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Controversy at opening of Sakku School

ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ

Coral Harbour embroiled in dispute

ᓴᓪᓕᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᑰᖅᐳᖅ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Not much is being publicly said, but there is likely a lot being said behind closed doors between the Government of Nunavut and Coral Harbour’s district education authority.

According to members of Coral Harbour’s DEA, Sakku School was closed as of Aug. 14, when it was supposed to be opening for the new school year. According to what the GN told Kivalliq News, that was not necessarily the case.

Either way, the exact source of the issue appeared locked behind privacy considerations.

“The Department of Education is aware of issues at Sakku School in Coral Harbour,” the department told Kivalliq News in an email.

“The department connected with the DEA chair yesterday evening to discuss their concerns, and will continue the dialogue going forward.”

Details regarding the exact issue going on are confidential and cannot be shared or discussed publicly, the email went on to say.

“The Department of Education will work to ensure that all proper procedures and due process will be followed regarding this and all related matters.”

According to the DEA, the school closure is in support of the principal, though the DEA would not elaborate on that comment at the time. The principal of Sakku School is Simone De Gannes, who last year earned a humanitarian award from the Commissioner of Nunavut.

“The department continues to support Sakku School and the school’s leadership team,” wrote the Department of Education. “Sakku School was opened yesterday (Aug. 14) and remains open today, though some parents may be choosing to keep their students home from school.”

The GN ended the email by stating, “We are looking forward to resolving this issue so that students in Coral Harbour can resume their learning and other school activities.”

But as of Monday, Aug. 21, the DEA released correspondence outlining its concerns. In the letter, the DEA says the decision to

close the school was made in response to the Department of Education suspending the principal pending an investigation at the start of the school year.

“Department of Education representative came into town unannounced to the DEA to deliver a suspension letter to the principal and just left the community without giving the DEA an opportunity to ask questions or give proper guidance in welcoming the students for the first day of school,” reads the letter, which was posted to Facebook.

“DEA’s primary goal is to have a safe and welcoming school environment for both the students and staff to enjoy teaching and learn. We trust that the principal will be cleared of wrongdoing and be welcomed back to the school on Sept. 8, 2023 to properly welcome the students to a good start of the 2023-2024 school year.

The letter ends by saying anyone who feels their children are safe without a principal in school could send their children to school as of Aug. 22.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓪᓕᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕇᔩᑦ.

ᓴᓪᓕᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᒍᑦ, ᓴᒃᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᑯᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ ᐊᒌᓯ 14, ᐅᑯᐃᕐᓂᖃᓪᓗᐊᓕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑭᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧ.

ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ

ᐱᕙᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ, ᐱᔪᑎᐅᖏᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ. ᓇᐅᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᑯᑦ, ᑲᖑᓇᖅᑑᓯᒪᑲᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

‘’ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᑦ

ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᓂ,’’

ᑎᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐱᕙᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ

ᑎᑎᖃᑯ.

‘’ᑎᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑐᓂᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄ ᐃᒃᐸᒃᓴᖅ

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓗᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᖏᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.’’

ᓇᓄᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᒧᑦ

ᑲᖑᓇᖅᑑᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖏᖦᖢᑎᒃ

ᑭᑯᓕᒪᕐᓄᑦ, ᑎᑎᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᐳᑦ. ‘’ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ

ᐊᐊᑲᐅᔪᒃᑰᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔ ᐊᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᔪᒧᑦ.’’ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂ,

ᓴᒃᑯ

ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖅ ᓯᒧᓐ ᑎᑲᒃ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᓂ, ᐃᒃᐱᒍᑦᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᑎᑖᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᕙ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᕆᐊᖅ, ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ, ᐊᕌᓂ. ᓴᓪᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᑯᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐅᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖅ. ᐊᔨᖁᑎ ᓂᑯᓛᔅ ᑐᕗᑦ.

ᐅᑯᐊᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᕐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖏᓚᑦ ᑕᔅᓱᒥᖓ. ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖅ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᑕᖓ ᓯᒧᑦ ᑎᑲᓐᔅ, ᐊᕋᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᒥ.

‘’ᑎᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ.’’ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ. ‘’ᓴᑯ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖓᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒃᐸᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᒌᓯ 14 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑯᐃᖓᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᑦ ᐊᖏᕋᖅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ.’’

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᑕᑯᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᖏᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕿᒋᐊᖅᑕᓗᓂ ᐃᓂᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ.’’

ᓇᒐᔾᔭᒥ ᐱᖏᐊᖅᖢᒍ, ᐋᒋᓯ 21, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᓴᕿᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓗᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ.

ᑎᑎᖃᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ

ᐊᑐᖁᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᑲᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᓕᓪᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᑦ ᖃᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᖏᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖏᓐᓄ ᑐᓂᓯᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑐᐃᓇᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖏᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᐱᖁᓯᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᓗᓂᑦ ᑐᖓᓴᐃᖏᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ,’’ ᑎᑎᖃ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ. ‘’ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᐱᖁᓯᖓ ᓴᐳᔨᓯᒪᓂᖅ

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖓᓇᖅᑐᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ. ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑕᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 8, 2023 ᑐᖓᓴᐃᑦᑎᐊᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐊᕋᒍ 2023-2024.

Sakku School principal Simone De Gannes, left, received a humanitarian award from Eva Qamaniq Aariak, commissioner of Nunavut, last year. Coral Harbour district education authority has said the school closure is in support of the principal. Photo courtesy of Nikolas Telford

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᒧᑦ

Iqaluit mosque donates ‘hundreds’ of backpacks to local students

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᓂ

ᒥᐅᕆᔭᓐ ᕗᑭᓐ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᐃᑯ ᕗᑲᒃ ᐄᓇ ᓚᐃᓴ. ᒥᐅᕆᔭᓐ, ᐃᓕᓂᐊᕆᐅᓕᓵᖅᑐᖅ, ᕿᑐᕐᖓᒪ ᐃᓚᖓ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ 2023. ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖓ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ‘’ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕋᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ’’ ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᓄᑖᕐᓂ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᕐᓂᒃ ᕿᑐᖓᓕᒪᒥᓄᑦ.

Marion Fogan, front right, stands outside Iqaluit’s mosque with her parents Michael Fogan and Eena Laisa. Marion, who is going to kindergarten, is one of many children to receive a new backpack from the mosque in 2023. Her parents said it would be a “struggle” to buy new backpacks for all of their children.

Tom Taylor/ NNSL photo

Backpacks include supplies ranging from notebooks and writing tools to geometry kits and scientific calculators

By Tom Taylor Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Many students in Iqaluit will start the coming school year with brand new backpacks and supplies thanks to the charitable efforts of the city’s only Mosque.

The Mosque, which overlooks Imiqtarviminiq Lake along the Road to Nowhere, held its annual backpack donation under an sunny sky on Saturday, Aug. 19.

“Hundreds” of backpacks were distributed over the course of the morning and afternoon, according to Muhammad Wani, one of the event’s organizers and the vice president of the Islamic Society of Nunavut.

“It’s for everybody from kindergarten to grade 12,” he said several days before the event, as he showed off the backpacks awaiting donation. “These are things are being distributed whether it’s a Muslim or non-Muslim, whatever gender or caste, it doesn’t matter. We don’t care about those things. Whoever is need, we will give to them.”

The Mosque, which also operates popular food bank every second Saturday, has been donating backpacks since it opened in 2018. However, its donation efforts have ramped up over the last three years thanks to a partnership with Toronto-based

organization Muslim Welfare Canada.

The donation program—much like the food bank—was created in response to the high cost of living in Nunavut.

“Everything is expensive,” Wani said. “Some families I know, they cannot afford new backpacks for the kids. Kids, when they have these new things, they have inspiration to learn more, to go to school. That’s why we thought we should be giving away something.”

“Every kid should have a new bag to take to school.”

The backpacks the mosque donates are distributed based on grade and gender, with unisex options available. Each one comes full of school supplies which, depending on the age of the student, range from notebooks and writing tools to geometry kits and scientific calculators.

Marion Fogan, who is starting kindergarten, was one of the first children to receive a new backpack and supplies from the Mosque this year.

She was all smiles in the building’s parking lot, and seemed to be particularly enthused about the colour of her new bag.

“It’s pink,” she said before proudly proclaiming that everything inside the bag belonged to her. “My stuff!”

Marion was accompanied by her parents, Michael Fogan and Eena Laisa, who agreed that outfitting their three school-aged children with new backpacks and supplies would be a “struggle.”

“We came here because we regularly use the food bank,” said Fogan. “Our kids got brand new backpacks—top of the line.

“You go to Northmart, you go to [Arctic] Ventures, a lot of times they’re overly expensive, or by the time we get there when we have child tax or something, they’re all gone,” he added. “They have to cover freight costs, so you’re looking at a $35 backpack being $60 or $70 up here.”

Several other parents, who asked to remain anonymous, had similarly high praise for the Mosque’s backpack donation program.

“It’s hard to get school stuff,” one man with three school-aged children said, showing off a new blue backpack for his sevenyear-old.

“It’s awesome to have this for free,” echoed a woman with two children.

Wani, who is originally from Pakistan, is thrilled that the Mosque’s backpack donation program has such a positive impact on local parents and children.

“If we are serving people, we are serving Allah,” he said. “That’s our motto, so you can understand our thinking behind it.”

“When we give these away to the kids, and we see the smile on their face, that makes us happy,” he added. “That is our satisfaction, that they will be taken care of, and their parents will not be expending that money buying these bags.”

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ᐃᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᕌᒍᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᕐᓂᒃ

ᓇᖕᒪᖔᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᓴᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᕗᑦ

ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᖏᓂ ᐃᓚᖓᓂ.

ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᕕᓂᖅ ᓴᖓᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᕐᕕᕕᓂᖅ ᑕᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᐊᖁᖑᓕᐊᕐᕕᐊ, ᑐᓂᐅᖃᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᓂᒃ ᐊᕋᒍᑕᒪ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᓂ ᓯᕿᓐᓂᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᒃ, ᐊᒌᓯ 19. ‘ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ’ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓂᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓚᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪHᐊᒥᑦ ᕋᓂ, ᐃᕿᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᐃᓯᓚᒥᒃ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒋᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ‘’ᑭᑯᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᑦ 12-ᒧᑦ,’’

ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅᑕᖁᖁᑎᕙᖏᑦ ᓇᖕᓚᒑᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖃᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᓕ. ‘’ᐅᑯᐊ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᖓᔪᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᑦ ᒪᓕᖏᓪᓗᒍ, ᑭᑯᓕᒪᓄᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᓗᑎᒋᖏᑕᕗᑦ

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ. ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑦ.’’

ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓲᖑᖕᒥᔪᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖃᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᕙᑕᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ

ᒪᕈᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᕌᖓᑦ, ᓇᖕᒪᒐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᐅᖃᐃᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂᒃ

ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒥᒃ 2018-ᒥ. ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᑐᓐᓂᖁᓯᐊᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ

ᐊᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᕗᑦ ᑐᓚᑐᓂ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.

ᑐᓂᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ - ᐱᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᖅᓴᐃᕙᑦᑐᑐᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ-ᐊᕿᒃᑕᐅᓂᑯ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.

‘’ᑭᓱᓕᒪᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᖕᒪᑕ’’, ᕋᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ‘’ᐃᓚᖏ ᐃᓚᒌᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᓂᑦ ᕿᑐᖓᒥᓄᑦ. ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐱᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ

ᓄᑕᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᑎᓂᖃᕐᓕᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂ.

ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓪᓗᐊᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑭᓱᓂᒃᑭᐊᖅ.’’ ᓄᑕᖃᓕᒪᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ.’’

ᓇᖕᒪᒐᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄ

ᐊᖑᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓗᓕᓕᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ , ᐊᕌᒍᒥᓄ ᒪᓕᒃᖢᓂᒡᔪᒃ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᔾᔪᑎᑦ.

ᒥᐅᕆᔭᓐ ᕕᕆ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᓕᓵᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᕋᒍᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

ᖁᖓᔮᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᕕᖕᒥ, ᐱᑯᒍᓱᖂᔨᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ

‘’ᐱᒃᑲ’’ ᒥᐅᕆᔭᓐ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᐃᑯ ᕗᕆ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓇ ᓚᐃᓴ, ᐊᖏᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐱᑕᖅᑎᒋᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᑦ

ᓂᐅᕕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᖕᓂ.

‘’ᖃᐃᖃᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᓱᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᒃᓯᖅᐸᒃᑲᑦᑕ ‘’ᓂᕿᓂᒃ’’ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᕕᕿ. ‘’ᕿᑐᖓᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᖃᓯᕗᑦ. ‘’ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᓕᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᖕᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᑯᖓᑕᐃᓇᕋᖓᑦᑕ, ᓄᖑᓯᒪᑐᖑᖕᒪᑕ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᑦ, ᐃᓚᓯᕗᖅ. ‘’ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᑦᑐᕆᐊᖅᐸᖕᒪᑕ,

ᑕᑯᔪᑎ $35 ᓇᖕᒪᒐ $60-$70 ᑕᒪᓂ.’’

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᖓᔪᖅᑲᑦ ᑲᖑᓱᒃᑐᑦ, ᐱᑯᒍᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ

ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓄ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᓂᒃ. ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᒃᖢᓂ,’’ ᐃᓚᖓ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᕿᑐᖓᓕᒃ. ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᕐᒥᒃ. ‘’ᐱᑯᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᓂ,’’ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᕋᓂ ᐸᑭᔅᑕᓂᒥᐅᑕᒃᓴᔭ, ᐱᑯᒍᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᑐᓂᐅᖃᐃᓂᖅ ᓇᖕᒪᒐᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕋᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓄᑦ. ‘’ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕋᑦᑕ ᐸᓚᒧ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ, ᑐᑭᓯᓂᐊᕋᔅᓯ.’’

ᑐᓂᐅᖃᐃᓕᕋᖓᑦᑕ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᕙᒃᑐᒍᑦ, ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᓲᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᓯᕗᖅ. ‘’ᐱᑯᒋᔪᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ.

ᒧHᐊᒥᑦ ᕋᓂ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᐃᓯᓚᒥᒃᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᑐᓂᐅᖃᐃᓲᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ 2023 ᐃᓕᓂᐊᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᖅ. ᑲᑐᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃ ᑐᓂᐅᖃᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᒑᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᕌᒍᓄᑦ.

Muhammad Wani, vice-president of the Islamic Society of Nunavut, holds up one of the backpacks that was donated to Iqaluit students ahead of the 2023 school year. The mosque has been donating backpacks for years.

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One of the backpacks that Iqaluit’s only mosque donated to local students in 2023. Backpacks contained items like notebooks, water bottles, and scientific calculators for older children.

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Nunavut Arctic College connects to ultra-high-speed National Research and Education Network

Technology ‘will bring realtime benefits to the college,’ minister says

By Tom Taylor Northern News Services

Students and staff at the Nunavut Arctic College will start the coming school year with unprecedented internet access, and academics in other parts of the territory might not be far behind.

On Tuesday, Aug. 22, the Iqaluit campus hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate its connection to Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN), an ultra-high-speed satellite network that is purpose-built for research, education and innovation.

Nunavut was the last of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories to gain access to the national network, which is connected to more than 100 similar networks in countries around the world.

“I think this represents a great opportunity not only for Nunavut Arctic College and the students we serve but for Nunavummiut overall,” college president Rebecca Mearns said to a large crowd at the ceremony.

Nunavut Arctic College (NAC) is now one of more than 750 universities, colleges, research hospitals, government research labs and similar facilities that comprise Canada’s NREN.

While the NREN connection is currently only available at NAC’s Iqaluit headquarters, the hope is that it will be available at the college’s campuses in Arviat, Rankin Inlet, Cambridge Bay and

Clyde River in the fall, and other communities in the future.

Joanna Quassa, the Government of Nunavut minister responsible for NAC, said the college’s connection to the network was made possible by a “unity of effort and commitment” from the parties involved.

“This network will bring realtime benefits to the college, allowing its students, staff and programs to have dedicated bandwidth,” she said. “This is timely given the beginning of the new academic year starting in the coming weeks.

“Turning on this network in five communities is an important first step,” she added. “I wish this happened in the past while I was in college.”

Canada’s NREN, which is powered by a not-forprofit organization called CANARIE, is capable of carrying large data files, even from remote locations, and will allow students and researchers in Nunavut to access research instruments, high-performance computing centres and datasets from great distances. The network, which has a speed of 200 gigabits per second, carried 471,000 terabytes of traffic in 2021-22.

“Networks connect people,” CANARIE president Kathryn Anthonisen said after the event. “We forget about that, and we talk a lot about the technology and the cable and the routers and all that, but really at the end of all that is people, and data, and perspectives, and knowledge that can be freely shared among as many people as possible.”

From left, Galaxy Broadband Communications president Rick Hodgkinson, CANARIE president Kathryn Anthonisen, Nunavut Arctic College president Rebecca Mearns, and GN Ministers Joanna Quassa and Pamela Gross take the stage at a ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorating the college’s connection to the National Research and Education Network (NREN). The network will allow students, faculty and research to send and receive large files, and access tools and datasets the world over. Tom Taylor/NNSL

“The focus of the network in these early days is really to support Nunavummiut in their research and education, and driving new opportunities that perhaps nobody’s even thought of yet. With this infrastructure, you can do incredible things.” NAC’s connection to NREN was significant enough the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepared a statement for the ribbon-cutting ceremony, which Mearns read aloud.

“There’s no small number of issues facing us today, however, through effective research, insight, debate and collaboration, there is no challenge too great for Canada to overcome,” Trudeau said.

“Nunavut Arctic College connecting Nunavut

to the National Research and Education Network — a brilliant system expanding our country’s researchers, educators and innovators’ reach — will certainly help advance research partnerships and education opportunities for all Nunavummiut. Simultaneously, this partnership will also allow for the rest of Canada and the world to learn from the rich communities within Nunavut. Indeed, today is an historic moment.”

NAC’s connection to the NREN was made possible by financial contributions from the college itself, the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), the Nunavut Implementation Panel and CANARIE. Most of CANARIE’s funding is provided by the Government of Canada.

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Kitikmeot Inuit Association aims to be ‘fully staffed by year’s end’

Organization, which serves five communities, currently employs 30 people, and has eight job openings

By Tom Taylor Northern News Services

Local Journalism Initiative reporter

The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) is hoping to have a complete roster of staff in the near future.

The organization, which represents the interests of Inuit in the Kitikmeot region, employed 30 people as of Aug. 23, with eight open positions still to be filled.

Fred Pedersen, the organization’s executive director, is hopeful those vacancies will be filled by the end of the year.

“The vacancies are not causing operational problems, just causing a few staff to work on extra duties,” Pedersen said. “We are getting by with no problems, but it makes it harder for some to take time off during the summer period. We’re hopeful that we will be fully staffed by years end.”

Despite his optimism, Pedersen admits that KIA faces staffing challenges—like many other employers across the territory.

The biggest challenge, he said, is finding housing for potential employees.

“The availability of staff housing is a challenge when staffing with persons from out of our communities,” he said. “Education and skills of applicants is

second biggest challenge.”

The solution to those problems, according to Pedersen, are increased “availability of additional houses at competitive rates,” and “more graduates from high school and post-secondary education programs.”

Implementing those solutions is far easier said than done, but the KIA is

certainly doing its part to help.

The organization, which serves the communities of Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, and Kugaaruk, offers a range of programs to drive employment in the region.

KIA runs ten to 15 demand-driven training programs each year, which typically range from one to six weeks

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The KIA also offers assistance with resume writing and job searching, and employs two career services officers who serve all five Kitikmeot communities, and facilitates yearly community visits “to increase awareness of services offered and to get community input on programs they would like offered,” Pedersen said.

Additionally, the organization provides a range of scholarship and funding options for individuals pursuing career training or post-secondary education.

“The programs we run at the community level give beneficiaries the tools they need to either get employment or to allow them to take further training that may have not otherwise been available to them,” Pedersen said. “Without the programming our beneficiaries are left without the necessary tools to help themselves succeed, so it is important that we offer programming in all our communities.”

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association

(QIA), which represents the 13 communities comprising Nunavut’s largest region, reported a similar employment situation.

The QIA currently employs 130 people, including casual positions, and has “a number” of vacancies, according to acting director of communications Will Hopkins, who added that “employment has steadily increased since 2018.”

However, the QIA faces similar hurdles as the KIA when it comes to hiring. Hopkins pointed to housing as a major concern for potential hires, as well as the availability of daycare services for parents.

In broader Nunavut, the employment rate sat at 52.9 per cent in July, according to Statistics Canada. That’s down from 56.3 per cent in July 2019, the last year when numbers were unaffected by the pandemic.

The employment rate for the territory slipped into the high 40s during the early phases of the pandemic, but climbed as high as 63.5 per cent by December 2021.

By comparison, the employment rate in the Northwest Territories has not dipped below 61 per cent in the last few years, even during the pandemic. In the same timeframe, the Yukon’s employment rate has not fallen below 66 per cent.

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The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) is aiming to have a full roster of staff by year’s end, but faces several staffing challenges, including availability of housing, according to executive director Fred Pedersen. Photo courtesy of Christin Hume/Unsplash

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A beautiful ceremony in Baker Lake ᐱᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ

ᑯᒻᒧᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᒃᐸᐅᖓ - ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ

2023 graduation rings in new school year

By Stewart Burnett Northern

News Services

Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

Seven bright stars graduated from Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School in Baker Lake Friday, Aug. 18.

ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔨᖁᑎ

They are Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq, Aaron Niego, Haley Hachey, Kassidy Klinger, Richard Iyago, Kimberly Ukpatiku and Sydney Kataluk.

The ceremony involved tear-jerking speeches, moody lighting and a lot of proud loved ones. Following the school reception, grads took part in a parade around the community. Then they held a feast at the community hall, followed by games, a square dance and fireworks.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada.

Nous reconnaissons l'appui financier du gouvernement du Canada.

The next day, grads held their dinner and prom. Many of the grads are already preparing to head south for school, while some ponder their next move. Either way, from the ceremony to the square dance, it was evident Baker Lake was proud of their accomplishments.

Unlike many schools that hold their graduation events at the end of the school year, Baker Lake holds its just before opening the doors on a new year. The grads-to-be for 2024 had the honour of serving dinner to the 2023 cohort.

ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᕗᑦ 2023 ᔮᓐ ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᖁᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ

7 ᖃᐅᒪᔪᑦ

ᐊᒌᓯ 18. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ, ᒪᑲᓐᓯ ᐳᑐᒥᕋᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᐅᕆᓐ ᓂᐊᐃᑯ, Hᐊᐃᓕ Hᐊᑎ, ᑲᓯᑎ ᑭᓪᖑ, ᕆᑐᑦ ᓚᑯ, ᑭᒻᐳᓕ ᐅᒃᐸᑕᐅᔭᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑦᓂ ᑲᑕᓗᒃ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒋᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕿᐊᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᒃᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒃᑯᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ. ᐱᐊᓂᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᖏᕋᔭᒃᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.

ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓕᕆᓪᓗᑎᓗ ᐱᖑᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐱᖑᐊᕈᓗᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᕆᓕᓗᑎᒃ, ᒧᒥᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑯᐊᓪᓚᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᖁᖏᐊᖅᑎᑎᓗᑎᒃ. ᖃᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᓂᕆᕈᓗᔭᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᒧᒥᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᐸᕐᓇᓯᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᑲᓐᓂᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈ ᓄᓈᓄ, ᐃᓚᖏ ᐊᖏᕋᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒃᑯᒍᓱᒃᐳᑦ, ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᑯᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ.

ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᐸᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᕌᖓᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓂᖃᓕᕌᖓᑕ, ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖏᓱᒐᕐᔪᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ,

Kassidy Klinger and Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq laugh after their square dance. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ, ᐃᓂᒍᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓴᕐᒥᓂᒃ

As the ceremony ends, grads toss their hats in the air, trying not to hit the lights – a point practised in the rehearsal. From left to right are Kimberly Ukpatiku, Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq, Haley Hachey, Richard Iyago, Kassidy Klinger, Aaron Niego and Sydney Kataluk. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Hᐊᐃᓕ Hᐊᑎ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ

ᓱᑐᕈᑦ

ᓚᑯ ᐱᔪᒃᓯᓗᐊᖁᔨᖏᖢᓂ ᐱᓱᒃᐳᖅ. ᓱᑐᕈᑦ ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔨᖁᑎ

ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/NNSL

ᓱᑐᕈᑦ

Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq smiles during the walk-in.

Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᒪᑲᓐᓯ ᐳᑐᒥᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᖁᖓᑉᐳᖅ ᐃᓯᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋ.

ᓱᑐᕈᑦ ᐳᕐᓂᑦ/ NNSL ᐊᔨᖁᑎ

valedictorian, sheds a tear as she listens to speeches.

Sydney Kataluk looks toward the stage as she enters the ceremony. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Richard Iyago walks tentatively through the runway. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Haley Hachey smiles wide while walking into the ceremony. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Kimberly Ukpatiku oscillates between smiles and seriousness down the walkway. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photo

Kassidy Klinger puts on a big smile as she enters the room. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Grads cut the cake together at the community hall. From left to right are Mackenzie Putumiraqtuq, Aaron Niego, Haley Hachey, Kassidy Klinger, Richard Iyago, Kimberly Ukpatiku and Sydney Kataluk. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Haley and father Ken Hachey dance together. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Sydney Kataluk invites grandfather John Avaala to square dance. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Aaron Niego gives a look as he approaches the runway. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Feeling at home in Alaska

UPLUKKUT ALASKAMIT, UMIAQJUAMIITTUNGA OKSANNUAKLU. MALIQHIUKPAKTURUT.

INUIPIAT ILLANNUATKA PULAAQTAVUT QUVIAHUKTUNGNA TAKURAPKIT ILLANUAVUT. NIRIJAAMI ALIANAQTUKLU.

MAKTAAQMIKLU PIFFIMIKLU

MIHUGAMIKLU NIRIRAPTA

QUJAJUNGNA AMIHUMIK.

NAAMMAINNAQTUT INUIN TAV-

ANI. TIKINNAPTA

ANURAINNAQLU

NIPAALLINN-

AQHUNI KIHIMI.

NUNAA TAVANI

PINNITAKTUK.

INUIN AUDLAAJUKKAMIK

TAUTURIAMI ALIANAQTUK.

AALLANGGNUKPIAQMAN

HILAVUTLU NUNAVUTLU

NANNUAQ INGNUTATKALU. PANNINNUARALU KINGNEKTANNUAK.

Greetings from the Beaufort Sea.

It is my pleasure to be onboard and sailing from Alaska where my Ancestors live in the past and today I get to meet my relatives whom I have never met. The land is so green in Alaska, where my homeland on Victoria Island in Cambridge Bay is mostly

CAMBRIDGE BAY TEA TALK

with

rock country where the town is built and situated.

parkas are same style and the zippered parkas for men were same style we make in our region.

They have plenty of whales in Alaska and plenty of fish called salmon. Therefore many of their vessels and boats are built to equip the whalers and fishers which are much bigger than the smaller boats the Inuinnait use in our area.

As I sailed along the Bering Sea and Beaufort Sea, the whitecaps and wind brought me back to the day one of my younger sisters was born in Coppermine now known as Kugluktuk along the shore by the Anglican Church and mission house. It was a beautiful day as my parents and us younger siblings all went out on the boat to go hunting and fishing.

INUINNAIT KIHIMI NUTQAJUITTUT AUDLAHIMAAKHUTIKLU PILIMAINMATA TAIMA.

TARJUQLU HILALU ADJIKKIIK. TAKUJUMANNAQHIVAKTUT ANGNAJUQQATKA. UUMATIGA UNGNAJUQ AKHUTAK. IRNIRA ITQAUMAPLUGU TULUGAR-

While in Alaska I felt at home as Inuit everywhere, just like home. We all greet, hug and say hi. Since it is end of August, the winds, rain and cooler weather were upon us. Many Inupiat were busy berry picking and harvesting of whales, stocking up on salmon for the winter. Alaskan women wore kaligoks like us in the Qitirmiut. Even their mother hubbard

I remember it was September and when we were returning to the town of Coppermine, it got very windy and many big waves and whitecaps, so the ride back to Coppermine was very rough and wet. We were all so nervous as the weather became worst, but my Dad and Fred Kaohina worked hard on the boats to get us to safety and to shore as My Beloved Mother Rosie Nogahak Tologanak

was in labour. We had to rush back to town to deliver the baby. It took long to slowly boat to the shore to get to safety so Mom can safely have her baby. On the shore waiting were Bishop Sperry and his wife Elizabeth, uncle and aunt Edward Havioyak and Aunt Mary Ekalokpiak. Upon arriving on the shore, Mom was in pain and said that the baby was coming out, so the Sperry’s took us little kids out of the boat and let us be with our Uncle and Aunt, meantime Mom we can hear is in pain from being in labour and the

baby coming out after a rough ride on the ocean.

Mrs. Sperry hurried and got blankets and covered her and next thing we hear is a baby crying and my late Sister Darlene Heik was born on September 25, 1966. So there is the story of my sister being born almost in the ocean in Kugluktuk. Rest in paradise Heik (Hiiq.)

God Be With You Son. Felix is back in school along with many other students in Cambridge Bay. Your Granddaughter Jade Simone is growing fast.

Navalik Tologanak’s late sister, Darlene Heik, was born almost in the ocean in Kugluktuk on Sept. 25, 1966. Image courtesy of Navalik Tologanak

The scenery along the coastline of Nome, Alaska. Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo

Mother and daughter obtaining name plates for unmarked graves in Clyde River

Jocelyn and Veronica Kautuk have already ordered 32 name plates for community members, and have plans to order more soon

By Tom Taylor Northern News Services

Local Journalism Initiative reporter

There will soon be far fewer unmarked graves in Clyde River’s cemetery thanks to the efforts of local mother and daughter duo Veronica and Jocelyn Kautuk

The pair have undertaken a new project to help community members obtain personalized name plates for the graves of their loved ones.

“Some of the graves, they’re really old,” said Jocelyn, 21. “We don’t even know who’s who.”

The idea came to Jocelyn on a recent walk through the cemetery.

“I was visiting one of the grave sites here in Clyde River and I noticed that on one of the graves, the family had written the person’s name in marker, and that really broke my heart,” she said.

After doing a bit of research, and learning that personalized name plates can be purchased on Amazon, Jocelyn then used her own money to order one for the family in

question, who she said was “very thankful.”

However, roughly half of the graves in town were still without proper identification so, with the help of her mother, she set out to fix the problem.

“I decided I want to do it for other people as well,” she said. “I don’t think a lot of people know how easy it is, or maybe they don’t have the funds to get it, or they don’t know where to order”

The first hurdle was the cost of ordering the name plates. One plate was affordable, but a larger shipment would cost substantially more.

The mother and daughter found a solution to this problem by hand-delivering letters explaining their project to businesses and organizations around town.

Less than a week later, they received a response—and $1000 of support—from the Clyde River Housing Association.

From there, the pair spread the word about the project on Facebook, and soon, interested parties began reaching out to Veronica, who passed the information on to Jocelyn.

The pair made their first large order—32

name plates all told—on the weekend of Aug. 18, and are expecting the shipment to arrive sometime in the following two weeks. People are grateful for the Kautuks’ efforts, Jocelyn said.

“They have been very thankful,” she said. “They mentioned that they’re really appreciative.”

Jocelyn and Veronica have plans to order another shipment of name plates in the near future, and will continue to have more delivered to the community so long as the need exists.

“We’re just taking it as it goes right now,” she said. “It all depends on if families come up to us and request them.”

While Jocelyn and Veronica are motivated by a desire to help their community, both agreed that it will feel “awesome” to wander through the cemetery in a few months time, and see new name plates adorning crosses that were formerly indiscernible from each other.

“It will be great to see our work pay off,” Jocelyn said. “It will be great to see [the graves] with name plates and give people their names back.”

Jocelyn Kautuk and her mother Veronica, not pictured, are working to add name plates to the unmarked graves around Clyde River. The pair have already ordered 32 name plates for community members, and have plans for another shipment soon. Photo courtesy of Jocelyn Kautuk

Human activity and climate change cause cascading effects for Arctic ecosystem

The Arctic cod is not fished commercially but it is the most abundant forage fish in the Arctic seas. Claude Nozeres/Wikimedia Commons photo

Arctic cod, a key food source for other marine life, on projected decline

It doesn’t end up on dinner plates and it lacks the popular appeal of whales and dolphins, but scientists warn that a small fish that is critical to Arctic marine life could be in trouble from climate change and human activity.

Maxime Geoffroy, a researcher at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, said the fate of the Arctic cod — also known as the polar cod — has a ripple effect on animals such as beluga and bowhead whales and ringed seals.

“Polar bears for instance, which are one of these charismatic Arctic animals, they feed on seals that rely on Arctic cod. So it’s not a direct impact on polar bears, but it will have a detrimental impact,” Geoffroy said in an interview.

“Tourists are not coming to the Arctic to see the Arctic cod, but

they are coming to see the predators that are feeding on polar cod. It will have a cascading impact on the whole Arctic ecosystem as we know it.”

Geoffroy and a consortium of dozens of international scientists sounded the alarm on the fate of the fish in a scientific review published this month in the journal Elementa.

Changing weather conditions are causing habitat loss, disrupting reproduction, hampering food availability for larvae and juveniles and leading to increased predation as some species migrate north to escape warming waters, he said.

The Arctic cod is not fished commercially but it is the most abundant forage fish in the Arctic seas, providing a key food source for other marine life. It spends its early life close to ice-covered and open water surfaces eating zooplankton, while adults seek

out ocean depths of up to 100 metres. It belongs to the Atlantic cod family and measures less than 25 centimetres with a lifespan of under seven years.

There are a few other larger species of fish found close to the Arctic floor, but they are not as plentiful, and most of them also feed on the Arctic cod, Geoffroy added.

Models show that warming waters could decrease the population by 17 per cent by 2050, he said, which could mean a significant loss of food for about half of the animals that depend on the cod, he said.

The cod eggs do best at sea temperatures around freezing, while larvae tolerate up to 2 C. Anything warmer is “detrimental” to the animal, he said. Some parts of the Arctic Ocean are seeing temperatures near the surface, where most young Arctic cod live, above 2 C, he said.

“But it’s not dire everywhere,” he pointed out.

The Arctic cod is at its outer limit of tolerance along the southern boundary of its range — in the Bering, Labrador, and Barents seas, he said. But it is in comfortable conditions in the High Arctic, such as the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the Siberian Arctic, and the Arctic Basin, he said.

Most of the planet is covered by oceans, which have absorbed 90 per cent of the recent warming caused by planet-warming gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Global sea surface temperatures have been at record highs since April, meteorologists report as climate change is linked to more extreme and deadly events.

Newly published data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service documented “exceptionally warm” ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic with “extreme” marine heat waves near Ireland, the U.K., and in the Baltic Sea.

Compounding the effects of climate change is human activity. “I think what we saw was that the main risk was really from oil pollution, rather than fisheries,” Geoffroy said.

Young Arctic cod exposed to crude oil show reduced survival and growth as well as greater deformities, he said.

And without enough healthy species to carry on, he said the food web could be in trouble. He likened the Arctic cod to a “key piece of the Arctic puzzle,” which if removed would leave a significant hole. “The cascading impacts, again, they will have an impact on the whole ecosystem.”

—By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press, with files from The Associated Press

Extra effort goes noticed

One thing Baker Lake seems to do well is celebrate its successful community members.

Seven high school graduates took the next step in life last weekend, and they did so to roaring applause from the town.

Much of the preparation work for grad was done by the grads themselves, but there were also many volunteers, teachers, administration staff and community members who played a role and made everything come together.

I’ve covered a lot of graduation events in the north and Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School’s was something special.

Every little detail was considered and thoughtful effort was put in.

The rehearsal before grad was a full run-through and more, complete with troubleshooting every little question anyone had about the run of play, including where to look when holding the diploma, the moment grads should throw their hats and everything else.

The tears, hugs and smiles when it all came together proved how worth it everything was.

STEWART BURNETT

And the event didn’t end at the reception and parade: the community feast, games and square dance that same night made for a beautiful extended celebration. It was clear that more than just the grads and their families cared about this accomplishment.

Winning for a friend

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services

Eight teams competed and Salliq FC from Coral Harbour came out on top –undefeated again – of the 2023 Calm Air Co-ed Soccer Championships in Rankin Inlet Sunday, Aug. 20.

Dayna Bruce, from Salliq FC, said that the team had lost one of its talented players back in June. They were playing with heavy hearts, but they played their hearts out and did it for their lost friend in the end, defeating Whale Cove 8-4 in the finals to secure the win.

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Uqaqatigilugu Havaktuliqijikkut Havagvia uvani EthicsOfficerAppointment@gov nu ca pijaami naunaijautimik havaakhaup havaktakhainnik

Tujudjavutin naunaijautikkut titiramik naunaijautingnik ihuarutingnik uumunga havaakhamun, uuminngalu havaakhaqhiurutingnik uvunga

EthicsO fficerAppointment@gov nu ca

Uuktuutikkut umikvikhaa una Saptaipa 8 2023

Tuhaqtipkainikkut Uqar vigijakhaq:

Peterkin Chakonza

Aulapkaiji, Atugakhaq, Hivunikhanun Tuhagakhanullu

Havaktuliqijikkut Havagvia

867- 975 - 6226

pchakonza@gov nu ca

w gov.nu ca Public Ser vice Announcements are available in Inuktitut, English, Inuinnaqtun and French on w w w gov.nu ca.

Kavamatkunnin Tuhaqtitaujukhat hailihimajun Inuktitut, Qablunaatun Inuinnaqtun Uiuitullu uvani w w w gov.nu ca Les messages d intérêt public sont disponibles en inuktitut en anglais en inuinnaqtun et en français au w w w gov.nu ca.

Message d’intérêt public

Déclaration d’intérêt pour la nomination au poste de responsable de l’éthique

Date de début : 20 juillet 2023

Date de fin : 8 Septembre 2023

Dans l’ensemble du Nunavut

Le gouvernement du Nunavut est à la recherche de personnes expérimentées intéressées à agir à titre de responsable de l’éthique pour la fonction publique

Le poste de responsable de l éthique est créé en ver tu des par ties 6 et 8 de la Loi sur la fonction publique et remplit une série de responsabilités en ver tu de la loi Le mandat du titulaire est de cinq ans et peut être renouvelé

Le responsable de l’éthique n’est pas un membre de la fonction publique

Le responsable de l’éthique a de multiples fonctions, notamment celle de veiller à la divulgation et à l’examen d affaires impor tantes au sein des ministères, des organismes publics ou des bureaux dont les employés pensent qu’elles peuvent être illégales dangereuses pour le public ou préjudiciables à l’intérêt public Il ou elle joue également un rôle dans la protection des employés qui font des divulgations, la gestion et les enquêtes sur les cas d actes répréhensibles et de représailles ainsi que la promotion de la confiance du public dans l’administration des ministères, des organismes publics et des bureaux

Les candidates et candidats doivent avoir de l expérience dans le domaine de la main- d œuvre de la fonction publique ou des affaires et en matière de justice réparatrice

Le titulaire du poste doit communiquer efficacement avec des fonctionnaires et des membres du public issus de milieux culturels et éducatifs très variés

Cette nomination est réser vée aux résidents du Nunavut Veuillez communiquer avec le ministère des Ressources humaines à EthicsO fficerAppointment@gov nu ca pour obtenir une description détaillée des responsabilités du poste Veuillez faire par venir une lettre de motivation décrivant vos aptitudes pour ce poste, accompagné de votre curriculum vitae à EthicsOfficerAppointment@gov nu ca La date limite de réception des candidatures est le 8 septembre 2023

Relations avec les médias : Peterkin Chakonza

Directeur, Division des politiques, de la planification et des communications

Ministère des Ressources humaines

867 975 - 6226 pchakonza@gov nu ca

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Kavamatkunnin Tuhaqtitaujukhat hailihimajun Inuktitut Qablunaatun, Inuinnaqtun Uiuitullu uvani w w w gov.nu ca Les messages d intérêt public sont disponibles en inuktitut, en anglais en inuinnaqtun et en français au w w w gov.nu ca.

d intérêt public sont disponibles en inuktitut, en anglais en inuinnaqtun et en français au w w w gov.nu ca.

GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT

Priority Hiring

Pr ior it y will be given to Nunavut Inuit

Department of HealtH Hospital Clinical Pharmacist

(Term Position Ending August 31 2024)

This employment oppor tunity is open to all applicants

Salar y Scale: $105 3 42 to $119,511 IQ ALUIT NU

Ref #: 10 - 507958 Closing: September 15, 2023

Medical Travel Clerk

This employment oppor tunity is restricted to Nunavut Inuit residing in Kinngait and Pangnir tung only

Salar y Scale: $63 18 4 to $71 731 PANGNIRTUNG AND KINNGAIT NU

Nunavut Nor thern Allowance: $24,05 4 (Pangnir tung) $24,192 (Kinngait)

Ref #: 10 - 507962 Closing: September 8, 2023

Department of finance

Treasur y Analyst

This employment oppor tunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only

Salar y Scale: $97,372 to $110,510 IQ ALUIT, NU

Ref #: 03 - 507959 Closing: September 15, 2023

Department of eDucation

Executive Director, Qikiqtani School Operations

(Term Position Ending August 1 2026)

This employment oppor tunity is open to all applicants

Salar y Scale: $130 101 to $185 859

Nunavut Nor thern Allowance: $28,577 POND INLET, NU

Ref #: 09 - 507961 Closing: September 15, 2023

Please note that all Iqaluit- based positions are eligible for a Nunavut Nor thern Allowance of $16,0 08 per annum, unless other wise indicated.

Apply to: Depar tment of Human Resources

Government of Nunavut P O Box 1000 Station 430

Iqaluit Nunavut X0A 0H0 Fax: (867) 975 - 6220

Phone: (867) 975 - 6222 Toll-free: 1- 888 - 668 -9993

E-mail: Iqaluit Applications@gov nu ca

(Please include the Ref # in the subject line of your email )

Job descriptions may be obtained by fax or e - mail or online

Employment in some positions requires an acceptable criminal record check Possession of a criminal record will not necessarily disqualif y candidates from fur ther consideration

Note that the use of the masculine is meant only to make the text easier to read

https://gov nu ca/human-resources

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ᓇ ᓗᓇ ᐃᒃᑯᖓ ᑕ ᓈᓴᐅ ᑖ: 0 9 -5079 61 ᒪ ᑐᕕᒃᓴᖓ: ᓯᑦ ᑕ ᕝᕙ 15, 2023

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋ ᑦᑎ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪ ᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑦ ᐱᔪ ᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ $16,0 08 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒧᑦ, ᐊᓯᐊᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒃᐸᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᕗᖓ ᐱᓇᓱ ᐊᕈ ᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ: ᐃᖅᑲᓇ ᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏ ᑦ , ᑎᑎᖅᑲᒃᑯᕕᖓ 10 0 0, ᐴ ᒃᓴᖅ 430, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ X0A 0 H 0 ᓱᑲᔪ ᒃᑯᑦ: (8 67) 975- 6220 ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖓ: (8 67) 975- 6222 ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑐ ᒃᑯᑦ: 1-8 8 8- 668-9993 ᖃᕋᓴᐅ ᔭ ᒃᑯᑦ: iqaluitapplications@gov nu.ca ( ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓂᐊᖅ ᐸᐃᑦ ᓇ ᓗᓇ

GOUVERNEMENT DU NUNAVUT

Priorité d’embauche

La pr ior ité est accordée aux Inuits du Nunavut

Ministère de la santé

Pharmacien clinicien en milieu hospitalier

(mandat se terminant le 31 août 2024)

Cette of fre d emploi est ouver te à tous

Échelle salariale : 105 3 42 $ à 119 511 $ IQ ALUIT NU

No de réf 10 - 507958 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Préposés aux voyages pour des raisons médicales

Cette of fre d’emploi s’adresse uniquement aux Inuits du Nunavut résidant à Kinngait et Pangnir tung

Échelle salariale : 63 18 4 $ à 71 731 $ PANGNIRTUNG ET KINNGAIT, NU

Indemnité de vie dans le Nord : 24 05 4 $ (Pangnir tung) 24 192 $ (Kinngait)

No de réf 10 - 507962 Clôture : 8 septembre 2023

Ministère des Finances

Analyste de la trésorerie

Cette of fre d’emploi s’adresse uniquement aux personnes résidant à Iqaluit

Échelle salariale : 97 372 $ à 110 510 $ IQ ALUIT, NU

No de réf 03 - 507959 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Ministère de l’éducation

Directeur général de la Division du fonctionnement des écoles du Qikiqtani (mandat se terminant le 1er août 2026)

Cette of fre d emploi est ouver te à tous Échelle salariale : 130 101 $ à 185 859 $ POND INLET, NU Indemnité de vie dans le Nord : 28 577 $ No de réf 09 - 507961 Clôture : 15 septembre 2023

Veuillez noter que les postes situés à Iqaluit sont admissibles à une indemnité de vie dans le Nord de 16 0 08 $ par année, sauf indication contraire

Postuler au : Ministère des Ressources humaines, Gouvernement du Nunavut, C P 1000, Succursale 430, Iqaluit (Nunavut) X0A 0H0 Tc : 867 975 - 6220

Tél : 867 975 - 6222 Sans frais : 1 888 668 -9993

Courriel : Iqaluit Applications@gov nu ca (Veuillez indiquer le no de réf dans l’objet de votre courriel )

Les descriptions de poste peuvent être obtenues par télécopieur par courriel ou en ligne Une vér fication du casier judiciaire pourrait être exigée pour cer tains emplois Un dossier judiciaire n’entraîne pas nécessairement le refus d une cand dature

Notez que l’utilisation du masculin n’a d’autre fin que celle d’alléger le texte

https://gov nu ca/fr/human-resources-fr

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