Volume 77 Issue 17 MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2022 $.95 (plus GST) Iqaluit declares local state of emergency ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥw ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᐅᑉ ᐃᒥᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᑦᑎᒃᑐᓂ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ Nunavut sees success at Canada Games Canadian North sees fuel shortages in four challengesGNcommunitiessurveyshowsnurses face in the amputationdoubleamidsthopesSpiritterritoryandhighHealthTravelProfile City’s water supply facing unexpectedly low levels this summer Photo taken in Taloyoak, Nunavut. “No caribou, so had to go fishing to bring something home.” Individual in the picture is Mandi Analok in Tigluarvik, North of Taloyoak. Photo courtesy of Sam Clarence Alookee Publication mail Contract #40012157 7 71605 0020 0 2 Fishin’ in the dark
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Canadian North contends with fuel shortages in four High Arctic communities
The shortage will affect Canadian North opera tions in Iqaluit as well as high arctic communities. Flights have not been cancelled, however passen gers and cargo will be limited as additional fuel from Iqaluit is flown up. This will mean fewer seats available on flights and delays in cargo shipments.
Canadian North on August 16 announced they are currently contending with fuel short ages in four High Arctic communities.
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Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, Resolute and Grise Fiord affected Canadian North is currently facing fuel shortages for air operators at the Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, Resolute and Grise Fiord airports, the company announced August 16. Flights to Resolute and Grise Fiord on August 15 were cancelled due to this reason, however additional fuel procured locally will allow them to operate on a regular schedule for the rest of the week.
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The company made the announcement in a August 16 social media post said it is “proac tively taking steps to mitigate the impact of these disruptions and we are hopeful that fuel will be made available in the next few days at some of the affected stations following annual resupply.”
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Qikiqtani ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓪ ᓄᐊᑦᑐᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 16 −ᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ
More than nine months since his harrowing experience being trapped in a blizzard on the land near Arviat, Ernie Eetak is all smiles ad justing to his new steel hands. “I’m doing fine with these,” he said, looking down at his new hands, which he controls by extending or retracting his arm, causing the ‘claws’ to open and close. He had been trapped for five days in a blizzard while hunting Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, 2021. The severe frostbite he experienced on his hands forced doctors in Winnipeg to amputate them, but Eetak was just glad to be found and alive. “It was really cold that day I was lost,” he remembered.Hecreditshis traditional caribou clothing for helping keep him alive during the ordeal. His right hand has three pieces of rubber, he explained, because that’s his dominate side, while his left hand has two. He’s managed to work on his snowmobile, use some tools and spend some time catching char this summer. When he first got his steel hands, Eetak re members trying to drive his parents’ side-byside.“Little bit difficult steering first time,” he smiled, saying he figured it out in a low gear. The 42-year-old hunter has two children, ages 10 and “Theynine.were really happy when I went back home that I was still alive and went back to my family,” said Eetak. Small tasks like opening doorhandles – the flat kind, at least – picking up items and other daily needs are manageable. “Surprising when they see my steel hands,” said Eetak about the reception he received from Elders. “They help me out. When the doorknob has a circle, they open the door, or they give me a cup of juice or tea or coffee.”
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Spirits high after amputationdouble Ernie Eetak all smiles adjusting to new steel hands By Stewart Burnett Northern News Services LocalArviatJournalism Initiative
News North Nunavut www.NunavutNews.comA6 Monday, August 22, 2022 kNKu W?9oxJ5 ᓴᐃᒪᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᓇᑲᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐆᓂ ᐄᑕᒃ ᖁᖓᔮᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᓂ 9 ᓂ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖓᓂ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᖅᓯᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᐆᓂ ᐄᑕᒃ ᖁᖓᔮᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖏᓐᓂ.“ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᐅᓄᖓ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᓂᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᒥᓂᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓯᕕᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᖦᖢᓂᒋᑦ ᑕᓕᖓᓐᓂ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ‘ᐊᒡᒐᙳᐊᓂ’ ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅᒪᑐᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐱᖅᓯᒥᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 28 ᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 2, 2021 ᒧᑦ. ᕿᕿᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓘᒃᑖᓂ ᐅᐃᓂᐱᐊᒡᒥ ᓇᑲᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐄᑕᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒪᓂᖓᓂ.“ᓂᒡᓚᓱᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ,” ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕗᖅ. ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᓐᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕋᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ.ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖓᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖓ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᕿᓪᓚᔪᑭᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᓕᖅᐱᐅᒐᒥ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᐊᒡᒐᖓ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐱᖃᖅᖢᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓯᑭᑑᒥᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᒥ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖃᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐄᑕᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᖁᓐᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓂᓕᕇᒃᖢᑎᒃ. “ᐊᔪᕐᓇᐸᓗᒃᐳᖅ ᐊᖁᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ,” ᖁᖓᔮᖅᖢᓂ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᐸᖓ ᐊᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᖁᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.42-ᓂ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᕿᑐᕐᙵᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ 10 ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 9 “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦᓂ. ᐅᑎᕋᒪ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐆᒪᓂᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐄᑕᒃ. ᒥᑭᑦᑑᑎᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐹᓂ ᑎᒍᒻᒥᕕᐅᔪᓂ –ᑐᑭᓕᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ – ᑎᒍᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᐸᖏᑦ. “ᑲᒪᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑕᑯᒑᖓᒥᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᓐᓂᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐄᑕᒃ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂ. “ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᓲᖑᕗᑦ. ᐹᖓ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐹᒥᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓲᖑᕗᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᒥᒐᒃᓴᒥ, ᑏᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑳᐱᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.” ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑐᒪᔭᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂ. ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᖁᑭᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᓇᖏᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᖕᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐄᑕᒃ ᓱᓕ ᓯᑭᑑᖅ ᐱᓯᒪᕙᖓ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᑖᒥ ᐱᖃᓕᕆᕗᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ.
snowmobile. ᐋᓐᔨᓖᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᓂ ᐄᑕᒃ ᓇᖏᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ Angeline and Ernie Eetak pose for a photo. Ernie Eetak’s new hands open and retract depending on how he moves his arms. ᐆᓂ ᐄᑕᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒡᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑎᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᓕᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓂ . ᐆᓂ ᐄᑕᒃ ᖁᒻᒧᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᑕᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᑎᖓᑕ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ ᐆᓂ ᐄᑕᒃ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᓕᖏᓐᓂ Ernie Eetak is able to put on his steel arms by himself. Students prepared this sign for Ernie Eetak when he returned home to Arviat. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photos ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᓂ ᐄᑐᒃᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕋᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ Northern News Services Ernie flag.NunavutofinnewraisesEetakhisarmsfronthis
The snowmobile Ernie Eetak was using when he was trapped in the blizzard. Eetak shows off his new
One passion he wants to get back to and test out with his steel hands is drum dancing, as well as participating in local musical festivals. He’s hoping he can figure out a way to put his rifle on a stand so that he can hunt with his steelEetakhands.still has the snowmobile he was trapped with on the land, but he also has a new one now, and he can’t wait to go riding this winter.
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Nunavut nurses still face number of challenges
Nuatie and Evano Jr. Aggark make up the husband-and-wife team that run Arviat’s branch of IsumaTV. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
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Husband and wife team make up Arviat’s IsumaTV
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With the territory facing both the challenges of a global nursing crunch and staffing remote isolated communities, the report seeks to see what concerns Nunavut nurses have and the problems they face. A total of 328 Nunavut nurses were respondents to the survey, 64.8 per cent of which were registered nurses (RNs) and 24.5 per cent licensed practical nurses (LPNs). According to the report, the GN still has a long way with regards to retaining its nursing staff, with 46.4 per cent of nurses having considered leaving the profession entirely within the last two years. Only 29 per cent of respondents also identified Nunavut as their permanent place of residence, with 66.9 per cent of Nunavut nurses identifying Ontario, BC, Alberta, Nova Scotia or Newfoundland and Labrador as their homes. In terms of the recruitment process, just over half of nurses in the survey reported having received an orientation at 55.5 per cent.
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Among the listed problems facing Nunavut nurses found in the reports conclusion are heavy workloads, a lack of a work-life balance, insufficient staffing numbers and the management of workplace violence. Burnout and stress are being experienced by nurses who feel there is a “lack of support and appropriate response from man agement”. It also lists off possible future considerations with ‘almost half’ of Nunavut nurses planning to retire within the next 10 years, 30 per cent of which are in the next five. Nunavut’s Department of Health said the survey outlines a number of key areas they hope to address. These areas include: - Working conditions - Access to training and workplace development - Workloads - Housing - Workplace safety Nunavut Health Minister John Main says the 2021 RNANTNU survey will help better determine how to meet Nunavut’s nursing needs. NNSL
“Back in February, the Department of Health released its ‘Road map’ to Strengthen the Nunavut Nursing Workforce, which aims to help us build a strong and vibrant nursing community,” said Nunavut Health Minister John Main. “Today RNANTNU’s 2021 nursing survey will allow us to listen to our staff’s guidance to determine how to better meet their needs. This feedback will help us fulfil the goals of recruitment and retention strategies.”
Evano Jr. Aggark operates the camera for the husband-and-wife broadcast team. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Peter Two Aulatjut speaks in Inuktitut during his interview on IsumaTV. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Evano Jr. and Nuatie Aggark pose for a photo with interview guest Peter Two Aulatjut after an IsumaTV show Thursday, Aug. 11. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
“One thing I want to do is keep the culture alive,” said Nuatie Aggark, host and organizer of the show along with husband Evano Jr. “It is important not to lose our language. That’s what I’m work ingEvanofor.” Jr. has been involved in video since working with the Arviat Film Society in 2007. “We started with nothing,” he remembered.Eventually, the society for a cam era and some equipment donated, and members invited filmmakers from around Canada to Arviat so they could follow them and learn how to make short stories and doc umentaries.Afterafew years, the film soci ety launched Channel 19 in Arviat, which Evano Jr. ran from the high school.Heand Nuatie had their first child in 2012, which is when they started connecting on video work too. Evano Jr. remembers having to carry his daughter around on shoots so the filmmaking could continue. “During the shooting, she knew that she had to be quiet and stay calm,” he said. That channel was eventually lost during a cable migration in the community, which left Evano Jr. and Nuatie without an outlet for a period of time before IsumaTV, based out of Iglulik, stepped in and asked for their services during Covid.“They asked us if we wanted to do that, we agreed, so we asked them what we have to do,” said Nuatie about the partnership with IsumaTV, which sees the pair stream one-hour live shows every Thursday evening online and on Uvagut TV. “We do different kinds of shows like cooking shows, storytelling.” But launching that during the Covid lockdown was tricky, as the pair couldn’t be on site with interview guests in person. “(The subjects) had no experi ence with how to set up this equip ment on their own,” remembers Evano Jr., who had to coach them on how to set up the camera and gear.“Ihad to call them first or go on Facetime messenger and try to explain everything through cell phone, ‘You have to do that and that and that.’ It was kind of hard for us to do the show, but we went through all that hard work and right now we can go somewhere and do interviews.”WithCovid hopefully in the rear view mirror, the Aggarks – who now have three children together – are excited to keep broadcasting different types of shows that cele brate the culture. “We are trying to keep Inuit traditions alive through TV and internet,” said Evano Jr.
The Government of Nunavut (GN) on August 17 published the 2021 Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (RNANTNU) Nurse Retention and Recruitment Survey, giving insight into the challenges the territory has with regards to recruiting and maintaining its nursing staff.
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Besides a love for filmmaking, at the heart of the husband-and-wife team that runs Arviat’s IsumaTV is a passion for Inuit culture and broadcasting it for others to enjoy.
Nuatie Aggark interviews Peter Two Aulatjut for the episode of IsumaTV Thursday, Aug. 11. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
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Nunavut Government hopes survey helps guide its strategy for retaining nurses
News North Nunavut www.NunavutNews.comA8 Monday, August 22, 2022 kNKu W?9oxJ5 NNSL Media, a division of Black Press PublishersMediaof: Inuvik Drum • Kivalliq News Yellowknifer • Hay River Hub NWT News/North • Nunavut News/North Member of the Ontario Press Council. The Ontario Press Council was created to defend freedom of the press on behalf of the public and press alike and to consider specific, unsatisfied complaints from readers about the conduct of the press in gathering and publishing news, opinion and advertising. Complaints should go to: The Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706 Toronto, Ont., M5B 1J3 Email: Info@ontpress.com Fax: SENDwww.ontpress.com1-416-340-8724USYOURCOMMENTS Email us at: editorial@nnsl.com; mail to Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0; or drop your letter off at our office at 102 Tumiit Plaza. All letters submitted must be signed with a return address and daytime telephone number so that we can confirm it came from you. Not all letters will necessarily be published. Preference is given to short letters of broad interest or concern. Letters of more than 200 words, open letters and those published elsewhere are seldom used. We reserve the right to edit for length or taste and to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements. Published Mondays Office: 626 Tumiit Plaza, Iqaluit, NU Box 28, X0A 0H0 Reporters: Trevor Wright, Derek Phone:Advertising:Neary(867) 979-5990 Fax: (867) 979-6010 Toll free: (855) 447-2584 Email: Website:circulation@nnsl.comadvertising@nunavutnews.comEmail:Fax:Phone:Yellowknife,ProductionWebsite:Email:Phone:X0CRankinKivalliqnunavutnewsWebsite:editor@nunavutnews.comwww.nnsl.com/office:Box657,Inlet,NU,0GO(867)645-2862kivalliqnews@nnsl.comwww.nnsl.com/kivalliqnewsfacilities:Box2820,NT,X1A2R1(867)873-4031(867)873-8507editorial@nnsl.comwww.nnsl.com We acknowledge the finan cial support of the Government of Canada. Nous reconnaissons l'appui financier du gouvernement du Canada. FOUNDER (1934-2018): J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldason GROUP PUBLISHER: Mike W. Bryant – mike.bryant@nnsl.com ACTING COORDINATING EDITOR: Derek Neary –DirectorSports:ACCOUNTING:derek.neary@nnsl.comnnsladmin@nnsl.comEDITORIALBOARD:MikeW.Bryant•EthanButterfieldDerekNearyNEWSEDITOREthanButterfieldEDITORIALPRODUCTION:editor@nunavutnews.comJamesMcCarthy–sports@nnsl.comADVERTISINGPRODUCTIONProductionmanager:JenniferReyesADVERTISINGadvertising@nunavutnews.comAlldepartments:advertising@nnsl.comNational:JamesBoylanClassifiedAdvertising:classifieds@nnsl.comofproductdevelopment:LauraWhittleAgencycoordinator:LiezrieMaalaCIRCULATION–circulation@nnsl.comCirculationDirector:EdisonMathewSubscriptions:Oneyearmail$75Online(entirecontent)$50/year Ethan Tassiuk, J.J. Aggark and Hunter Kab lusiak pose for an impromptu photo shoot in Arviat Wednesday, Aug. 10. Stewart Burnett/ NNSL photos Ethan Tassiuk Picture this J.J. AggarkHunter Kablutsiak Arviat Days Riding withGospelsmiles into the night Katelyn-Joy Tiktaq sings with husband William during a late-night music session Tuesday, Aug. 9. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo Michael, Malla and Henry Gibbons ride down the streets of Arviat late Monday, Aug. 8. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᒪᐃᑯᓪ, ᒪᓚ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐊᓄᕆ ᒋᐱᓐᔅ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 8 ᐅᐃᓕᐊᖅ−ᒥ ᑎᒃᑕᖅ ᓂᔾᔭᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂ, ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 9 −ᒥ . ᑲᐃᑦᓕᓐ - ᔪᐊᐃ ᑎᒃᑕᖅ ᐃᙱᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐃᖓᓂ ᐅᐃᓕᐊᒻᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂ, ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 9 −ᒥ J.J. ᐊᒡᒐᒃᕼᐊᓐᑐᕐ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐄᑕᓐ ᑕᓯᐅᖅ William Tiktaq plays gospel music in his home Tuesday, Aug. 9. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
It was amazing to arrive on a complete windstorm night and walk out in the downpour to find a whole softball game going on, with the players all smiles and introducing themselves. Unlike the more metropolitan Rankin Inlet, eye contact with passersby on the street seems to be the standard for Arviat, one of the re maining towns in the country where you still say hi to everyone or give them a wave. A surprising amount of people were very in terested in talking and finding out what I was doing there. Everyone I talked to was very pleasant and almost overly appreciative. And the talent is undeniable. Arviat is already well-known be yond the Kivalliq for its musical history. My passion is rap, and it doesn’t falter there either, as I had the opportunity to jam out with some young stars in Lutie Kaviok, Jacob Okat siak, Ted Thompson (Aech) and Chris Jr. Mikeeuneak.Arviatisalso interest ing for its heavy skew toward the young. El ders and other adults are almost a rarity compared to the le gions of youth, who are up all hours of the night and buzzing in every street. As nice as the young vibe is, it seems like a town that could hardly keep up with itself in terms of infrastructure down the road, and it will be interest ing to see how Arviat manages that.Finally being on the ground is vital for journalism, because your reporting will never be au thentic if you haven’t actually spent time in the community you’re covering. You could read Chicago news stories for the rest of your life and not under stand what Chicago is like until you get there yourself. So that’s just five more com munities to go until Kivalliq News is fully (somewhat) rele vant and in touch – I look for ward to meeting the rest of you!
Northern News Services STEWART BURNETT
One of my go-to small talk questions for people in Rankin Inlet is asking what they think about other communities in the Kivalliq.Mostpraise Arviat for its kind ness, and after my first visit, I echo that sentiment.
News North Nunavut www.NunavutNews.comA10 Monday, August 22, 2022 kNKu W?9oxJ5 Arviat lives up to reputation
Talent and kindness high in youth-dominated hamlet
The jams are 10s but there’s no marking here and workshop teaches food preservation skills
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“These kind of programs which are held in the communities are very helpful,” said Ollie. Kelly Lindell, Kivalliq programs manager for Ilitaqsiniq, said the organization’s food prepa ration programs are popular. “Food security is a big thing in the North,” said Lindell, who was on hand to lead the course in“WeArviat.allknow that at certain times of the season we have an abundance of things like berries or mussels or caribou. There are a lot of traditional ways to preserve food that people are still doing, but we wanted to offer different ways that you can preserve food, different ideas and give people the option to take what is in abundance and make
News North Nunavut Monday, August 22, 2022 A11www.NunavutNews.com kNKu W?9oxJ5ᒥᖑᐊᑦ ᔮᒻ 10 ᖑᕗᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᒥᖑᐊᑦ ᔮᒻ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔭᓕᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᓱᕋᔾᔭᐃᒃᑯᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐋᓂ ᐆᓕ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᓕᓵᙱᓚᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒥᖑᐊᑦ ᔮᒻᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔭᓕᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ. “ᐱᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᐸᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ-ᑎᓴᒪᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᐸᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ 12 ᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ. “ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᔭᓐᓂ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.”ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᔅᑐᕌᐱᐊᕆᒥ ᖁᐊᖃᐅᒻᒥ ᔮᒻᒥ, ᐊᖅᐱᒃ ᔮᒻ, ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᐸᒥ ᔭᓕᓂ, ᐸᐃᒥ ᐃᓗᓕᓕᖕᒥ ᐋᐳᒥ, ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ, ᕌᔅᐱᐊᕆ ᔮᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ. ᐳᔪᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᖁᐊᕈᑎ ᓂᓪᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᖢᓂ . “ᐅᑯᐊ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᓕ. ᑲᓕ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕿᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ“ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᐱᐅᒋᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ.ᐊᖏᔫᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ, ᐅᐸᒃᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᓂ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᒍᑦ ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᐅᕐᙵᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᕕᓗᕐᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᓂ. ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓱᕋᔾᔭᐃᒃᑯᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᕋᔾᔭᐃᒃᑯᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒧᑦ.” ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑭᖃᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ.
Annie Ollie isn’t new to cooking but that didn’t stop her from enjoying Ilitaqsiniq’s jams and jellies workshop in Arviat mid-August. “It’s been going great,” she said toward the end of the four-day course that brought a dozen people together. “I will try and continue what I’ve learned from thisWorkshopcourse.”participants made strawberry freezer jam, aqpik jam, red pepper jelly, apple pie fill ing, fruit cocktail, raspberry jam and more. The smoke alarm only went off once.
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it last for the whole year.” The program was free to enter, which is part of Ilitaqsiniq’s philosophy with regard to teaching these kind of skills to community members.“Noone needs experience, no one needs equip ment, no one pays for anything,” said Lindell. “It’s inclusive to everybody. We really try to keep it a very safe learning environment. We don’t grade anyone, no one gets in trouble for doing anything wrong.” In fact, she elaborated, when it comes to the kitchen, it’s often mistakes that make for the best“Welearning.make mistakes together and we learn from them,” said Lindell. The program was funded by the Department of Health. Ilitaqsiniq plans to return to Arviat in the fall for a pickling course and is always promoting new workshops online.
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hands. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᐋᓂ ᐆᓕ ᐃᓗᐊᓄᐊᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒡᒐᒥᓄᑦ Ujarak Appadoo stirs a concoction in the kitchen. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᐅᔭᕋᒃ ᐊᑉᐸᑑ ᐃᖑᓚᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ Products cool down overnight before being ready. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓂᒡᓚᖅᓯᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᓕᒫᒥ“ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᐱᓕᕆᓕᒪᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ, ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ, ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᑭᓖᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ. “ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖃᙱᑉᐳᒍᑦ, ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᕈᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᕙᙱᑉᐳᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᕈᑎᒃ.” ᐃᒻᒪᖄ, ᐅᖃᕆᐊᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ. “ᑕᒪᑦᑕ ᑕᒻᒪᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒋᕙᒃᐸᕗᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ.ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ.ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᑎᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥ ᐱᑯᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᑖᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ.
“These significant investments in the Canadian Hydrographic Ser vice and the Canadian Coast Guard will contribute to safer waters in the Arctic and help protect coastal communities across the region,” stated Joyce Murray, minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. “By collaborating with communities across the North, we are ensuring those who use and rely on Arctic waters daily will be safer than ever before.”
Inaugural recipients of Danielle Moore Scholarship announced
Operation Nanook
Pangnirtung’s Jenna KilabukQaqqasiq and Iglulik’s Kylie Angutimarik awarded $3,000 to support ongoing education
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Announced at the same time was $84 million to improve the Ca nadian Hydrographic Service in the Arctic, which will help improve mapping of the seafloor and contribute to safer navigation in the Arctic.
“The Arviat RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance,” stated the RCMP in a news release.
Cambridge Bay Operation Nanook is the Canadian Armed Forces signature Northern operation to deliver Arctic training, develop partnerships, and improve the readiness of all participants.
Nunavut Food Security Coalition accepting proposals Nunavut The Nunavut Food Security Coalition is now accepting propos als for core funding that will address food security in Nunavut inNon-profit2022-23. organizations, societies and municipal organizations can apply for funding for projects that: Contribute to the development, salaries, rent and/or continuation of a food security project. Aim to increase the ability of Nunavummiut to improve their own food security through life and food skills development. Encourage parents and children to learn and build food and life skills together. Reduce barriers to food access. Up to 250,000 is available for food centres that provide mul tiple food-related services and programs with dedicated space for public access. For an application package, contact Michael Angnakak, Food Security Advisory at foodsecurityapplications@gov.nu.ca or callThe867-975-5407.deadlinetoapply is September 30, 2022, at 5 p.m. (EDT).
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As a result of the community liquor plebiscite held on May 16, 2022, effective September 4, 2022, there will be new liquor restrictions in Kugluktuk. If you live in or travel to Kugluktuk, the following restrictions will apply: The new limit per person for each two-week period for importing or purchasing liquor will be: • 1.775 liters of spirits (1 x 60-ounce bottle); and •either17.04 litres of beer (48 x 355ml cans); or • 3.75 litres of wine (5 x 750 millitre bottles). This limit applies to all alcohol purchases in Kugluktuk. There is no exception for special occasions or events. There are two ways to buy alcohol in Nunavut – from the Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) or from outside of Nunavut. If you order alcohol from the NULC, you do not need an import permit. Please call the NULC office at 1-855-844-5488 or email orders@nulc.ca.Ifyouorderalcohol from outside of Nunavut, you will need a liquor import permit. To purchase a permit, please call the NULC office at 1-855-844-5488 or email orders@nulc.ca. Liquor import permits are non-refundable and are valid for only one order. They must be used within two weeks of purchase date. For more information about Kugluktuk’s liquor system, please email the Department of Finance’s at liquor@gov.nu.ca. - Ethan Butterfield
Pangnirtung’s Jenna Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq and Iglulik’s Kylie Angutimarik are the first two re cipients of the inaugural Danielle Moore Schol arship, announced the Pinnguaq Association on August 17. The Scholarship, itself announced earlier in April, was launched to honour the memory of Danielle Moore who’s life was tragically cut short when flight ET302 crashed in Ethiopia. Moore was on her way to a United Nations Environmental Assembly taking place in Kenya. Each recipient will be receiving $3,000 in sup port of their ongoing education. They were chosen by Pinnguaq and the Moore family out of 11 ap plicants who applied for the scholarship in 2022. Moore was an advocate for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) education and Pinnguaq hopes to continue that legacy through this scholarship named after her. “Danielle was a passionate educator, and a true inspiration for everyone she worked with - her peers and the children at the (Iqaluit) Makerspace, who called her the girl with the robots,” said Ryan Oliver, CEO and Founder of Pinnguaq. “I can’t think of a better way to remember her, and broaden her legacy, than supporting these youth in achieving their dreams, just as she did.” Kilabuk-Qaqqasiq will be entering her third year of the Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP), she hopes to teach in her home commu nity. Angutimarik will be studying in her second year of Nunavut Arctic College’s Fur Design program.“Every applicant to the scholarship was wor thy,” Oliver said, “The hardest part was having to narrow this down.”
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Operation Nanook includes four operations carried out in the Canadian Arctic including Operation Nanook - Nunakput which occurs on northern waterways. The aim of this operation is to enhance the Canadian Armed Forces ability to operate in a variety of conditions. The Canadian Armed Forces aims to work together with northern partners in response to arctic conditions, coordination and cooperation with Government operations in response to safety and security issues in the OperationNorth.Nanook - Nunakput is occurring primarily in Cam bridge Bay with a Naval port visit in Pond Inlet. Additionally, it may include additional stops by the ships in Arctic Bay and Qikiqtarjuaq.Theoverall operation is taking place between August 15-29, 2022, with some personnel arriving in Cambridge Bay as of August 11 to receive equipment. It you have any questions regarding Operation Nanook in Nunavut, please contact communications@gov.nu.ca. - Ethan Butterfield
The Danielle Moore Scholarship was named in honour of Danielle Moore, who tragically passed away on March 10, 2019. Photo courtesy of Pinnguaq Association
Nunavut ᑕᓂᐅᓪ ᓄᐊᕐ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓯᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓛᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᓂᐅᔾ ᒧᐊᕐᒥ, ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᑲᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒫᔾᔨ 10, 2019-ᒥ .
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Liquor seizure in Arviat Arviat Arviat RCMP seized 16 bottles of whiskey and two bottles of wine from a man Aug. 6. The RCMP had received information that a male individual was arriving in town with liquor he planned on selling. The man was charged with unlawful sale of liquor under Section 84 of the Liquor Act. He was scheduled to appear in court Aug. 16.
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The Canadian government announced $24.7 million in new funding to enhance the Canadian Coast Guard’s response capabilities in Rankin Inlet Wednesday, Aug. 10. With the funding, Rankin Inlet’s Inshore Rescue Boat station will be enhance to an Arctic Marine Response station. The Coast Guard will use the funding to hire and train additional crew from local communities, extend the station’s operational season by one month beginning in 2023, procure an additional search and rescue vessel and undertake other infrastructure improvements to enhance operational capabilities.
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News North Nunavut Monday, August 22, 2022 A13www.NunavutNews.com kNKu W?9oxJ5 Congratulations to this week’s winner, Loretta Pee! Congrat ulations Loretta! ᐋᓐᔨᓚ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᓱᔪᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ , ᐋᒍᔅᑎ, 2022. ᔭᓃᑕ ᓂᒡᓚᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᖅᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᔭᓃᑕ ᐊᑕᑕᕼᐊᒃᒧᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 31, 2022. 3:31 ᐅᓐᓄᐊᒃᑯᑦ . ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒻᓇᒡᔪᐊᖕᒥ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗ ᒻᒥ ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᑭᒍᑦᑕᖅ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅᓄᓇᕗᑦᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᑭᒍᑦᑕᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 8 2022-ᒥ , the Vagabond ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥ . JONATHAN MICHAEL KIGUKTAK Grise Ford, Nunavut Taken by Jonathan Kigukta on Aug. 8 2022, the Vagabond in Grise Fiord. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ : ᓗᐊᕆᑕ ᐲ ᓴᓪᓖᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ White ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᔪᓚᐃ ᒥ . WINNER: LORETTA PEE Coral Harbour, Nunavut This was taken near white island on July. SUAPI MIAJI Sanikiluaq, Nunavut Suapi’s son, 4 years old, Alex Ippak, pulling homemade trap he’s thrown in the water to catch seafood of sea urchins, sea cucumbers, and mussels at Kataapik. ᓱᐊᐱ ᓱᐊᐱᐅᑉᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ,ᒥᐊᔨᓄᓇᕗᑦᐃᕐᓂᖓ,4 −ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ, ᐋᓕᒃᔅ ᐃᑉᐸᒃ, ᓄᓱᒃᓯᕗᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᒪᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᒥᖅᑯᓕᑦ, ᖁᒃᓱᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᕕᓗᕐᓂ ᑲᑖᐱᖕᒥ . KINDLY SPONSORED BY INVESTMENT GROUP INC. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᑦ ᑲᒪᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ NCC Investment Group Inc., ᐳᓚᕋᕈᒃ www.nccig.ca ᐅᓪᓗᒥ.0 Nunavut News presents the Amazing On-the-Land contest, generously sponsored by NCC Investment Group Inc., visit www.nccig.ca today. TULUGARJUKANGELA Iqaluit, Nunavut Hiking in Iqaluit on a beautiful evening, August, 2022. JËNITA NEGLÅK Nunavut Submitted by Jenita Atatahak. Taken on July 31, 2022. 3:31 a.m. Pictures taken at Imnagyoak in Kugluktuk, Nunavut.
News North Nunavut www.NunavutNews.comA14 Monday, August 22, 2022 kNKu W?9oxJ5 ᐋᐱ ᐅᓇᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ,ᒥᒃᐋᓕᔅᑐᕐᓄᓇᕗᑦᐊᔾᔨᓕᐊᖅᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᐱᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗ ᖕᓂ ᔫᓂ 24 −ᒥ . ᑲᓚᖃᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓚᖃᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᓚᖓ ᐃᖃᓗ ᖕᓂ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ . ABBY MCALLISTER Iqaluit, Nunavut The photo is of a sunset she watched in Iqaluit on June 24th. The colourful houses and colourful sky make Iqaluit the prettiest place. ᑲᐃᓕ ᔫᓇ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ 4 −ᒥ ᐅᓪᓛᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ , ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 7, 2022. KAYLIE JONAH Hall Beach, Nunavut 4 a.m. sunrise near Sanirajak, Nunavut Aug 7, 2022. ᐅᕕᓗᒃ ᔫᓯᐱ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 10 −ᒥ ᐊᔭᒍᑕᒃ ᖁᓛᓂ ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑ ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂ . OVILOK JOSEPH Kugluktuk, Nunavut An Aug. 10 rainbow over Kugluktuk schools. SAM CLARENCE ALOOKEE Taloyoak, Nunavut No Caribou, so had to go fishing to bring something home. Mandi Analok in Tigluarvik, North of Taloyoak. SHAWN MARRIOTT Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Patty-Jane and Kinsley after checking nets. On the northwest passage just 11 kms west of Cambridge Bay at our camp. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon. ᓵᓐ ᐹᑎᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ,ᒥᐊᕆᐊᑦᓄᓇᕗᑦ-ᔭᐃᓐᐊᒻᒪᑭᓐᔅᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂ. ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᐱᓇᖕᓇᒥ ᐃᑳᕐᕕᖓᓂ 11 ᑭᓛᒥᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊ ᑉ ᐱᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᓈᑦᑎᖑᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᖓᓂ . ᓵᒻ ᑭᓕᐊᕆᓐᔅ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᑐᒃᑐᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ,ᓄᓇᕗᑦᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑎᒡᓗᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ,ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ.ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦᒫᓐᑎᐊᓇᓗᒃᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᑉᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ.
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Profiling some of the burgeoning rap scene
Can you handle these bars?
Chris Jr. Mikeeuneak With only one published solo track to his name, Chris Jr. Mikeeuneak considers himself a feature rapper at the moment. “Growing up, I always listened to hip-hop music, like Eminem and Kendrick,” said Mikeeuneak. “I would think, man I wanna rap like them. So one day I asked Philip (Jacob Okatsiak) if he wanted to make a rap song, and we actually did.” He’s learning to be more emotional and bring a message to his lyrics beyond the raw intensity.
Jacob Okatsiak Signed to the Nunavut record label Hitmakerz, Jacob Okatsiak is well on his way to a career inHehip-hop.hasan album dropping on that label this fall and Okatsiak has worked hard to make it the best it can be. “My first songs were really, really bad,” he remembers. “I couldn’t hit the kicks and the snares. I barely made sense and I didn’t know what to rap about. But throughout time, I learned how to express how I feel through music.” He’s hoping to get more into music production as time goes on.
Arviat has a rich music scene and hip-hop is no different.Kivalliq News caught up with four young rappers who call the town home.
Lutie Kaviok Growing up, Lutie Kaviok was always around music, which he credits for helping him under stand melodies early. “My friends started rapping, so I started too,” said Kaviok, who started making his own tracks during the pandemic. He considers himself a melodic and story telling rapper. “I just have fun in the studio,” he said. “I try to connect my emotions and base it off struggling and growing up as an Inuk.” Going forward, he strives to add more creativity to his music.
Aech (Ted Thompson) Named after the sound of his middle initial, Aech (Ted Thompson) has a well-known track named ‘Life for the Inuit’ among his young discography.“I’mjustanother Inuk who loves music,” he said humbly, adding he started rapping about two years ago with a diss track. He has seven published songs but many more he’s been too busy to release. “I don’t think I’ll go as far as these guys will,” he said with a smile.
Chris Jr. Mikeeuneak.Jacob Okatsiak. Lutie Kaviok in front in his home studio with Chris Jr. Mikeeuneak, Jacob Okatsiak and Aech (Ted Thompson) behind. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photos
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Tashinga Chakonza of Iqaluit leaps into the air for a service during action at the Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ont., on Aug. 17. Canada Summer Games/James Ruddy photo
Team Nunavut ends Canada Summer Games to remember
“Most definitely” successful ever for the territory, says chef de mission To call the 2022 Canada Summer Games a suc cess for Nunavut would be like calling a desert dry. TeamExactly.Nunavut’s first major games venture since the 2018 Arctic Winter Games ended on Aug. 21 with the men’s and women’s volleyball teams in action. Neither team managed to find the win column, but just being there was the big thing. It was, after all, the first time volleyball teams from the territory had taken to the court at the Canada Summer Games.
“That’s the first time we’ve had both ever and those are victories to us,” he said. ‘The potential is there to have more of these kinds of teams competing and there could be another group that sees this and it grows. A lot of planning and preparation went into having those teams here and it’s a big step forward.”
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Brady Fischer, head coach of the boys team, said there were ups and downs over the course of the week that was. “Our play (was) rather inconsistent and maybe that is a bit of nerves but overall, there (were) some good signs that we are improving,” he said on Aug. 18. Stage fright, perhaps? A bit, he added. “Their play (showed) it at times, but they also (showed) times where they (were) getting com fortable with everything,” he said. A quick peek at the scorelines showed that they got caught giving up consecutive points on multiple occasions, which would indicate long stretches of serves going against them. Fischer said they got caught more than once in that trap. “In certain rotations, we got stuck for multiple points against, and so we lost any momentum that we gained early in the matches,” he said. But the final results weren’t important to Jeff Seeteenak, Team Nunavut’s chef de mission. He said having volleyball teams of both the indoor and beach variety was a win it itself.
Of course, the team was still buzzing about Eekeeluak Avalak and his heroics on the wrestling mat the week before. Like everyone else on the team, Seeteenak was there to witness it and said it was one of those moments where you had to be there. “The whole gym exploded,” he said. “The medal presentation afterward, the outpouring of affection from everywhere — it was all amazing.” Needless to say, this has now become the bench mark for other Canada Summer Games appear ances to come. The next one will be in 2025 in St. John’s, N.L., and Seeteenak said sports in the territory now have something to strive for. “I don’t know if we’ll reach the heights we did in Niagara, but at least there’s something they can look at and start preparing for,” he said. “We had a great time, the kids all did amazing, we had many firsts for Nunavut. Overall, it was a huge success.”
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Canada Summer Games wrap up with volleyball
Thomas Porter of Gjoa Haven gets his fingertips on the ball at the net versus Prince Edward Island on Aug. 16. Canada Summer Games/Katie Heykoo photo
Thomas Porter goes up to play a kill versus Prince Edward Island on Aug. 16. Canada Summer Games/Virginia Stranaghan photo
And so perhaps the most successful Canada Summer Games ever experienced by Team Nunavut is over.
Shanti Dias serves one up against Newfoundland and Labrador on Aug. 16. Canada Summer Games/ Jeremy Kiers photo
Shanti Dias of Rankin Inlet goes up for the kill versus Prince Edward Island on Aug. 16. Canada Summer Games/ Brad Demers photo
The girls squad celebrates a sideout versus Newfoundland and Labrador on Aug. 16. Canada Summer Games/ Jeremy Kiers photo
The men’s and women’s volleyball teams wrapped up their maiden voyages on the court in Ontario. They were the only athletes in action for the back half of the Games and both were unable to make the playoffs. Here’s a look at some of the action involving both squads. -text by James McCarthy
Luke Cornthwaite of Iqaluit, left, and Alex Palongayak of Kugluktuk get up to try and block a Prince Edward Island kill attempt. Canada Summer Games/Virginia Stranaghan photo
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