑮᓐᒥᒃ, ᓄᙵᖅ 18-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᓂ ᑎᑕᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑕᒥᓂᒃ. ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ Saxophone-ᒥᒃ ᑎᑕᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᒃᑯᑦ, ᓂᐱᖃᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᕿᑦᑕᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂᒃ. “ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᒃᑲ … ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᒡᕙ, ᑭᓇᐅᓂᒻᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ. “ᓴᓇᔪᒪᒐᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᔪᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᒃ.” ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᕿᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᐅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓯᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ YouTube-ᑯᑦ. “ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖓ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲᒥᐅᑕᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᔾᔪᐊᕈᒪᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑎᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓴᓇᖃᑎᓂᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᖅᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᒋᑦ, ᐊᖅᓴᖅᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕐᕕᓕᐊᕈᑎᕙᒃᖢᒋᑦ. ᓇᖕᒪᒐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᒫᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ. “ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᖕᒪᖔᕐᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᑎᒃ,” ᓄᙵᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᒐᒥᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᕋᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᓂᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᓪᓗ. “ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᒐᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕆᑦᑎ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᓗᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᓄᙵᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑳᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ ᐋᔅᑐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓂᐅ ᓰᓚᓐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒧᑦ. ᑐᕌᓐᑐᓕᐊᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᖢᓂ, ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᒧᒥᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ. ᒧᒥᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑑᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᑭᙶᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ. “ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ.

Rapper ᔭᐃᑎᓐ ᓄᙵᖅ, ᕿᑎᐊᓂ , ᐊᑐᓲᖑᔪᖅ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᖓᓂ Young Keen –ᒥ , ᓇᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ . ᔭᐃᑎᓐ ᓄᙵᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ

Rapper Jaydin Nungaq, centre, who goes by the recording name Young Keen, poses with his dance crew. Photo courtesy of Jaydin Nungaq ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᑲᒥᒃ ᒧᒥᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Sony Centre-ᒥ ᑐᕋᓐᑐᒥ 100 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓵᖓᓂ. “ᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᖓ, ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᖕᓂᒻᓄᑦ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᑦᑎᐊᕋᑉᑯ. ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᔾᔮᙱᓐᓇᓱᒋᔭᒃᑲᓂᒃ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ, ᓄᙵᖅ ᐃᒻᖏᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒧᒥᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓵᖓᓂ.

“ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᖁᓕᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᖃᐃᔪᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᓕᕈᒫᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓗᖓ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ, ᐅᑎᕐᓗᖓᓗ ᓄᓇᒻᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᔪᒥᒍᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓗᖓᓗ ᐃᒻᖏᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. “ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᔪᒫᖅᐳᖓ ᓄᓇᒻᓂᒃ. ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᕐᓗᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᒻᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓗᖓ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒻᖏᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᒐᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᑉᓗᖓ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ.”

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Jaydin Nungaq aspires to be known around the world as Young Keen Rapper ᔭᐃᑎᓐ ᓄᙵᖅ, ᕿᑎᐊᓂ , ᐊᑐᓲᖑᔪᖅ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᖓᓂ Young Keen –ᒥ , ᓇᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ . ᔭᐃᑎᓐ ᓄᙵᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓ

By Derek Neary Northern News Services

Jaydin Nungaq was an Inuksuk High School valedictorian just a few months ago.

Now the graduate is schooling himself in rap, hip-hop and spoken-word recording projects in his growing bedroom studio.

Found on streaming sites like SoundCloud, YouTube, Apple and Spotify under the name Young Keen, Nungaq, 18, is investing his summer job income to expand his collection of instruments.

He’s planning to add a saxophone to his microphone, speakers, guitar, keyboard and computer, which stir his creative juices daily for hours.

“Music is my life … all that stuff, it really just reflects who I am as a person,” he says. “I want to make stuff that is really highly developed and super good quality.”

He’s teaching himself to play guitar and piano on his keyboard by watching instructional videos on YouTube.

“I’m a committed person,” he says, citing American rapper Logic as one of his major influences.

As youth outreach coordinator with the Department of Family Services, he and a colleague established a camp this summer that allowed local kids to watch movies, play on the turf and go to the park. Backpacks were handed out afterwards to help them prepare for a return to school.

“This was a group of kids that we were able to connect to and

Rapper and hip-hop artist Jaydin Nungaq, centre, who goes by the recording name Young Keen, poses with his dance crew. Also pictured are, from left, Misa Aliyak, Kyle Mablik, Mila Kipanik and Daniela Calamayan. Photo courtesy of Jaydin Nungaq get to know them more as individuals,” Nungaq says, adding that he wants to help them build confidence and motivation.

He says he tells youths that education can also mean op-

portunities to get involved in programs like Skills Canada, to travel and to socialize.

“You’re young and you have all that energy that you can throw on to all these activities,” he says.

While in high school, Nungaq was able to partake in a preCOVID trip to Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

He also boarded a plane to Toronto to participate in a two-week dance camp, as hip-hop and contemporary dance are among his other passions. Fellow dancers at the event were Indigenous students from various parts of Canada, so he learned about their cultures and history and he shared his as an Inuk.

“It was absolutely amazing,” he recalls.

Before the camp wrapped up, they performed their dance routine at the Sony Centre in Toronto in front of about 100 people.

“As I got older, I realized that I actually loved to dance because it just made me happy. It got me to connect with people who I thought I’d never talk to,” he says.

In the future, Nungaq would love for his musical and dance talents to raise his profile on the entertainment scene.

“In the next five to 10 years, I’m hoping that I’m travelling the world and I’m making more connections with bigger artists, and I’m able to come back to my city when I’m a little more wealthier from my passion in music,” he says. “I hope to give back to my community. I hope to make a bigger impact to Nunavut overall, and I hope to help myself and my family, especially with this musical career because I strive for success and happiness every day with this.”

Nunavut record label forges one-week creative hub for Inuit artists Industry professionals to be a part of daily workshops in Ottawa

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

Hitmakerz, a full-service record label based in Nunavut, is planning to host a week-long professional development event at a house in Ottawa starting Sept. 2, featuring a number of Northern artists such as Joey Nowyuk, Shauna Seeteenak, Jacob Okatisak, Angela Amarualik, Aocelyn (Jocelyn Arreak) and Brenda Montana.

Dubbed the Hitmakerz Compound, it will run from Sept. 2 to 9, with separate songwriting

The Hitmakerz Compound in Ottawa is expected to be the home of six Inuit artists working together on music for a week in September. Photo courtesy of Thor Simonsen

and music production workshops taking place on Sept. 6, 10, and 11. The latter is open to any Ottawa-based artists with over two years songwriting experience for a fee.

Chris Birkett and Dale Penner will instruct — the former having previously worked with Led Zeppelin, Buffy Sainte-Marie, among many others. The latter’s list of producer credits include Econoline Crush, Nickelback and more.

The Iqaluit-based label hopes to showcase and help further develop the careers and bodies of work of artists under its wing, with daily industry training and coaching to take place at the house for the artists attending.

Nunavut speed-rapper Hyper-T, Ottawa-based producer Tev Bourque and Hitmakerz COO and performance coach Sarah Elaine McLay are also expected to work with the artists as producers.

This initiative came when Hitmakerz had a lot of activity happening at once and saw an opportunity to host everything at the same time in the same space.

“Part of the reason why we did it is to make it better than the sum of its parts. We want to have a lot of cross-pollinating ideas and random opportunities that lead to new opportunities,” said Thor Simonsen, CEO of Hitmakerz.

Four of the artists — Nowyuk, Okatisak, Montana and Amarualik — will work on writing, recording and producing their upcoming albums, while Aocelyn and Seeteenak are slated to record music videos for upcoming singles and demos for their next albums.

Being able to network in a setting full of industry professionals has sparked excitement among the artists.

“It’s such a great opportunity to showcase what I have and to show the people what I can do,” said Arviat’s Jacob Okatisak, an instrumentalist, rapper and hip-hop artist.

Nowyuk, a Pangnirtung-based indie rocker, added, “I’m pretty excited about this. I’ve never been in anything like this before, so I’m really looking forward to it.”

This is Nowyuk’s first time going south since the COVID-19 pandemic started.

“I’m excited to meet up with everyone there,” he said.

It has been quite a busy last few years for Seeteenak, an Iqaluit-based pop artist and rapper,

originally from Baker Lake. So having some time dedicated to just making music is something she’s eager to do.

“I’m really excited to have time just for music.

The only time we have met together was last year in October,” she said, “It was only for one day, but this time it’s going to be for a whole week, which I’m really excited for because it’s time for us to just make music, connect and talk to each other.”

Seeteenak’s new album Therapy Sessions was released on Aug. 27.

This year, Nowyuk dropped his debut album Tumitit, which garnered a win at the Indigenous Music Awards.

He hopes to get some new projects off started while in Ottawa.

For Okatisak it presents a great opportunity to meet some of his inspirations.

“I’m also excited to be working with another (producer), (Hyper-T), he’s another creator; the

CEO of Hyper Inuk Music is one of my biggest inspirations for music. I’m excited to be working with lots of new people,” said Okatisak.

Simonsen highlighted that it’s a great opportunity to connect with music professionals the Nunavut artists otherwise would not have been able to access.

“Just exposing our artists as well to southern music industry professionals, that’s something that can be hard to come by in Nunavut,” he said.

One of the biggest factors in hosting the Hitmakerz Compound, Simonsen said, was space, something that comes at a premium in Nunavut.

He admitted that this is the first time the company is trying something like this and he hopes to build on the spontaneous opportunities that will present themselves by rallying this much creative energy in one place.

“We’re not exactly sure what’s going to come out of it, but we’re super excited to try it,” Simonsen said.

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ᐃᓯᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑕᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᖁᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓂᓵᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 15–ᒥ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᔨᕋᖅᑑᑎᐅᙱᓛᖑᔪᒥ – ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ – ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᓇᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ. ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖑᖅᑰᔨᔪᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᐅᔪᓂ, ᑐᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓵᓕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᒃᓴᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ: ᐋᑐᕚ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓂᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᕈᑎᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓲᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᖑᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᕈᑎᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ – ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ. ᐹᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒃᑲᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ Liberal–ᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᓗᐊᕆ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ New Democratic Party–ᒧᑦ. ᓗᐊᕆ ᒪᑲᓐᓯ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ Conservatives–ᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

Green Party ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐱᔭᕇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2.2 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ 2019–ᒥ ᕿᒪᐃᓗᐊᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ Greens–ᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑎᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᕋᔭᐅᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᒋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᑭᓕᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᐊᓂ. “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᕙᓃᓪᓗᐊᙱᓚᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖏᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᔫᓂ 15–ᒥ. “ᓱᓕᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒡᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ

ᑐᓄᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ.” ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᕐᒧᑦ. ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ: ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 23–ᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒧᑦ, ᒪᕐᕈᖓ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᐃᒥ. ᐊᓂᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᑐᒡᒑᕆᔭᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ NDP ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑎᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᓵᓕ ᐋᙱᔅ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ–ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒥ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ “ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ” ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ. ᐃᒃᓯᕋᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᒃᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒥᒐᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓂᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᖅ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᓐᑐᕐ ᑑᑑᒥᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᖃᖅᑲᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᓂᒦᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᐃ 2016–ᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ Liberal–ᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ. ᒪᑐᐃᖓᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᓛᕈᒪᓂᖓᓂ. ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖃᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓕᐆᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᕼᐋᕐᐳᕐ Conservatives–ᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᑎᕋᓱᐊᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ 2015–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ 2019–ᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, “ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᒃᑲ.”

Liberal ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᓈᓐᓯ ᖃᕆᑕᖅ–ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᕐᒥ 1997–ᒥ 2008–ᒧᑦ. ᓱᖏᐅᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ, Liberal–ᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔫᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ, ᐊᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔮᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᒥ ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᑲᒪᔪᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ. ᐅᖁᒪᐃᖦᖢᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Heavy is the crown Representing Nunavut in Ottawa comes with immense pressure Northern News Services

We’ve entered the zone where promises fall like raindrops during an all-too-brief Nunavut summer.

Five weeks of federal election campaigning kicked off Aug. 15.

In the week or two prior to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau making official Canada’s worst-kept electoral secret – that being a fall election – the spending commitments from the governing party were downright astounding. It seemed that every day there was another news release, sometimes multiple, landing in Nunavut News’ email in-box.

Among them were announcements pertaining to early learning and child care support, housing and other infrastructure and a Nunavut Recovery Centre for those suffering from trauma and addiction.

The deluge of pledges could bring about a couple of reactions: Ottawa really cares about Nunavut and it shows, or cynicism because so many of these vows come on the verge of an election with re-election of the incumbents needed to transform the promises into reality – in theory, at least.

Nunavummiut have three candidates vying to become the territory’s new member of Parliament, so there’s reasonable choice. Pat Angnakak dove in for the Liberals. Lori Idlout

is representing the New Democratic Party.

Laura MacKenzie will be on the ballot for the Conservatives.

The Green Party isn’t part of the race this time around. Perhaps finishing with 2.2 per cent of the vote in 2019 didn’t leave with the Greens with much incentive to return.

Mumilaaq Qaqqaq decided not to seek a second term. She said she was racially profiled

by Parliament security and spoke in stinging terms while announcing the approaching end of the line.

“People like me don’t belong here in the federal institution,” she said in the House of Commons on June 15. “The reality is that this institution and the country has been created off the backs, trauma and displacement of Indigenous People.”

The stress of the job rested heavily on Qaqqaq. She took two mental health breaks: the first from Oct. 23 through December, the second for a couple of weeks in April and May. She’s going out swinging, however. She and fellow NDP MP Charlie Angus have a high-profile campaign to have a special prosecutor appointed to investigate “crimes against humanity” at Canada’s former residential schools. They want priests who were abusive to Indigenous children to be brought to justice.

Qaqqaq has also levelled sharp criticism at

the federal government for not doing enough to address Nunavut’s housing crisis and infrastructure deficit, among other issues.

The rigours of representing Nunavut at a national level may have played a role in the downfall of Hunter Tootoo as well. He preceded Qaqqaq in Parliament and wound up in the spotlight in May 2016 when he, under pressure, resigned as the Liberals’ federal fisheries minister and later became an independent member of Parliament. He spoke openly about his addiction to alcohol and his desire to overcome it. There was also plenty of press about an inappropriate relationship he carried on within his office.

Prior to that, Leona Agglukaq was elected twice. She served as Health and Environment minister under Stephen Harper’s Conservatives. She made bids to return in 2015 and 2019, however, Nunavummiut said, “Thanks, but no thanks.”

Liberal MP Nancy Karetak-Lindell was in office when Nunavut was officially recognized as a separate territory. She served four terms from 1997 to 2008. Oddly, the Liberals never saw fit to make her a cabinet minister, which seems like a missed opportunity.

We’ll find out in less than a month which woman will carry the torch in Ottawa next.

It’s a heavy responsibility, and an important choice for Nunavummiut to make.

Nunavut businesses shine in Pow Wow Pitch 2021

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By Trevor Wright Northern News Services

Meant to bring together and showcase the Indigenous business community, Pow Wow Pitch was propelled online by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since then it has expanded in unexpected ways, serving as a networking event not just the businesses at the annual Ottawa Pow Wow Summer Solstice, but from all across North America.

Nunavut businesses this year number the highest out of the three territories with five ventures, all operated by Inuit women.

Yukon had three Indigenous businesses make the cut while the Northwest Territories had only two.

“Nunavut came out very strong,” said Victoria Lennox, executive producer of Pow Wow Pitch. “This is the first time we’ve ever done a specific regional semifinal for the North, for the territories.”

She said hundreds of applications were submitted from the territories.

“Nunavut just did so good. We’re seeing not just incredible artists, but we’re seeing really competitive businesses that really scale,” Lennox said.

Pow Wow Pitch came about through the vision of founder Sunshine Tenasco, a member of the Algonquin First Nation in Quebec, who received support on the popular Canadian entrepreneurial TV show Dragon’s Den in 2010.

Miqsuqta!

One of the leading fabric stores in Iqaluit, Miqsuqta! owner Emily Joanasie launched the enterprise in early 2019.

It started when she followed up on a missed opportunity after she had her second child.

“With my first son, I was always feeling like I should have made my amauti, but I never had the opportunity to do it. So with my second child, I was determined to do it. So my older sister helped me make my first amauti. After that, I just stayed with it,” said Joanasie.

Miqsuqta! is a business operated by seamstresses for seamstresses, offering various fabrics. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ENB ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓕᕆᔨᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᓐᓂ, ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᕿᓯᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᐅᔭᔪᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᑰᓪ ᑳᒻᐸᐅᒧᑦ .

Among the products that ENB Artisan’s Nicole Camphaug makes is seal fur footwear for both men and women. Photo courtesy of ENB Artisan

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ᐃᒪᓕ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑕᒥ ! ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ .

Emily Joanasie, owner of Miqsuqta!, sews an amuti in her Iqaluit fabric shop. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo While Joanasie started with sewing, she didn’t want to rely on that alone.

“Sewing is very soothing for me, but I didn’t want to use that as a business because that’s a little too precious for me to share my sewing widely. So (sewing) supplies make sense because I enjoy the world of sewing and I don’t have to sew for people,” she said.

While she’s originally a teacher by trade, she got into fabrics and sewing as a way to keep her busy when she needed to spend more time with family.

She has been sewing for 15 years, and one of her distant relatives was known for the same thing.

“I’ve been told my namesake was a big seamstress so I’ve kind of followed suit with her.”

Sailiniq Among the semifinalists are a number of designers who utilize Inuit culture and fashions to form distinct wares that often sell out — one such designer is Natashia Allakariallak in Iqaluit who runs Sailiniq, founded in 2019-2020.

She initially got her small business off the ground by making and selling sealskin/Naluaq earrings to make ends meet on the side. However, she has since taken to the work full-time, now using materials such as narwhal and walrus tusks, polar bear fur and fish leather.

“I have always loved creating art and have always looked up to Inuit artists living in Nunavut,” she said. “I’m very glad the artist community here has welcomed me.”

Allakariallak has also branched out into making hand-carved/pressed prints.

The news of her business making it to the semifinals of Pow Wow Pitch has gotten her excitedly anticipating the results. ”I feel incredibly excited and proud. When I learned that Sailiniq had been selected over a thousand applications (nationally), I was in shock, but felt validated and determined to work hard to keep going in the competition,” she said.

“I am very proud to have even made it to the semifinal shortlist, especially because I get to share this space with other exceptional Inuit-owned businesses.”

Allakariaallak adds there continues to be many who help guide her along the way and assist her in expanding her skills.

Uasau Soap Uasau Soap, sells soap, as well as various other natural goods made from traditional Inuit materials such as salve, lip balm, body butter, among other goods. Uasau is owned and operated

by Bernice Clarke, who founded the company around 2012.

Last year, Uasau also made it to the semifinals

of Pow Wow Pitch, and Clarke is ecstatic about making it once more.

“I’m really excited about being an alumni with Pow Wow Pitch,” she said, “I am amongst kings and queens with knowledge, old knowledge. This is how I feel: I feel like I’m in an Indigenous safe space, to grow and thrive.”

The outbreak of COVID-19 in the capital, which started in mid-April, was actually quite a busy time for Clarke in terms of getting the Uasau name known in the wider business community.

“When we went into lockdown here in Iqaluit, at that point I started giving interviews with Zoom — it was just busy with getting ourselves out there,” she said.

Uasau started with Clarke’s cousin urging her to begin making her own soap.

“It was a beautiful accident that my cousin told me about; she said you can make this stuff on your own, I’ll help you figure it out. I was very intimidated, (but) she pushed me to do it this way,” she said.

After Clarke realized how easy it was, she urged her cousin to start a business together.

“She says, no, no way, I like buying, you do it. So I went on my own and started making more for friends.”

Then in 2012, Clarke started by selling her products at the annual Toonik Tyme Craft Fair, initially just selling natural body butter and she met with strong demand.

“I was really surprised, I sold out right away and everybody that bought from me, their eyes were wide open,” she said. “(Selling) was a not a problem. People were like, here’s my name and number. I went home to my husband and I said, ‘I told you this would work.’”

Pow Wow Pitch, Clarke says, has been supportive all the way to her and with other businesses.

“They want to see us thrive and they want us to succeed, that in and of itself I’m less nervous, I’m feeling more like I’m part of a family,” she said.

ENB Artisan ENB Artisan, founded by Inuk designer Nicole Camphaug and her husband Edgardo Mendieta, offers creative design incorporating seal fur footwear, Inuit jewelry and home decor items, using harvested materials from Nunavut.

“As an Inuk woman, I have a deep love for seals (as well as muskox, caribou, narwhals, etc),” said Camphaug, “and I’ve always loved the materials that they provide us. Seals are so important to my culture and we celebrate it.”

The idea for ENB Artisan came to Camphaug when she had some lower quality seal furs she did not want to waste, and she began brainstorming with her husband.

“I wanted to be able to provide another way to showcase our love for seals and fashion by

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customizing ready-made shoes with seal fur,” she said. “I seen a pair of stilettos on our local sell/swap page. I bought them and we started testing out how to put seal fur on them.”

She got started working on the first pair of stilettos, which ultimately opened up the path to where she is now, competing in Pow Wow Pitch 2021.

“It is very surreal. I think of all the talented entrepreneurs across Turtle Island who have submitted their businesses, and our small seal fur business was short-listed,” she said. “We are humbled and honoured to be a part of this tremendous experience.

“It gives us a true opportunity to look at where we want to see our business going and what heights we are capable of.”

Sijjakkut Inc. The fifth Nunavut business to make it to the Pow Wow Pitch semifinals is Sijjakkut Inc., a catering company operated by chef and founder Sheila Flaherty.

Sijjakkut offers new and modern ways of preparing traditional Inuit foods, such as Arctic berries and country food.

The venture catered breakfast for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and Northern Affairs Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal in early August.

Nunavut News was unable to reach Flaherty for comment as of press deadline.

How to vote To register to view the territorial semifinals on Sept. 25 or the grand finale on Oct. 20, or to vote for your favorite Nunavut business in the People’s Choice, you can check out the Pow Wow Pitch website at https://www.powwowpitch.org/ There’s $50,000 worth of cash prizes to be given out to winners, ranging from $500 to the grand prize of $25,000. ᐅᐊᓴᐅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᒥᒧᑦ ᕙᑕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒻᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ .

Of Uasau Soap’s products, it was its body butter that first put the entrepreneurial venture on the map for many Nunavummiut, says founder Bernice Clarke.

Photo courtesy of Uasau Soap ᓇᑖᓴ ᐊᓚᒃᑲᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥ .

Natashia Allakariallak, owner of Sailiniq, displays her earrings on her Instagram page. Photo courtesy of Sailiniq

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‘ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᕆᑦᑎ ᐃᓄᑑᙱᓐᓇᑉᓯ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᕆᓴ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ ᐸᑲ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ Northern News Services

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐅᐃᖏᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᕐᓃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ

ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ 7-ᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒐᓯ 25-ᒥ. ᑐᕆᓴ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ ᐸᑲ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ

ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 2014-ᒥ – ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ – ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ Prince River-ᒥ. ᑐᕆᓴ ᐋᓯᕙᒃ ᐸᑲ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔪᖅ 7-ᒋᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᒥᒃ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒐᓯ 25-ᒥ.

ᐱᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᑉᓗᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 2014ᒥ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒥ 2013−ᒥ. ᐅᐃᒡᒐᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ 2007-ᒥ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑕᕋ ᐊ’ᐊᕌᓘᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᖢᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐸᑲ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᒻᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᖃᑦᑕᕋᑉᑭᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᒃᐱᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐃᕌᖓᑕ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᐱᓯᔪᓂᒃ.” ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ, ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ: ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑕ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᕝᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ ᐊᒐᓯ 31-ᒥ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅ, ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒐᓯ 25-ᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᖅᑐᕆᐊᖃᕈᒫᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒐᓯ 31-ᒥ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔮᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ 8:30-ᒥ ᐱᓱᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ 9:00-ᒥ ᐅᑉᓛᒃᑯᑦ. ᐸᑲ ᐱᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ 2014-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ, ᑭᓯᒥ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ 2020-ᒥ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᓗᖕᓂᖓᓄᑦ. “ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᐱᓱᙱᓐᓇᑉᑕ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐱᖓᓲᔪᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᕐᒥ. ᓈᒻᒪᒍᓐᓃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐸᑲ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᐹᓂᒃ ᐱᓱᒋᐊᖅᑐᖁᔨᑉᓗᓂ. “ᑐᓴᕌᖓᒪ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᔪᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᑐᓴᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᖃᑦᑕᙱᒻᒪᕆᒃᑕᕋ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐸᑲ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᕉᖅ

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ. ᐱᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐸᑲ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓂᐱᖃᒥᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᙳᓱᙱᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ. “ᐅᖃᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑲ, ‘ᐃᕆᐊᓛᕈᒪᒍᑉᓯ, ᐱᓲᔭᕐᓗᓯ ᐃᕆᐊᓛᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓯ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓗᒥᐅᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓗᓯ ᐃᓄᑑᙱᓐᓇᑉᓯ.” ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᐃᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕿᒡᓕᕚᓪᓕᖅᑑᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓪᓚᕆᒎᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓄᑦᑕᐅᖅ. “ᐅᕿᓪᓕᕚᓪᓕᖅᑑᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᕌᖓᒪ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ.” ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓕ ᐱᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᖃᖅᐸᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐸᑲ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ Prince River-ᒧᑦ ᐱᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᑲᑎᓗᒃᑖᖅᖢᒍ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐊᕐᕕᓂᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂᒃ ᐱᓱᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᖅ ᓇᐃᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᔭᖓ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕕᐅᑦᑐᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᕕᐊᓄᑦ. ᐸᑲ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕐᕕᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᑐᕌᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᕿᑯᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓵᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒃᑰᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᑐᕉᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔫᒥᓵᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᐸᑲ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒥᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓗᑎᒃ. “ᑕᐃᒫᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖏᓂᒃ.” ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᖅ, ᐸᑲ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᓗᒃᑖᒥᓂᒃ. “ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᒐᓯᐅᓕᕌᖓᑦ ᐱᓱᒍᓐᓇᐃᓪᓕᓂᓗᒃᑖᒻᓄᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

Late night fire shuts down Baker Lake daycare Resident’s video shows firefighters combatting the blaze; RCMP investigating, say cause unknown

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

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

“It is terrible timing for a lot of our parents that were supposed to go school today,” said Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak.

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.

Simailak offered kudos to the fire department for containing the fire as quickly as they did.

“The fire could have been a lot worse,” he said.

The building is owned by the hamlet, according to Simailak.

Although the structure is still standing, it remains to be revealed how much damage it sustained following the fire. Simailak said he has offered his support to the hamlet and the daycare operator as they try to form contingency plans to open the daycare in a new location.

“They are hoping to find a building they can use,” he said. “I’m waiting to see if there’s a way I can help. It’s very early but the hamlet is emailing back and forth about what our options are.”

ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᑐᐊᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᕗᕋᑎ ᐆᕙᔪᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐅᓪᓛᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 17 −ᒥ .

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

The damage of the fire can be seen on Baker Lake’s day care the morning after the blaze was extinguished on Aug. 17. Photo courtesy of Freddie Oovayuk

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Friendship Society hosts fifth annual MultiCultural and Comedy Night

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ᐳᕌᓐᑎᓐ ᐸᓂ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᒥ , ( ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ), ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒥ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ 2017–ᒥ .

Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay The Kitikmeot Friendship Society hosted the fifth annual Multi-Cultural and Comedy Night on August 21.

It served as a fundraiser for parenting programs, cultural and language programming as well as future initiatives.

Talents such as Matthew Ohokannoak, Eric ‘Too Soon’ Kitigon, David ‘Inuk Juice’ Ohokannoak among others performed at the Luke Novoligak Community Hall.

Tickets were sold at $40 a person and a total of $2,320 was raised.

Pinnguaq coming to Northern Nunavut

Qikiqtani Pinnguaq, a not-for-profit technology start-up plans to host an adult digital skills workshop in Grise Fiord from September 14 to 18, as well as in Resolute Bay from Sept. 21 to 24.

Employees will be flying up from its Iqaluit Makerspace location to teach locals about learning digital skills such as utilizing Google to communicate with friends and family.

People can bring their own computers or use one brought up

by Pannguaq.

Adults 18 and over can register by emailing Robynn Pavia at robynn@pinnguaq.com.

Prizes and snacks will be provided.

Qulliit launches first of MMIWG memorial projects

Nunavut The Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council announced its first annual missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls memorial projects earlier this month.

Shopping tote bags with a logo designed by Iqaluit-based artist Megan Hunt has been distributed to the hamlets of all Nunavut communities.

They were designed to commemorate Indigenous women and girls whose lives were take through acts of violence, and are meant to serve as a reminder to always remember these women and girls, as well as those struggling with violence. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᒥ ᐸᕗᓕ ᐳᕋᐅᓐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 10–ᒥ .

Brandon Bunnie of Pinnguaq, left, works with a student in Baker Lake in 2017. NNSL file photo

Memorial for Judge Beverley Browne to take place Sept. 10

Iqaluit There will be a memorial for the late Judge Beverley Browne will be taking place at the Nunavut Court of Justice on September 10, at 1:30 p.m.

She was the first Nunavut resident judge and passed earlier this year in March, due to the pandemic “we have been unable to appropriately honour her,” said Justice Bonnie Tulloch with the Nunavut Court of Justice.

During the memorial the Nunavut Court of Justice Law Library will be dedicated in her name, there will be a number of speakers present and there will be a reception afterwards.

“Her passion for this territory is legendary and her contribution to justice in Nunavut remains immense,” said Tulloch.

Family law consultations postponed

A memorial for the late Judge Beverley Browne will be held at the Nunavut Court of Justice on September 10. NNSL file photo

Kitikmeot Previously planned community consultations planned by the Department of Justice regarding family laws in Nunavut and the Family Abuse Interventions Act are being postponed in Cambridge Bay and Gjoa Haven, and will be rescheduled at a later date that’s still to be determined.

Existing community consultations in the following communities will still be moving forward:

Pond Inlet, August 31, 3 to 7 p.m.

Iqaluit, Sept. 9 and 10, time yet to be determined Sanirajak, Sept. 14, 3 to 7 p.m.

Iglulik, Sept. 15, 3 to 7 p.m.

For more information about the upcoming community consultations you can email either FAIA@gov.nu.ca or Familylaw@ gov.nu.ca.

Survey seeking Inuit women entrepreneurs

Nunavut The Inuit Women in Business Network (IWBN) under Pauktuutit: Inuit Women of Canada, connects Inuit businesswomen across Inuit Nunangat.

They are currently seeking Inuit entrepreneurs to take part in a survey.

IWBN wants to know what kind of resources and tools would be most helpful for Inuit women entrepreneurs in establishing budgets and operational costs.

The survey is online and has 40 questions, participants have a chance to win $500 and information submitted is confidential.

They are also interested in hearing about individual experiences from Inuit women entrepreneurs relating to running a business in Inuit Nunangat, which would consist of a short phone interview.

For more information on this survey or the interviews people can visit the Pauktuutit website or contact Lema Ijtemaye at Pauktuutit.

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

This week’s winner is Manasie Noah.

Congratulations!

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Narwhals feasting near Grise Fiord, NU. Went with my cousin and spotted a group of narwhal in a fiord and a lone beluga.

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WINNER: Manasie Noah

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Grise Fiord A Polar Bear scavenging on a Narwhal carcass this August, 2021.

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Ryan Kalliraq

Iglulik Seal hunting.

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Cumberland sound Beluga hunting outside of Pangnirtung in Cumberland sound in July.

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Naujaat Caught a bearded seal.

Arctic Bay Ivalu Knox who is two years old from Arctic Bay is sitting on top of a narwhal his uncle caught outside of Arctic Bay.

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Local instructors shine in leading roles at 26th Iqaluit Music Camp ‘Tremendous support from community’

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services

The Iqaluit Music Society hosted its 26th annual summer music camp from Aug. 16-20, bringing together young aspiring musicians and teaching them traditional Inuit and Western music with drum dance, throat singing, fiddle, accordion and ukulele workshops.

The society, which was the $1-million winner of this year’s Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP), was able to host the latest edition of the camp at Iqaluit’s schools rather than the outdoor setting of 2020 — a move caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

There were 80 participants this year compared to 35 last year, said Darlene Nuqingaq, volunteer president of the Iqaluit Music Society.

Community support was instrumental this year, she said.

“We just have tremendous support from the community, (Department of) Culture and Heritage and family organizations in town,” said Nuqingaq.

Normally, she and fellow music society instructor Sam Tagalik would both be coordinating, however, this year they are depending more on local instructors, such as Molly Ell, who taught traditional Inuit drum dancing.

Nuqingaq said it was nice to see local instructors step up to the plate, and some of them were familiar faces.

“Our staff here today, many of them were campers, then they’ve become junior instructors, then local instructors,” she said.

The Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation gave the Iqaluit Music Society a grant to film this year’s music camp to create educational videos for various schools in other communities.

With the $1 million awarded by the AIP coming in earlier this year, the music society envisions a bright future.

“It feels amazing,” said Nuqingaq, “right now we’re in a good financial situation.”

More money is coming in from others because of the publicity from the AIP win, she added. While she said she couldn’t discuss specifics yet, it all points toward greener pastures.

“Funding begets more funding and people like to jump on the bandwagon,” she said.

Supporting music education in Iqaluit and Nunavut as a whole is important, she said, as it reflects itself positively in other areas of education.

“Music does carry over in other academic (pursuits) and areas of their life, it teaches them how to be leaders, how to hold yourself differently… leadership development, academic enhancement,” said Nuqingaq.

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The morning cohort at Nakasuk School learn about the fiddle with - workshop. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo

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Baffinland follows through on phase two equipment removal Mining company says it remains committed to expansion, but must reduce costs

By Derek Neary Northern News Services

Baffinland Iron Mines is making good on its promise to remove equipment from the Mary River mine site that was to be used as part of the phase two expansion project.

One shipment of that equipment has already departed for the south and three more loads are expected to be completed this shipping season, according to Heather Smiles, Baffinland’s manager of stakeholder relations.

The mining company chose to demobilize the equipment because it was idle and Baffinland was “incurring significant costs” since the suspension of the regulatory permitting process and subsequent delays in 2019, Smiles stated.

However, the iron ore miner remains committed to the phase two project, she added.

Regulatory hearings through the Nunavut Impact Review Board are scheduled to resume in November after COVID-19 public health protocols disrupted the hearings in April.

“The company has been clear that continuing to operate Mary River (mine) in its current state as a trucking operation is simply not sustainable,” said Smiles. “Without the phase two expansion, our future is uncertain and our business is at risk.”

She noted that most iron miners around the globe use rail to transport iron ore because it’s cleaner, greener, and more economical — and adding a 110-kilometre railway is part of Baffinland’s future aspirations. The proposed expansion at the Mary River mine, 160 km south of Pond Inlet, would double out-

Nunavummiut workers started returning to Baffinland’s Mary River iron ore mine on July 26. They are being provided with job refreshers and health and safety instruction. Photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines put to 12 million tonnes.

“We are doing what is necessary to reduce costs and prepare for a care and maintenance situation,” Smiles stated. “The company has been clear that it is incurring a high capital cost due to the continued uncertainty of the future expansion proposal and volatile ore prices. We have been fortunate that ore prices have remained high in recent years, enabling us to continue operating while going through the phase two process. However, ore prices are historically cyclical and cannot be relied upon for stability. The proposed expansion provides certainty.”

RCMP officer charged with assault in Sanirajak

By Derek Neary Northern News Services

An RCMP officer working in Sanirajak has been charged with assault, which allegedly occurred during a call for service during summer 2020.

Cpl. Ian Crowe, who was serving as the Mounties’ detachment commander at the time was formally charged on Aug. 24, according to the police.

“The conduct of police officers is paramount in maintaining the trust of the communities they serve.” stated Amanda Jones, commanding officer of the RCMP’s V Division in Nunavut.

“The criminal charge laid is very serious. This allegation does not reflect the integrity of our individual members nor does it represent what we stand for as a police service.”

No other details were released. The charge against Cpl. Crowe has not been proven in court.

Baffinland is aiming to ship six million tonnes of iron ore this year, by mid-October.

The resource is sent to markets in Europe and Asia. The first ships traversed Milne Inlet on July 26 — without the need of icebreakers — after the Mittimatalik Hunters and Trappers Organization (MHTO) closed to floe edge to harvesting activity.

Enookie Inuarak, who was selected as chair of the MHTO several weeks ago,

Equipment stockpiled at Baffinland’s Mary River iron ore mine in anticipation of phase two expansion has started to be removed from the site after that equipment sat idle for the past couple of years. Resumption of regulatory hearings for the company’s expansion proposal is scheduled for November. Photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines said he had no comment on Baffinland’s actions at this time.

Pond Inlet Mayor Joshua Arreak said the hamlet’s relationship is no worse than it has been in the past, but he wouldn’t say more.

Meanwhile, Nunavummiut employees began to resume work at the mine site on July 26 after almost a year and a half away from Mary River to minimize the risk of spreading COVID-19 to the communities. A snag came on Aug.

10 when a case of the coronavirus was confirmed in a mine worker and at least one Nunavummiuq staff member was forced to isolate due to being a close contact.

Overall, Baffinland expects to welcome back more than 200 workers and contractors to the mine site now that COVID-19 restrictions have eased in the territory, according to Smiles.

“Not all Inuit employees and contractors are based in

Nunavut and those who are based elsewhere have been able to continue actively working throughout the pandemic,” she stated.

Preparation sessions relating to health and safety measures and job refreshers are being provided to the mine’s workforce both in communities and on site to ensure they are ready for changes to daily life that have occurred on site due to COVID-19, Smiles added.

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Freaks reclaim Calm Air Cup title Rankin Inlet team defeated rivals Salliq Invaders in rainy regional softball championship

By Cody Punter Northern News Services

Rankin Inlet’s Freaks defeated their Coral Harbour rivals, the Salliq Invaders, in a rainy championship game during the Calm Air tournament, which took place Aug. 18 to 22.

“It’s just how we wanted it. We couldn’t have asked for any better finish,” said team captain Lee Kreelak.

With winds clocking in upward of 70 km/h and rain blowing sideways, it was a soggy end to an otherwise fair weather tournament.

The Freaks’ Chad Graham described the wet and windy conditions as a “Calm Air classic.”

“We’ve played in this before and we knew what was to be expected,” added Kreelak. “You’re getting rain in your face. It sucks but we’re used to it.

When it’s pissing 40 mm of rain we know what we’re up against.”

The co-ed tournament, which is a qualifying event for national softball championships, featured five teams from Rankin, one from Baker Lake and two

from Coral Harbour.

The Freaks finished round robin play in first place with six wins and just one loss. The only game they dropped was to Coral Harbour’s B Team. Graham said the loss was a “real eye-opener for the team.”

Second place Salliq defeated 3rd ranked Bat Intentions in one semi final while the Freaks downed local rivals New Era to set up a showdown against the Coral Harbour team.

In the final the Invaders ended up getting out to an early 3-0 lead against the Rankin squad. The Freaks answered with four runs of their own to make it 4-3.

Salliq managed to regain the lead with some strong offense and halfway through the game they were winning 8-6. But a big inning for the Freaks saw them put six runs on the board to make it 12 to 8.

“We thought we were going to mercy them but they came back,” said Kreelak.

Although Salliq pushed hard in the final innings, the Freaks came up with some solid defence to keep them at bay. The final score was 15-11 for the Freaks.

“It was pretty tight but our guys know what playoffs are all about. Not a single soul was out of line,

ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ Freaks ᐱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ Calm Air ᐃᕐᙳᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᓇᐅᓕᒑᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 22–ᒥ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ: ᑳᓗ ᕼᐋᒧᓪᑎᓐ, ᓴᐃᒪᔅ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ, ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᓯᐊᕆᑦ, ᓵᑦ ᑕᐃᐸᓇ, ᓄᐊᒥᓐ ᐅᑲᓕᖅ, ᑖᓇᕙᓐ ᐊᑭᕈᓕᒃ, ᐊᐃᕈ ᑭᖕ, ᓵᑦ ᒍᕋᐃᔭᒻ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓖ ᕿᓚᒃ; ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐸᑖ ᕼᐋᒧᓪᑎᓐ, ᑐᕋᐃᓯ ᕉᑦᔅ, ᒫᓕ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ, ᑲᑕᕆ ᐊᔭᕈᐊᖅ, ᐆᑎ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᒃ, ᓲᓵᓐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᑳᓐᑎᔅ ᒍᕋᐃᔭᒻ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓲᓕ ᓇᑯᓛᒃ.

Rankin Inlet’s Freaks captured the Calm Air Cup softball championship on August 22. Back row, from left: Carlo Hamilton, Seamus Ayaruak, James Merritt, Chad Taipana. Norman Okalik. Donovan Akerolik, Airo King, Chad Graham and Lee Kreelak; front row, from left: Pataa Hamilton, Tracy Roach, Molly Ayaruak, Catherine Ayaruak, Odie Tagalik, Suzanne Sammurtok, Kandace Graham and Shirley Nakoolak. Cody Punter/NNSL photo they all played like champs,” Kreelak said.

The Invaders won the Calm Air Cup in 2018 but the Freaks edged them out to claim last years’ title.

Kreelak credited the Coral Harbour team for al-

ways being competitive at the tournament.

“This rivalry doesn’t get any better,” Kreelak said.

“We’ve got a pretty deep history and they always come with a very strong team.”

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the (should be soon-to-be) Quebec City Coyotes!

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to a pile of dog doo on the best of days — and that’s in the months and years before the Covid came around — and the So the city of Glendale, Arizona told the Arizona Coyotes it’s city of Glendale knows that. Naturally, the Coyotes didn’t take that lying down and are “… 100 per cent committed to finding ending the lease between it and the city at the Coyotes’ home a long-term arena solution here in Ariarena. Here’s a telling line from the city in a tweet on Aug. 19: zona …”. Right. The Coyotes couldn’t “With an increased focus on larger, sell out pad No. 3 of a four-plex in more impactful events and uses of the Mesa let alone anywhere else. city-owned arena, the city of Glendale And so the buzz about relocation has chosen to not renew the operating perked up again and that means trying James McCarthy is the sports editor at NNSL Media. Reach him at sports@ agreement for the Arizona Coyotes beto figure out which Canadian city nnsl.com should get the Coyotes. I say Canadiyond the coming 2021-22 season.”

The key words in there I take away? an because that’s where any relocated Larger, more impactful events. Essenteam should go. I’ve read Houston as a natural rival for the Dallas Stars or Kansas City, which would tially, the city of Glendale told the Coyotes that it wants the have a natural rival with absolutely no one. I advocated for building to be more full than it is when they play. It doesn’t Hamilton before but that ship has long since sailed because, need to be hammered home but the Coyotes can’t draw flies

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well, it’s Hamilton. I wouldn’t be opposed to Saskatoon but, like Hamilton, their best chance passed them by long ago.

So where should it go?

Quebec City. Bring back Les Nordiques and fast.

The city has a ready-made arena with a capacity of nearly 19,000 and there will be no worries about selling tickets. Because I’m greedy, I also want to see a Nords-Habs game again, like a lot of people do. If there’s ever a natural rivalry, that’s the one. Vendredi Saint 1984, anyone? Perhaps the most infamous brawl in National Hockey League history, or at least the only one I can recall which carried into two periods.

Let’s not forget that the Nordiques relocated not because of lack of butts in seats but because of the financial situation at the time. A small stadium combined with a crappy exchange rate is what did the Nordiques in. Marcel Aubut, who owned the Nordiques before he sold the team in 1995, never lost money but said he needed a bailout in order to survive the situation. None was forthcoming and he was forced to sell. If this sounds similar to what the first incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets went through, it is. The Jets ended up in Phoenix due to money.

Alas, the Jets have returned after Atlanta proved a second time that it isn’t a hockey town and now it’s time for the Nordiques to reclaim their place. It would be quite the twist as the original Jets would become the new Nordiques should they make the move from Phoenix. Finances shouldn’t be the issue because if it came down to money, the Atlanta Thrashers would have gone somewhere else besides Winnipeg.

The days of Nordiques Nation filling up coach buses and travelling to various cities to take over a couple thousand seats should be gone, though it was thoroughly entertaining to see them hit places like Ottawa and New Jersey to make plenty of noise. You know what would be great to see? Nordiques Nation fill up the buses — and I mean hundreds of them — and head to Florida to take in a Panthers game. Buy up the tickets for a Florida Panthers-Columbus Blue Jackets game, one that’s sure to be the hottest ticket absolutely nowhere, and just have a party. Who cares who wins?

There will be some who will say I’m not making much of a case but I don’t need one. The Coyotes have been an abysmal failure in Arizona. There’s more emotion involved in a cribbage game at an old folks home than there is at a Coyotes home game and I can guarantee you the sentiment of the Coyotes leaving the desert will be the same when the Thrashers left Atlanta: meh.

Allons Nordiques et espérons vous voir bientôt.

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