ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᕿᒃᓵᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᑲᓕ ᕗᕋᐃᓲᑉ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ
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ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᒥ ᖁᑭᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑎᖅᑕᓕᖕᒥ, ᐊᑎᖅᑕᖓᓂᓪᓗ
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ
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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᕐᕋᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᕕᒃᑖᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᒻᒪᑎᔪᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐱᓗᒃᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ "ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥ" ᐱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ
GN economist points to mining as Bank of Canada predicts 'spectacular' growth for Nunavut economy this year
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Manon Haddouche models VAF’s black beaded V-fringe dress. See page 11 for more Fashion Week photos.
Square Dance Showdown returns to Gjoa Haven
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Stories of success and struggle from the frontlines of healthcare in Nunavut
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Healthy, whole Keeping elders healthy Flags raised to help end students by graduation is ongoing effort mental health stigma
School survivor records set for destruction
Puhitaq workshop in Cam Bay
Cambridge Bay hosts drum dance festival
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THIS WEEK'S WINNER: WINNIE SEETEENAK Baker Lake
This is my cool dad who used to enjoy hunting and fishing until he lost his eyesight. Here he is fishing at Big Hips Island in the spring of 2018. Love my cool dad Matthew Kunangnat.
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"If we had jet service ... it would be more accessible from the south." – Gjoa Haven Mayor Joanni Sallerina, on why the hamlet is hoping Parks Canada will help expand the airport runway, page 12.
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"There’s no magic bullet for this problem because it’s such a multi-pronged and complex issue that we’ve been battling for such a long time."
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"I think it’s one of our best projects in years." – Iglulik Mayor Celestino Uyarak on an iglu village built as part of a community celebration, page 15.
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ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ
ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓖᑦ 6-ᒥ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᑎᕆᕗᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᕿᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ
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"ᐅᕙᓃᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 20-ᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓃᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 200-ᓄᑦ": ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ
Grade 6 boys' team repeats as divisional champions at Junior Super Soccer
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Environmental technology students visit spring camp
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'ᓯᕗᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᕗᖓ.' – ᔮᓐ ᑲᐸᑐᐊᕐ, ᓄᓱᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ
Rare shark caught in Kugluktuk 'That’s the first time I’ve seen a shark my whole life.' – John Kapatoak, who pulled the creature up while checking his seal nets
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Don Kunuk believes it will be a learning process for the young MP.
Paul Atagooyuk is very stunned that Qaqqaq has won.
Rebecca Veevee likes how Qaqqaq is not afraid to speak her mind.
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25-year-old Mumilaaq Qaqqaq is Nunavut's next MP by Rajnesh Sharma
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Way to Qik' it
She's never held political office. She's 25-years-old. She's your new MP. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, a Baker Lake youth advocate and member of the New Democrat Party, will be one of the youngest MPs in Canada after receiving 41 per cent of the votes in Nunavut. She defeated the Conservative candidate Leona Aglukkaq, who received 25 per cent of the votes and Liberal candidate Megan Pizzo-Lyall, who garnered 31 per cent.
The team leaves Qikiqtarjuaq for Pangnirtung via the Aksayuk Pass in Auyuittuq National Park Aug. 10. From right: Jacob Qappik, Celine Jaccard, Jane Aliqatuqtuq, Jerry Nookiguak, Alex Kilabuk, Annie Kilabuk, Tom James Kooneeliusie, Alanna Qyiuqtaq and, at the back, Raymond Arnaquq.
Nunavut News took to the streets to find out what people are thinking about their new MP. For Annie Nattaq, Qaqqaq's age is not a factor. It is her commitment and "positive" attitude that stands out for this elder. "If someone believes in doing something, then they will do it," she said. "Qaqqaq believes in herself and sounds committed." Nattaq admits that she was surprised when Qaqqaq won because had not heard much about her. "It is hard to say what to expect from her considering she has to work with the other parties," she
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said. housing crisis in Nunavut. Kunuk The elder hopes the new MP also hopes she will address the will address the housing needs of shortcomings of the much-maligned Nunavut and also its mental Nutrition North program. ᒧᒥᓛᖅ health issues. Even two days after ᖃᖅᑲᖅ Nattaq emphasized the Qaqqaq's victory, Paul importance of having supAtagooyuk is still feeling port workers in Nunavut that astonished. speak the language and know "I am absolutely stunned!" the culture. he exclaimed. "I was surprised she won!" He expected either the exclaimed Don Kunuk. MuMilAAq Liberals or Conservatives to He recognizes that qAqqAq win, not the NDP. Qaqqaq is "pretty young" He is undecided how the and is going to have to learn MP's young age will impact about politics. her tenure. He hopes Qaqqaq will He hopes she will address the help the Inuit by addressing issues
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like housing and healthcare. Rebecca Veevee appreciates the fact that Qaqqaq does not seem to shy away from addressing troubling issues. Her strength lies in her "strong" voice and ability to answer questions well, said Veevee. "I was not really surprised she won because she has a strong voice. She answers well and that's what I like about her," she explained. Veevee hopes that with Qaqqaq's help, the homeless will be heard by the government. "Listen and give the homeless people houses," said Veevee.
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"Everybody's testing positive for marijuana in their system and can't land those jobs." – Kugluktuk's newly-elected mayor David Audlatak Nivingalok on the barriers to employment in the mining industry, page 6.
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ᐋᒡᒌᓯ 23 ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᒪᕇ ᓇᕿᑕᕐᕕᒃ ᐸᓂᒐ ᕙᐃᐅᓕᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐅᑉ ᖄᖓᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᖓᑕ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐊᑭᐊᓂ (ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ).
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ᐄᐳᕆ 19 ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᕉᔅ ᑯᓗᓛ
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ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 4-ᒥ. ᓯᑯᖓ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᖓᓂᓗ ᐃᓯᒐᓪᓗᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥ 'ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᕕᒃ.
April 19 Winner: Rose Kolola
Aug. 23 WInner: Marie Naqitarvik My daughter Violet on top of the qilalugaq her father caught in Akia (Arctic Bay).
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This photo was taken April 4, 2019. Ice was about 2 and a half feet. Outside Kimmirut at the lake called 'Iqaluit Iqalliaqvik'.
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ᒪᐃ 31 ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᕌᓐᑎ ᖁᐊᕋᖅ
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ᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᑖᒻ ᖁᐊᕋᖅ, 4, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᒪᐃ 7-ᒥ, ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᑐᖁᑕᒥᓂᑦ, ᐊᕿᒡᒋᕐᒥ ᖁᑭᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ.
May 31 Winner: Randy Quaraq
ᔪᓚᐃ 12 ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᒪᓐᓂᐊᐱᒃ
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ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᓂᐱᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ, ᔫᓂ 30, 2019.
ᐅᑐᐱᕆ 18 ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᐴᑕ ᐴᔭᑕᖅ ᒪᓐᓂᒃ
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ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑐᕆᔅ ᑳᕋ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᑕᑉᐹᓂ ᐋᕆᐊᕐᒥ/ ᑲᖏᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑰᖓᓂ ᒪᐃ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ.
July 12 WINNER: David Maniapik
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ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐅᓯᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ. ᐅᕙᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᐅᓯᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᕙᓚᕼᐋᒥ, ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖓ ᑲᒪᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ.
March 22 WInner: Sheila Tulurialik Taloyoak
Oct. 18 WINNER: Bertha Pooyataq Mannik Baker Lake
One-year-old Trish Cara fishing up at Aariaq/Thelon River beginning of May.
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Ryan Tom Quaraq, 4 years old, from Pond Pangnirtung Inlet, on May 7, holding his first kill, a ptarSunset outside of Pangnirtung, June 30, 2019. migan he shot.
A picture says a thousand words. In this case a thousand words are not enough, here is a very wise man who goes by the name of Abraham. He is also well respected in the town of Taloyoak. His traditional knowledge and hunting skills are absolutely amazing,. He deserves to be honored.
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ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ 8 ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᐲᑕ ᐊᖅᑲᖅ
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ᐅᐊᐃᓐ ᐊᐃᔭᐅᑦ ᖄᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᓴᒃᑯᐃᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᒧᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 2015.
ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ
ᒪᐃ 3 ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ: ᒨᓯᓯ ᐃᑭᓪᓗᐊᖅ
ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᕐᙳᐅᖅᓯᕐᕕᒃ
ᐱᓱᔪᖕᓂᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐅᓪᓗᓂ 10-ᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᓪᓚᒃᐸᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔭᕇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ 8-ᓂ! ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᓛᓯᓐᒥ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᒥ ᐊᙳᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
Feb. 8 Winner: Peter Aqqaq Taloyoak
Wayne Aiyout letting loose an arrow towards caribou. Photo taken near Taloyoak, August 2015.
May 3 Winner: Mosesie Ikkidluak Auyuittuq National Park
Hike from Qikiqtarjuaq to Pang last summer. We booked ten days just in case but we got it done in 8! Took a photo of David Lawson waiting for our buddies to catch up.
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ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᕿᒃᓵᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᑲᓕ ᕗᕋᐃᓲᑉ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᙱᖅᑎ ᑐᖁᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᐅᑉ ᑐᖔᓂ
ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᙱᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᑲᓕ ᐊᒪᐅᔭᖅ ᕗᕋᐃᓱᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᓕ ᑐᖁᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 24–ᒥ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᑲᓕ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᐸᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥ "ᓱᕈᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓂᕐᓗᖕᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐸᒡᕕᓵᕆᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᒥ ᕿᓃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂ... ᐊᒃᓱᕈᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓐᓇᕈᓱᒃᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᑑᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ." ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᒡᕕᓵᕆᔭᐅᔪᒪᓇᑎᒃ. "ᓱᓕ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᖁᐊᖅᓵᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓈᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑲᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᓚᕗᑦ ᑲᓕᐅᑉ ᑐᓂᓯᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ, ᓱᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ," ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᔭᓯ ᐊᐳᑎ ᕗᕋᐃᓱᕐᒧᑦ. ᑲᓕ, ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ, ᕿᒪᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂᑦ ᑎᕇᓴ ᐊᖒ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᑦ ᒪᓗ, ᒫᒃᓰᓐ, ᔭᓯ, ᕋᐃᑦᓱᓪ, ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓕᕗᕐ. ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖏᓐᓂ, ᓱᓕ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ $40,000–ᓂ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥ
ᐅᓐᓄᓴᖓᓂ. Gofundme ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᖢᓂ $5,000–ᓄᑦ. ᑲᓕ ᕗᕋᐃᓱᕐ, 26, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ 2013–ᒥ ᐃᙱᐅᓯᖓᓂ ᕆᐋᓇᐅᕐ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᔅ– ᐃᙱᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ — ᔫᑑᑉᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᕆᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐱᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ 378,000–ᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ. ᕗᕋᐃᓱᕐ ᐳᓚᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ, ᓇᒃᓴᖅᖢᓂ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᓕᐅᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐱᓂᐅᕐᓗᑎᒃ. "ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᓕᐅᕈᓐᓈᓂᒃᐳᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ," ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ 2017–ᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᓕᐊᖓᓂ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᓕᐊᖓ, ᑕᐃᒎᓯᓕᒃ ᓯᐊᑦᓇᒥ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔫᓅᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᐱᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ 2018–ᒥ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᒃᓴᒥ ᐅᑎᓛᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᕝᕕᖕᒧᑦ 2020–ᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᖓᓂ "ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ" ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ pop, hiphop ᐊᒻᒪ rock ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ "ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓐᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ/ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ." ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᕿᓂᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᑲᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ (867) 979-3333 ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ (800) 265-3333. ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᕗᖓ 1-800-668-6868.
ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓕ ᕗᕋᐃᓱᕐ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥ.
Coping with grief, Kelly Fraser's family releases statement The singer died in Winnipeg on Chirstmas Eve by Derek Neary
Northern News Services
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The family of Inuk recording star Kelly Amaujaq Fraser released a statement Dec. 30 revealing that Kelly died by suicide on Dec. 24 in Winnipeg. The statement indicates that Kelly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder for many years as a result of "childhood traumas, racism and persistent cyber-bullying. She was actively seeking help and spoke openly about her personal challenges online and through her journey ... She was fiercely open with her fans in the hopes that sharing her struggles might help them know they were not alone." Other than the statement, the family requested privacy. "We are still in complete shock and our hearts bleed for our sister. Let us celebrate Kelly's generosity, honesty, passion and love of life," a post by Jessie Aputi Fraser reads. Kelly, who grew up in Sanikiluaq but more recently resided in Winnipeg, is survived by her mother Theresa Angoo and siblings Mellow, Maxine, Jessie, Rachel, Christopher and Oliver. Although memorial services are being arranged in Winnipeg and Iqaluit, various details, including dates, have yet to be confirmed. An online fundraiser in support of
Kelly's siblings surpassed $40,000 as of press time. The Gofundme initiative started out with a goal of $5,000. Kelly Fraser, 26, released two albums. She first shot to fame in 2013 when her version of Rihanna's Diamonds – sung in Inuktitut – became a YouTube sensation. The video has garnered more than 378,000 views to date. Fraser visited communities, bringing recording equipment for the musically inclined to produce their own music and record it. "We hold workshops. Inuit already know how to make music, we give them tools and a safe space to do it," she told Nunavut News in 2017 while discussing the release of her second album. That album, titled Sedna, was nominated for a Juno in the Indigenous Music Album of the Year category in 2018. She had announced plans to return to the recording studio in 2020 for a project she labelled "Decolonize" with an aim to use pop, hiphop and rock to tell the story of "colonialism of Inuit/Indigenous people." For those seeking help or counselling there are a variety of options. The Kamatsiaqtut Help Line is available at (867) 979-3333 or (800) 265-3333. The Kids Help Phone can be reached at 1-800-668-6868. – with files from Rajnesh Sharma
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The late Kelly Fraser struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a statement released by her family on Dec. 30.
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High Arctic Haulers on television Hay River filmmaker's documentary series about annual sealift to Nunavut communities begins first season
by Paul Bickford
Northern News Services
Nunavut
A documentary series – which began as an idea by a filmmaker originally from Hay River – is about to hit television screens across Canada. That idea by Kelvin Redvers has become High Arctic Haulers, which follows the annual summer sealift to Nunavut and its impact on the communities it serves. "I actually pitched the original idea for the show," said Redvers, who now lives in Vancouver but visits Hay River two or three times every year. The pitch was nearly five years ago when he proposed the idea to the Vancouver production company Great Pacific Media, which brought him on to work with a creative team to develop the concept. "I was working on it from the very beginning in terms of development," Redvers noted, adding that included travelling to some communities to film initial footage to show what the series would look like. "It takes a while in TV development sometimes for things to happen," he said. "And then it finally got picked up by CBC." High Arctic Haulers premiered Jan. 5 on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service. The first season consists of seven one-hour episodes. Redvers explained High Arctic Haulers is called a documentary series because there are a lot of shows that use the term reality, but are fairly fabricated. "Whereas we use 'documentary series' because it truly is documentary," he said. "We're simply following the story, following the lives and we're not embellishing or we're not putting our own perspectives on what's happening to try to change the narrative." Redvers noted there is a history of filmmakers and TV
shows coming up to the North to tell stories, but they aren't always accurate to the North that he has always known. "I knew about the ship company that delivers up North and I felt that this was a really great avenue with which you could tell northern stories where it could be captivating without needing to do anything fictional," he said. Redvers – who is a consultant on High Arctic Haulers and directed parts of several episodes – said it is an opportunity to do authentic documentary stories of the North. "It also gave an opportunity to tell positive stories of the North. I feel that a lot of time when you see news articles or whatever in the south talking about the North they're negative," he said, adding that the North is full of entrepreneurs and inspirational stories. Each summer, five cargo ships from Desgagnes Transarctik Inc. leave Montreal with thousands of tonnes of supplies and battle the elements and unpredictable ice to complete their mission. In the first season of High Arctic Haulers, the sealift will carry construction materials to replace a school that burned down, a taxicab for Iglulik and new equipment for a fish plant, plus toys and tons of groceries. Each cargo ship in the fleet is self-sufficient – complete with tugs, barges, cranes and loaders to land and deliver on remote shorelines. The stories are predominantly about communities in Nunavut and occasionally the Nunavik region of northern Quebec. High Arctic Haulers has been a major endeavour for Redvers. "This is the biggest thing I've worked on, for sure," he said. "It's pretty exciting because it's going to be airing primetime on Sunday nights on CBC, which is a really tremendous time slot and a huge potential viewer-
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High Arctic Haulers is a new television documentary series focusing on the annual summer sealift of goods and supplies to communities in Nunavut, including on the vessel Sedna Desgagnes pictured with its crane, dock and tug deployed. ship across Canada in a lot of places where people know very little a lot of the time about the North and the Arctic, aside from news articles. So we get a really fantastic glimpse into the North for southerners." Redvers noted that High Arctic Haulers involved a large team of dozens of people. "I think at one point we had 25 different crew members across five different communities, as well as ships, all working on stories," he said. "So it ended up being a pretty big operation." The 32-year-old member of Deninu Ku'e First Nation is an award-winning writer, producer and film director. At the age of 15, he started a video production company while attending high school in Hay River. The short films he
made during high school went on to win awards at festivals in Canada and around the world. After graduating high school, he majored in film production at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. Redvers received his first nationwide broadcast credit at the age of 21 for his documentary short The Making of a Haida Totem Pole on the television channel Bravo! In 2010, shortly after graduating university, he was hired as a producer on CTV BC's First Story, an Indigenous current affairs documentary series based in Vancouver. In 2016, Redvers and his sister Tunchai Redvers also co-founded We Matter, a national campaign supporting Indigenous youth with mental health issues. The video and multimedia
campaign has garnered thousands of followers and millions of views online. "A lot of the stories that I directed for High Arctic Haulers, stories I researched and got on the show, are about Indigenous young people doing exciting things," he said, noting one of his favourite stories
is about a 13-year-old Inuk boy who's revitalizing dog sledding in the community of Naujaat. Redvers – in conjunction with Great Pacific Media and its parent company Thunderbird Entertainment – is now working on the second draft of a screenplay for a feature film thriller.
Rhonda Dent Photography/courtesy of Kelvin Redvers
Almost five years ago, Kelvin Redvers, a Vancouver-based filmmaker originally from Hay River, pitched the idea for a documentary television series which has become High Arctic Haulers, a new show on CBC.
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2019 in review
January ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆ Iglulik mayor backs elder who shot polar bear, cub Iglulik An Iglulik elder who shot a mother polar bear and her cub within municipal boundaries did the right thing, then-mayor Celestino Uyarak said. "Any polar bears, cubs or not, that is threatening local people, hunting grounds or shack, the polar bear would have to be put down," Uyarak said, adding that the intruders had wandered into a resident's porch prior to being shot. "I would have defended this elder or any person that was on the defence kill." The Department of Environment chose not to lay charges.
Co-op marks 60 years in Cape Dorset Kinngait/Cape Dorset West Baffin Co-op celebrated its 60th anniversary in Cape Dorset. It was in 1959 that the Co-op began releasing an annual Cape Dorset print collection in Stratford, Ont. In the early 1960s, a small retail store was established that competed with the Hudson's Bay store. A board of directors was eventually put in place to guide the venture, which is the oldest member of the Arctic Co-operative network.
Legal marijuana creating no issues, mayors say Nunavut Three months after recreational marijauana use became legal, four Nunavut mayors said they saw no ill effects in their communities. "I haven't particularly noticed anything different happening in the community. I think people are maybe more happy that it's legal," said Cambridge Bay Mayor Pam Gross. "It's there and it's legal, which makes people feel better about it ... knowing that it's coming from a safe place feels good too." Mayors in Cape Dorset, Rankin Inlet and Iglulik agreed that there were no notable impacts.
Murder charges laid Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay A 44-year-old Cambridge Bay man was charged with murder following an RCMP investigation into the death of a 46-year-old man who was found unresponsive in a local residence. The accused faced a single count of murder in relation to the case, according to the RCMP. In an unrelated case in Kugluktuk, RCMP laid laid a charge of murder against a resident in
2019-ᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ
ᐊᓖᑎᐊ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᖅ-ᐳᕆᐅᓪ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᒃᑭᓂᖅᑖᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᔾᔪᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᐱᒃᓴᐅᑦ ᕗᕇᓴᓐᒧᑦ, ᐅᐊᑲᓪᓚᖔ! ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᖓ ᐊᓇᐱᓚ ᐱᐅᒑᑦᑐᒃ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
relation to the April 2017 death of a 46-year-old woman from the community. A publication ban prohibited media from naming the accused in that incident.
Iqaluit's Makerspace pilot project Iqaluit A Makerspace pilot project in Iqaluit was the physical manifestation of a proposal for up for $10 million in a Smart Cities funding competition. "One of the things with Smart Cities is they gave us $250,000 to develop the final proposal to potentially win the $10 million," said Pinnguaq founder Ryan Oliver. "Part of that money has been used to open the Makerspace in Iqaluit and a big part of it is to go into as many communities as we can fit and do some consultations." The pilot and the larger proposal, was led by the Pinnguaq Association, with the goal of providing central hubs for creativity, innovation and knowledge-sharing in the territory. The aim was to create physical locations for play and learning – whether that be in a dedicated building, in a library, or at a school, depending on the needs and desires of each Nunavut community. The Makerspaces were an extension of "te(a)ch," another Pinnguaq project which had garnered accolades and high profile-funding, including $400,000 from the Arctic Inspiration Prize and $1.7 million in CanCode funding to develop 100 coding lessons and provide them to 15 Nunavut communities. Pinnguaq Association, along with its partners, the Embrace Life Council, Quajigiartiit Health Research Centre and the Nunavut Association of Municipalities went on to win the $10-million Smart Cities Challenge in May. The money would be used to create physical locations for play and learning – with a focus on arts, science, math, engineering and technology in several communities in the territory.
Sanikiluaq voters face alcohol plebiscite Sanikiluaq A petition out of Sanikiluaq led to a plebiscite scheduled for Feb. 4. The issue of concern was whether or not to change the community's liquor status from prohibited to a restricted quantity system. The Sanikiluaq petition had 44 signatures, according to director of the Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Dan Young. Only 20 signatures were required for a valid petition to be sent to cabinet to authorize a plebiscite. Young explained that if Sanikiluaq voted yes, residents of the community would be able to import alcohol using a restricted system
Bringing tradition to TV
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril receives traditional tattoos on her fingers from Ippiksaut Friesen, while Uakallanga! host Annabella Piugattuk watches. Uakallanga! is an Inuktitut television series focused on Inuit ingenuity created by the Inuit Broadcasting Company now in it's second season on APTN. allowed for by the legislation. Rather than use an Alcohol Education Committee to approve orders, Sanikiluaq would use a restricted quantity system. The limits and number of days – one litre of spirits, four litres of wine and 18 litres of beer in a 14-day period – were set as part of the petition. Sixty per cent of the community had to vote yes for the alcohol system to change from prohibited to restricted. A public meeting in the community was also planned for Jan. 22. "Every time we hold a plebiscite, we like to send our employees from the liquor enforcement section of the commission to the community to explain what their options are in the plebiscite and what the impacts of voting yes or no would be so everybody understands what they're voting for," said Young. Sanikiluaq residents ultimately voted to maintain the status quo, with 63 per cent casting a ballot to keep prohibition on alcohol.
Feds contribute $10.3 million for Northerners Nunavut Good news arrived from the federal government in late December when it announced a new Northern Participant Funding Program – $10.3 million over five years. The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) handled applicacurriculum development. The intent of Aulajaaqtut was to ground young Inuit in their culture while teaching them how to thrive in today's world. That program included detailed lessons that help a student learn about suicide prevention, self-esteem building and sexual health awareness. Aulajaaqtut 10 and 11 were required to graduate and Aulajaaqtut 12, though an elective, qualified for university entrance at 26 institutions.
Mom gives birth to triplets
photo courtesy of Roseanne Kaiyogana
From left, sleepy and adorable Chase, Mackail and Chester Jr. Arqviq get some rest. The triplets were born prematurely in February and came home to Cambridge Bay in May.
February ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ Inuit health program made mandatory in schools Nunavut In Nunavut's schools, students were engaged
in matters of health holistically by a program called Aulajaaqtut. "Aulajaaqtut in Grade 10, 11 and 12 is an actual subject. It covers the key ideas of health, emotional and physical wellness. It also covers leadership, citizenship, planning for the future in the way of careers and other kinds of planning and goal setting," said Leigh Anne Willard, director of
photo courtesy of Sylvia Cloutier
Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay's Roseanne Kaiyogana gave birth to Chester Jr., Chase and Mackail Arqviq at 9:27 p.m., 9:28 p.m. and 9:29 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton. Kaiyogana only found out she was carrying triplets in October 2018, during an ultrasound. "We saw two babies then we moved over and found the third baby," she recalled. "It was shocking to my home town where I was born and raised, too. The news of me having triplets was amazing. I got a lot of congrats and I was told I am blessed."
Flags raised to help end stigma Nunavut The nation's three Northern capitals, as well
tions on a project-by-project basis. "NIRB is working to ensure parties are aware of the participant funding, have access to the guide and application forms and co-ordinate the submission of the applications to the Government of Canada," said Tara Arko, NIRB's director of technical services. The funding aimed to help Indigenous peoples and Northerners access the resources and expertise needed to participate effectively in impact assessments of major resource or infrastructure development projects in Canada's North, according to the federal government. All three territories would share the pot of money, specifically "those potentially affected by major project development in areas subject to modern land claim agreements." "Indigenous peoples should have a real opportunity to have input into decisions about major infrastructure and resource projects that can affect their communities and way of life," stated Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs Dominic LeBlanc. The government had also specified the activities to be funded: project-specific technical reviews of information, research, data collection, preparation of submissions and presentations, preparation of witnesses and retention of experts, including legal representation. A review committee consisting of Indigenous, territorial and federal government made recommendations after reviewing applications. as other Canadian cities, raised flags to promote mental health Jan. 30, a day Bell Canada designated as the Bell Let's Talk Day. "The goal is to raise awareness around mental health, attempts to reduce the stigma around it and provide information to those who may be struggling with mental health issues so that they're aware of the resources that are available to them and to let people who are dealing with mental health struggles realize that they are not alone," said Iqaluit Mayor Madeleine Redfern. On this day, five cents were donated toward mental health whenever someone sent a text, watched a video, made a long distance call on Bell's network, or used the hashtage #BellLetsTalk on social media. A total of $93,423,628.80 has been donated since the beginning of the initiative.
Gold poured at Meliadine mine Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet Agnico Eagle's Meliadine mine poured its first gold on the morning of Feb. 21 as it ramped up to commercial production. Meliadine Mine, 25 km north of Rankin Inlet and the Amaruq deposit, near Meadowbank, are Agnico Eagle's new projects that will replace the Meadowbank mine, which produced more than three million ounces of gold over close to a decade. Please see page 9 for more
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ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ. ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᓱᒃᑐᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᒃᐳᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓵᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᙱᓐᓂᖅ ᓱᓕ ᑎᑭᑕᒃᓴᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᓘᔭᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ. ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐄᒍᓪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᐱᓯᓕᖅᑑᖅ ᒎᓗᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ. ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓘᔭᕐᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓄᑦ– ᓇᑲᑎᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ 586–ᓂ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ 96–ᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᓂᑦ – ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕐᓂᕆᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᕆᕗᑦᑕᐅᖅ. ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᓯᒪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒋᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ ᓱᔪᐃᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᐊᓗᐊᕈᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓂᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᐅᓇ ᖄᖏᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᖅ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᖃᕆᕗᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᒥ
ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎ:
ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ
ᐅᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ:
ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒡᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕆᔭᕐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᓯᓐᓇᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᖅ. ᐅᓇᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑖᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ 1990–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᔫᔮᖅᑐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᓱᓕ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐅᐸᒃᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᙳᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ–ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᖓᓐᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᕼᐊᓐᓇᓚᒃᑲᓐᓂᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑑᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ. ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᑮᓇᖃᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᙳᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ, ᓴᙱᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᒥ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓄᑦ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓕᐳᕈᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᓄᙱᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ
NDP–ᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᖕᒪᑕ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᕐᒥ. ᒫᓐᓇ, ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᓕᒧᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓄᙱᓛᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ NDP–ᑯᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ, ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ. ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᑦᑎᐊᓛᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ: "ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕚᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᖓᓂ, ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ." ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᐅᑉ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᓴᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑳᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓖᓂᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ, ᓱᒃᑲᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᐅᔾᔮᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐄᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᔪᒥ. ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᕐᔪᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᖁᓕᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑭᒪᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ ᐅᕗᙵᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ. ᐅᕝᕙ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2020–ᒥ.
Progress on the horizon Northern News Services
This past year was one that saw hardship and challenges for many but also the planting of seeds of hope for Nunavut's future. Climate change is knocking on the doorstep, people are still struggling with food and housing insecurity, jobs and prosperity are still unattainable for too many, but Nunavummiut have stayed resilient. Shrewd foresight is paving the way for the responsible development of mines such as Agnico Eagle's properties in the Kivalliq and the Kitikmeot's Hope Bay gold mine. Baffinland has been playing hardball in its drive to get approval for its Mary River expansion project – cutting 586 contract positions in November, including 96 Inuit contract workers – but Nunavummiut are not without leverage either. Baffinland has invested too much to walk away now. Nunavummiut need jobs but Baffinland needs to keep its shareholders happy. Nunavummiut have shown their willingness to accept mining but not if the environmental damage outweighs the economic benefits. That is the line that cannot be crossed. There is also vigour for full Inuktitut immersion in schools. This project has been a long time in the making
The issue:
Looking forward to the new year
We say:
Be proud of progress
but is necessary to preserve the culture of the territory and must not be abandoned. The battle to get Inuktitut flourishing in Nunavut has been raging since the territory's official inception in 1990 and the struggles to institutionally ingrain the language were highlighted when Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated found documents suggesting that the federal government was suppressing its use. Still there was progress as more and more people attend and complete the Nunavut Teacher Education Program to have as many Inuktitutproficient teachers as possible, despite the need for hundreds more. Nunavummiut now also may have a real chance for change after last fall's federal election. With a new face in office as Nunavut's member of parliament, a strong message was sent to the governing Liberals. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberals tried hard to put the seat in their column but their
plans came up short as the NDP swooped in with the young and passionate Mumilaaq Qaqqaq. Now, holding the balance of power in an minority government, Qaqqaq and the NDP have an opportunity and potentially the right politician in place, to make significant and lasting change for the territory. She said it best herself after being elected: "I'm going to do my best to ensure that my four years sitting in that seat that there's actual change, not just apologies but actual action and accountability." One can only hope that Qaqqaq's passion will translate into action as Nunavummiut took a chance on a less experienced politician, but taking a chance on change at the crucial crossroads of this new decade may pay off. As Nunavut hurtles into the future, rapidly connecting to a larger world, those who are rooted in the traditional culture of the land and its people will be need to stand up to protect their identity so it is not lost and swallowed up by the larger Canadian whole. Although there is much work to do in the coming decade, the people should be proud of the strength and resilience it took to get here today. Here's hoping for more progress in 2020.
nunavutnews.com, Monday, January 6, 2020 9
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2019 in review
2019-ᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ
ᐱᐅᓚ-ᕉᔅ ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᓯ ᓚᐃᓚ ᑭᓪᓛᐱᒃ, ᑐᕋᐃᓯ ᑕᓕᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓂᐅᓪ ᒪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᓕᕙᐃ ᐊᖕᒪᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᓂᑦ, ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖕᒦᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᓂᕐᒧᑦ.
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Beulah-Rose Okatsiak, left, Daisy Lyla Kidlapik, Tracy Taleriktok and Chanelle Manik, students at Levi Angmak School in Arviat, spend some time in the gym last February being active, but in the classroom they learned much more about what it takes to be a healthy human. photo courtesy of the Dept. of Education
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Nursing 'burnout' a worry, says NAM president Nunavut Nursing vacancies are causing a strain on existing staff and resulting in a lesser understanding of patient needs, said Madeleine Redfern, then-president of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities. At the time, there were 119 nursing vacan-
March ᒫᑦᓯ Pirurvik heads out to Nunavut communities Nunavut Pond Inlet's Pirurvik Preschool trainers had plans to set off on a three and-a-half year journey across Nunavut to introduce their awardwinning program in March. In mid-February the Pirurvik team won the $1 million Arctic Inspiration Prize. The team also received an initial quarter-million dollar pledge from the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. Pirurvik uses a blend of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and the Montessori method to teach children. This allows children to learn at their own pace and enjoy what they're doing, said cofounder Karen Nutarak. Children learning at their own pace is grounded in the Inuit societal value pilimmaksarniq – development of skills through observation, mentoring, practice and effort – and the foundation of the Montessori method. Inunnguiniq, the process of making capable and contributing human beings, is also an essential element of the Pirurvik program.
Trudeau apologies for the harm suffered by Inuit Iqaluit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a national apology in Iqaluit, March 8 for the violation of their human rights during the tuberculosis epidemic in the mid-1900s. Earlier that morning, Trudeau listed – in front of a full house at the Frobisher Inn's banquet rooms, including representatives from across Inuit Nunangat and press – the abuses visited upon Inuit by the federal government, including identifying Inuit by numbers instead of names, Inuit punished for using their language and Inuit forced into settlements where disease ran rampant. Trudeau concluded his speech by saying that morning's apology was also a promise.
cies out of 295 nursing positions in Nunavut, according to the Department of Health. The Government of Nunavut uses casual staff and agency nurses to fill some of these positions. "(Health staff are) often overworked," Redfern said.
Inuit seamstresses unveil their work in New York New York Iqaluit's Marlene Watson and Mishael Gor"It's a promise to never forget the harm that was done to Inuit and to your families," he said.
Inuit recollections of Franklin shipwrecks documented Gjoa Haven Inuit accounts of the Sir John Franklin shipwrecks were recorded for future generations. Parks Canada's Franklin Inuit Oral History Project team returned to Gjoa Haven in late February to review maps created based on interviews with 15 Gjoa Haven residents, mostly elders. They seemed pleased and relieved to tell their stories and share the narrative of their ancestors, according to Edna Elias, the project's leader interviewer. "As children (and) young adults they were told not to talk about it for fear that lots of qablunaat (white people) would come and take away their land," Elias said. "Many knew (about the Franklin wrecks) and one person had seen the Erebus from the air as long as 40 years ago. The pilot again told the people to keep it quiet."
Arviat aims for birthing centre Arviat Shirley Tagalik of Arviat's Aqqiumavvik Society explained the community has been working on getting a birthing centre for years, most recently with a 2017 Arviat Birthing Centre Proposal submitted to the Government of Nunavut, as well as to the feds. Tagalik stated women in the community were surveyed and 87 per cent would choose to give birth in their home community. There were approximately 60 to 70 births annually for an estimated population of 2,850 in Arviat. The comprehensive 87-page Aqqiumavvik proposal was sent to the Health Department since early 2018. "Birthing services for low risk women are available in Rankin Inlet and Cambridge Bay birthing centres and Qikiqtani General Hospital. Plans to expand maternal services in the future are currently under review," she said.
don were asked to join Project Atigi, Canada Goose's "new social entrepreneurship project for Canada's North." Twelve other Inuit seamstresses were also chosen for this secret project. "They really wanted to keep the project on the down-low. They really wanted to surprise the world with our creations," said Gordon. Each of the 14 seamstresses received those same recognizable materials to create their one-of-a-kind pieces for Project Atigi, though Watson needed more for her ulu-embellished amauti. Gordon had settled on a child's parka.
"They just said, 'Let your artistic seamstress shine through and do whatever you want,'" Gordon said. The unveiling of Project Atigi took place in New York on Jan. 31. Both Watson and Gordon received lots of attention on social media and were contacted for orders. All sales from the project pieces – each item was priced between $5,000 and $7,500 – went to the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to be returned to communities.
ᐋᓚᓯ ᔫᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᒍᑎᒃ – ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᓂᑦ– 2019-ᒥ ᐃᓅᒐᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑑᖅᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᒫᔾᔨ 25-ᒥ 29-ᒧᑦ.
The importance of language
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Alicie Joamie makes the point that Inuktut can thrive if everyone is involved – in homes, in schools, in government – at the 2019 Inuugatta Inuktuuqta Conference held in Iqaluit, March 25 to 29.
Nunavut teachers program sets record
That's on top of the 140 existing Inuktut instructors already in schools.
Nunavut The Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP) reached a new high in 2018-19 with 90 students enrolled in nine communities and via distance-learning, marking the most participants in a single school year in NTEP's history. The previous record, set in 2016, was 86 NTEP students enrolled across eight communities. This momentum comes as the Department of Education is reviewing the teaching program with a goal of fostering more graduates who can teach proficiently in the Inuit language. The GN is in need of an estimated 450 qualified Inuktut teachers to help preserve the Inuit language.
GN chooses Kunuk for Order of Nunavut Nunavut Acclaimed Iglulik director Zacharias Kunuk was the 2019 recipient of the Order of Nunavut, the GN announced. Kunuk, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is co-founder of Igloolik Isuma Productions, whose 2001 film Atanarjuat: the Fast Runner earned the Camera d'Or at the 54th Cannes Film Festival. The Journals of Knud Rasmussen, Maliglutit (Searchers) and Exile are among other films that Kunuk has directed. The Order of Nunavut was established in 2010. It's the highest honour bestowed by the GN.
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April ᐄᐳᕆ 'Our mother tongue can remain strong' – elder Iqaluit The 2019 Inuugatta Inuktuuqta Conference was held between March 25 to 29 in Iqaluit. The conference celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Inuit Language Protection Act and the Official Languages Act, which came into effect 10 years after Nunavut's birth. "Our mother tongue can remain strong," said elder Alicie Joamie, who spoke at the opening panel. "Our language is ours, something we relish," she said. Puujjut Kusugak, deputy minister of Culture and Heritage, another panelist, unveiled the department's Uqausivut version 2 – which has as its goal a 100 per cent Inuktut speaking territory and public service by 2040.
Bart Hanna's Sedna unveiled at Parliament Hill Ottawa Iglulik artist Bart Hanna Kappianaq, creator of a new Sedna sculpture for the 20th anniversary of Nunavut's status as a territory, unveiled his commissioned sculpture on April 8 in Ottawa. After some throat-singing by Maatalii Okalik and Tracy Sarazin, Speaker Geoff Regan and Hanna removed the drape and unveiled Sedna. "Sedna is one of the pieces I like carving the most. Sometimes she's called Nuliajuk, Sassuma Arna or Takanakapsaaluk. She is a marine being that has been seen throughout the Arctic waters, as my grandfather said one time many years ago," stated Hanna in a news release. The Sedna marked the anniversary of the establishment of Nunavut as a territory April 1, 1999 and is the final piece of artwork crafted as part of the House of Commons' legacy projects to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Confederation, stated the news release.
May ᒪᐃ Nunavut's first female RCMP commander Iqaluit The territory's RCMP V Division passed on the torch from one commander to another in a ceremony in Iqaluit on May 1. Chief Superintendent Amanda Jones took over command duties earlier in the year from Chief Superintendent Michael Jeffrey, who served as commanding officer from November 2014 to Jan. 2 of this year. "As Nunavut's eighth commanding officer and the first female commanding officer, I'm confident Amanda's experience and perspective will help RCMP services evolve while respecting the long-standing traditions and customs of Nunavummiut," said RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki. Jones was the recipient of the Canadian Peacekeeping Service medal, the United Nations Mission in Kosovo medal, the Queen's Golden Jubilee medal, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal, the RCMP Long Service medal and the Canadian Forces Decoration. Jones said she looked forward to working with communities to help ensure they are safe and have healthy places to live.
Music award for Angela Amarualik Iglulik A couple of rising stars on the Nunavut music scene received even wider acclaim at the 2019 Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg on May 17. Iglulik's Angela Amarualik took home the award for Best Inuit, Indigenous language, or Francophone album while Pangnirtung's Colleen Nakashuk, who performs as Aasiva, was nominated in two categories. Both Nunavut singers were contenders for Best New Artist. Nakashuk was also a finalist for Best Folk Album. Amarualik was also in
Spring carnival pays homage to longtime supporter Kugluktuk The 2019 Nattiq Frolics spring carnival in Kugluktuk celebrated the memory and spirit of the late Lucy Ann Maniyogena, who died of cancer on April 14. "She always participated in any kind of community event. She's part comedian, singer and dancer all put together in one," said Peter Taptuna, Maniyogena's brother-in-law. "Her intentions all the time were to make people laugh and she's done that very well over the years." As an homage to Maniyogena, the Hamlet of Kugluktuk's parade float is dedicated to her, adorned with her name and many images of her.
Iglu village constructed Iglulik The Hamlet of Igloolik organized the building of a traditional Inuit village consisting of several iglus just outside the community. Then-mayor Celestino Uyarak said he was very impressed with the efforts of local residents who assembled the snow blocks to form shelters. "I think it's one of our best projects in years," Uyarak said. "We took a tour and they did a great job. Some kids have never seen these kinds of iglus being built before." Including the iglu builders, various performers, food preparation staff and other contributors, the number of people involved in the initiative was close to 100, Uyarak said.
Mining company touts hiring of Udlu Hanson Nunavut Baffinland Iron Mines announced that it had hired Udloriak Hanson as vice-president of community and strategic development. Hanson is a former Government of Nunavut deputy minister of Economic Development and Transportation and a former chief negotiator and chief operating officer of Nunavut Tunnga-
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ᓲᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᙵᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᓯᓴᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕕᒐᕐᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ.
Susan Avingaq gets cozy inside one of the several iglus built the weekend of April 5 to 6 near Iglulik as part of a traditional Inuit village. photo courtesy of Merlyn Recinos/Hamlet of Igloolik
vik Incorporated. Known to many as Udlu, she was born and raised in Iqaluit. She later told Nunavut News that she took the job to benefit Inuit. "Unless we have Inuit in every different sector promoting Inuit rights and benefits then it will be status quo. We'll continue have people from the south filling positions," she said. "The decisions that my department makes, that I represent, will always be based on benefitting Inuit through employment, training, jobs and support to the communities."
GN awards sealift contract Nunavut The Government of Nunavut selected Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping Inc. (NEAS) as its dedicated sealift supplier for Iqaluit, Cape Dorset, Kimmirut, Pangnirtung, Arctic Bay, Qikiqtarjuaq, Clyde River, Grise Fiord, Pond Inlet, Resolute Bay, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Rankin Inlet, Whale Cove, Arviat, Coral Harbour, Kugaaruk and Sanikiluaq.
With warm weather comes Toonik Tyme Iqaluit Toonik Tyme kicked off with an opening ceremony April 11, with the naming of the 2019 Toonik, as well as the Honorary Toonik. Toonik Tyme has become a popular winter festival in Iqaluit. It is celebrated with the arrival of warmer weather, explained Pitseolak Alainga, one of the festival organizers. "When Toonik Tyme started (54 years ago) we used to have a toonik (individual belonging to the Tunitt people) come over from a hill. This toonik would be in caribou-skin clothing and his face would be covered until the games start. They would finally show (their) face," explained Pitseolak Alainga, one of the festival organizers. The outdoor games took place April 12, which the City of Iqaluit has declared the official Toonik Tyme civic holiday. It has become a time when families can enjoy the activities together.
ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᔫᓐᔅ, ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᐱᕗᖅ V-ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂ request for architectural designs for new longᒪᐃ 1 ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥ. ᔫᓐᔅ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓂᕐᒧᑦ term care facilities in Iqaluit and in the Kivalliq and the Kitikmeot regions – a total of 156 beds. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ V ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆᐅᑉ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ.
The proposal involves 108 long-term care beds in Iqaluit and 24 long-term care beds in each of the Kivalliq and the Kitikmeot. It was later revealed in the legislative assembly that Rankin Inlet would host the Kivalliq long-term care centre.
Nutrition North worsens food insecurity
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RCMP Chief Superintendent Amanda Jones, centre right, receives the V-Division flag at a May 1 RCMP ceremony. Jones took over command duties at RCMP V Division in early January. the running for Best Producer/Engineer.
Public housing units plagued by mould Sanirajak/Hall Beach Hall Beach public housing tenants George Qayaqjuaq and Josh Alorut expressed concern over numerous deficiencies plaguing their residences. This included extensive mould – and they say repeated complaints to the local housing organization haven't resulted in action. Qayaqjuaq and Alorut also worried about possible effects on their families' health. Jerome Sheaves, manager of the Hall Beach
Local Housing Organization, declined to comment on specific circumstances. "All that I can say is that all work orders are processed in a timely manner and we do the best that we can with the resources that we have to rectify the problems brought forth in front of us," Sheaves said/ Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk later called upon the GN to offer rent reductions in mouldy homes until the problems can be fixed.
GN scopes cost of adding 156 long-term care beds Kivalliq The Government of Nunavut posted a
Nunavut Food insecurity in Nunavut's 10 largest communities rose by 13.5 per cent during the transition to Nutrition North Canada from the Food Mail program. This hike in the percentage of food insecure households from 33.1 to 46.6 per cent took place between 2010 and 2014, stated a study titled Food Insecurity in Nunavut Following the Introduction of Nutrition North Canada, published May 21 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. "If anything, this is an underestimate," said Andree-Anne Fafard St-Germain, who coauthored the study with Valerie Tarasuk and Tracey Galloway. The study made it clear that people are not able to meet their food needs. Fafard St-Germain pointed out that just because Nutrition North does bring the costs of some foods down, it doesn't mean people can afford to buy it. She also said a program like Nutrition North can't be expected to bring Nunavut food insecurity rates down to the national level. "Maybe it's time we move past a food subsidy program and start thinking of the other kind of actions that are needed to meaningfully and sustainably bring those rates of food insecurity down. "We wanted to really bring forward this notion that we really don't know what this program is doing," said Fafard St-Germain. Please see next page for more
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ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓴᖅᑲᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᖁᙱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᒥᓴᓇᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓇᓕ ᑕᑉᑕᖁᑦ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᒥ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ ᔫᓂ 5-ᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᖓᓐᓂ.
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heavy burden on many families, including my own. I believe the current prices of many food items available for sale in the High Arctic are not reflective of the true costs of doing business here," said Kigutaq. The new entrepreneur said he'll be stocking the shelves with everything people need on a day-to-day basis.
Those Who Dwell Below released
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Filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, left, watches as Commissioner of Nunavut and Chancellor of the Order of Nunavut Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak signs the official document signifying he has been invested in the Order of Nunavut the evening of June 5 at the legislative assembly.
June ᔫᓂ Filmmaker recognized for bringing Inuit culture to global audiences Nunavut Filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk received the territory's highest honour for his creative vision, which has taken Nunavut Inuit to an international audience. Nunavut's Commissioner Nellie Taptaqut Kusugak, in her capacity of Chancellor of the Order of Nunavut, presided over Kunuk's investiture in the legislative assembly on June 5. After calling Kunuk a great ambassador for Nunavut, Kusugak listed a few of the many films Kunuk has made, which show the world Inuit traditional skills and culture, in Inuktitut. Kunuk, co-founder of Igloolik Isuma Pro-
July ᔪᓚᐃ Military year pushes Indigenous youth to excel Nunavut Rayjean Palluq signed up for the Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year (ALOY) at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ont. He graduated from the one-year course June 7. "Overall, it was an amazing year. You learn so much. There's crazy highs and there's some hardships. You meet all kinds of people," he said. The program was designed to provide students of Indigenous heritage with individual, group and cultural experiences that will help build leadership and life skills, explained Second Lieutenant (2Lt) Mark Emmerson,
ductions, was previously named an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His film Atanarjuat was chosen as the greatest Canadian film of all time by filmmakers and critics at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015.
Brothers motivated to open store in Clyde River Kangiqtugaapik/Clyde River Martin Kigutaq transformed his old shipping containers into the Baffin General Store, also known as The Containers by residents. The Baffin General Store launched on May 20 in Clyde River. Kigutaq opened a grocery store with his brother Daniel Benic to help his community and provide for his family. "The most important being food prices are a assistant public affairs officer at the college. "The ALOY program includes sports, field trips, leadership development, military training, cultural support activities and individual learning plans," Emmerson stated by e-mail. Participants were enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces for one year as an Officer Cadet and received free tuition and books.
Taxis to charge in advance Iqaluit No cash, no service – that was the new rule implemented by Iqaluit's taxi companies on July 15. It was due to the high number of customers not paying for their taxi rides. Caribou Tuktu Cabs drivers, along with the handful of small independent companies, decided ask customers to pay the $7 fare in advance. The move was supported by the City of Iqaluit's Bylaw 590, the Taxi Bylaw, which stated,
Nunavut Author Aviaq Johnston's Those Who Dwell Below was published June 11. This was her second novel that follows the adventures of Pitu, the young shaman who became lost in the world of the spirits. Johnston's first instalment, Those Who Run in the Sky, was repeatedly recognized: as a finalist for the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award for Young People's Literature, as an Honour Book by the 2017 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Metis Literature, as the winner of the Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer in 2018 and many other accolades.
Greenland donates $100,000 Nunavut The Government of Greenland donated $100,000 to help improve food security in Iqaluit, a move prompted by media coverage following the Northmart warehouse fire in November 2018. The funds were turned over to the City of Iqaluit's Makkuttukkuvik Youth Centre cooking club, the Apex District Education Authority's School Food Security and Nutrition program and the Iqaluit District Education Authority to support cooking clubs and programs at the Inuksuk, Aqsarniit, Joamie and Nakashuk schools.
Federal government approves airline merger Ottawa The proposed merger of First Air and Canadian North received all necessary regulatory "The taxi driver may request the passenger to pay the fare in advance." "It's gotten out of control," said Caribou Cab's owner Danny Savard. The new dispatch system, which included a tablet in every Caribou Cab car, also had a video and sound recording system. Savard said the number of complaints against drivers have lessened since the tablets were installed. Valid complaints, supported by video footage, amounted to an estimated 50 per cent.
Cambridge Bay to introduce tiny homes Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay The Hamlet of Cambridge Bay revealed plans to design a subdivision consisting of tiny homes, each encompassing 450 to 500 square feet and shaped like an iglu. The project, which has obtained federal funding, was in the design phase. It's known locally as Qaggiq – a place of community renewal and celebration. Initially, about a dozen tiny homes, with a price tag below $200,000, will be built within the next two years, said Marla Limousin, the hamlet's senior administrative officer. Cambridge Bay's community plan envisions a subdivision of 15 to 30 tiny homes further into the future, but more funding will be needed.
Kugluktuk residents protest against RCMP
Life in miniature
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Inuk artist Ulilak shaped this Man and Kayak with Two Swimming Caribou out of ivory and stone in 1959. The Winnipeg Art Gallery used this tiny carving and close to 100 others in the exhibit Small Worlds: Inuit Miniature Carving.
Kugluktuk Close to 25 residents in Kugluktuk called upon the police to be more responsive to complaints as they protested outside the RCMP detachment on July 24. For about half an hour, community members held signs and chanted "serve and protect." Residents Quentin Norberg and Ron Tologanak said they feel that crime in their community has been worse since liquor restrictions were lifted via a plebiscite that took effect in December 2018, but they said police aren't
approvals, according to the Makivik Corporation and Inuvialuit Development Corporation – the Inuit-led proponents behind the deal. Among the terms that Transport Canada imposed were denying price increases for both passenger travel and cargo delivery beyond those related to operating costs and no reductions to the weekly schedule options on all routes of the airlines' combined network. In addition, quarterly financial updates and yearly financial statements must be sent to the minister of Transport Canada.
Inuit workers deserve better, MLA says Nunavut Some Inuit tradespeople actively seeking work in Iglulik were being overlooked by a Quebec-based contractor building houses in the community, according to Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk. "There are Inuit electricians, carpenters, plumbers and oil burner mechanics. Inuit are skilled in these sectors. However, there always seems to be a caveat as southerners treat them with disdain even though they are qualified," Kaernerk said. "They hired the bare minimum of Inuit and hardly any employment income is coming into the community." He called on the GN to increase Inuit labour in the construction industry. Kaernerk would later tell Nunavut News that he also believes Inuit should be managers at Nunavut mines, not just labourers.
RCMP charge Pond Inlet man with second-degree murder Mittimatalik/Pond Inlet RCMP charged a 19-year-old Pond Inlet man with second-degree murder after another man died from his injuries following an incident in Iqaluit. The accused was arrested on June 30 after a man in Iqaluit's 2600-block area was found in medical distress during the early morning. That individual succumbed to his injuries at Qikiqtani General Hospital a short while later, the RCMP stated in a news release. always responsive to complaints about crime. A community meeting with the RCMP, attracting approximately 100 people, was subsequently held on Aug. 2. Some attendees demanded that the police put more officers in Kugluktuk.
Contaminants left improperly stored Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay Former Arctic Bay mayor Niore Iqalukjuak brought attention to the state of rusting and leaking barrels of fuel laying on the ground and decaying bags of chemicals at the old Nanisivik airport, about 30 km from Arctic Bay by road. John Hawkins, assistant deputy minister with the Department of Economic Development and Transportation, didn't attempt to defend the government's handling of the hazardous waste since the Nanisivik airport shut down in 2011. "It's not acceptable," Hawkins said. "To be totally honest it did fall off the radar for some years... We're advancing the plan to fix it." He didn't have a firm timeline for when the hazardous waste would be removed.
Reaching the century mark Uqsuqtuuq/Gjoa Haven Gjoa Haven's Jonathan Hiqiniq turned 100 years on July 27 and he couldn't believe it himself, his youngest daughter said. "He used to tell us that he thought he'd never come to 100 years old," said Susie Hiqiniq. "He's so amazed today that he's still around." Jonathan has close to 80 grandchildren, Susie estimated. He also has great-grandchildren and even great-great-grandchildren. He and his wife Martha, who passed away a few years ago, had 13 children of their own. Seven of them are still alive. Jonathan was raised on the land and came to Gjoa Haven when there was "just a little store and a couple of houses," said Bernice Tavalok, Jonathan's granddaughter. Please see next page for more
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August ᐋᒡᒌᓯ Millions promised for north Baffin Qikiqtaaluk/Baffin Island Federal and territorial leaders gathered Aug. 1 in Iqaluit and celebrated a conservation deal that would see millions in community investments. This deal included Inuit training and employment to the tune of $55 million and roughly $190 million in infrastructure dollars – for the northern Baffin region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was joined by Premier Joe Savikataaq, Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) president P.J. Akeeagok, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president at the event. Savikataaq explicitly stated, there is much yet to be done to bring Nunavummiut up to par with fellow Canadians. Savikataaq said the economic benefits of the new conservation deal would benefit the smaller High Arctic communities. Meanwhile, Akeeagok stated, "Today's investment is a step towards addressing the infrastructure inequalities between Canada's North and south."
Feds apologize to Qikiqtaaluk Inuit Nunavut Twelve years after the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) launched a truth commission to record the federal government's systemic efforts to colonize Inuit of the Qikiqtaaluk region, the government issued an apology on Aug. 14. The atonement included $20 million as an initial investment to begin correcting wrongs of the past. Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett made the apology in Iqaluit while standing before elders from each of the region's 13 communities. But Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) president P.J. Akeeagok said, while the apology is meaningful, more was required: "true investments to revive what was lost." QIA would place $15 million in its Legacy Fund, using roughly $600,000 of interest annually for programs. A further $2 million would be used for Inuit history and governance programs and $2.9 million would go toward a qimmiit (sled dog) revitalization program – of which $100,000 annually for seven years would go to the Nunavut Quest dog-team race. Finally, $2 million would be devoted to a travel and healing program for Inuit impacted by the Dun-
das Harbour relocation and the closing of Kivitoo, Paallavvik and South Camp communities. Beyond the apology and $20 million, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the QIA and the federal government to establish the Saimaqatigiigniq Fund.
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ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ (QIA) ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ P.J. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᖁᙱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᒥ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ.
Franklin ship artifacts documented Uqsuqtuuq/Gjoa Haven More than 170 years after the Franklin ship HMS Terror's fate was sealed at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, archeologists finally took a look inside the sunken vessel. A remotely-operated underwater vehicle entered the ship several times in August, revealing an "astonishing" number of well-preserved artifacts in the cold waters of Terror Bay, off the coast of King William Island. The researchers saw glass bottles, silverware, dinner plates, desks, cabinets, chests, scientific instruments and a surveyor's tripod, among other objects. "In every single cabin and compartment, there are things to see. It was sort of one discovery after the next," said Ryan Harris, Parks Canada's lead archeologist and project director.
Funds given for developing a treatment centre in Iqaluit Iqaluit On Aug 19 in Iqaluit, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., along with the federal and territorial governments, announced plans to built a territorial trauma and treatment centre in the capital. Then federal minister of Indigenous Services Seamus O'Regan delivered the news that the federal government was committing up to $47.5 million toward the recovery centre. Funds were also committed for training, as well as costs to operate the centre, where treatment for addictions and trauma would take place. No specific timeline was stated on when the recovery centre would open. Iqaluit was chosen as the site for a centre because the Qikiqtani General Hospital would be in close proximity. Jakob Gearheard, who has worked for years as Ilisaqsivik's executive director, was hired as the recovery centre's executive director. The Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation, managed by NTI, contributed $11.85 million to train Inuit staff to deliver services in the mother tongue. The GN also committed millions to the plan, including 30 per cent of capital costs for the centre. Savikataaq signed the declaration of intent on behalf of Health Minister George Hickes,
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) president P.J. Akeeagok, right, watch as Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq signs the official document last August signalling a conservation deal which will include important infrastructure development in several Nunavut communities. who was not present at the announcement.
Ottawa funds mining road project; airport expansion Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet The federal government committed $45.5 million to add two new wings to the existing Rankin Inlet terminal building, making it four times its current capacity. Ottawa also announced $21.5 million for the Kitikmeot Inuit Association's slimmed-down request to get the Grays Bay Road and Port project "shovel ready" over the next couple of years. The route is expected to make Nunavut mining projects more economical and potentially reduce cost for community resupply. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) had already
announced that it would give $7.25 million to the initiative.
Murder charge filed in Gjoa Haven Uqsuqtuuq/Gjoa Haven The RCMP laid a murder charge against a 34-year-old Gjoa Haven man. Police responded to a complaint of a 33-yearold woman found in her home not breathing on Aug. 13. She was determined to be deceased. "Victim and Family Services have been engaged with this tragic incident and are providing support to those affected," the RCMP stated at the time. Please see next page for more
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September ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 25 year old leaves territory to earn higher education
Iron Mines Corp. Re-opening the daycare has been a part of Arctic Bay's economic development plan for 20 years, but funding to refurbish the old daycare had been hard to find. "It was very celebratory," said the company's vice-president of community and strategic development, Udlu Hanson, about the cheque presentation event. The re-opening of Tununirusiq Daycare would provide much needed spaces, enabling parents and guardians to enter the workforce.
Nunavut People, place and the environment – these were a few of Joshua Komangapik's career passions and for this 25-year-old leaving the territory led him to develop his goals and find his passion. Earlier in 2019, he graduated from Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Geography, with a focus on resource management and Northern geographies. "A lot of the subjects that I wrote about had to do with the Arctic," Komangapik said. "So an example would be the Clyde River seismic testing case. Others would be about the influence of climate change on traditional Inuit food security, about the history of the sealskin ban. It really helped me within my career and where I am right now." Before he had left Nunavut for school, he had to navigate through a very difficult period of time, which included seeking help for mental health issues. Therapy helped. But so did his time at Bishop's, which followed a college degree in social science from Cegep de la Gaspesie et des Iles in Quebec. Komangapik's dedication to his post-secondary schooling meant he put himself through school on loans. Along the way he earned nine scholarships – the most recent was the 2018-2019 John Amagoalik Scholarship, worth $5,000. Komangapik said he plans on doing a master's degree in Northern studies at Carleton University in Ottawa and a distance graduate diploma in Indigenous governance. "With the hopes of being able to be a leader within the territory politically, especially from an environmental focus. I want to be just as educated as any other person that comes up here," he said.
Plans to expand housing for homeless men in Iqaluit Iqaluit With the final piece in place, the Uquutaq Society moved forward with its plan to vastly expand its offering for homeless men in Iqaluit. On Sept. 24, executive director Laurel McCorriston said the Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation (CMHC) would fund its application to purchase buildings 1077 and 1079 in Iqaluit for $7.5 million. "There's a lot of services, money, resources put towards women and children but there's really nothing for the men. And they feel like they've been left behind." said operations manager Erika Alexander. Roughly 40 per cent of the homeless men who were using the decrepit shelter in Iqaluit were between the ages of 18 and 34. They were from all over the Qikiqtaaluk region and other communities in the territory. The project to take over buildings 1077 and 1079 would see the shelter continued to house up to 60 men, but would also offer transitional housing and affordable housing. Programming, that was being developed, would help lead the men through each step.
Fires trouble communities Kugluktuk/Iglulik Youths were believed to have started a Sept. 3 fire at Kugluktuk High School that closed the building for a few days and resulted in close to $100,000 in damage. Approximately 15 firefighters responded to the blaze at close to 7 p.m. It took almost two hours to extinguish.
Arctic Bay hopes to re-open daycare Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay Arctic Bay's mayor hoped the community's daycare would open its doors again by 2021, thanks to a $50,000 donation from Baffinland
October ᐅᑐᐱᕆ ᓂᖀᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᓚᐅᙱᒃᑯᑎᒃ ᖁᖓᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᑭᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ. ᑐᐊᕆᔅ ᑲᓪᓚᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᐅᐃᑎᑯᕐ ᐃᕿᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᕗᑦ.
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Doris Kallak, left, and Helen Whitaker share a friendly embrace during an annual Thanksgiving feast for elders held at Jimmy Hikok Ilihakvik in Kugluktuk.
Housing minister declines to cap rental increases Nunavut Nunavut should have a cap on annual rental increases, Pat Angnakak, MLA for Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu. said in the legislative assembly. She pressed Housing Minister Patterk Netser to include such a provision in the territory's Residential Tenancies Act, pointing out that British Columbia has a limit of 2.6 per cent on rental increases in 2020. Angnakak said a constituent recently approached her seeking help with a rent hike of between 15 and 20 per cent. "I cannot do that," was Netser's response to putting a cap in place, but he committed to review the rental scale. He acknow-
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The hamlet consequently hired two individuals to be on the lookout at the high school as a security precaution. Meanwhile in Iglulik, the hamlet, businesses and a few volunteers initiated security patrols after three fires were started in three days in late August. An unoccupied house, an old municipal truck and the landfill were all set ablaze.
ᒫᑕ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓯᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᒥᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 1-ᒥ. ᐅᐃᓐᑎ ᐳᓪᓚᑦ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᓂ.
Increasing classroom violence driving away teachers, rep says Nunavut As the GN was racing to fill more than 50 teaching positions across the territory in early September, the president of the Nunavut Teachers' Association said some factors responsible for the recruitment and retention problem are an increase in violence in the territory's schools, stressful workloads and covering for vacant positions that the Department of Education hasn't been able to fill. Asked to elaborate on increasing violence in schools, Fanjoy said his comments are based on first-hand accounts from teachers and community members. Associated statistics have not been kept to date but that's about to change, he said. The teachers' association is working with the Department of Education on a joint Safe Schools and Anti-Violence Committee that will be tasked with devising violence reduction strategies in schools. There will also be a related incident reporting and a data compilation system, he noted.
ITK chooses Inuit writing system Nunavut The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) board of directors adopted Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait as the organization's writing system. The decision was made at a board meeting in Rankin Inlet in September. Although controversial, basing written Inuktut on the Roman alphabet makes it easier to type, text and use various forms of information technology such as standard keyboard layouts; younger Inuit are generally more familiar with the Roman alphabet than syllabics; and the Roman alphabet allows options for certain sounds in Inuit dialects that don't have standardized syllabic symbols, according to ITK. "It is important to note that Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait does not replace syllabics – regions can and will continue use of syllabics and other
ledged that some people remain on income assistance because the rent they pay while unemployed is far cheaper than if they accept a job.
Mumilaaq Qaqqaq elected MP Nunavut The NDP's Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, 25, became Nunavut's Member of Parliament with 1,000 votes more than Liberal Megan Pizzo-Lyall in the Oct. 21 federal election. Former MP and cabinet minister Leona Aglukkaq, representing the Conservatives, finished third. "Now that I have the political status attached to me, that changes a lot of people's perspective and how they interact or treat me. I've found that aspect to be the most challenging," said Qaqqaq. "I'm a human that wants to help other humans and it always starts getting complicated when there are certain titles attached to people's names. "I'm not there (in the House of Commons) to fill a seat, I'm there to help 38,000 people in the biggest territory in the nation. Things need to stop going unsaid and undone ... I'm going to do my best to ensure that my four years sitting in that seat that there's actual change, not just apologies but actual action and accountability."
Grandparents survive icy plunge Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay A Cambridge Bay grandmother and grandfather survived a fall through the ice into a frigid river while aboard a snowmobile and qamutiq. Annie and Adam Egotik were near the rear of a family convoy of snowmobiles and qamutiqs heading back to Cambridge Bay on Oct. 26. It was evening and dark. The temperature was around -14 C. Adam and Annie veered slightly off the trail of the snowmobiles ahead of them and their machine broke through the ice. Annie Egotik compared the ordeal to a "bad dream" in a Facebook post. She said she and Adam tried not to panic. "I went under water a few times...we kept talking to each other but slowly started to get stiff," she wrote, noting that it was emotionally wrenching to hear worried family members shouting and crying nearby. Those family members, firefighters and other residents com-
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Martha Poodlat models the secondprize entry in the modern clothing category at the Umiyaqtutt Festival fashion show in Gjoa Haven on Sept. 1. The outfit was designed by Wendy Poodlat. distinct writing systems," an ITK news release issued stated. For centuries, nine different Inuktut writing systems have been in use across Inuit Nunangat, comprising Nunavut, the Inuvialuit region of the NWT, northern Quebec and Labrador. A call for a standardized Inuktut writing system has been growing over the past decade.
Man charged with murder Iqaluit A man was charged with second-degree murder after a woman was found dead in an Iqaluit apartment around 4 a.m. on Sept. 20. The apartment in question was in the 4100 block area.
bined efforts to rescue them.
Quassa presses Savikataaq on Inuit language Nunavut Aggu MLA Paul Quassa applied pressure on the individual who replaced him as premier – Joe Savikataaq – to do more to make Inuktut the dominant language within the Government of Nunavut. "Does the premier remember why we got Nunavut or was he just newborn when Nunavut was created?" Quassa said in the legislative assembly. "The government was supposed to run in Inuktitut and people are still expecting it today, but still nothing." Savikataaq noted that language training is available and said, "If there is no one available to serve in Inuktitut (residents can) find someone that can communicate in Inuktitut like nurses, teachers and pilots... if (residents) want service in Inuktitut, they will get service in Inuktitut."
Trudeau promises to eliminate diesel during campaign stop Iqaluit A day after battling party leaders in the one and only English language debate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touched down in Iqaluit, Oct 8. He touted his government's pledge to fight climate change and promised to eliminate diesel from all Indigenous communities by 2030. It was Trudeau's third visit to Iqaluit this year. A press conference was held in Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park with his two children – Ella-Grace and Xavier Trudeau – and Megan Pizzo-Lyall, the Liberal candidate for Nunavut in the upcoming federal election. Pizzo-Lyall had stood quietly by Trudeau at the podium, as he spoke to the media about his plans to fight against climate change and protect the environment. "We'll ensure that all Indigenous communities are off diesel and instead powered by clean affordable energy like hydro by the year 2030. We'll hit net zero emissions by the year 2050," promised Trudeau. Please see next page for more
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November ᓄᕕᐱᕆ GN leans on NTI to help fund projects Nunavut Nunavut Housing Minister Patterk Netser called upon land claims organization Nunavut Tunngavik to assist the territorial government in building more homes. "I would like to call out to NTI: help us. We need your help," Netser said in the legislative assembly, noting that NTI has a "healthy surplus." NTI has a trust fund that has grown to close to $2 billion in value. In addition, Iqaluit-Niaqunnguu MLA Pat Angnakak urged Health Minister George Hickes to reach out to Inuit development corporations to help build long-term care centres. "Go and talk with the Inuit organizations. They are willing to use their money," Angnakak said. NTI President Aluki Kotierk rejected a couple of Nunavut News' requests for comment.
Baffinland regulatory hearings suspended Qikiktaaluk/Baffin Island As public hearings for Baffinland Iron Mines' proposed expansion of its Mary River mine took place in Iqaluit, Tununiq MLA David Qaminiq told his colleagues in the legislative assembly that the mining company has more work to do to gain the trust of Inuit. Qamaniq suggested on Nov. 6 that Baffinland should have been more forthcoming about its full plans much earlier. "Rather than providing a complete picture of the full scope of the project and its ultimate impact on the region, the incremental or 'phased' approach to requesting change after change after change has only served to cause confusion and frustration," said Qaminiq. The remainder of Baffinland's hearings were later postponed
December ᑎᓯᐱᕆ Doctor wants more RSV shots for Inuit infants but GN skeptical Nunavut An Ontario pediatrician had launched a petition calling for every Inuit baby outside of Iqaluit to receive an injection that would prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), an illness particularly prevalent in Inuit infants. The petition at change.org has garnered more than 70,000 signatures. "Canadian Inuit babies have the highest rate of hospitalizations with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the world," read the petition. "Every winter intensive care units fill up with very young Inuit babies on life support due to RSV, a disease that can be prevented with medicine." Dr. Anna Banerji, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, believed a preventative RSV medicine called palivizumab could "greatly reduce these RSV hospital admissions and save the Gov-
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at the request of Nunavut Tunngavik President Aluki Kotierk, who sought more time for information gathering. The Nunavut Impact Review Board will convene meetings in March to decide upon a date for the resumption of hearings.
Qaqqaq's profile on the rise as MP Nunavut NDP leader Jagmeet Singh appointed newly-elected Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq as his party's critic for Northern affairs and the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, also known as CANNOR. A few days later, Qaqqaq made good on her promise to bring Singh to Nunavut.
Former MLA Peter Kattuk dies Sanikiliuaq Former Hudson Bay MLA Peter Kattuk died on Nov. 20 and the legislative assembly issued a statement of condolences through Speaker Simeon Mikkungwak. "Peter represented the constituency of Hudson Bay for two terms and I join his family and former constituents in mourning his passing," Mikkungwak said. "Peter was well respected for his commitment to public service and his environmental advocacy." Kattuk had been battling a lengthy illness.
praying. After three nights and four days in these cold and wet conditions, the two young survivors were rescued by a Hercules search and rescue aircraft on Nov.1. Alainga described how he had been struggling over the years to cope with the loss of his relatives -- the other hunters who had died. One of the hunters who died during the tragedy was his father, Simonie Alainga. Through the help and support of his family, he was eventually able to move on with his own life.
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓂᑖᒥᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂ ᐊᕙᓗᔭᐅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᐊ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔨᒥᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ NDP ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔮᒡᒦᑦ ᓯᖕ.
Hunter recounts harrowing story of survival Iqaluit Fifty-three-year old survivor Pitseolak Alainga shared a detailed account of a walrus hunting tragedy that happened 25 years ago. It was on Oct. 18, 1994, 10 Inuit hunters had set out on a journey from Iqaluit that tragically affected the lives of many family and community members. Eight hunters ended up dying in the icy waters of Frobisher Bay on Oct. 28. These men perished in the cold water after their canoe capsized during a storm. Only Pitseolak Alainga and Billy Kownirk were rescued. Both these men survived on some wreckage by drinking melted snow and ernment of Nunavut "a lot of money." She wanted to administer palivizumab to all infants under six months in Nunavut communities outside the capital. However, Dr. Michael Patterson, Nunavut's chief medical officer, believed the rationale for using palivizumab for "all infants" under six months of age is "very weak" and based on some assumptions that have never been proven. He stated that palivizumab has been shown to be effective for a certain group of infants. For instance, besides babies who were born prematurely, it has been effective in babies with heart and lung disease and babies with immunodeficiency. "We'd (Health Nunavut) quite happily adopt it," Patterson stated. "But so far there's no real world evidence that it's an effective strategy."
Judge rules in favour of Baffin Fisheries Nunavut Baffin Fisheries was awarded $544,049 in a court case against the organization's former CEO. The Newfoundland Supreme Court judge also ordered the
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Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, of Baker Lake, was welcomed to her new role in Parliament on Nov. 19 while surrounded by her parents, Pia and Jimmy and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh.
defendant to pay legal costs and interest as part of the Dec. 17 decision. The judge found that former Baffin Fisheries CEO Garth Reid had used company funds for personal purposes. Baffin Fisheries and Niqitaq Fisheries filed the lawsuit after accusing Reid of diverting fisheries money to build a mansion and guest house in Newfoundland. Baffin Fisheries is pursuing an additional $855,983 in court from Reid and his spouse.
Cargo troubles ensue after airline merger Nunavut Canadian North's merger with First Air has been followed by some cargo headaches. The Kitikmeot Chamber of Commerce released a statement describing freight arrival as "horrific at best" since the airlines started combining services on Nov. 1. Mail is slower and perishable products on grocery store shelves have been in worse condition, according to feedback from Chamber members, stated the organization's executive director, Valter Botelho-Resendes. In Iqaluit, mechanic Mike Gilbert, who runs Upper Base, said auto parts are taking weeks longer to arrive. Canadian North spokesperson Dan Valin said delays and cancellations due to mechanical or weather situations were contributors to the problems.
NTI accuses feds of subverting Inuit language Nunavut Land claims organization Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) gained access to a 1990 cabinet document that it claims is evidence that the Government of Canada sought to block the use of the Inuit language as the new territory was established. The document forbids any "general linguistic guarantees for the use of Inuktitut in government and the legal and educational system in the claims area." To this day, Inuit "continue to suffer from a lack of adequate accessible government services in their own homeland," NTI stated. A federal government spokesperson replied that that document doesn't reflect the Government of Canada's current priorities.
NDP leader Singh wants 'bolder' legislation to tackle climate change Iqaluit/Nunavut NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announced he would be introducing a bill to the House of Commons to confront climate change during his visit to Iqaluit, Dec. 1. His announcement came as the United Nations 25th climate conference was set to convene. The legislation, which is inspired by former NDP leader Jack Layton's 2008 bill (the Climate Change Accountability Act), would have "bolder" and "more ambitious" targets to reduce emissions, he said. The targets would be based on science and enforceable. He said he hopes to end fossil fuel subsidies and reinvest into clean and renewable energy, which needs to be both viable and sustainable in the North. Singh also stated that he wants to retrofit homes and make them more energy-efficient.
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Things looked bright for hockey officiating in Rankin Inlet as a total of 10 zebras were certified for the 2018-2019 season during an official's certification and recertification clinic held at Simon Alaittuq School in Rankin Inlet. Earning their stripes for the season were senior officials Jeff Tulugak (Level 2), David Clark (Level 2), Christian Gee (Level 2), Kris Okpatauyak (Level 2), Noel Kaludjak (Level 2) and Kyle Tattuinee (Level 3) and minor hockey Level 1 officials Owen Connelly-Clark, Sandy Tattuinue, Robert Jr. Alareak and Kadin Eetuk. The course was led by Hockey Canada Level 4 official and master course conductor Darrell Greer. Nunavut's best young junior curlers took on the country at the New Holland Canadian Juniors in Prince Albert, Sask. and unfortunately, there weren't any wins to speak of this time around. The girls rink skipped by Sadie Pinksen of Iqaluit came close against the NWT but fell by a score of 7-6 in that contest. The boys rink, skipped by Javen Komaksiutiksak of Iqaluit, also suffered the same fate as they, too, ended up winless in their all of their games. The Nunavut Wrestling Championships were held in Pangnirtung in January and it was the home community that ended up winning the overall title. Cambridge Bay came in second while Iglulik was third. Points were given for each result obtained by a wrestler, which were then tabulated for a team's total. The meet was also the selection event for the Western Canada Summer Games later in the year. Arctic Connection dropped Team Kivalliq 5-2 to claim the Jon Lindell Memorial (JLM) Calm Air Cup A Division senior men's hockey championship in Arviat, Jan. 27. An upstart squad of young guns from Whale Cove defeated the Karetakers 4-3 to claim bronze on the strength of Darryl Adjuk's unassisted marker in the first overtime period.
February The Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, Alta., was the main event for Nunavut in February and it was a big event in more ways than one. It would be the first time Nunavut sent a boys hockey team to the Games and they came out of the gate with double barrels as they took down Yukon in their opening con-
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Abigail Atienza, left, and Christianne West, both of Iqaluit, put their backs into the brush during the New Holland Canadian Juniors in Saskatchewan in January. test, 5-3. They would eventually end up 12 th overall. The speedskaters were in fine form as Hayden Hickey and Emma Carpenter, both from Iqaluit, set new territorial records in the boys and girls 1,000-metre distances respectively while the badminton and judo teams both failed to advance to the playoff rounds in their sports. Mariele Depeuter, Nunavut's chef de mission, said the Games were a huge success for Nunavut. The Baffin Blizzard held on for a 4-3 victory to claim the 2019 Polar Bear Plate juvenile-junior tournament in Rankin Inlet in February. It was a particularly tough loss for head coach Donald Clark, who planned to step away from the junior 'C' program after taking Nunavut's team to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior 'C' Championship one final time in March in Woodstock, N.B. Andy Nowicki has made it his job to travel to small communities and teach hockey and he did so in Arctic Bay in February. The former goaltending coach for the Los Angeles Kings was in the community to be the guest coach for a hockey camp. He was helped out by several members of the community, including Tagonark Willie, Curtis Willie, Roger Taqtu, Matthew Akikulu, Roxanne Kigutaq and Thomas Levi, Arctic Bay's recreation co-ordinator. The 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was a huge step forward for the territory as Jenine Bodner and her rink of Jennifer Blaney, Alison Griffin, Megan Ingram and Sadie Pinksen from the Iqaluit Curling Club ended the round-robin with a record of one win and six losses, the lone win coming against Quebec on the opening day of the event on Feb. 17. It was the first main draw win in the territory's history; the territory did win a prequalification game in 2016 against B.C.
March
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Bradley Nowdlak-Fraser of Iqaluit breaks into the Team NT zone during boys hockey action between the two teams at the Canada Winter Games in February.
Craig Aglukark scored 1:24 into the first overtime period to give A&K a 5-4 win over the KIA to take the Rankin Inlet Senior Men's Hockey League championship three games to two in March. The championship series was a hard-fought affair, with four of the five games decided by a single goal and three needing overtime to determine the outcome. A&K captain David Clark said it was challenging and a lot of fun to be involved in such a tight championship series. He said both teams had good benches for the series, keeping the action fast and tight. The Iqaluit Taekwondo Society took on its biggest trip ever as eight members flew to Melbourne, Australia to be part of Team Canada at the inaugural Chan Hun International Taekwondo Federation World Championships. When the dust settled, the
octet claimed eight medals with double-medal performances from Eileen Duffy, who scored herself two gold medals in sparring and poomse (forms) in her division while Daniella Calamayan won a gold in poomse and a silver in sparring. The other medals came courtesy of Catriona Popoff, who won a silver in sparring, Alex McDermott, who scored himself a bronze medal in his division in patterns, Nick McDermott, who won bronze in sparring and Christopher Gerlach, who won silver in his division in sparring. Nunavut ventured into mixed doubles curling for the very first time as Alison Griffin and Edmund MacDonald represented the territory at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Championship in Fredericton, N.B., in March. While they didn't win a game in their pool, it was all about gaining experience, according to Griffin. The Rankin Miners defeated the Kivalliq Canucks 6-2 to claim the A Division championship, while Team Todd nipped Whale Cove 5-3 to claim the B Division banner at the Terence Tootoo Memorial (TTM) senior men's hockey championship in front of a jam-packed arena in Rankin Inlet on March 10. The Miners defeated Naujaat 6-3 in one semifinal, while the Canucks defeated the Rankin Chiefs 5-2 in the other to set-up the A Division final. In the B Division semifinals Team Todd got past Chesterfield Inlet and Whale Cove defeated Arviat, both by identical 5-4 scores to set-up the championship tilt. Team Nunavut's time at the Tim Hortons Brier was a short one again as the rink skipped by former Iqaluit resident David St. Louis missed out on the championship round of this year's event. St. Louis and his rink of Peter Mackey, Jeff Nadeau and Lloyd Kendall out of the Iqaluit Curling Club lost all seven of their games in pool play in Brandon, Man.
April Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay is arguably the best youth wrestler in Nunavut going today and he very nearly became the best in the country. Avalak ended up with a silver medal in the U17 boys 55-kg weight class at the Canadian U17U19 Wrestling Championships in Fredericton, N.B., losing the gold medal match to Logan Smith of Ontario by a 6-3 points decision. Chris Crooks, Avalak's coach, said a medal was an outside chance but a top-five result was definitely in the cards. "They were taking him seriously by the final," he said. Nunavut's entries at the Canadian Seniors Curling ChamPlease see next page for more
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Members of the Aqsarniit Ujauttaq (Northern Lights) gymnastics club in Rankin Inlet join members of their support staff to have a photo taken in front of the mascot for the World Gymnaestrada in Dornbirn, Austria, in July. pionship in Chilliwack, B.C., didn't advance to the championship round but they certainly made sure the rest of the country realized they wouldn't be pushovers. Peter Mackey and his men's rink from the Iqaluit Curling Club finished with a record of two wins and seven losses. Those two wins came at the start of the event as they downed New Brunswick (5-4) and Northern Ontario (6-4) to have a share of the lead in their pool after two draws. They ended up dropping their next seven games, however, to finish 13th overall. The women's rink from the Iqaluit Curling Club, skipped by Geneva Chislett, ended with an overall record of three wins and six losses. They beat Quebec in the round-robin, 9-6, but were relegated to the seeding pool for their final three games. They did win two of those games thanks to a big 12-1 win over Prince Edward Island and a 7-4 win over New Brunswick. Doug Sulliman, who played more than 600 games in the NHL with the New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers, New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers, was in the community from April 11 to 15 to work with players from seven and up – including adults – for four days of instruction on the ice followed by a school visit on April 15. The Jays Care Foundation, the Blue Jays' charitable organization, announced on April 14 that Pond Inlet was one of 15 communities around Canada to receive a grant through the foundation's Field of Dreams program. A total of $150,000 will be allocated to to help refurbish the baseball diamond. Robert Witchel, the foundation's executive director, said it's not the first time there's been a grant North of 60 but Pond Inlet's is certainly the Northern-most. They came the furthest to play and they very nearly left with the loot as Iqaluit HC managed to get to the final of the B division at the First Air Rec Hockey Tournament in Yellowknife on April 21 but wasn't able to close it out as they fell by a score of 5-2 to the Dawson Creek Canucks from B.C. Iqaluit went into the final with just nine skaters and a goalie, meaning a very short bench, but captain Jonathan Ehaloak said
the spirits going into the game were still high. The Grade 6 boys soccer team from Kugluktuk High School made it two in a row as they successfully defended their title at Junior Super Soccer in Yellowknife on April 28 and for the second year in a row, they beat the same team to do it. The boys knocked off William McDonald School of Yellowknife by a score of 3-1 and if you want even more similarities from 2018, Kugluktuk came into the final having lost the round-robin meeting between the two teams.
May The Bay from Cambridge Bay came in as the defending champions of the Arctic Shoot-Out basketball tournament in Yellowknife on the men's side in May and they went out still the champs but they went through a war to do it. On the backs of Cambridge Bay's win at the Arctic Shoot-Out basketball tournament, the boys soccer team from Kugluktuk was on the indoor pitch at the Grade 4-5 Yellowknife Soccer Tournament that same weekend and just like The Bay, they, too, came out on top. Kugluktuk defeated Weledeh Catholic School of Yellowknife by a score of 6-3 in the final to win its division to give the community a second soccer title in less than a month. It was a backand-forth game for much of it as both teams traded goals in the early going but Kugluktuk was able to find a little extra down the stretch to go away winners.
June Flag football came to Nunavut courtesy of Volleyball Nuna-
vut. Sounds weird but here's how it went down: Scott Schutz, Volleyball Nunavut's executive director, got funding to host a camp in conjunction with the Canadian Football League in June in Iqaluit and it was all due to his son's enjoyment of the sport. He said he wanted youth in Nunavut to experience the sport as well and with the growth in indoor turf in many communities, it just made sense. Five people were busy training around the NWT capital on the sports and activities they will be providing when they viited Iglulik, Coral Harbour and Rankin Inlet in July.
July The 2020 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships are happening this May in Regina, of that there is no doubt. What is in doubt is whether Team North will be a part of it. The Aboriginal Sports Circle of the NWT has confirmed it will not be part of any future Team North ventures after it announced in July that it would no longer fund the tri-territorial initiative between the NWT, Nunavut and Yukon. Aaron Wells, the Sports Circle's executive director, said the stakeholders – including parents – were informed first about the decision. He said the Sports Circle here decided to go in a different direction based on the group's new strategic plan, which was crafted last November. A group of gymnasts from the Aqsarniit Ujauttaq (Northern Lights Gymnastics) club in Rankin Inlet made their dream come true by raising thousands upon thousands of dollars so they could fly off to Rankweil, (Dornbirn) Austria as part of the Team Canada contingent that performed at the 16th World Gymnaestrada in July. Please see next page for more
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ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᔅᑲᐃᓗᕐ ᑎᒃᑕᓕᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓅᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒪᕈᓄᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᓄᑦ 6-ᓂ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᕿᔭᕐᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 28-ᒥ.
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Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay gets a good grasp on his opponent during action at the Nunavut Wrestling Championships in Cambridge Bay in November. A total of 22,000 participants from 69 countries were represented at the gathering, making it the largest single sporting event in the world. Like the Olympics, the World Gymnaestrada is held once every four years.
August Team Nunavut was back out on the road for another big event, this one being the Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current, Sask. The beach volleyball crew made history as six players made up the very first entry of any sort in the sport from Nunavut and they didn't look out of place at all. The girls duo of Talia Grant of Rankin Inlet and Emily-Ann Niego ended up finishing seventh while the boys outfit of Ian MacDonald of Iqaluit and Brent Puqiqnak matched that result. The footnote? Neither team finished last. There were two medals to be had courtesy of the wrestling team as Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay and Neil Tulugajuk of Iglulik each hit the podium in their respective weight classes. Avalak captured silver in the boys 54-kg weight class while Tulugajuk won his bronze medal match in the boys 58-kg weight class. The Salliq Invaders of Coral Harbour very nearly pulled off one of the monumental sporting triumphs in the history of Nunavut sport in August. The Invaders were at the Slo-Pitch National Co-Ed E Canadian Championships in Halifax in August and got all the way to the championship final against the Alberta Guns but fell just short.
September Team Nunavut joined in with the territory to celebrate 20 years of existence. The Nunavut Sport and Recreation Division, formerly known as Sport Nunavut, was born in September 1999 and plans on using the anniversary as a way to highlight what Nunavut has done sports-wise over the years. Mariele Depeuter of the SRD said the 2020 Arctic Winter Games uniform will feature elements of the very first Team Nunavut uniform from the 2000 Arctic Winter Games but exactly what is being kept a state secret.
Kugluktuk's Skylor Tiktalek blocks a pass attempt from an Inuvik Wolves player during Grade 6 boys division playoff action at Junior Super Soccer in Yellowknife in April.
Year honours, Martin Joy was named Coach of the Year and Ian MacDonald of Iqaluit won Official of the Year.
November It isn't often that a territorial championship is held twice in the same calendar year but that was the case for wrestling. The Nunavut Wrestling Championships had its second go-round in Cambridge Bay in November and this time, the event eas used to determine the 2020 Arctic Winter Games team. Most of the usual suspects made the final cut, such as Eekeeluak Avalak of Cambridge Bay and Cody Qamukaq of Iglulik on the boys side, both of whom competed at the Western Canada Summer Games in Saskatchewan this past August, which the girls roster is a near-carbon copy of the Western Canada Summer Games girls roster as all five – Kiana Ekpakohak of Cambridge Bay, Kristen McCallum of Cambridge Bay, Chasity St. John of Arviat, Kylie Kunuk of Iglulik and Aislyn Omilgoetok of Cambridge Bay – fought in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Saguenay, Que., wrapped up in November with the host province coming away as champions thanks to a 6-5 win over New Brunswick. Team Nunavut, made up of the Iqaluit foursome of Wade Kingdon, Alison Griffin, Dennis Masson and Megan Ingram, didn't make the playoffs but they did manage to hit the win column before departing. They defeated Yukon, 8-7, in their final game on Nov. 8 to finish on a winning note. Nunavut's speedskating team for the 2020 Arctic Winter Games was set following the Nunavut Speed Skating Championships in Iqaluit in November. A total of around 30 skaters, all from the capital, hit the ice for the annual competition but not everyone was trying for the big show in Whitehorse this coming March as Mike DiMaio, the meet's organizer, said around half of those in attendance were in the hunt for a ticket to Whitehorse. The way things were going, it seemed as if this moment would never come but with one snip of a pair of scissors, the ribbon floated gently to the ground and the long-awaited new
arena officially opened its doors in Rankin Inlet on Nov. 23. The opening of the arena had been delayed for about a month due to one section of the ice not freezing properly, but it should be nothing but smooth skating ahead for the hockeymad community and its brand-new state-of-the-art facility. The annual Rankin Rock hockey camp, which opens the new hockey season in the community, started things off (Nov. 23 to Nov. 27) for the new arena.
December Hockey fans in Arviat are in for a good show when the next Jon Lindell Memorial (JLM) Calm Air Cup senior men's tournament rolls around following news out of Whale Cove last week. Tourney organizer Gleason Uppahuak, who is currently working in Whale Cove, informed Nunavut News both Iqaluit and Iglulik are confirmed to make their first appearance at the JLM next month. He said there is also about a 75 per cent chance that two teams from Nunavik– Puvirnituq and Inukjuaq – will also be suiting-up for this year's JLM Calm Air Cup. Chris Crooks and his travelling band of wrestlers went on what's known as a "barnstorm" of Ontario in December, where they made several stops along the way to take part in tournaments and camps. It all began on Dec. 2 with a training camp before their first tournament in Thorold, Ont., the Thorold Traditional Tourney, where Eekeeluak Avalak won gold in his weight class and Ezekia Kilabuk of Pangnirtung scored a bronze. Avalak would end up winning gold in all three of the tournaments the team travelled to. You know there will be just as much coming in 2020 as the sports world begins to ramp up again. If you see sports happening, make sure to call the hotline. You'll get a friendly voice on the other end in the form of Holly Yestrau at reception because you know my voice sounds about as friendly as typhoid. Happy New Year!
ᐄᔭᓐ ᒪᒃᑖᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ, ᐊᖁᕕᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐳᕋᓐᑦ ᐳᕿᖅᓇᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᓯᒡᔭᒥ ᕚᓕᐹᓪᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 10–ᒥ.
October The Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association joined in with the rest of the planet to celebrate World Girls Hockey Weekend in October. Alexia Cousins, the association's vice-president of female hockey, helped to put on the day's proceedings and said nearly all of the 50 girls signed up to play this season turned up. There was a party to be had once it was all done which included pizza, cake and drinks for everyone along with some extra goodies. The Nunavut Table Tennis Championships happened in the capital on Oct. 19 and 20 and nine communities were scheduled to be in attendance with full teams. All nine made it in to play. It was U15 and U18 boys and girls that were in action and while the title of territorial champion was on the line in each division, there was the little bonus prize of making the cut and qualifying for the 2020 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse. That honour went to the top two finishers in each division while the semifinal losers ended up being named as alternates. Nunavut's best in sport and recreation got its just due at the annual Sport and Recreation Awards in Iqaluit in October. Max Joy of Iqaluit won Male Athlete of the Year while Shawna Kyak of Iqaluit was named the female recipient of the award. The Canada Winter Games boys hockey team earned Team of the
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Ian McDonald of Iqaluit, right, gets down low to pass as Brent Puqiqnak of Gjoa Haven awaits the ball during beach volleyball action at the Western Canada Summer Games in August.
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Residents share their hopes for the year ahead by Derek Neary
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With a new year and a new decade upon us, Nunavummiut have aspirations for a better future. Some desire kinder and gentler interactions. "I'd like less bullying and hating others. It's better when people get along and not being nasty to each other," said Sanikiluaq's Sarah Meeko. Violet Innukshuk of Rankin Inlet also wishes for more supportive attitudes. "For the community to have peace within each other and to help each other no matter what lifestyle we all live in," she stated. "Also for each community to receive help when there is a search going on. I'd like everyone to to start helping each other out more often." When struggles become difficult to bear, Gjoa Haven MLA Tony Akoak encour-
ages everyone to reach out for assistance. "My wish for 2020 is that people who need help really seek help for themselves or their family," said Akoak. Author Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley would like to see Nunavut's health care system grow and thrive. "And that it reflects especial compassion toward mental health needs. Inuit are all about family, so my hope is for the success of a culturally healthy and family oriented spirit," Qitsualik-Tinsley stated. Senator Dennis Patterson, who has been representing Nunavut in Ottawa since 2009, has a yearning that's been shared by many politicians over the years. "I wish for investments in crucial infrastructure in Nunavut which will help move our territory forward," Patterson stated.
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The new year was ushered in by celebrations across Nunavut last week. Nunavummiut have a wide variety of hopes and dreams for 2020.