Nunavut News, July 6 Edition

ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓘᔭᕐᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ

Covid concern at Mary River Presumably infected individual is isolating, health officials say no reason for Nunavummiut to worry about spread

Volume 76 Issue 10

MONDAY, July 6, 2020

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What does Nunavut Day mean to you?

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Teresina Walland, then 2, laughs with delight as she holds her balloon animal aloft during Nunavut Day celebrations in 2017.

"Liquor and cannabis outlets are easy to establish and maintain and the black market is thriving, yet treatment centres are too expensive?"

– Columnist Harry Maksagak questions the territory's priorities around liquor, page 9.

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ᐊᐃᕕᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖅ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᕆᓯᒪᒍᓂ ᐊᐃᐸᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᕐᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓲᒥᒃ ᑯᒪᓕᖕᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᕐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓈᙳᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᑭᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᕿᑦᑐᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ, ᐃᔩᑦ ᐳᕕᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᙲᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ. ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖅ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᖂᑎᓂᑐᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐆᑦᑎᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᒥᖓᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂ – ᖁᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒍᓇᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓂᕿᖓᓂ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ ᒋᐊᕆ ᓂᐅᓪᓯᓐ ᐅᕗᖓ 867-645-6660–ᒧᑦ.

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ᓱᓕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ (pertussis) ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ. ᔫᓂ 8–ᒥ, ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ 900–ᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᖕᓂᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓂᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕗᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᒋᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕙᖕᓄᑦ, ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᒧᑦ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᓛᖑᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᖔᓃᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᒐᓚᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᑕ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓄᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᒋᕗᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᒡᒐᒥᓂᑦ ᐅᐊᓴᐃᒐᔪᒡᓗᑎᒃ, ᖁᐃᖅᓱᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᒃᑭᐅᑎᒃᓴᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕆᔭᒥᓂᑦ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ, ᓂᕆᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᒍᑎᓯᐅᑎᒥᓂᑦ.

Please see Whooping, page 15

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖓᓂ

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ (NAM) ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᖏᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖁᔭᓂᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ "ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ" ᐱᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

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Happy Nunavut Day

photo courtesy of Jimmie Qappik

Kids in Grise Fiord play on the rocks during Nunavut Day celebrations July 9, 2006. Nunavut Day celebrations will look a bit different this year due to social distancing but Nunavut News wishes all Nunavummiut a wonderful day!

Covid-19 case suspected at Mary River mine site Contact tracing identifies 12 people connected with mine worker now in isolation

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

As of July 1, 12 people have come into contact with a mine worker at Baffinland's Mary River Mine near Pond Inlet who has been classified as a presumptive Covid-19 case.

All these individuals are presently selfisolating on site.

"All potential contacts within the mine site are being identified and placed in isolation and no contact has occurred between Mary River workers and the any of the surrounding communities," said Dr. Michael Patterson at a July 2 press conference.

For privacy reasons, Patterson did not reveal the miner's personal information or the length of time the individual has been in the territory. However, the doctor shared the miner was not exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19. The miner was tested positive during a routine testing that is undertaken by all miners entering the territory.

"The individual who tested positive recently arrived in the territory for work and was tested twice at the mine site. The tests yielded presumptive positive results on back to back days," said Patterson.

He explained that all miners are tested at the mine site upon arrival.

"Everybody is tested on Baffinland.

They're tested on arrival at the site and then again four to five days later. And, I think they're tested more after that as well," said Patterson.

Mining in Canada is considered an essential industry and miners are not required to self-isolate before entering Nunavut.

Miners from the south fly directly to the mine site, work two to four week rotations and return south, explained Patterson.

A swab will be sent to an Ontario lab to confirm whether the miner is positive for Covid-19.

The swab is supposed to be collected this afternoon, said the chief public health officer.

Patterson said he anticipates to hear test results by early next week.

"Until then, this has been classified as a

"ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖃᕐᓂᖃᕈᓂ, ᐅᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᕿᑎᖅᑰᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ.

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"If the additional testing yields a positive result, this will be considered Nunavut's first confirmed case of Covid-19," announced Patterson during the Thursday press conference. probable case of Covid-19 for Nunavut. If the additional testing yields a positive result, this will be considered Nunavut's first confirmed case of Covid-19," said Patterson.

At this time, the Department of Health has not sent any staff to Mary River.

"We would consider sending staff to help out if there's any concerns that there's transmission of Covid-19 happening in the community, or that they're having difficulty with the contact tracing and managing those other public health measures effectively," said Patterson.

This presumptive result does not impact any of the current public health measures in place or Nunavut's Path.

At present, the travel bubble between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories is not impacted.

"This is an isolated case and it's on Baffin Island and does not present a threat to spreading Covid-19 into Northwest Territories," explained the doctor.

The medical travel bubble established with Churchill, Manitoba also remains open.

Patterson said this probable case is a "stark reminder that Covid-19 is still a very real threat."

"The pandemic is not over and no combination of preventative health measures is 100 per cent effective at keeping Covid-19 out of the territory," he said, adding "I urge Nunavummuit to take this reminder seriously."

In a July 2 press release, Health Minister George Hickes assured residents that there is a very low chance of community spread.

"All necessary precautions are in place and workers at the mine have not had any contact with any community members," stated Hickes.

"We wish this individual a quick recovery.

Please remember that we all have a role to play in limiting the spread of Covid-19 and now is the time to stay vigilant with our public health measures."

Anyone who has reason to believe they have been exposed to Covid-19 is urged to call the Covid hotline at 1-888-975-8601 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or notify their community health centre right away by phone.

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No outdoor celebrations on Nunavut Day due to Covid-19 The 21st anniversary of the territory will be marked by online and social media contests

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

This year Nunavut Day will be celebrated quite differently due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We just have to celebrate within our family and friends," said Premier Joe Savikataaq, noting the usual outdoor celebrations will not take place.

"I'm anticipating more family groups getting together to celebrate in smaller scales, then probably normal," said Health Minister George Hickes, adding there will be a lot of online activities through Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI).

James Eetoolook, vice-president of NTI, confirmed that Nunavut Day will mostly be celebrated through social media and broadcasting since no large public gatherings are permitted.

NTI is holding two online contests for all Nunavummiut.

The first contest, called the Home Cook Challenge, encourages each participant to submit an application with their Northern recipe and its photo. The recipes will be judged by professional Northern chefs for originality, presentation and affordability.

There will be three contest groups: kids aged 12 and under, youth aged 13 to 19 and adults.

Prizes such as bicycles, iPads and fishing and camping equipment will be awarded to the top three winners in each category.

This is a very unique opportunity to showcase Nunavummiut's recipes of nutritional country food to the

broadcasting an Inuktitut program

ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᔫᓚᐃ 9, 2005–ᒥ. ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, on July 8 and 9 between 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. "There will be a lot of giveᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᑦ. aways" during the show, Eetoolook said.

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Kids playing on Nunavut Day in Rankin Inlet, July 9, 2005. Unfortunately this year, due to Covid19, all group gatherings will not be permitted. world, said Eetoolook.

The second contest, called the Cultural TikTok Competition, requires participants to create a video promoting Inuit culture, traditions and language.

There is no limit to the length of the video, but it must be made on the TikTok App using the hashtag

#NUDay2020. Each video will be judged on creativity and the cultural content.

The top three winners will be awarded the prizes: • 1st – iPad Pro and Apple Pencil • 2nd – Canon Rebel T7i starter kit • 3rd – AirPod Pros and $200.

Winners from both the cook-

ing and video contests will be announced on Nunavut Day, July 9.

For more information email questions@tunngavik.com.

Additionally, on Nunavut Day, from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., Inuktitut programming will be broadcasting on APTN, said Eetoolook.

He added CBC will also be

Celebrations within communities Some communities like Pangnirtung and Clyde River also have their own plans for celebrating Nunavut Day. Pangnirtung's Recreational Coordinator Jenna Kilabuk said her community will be having a Nunavut Day outfit contest, radio games, a small boat race, TikTok dance challenge and a music video contest.

In Clyde River, the Recreation Committee plans to have radio games, community parade and a vehicle decorating contest. "We are also trying to order some Narwhal meat," said Clyde River's Recreation Co-ordinator Caitlyn Joanas. "If all goes well ... we will be contributing the meat to the community," Joanas added, "We cannot do much due to the pandemic."

However celebrated, Nunavut Day is time to celebrate the creation of a territory and a government for the Inuit people, explained the Premier.

For Hickes, Nunavut Day means the recognition of Inuit and Nunavut on a national scale.

"I really hope everyone does get out and find a way, in their own way, to celebrate Nunavut day," said Hickes, adding "We literally changed the map of Canada without a war."

ᓯᓚᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ 21–ᖓᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᑐᐊᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. "ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ (NTI). ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᓪᓗᐊᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᙱᒻᒪᑕ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒫᓄᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᓂᖅᖠᐅᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂ. ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ: ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ 12–ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᖔᓂ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ 13–ᓂ 19–ᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᐃᓯᑰᓂᑦ, ᐊᐃᐹᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ

ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᓂ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ. ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ TikTok ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂ, ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ. ᑭᒡᓕᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᑭᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ TikTok ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᔪᖅ #NUDay2020–ᒥ. ᐊᑐᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ. ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓵᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᓂᑦ: ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ-iPad Pro ᐊᒻᒪ Apple Pencil, ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ-Canon Rebel T7i starter kit ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ-AirPod Pros ᐊᒻᒪ $200. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓂᖅᖠᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, ᔪᓚᐃ 9–ᒥ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ questions@tunngavik.com–ᒧᑦ. ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, 5 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 5 ᐅᓐᓄᒧᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ APTN–ᑯᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓰᕖᓰ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑰᕐᓂᐊᕆᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 8 ᐊᒻᒪ 9–ᒥ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ 1:30 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ 4 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒧᑦ. "ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ"

ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑰᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ. ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓ ᔨᓇ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖓ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, TikTok ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᖅᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᑕᖅᓯᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. "ᑎᑭᓴᐃᓇᓱᐊᕆᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᒥ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐅᑉ ᓂᕿᖓᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᐅᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓ ᑲᐃᑦᓕᓐ ᔪᐊᓇᔅ. "ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕈᓂ ... ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ," ᔪᐊᓇᔅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓗᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᓚᒍᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒧᑦ." ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ. ᕼᐃᒃᔅᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᓃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ, ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑎᒍᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ "ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖓᓂ ᐅᓇᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᓇᑕ.""

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Nunavummiut share their thoughts on what their home territory means to them

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Nunavut

Nunavut is about to reach its 21st year as a recognized territory but the land, the people and their customs and traditions have a much longer history.

From east to west, Nunavummiut are celebrating Nunavut Day on July 9. Here are the thoughts of some of your relatives, friends and neighbours as they reflect on what Nunavut means to them. ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᓂᑉᑕᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ

thanks to every Inuit for living their way of life. Nunavut Day for me is celebrating happiness, for sharing love, care, laughter and respect for all people.

"Nunavut Day isn't just for Inuit, it's for every person that is living in Nunavut.

"In the future, I would love to see youth coming up with activities, going for hikes, asking elders about when there was no houses, no stores, etc; how they use to live back then." ᐋᓐ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ

tors would live out on the land. Accept things change and people respect one another, you will live a happy life with your family and friends.

"For myself, I am always out in the land before Nunavut Day. I am a commercial fisherman for Arctic char and am always out

by July 8 or 7 to go spend Nunavut Day at my fish camp setting lots of fish nets, making dry fish, cooking some fish – whatever we can catch that day we cook and eat and celebrate our land of opportunity and openness. I love it."

ᐃᓅ ᐱᐅᓪ, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ

ᔭᓯ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ

Enoo Bell, Kinngait "Well, I think it is for the better young students (are) getting high-profile jobs – and hamburger and hotdogs, LOL. We have come a long way but still a long way to go." ᐊᐃᐳᕈᓪ ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕᒃ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᐃᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᑎᒥ) Andrea Niptanatiak, Kugluktuk "Nunavut is a very special, very unique place. It's home to many and we wouldn't have it any other way. With Nunavut being our home and Nunavut meaning 'our land,' we've had the privilege to live and learn from our Elders and our ancestors and have been taught a very special way of living: to help, to hunt, to fish, to provide for our families and also give as much as you can to others.

"Elders were always brought meat first, especially to those that couldn't go out on the land on their own. What I've always been amazed at is how much we all care for one another, how much we can come together when we really need to!

Changes I'd like to see in Nunavut are more hands-on tools, one-to-one action being taken forward for better mental health and physical well-being, more programs and what not. I think that's what Nunavut lacks the most."

Ann Kalluk, Baker Lake "It is important to keep our culture alive; show different parts of the world how we Inuit live, what material we use to make clothes (mainly from caribou skin, seal skin and polar bear skin, if you're from the coastal area)." ᓇᐃᑕᓐ ᑲᐅᓲᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ

Jessie Kaludjak, Arviat "Nunavut Day: Inuktigut pigigaptigu mianiritsiarlavut.

"We can never go back in time, but we can surely learn from the past and use what we've learned for centuries. Change is inevitable.

We have always adapted to change whether it's gradual or drastic. Resilience is in our blood.

"Let's keep educating ourselves and our future generations so that we can nurture and maintain what is given to us so that our culture will always flourish. No one knows our culture better then we do, we must maintain it.

"There is no place like home." ᕼᐊᐃᓕ ᓇᓗᖏᐊᖅ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ

ᑑᒥᓃᒃ ᖃᔭᖅᓵᖅ, ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ

Nathan Kaosoni, Cambridge Bay

Dominique Qayaqsaaq, Kugaaruk "For Nunavut Day, I would love to say

"Nunavut Day is the day we celebrate our wide-open land for miles and miles. Inuit lived on this land for many decades – hunting, fishing, gathering with their families and friends. They loved being out on the land doing what we are meant to do: find and feed, get fur.

"Myself, as a Inuit person, I'm proud to live up in the great North. I take my family out camping, hunting, fishing. They just love it out there, even if there's no TV around they will find something to do – run around the camp, the cabin, just being out there is a relief for our spirit and soul.

"To be out looking at the land, making memories, it's mesmerizing how our ances-

Hailey Nalungiaq, Gjoa Haven "Nunavut Day means to me celebrating of our own territory and remembering everyone that fought for our rights."

April Anowtalik, Arviat (pictured with husband Andy) "Nunavut means our land. I think what makes Nunavut special is that we get to keep our culture and the language that we speak.

Most of all, the reason is that our Elders are here for us to keep the tradition alive.

"We Inuit can watch and learn and as we listen, we Nunavutmiut are capable of keeping the tradition alive. These days, our children are our future generation and if we teach the kids, we will not lose our culture.

Education is the key – keep pushing our children to school. We have to keep the circle strong because Nunavut is a special place to live in.

"Each community needs more mental health as we are growing each year and a lot of people struggle at home with verbal and emotional abuse, but I know we can change that. I would love to see more organizations for traditional knowledge and land skills for youths. Nunavut is our land and I am proud to say I am from Nunavut.

"I love the land that we live in."

8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020

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ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᕿᑲᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓅᕝᕕᕕᓂᐊᓂ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᑎᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐹᐱᑭᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 21–ᓄᑦ. ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓄᓇᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᒻᒥ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᒃ–ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐸᐸᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᑰᓂᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2039–ᒥ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ,

ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᑕᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᖃᖅᑲᒥᑦ, ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋᐸᓗᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᔪᒥ – ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᓂᐱᖃᒐᔪᒡᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᑰᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᕐᕋᒃᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ– ᓇᖏᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᓂ, ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 153–ᖓᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕙᓪᓕᐊᒋᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ 1900–ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2019–ᒥ, ᒪᓕᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐃᓐᒧᑦ–ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᐊᓚᐃᓐ ᐸᓂᑦᒧᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕆᙱᑕᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᓂᒡᓕᓂᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᓕᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕆᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓯᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᓂ, ᐸᖅᑭᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᑰᑎᑦᑎᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ.

Nunavut Day marks yet another year of progress Northern News Services

This Nunavut Day more people than ever will be able to take the day off work and celebrate the birth of the territory thanks to a new order from the Government of Nunavut to expand the holiday to include some private sector workers.

Despite all the barbecues and festivities, not everyone will be fondly reminiscing about the territory's past. However, there is much that Nunavummiut have to be proud of over the past 21 years.

The signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement signified the largest land claim in Canadian history and enshrined hunting, land management and self-governance rights for Inuit.

In recent years, a lot of effort has been put into expanding cultural programs to preserve Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun, although there are still large gaps in the GN's ability to deliver Inuktut in schools. Education Minister David Joanasie predicted last year that goal could be reached by 2039, a distant target.

Regardless of not being able to reach this landmark objective set out in the Nunavut agreement, more and more cultural camps for students are sprouting up across

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the territory, from Cambridge Bay to Iqaluit to Rankin Inlet. This enables Elders to pass on their knowledge and skills to an eager young population – and they will be the ones to inherit the land. This youthful generation will be charged with keeping Inuit practices alive as well as leading Nunavut into a prosperous future.

There is no better example of this kind of leadership than Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, Nunavut's recently elected member of Parliament. The people put their faith in the young leader to represent one of the fastest growing regions in Canada. At the time of election, Qaqqaq was 25, roughly equal to the average age in the territory.

She has been very vocal in the House of Commons, upholding the human rights of Nunavummiut, including access to housing, proper health care and programs to deal with long-standing social issues.

Canada just celebrated its 153rd birthday, but is still moving towards recognizing injustices of the past.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an historic apology in March 2019 for the federal government's mishandling of the tuberculosis outbreak of the mid-20th century. Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, followed in August with a mea culpa for colonial actions taken in the same period, including the slaughter of Inuit sled dogs.

These are signs of progress, but the words and actions do not come close to what is needed to uplift Canada's Inuit into true equality.

As Covid-19 has battered the global economy and changed all of our perspectives, Nunavummiut have shown the world that prudent decision making, caring for one's community and possessing a generous spirit is what it takes to keep each other safe.

This Nunavut Day represents another step forward towards the goals entrenched in the Nunavut Agreement. While a long journey still lies ahead, we ought to spend this day rejoicing the history and tradition that has been preserved along with the numerous accomplishments of the past two decades.

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Focus on healing, not liquor stores I find it so heart-breaking that the liquor retail outlet will continue to be open regularly and more to open down the road and for our people who are trying to get a grip on this situation have no help. I recall a former leader resigned a very important position within the legislative assembly around the principle of this matter. We are very quick to respond in feeding the negative habits yet we are saying we have no means to assist with shelters or treatment centres; there is something wrong with that picture.

Establishing treatment centres will enable and empower our people in determining the root cause of substance use and abuse. I have faith in our people and many times they just need the encouragement and understanding that there are individuals who are willing to listen and help in finding the path to positive thinking and a better lifestyle.

If we listen carefully, we can hear our children expressing their wish for mom and dad to be home with them and to do activities together, but substance interferes and begins to tear the family apart. The first love that bonded the partners together begins to thin and soon they break up, adding more pain and disillusionment in these precious

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ street talk with Rita Pigalak

Harry Maksagak is a Cambridge Bay resident and former underground miner at the Lupin gold mine. He has been married for 43 years and has five children, 28 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

young ones. I've heard young people say that I will not start drinking because I see what it did to my parents.

As I mentioned earlier, liquor/cannabis outlets are easy to establish and maintain and the black market is thriving, yet treatment centres are too expensive?

My community is trying to keep the 28-day on-the-land healing programs alive.

Once again in the summer and early fall there will be the women's program and then the men's program for those who want to find ways in changing their attitude about themselves and their loved ones. As we begin to understand ourselves and to really know who we are, we then can engage with others more comfortably. There is nothing wrong with asking for a little extra help.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐅᒃᐱᕆᑦᓯᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᒍᑎ ᑐᑭᓯᒪᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᕈᑎᒡᓗ ᓈᓚᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕋᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᓈᓚᑦᓯᐊᕈᑦᑕ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦᑐᓴᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᖃᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᖃᕈᒪᔪᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑎᒋᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᑦᐃᒥᐊᓗᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔾᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᓪᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᓇᒡᓕᒋᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᐅᑎᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᕕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑯᓗᐃᑦ.

ᖃᓄᕐᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᕕᑦ ᐸᓕᑲᓐᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ?

What do you think of the pelicans that recently landed in Kugluktuk? ᔨᐊᕆ ᑭᐅᓪᒐᒃ: "ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᕆᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᓱᖏᐅᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ."

Jerry Kilgik: "Its my first time seeing one and I thought it looked weird."

ᑐᖁᖅᓯᓯᒪᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᖃᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᕕᓂᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. ᓄᑕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕕᖕᒥ (ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᒃ www.collectionscanada.ca/inuitᒥᒃ). ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ. ᐊᑏᑐᖅ ᑐᔪᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᖕᒥ photo@nnsl.com ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1

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ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒐ ᐃᖢᐃᓪᓕᐅᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᕚᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᑭᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᕆᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒫᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᖃᙱᖦᖢᑎᒡᓗ; ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ. ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᑦᑕ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓴᓐᖏᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ

(ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᖑᑦ) ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ, ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ, 1929. ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᖃᓪᓗᓇᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑐᕋᒐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ

ᓕᐊᕆ ᐅᐃᑎᑯᕐ: "ᐱᐅᔫᒋᕙᕋ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐸᒡᕕᓵᕆᔭᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓕᑦ."

Larry Whittaker: "I think it's cool and they are doing what all animals do, extending their range. I just hope nobody bothers them."

Leslie D. Livingstone/Library and Archives Canada photo

Project naming: Do you know your elders?

(Inuk man) out sealing, Pangnirtung, 1929. MIKAN no. 3191753 Can you help identify the person in this old photograph?

Project Naming is a trilingual Web exhibition and searchable photographic database available in Inuktitut, English and French. The goal of this project is to iden-

ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖏᑉᐳᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᒪ ᐊᓈᓇᒃᑯᒃᑲ ᖃᓄᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐃᑦ/ᓱᕐᕋᖕᓇᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐃᔨᕋᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᕋᔭᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ? ᓄᓇᓕᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ 28-ᓄᑦ ᐸᓂᖅᓯᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᑭᑕᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ. ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓴᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᒪᑭᑕᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᖏᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ

ᓈᓐᓯ ᑲᓪᓗᓐ: "ᐅᐃᒪ ᑕᑯᕙᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 50–ᐸᓘᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᙵᐅᑦ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖅᑑᒥ"

Nancy Kadlun: "My husband used to see them when he was young, about 50 years ago at Bathurst Inlet." ᕗᕌᓐ ᐃᒃᐸᑯᕼᐊᒃ: "ᑲᒪᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ, ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ."

Fran Ikpakohak: "I'm not surprised at all, it reassures me that global warming is happening."

tify Inuit in the photographic collections of Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

The new information is added to these historical photographs at (www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit). Come visit.

Please send submissions to photo@nnsl. com or mail to Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1.

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

ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᐅᖃᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ.

ᓴᖑᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᔮᖏᓪᓗ. ᑐᑭᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕈᑦᑕ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓚᕆᓕᕈᑦᑕᓗ ᑭᑑᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍ ᐃᖢᕐᕆᔮᕐᓗᑕ. ᖃᓄᐃᖏᓚᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᓗᓂ.

ᐸᑐᕆᓯᐊ ᐋᓪᒎᓇ: "ᓱᖏᐅᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᓕᑲᓐᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ."

Patricia Algona: "It seems strange to see pelicans here."

ᕼᐃᑯᒃ ᑲᒥᙳᐊᖅ: "ᐱᐅᔫᒋᕙᕋ, ᑲᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ. ᕿᓂᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ."

Hikok Kamingoak: "I think it's cool, caught us by surprise. I guess they are looking for new lands and greenery."

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Demanding "real change now," nearly 150 demonstrators in Iqaluit advocating for improved mental health support gathered around 3 p.m. on June 26.

They expressed their urgency for needing mental health education and services in the territory.

The protesters peacefully carried signs and marched from the Four-Corners to the Legislative Assembly.

In front of the Legislative Assembly, numerous pro-

testers shared their personal experiences and challenges.

Premier Joe Savikataaq spoke at the rally and assured the crowd that mental health issues in Nunavut are not being ignored.

The plan is to build an addiction treatment centre in Iqaluit with money from the federal government, he said.

"I'm sorry we have not got the money from the federal government," said Savikataaq.

"I wish it could be built tomorrow."

ᓗᐃᓴ ᐅᐃᓗᐱ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ 150–ᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ.

ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᓇᖏᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓈᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ.

ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓂ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒥᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ.

Protesters hold signs, expressing their concerns about mental health in Nunavut in front of the Legislative Assembly building in Iqaluit.

mental health Feature

ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ

by Rajnesh Sharma Iqaluit

ᐱᔪᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ "ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓪᓚᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇ," 150–ᑲᓴᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 3–ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᐸᓗᖕᒥ ᒡᔪᓂ 26–ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᐃᓕᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓂ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ–ᑎᕆᖅᑰᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ. ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᖁᔭᓈᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᒪᒥᐊᑉᐳᖓ ᓱᓕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᓱᓕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ, "ᑕᕝᕙᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓕ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᑦ."

Louisa Willoughby shares her experiences with a crowd of nearly 150 people.

Premier Joe Savikataaq stands amid mental health protesters listening to the needs of Nunavummiut.

ᓇᒦᑉᐸ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ? ᒥᐊᕆ–ᓖ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᐅᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᕐᙳᑕᒥᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᔫᓂ 26–ᒥ.

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ᐊᓕᔭᕐᒥ

ᑕᐃᑲᓂ

ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ

ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ

ᐊᓛᓇ ᑰᑉᓚᓐ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

Alanna Copland urges the Government of Nunavut to provide resources now for mental health concerns.

Mary-Lee Aliyak is joined by her grand-daughter Tuuta Aliyak during the mental health protest in Iqaluit on June 26.

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ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕗᑦ: ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᑦ $200,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᓴᖑᔭ, ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕗᖅ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ.

ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ $200,000 ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥᑦ. ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ $115,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ. ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᖑᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑳᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒥ Fednav ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᒪᑐᐊᓕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓂ ᑕᓯᔭᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᒃ ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.

ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ/Hall Beach ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐊᓂᑦ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᒪᒃᐊᐃᓴᒃ, ᐲᑕ ᑎᓵᓪᕗ, ᑕᓂᐅᓪ ᕼᐊᒋᓐᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᐃᑎ ᑲᓛᒃ.

photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines

photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines

Kalluk Sanguya, a volunteer packer for food distribution in Clyde River, puts together food baskets sponsored by Baffinland. This was one among many donations made to five north Baffin communities, the others being Sanirajak, Iglulik, Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet.

Volunteers with the Sanirajak/Hall Beach Food Bank prepare to distribute meals. From left, Stephen McIsaac, Peter Disalvo, Danielle Huggins and Katie Clarke.

Baffinland lends a hand: mining company donates over $200,000 during Covid crisis food security Feature

ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ

by Baffinland Nunavut

ᒥᐊᕆ ᒪᒃᐸ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᐅᒻᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓄᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᕐᒥ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

Northern News Services

Baffinland Iron Mines has donated more than $200,000 to assist five north Baffin communities during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The mining company and its employees put over $115,000 toward food security, working closely with the hamlets in Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, Clyde River, Iglulik and Sanirajak.

The Mittimatalik Hunters and

Trappers Organization, community food banks and other organizations also played roles to eliminate hunger.

Baffinland also teamed up with transportation company Fednav and Arctic Co-operatives Limited to provide vouchers for household cleaning supplies. As well, Baffinland has devoted funds to mask-making materials and labour to produce masks locally.

ᑭᓴ ᓇᐅᓪᓚᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ.

ᑲᓇᑦ ᕿᐸᓐᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᕗᖅ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᕿᑐᑦᑐᒐᐅᔭᕐᓂ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ. ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 1,600–ᓂ ᐃᒋᑕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒡᒑᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᓂᑦ ᑐᖁᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ, ᐊᒡᒐᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᓴᐅᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥᑦ.

Lena Angutiqjuaq photo

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Mary Mucpa of Pond Inlet holds her voucher for household cleaning supplies and a Covid-19 information card, courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines.

Kenneth Kripanik, an agent with Canadian North delivers donated boxes of supplies in Iglulik.

Baffinland sent 1,600 disposable gloves, along with natural disinfectants, hand soap and other cleaning supplies to five north Baffin hamlets to help Nunavummiut during the Covid-19 pandemic.

photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines

Keesa Nowdlak, a Pond Inlet resident, was all set to pick up household cleaning supplies and he was better informed about Covid-19 due to donations from Baffinland Iron Mines.

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ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᓂᑉᑕᔪᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᓪᓕᓂᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕈᒥᒃᑐᓂ ᕿᐱᖕᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᑎᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ.

O Canada!

photo courtesy of Helen Niptayok

Helen Niptayok made a Canadian flag for the nation's birthday out of bed sheet and fleece blanket for the Canada flag contest in Kugaaruk.

Nunavut Association of Municipalities wants RCMP, GN to crack down on flow of alcohol

Nunavut The Nunavut Association of Municipalities (NAM) is urging the Government of Nunavut and the RCMP to take steps to limit the heavy flow of alcohol in the territory.

The territory's mayors called upon the GN to develop regulations that restrict large quantities of alcohol delivered to communities and for the RCMP to "improve their focus" on preventing bootlegging in Nunavut.

"The misuse of alcohol takes a huge toll on all of our communities and we, the mayors of Nunavut, are asking the Government of Nunavut to immediately limit the large quantity hard liquor import permits to help reduce the burden on our current and future generations and that the RCMP take bootlegging as a very serious threat to our territory's safety," said Kenny Bell, mayor of Iqaluit and president of NAM, following a June 26 NAM board meeting.

"We need to take a stand today, not tomorrow!"

– Derek Neary

Whooping cough still present

Sanikiluaq There is still an outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) in Sanikiluaq, the Department of Health advised on Friday.

The whooping cough outbreak in Sanikiluaq still continues since early June.

On June 8, there were fewer than five cases of whooping cough in the community of nearly 900 people. Nunavut News has inquired with the Department of Health as to how many cases exist currently and is awaiting a response.

A disease of the throat and lungs, whooping cough can very easily spread from person to person.

Anyone is vulnerable to whooping cough, but the most severe cases are found in children under the age of one.

The Department of Health is advising anyone who is mildly ill to stay home and avoid contact with others until symptoms no longer persist. These actions will prevent the spread of the illness.

All individuals are also advised to continue taking precautions by hand washing frequently, coughing into one's sleeve or tissue and avoid sharing food, drinks, utensils or toothbrushes.

– Rajnesh Sharma

RCMP seek tips after single-vehicle rollover sends three to hospital

Iqaluit Iqaluit RCMP are seeking witnesses to a pickup truck rollover that occurred around 5:25 a.m. on Sunday in Iqaluit, which resulted in three men being transported to Qikitqtani General Hospital for treatment.

One of the men in the vehicle could only be freed using the Jaws of Life to extricate him. The black Ford 150 quad cab was on Niaqungusiariaq Road before losing control while headed south by the Quick Stop. Another man was ejected from the truck.

Both of those men sustained serious injuries. The third individual sustained minor injuries and was aided by members of the public who responded after the accident.

The initial investigation leads police to believe that excessive speed and alcohol were contributing factors in the incident.

Anyone who saw the accident is asked to contact the RCMP at 867-979-1111 or, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

– Derek Neary

Parasite found in walrus tongue, health department advises

Rankin Inlet A walrus tongue has tested positive for the parasite trichinella in Rankin Inlet, the Department of Health is advising residents.

Anyone in the community who has eaten uncooked walrus recently could be infected with the parasite, which causes worm disease. Symptoms to be aware of include stomach pain, muscle pain, diarrhea, swollen eyelids and sweating and weakness.

The health department encourages anyone who has consumed walrus recently and is experiencing some of these symptoms to consult a health-care provider.

The only way to kill trichinella is to cook the meat or body parts – freezing or fermenting the carcass won't be effective.

To learn more, contact environmental health officer Gary Nelson at 867-645-6660.

– Darrell Greer

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Drum dancer works to preserve his culture Chad Elgok Keadjuk has performed in the Kitikmeot, NWT and Ontario

by Rita Pigalak

Northern News Services/ Local Journalism Initiative

Kugluktuk

ᓵᑦ ᐃᓪᒍᒃ ᑭᐊᑦᔪᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑐᓂ 2010–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᓕᖅᐸᖓ.

Chad Elgok Keadjuk was a part of a film crew which captured drum dancing in 2010 and it has been a part of his life since.

Helena Vailes photo

The culture and traditions of the Inuit people have been kept alive through song and dance for generations. Inuit of the circumpolar regions have at least one thing in common with many Indigenous peoples around Canada, which is the use of drum and dance.

The drum is like a heartbeat and through that comes the singing of songs that reflect the way the Inuit lived their lives.

The traditional pihiqs (songs) are stories of hunting, gathering, the hardships they endured, celebrating the return of the sun and songs of seasonal changes. These songs are passed down from generation to generation and continues to be passed down this day.

Chad Elgok Keadjuk of Kugluktuk was 20 years old when he started getting serious about learning songs and dances.

"In the year 2010, I was part of a film crew that captured a week's worth of videos and photos of a drum dance gathering that happened in Kugluktuk.

"The communities that participated were Inuvik, Ulukhaktok and Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay), since then I've loved drum dancing."

He is named after the late Ben Elgok, who also sang and danced therefore through his name Elgok Keadjuk says he is destined to dance.

"My grandmother late Bessie Hayokhok also played a big role in my drum dancing, she was and still is my inspiration to this day," said Elgok Keadjuk.

"Drum dancing makes me feel connected to my culture and heritage which makes me very proud and content. I make it a priority to learn the stories behind every song I learn."

Drumming has also had an unintended effect on Elgok Keadjuk, improving his language skills.

"I have always been one to understand Inuinnaqtun, but was never able to speak it myself until I started drum dancing I have definitely become fluent in speaking it," said Elgok Keadjuk.

He continues to drum and dance across Canada, which he says leads to a well balanced lifestyle and contributing to his love of his people's culture.

"So far I have performed in Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay), Ulukhaktok, Iqaluit, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. I love participated in drumming workshops and love passing on my skills and would love to participate in more when opportunities arise," said Elgok Keadjuk.

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Quana to the cleaners! photo story ᓄphoto stories

ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕝᕗᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᒫᑲᔅ, 9 ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᔭᖓ ᕆᕗᕐ, 3, ᐊᓈᓇᖓᓗ ᓚᔅᓕ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔫᓂ 30–ᒥ. ᑲᒪᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓂᕐᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐃᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᐸᐃᑦ.

photo Feature with Navalik Tologanak Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay email: helent@qiniq.com

ᒪᐃᔭ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ, ᐹᒥᓚ ᕼᐊᑯᖓᒃ ᒍᕉᔅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖅᑰᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᒥ ᔫᓂ 30–ᒥ.

Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photos

Helping mom pick garbage during town clean-up in Cambridge Bay. Here is Marcus, 9 and his sister River, 3, with Mom Leslie Haniliak out volunteering doing garbage clean-up on June 30. Awesome volunteers, no matter how young you are, you can make your own community clean.

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HALLUU IQALUKTUUTIAMIT. NUNAKPUT UUNAGAALUK. PINNIQHIJUQ IQALUKTUUTIAK. HALUMAKHIJUT TAMAJANIK AKJAQTAUJUT IGITAKHAIT . HAVAKTUT INUHUKTUT IKAJUQPIARAMIK QUJAJUGUT. INUIN KANATA UPLUA QUVIAHUGVIA NIRIVAKTUT HILAMI. QUNGNIAKTITIJUTLU INGILGNAJUT AKHALUTITLU HONDATLU, NUTAQQATLU PISIGAKTUT. INUIN IQALIKIVAKTUT HIKUILIKMAT TAHIKLU KUUKGALU. PIFFILIUKTUT QUANA INUIN. NAAMMAINAQTUT INUIN. ILLA PINIQHIJUQ IQALUKTUUTIAK HALUMMAQPIAKHUNI QUANA IKAJUQTUT. NUTAQQATLU IGAJUQTUUT. Welcome to beautiful Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Yes and it is a very beautiful community after a major town clean-up from residents and the volunteer clean-up crew. The community looks so beautiful with all the or most of the junk and garbage picked up and taken away to the dump and metal dump. The hamlet is also paying residents for old equipment like snowmobiles, ATVs, vehicles, etc.

The first town clean up held on June 30 went very well with many volunteers from children to grandmothers and residents who got a good first start picking up garbage in various sections of the community of Cambridge Bay. Many prizes were given out such as gift cards for participants from both Co-op and Northern, bicycles for kids, kitchen appliances, sleeping bags and tools.

It was a pleasantly hot day with temperature at 13 C with a nice breeze. Quana to all our volunteers for making Cambridge Bay

clean and beautiful once again, your help makes our community look so clean. Quana!

Another town clean up will happen once the hamlet office announces the date. Cambridge Bay deserves an award for town clean up! I hope the other communities are doing their part and cleaning up.

Canada Day was a small celebration with a parade of vehicles, Ikaluktutiak's fire truck, ATVs, kids on bicycles and of course the RCMP. Following the parade the hamlet held a barbeque and ceremonies.

It was a quiet Canada Day celebration due to many residents out camping. Many residents usually head out on the land this time of year to go fishing and camping. The hottest day yet for Canada Day, it reached as high as 19 C. Residents and campers are waiting for the arctic char to begin running down to the Gravel Pit where the ice is still pretty thick.

The flowers are starting to bloom all over and the nuna is turning very green.

Day camp for children is just beginning with awesome trained youth to work the day camps for both indoor and outdoors activities to enjoy their summer.

It is a busy summer in Cambridge Bay, lots of employment for students – who are doing so well! – and lots of activities for kids and construction have also started up again since the pandemic started in March.

We have a few more houses and apartments being built along with our new Arctic College campus in the new part of town way up towards Water Lake. Our community is really growing fast.

Enjoy your beautiful summer everyone, be safe and stay off the ice as it is melting pretty quickly.

God Be With You Son.

Mayor of Cambridge Bay, Pamela Hakongak, Gross participated in town clean up and is seen here smiling on a warm day on June 30.

ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒫᓂᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ. ᖁᐊᓇ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔭᖅᑐᐊᓂᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᔫᓂ 30–ᒥ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᒫᑭᔅ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ, ᒥᓗᕐ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ, ᒪᐃᔭ ᐹᒥᓚ ᕼᐊᑯᖓᒃ ᒍᕉᔅ, ᐅᕕ ᐊᕙᓐᔅ, ᒦᐊ ᐅᑐᕿᐊᖅ, ᐃᒪᓕ ᑯᐃᑦ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓚᔅᓕ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑯᕆᔅ ᑯᕈᒃᔅ.

Volunteers in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut all set and geared up to go garbage clean up in the various parts of the community. Quana for volunteering everyone, this is just a few volunteers but many had already went to do garbage clean up already on June 30. Front row, from the left, Marcus Haniliak, Miller Haniliak, Mayor Pamela Hakongak Gross, Ovi Evans, Mia Otokiak, Emily Koide.

Back row, Leslie Haniliak, left, Chris Crooks.

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GN bumps up gatherings limit news

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Government also spent almost $6 million on isolation hubs so far

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Dr. Michael Patterson unveiled an increase in both outdoor and indoor gatherings during a June 29 GN press conference.

Up to 50 people may gather outdoors, while indoor gatherings may include up to 10 people. In private dwellings, this means 10 guests in addition to those who reside there, Patterson clarified.

For a facility, the limit is 50 people or 50 per cent of capacity, whichever is less. This is applicable to places of worship conference facilities, community halls, rental meetings spaces and gatherings organized by governments, municipal corporations or regional Inuit organizations. Social distancing must be maintained for all gatherings, said Patterson.

Today marked the third biweekly announcement for Nunavut's reopening plans during Covid-19. The next announcement regarding easing restrictions is scheduled to take place on July 13.

Nunavut Essential Workers Wage Premium expands The GN is expanding its Nunavut

Essential Workers Wage Premium program to include more sectors. As of today, employees who earn less than $25 per hour may be eligible for an increase of up to $5 per hour within the following sectors: essential infrastructure, transportation, food, accommodations, retail and professional services.

The GN is committing to fund employers in eligible sectors so they can pay their employees more.

This program was launched on June 1, but, at that time, it only included essential workers in the health and social services as well as licensed daycares.

When the program was initially launched in early June, "we were anticipating a little bit higher of an uptake," said Finance Minister George Hickes, Recently, the expanded sectors were made possible through funding negotiations with the federal government.

"We're allowed to open up the parameters a little bit more so that we can give a positive impact to people that are on the lower-wage spectrum," explained the minister.

Hickes said "we can go up to approximately $4 million" for the

program.

The funding is retroactive from May 1 and lasts 16 weeks.

For more information visit https:// www.gov.nu.ca/finance.

Self-isolation hubs From March to June 12, $5,904,928 million has been spent on self-isolation hubs.

Since March, the hubs have been set up in select southern cities as a precaution against Covid-19. In most cases, Nunavummiut must undergo a 14-day mandatory isolation period before returning to the territory.

Patterson said there are four criteria that need to be addressed before self-isolation hubs can close.

There needs to be "significant improvement in diagnostic capacity in territory," where the turnaround time is similar to southern counterparts. Presently, the average turnaround time for testing in Nunavut is six or seven days, explained Patterson, adding in the south it is between two to four days.

Another factor is "significant improvements in community transmission in southern areas that Nunavummiut typically travel through," said the chief public health officer.

ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ 50–ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 10–ᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᓄᑦ, ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ.

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The limit for outdoor and indoor gatherings has increased to 50 and 10 people, respectively, Dr. Michael Patterson announced during a June 29 GN press conference in Iqaluit.

However, since the curve for the number of infections is flattening in southern Canada, "there's a reason to be optimistic at this time," he added.

The last two criteria are effective treatment and a vaccine for Covid-19, said Patterson, noting they "are completely out of our control."

Nunavut, Yukon travel bubble possible Yukon has opened border with B.C. which still has active cases of Covid-19

by Rajnesh Sharma

Northern News Services

Iqaluit

Despite Yukon opening its borders to Nunavummiut, only time will tell whether Nunavut will return the favour.

Beginning July 1, Nunavummiut will be permitted to enter Yukon without selfisolating for 14-days, as long

as they travel directly from a territory or through British Columbia.

However, the Government of Yukon's announcement has not changed the requirements Dr. Michael Patterson has placed for entering Nunavut, where individuals must still self-isolate for two weeks.

During Thursday's press

conference, Patterson said there is a possibility of forming a travel bubble with Yukon, but there are a number of risk factors involved. The chief public health officer said he feels "a bit leery" of forming the travel bubble at this time and thus prefers to "wait and see how things go for a bit."

Presently, Nunavut has

only formed a travel bubble with Northwest Territories that does not require mandatory self-isolation. There is also an exception for medical travellers, who are specifically travelling to Churchill, Manitoba and back. These medical travellers do not have to self-isolate in order to enter Nunavut.

Patterson also said the gov-

ernment is currently "trying to figure out" if a travel bubble with Nunavik will be possible.

Finance Minister George Hickes said the negotiations with the airlines have not included subsidizing tickets for the public to purchase.

The minister added the Government of Nunavut (GN) is supporting duty travel and medical travel through providing money to the airlines; not personal travel.

The GN is providing the airlines money so they remain sustainable, he explained.

"We're demanding basically, that they (airlines) continue at least a minimum level of service. And that's what we're paying for," said Hickes.

"We need to make sure that these transportation lines are still open for people movement, for services and for goods movement."

Hickes believes the GN is getting a return on investment by having these aforementioned services available.

Canadian North spokesperson Kelly Lewis stated the

airline will not be offering any reduced rates or discounts to those who wish to travel between Nunavut and the NWT, but has reduced the price of economy fares since the beginning of the year.

Lewis said the company recognizes flights between Rankin Inlet and Yellowknife are currently more expensive due to a layover in Cambridge Bay. "This temporary route change was introduced in response to a request from the Government of Nunavut related to the Covid-19 crisis," stated Lewis. "We will continue to consult with the Government of Nunavut and our other stakeholders about future plans for this route to ensure we are meeting the essential needs of Nunavummiut.

"In the meantime, the direct route between Cambridge Bay and Rankin Inlet will benefit customers needing to travel and ship between those communities, with better pricing and shorter travel time."

ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ "ᐃᓱᒫᓗᕈᔪᒃᐳᖅ" ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫᑳᓐᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ.

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Dr. Michael Patterson feels "a bit leery" of forming the travel bubble between Nunavut and Yukon at this time.

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One last farewell to Craig Hockridge Sports editor James McCarthy pays tribute to one of the finest sports officials there ever was

by James McCarthy ᑯᕋᐃᒡ ᕼᐋᒃᕆᑦᔾ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᒥ Northern News Services 2014–ᒥ. ᕼᐋᒃᕆᑦᔾ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ Nunavut ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ Like many, I was shocked when ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐳᐃᒍᖅᑕᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ.

I heard of the death of Craig Hock-

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Craig Hockridge watches the action during a game in Yellowknife in 2014. Hockridge was one of the most respected hockey officials there's ever been in the North and he won't soon be forgotten.

ridge, the long-time hockey official, on June 17. One of my colleagues came over to my desk and mentioned it, so I had to look it up.

Sure enough, there was a post from Kim Knutson, his wife.

The type of reaction to his passing was exactly as I expected: shock, sadness, surprise and genuine respect.

Shock that someone as seemingly healthy as Hockridge was had passed, sadness that he was gone, surprise that it was so sudden and genuine respect for what he had done in hockey and in life.

I got to know Hockridge well over my years of covering hockey tournaments; seemed like we were both there at the same time, every time.

For those of you who have seen me covering hockey at the Multiplex in Yellowknife, you will know I have my little perch in the corner of the visitors' bench. It serves as a perfect spot because I'm not in anyone's way (and players make room for me as well, which I've always appreciated so thank you to you folks) and it allows me to hide behind the glass in case something comes flying my way.

Before a game, the officials skate out to check the ice surface and the nets. I use it as a chance to get my camera ready and make sure I have enough space on my photo card (just enough, in most cases). When Hockridge was working a game, he would do his checks and then come over to my perch. We would chat about anything and everything having to do with hockey and if we couldn't find anything good to talk about when it came to hockey, we would straight shoot the crap about stuff.

That was the best thing about Hockridge – he would find anything to talk about and would talk to any-

one. He always had time for people, no matter who you were or where you happened to be.

Recall when the Ottawa Senators came to town during the last NHL lockout in 2012. I was in my perch, as usual and Chris Neil scored a goal for his team ... or so he thought. He was convinced the puck went in but Hockridge waved it off, saying it hit the crossbar.

I was going through my photos of that game the following Monday and, to my amazement, I got the perfect shot of that play. I zoomed in on it and, sure enough, the puck did go in. It hit the underbar inside the net and came right back out. Naturally, I called Hockridge up and told him I had proof he buggered the call.

"E-mail it to me, then, smart-ass," he said.

So I did. Several seconds of silence later, he replied: "It is definitely under the bar. Figures you'd have it."

He followed up with another multiword term of endearment. Hardy, har, har, junior.

Something else Hockridge and I did was trade war stories about our lives as officials. I was a softball umpire in a past life and had my share of tough games, both locally and nationally. That's what we had in common. We also had the same belief about how an official knows they've done a great game and Darrell Greer, my colleague with Kivalliq News in Rankin Inlet and former referee-inchief of Hockey North, touched on this as well during our interview.

An official knows they've done well when the players don't even know you're out there. They have to go looking for you after a game because they want to shake hands. If they forget you're out there, you're doing your job.

Invisibility is an official's best friend and more often than not, Hockridge was invisible. He had to blow the whistle but rarely did you see a player

turn to question anything when it came to him.

I had a nice e-mail come in from Brian Tattuinee of Rankin Inlet, who works on the organizing committee for the Terence Tootoo Memorial tournament, formerly known as the Avataq Cup. Tattuinee is a referee in the community and worked several tournaments with Hockridge when he would make the trip in from Yellowknife, often asked by Greer to do so.

Tattuinee said many players in the community appreciated Hockridge's approach to refereeing and it's not hard to see why. Players want someone to be in control of a game but not seem dictatorial while doing it, sort of like a parent giving a child some extra slack on the leash but ready to yank back if necessary. That's how Hockridge worked his games. He wanted the players to determine the winner and not have to call a zillion penalties but if he had to crack the whip, he wasn't afraid to do so.

That's how all officials need to do it and if there's anything young hockey referees coming through the system can take from Hockridge, it's that it's OK to be in charge because that's what the players want but don't make yourself the centre of attention.

There's nothing worse than an official who jumps around like the class clown going 'Look at me!' That's part of the reason I hate Wes McCauley, who works in the National Hockey League. His shtick sucks and it does no good because no one's paying to see him.

It's going to look a lot different when – and if – hockey returns. There will be other referees that hit the ice but Craig Hockridge was one of a kind. Intimidating but always professional was the way Greer described him and it's perhaps the best description you can give someone like Hockridge.

Sleep well, Craig and yes, it was in.

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Here's a first-world problem for people who have found themselves over-refreshed at establishments of sort-of decent repute: deciding to take one in or let one out.

Some poor guy in China – Mr. Hu is what he's being called – reportedly fell asleep after going on a bender at some point this month, according to a report in the Zhuji Daily newspaper on June 23 and ended up in hospital with

what was described as a burst bladder in three different places. Why? He held it in too long, 18 hours to be exact. Because he did so, he wasn't able to properly dispose of his fill. Mr. Hu gave himself a double shot of trouble when one of the holes in his bladder ruptured toward the abdomen and part of his intestines spilled into the bladder. That can kill you but doctors were able to save his life with emergency surgery.

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Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons thinks he's the best quarterback in the National Football League's NFC South division. Better than Drew Brees, who's a Super Bowl champion and better than Tom Brady, who's also a Super Bowl champion.

an arena, exclusive hotel, training facilities and restaurants all within a 10 sq. mile area which Baseball is so copying softball is only for people associated with UFC. No one Softball has a wonderful rule that ensures else can get in unless they've been tested or has extra innings don't drag on and on and on. prior clearance.

We call it the international tiebreaker rule and Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will be here's how it works: the main event on July 11 for If a game is tied after seven Usman's welterweight title and innings, each team gets to play that should be a good one. I personally want to see how Deivetheir half of the eighth inning son Figueiredo fares against with a runner starting on second Joseph Benavidez on July 18. base and the game plays like with James McCarthy It's the second match between normal. If the game is still tied the two this year and let's hope and goes to the ninth inning, it's an actual flyweight bout this same deal and so on. We don't screw around in softball because we want to get time. Figueiredo was two pounds over the 125 lb. flyweight limit, meaning it ended up being a out of there as fast as possible.

Now that Major League Baseball got its crap catchweight bout.

It's live MMA so it can't be bad. together and will have some semblance of a season – 60 games worth – it, too, will institute And finally ... that very same rule. It's all part of a new package of rules which will be employed for this Good Idea: Drew Brees as the best quarterseason. Among the addendum package includes back in the NFC South.

Bad Idea: Matt Ryan thinking he's the best no spitting/brawling/arguing, a designated hitter quarterback in the NFC South. in the National League (American League has Honestly, Matt Ryan thinks he's the best had this rule for decades where pitchers don't hit) and any player can appear as a pitcher. quarterback in the NFC South division? A divThat last rule is also a softball rule; we don't ision which had Drew Brees before it and now joined by Tom Brady after he signed with the tell players they can't pitch, though it's nice if Tampa Bay Buccaneers? you can toss a mean rise ball. I could never get Sure, you keep thinking that, skipper. You the riser down but my drop ball? Forget it – may have good numbers but it's all about cham12-to-6 dip and you're getting fooled. pionships to me – and almost everyone else It's nice to see softball have so much influence on its bigger cousin and long may it conwho judges greatness – and you have none. You tinue. I don't hold out much hope when it comes could have had one but your team managed to to spitting or arguing, though. You know that's blow a big fourth-quarter lead in Super Bowl 52 going to happen. to ... Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

Ryan said this with a straight face while on Yeah, that's impressive ESPN's Pardon My Take last month. How hard So UFC is in Abu Dhabi this month with do you think Brees was laughing? How hard big fights and events planned and, judging from do you think Brady was laughing? How hard what I've seen, it's rather sexy. do you think all of us were laughing? I almost It's called Fight Island with Yas Island in peed myself when I heard that ... and I wasn't Abu Dhabi playing host to one of the most holding it in, like some people. elaborate set-ups in sports to date. Dana White, Reminds me of that time when Josh HoUFC's president, told us about Fight Island earSang said in an interview with the Toronto lier this year and we all wondered what it would Sun that he would draft himself first overall look like. You can get a sneak peek on his in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, a draft which Twitter feed and it's rather impressive. The best included players such as Aaron Ekblad, William mixed-martial arts fighters on the planet in one Nylander, Sam Reinhart and David Pastrnak. place ... what's not to like about that?

They've gone on to fine NHL careers. Ho-Sang It all gets underway on July 11 and what can't even be bothered to set his alarm clock these fighters will see is a spectacle. There is properly.

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TMAC shareholders vote to sell China backed company will take over company and Hope Bay mine

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

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Voting shareholders in TMAC Resources are 97.1 per cent in approval of a pending $149 million (U.S.) sale of the company to China's Shandong Gold Mining.

The vote was held during a special meeting on June 26.

The deal would pay investors $1.75 per common share. Shares were trading at $1.65 on the afternoon of June 26. However, they had been worth as little as 45 cents apiece in late March when the Covid-19 pandemic rattled markets around the world.

TMAC Resources operates the

Doris North gold mine on the Hope Bay property in the Kitikmeot region. The Kitikmeot Inuit Association – itself a minority shareholder in TMAC Resources – stated that it has no comment at this time as it's "working through the process."

Shandong Gold Mining is a stateowned entity. Yellowknife MLA Rylund Johnson recently warned against approving the sale, stating that "there are so many risks that come with allowing the Chinese government to increase influence in the Arctic, including the fact they are one of our main competitors in mining."

TMAC Resources stated on June 30 that it obtained a final order

from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approving the transaction.

Providing that all regulatory approvals are granted, the deal is expected to close during the third quarter of this year.

The Government of Canada does have the authority to veto the sale of Canadian resources to foreign interests, although it's not yet clear what will happen in this case.

The company also announced that it's delaying the public filing of its compensation to TMAC executives. That information will be released at its annual general meeting, but only if that meeting of shareholders is required to take place prior to Dec. 31.

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TMAC Resources' shareholders voted 97.1 per cent in favour of selling the company, which operates the Hope Bay property in the Kitikmeot, to China's Shandong Gold Mining.

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Sanirajak hunters set sights on a bowhead ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓚᐃᓴᓐᓯᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᓄᓪᓗ.

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Hunters in Sanirajak are preparing to land a bowhead whale, although the harvest is dependent on an approval from the Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board and a licence from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Permission required from regulators before harvest goes ahead

by Derek Neary

Northern News Services

Sanirajak

Members of Sanirajak's bowhead committee are actively planning for a hunt that they hope will take place later this month.

First, permission must be granted by the Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board and then a licence would have to be obtained from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

As well, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated would arrange to send a trainer to demonstrate how to properly operate an explosive harpoon gun, said Abe Qammaniq, a member of Sanirajak's bowhead committee.

"We're basically planning as if we're going to go through with the hunt, hoping as soon as possible – the early part of summer in July," said Qammaniq.

Bowheads are a common spotted from the shore in Sanirajak. The massive whales – weighing up to 100 tons (approximately 91,000 kg) and stretching 15 to 18 metres in length – come up through the Foxe Basin and then, as the ice clears, they make their way into Fury and Hecla Strait, according to Qammaniq.

"They go just past that and that's where they eat in the summertime," he said.

"We do have many sightings every year within this area ... they give us a show once in a while, too."

Pods often comprise 10 to 20 whales, he added.

It's anticipated that four hunting boats and two safety vessels will participate in the harvest.

Even if regulators give the green light, there's no guarantee that the mission will be a success. Bowhead hunters came home without their prey a couple of years ago, but landed a whale in 2017, Qammaniq noted.

"We've still got the skull down the coast," he said.

The bowhead blubber – muktuk – is not a regular part of the local diet but more of a "delicacy," said Qammaniq.

Some eat it raw while others boil it.

However, it takes much of the community to butcher and distribute the copious blubber that comes from the carcass of the enormous mammal.

In neighbouring Iglulik, to the south, a hunters brought home a bowhead in August 2019 as did Kivalliq hunters in Naujaat last August.

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