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ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 110-ᒥᒃ ISSUE 110 • ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ • ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ • Taking photography to new heights • ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓯᖏᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ, • The legacy of Johnny May ᓇᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᓪᓗ • Makivik’s management of belugas, • ᖃᕐᒫᐱᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᒥᒃ polar bears and caribou ᑐᓴᕐᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖕᖓᓂᖅ • Introducing the Qarmaapik Family House ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ Serving Nunavik Inuit ᑖᒃᑯᐊᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐊᕗᑦᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᓚᖓᔪᑦ,ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕐᑐᓴᓕᕆᕕᖓᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ, ᕿᓚᓗᒉᑦ ᓇᓄᐃᓪᓗᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᒍᓯᖏᑦ.ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᕙᒻᒪᑦᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖓᑕᑐᖓᓕᖓᑕᐋᑕᒥᑎᓖᓪᐊᓚᑰᑉᓯᕗᓕᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᐃᓚᐅᔪᖁᑎᑦᑕᐊᓪᓚᑕᕕᓂᖏᑦᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᐅᓚᖓᒻᒥᔪᑦ. ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐ ᑳᑐᕆᓐᑖᕝᓂᑳᓪᕙᓐᐊᑦᔨᓕᐊᕕᓂᖏᑦᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑕᓯᓚᑉᐱᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦᐊᕐᕌᒍᕐᓂ ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᙯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᕙᖓᑦ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᒍᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᓂᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᑦᑎᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖁᑎᑐᐊᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᐊᑦᔨᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᐅᒻᒥᔪᑦ.ᐱᐊᕆᖃᐅᒃᑫ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᑉ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ. ᔨᓐᑌᔅ,ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑑᓱᓂᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᔪᖅ,ᑕᒐᑕᒐᓗᐊᕐᕕᑕᕐᓱᓂᐁᓯᐊᒥ ᒪᑭᕕᒃᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᐳᖅᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᒪᖔᑕᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑖᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑯᑦ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᓗ ᐊᑑᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᖏᑕᑦᑎᓂᒃᐃᓓᑎᒍᑦᐊᑑᑎᑦᓱᓂ.ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐹᖏᑦᐅᓂᒃᑳᑕᖏᑦᑕ ᕿᑐᕐᖏᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᒥᓪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᐅᒍᑎᑦᓴᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᓐᓇᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑎᓐᓃᓚᖓᔪᑦ.ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᖓᒻᒪᑦᓇᔪᖃᑦᑕᑕᒥᓂᒃ, ᑕᕐᕋᒥᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᓄᑦ. ᐊᑐᐊᕐᓯᖃᑦᑕᓛᕐᖁᓯ.ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒧᑦᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᓯᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᔫᖅᕘᔅᐃᐊᒃᑰᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ Makivik Corporation ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒧᑦᐊᐅᓪᓚᓱᓂ,ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒧᑦᐊᕐᕕᑕᕆᐊᓯᕕᒋᓛᕐᑕᒥᓄᑦ.ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ Makivik is the ethnic organization mandated to represent and promote the interests of Nunavik. Its membership is composed of the Inuit beneficiaries of the ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓱᓕᕐᑕᐅᒍᒪᑦᓱᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᕆᒍᔭᒥᓂᒃ James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (JBNQA). Makivik’s responsibility is to ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ. ensure the proper implementation of the political, social, and cultural benefits of the Agreement, and to manage and invest the monetary compensation so as to enable the Inuit to become an integral part of the Northern economy. This issue has a special, thorough update from the Makivik department ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ of Renewable Resources in the areas of caribou, beluga and polar ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖑᕐᑎᑕᐅᓲᒍᕗᑦᒪᑭᕝᕕᒥ–ᐁᑦᑐᑑᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃᐊᑭᖃᕐᑎᓇᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᑎᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᒃᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒧᑦ. ᑕᒐ management. There has been a lot of work in this area particularly ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᑕᖏᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᓲᒍᖕᖏᓚᑦ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒥᑦ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᖏᓐᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐱᑎᑕ- through the leadership of Makivik Vice President Adamie Delisle Alaku. ᐅᒍᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓕᐊᒍᓯᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ, ᐊᓪᓚᖑᐊᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᑦᔨᖁᑎᓂᓪᓘᓃᑦ. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᑏᕓᒧᑦ In our youth section we have two features written by beneficiaries [email protected]ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦᐅᖄᓚᕕᐅᓗᑕᐊᑭᓕᕇᕐᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ1-800-361-7052 themselves. Katherine Daphne Calvin whose photo is beautifully spread ᑎᑭᑎᑦᓯᒍᒪᔪᖃᕐᐸᑦᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓅᕐᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᓂᒃᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᑦᓯᐊᕈᒪᔪᖃᕐᐸᓘᓐᓃᑦ. across the front and back cover is a shining example of a dedicated Makivik Magazine entrepreneur who has mastered photography skills over the years. Makivik Magazine is published by Makivik Corporation - it is distributed free of charge to Inuit beneficiaries of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement. The Piari Gentes Kauki, is another young writer in this issue, who is currently opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of Makivik Corporation or its travelling around Asia experiencing what many of us don’t. Part I of Executive. We welcome letters to the editor and submissions of articles, artwork or photographs. Email [email protected] or call 1-800-361-7052 for submissions his story is featured in this issue. He will be writing a series about his or for more information. adventures, stay tuned. Makivik supported his journey through a First ᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᖏᑦ Air pass to the South, his gateway to his world travels. He is now sharing ᔫᐱᑕᕐᕿᐊᐱᒃ,ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒪᕆᒃ ᐋᓐᑎᒧᐊᖃᐅᔅ,ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᑉᑐᖓᓕᖓ,ᒪᑭᑉᐸᓕᐊᒍᑎᑦᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ his story with Nunavimmiut in hopes of inspiring young people to ᐋᑕᒥᑎᓖᓪᐊᓚᑯ,ᓄᑕᐅᓯᓕᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃᐱᑦᓴᑕᕐᕕᓴᒥᒃᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᒻᒥᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᒪᕆᐅᑉᑐᖓᓕᖓ follow their dreams. ᐋᓐᑎᐲᕐᑎ,ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐋᑕᒥᐹᓪᓚᔮᑦ,ᐊᓪᓚᑎᒻᒪᕆ Makivik Corporation Executives Jobie Tukkiapik, President ᐅᓈ ᓱᓇ? / WHAT IS THIS? Andy Moorhouse, Vice President, Economic Development Adamie Delisle Alaku, Vice President, Renewable Resources Andy Pirti, Treasurer Adamie Padlayat, Corporate Secretary ᓵᓚᖃᐅᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᐳᑎᑦ/ᓵᓚᓐᓃᒍᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᐳᑎᑦ$100.00-ᓂᒃᓇᓚᐅᑦᓯᓗᐊᑐ- ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᑯᕐᓴᒪᕆᓐᓂᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ, ᐊᓯᓕᒫᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐊᕈᕕᑦᐆᒥᖓᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥᒃᓇᓗᓇᕐᑐᓕᐊᖑᒪᔪᒥᒃ.ᑭᐅᑦᔪᑎᑎᑦᓇᓚᐅᑦᓯᒋ- ᐱᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᓂᓪᓗ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐊᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᓯᒪᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ. ᐊᕈᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦᐊᓪᓚᑕᕐᕕᑎᒍᑦᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦᐅᕗᖓ'ᓇᓗᓇᕐᑐᒥᒃᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥᒃ We wish to express our sincere thanks to all Makivik staff, as well as to all others ᐱᓕᐅᑎᑎᑦᓯᕕᒻᒧᑦ'ᐊᑖᓂᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃᐊᐅᓪᓚᑎᑦᓯᕕᑦᓴᐅᓱᓂᓯᓚᑎᒧᑦ who provided assistance and materials to make the production of this magazine ᑐᕌᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑕᕐᕕᒃ ᐅᓇ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ: possible. [email protected]. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓕᐅᕐᑎ/ Editor ᑏᕓᒫᒃᑮ / Teevi Mackay You could win $100.00 if you ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐁᑉᐹᓄᑦ ᓄᑦᑎᕆᔨ/ Translation correctly guess what this ᐋᓚᓯᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅᕿᑭ / Alasie Kenuajuak Hickey ᐄᕙᐋᓗᐸ-ᐱᓗᕐᑑᑦ / Eva Aloupa-Pilurtuut mystery photo is. Mail your ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᙳᑕᐅᔪᑦᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᓐᓄᑦ answer to ‘Mystery Photo Published by Makivik Corporation Contest’ at the address below P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Quebec J0M 1C0 Canada or you can email your answer ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᖓ / Telephone: 819-964-2925 to: [email protected]. *ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᕋᓱᒍᑏᑦᑕᒃᑲᓂᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓃᑦᑐᑦᐃᓕᖓᔪᑦᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦᔦᒥᓯ ᐯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑯᐯᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓᓂᑦᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᑕᕐᑕᑐᓄᑦ Makivik Corporation, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 110-ᒥᒃ ISSUE 110 P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, *Contest participation in this magazine is limited to Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. Quebec J0M 1C0 ᓯᓚᑉᐱᐊᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ:ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐊᕕᓂᖏᑦᑳᑐᕆᓐᑖᕝᓂᑳᓪᕙᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᕗᑦᐋᓕᒃᖁᖏᐊᖅᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᒪᑦᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥᒃᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᑐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦᐅᓪᓗᓯᐅᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ2015-ᒥᑰᑦᔪᐊᕌᐱᒻᒥ. ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᓃᑦᑐᑦᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᓂ. 109-ᒍᒍᑎᐅᔪᓂᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᓐᓂ. ᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥᒃᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᑐᕕᓃᑦ Cover: Photo taken by Katherine Daphne Calvin ᐊᑎᖏᑦᐊᒧᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓛᕐᑐᑦᒪᑭᕝᕕᐅᑉᐊᓪᓚᕕᒻᒪᕆᖓᓂᑎᓯᒻᐱᕆ9,2016-ᒥ. on Canada day 2015 in Kuujjuaraapik. Her article is featured in the youth section of this issue. ᐊᑎᖓᐊᒧᔭᐅᕐᖄᑐᖅᓵᓚᖃᐅᑎᑖᓛᕐᑎᓗᒍ$100.00-ᓂᒃ. • ᐊᑦᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ • ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ • Taking photography to new heights Congratulations to Alec Koneak who won the Mystery Photo Contest in • ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓯᖏᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᒃ, • The legacy of Johnny May ᓇᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᓪᓗ • Makivik’s management of belugas, • ᖃᕐᒫᐱᒻᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᒥᒃ polar bears and caribou ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ ISSN 1481-3041 ᑐᓴᕐᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖕᖓᓂᖅ • Introducing the Qarmaapik Family House issue 109 of Makivik Magazine. Winners of this mystery photo contest ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᑦᔪᑎᓖᑦ 110-ᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᔭᒥ ᐅᐱᕐᖔᒥ/ᐅᑭᐊᑦᓴᒥ 2016 will be drawn at the Makivik head office on December 9, 2016. The first ᐱᑦᔪᔨᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓂᒃ Serving Nunavik Inuit ᒪᑭᕕᒃ Issue 110 Summer/Fall 2016 prize as noted is $100.00. 2 11 ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓴᑕᖏᑦ / CONTENTS ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ 04 The Legacy of Johnny May ᐊᑕᓂᐊᓘᑉ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᕌᐱᓕᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᕕᓂᖅ 16 The Governor General of Canada Visits Kuujjuaraapik ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕋᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᓂᖅ 20 The Right to Harvest Beluga Whales ᒪᑭᕝᕕᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᕐᑑᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ 26 What Makivik is Doing About Our Caribou 16 26 ᓇᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᒍᓯᖓ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ – ᓱᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓕᕐᓇᑑᕙ ? 34 Polar Bear Management in Nunavik – Why is it so Confusing? ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐳᔪᖓᓂ 42 Air Inuit Propwash ᕘᔅ ᐃᐊᒃᑯᑦ 44 First Air ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᐊᕕᓃᑦ 48 Nunavik Creations ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᓪᓚᕈᑏᑦ 52 66 50 Legal Tips ᐊᑦᔨᖁᑎᑕᓖᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐᐊᑦ: 52 ᑲᖏᕐᓱᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᑉᐱᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᔮᕐᓂᖅ Photo Essay: Kangirsuk’s Arctic Char Music Festival ᐃᑎᕋᑦᓴᖅ - ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒦᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓇᕐᕋᓭᓪᓘᑐᓄᑦ 58 Open Door – Montreal’s Homeless Inuit ᖃᕐᒫᐱᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᖁᑎᒃ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᒥ 62 Qarmaapik Family House in Kangiqsualujjuaq ᖃᔭᐅᑉ ᐅᑎᕐᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ 66 The Return of the Qajaq 78 88 ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ 70 Nunavik Notes ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᑦ 78 Youth ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓂᖏᑦ zine 97 Nunavik Research Factsheet a mag ᓄᓇᖃᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᕕᒃ 101 Green Corner MAKIVIK MAKIVIK 3 © MAKIVIK CORPORATION X2 CORPORATION MAKIVIK © ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᔮᓂ ᒣᑉ The Legacy ᐊᓪᓚᑕᖏᑦ ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᕿᐊᓐᑎᕆᐅᑉ of Johnny May By Stephen Hendrie ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑎᐅᓲᖅ Legendary Arctic bush Pilot Johnny ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᐊᖑᓲᓂ ᐊᑦᔨᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᖏᑐᑦ May should be in the Guinness Book ᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᓯᒪᕕᒋᓲᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᐸᕐᓚᑎᑦᓯ- of World Records for holding a candy ᓲᖑᒐᒥ ᑰᒃᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᑦ ᖁᓕᓪᓗ drop over Kuujjuaq for the past fifty ᐊ ᓂᒍᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦᐱᐅᓯᕆᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓕᕐᑕᒥᓂᒃᑰᒃᔪᐊᒥ.ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ years. There are other candy drops ᐊᓰᑦᐸᕐᓚᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᓲᖑᒋᕗᑦᑭᓯᐊᓂᓇᓪᓕᖏᓪᓗᓃᑦᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ around the world, but none with the ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓲᑐᖃᐅᓂᖃᖕᖏᓚᑦ ᔮᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᕐᐹᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ longevity of Johnny’s. And as in the ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓲᑐᖃᐅᓕᕐᖁᖅ. ᓲᕐᓗᓗ ᓂᑦᔭᓗᑦᑕᑎᐅᑉ ᓵᒥ ᑏᕕᔅ Sammy Davis Jr. song “The Candy ᓄᑲᕐᓯᐅᑉᓂᑦᔭᓗᑦᑖᕈᑎᖓᑎᑐᑦ“TheCandyMan”-ᑎᑐᑦ Man,” there are words that ring true ᓱᐃᓯᕐᑎᓯᔨᐊᖑᑎᑎᑐᑦ,ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦᐃᓕᖓᑦᓯᐊᐳᑦ with Johnny’s remarkable endeavor. ᔮᓂᐅᑉᐱᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᑦᓴᓯᐊᓄᑦ.ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑕᖃᑦᓯ- He has been successful, “Cause he ᐊᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᒐᒥ, “ᑮᑕ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐅᐊᕈᑎᒌᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ mixes it with love and makes the ᓇᓪᓕᓂᕐᒥᓗᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥᓪᓗᒪᒪᕐᑐᖃᕐᑎᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ.” world taste good.” ᔮᓂᒣᑯᐯᒃᒥᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑏᑦᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᕕᖓᓄᑦᐊᑎᖓᐊᓪᓚᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ Johnny May was inducted into the Quebec Air and ᓄᕕᒻᐱᕆ23,2010-ᒥ. Space Hall of Fame on November 23, 2010. ᐃᓅᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ1945-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᒃᔪᐊᑉᓴᓂᐊᓃᑦᑐᒥᖃᑦᓴᓐᐯᒃᑯᑦ Born 1945 at the Hudson’s Bay trading post beside ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᐊᕕᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ, ᔮᓂ ᒣ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ ᐃᑦᔭᕋᑦᓴᓯᐊᖑᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᖃᕐᓱᓂ George River. Johnny May has led an inspiring life based ᐊᑦᓱᕈᐊᓗᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ,ᓱᓕᑦᓯᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ,ᑲᑦᓱᙰᓐᓂᒥᒃ,ᐱᓇᓱᑉᐸᓂᕐᒥᒃᐊᑦᓱᕈᕐᓇᑐᓂᒃ, on simplicity, integrity, grit, hard work, a good sense of ᐃᔪᕐᓇᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒍᐊᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᕐᓂᒥᓪᓗ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᕕᓕᒫᒥᒍᑦ humour and the basic notion of being the best at what ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᖏᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᑉᐸᓱᓂ - ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔪᕌᕈᒃᑯᑦ. ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓱᓂ he does – being a bush pilot. He was the first Inuk bush ᖃᖓᑦᑕᔫᕐᑎᕈᒋᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅᐊᑕᐅᓯᓕᑲᓪᓚᒥᒃᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᖑᑦᓱᓂ,ᐃᒻᒪᖄᓗᑭᐊᖅᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ pilot in Nunavik and likely across Canada. ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐸᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ. 4 ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕆᓲᖓ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐸᕐᓚᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᒥ ᐱᓯᒪᕗᖅ The love he brings to the annual candy drop comes from his family. ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᑕ ᓇᓪᓕᒋᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᓴᑦᓯ-