Nunavut News - Nov. 27, 2023 edition

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Aivilik MLA asks about speeding up trichinosis testing

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Kivalliq

ᐅᐱᒋᕙᕗᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᑦ

ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑯᕆᒃ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ ᐅᑭᐊᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᒥ ᕿᓂᖅᑎᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐊᓛᖏᓐᓂᒃ. “ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖏᑦᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᓛᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᖕᓂᒃ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖏᑦᖢᑎᕐ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓯᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 9-ᒥ, ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑑᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᑐᓵᔨᓄᑦ. “ᐃᓚᖏᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓯᒪᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ, ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᓯᓂᓚᐅᖏᑦᖢᑎᒃ, ᕿᓂᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᒍᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᒍᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ.” ᐊᑦᓯᖅᖢᓂᒋᑦ: ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ ᕆᑦᓱᒃ ᐊᒃᓴᕐᓂ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᐊ ᔩᒻᔅ ᑕᐃᐸᓇ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨ ᖃᕕᖅ ᑲᓗᕋᖅ, ᓯᓐ ᐊᑕᖓᓛᒃ, ᔮᓪ ᐃᑎᒍᔪᒃ, ᓈᓱᕋᔅ ᐊᑕᖓᓚᒃ, ᓴᓗᒪᓐ ᒪᕆᖅ, ᑎᒧᑎ ᐃᕝᕕᐅᒃ, ᐲᑕ ᔩᑯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔨᒥ ᒥᓯᕋᓛᒃ. “ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒻᒪ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓂᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᓇᒧᖓᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᖅᐱᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᒪᐃᓚᒃ.

ᑕᖅᑐᑖᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᖢᓂᓗ

ᔮᓐ ᒦᓐ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ−ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᒧᓪᓗ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕐᔪᐊᖅᑎᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᓂᖓᑦ ᑕᖅᑐᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ 17-ᓂᒃ, ᑕᖅᑐᑖᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᒥᓂᑦ, ᑕᓂᐅᒥᑦ, ᓴᓗᒃᑎᓴᕆᐊᖃᖅᑳᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ ᑕᖅᑐᑖᖅᑎᑎᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ. ᔫᓐᒥ, ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᐱᓚᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᖅᑐᑐᖃᖓ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᓂᐅᑉ ᑐᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓯᕕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᒍᕇᑦ 12-ᒥᒃ. “ᐃᓚᒌᑦ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᕙᓂᐹᖕᒥ, ᓄᑕᖃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᕙᓂᐹᖕᒥ, ᓄᑕᖃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓪᓗ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑎᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒦᓐ. “ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑮᓚ ᖃᑉᓗᒃᓯᐊᒥᒃ, ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᓂᐅᒥᒃ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓂᑑᒥᐸᒥ, ᑕᒃᑐ Dr. Pinsk, Dr. Offerni, ᐊᒻᒪ Dr. Peterson. ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᔪᑎ ᔨᕙᔅᑭ, ᐊᕐᕕᒥᐅ ᔮᓐ ᐊᕐᓇᓗᒡᔪᐊᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᔅᔪᐊᖓ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ Arctic Connexion. ᐅᖃᖅᑏ, ᐅᐱᒋᒍᒪᑉᓗᒍᓗ ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᒃᑯᓗᒃᑖᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔅᓂᔅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᑕᖅᑐᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.”

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᓕᕐᒥᒃᐸᑦ

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑎᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᖏᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 9-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ biology, chemistry ᐊᒻᒪ physics ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᐃᔪᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. “ᐄ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᖓ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᒥᓚ ᑯᕉᔅ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑎᔨᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒃᓴᖃᖏᑉᐸᑕ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ. ᑯᕉᔅ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖃᕈᒪᒍᑎᒃ.

Inuit prefer not spoiling fresh walrus meet while awaiting trichinosis results, said Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki in the legislative assembly Nov. 3.

Hunters do not wish to give diseased meats to their fellow residents, he added, asking the minister of health if the testing process, performed in Iqaluit, could be sped up.

“I am asking if there is any way to speed up this process and delivering the results to the community a bit faster,” said Malliki, interpreted from Inuktitut.

John Main, minister of health, responded that communities can obtain test results in approximately three days.

“That’s our timeline,” said Main.

He noted that prior to the testing in Iqaluit, samples used to be sent to northern Quebec, “so the current testing arrangement has been set-up in order to enable quick turnaround for harvesters.”

Main added later, in a return to oral questions Nov. 9, that testing is also done in a lab in Rankin Inlet, which is part of a pilot program through Nunavut Arctic College and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Malliki asked if communities that conduct the most walrus hunting could be provided sampling kits beforehand.

Main said that was now being done in Iqaluit, in an initiative created in partnership with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., and that his department has been providing support to ensure everything is implemented and set up properly.

“Any laboratory conducting testing for trichinella must have a

Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki was wondering if trichinosis testing could be sped up so hunters didn’t have to sit on meat while they await results. In this image, a walrus yawns on Round Island in Bristol Bay on June 27, 2019. Photo courtesy of Linda Shaw quality assurance program as in accurate results can lead to serious illness,” said Main. “They have to provide a sustainable and timely service including weekend testing and they also have to have a logistics chain in terms of getting samples from different locations.”

Malliki asked how long testing takes on samples and if the minister knew the average estimate for how long it takes a hunter to be informed of the results.

“According to the letter that I have, or documents that I have, it would take approximately three days and some time, but, in regards to the lateness of the results being relayed to the harvesters, I will try and get that information from the staff,” replied Main, interpreted from Inuktitut.

“Health supports hunters with preparing sample submissions and covers the costs for shipping,” said Main. “We encourage harvesters and community members to contact their local health and/or conservation officers to assist with testing, sending out samples.

Questions about decreasing staff in QEC headquarters At least three fewer staff in Baker Lake since March

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Baker Lake

Joelie Kaernerk, minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation, opened a Nov. 3 legislative assembly meeting with a minister’s statement on the corporation’s upgraded headquarters in Baker Lake.

Though his plane couldn’t make the opening ceremony due to fog, Kaernerk thanked the premier for attending it and echoed acknowledgement to the corporation’s three longest-serving employees: Ruth Tapatai, Ruth Stoddart and Rosie Iyago.

“The new Qulliq Energy Corporation building creates a stable hub where our team can serve our customers and partners more efficiently,” said Kaernerk. “The design and construction highlight the Qulliq Energy Corporation’s commitment to adopting energy-saving technologies, pursue Energy Star certification and protect the environment.”

Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak echoed those comments, congratulating Taparti, Stoddard and Iyago.

“I started with these three ladies way back in September 2000

Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak was wondering why the Qulliq Energy Corporation headquarters in his community was missing staff. NNSL file photo

when we first opened up this office,” he said, then bringing up a cyberattack the corporation suffered earlier this year.

Simailak said one of the consequences of the attack was the decision to transfer lead responsibility from the corporation’s information technology systems to the Department of Community and Government Services.

“It is my understanding that one or more positions at this corporation’s Baker Lake office have been eliminated as a consequence of that decision,” said Simailak.

He asked the new minister of QEC, Kaernerk, how many positions at the corporation’s Baker Lake headquarters have been eliminated or transferred within the past six months, and if Kaernerk would commit to ensuring that any position losses are balanced by moving new positions into the community.

Kaernerk responded that there were no customers affected when the cyberattack happened.

“There was no one affected through that information technology, but the QEC is reviewing the process of this ongoing process,” said Kaernerk. “At this time around, all I can say is that the Qulliq Energy Corporation is revising the process.”

Simailak replied that he hoped the review wouldn’t take too long so the Baker Lake facility can move forward, then steering back to numbers.

“The government’s most recent quarterly employment report indicates that the Qulliq Energy Corporation had a total of 48 positions in Baker Lake as of March 31, 2023,” said Simailak.

“Can the minister confirm how many positions are currently located in Baker Lake?”

Kaernerk replied that there are 45 at this time.

Simailak then brought up a recent report that indicates the corporation had 13 vacant positions in Baker Lake as of March 31, asking Kaernerk what specific issues were preventing those positions from being filled.

Kaernerk mentioned the corporation revising its processes again.

“At this time around, the Qulliq Energy Corporation is revising the process and that they’re working hard to fill those positions,” said Kaernerk. “It’s a working process right now and they’re having difficulty in recruiting people. That’s one of the difficulties that they are having is to recruit people to be employed in the Qulliq Energy Corporation at the Baker Lake office. They are working hard to make this happen. It’s unfortunate, but they are working hard to get those positions filled.”

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Meeko sentenced to 22 years in prison for molesting students

Longtime Sanikiluaq teacher deemed a ‘serial child predator’ by the court

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative

Editor’s note: This story contains details that some readers may find disturbing.

Sentencing has finally been handed down for former teacher Johnny Meeko in Iqaluit court.

Judge Paul Bychok remarked that “this case has had a long passage through the justice system” after several mistrials and the overturning of verdicts in appeals. He then sentenced the 69-year-old Meeko to 22.2 years in a federal prison for sexually assaulting students in Sanikiluaq.

This sentence takes into account the time Meeko has already spent in custody awaiting justice to be served, which would make his overall sentence the equivalent of 29 years.

Deemed a “serial child predator” by the court, Meeko was convicted of two counts of sexual assault, 10 counts of sexual touching, invitation to sexual touching, and assault of 12 victims from 1984-2003 when he was working as a primary school teacher in Sanikiluaq. He was also a sergeant for the Young Ranger Program.

The crimes The crimes included over-clothing touching and squeezing of several victims’ breasts and kissing students on the lips as a punishment for being the last to line up and public “birthday

spankings.” He also engaged in directly touching victims’ vaginas and penetrating them digitally.

One of the victims said these incidents have left her with ongoing depression… either “quite a few times” or “most of the time.”

It’s also known that he sodomized two other students.

Bychok said he had to weigh “the lifelong emotional pain and trauma Mr. Meeko inflicted on his victims” against the principles of proportionality — the punishment fitting the crimes — and totality, which prevents courts from imposing unduly long or harsh sentences.

“Mr. Meeko bears an extremely high moral culpability for these grievous and revolting breaches of authority and trust,” the judge stated. “The sentences I impose must reflect that fact in a meaningful way.”

He worked as a teacher at Nuiyak School in Sanikiluaq for 38 years.

“The evidence proved that he was a successful and high functioning member of the Sanikiluaq community for over 40 years. He held long standing positions of leadership and trust in the local school, the Anglican Church, and the Canadian Armed Forces. A lifelong hunter and possessed with Inuit cultural and traditional knowledge, Mr. Meeko became one of his community’s respected elders. Knowledge of Mr. Meeko’s

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betrayal of that trust staggered the community,” reads Bychok’s summation.

He also commented on Meeko’s relaxed nature and frequent smiling during the trial despite harrowing testimonies by his victims.

“Mr. Meeko’s apparent attitude throughout the trial is utterly astonishing. He only adopted a serious demeanour and tone when he testified, denying all the sexual allegations made against him. In a statement to the court this morning, Mr. Meeko said, among other things, that he had a vision of being in the presence of God along with his accusers. He said God made his accusers vanish because their allegations against him were untrue,” the judge noted.

He added, “The sexual abuse of children is also a profound violation of the principles of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (societal values). Mr. Meeko’s heinous crimes for which I am sentencing him spanned close to two decades, left his victims to deal with lifelong anguish and trauma, caused intergenerational trauma, and cut to the very quick our society’s basic respect for children.”

He also pointed out that neither Meeko’s advanced age nor his status as Inuk does not mitigate his offences. The offender did not experience “a very difficult childhood marred by exposure to substance abuse, violence, neglect and dislocation.” Neither has he expressed any form or remorse or willingness to engage in sex offender treatment.

Victims speak out His victims, now adults, read impact statements to the court.

One said she “transferred this anger against

[her] mother for making her go to school even though [I] never told her what was happening.”

She also resorted to taking pills to try to “numb the anger towards Johnny Meeko.” Her experiences drove her to attempt suicide “a number of times” in 2005 and 2006.

Another victim stated: “It’s affected me so much I can’t think straight anymore. I am barely alive anymore. I have no more friends anymore because I don’t want them to see me upset… I can’t keep up things anymore like I used to. I get upset right away when something happens to me or my [children]. I always want to be in a dark place when I think about what happened…

I get depressed right away. I get sick if I think what had happened. I want to be well for my [children].”

Several of the victims mentioned the ongoing impact from the abuse and inability to function in society, delving into their subsequent problems with depression, substance abuse and an overall to cope with their emotions or memories to the point where it affects their employment or ability to parent their children.

Many factors, precedents, and changing social mores went into Judge Bychok’s ultimate decision, explained at length in the released court document. However, Bychok ultimately concluded that “the sentence I impose on Mr. Meeko must express meaningfully and unambiguously our community’s collective revulsion towards the sexual abuse by adult predators against children…[He] joins the list of sexual predators who have preyed upon and victimized isolated and highly vulnerable children in Nunavut.”

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From left, Nicole Etitiq, Paani Zizman, Irniq Lecompte, Heather Tucker and Cheryl Melanson stand on the set of the game show Family Feud. Etitiq is from Iqaluit, but the rest of the family is originally from Sachs Harbour. Photo courtesy of CBC

Team Keogak-Etitiq represents Iqaluit on television game show

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Family Feud fans in the Northwest Territories might spot a few familiar faces on the popular game show this January.

Earlier this year, a family of five from the NWT and Nunavut headed to Toronto to appear on an episode of the show, which is set to air at 7:30 p.m. MST on Jan. 10, on both CBC television and the CBC Gem streaming service.

“They guided us through everything and that made it easy peasy,” said family member Cheryl Melanson, who is from Sachs Harbour but now lives in Yellowknife. “We knew how everything was going to go down, so that made it really easy to enjoy ourselves and have fun.”

Melanson was joined in Toronto by her extended family members Paani Zizman, Irniq Lecompte and Heather Tucker, all of whom are also from the NWT. The fifth member of the team was Melanson’s cousin Nicole Etitiq, a comedian from Iqaluit.

Because Etitiq took the lead on applying for the show, the family agreed to represent her home city of Iqaluit.

“How good of a sport my family is for representing Iqaluit even though they are from Sachs Harbour,” Etitiq said.

Family Feud has been broadcast in the United States since 1976, and has most recently been hosted by American comedian Steve Harvey. Canada got its own spinoff of the show in 2019, which is hosted by Scarborough-born comedian Gerry Dee. “I always watched the Steve Harvey one,” said Melanson. “I wasn’t sure what to expect with Gerry Dee.” “Gerry Dee was awesome, and the staff were freaking amazing,” she added.

Each episode of the game show pits two families against each other. Melanson and her family played against a family from Port Au Port Peninsula, Nfld.

Each family member takes turns answering questions from the host – but they are not conventional trivia questions. Instead, the same questions are posed to a 100-person survey panel, and contestants must guess the most popular answers.

There is some strategy involved, but Melanson said she found the game pretty straightforward.

“It was a little easier [than I expected], I found,” she said. “We had a great time. The questions weren’t too hard.”

The winning family on each episode takes home a cash prize, which varies in size depending on their success in the game.

We will have to wait until January to see if Melanson and her family left Toronto with prize money in their pockets, but she insists that was never the motivation.

She and her family members now live all over Canada, and they

seldom get opportunities to spend time together like they did when they were in Toronto filming the show.

“It wasn’t really about the money,” she said. “It was more about us getting together as a family. We were supposed to go to a baseball game and we weren’t able to, but we just rolled right through. As long as we’re together, we’re going to have a great time.”

From left, Irniq Lecompte, Heather Tucker, Nicole Etitiq, Cheryl Melanson and Paani Zizman pose for a photo backstage on the set of Family Feud in Toronto. Etitiq is from Iqaluit, but the rest of the family is from Sachs Harbour.

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ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᐹᑐᕆᒃ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ (Sgt. Patrick Frenette) ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᓂᖅᐹᕆᓯᒪᔭᒃᓴᕆᔭᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂᑦ, ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᒃ 14-ᒥᑦ. ᓯᑑᐊᑦ ᐳᕐᓂᐊᑦ/NNSL ᐊᔾᔨ

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

40 ᒥᓂᑦ ᖃᓂᑕᖓᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓗᕆᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᐹᑐᕆᒃ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ (Sgt. Patrick Frenette) ᐱᐊᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᙱᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᖓᓂᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂᑦ, ᑲᑕᒑᕆᕝᕕᒃ 14-ᒥᑦ. “ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᓂᕆᔭᕋ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐱᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᓗᒃᑖᓂᑦ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓗᒃᑖᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ.” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕐᒪᑦ 2021-ᒥᑦ. “ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᕋ ᐃᒡᓗᓄᙵᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑖᑕᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᖓᔮᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᖓᔮᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓂᕿᐅᓯᕝᕕᖓᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᖅᑕᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᖅᑕᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ.” ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᑕᖅᕿᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᒃᑑᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᑕᒫᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᑉᓗᓂ. ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓐᓇᓛᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᑦ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ, 290-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 117 ᑎᒍᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ - ᑖᑉᑯᓇᙵᑦ 111-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐋᖓᔮᖅᑑᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ 2023-ᒥᑦ 23%-ᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᙳᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ 2022ᒥᐅᖓᓂᑦ, 2022-ᒥᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᙳᕆᐊᕌᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 30% ᖃᓂᑕᖓᓂᑦ 2021-ᒥᐅᖓᓂᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ. ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ 24-ᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᕿᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦᒥᑦ, “ᒪᓕᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᑎᒋᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ” ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓂᒃ ᓯᓂᒃᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦ 29 ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓂᖓᓐᓂᑦ. ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂᑦ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᓯᐊᙳᖅᓯᓂᖃᖅᑑᔭᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᒥᑦ ᒪᓐᓈᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᖦᖢᒍ ᐅᔾᔨᕐᓇᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᓇᑉᐸᒥᒃ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᓂᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖔᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍᒥᐅᖓᓂᑦ. “ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕆᐊᖅᑐᕋᔪᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᖕᓃᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔨᑕᖃᙱᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ 2022-ᒥᑦ, ᐃᓚᓯᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᐅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ. “ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᕋ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐃᔨᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ,” ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᑕᐅᖁᑉᓗᒍ. “ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐋᖓᔮᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᓖᔾᔨᓐᒥᑦ ᐃᒥᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐋᖓᔮᓕᐊᓂᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ 12-ᐱᐊᓂᒃ-ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ “ᑭᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ” ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖓ, ᐊᒥᐊᓗᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ “ᐅᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒻᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒻᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖓ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ. “ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐊᐃᓂᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ. ᑐᑭᖓ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᕿᑦᑎᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᒥᓱᙳᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᒡᕕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᔾᔨᔩᑦ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᓱᓇᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᓕᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ.” ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᑉᓗᒍ. “ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐋᖅᕿᐅᒪᔪᖕᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ.” ᐱᐅᓗᐊᕋᔭᖅᑐᖅ, ᑕᑯᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᓴᖅᕿᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᔾᔨᔨᖃᕐᓗᓂ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ, ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᒻᒪᕆᒡᓗᒍ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ. “ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᒥᖃᑦᑕᕈᖕᓃᖅᓯᒪᓂᑯᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᕐᒪᑦ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓗᐊᓕᕐᒪᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃ. ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᒥᑭᓛᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᐃᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᒦᔭᒧᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑖᓂ ᖃᐅᒪᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᔪᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᕈᑎᖓ ᓄᖅᖃᖓᑎᑦᑐᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᒍ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ. “ᐱᕕᖄᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑕ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ. “ᑭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ

Rankin Inlet RCMP Sgt. Patrick Frenette delivered perhaps his most passionate plea yet for help to deal with fallout from the beer and wine store in the community at hamlet council Tuesday, Nov. 14. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ 24-ᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓐᓇᕆᔭᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ. ᐃᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᓕᓚᔪᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ.” ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᖃᑯᖅᑎᓐᓂᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᖃᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒥᖃᑦᑕᕈᖕᓃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᖏᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ. ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᓲᓪᑕᐃᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᖓ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ, “ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐃᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᙳᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᙱᒻᒪᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓈᓚᒡᕕᖕᒧᙵᐅᒐᑉᑕ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔫᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᖕᓃᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᖁᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ.” ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓲᓪᑕᐃᔅ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ. “ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓗᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓲᓪᑕᐃᔅ. “ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᕆᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᕗᑦ.” ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒥᔅᑕᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. “ᖃᓂᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᓯᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᖅᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓲᓪᑕᐃᔅ ᐱᑉᓗᓂ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ. “ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓚᐅᖏᑕᕋ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ.” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖓᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᖑᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. “ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓲᓪᑕᐃᔅ. ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒦᓕᖅᑐᖅ 15-ᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᖅᕿᓄᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒫᓂᙱᑐᖅ ᐱᓐᓂᑰᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᕈᒪᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᐃᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᕼᐃᐅᕆ ᓂᐊᖁᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᑕ ᓯᓚᖅᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ. “ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅᖃᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᖅᖢᓛᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᕆᐊᓛᕐᕕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᓂᐱᖃᓗᐊᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᑉᓗᓂ. “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᑦᑐᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᕆᐊᓛᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖅᖢᓛᖅᑐᑦ, ‘ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᓕᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ, ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᓕᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓖᑦ.’ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᖓᑦᑎᐊᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᐅᖓᓂᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔪᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒻᓂᑦ ᐃᑦᑐᐊᖅᖢᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐊᖏᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᑕᖓ.” ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᒫᑕ ᕼᐃᒃᖦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᖁᔨᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ “ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᒻᒪᕆᒡᓗᓂ ᐱᖁᔭᖓᑦ.” ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒦᖏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑭᓴᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᖢᐃᓗᑕᙳᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ. “ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ, ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ.” ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑦ 2017-ᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ, ᐊᒥᓲᓛᖑᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ 651-ᖑᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ “ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᖅᖃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ”-ᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, “ᐅᐱᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ.” ᕗᕆᓂᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ: ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒍ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓗᒋᑦ. “ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒃᑲ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒪᔪᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨ ᑯᕆᔅ ᐃᐊᑯᓪᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ “ᓇᓗᓇᕈᖕᓃᖅᑐᖅ” ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᖕᓇᖅᓯᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓯᒪᔫᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᒪᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓂᕝᕕᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒡᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒃᑮᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. “ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᒪᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᖓᔮᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᕿᓯᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖅᓯᔪᓂᒃ. “ᐃᓱᒪᓘᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ.” ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᒻᒪᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ.

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“Unfortunately, I see a lot of intoxicated people being served at the beer and wine store,” RCMP Sgt. Patrick Frenette told Rankin Inlet hamlet council earlier this month. Photo courtesy of Daniel Young

Continued concerns that community cannot handle fallout from beer and wine store

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

After roughly 40 minutes of discussion between the RCMP and hamlet councillors about Rankin Inlet’s beer and wine store, Sgt. Patrick Frenette ended with a strong statement in the council chambers Tuesday, Nov. 14.

“The reason why I’m so passionate about this is unfortunately the RCMP sees the dark side of every community, not just Rankin Inlet, but every community in the country,” said Frenette, as council debated how to address the continued weight alcohol issues are putting on the community since the opening of the beer and wine store in 2021.

“And what affects me personally is going to houses where mom and dad are intoxicated to the point that they cannot function, there’s no food in the fridge because the money’s been spent on alcohol, and the kids are suffering because of it.”

Another increasingly busy month In what has become common at the RCMP’s monthly statistics updates to council, Frenette cited more rising numbers and issued an evenmore passionate plea for help.

October was one of the busiest months of the year for the RCMP, said Frenette at the meeting, with 290 calls for service and 117 prisoners lodged – 111 of whom were intoxicated.

The police call volume for 2023 is up 23 per cent from 2022, which was already up roughly 30 per cent from 2021, said Frenette.

Of special concern in October for the RCMP sergeant was the police having to lay charges on 24 files in October, “based on the amount of violence” involved in the cases.

Frenette was running on three hours of sleep in the last 29 hours, representing the strain facing the community’s support system.

Despite the beer and wine store’s daily limits being reduced in half, that hasn’t seemed to affect the RCMP’s workload, reported Frenette. The

only thing so far that shows a clear correlation is the days when the store is open compared to closed.

“What I’m receiving for information from the public is that people are simply going more often,” said Frenette about the reduction in daily purchase limits.

He added that there hasn’t been a permanent liquor inspector in the community since 2022, adding to the challenges.

“I think that’s a very vital position for our community right now,” said Frenette, adding that he has put some pressure on Iqaluit to find someone.

“Unfortunately, I see a lot of intoxicated people being served at the beer and wine store,” he added, including that he’s keeping a close eye on indications that people may be being overserved at the legion as well.

Frenette again called the 12-beers-per-day limit “not a limit” in his opinion, in terms of alcohol abuse.

A house with no foundation “Here’s the issue, in my professional opinion,” said Frenette about the circumstances in Rankin Inlet. “The territorial government has opened a beer and wine store, a liquor store, with no substructure to sustain it. What I mean by that is the GN has not created any substance abuse programs, there hasn’t been an increase in counsellors, there haven’t been homeless shelters established. There’s been nothing to support individuals who suffer from alcoholism or substance abuse, period.”

The house is built without a foundation, he said, continuing his metaphor.

“And now the house is going crooked and we’re wondering how to bring it back on track, which is very difficult.”

Ideally, he’d like to see the foundation built up with substance abuse programs, counsellors, more health personnel and mental health workers.

The other options, he continued, would be cutting the daily limits in half again or ultimately shutting down the store.

“I’ve talked to several people that had overcome alcohol issues over the course of their lives and since the beer and wine store opened up again, unfortunately they fell back in that world, because it’s easy access,” he said.

Frenette added that he doesn’t feel the whole community should be punished because some are struggling, though. At the very least, he’d like to see profit from the store go into supportive programming in Rankin Inlet.

Deputy mayor Daniel Kowmuk asked if the RCMP could park outside of the store to provide a presence.

“Wouldn’t have time for that,” said Frenette.

“We’re answering sometimes 24 calls a shift.

That doesn’t include the paperwork that comes along with it.”

Coun. David Kakuktinniq Jr., who mentioned he was approaching a year of sobriety himself, agreed that there needs to be more programming.

Ball’s in hamlet’s court Coun. Michael Shouldice told Frenette that, “You didn’t tell us anything new, and I think we should be ashamed of that. We knew that in the spring, we knew that when we went to the radio station, we knew that for several months, we knew that when we asked for a cut down.”

Now council has to take control of the situation itself, he said, advocating for the group to meet exclusively about the beer and wine store to determine next steps.

“We have to meet as a council,” said Shouldice.

“We have to talk this through.”

He said the council did meet with the minister of health and minister of finance previously.

“From our lips to their ears, that has been said,” said Shouldice about the concerns Frenette has been bringing up. “Not a lot of solid commitment on the other end. I found that disappointing.”

He said the situation was at an apex.

“I think it’s our job right now to take ahold of this,” said Shouldice.

Frenette said he has only been in Rankin Inlet for 15 months, so he doesn’t know the whole history of the community, but he has heard people

wish for the peacefulness before the store opened.

Coun. Harry Niakrok Sr. seemed to endorse that sentiment, talking about his own living situation in his neighbourhood.

“Now it’s almost a daily occurrence where you get screaming and yelling,” he said, comparing it to more quiet times in the past. “People not happy, people yelling and screaming, ‘Call the cops, call the cops.’ It’s really changed in the last few years, even just from my home looking out. There’s a big difference.”

Coun. Martha Hickes suggested council tell the Government of Nunavut that it wants the beer and wine store “shut down completely.”

Frenette noted that alcohol will always be in the community, but the importing process makes it much harder for it to become a problem.

“The difference is in Rankin Inlet that we’ve created a mechanism, which is called the beer and wine store, that makes it very cheap and efficient and easy to access alcohol.”

Since 2017, said Frenette, the record for prisoners in Rankin Inlet was 651. That’s on pace to “almost double” this year, he said, calling it “mind-blowing for any detachment throughout the country.”

Frenette said there are three clear options: address the store, address support programs, or do both.

“I feel that the GN is not supporting town council in these endeavours,” he said.

Coun. Chris Eccles said “the writing’s on the wall now” and council has the green light to move forward with its advocacy, noting that the GN has seemed understanding about the pressures.

Both Hickes and Kowmuk talked about Christmas and colder days coming and how these issues are affecting youth.

“It affects little kids,” said Kowmuk about children seeing intoxicated people fighting, or police kicking in doors. “I’m concerned about that now.”

At the end of the meeting, council scheduled another session the next week to discuss the beer and wine store issue among themselves.

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Plans being made for the festive holidays Kitikmeot (Qitirmiut), located in the central part of what used to be the Northwest Territories — HALUUQQAFFI. QUVIAHUGVIK TIKILIQ- and farther east, as far as the Baffin region, now MAN QILAMINNUAK. IQALUKTUUTIAMI known as Qikiqtaaluk. Half of Victoria Island HULILUGAAKTUT IKAJURIAMI ULAPQIJA- is part of Inuvialuit Regional Corporation while MI QUVIAHUVINGMI. PINGOKNAHUATLU. the other half is Nunavut. So when you see the NIQIHAKNIKLU TUNIKHAINAHUAT INUN- map, it is usually marked or identified in two reGNUN QUANgions. WeathAQPIAK. TAPer is weird KUAT IKAJUthese days, so RUMAJUT many changKATIMANAes, which has HUATGUUK. meant a later with Navalik Tologanak NAUNAIKRUfreeze up of email: helent@qiniq.com the oceans, M A A K TA I T HUMIKLU bays and most KIITKUUTLU lakes, and a HULINAHUAT QANUQLU PINAHUAN. later start of travelling on the ice to go fishing.

IPAKHANI PIKHIKPAKKAMI APINMIJUQ There’s not much snow and it is November.

Residents are busy ice fishing, so there’s QUUJAQNAKHIJUK HILAMI. IPAKHANI HANAUJAQPAKTUT AUDLAATJIHAKNIK lots of good fresh fish to be had in our comKIILINIK ILIHAKVIANI INUHAAKTUNUN munity. Soon we will have almost 24 hour ILIHAKTUNUN. QUANA ILIHAIJUN HANA- darkness with a tiny bit of daylight for few JAAMI HUNAVALUNGNIK IQALUKHIU- minutes of the day. When the moon is out JAAMILU. MAMIANA AJUQHALIQPAKTUN- that is when the Elders knew the seasons, GA INUINNAQTUT TITIGALIRAGNAMA. and what wildlife and weather would be like.

IHUINAAQLIQPAKGAMA. UUTUGALIN- There were no calendars back in the old days NIAQTUNGA NUTQAKHIMAITTUMIK. with our ancestors, they relied on the moon INUIN NAAMMAINNAQTUT. NUTAQQAT- and wildlife and snow and ice and waters.

LU HUMAAGNITTUT IQALUKTUUTIAMI. They knew when polar bears would hibernate, AUDLAATTIVAKTUTLU UUGAKHAKNIK. when they come out of hibernation, when carQILAMINNUAK QUVIAHUGVIK TIKIN- ibou would migrate, when is the best time to NIAQMIJUK. IILA IKAJURIAKPAKLUHI. go on ice, etc. When you listen to stories from UUPAKLUGU WELLNESS CENTREMI. Our Elders and ancestors that is how we learn TAMNA TAIJAAKHAMNIK NALURAPKU. and listen.

QABLUNAAGINAKMIK ATILIK. ATTIKTAUWith Christmas fast approaching, plans are JUKHAK INUKTUT IHUAK TAIMA. being made for the festive holidays with activities Greetings from beautiful Cambridge Bay, land for the whole family. It has been a tradition now of the Inuinnait, also known as the Copper Es- for many years that the community of Cambridge kimos back in the old days.

Bay holds games and activities which involve Today we are known as Inuinnait from the all ages. The recreation department at the hamlet

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Shelly O’Gorman of Nukariit Creations in Cambridge Bay, attended the Crafted craft show held in Winnipeg earlier this month. Photo courtesy of Clara Evalik office and volunteers plan many games and activities during the holidays, which include good food, music and some cultural activities, such as sewing contests, traditional dress contests and much more.

The school breaks for both Kullik Ilihakvik and Kiilinik High School is Dec. 15 — Jan. 3. In the old days, Christmas games were held outdoors on the ice by the old Hudson Bay store. There were dog-team races, harpoon throwing, threelegged races, Elan snowmobile races, caribou

skipping games, whipping games, laughing contests, queen contests, traditional dress contests, crib games, tea boiling, bannock making and much more. The Elders, when they were young, took charge of the games. The good old days, I do not remember what the prizes were.

Stay warm, as November and December bring many snowstorms as winter settles in for a few months. Keep safe, volunteer and get out and enjoy your community events.

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Will council take ownership of the alcohol situation?

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If not for a push from Coun. Michael Shouldice, RCMP Sgt. Patrick Frenette’s pleas may have echoed off into the hamlet chamber’s walls again.

The RCMP sergeant’s monthly crime update has been at the core of council’s discussions over the past year, as rapidly rising statistics seem to point to a clear culprit in the beer and wine store, opened late 2021.

It’s such a correlation that Frenette has cited an example of two recent Saturdays where one had the store open and the other closed, and the day with it open saw 20 times the police calls.

In journalism terms, it’s very rare to see the local police chief repeatedly requesting help and making warnings about an ongoing and worsening situation in town.

Shouldice commented that the council should be “ashamed” of the fact Frenette has to keep coming back and saying the same things, and there’s truth to that.

Rankin Inlet could continue to mosey along, think about writing a letter, see what Frenette says next time, but Shouldice seemed eager to move things along at the Nov. 14 meeting.

When Mayor Harry Towtongie wondered aloud if “we should go to the government again, (say) look, this didn’t work, what are we going to do,” Shouldice responded pointedly.

“Shouldn’t we ask ourselves that question?” asked Shouldice. “Shouldn’t we meet, Harry? Shouldn’t we take that by the hand and say we own this, let’s have a meeting?

Shouldn’t we? I’m sorry I keep pushing that, but until we take ownership, it’s not going to happen.”

statistic, but how many have said and done things they can “You’re right,” responded the mayor, as Shouldice was never take back? And to Frenette and deputy mayor Daniel talking.

Kowmuk’s concerns, how many children have seen things And following through, Towtongie ended the council sesthey will never forget? How much generational trauma is sion by scheduling the meeting about the beer and wine store. being passed on?

Since these discussions at council began, the hamlet has The relevant flip side of the coin is that these been responsible for lowering the daily limits ills will always exist, in all of us. The beer and by half, as well as creating some language wine store provides easy access, but alcohol is around public intoxication at community facililegal for adults in Canada, and individuals not ties and hosting a radio show on the subject, so only have the right but deserve to steer their own there has been some action on the file. fate, to a reasonably generous degree.

But to catch Shouldice’s drift, one imagines After all, the town voted for the store in the the council could do even more. first place. It didn’t appear out of nowhere. The When the new council had its first post-elecone petition to close the store didn’t receive an tion meeting, there was a fair bit of back-patting overwhelming number of signatures. It’s fair to about being a leader in the community and makwonder just how much this issue really matters ing change for the better. However, that doesn’t to the community. automatically come from being on council. It takes action to be a leader and make change.

The sad part is that though Rankin Inlet may Town councils across Canada are full of lamebadly need resources to address these challenges, STEWART so too does every other community in Nunavut duck councillors who contribute very little. It BURNETT and across the country. Travelling around the is up to the councillors to take their passion beyond the mandated bi-weekly meetings and country these days, one would notice just how wield their platform for change. much the whole place is lacking resources and As Frenette mentioned in his parting words, seemingly falling apart. we need to keep in mind the people who are really suffering Beyond Rankin Inlet’s humble council, if this is really such in all of this. To focus on the challenges for the RCMP and a problem in town, the community needs to take ownership, social workers’ capacity is to ignore the more immediate as well as other relevant organizations such as the Kivalliq destructive pain individuals, families and children are expeInuit Association and local MLAs. Though Frenette’s warnings are dire, if few sign petitions, riencing. no one attends council meetings, there are no protests in the As the police force bends, residents here are buckling and streets – one has to wonder if anyone really cares that much. breaking. How many people end up in the ‘drunk tank’ is a

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First Fish brings Nunavut products from ice to table

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Arctic char and turbot a big hit in Toronto-area restaurants

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative

First Fish, a five-year-old non-profit company based out of Toronto, grew out of president Michel Labbé’s involvement with Toronto-based non-profit condominium development.

Labbé then grew a name for himself nationally by developing affordable housing initiatives, and began looking at a new opportunity in Qikiqtarjuaq. That was when First Fish was spawned.

“I went up [to Nunavut] to work on housing, with a model where home ownership doesn’t require grants, but does require a job,” Labbé recalled.

With up to 60 per cent unemployment in some communities, “it become clear we couldn’t get involved in housing without employment creation.”

Initial experiments with Arctic char and social enterprises were “touch and go,” until First Fish found the “perfect partner” in Pangnirtung.

“We’re very happy to help them out by not only selling their fish, but by creating a surplus to reinvest… the whole idea is to run business efficiently, but also develop social impact. [They] need a better price for production, and with the importation down south, we give them direct access to the southern market instead of selling in bulk.

“What we’re finding in the Toronto market,” continues Labbé, is that people are getting excited about the quality of the fish, which is helping with pricing.”

“On our end,” says marketing director Mickayla Labbé, “we are responsible for bringing the fish down to Canada and Ontario… we’re there just after the whole fishing component and to share the story with Toronto and southern Canada.”

Sustainable methods and a culturally-appropriate approach All the fish, predominantly char and turbot, is procured, processed and packaged in Rankin Inlet and Pangnirtung by local Inuit fisherman using traditional, artisinal practices such as the net and long-line fishing as opposed to dragging a net across the ocean floor, as some industrial fishers do.

There are also the value-added preparation practices undertaken by Nunavummiut such as smoking and cubing of the char and turbot meat.

The Arctic fish sourced from Nunavut waters is a healthier option than its southern counterparts, richer in omega-3 fatty acids, protein, and containing less mercury.

The net and long-line traditional fishing eliminates the gross waste of industrial practices, as a single fisher can see what he pulls in and can throw back unwanted fish. In addition, Inuit can employ their own value-added practices of preparing the fish for shipment and consumption in the south. Most industry and shipping takes place from January to April, with large quantities being frozen and moved for distribution, primarily in Ontario, to a range of restaurants, stores and wholesalers.

Less frequent, bigger shipments are the norm due to frequent disruptions in the supply chain that remains a fact of life in Nunavut.

“It’s very different to move product,” said Labbé, describing the trials and tribulations of shipping out of the North as “unusual.”

“It’s the nature of how things go, and we’ve just kind of accepted that that is a struggle with working with local communities.”

However, the results are worth the effort.

“It’s really incredible,” Labbé said. “I’m always shocked at the abilities of the incredible fishermen. It’s mind-blowing what they do on the ice.”

Julai Alikatuktuk, a fisherman literally on the front lines at Pangnirtung and Cumberland Sound Fisheries, described what fishing practices look like for winter char, which usually takes place in the dark. Net lines are set by fishers underneath the ice, typically working in pairs — although Alikatuktuk says fishing parties depend on the number of people who want to go, and that “we all help each other” in groups of up to six. Fishers

First Fish supplies Nunavut-sourced product to create, for example, this turbot sinigang served with a miso koji crust, daikon, asparagus, basil butter, and rhubarb sea buckthorn broth. It was the dinner special at Mineral Toronto restaurant on Nov. 3. Photo courtesy of First Fish then depend on the “ice crawler” or “nulugiut” on the cast net line, which is attached to a flashlight to indicate movement. During daylight, fisherman also use sound to listen for changes in location. Turbot can be fished at any time of day.

Going back to basics in this way, individual and local employment is also the rule, with First Fish’s non-profit model ensuring that any surplus beyond the baseline needed to run the company is reinvested into local communities.

“It was entirely our goal from the beginning to bring local employment opportunities,” says Labbé.

Product sales also go towards supporting various community-led initiatives and projects designed to grow sustainable fisheries on Baffin Island “through training, equipment, capacity building and exploratory research. The surplus can also be used for any other local activities that will benefit the communities, such as arts and tourism developments.”

“It’s good for morale boost,” says Jon Johannsson, owner of Dalvikingur Holdings, an entrepreneur who oversees operations of the fishery in Pangnirtung. The partnership with First Fish is intended to promote domestic consumption of Canadian fish.

“First Fish is a big help in getting [Cumberland Fisheries] into the Canadian market,” says Johannsson. “They have created more work in the community. We have 180 workers and $2 million in payroll.”

Except for Johannsson himself, who’s a native of Iceland, “100 per cent” of the workforce comprises local people.

“Our goal is not to interfere with their process,” says Labbé of both the fishing practices and the way money is reinvested into the communities.

“I love to work with Indigenous communities, and to be that link with a product that is sustainable and has only benefits. The reactions from everybody getting to engage with [First Fish] has been really positive. That has been incredible for us, and we’re super excited to share [Inuit] stories. I don’t think there’s anyone else in Toronto doing [this].”

Room for expansion First Fish products are available around the greater Toronto area at boutique food stores, the summer farmers markets in Toronto, through wholesalers, various restaurants, and the company’s website: firstfish.ca.

In terms of the future, Mickayla Labbé shares her hopes to keep growing the company and expanding sales, which will “create more important job opportunities. The whole idea was to be able to help any way we can.”

There’s also potential to increase variations like smoking the fish and expanding to encompass more kinds of products, such as shellfish.

Johannsson discloses a goal in Pangnirtung to increase productivity.

“Over the coming years, we are going to be creating a ‘cultural calendar’ process, so more fish can be processed in the off season, and so we

can extend our season to the Canadian market.”

“As plans expand,” comments Michel Labbé, “this is one of the few fisheries that has the ability to grow and create more employment. We deal with the two larger plants, which gives a bigger range of choices for our clients.”

“We’re just hoping for growth,” Labbé concludes. “Chefs here absolutely love the fish and are always impressed by the quality. That definitely goes for all our customers as well, everyone is not only excited about where the fish comes from but that they can taste the difference… and it’s very culturally appropriate.”

Nunavummiut fishers bring in turbot and char, which First Fish markets and sells in the south. “This is one of the few fisheries that has the ability to grow and create more employment,” says First Fish president Michel Labbé. Photo courtesy of First Fish

Rankin girls take home U15 soccer territorials

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Coral Harbour players rush each other after a huge win on Sunday. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Kugluktuk boys win their division

By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Rankin Inlet

The Maani Ulujuk Ilinniarvik roof just about left the building when the hometown Rankin girls defeated Iqaluit in the gold-medal finals to win the U15 soccer Makayla Kaludjak territorials Sunday, Nov. 19. erupts, along with the “I’m in disbelief,” said coach Julie Ell whole building, after following the win over Iqaluit. scoring a critical goal in The team had lost to Iqaluit earlier the women’s finals from in the tournament, so they regrouped, her side of the court. worked on their mistakes and beat the Stewart Burnett/NNSL visitors from the capital the second photo time.

“The banner is proof that they did what they were told,” said Ell. She said Iqaluit had a strong goalscorer, so the Rankin girls focused on defending their side.

“They did an amazing job this weekend,” said Ell. On the boys’ side, the Kugluktuk Grizzlies swept their way to gold, beating Coral Harbour in the finals in dominating fashion – despite having only one sub all weekend.

“I’m just really proud of the boys,” said Kugluktuk coach Lee Olson. “They do all the work all the time.

I just coach and show up and help them with what they’re working on. Other than that, it’s just all about them.”

They’ve been playing soccer for a long time, so they’re comfortable in different situations, said Olson, but having one sub was still a challenge.

“That was hard,” he said. “They’re pretty beat up today after three days but they did good. They made me proud.”

Winning came down to teamwork and moving the ball around, he said.

“When you only have one sub, you’ve got to make the ball work for you.”

Kugluktuk Grizzlies captain Nolan-James Demerah poses with the banner after his team defeated Coral Harbour in the finals. Next to him are organizers Kris Okpatauyak and Kandace Graham.

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Peecee Pudlat looks skyward after missing a chance.

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Cooper Anguti Saimaut cheers after scoring a goal for Coral Harbour.

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The Rankin team cheers after winning the U15 girls finals against Iqaluit.

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Kugluktuk coach Lee Olson, right, shakes hands with tournament organizer Kris Okpatauyak. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Rankin girls captain Makayla Kaludjak, middle, holds the winning banner with organizers Kris Okpatauyak and Kandace Graham. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo Kugluktuk goaltender Garret Taptuna receives his gold medal. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Makayla Kaludjak and Peecee Pudlat stop for a photo during a break in the action. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

Referees Dan Popescu and Kathleen Kozakewich gather with tournament organizer Kris Okpatauyak. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo

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Nunavut Development Corporation: Anything is possible

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MLA asks about organization’s investments in smaller communities

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Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki said he believes the best cure for poverty is a job and asked about the Nunavut Development Corporation’s performance in creating employment incomes for residents in his constituencies of Naujaat and Coral Harbour.

“As the minister is aware, section 3 of the Nunavut Development Corporation Act stated very clearly that the purpose of this corporation is to ‘create employment income for residents of Nunavut, primarily in smaller communities,’” cited Malliki.

David Akeeagok, minister responsible for NDC, responded in Inuktitut that he applauds the work the organization does and encourages it to do more for smaller communities.

“I’ve been encouraging the board and as of yesterday, or a few days

ago the letters of expectations were just delivered,” he said, interpreted from Inuktitut. “More work needs to be done, but the work that they do, I think it can be enhanced in various communities.”

Malliki then cited Akeeagok’s letter of expectation to the chairperson of the board of NDC. “In his letter of expectation, the minister directed the corporation to seek new projects in investment in commercial fisheries in the harvesting sector that will lead to enhanced employment and income-earning opportunities for Nunavut hunters and fishermen in processing plants for workers,” said Malliki.

“As the minister will recall, my colleague representing Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield Inlet recently asked questions about the potential for a new commercial fishing plant and fishing opportunities near Southampton Island. Can the minister indicate if the Nunavut Development Corporation

is actively pursuing opportunities in this sector?”

Akeeagok responded that NDC was already processing arctic char in a few of its facilities.

“We always try and find ways of increasing and enhancing that,” said Akeeagok, interpreted from Inuktitut.

“When the board met just this month, I was given the opportunity to speak to them and I continued to encourage them that we need to do more, especially in the areas of freshwater fisheries, and look at options of not just focused on one market but focus on other markets such as our Nunavut communities are in dire need for food security. From my perspective, we do have a potential market in our own communities.”

Malliki responded that NDC has a venture equity investment in Sudliq Developments, located in Coral Harbour, and paid tribute to the constituents who operate that business.

He asked if Akeeagok would confirm

Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki asked whether Nunavut Development Corporation would be making any venture equity investments in his constituency. File photo courtesy of Solomon Malliki if the corporation is making any new venture equity investments in companies located in Naujaat and Coral Harbour.

“I’m not intimately involved in the board’s decisions and the board’s deliberations when it comes to pursuing other potential sectors,” responded Akeeagok, interpreted from Inuktitut.

He said he is a strong advocate to pursue new sectors and he continually reminds the board that through the Katujjiluta mandate, “everything is possible.”

“I want to stress that to our board of directors for the Nunavut Development Corporation that anything is possible,” said Akeeagok.

Young Tuktoyaktuk delegates go to Rome to teach about beluga harvest Four residents fly overseas to attend United Nations’ Indigenous Youth Forum

By Tom Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative

A group of young people

from Tuktoyaktuk recently had the opportunity to share knowledge about their traditional beluga harvest while in

Rome, Italy.

It was a “life-changing” experience, according to Natalie Noksana, one of four

participants.

“The difference between all the cultures that I experienced during my time in Rome has

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opened my eyes so much,” the 28-year-old mother of two said after returning home to Tuktoyaktuk. “We are all very thankful for this trip, and it has given us many lessons that we will carry throughout the rest of our lives.”

Noksana and her three compatriots visited Rome for the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization’s Global Indigenous Youth Forum.

It was a whirlwind experience from beginning to end.

It began this summer, when the University of Alberta began looking for Tuktoyaktuk residents to lead some on-the-land programming surrounding the beluga harvest. Noksana, who identifies as “one of the first female beluga harvesters in the community,” needed some convincing from members of the local hunters and trappers committee, but ultimately decided to apply, and was soon accepted as an instructor for the program.

“We ran a beluga harvesting program where we took youth out to the island and they ran everything from harvesting the whale to sampling the whale, to learning to prepare the whale and store it for our traditional food for the winter, and when they were done, they shared with the Elders and the single moms in the community.”

One of the primary topics of discourse was the future of Indigenous peoples’ food and knowledge systems in the face

of climate change and other issues.

“Indigenous people all have a shared goal, which is to protect our land and animals,” Noksana said. “We all collaborated on issues we face in our everyday lives that are greatly affecting our traditional cultural ways.

“It has greatly sparked inspiration for us to continue to protect our land and animals for the years to come.”

The group arrived back in Tuktoyaktuk on Oct. 23 – two days after they left Italy, thanks to some inclement weather in the North. On Nov. 2, once they’d recovered from their jet lag, they met with local students to speak about the trip.

They also discussed the importance of the traditional beluga harvest, material that Noksana said will be “part of the curriculum now” at local schools.

“I just want to teach the youth that there’s so much more out there in the world,” said Noksana. “And I hope that the youth in our community really take what they’re gonna learn in the next semester or through the school with the beluga harvesting and carry on with our traditions. I would hate to see it die. That was the main goal of running the beluga harvesting program for the future leaders, making sure that our younger generation have the opportunity to get their hands in there and learn and continue our traditions.”

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Established in 1959 by its Inuit community, the West Baffin Cooperative has provided a substantial economic benefit to hundreds of local artists by promoting sales and exhibitions of their work across Canada and internationally. Photo courtesy of West Baffin Cooperative

‘We want to give our artists a platform to showcase their artwork,’ says Co-op president

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative

Kinngait’s West Baffin Cooperative will be celebrating its 65th anniversary in 2024 with more than a dozen exhibitions of local art and related events across the globe, including the United States, Italy, Korea, England and France.

The launch of festivities will, however, take place in early December, in partnership with Canada Goose and their pop-up store in Miami. It will showcase the work of Kinngait Studios artist Saimaiyu Akesuk.

January 2024 will feature an exhibition of work at The Perimeter in London by Shuvinai Ashoona, which will be the second solo exhibition for the artist in England. The same month, the national touring exhibition Kenojuak Ashevak: Life and Legacy will see its ninth venue at Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, N.B. “Established in 1959 by its Inuit community, the West Baffin Cooperative has provided a substantial economic benefit to hundreds of local artists promoting sales and exhibitions of their work across Canada and internationally. In 2018, the administrative offices and Kinngait Studios relocated to a state-of-the-art facility, the Kenojuak Cultural Centre, a venue built with more than $13 million in private and public sector support,” reads the press release. “In addition to its Kinngait operations, the West Baffin Cooperative maintains a Toronto office, which is responsible for interfacing with galleries, museums, cultural professionals, Inuit art enthusiasts and the art market globally. Over the years, this shared endeavour has allowed Kinngait to become one of our nation’s most important centres for visual art, and has nurtured generations of Canada’s most celebrated artists.”

Although most famous for its art collective and highlighting the artwork of the community, the cooperative has a diverse business portfolio that includes a restaurant, a local grocery and hardware store, rental properties and it maintains various utility contracts.

The cooperative and its artists It all started long before the time of current West Baffin Cooperative president Pauloosie Kowmageak, when the federal government began sending administrators up North to invest in affordable projects. The Co-op, the oldest in Nunavut, was one such project to receive funding.

“Everybody that is a member has to put in $5 to join,” said Kowmageak. “That’s how you build up your equity.”

Since the organization is community-owned, nearly all Kinngait adults possess shares, with profits being redistributed back to the community in annual dividends.

“It’s not a whole lot,” Kowmageak acknowledges, “but it’s like you’re getting something back for investing in the Co-op.”

A remarkable 10 per cent of the community’s 1,400 residents are professional artists. The Co-op refers to Kinngait as “one of our nation’s most important centres for visual art, and has nurtured generations of Canada’s most celebrated artists.”

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Kowmageak added, “Our strength lies with the successive generations of committed artists, dedicated community members and trusted partners who continually shape this organization.

This significant anniversary is an opportunity to acknowledge everyone who has contributed to our growth and to foster those new relationships that will ensure our future prosperity.”

Of that future prosperity, Kowmageak said the West Baffin Cooperative is seeking to continue to “succeed and try to promote artists and grow the market. We want to give our artists a platform to showcase their artwork. Right now, we’re just at the very beginning of planning for the year’s events.”

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By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services Local Journalism Initiative Arviat

The education minister made a quick commitment to providing three high school courses in Arviat in the legislative assembly Nov. 9.

Arviat South MLA Joe Savikataaq had asked whether biology, chemistry and physics would be offered made available in the coming year, citing the need for those in his constituency who need them for university.

“Yes, I will commit to our department working with the district education authority to seek out those courses,” replied education minister Pamela Gross.

Savikataaq said he looks forward to the positive results from those courses and then pivoted to online learning, asking if there is a dedicated teacher in instances where students have no family help to take an online

course.

Gross responded that there are options for distance learning and the principal is the first point of contact for students studying by distance.

“Can the minister assure Nunavummiut that there will always be a dedicated teacher to help these students who are working harder than normal because they are doing their regular schooling plus online course?” emphasized Savikataaq.

“Will there always be a dedicated teacher for students that are taking remote learning for these academic courses if they are not available in the community?”

Gross responded efficiently again.

“Yes, we do have the availability of having someone available in the school to help the students that are learning from a distance,” said the minister. “Our schools also have learning coaches who are available for the students’ needs to support them through that time.”

The territory’s education minister confirmed that biology, chemistry and physics would be offered as high school courses in Arviat next year. Pictured here is John Arnalukjuak High School in Arviat. Photo courtesy of Omar Caneo

News Briefs Male found deceased outside Arviat

Arviat Arviat RCMP were notified at 9:20 p.m. on Wednesday of a 27-year-old male who had left home at 11:15 a.m. and had yet to return by evening Thursday, Nov. 22.

In an email, the Nunavut RCMP told Kivalliq News that the extreme weather conditions from the blizzard made it unsafe for the RCMP or search and rescue to deploy.

“The Arviat RCMP made attempts by phone to locate the male,” stated the Nunavut RCMP by email.

“The male was later located deceased just outside the community.”

As of Nov. 23, the matter remains under investigation.

Congratulating the searchers

Baker Lake Baker Lake MLA Craig Simailak took a moment at the end of the fall sitting of the legislative assembly to acknowledge the Baker Lake Searchers committee.

“They are a voluntary committee who give their time to assist their fellow Inuit, without making any money,” he said in a member’s statement Nov. 9, interpreted from Inuktitut.

“Some of them, I have worked with for many years, sometimes working all day and night without sleeping, to conduct the searches, so it is due to their compassion and dedication they commit themselves.”

He named them: Chairman Richard Aksawnee, Deputy Chairman James Taipana, Secretary Treasurer Kaviq Kaluraq, Shawn Attungala, John Etegoyok, Lazurus Attungala, Solomon Mariq, Timothy Evviuk, Peter Jayko and Jimmy Misheralak.

“I thank these individuals and, if you are going out, inform people where you’re heading,” continued Simailak. “If you happen to not make it back or get lost, the individuals that I just mentioned

will go searching for you so that you may return home safely. We would like to thank them.”

Successful organ transplant

Arviat John Main, MLA for Arviat North – Whale Cove, passed on some sincere thanks to all those who assisted a family with an organ transplant for their son.

Hunter Kablutsiak, now 17, received a kidney from his father, Daniel, who had to lose a significant amount of weight to be eligible. This June, Hunter underwent the very-needed surgery to replace his kidney with one of Daniel’s, and Hunter is currently taking Grade

12 classes.

“The family would like to thank the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, the children’s hospital and staff, and medical travel for the Government of Nunavut,” said Main. “They would like thank Cayla Kablutsiak, who was the escort for Daniel, Transplant Manitoba, Dr. Pinsk, Dr. Offerni, and Dr. Peterson.

They would also like to thank Julie Strong, Jody Zawatski, residents of Arviat, John Arnalukjuak High School, DOT and Marnie, as well as Arctic Connexion. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate Hunter and the Kablutsiak family, and thank all the people, organizations, and businesses that made this transplant possible.”

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How culturally appropriate diets can be a pathway to food security in the Canadian Arctic

As food prices soar it is clear that food security is becoming an ever-growing concern for Canadians. However, not everyone faces these rising costs equally.

In Inuit Nunangat — the homeland of Inuit across Northern Canada — the situation is alarming. In one of the world’s wealthiest nations, a stark 76 per cent of the Inuit population faced food insecurity in 2017, a statistic that has likely grown even worse in the current food price landscape.

The pervasive issue of food insecurity among Inuit, which is closely linked to detrimental nutritional and mental health outcomes, stands out as one of the most enduring and critical public health crises confronting a population within Canada.

But solutions exist that include culturally appropriate food systems to ensure access to affordable, nutritious, safe and preferred foods. Additionally, new research avenues tailored to unique health determinants in the North can inform Inuit-specific actions to prevent disease development linked to diet and food insecurity.

The interdisciplinary program Sentinel North at Laval University has recently integrated the collective knowledge of its research teams to offer a novel perspective on the links between food security, diet and metabolic health. Integrating the knowledge of different disciplines is crucial to address the multifaceted issue of food insecurity in the North.

Challenges of food security in the Arctic Food security in the Arctic is multifaceted and is associated with the access, availability, safety and quality of both country food — food that is harvested, hunted, fished, and gathered from the land, rivers, lakes and the sea — and store-bought foods.

At the heart of this complexity are economic dynamics that place strain on Arctic communities. Monetary poverty, amplified by the high cost of living in the Arctic, is one of the main drivers of food insecurity among Inuit.

The median individual income for Inuit (15 years and older) in northern Canada is twothirds that of Canadians as a whole. Meanwhile, the prices for store-bought foods, and other goods and services, can range from double to several times higher than in other parts

of the country because of transportation costs.

Compounding these economic constraints are the relentless forces of climate change, which are fundamentally transforming subsistence food systems across the North.

As sea ice recedes, permafrost thaws and extreme weather events increase, accessing traditional hunting and fishing grounds becomes increasingly challenging. Additionally, the abundance and distribution of species, which communities have relied on for generations, are shifting.

But it’s not just climate change that’s a concern The Arctic, despite its remote location, is not isolated from global pollutants. Contaminants from distant regions make their way to the Arctic, carried by atmospheric and oceanic currents. Among these are the “forever chemicals,” a group of persistent compounds that resist environmental degradation and accumulate in the wildlife that communities rely on for sustenance.

While the nutritional and cultural benefits of country foods remain significant, the exposure to these environmental contaminants presents a profound concern for the health and well-being of the Inuit.

These environmental transformations jeopardize both the integrity of the food supply chain and the very traditions that are foundational to the cultural identity of Arctic Indigenous peoples.

The importance of country food Country foods significantly contribute to the nutrition, health and food security of Inuit communities.

The traditional Inuit diet is notable for its richness in omega-3 fatty acids, largely due to the high consumption of fish and marine-source foods. Recent research has linked fish oil consumption with the proliferation of Akkermansia muciniphila — a gut bacterium heralded for its potential in combating metabolic ailments including obesity, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular conditions.

In addition to marine resources, the Arctic offers a bounty of berries, rich in health-promoting polyphenols. Polyphenols act as antioxidants, crucial for neutralizing molecules that can damage cells, promote aging and

Recent research on polyphenolic extracts from cloudberries (also known as aqpiks and seen in this photo), alpine bearberries and lingonberries has shown promising outcomes in managing insulin resistance and regulating insulin levels in animal studies.

Photo courtesy of Wendy Klengenberg contribute to various diseases.

Recent research on polyphenolic extracts from cloudberries, alpine bearberries and lingonberries has shown promising outcomes in managing insulin resistance and regulating insulin levels in animal studies. Such findings suggest that regular consumption of these Arctic berries might serve as a culturally appropriate strategy to combat inflammation and associated metabolic disorders.

Beyond being rich sources of essential nutrients, country foods are deeply woven into the fabric of Inuit life, enhancing mental and emotional well-being, fostering community bonds and fortifying cultural heritage. The process of gathering, preparing and sharing country foods is also intertwined with physical activity, mental health and well-being.

Yet, in spite of country food’s integral role,

multiple factors — from the enduring impacts of colonization and climate change to socioeconomic challenges, and concerns over environmental contaminants — have accelerated a shift towards a reliance on market foods.

As western dietary patterns gain ground in the Canadian Arctic, health issues such as obesity, diabetes and cardiometabolic disease are on the rise. Developing tailored approaches which consider Inuit lifestyles, genetics and unique dietary traditions are essential to building specialized strategies for mitigating and preventing these rising health concerns.

Culturally adapted food systems In response to the pressing challenge of food insecurity, northern Indigenous communities across Canada have implemented various food programs.

Community food programs that address acute food insecurity are common. But to ensure resilience, the entire food system needs to be revisited — government policies, programs and monetary investments.

Programs that foster youth knowledge and skills in harvest, that improve community food storage and infrastructure and that allows country food to be provided in an institutional setting are only some examples. For example, a stipend from the city will give nearly 50 daycare children in Iqaluit two meals a day for a year, meals that include country food.

These initiatives not only bolster food security but also champion food sovereignty through community-led and community-driven efforts.

The journey to resolve food insecurity is complex, with no one-size-fits-all solution.

Initiatives that integrate local knowledge and skills with evidence-based research have the potential to forge a sustainable path forward.

Mobilizing such research to inform and shape policy is critical, ensuring that the strides made are not just temporary fixes but part of a comprehensive strategy for lasting food security.

—By Pascale Ropars, researcher, Sentinel North, Laval University, and Tiff-Annie Kenny, assistant professor, Department of social and preventive medicine, Laval University. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence.

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The Government of Nunavut has been confirmed at a AA user rating by DBRS Limited, keeping the territorial government at a stable, positive trend.

“The territory’s fiscal performance is likely to remain manageable and the debt burden low,” despite a weak underlying economy, the credit rating agency, also known as DBRS Morningstar, stated in a report earlier this month.

“For 2023–24, Nunavut’s consolidated budget forecasts a surplus of $96.9 million. DBRS Morningstar makes adjustments to recognize capital spending as incurred rather than as amortized. This equates to a DBRS Morningstar-adjusted surplus of $38.3 million, or less than one per cent of GDP (gross domestic product).” Budget forecasts predict “ongoing modest surpluses,” subject to change in upcoming years.

The report also notes that the recent capital expenditure program could

result in more spending, though the GN has historically underspent on its budget.

“DBRS Morningstar expects Nunavut’s track record of strong fiscal performance, ample liquidity, and reliable federal funding will leave it well positioned to respond to challenges, including the high cost of program delivery and broader economic uncertainty.”

With a low and decreasing debt level since March 31, 2023, when the adjusted debt rate declined by 4.5 per cent from 2022 to $399 million, this has resulted in a debt-to-GDP ratio of 8.4 per cent. If the government continues with this trend for the next three to five years, the projection is that Nunavut’s debt-to-GDP ratio will dip below 5 per cent due to high liquidity and external borrowing.

“Given the strong institutional framework, low debt burden and capacity to afford additional debt financing, there is ample room within the assigned credit rating to withstand an increase in debt,” reads the report.

Economic forecasts are based on the 2023 Conference Board of Canada’s projections and used by the territorial government for planning. Real GDP growth is expected to be 9.9 per cent and nominal GDP growth is projected to reach 13.6 per cent. Positive economic output will continue to be contingent upon commodity prices, completion of capital projects and future developments in the resource sector, in addition to fluctuations in government spending. Other factors, such as the rising cost of living, fluctuating commodity prices and “concerns about weakening global macroeconomic conditions could limit growth potential through 2024,” according to DBRS Limited.

In sum, Nunavut is in a good financial position in its current credit rating category. A decline in the credit rating could result in in a weakened institutional framework, whereas a continued positive trend would result in increased economic diversification, broadening the tax base and sustaining strong fiscal performance.

A credit agency report from earlier this month notes that the GN’s recent capital expenditure program could result in more spending, though the territory has historically underspent on its budget. Black Press Media file photo

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES

Electrician

Starting Salary $91,832 - $104,248 Ref. #: 14-508087 Closing: December 15, 2023

Water/Wastewater Systems Manager (Re-Advertisement) Starting Salary $107,497 Ref. #: 14-508102

Closing: December 1, 2023

Wastewater Systems Operator (Re-Advertisement) Starting Salary $86,093 Ref. #: 14-508106

Closing: Open until Filled

Water Treatment Operator (Re-Advertisement) Starting Salary $86,093 Ref. #: 14-508104

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Regional Communicable Disease Coordinator

Starting Salary $104,809 - $118,939 Ref. #: 10-508076 Closing: December 1, 2023

OPPORTUNITIES IN ARVIAT, NU

HOW TO CONTACT US...

You can get in touch by any of the following methods:

Nunavut Northern Allowance: $22,178

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Mental Health and Addictions Assistant (Re-Advertisement)

Starting Salary $71,959 - $81,660 Ref. #: 10-508086 Closing: December 1, 2023

OPPORTUNITIES IN NAUJAAT, NU

By FAX:

(867) 873-8507

By Phone:

(867) 873-4031

Nunavut Northern Allowance: $24,317

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES Facility Maintainer (Re-Advertisement)

Starting Salary $91,832 - $104,248 Ref. #: 14-508077 Closing: December 1, 2023

Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut P.O. Box 899, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut X0C 0G0.

Fax: (867) 645-8097. Phone: (867) 645-8065.

Toll-free: 1-800-933-3072. E-mail: kivalliqhr@gov.nu.ca

OPPORTUNITIES IN PANGNIRTUNG, NU Nunavut Northern Allowance: $24,054

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Manager Finance Starting Salary $109,029 Ref. #: 10-507991

Closing: December 8, 2023

Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Government of Nunavut P.O. Box 239, Igloolik, Nunavut X0A 0L0.

Fax: (867) 934-2027. Phone: (867) 934-2025.

Toll-free: 1-800-682-9033. E-mail: Igloolik_hr@gov.nu.ca 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 disqualify candidates from further consideration.

Closing: Open until Filled

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