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NIPISI NIPISI TOHAGAKHANG GOKTAOHIMAYUT NTI-KOT PIVALIAYAKHAT NUNAVUTMI TOHAGAGHALIKIYENIT

Published by the Economic development in Communications HOKLIKIAK NUNAVUT TUNGAVITKOT Why is Nunavut Tunngavik Department of KATIMAYIIT, ELIKOKTOT NUNATAAK- Incorporated, a private land claim Nunavut Tunngavik HIMAYOT NUNANIK MONAIGIYIOYOT INUINAIT NUNAOTAINIK PIHIMAYOT, management organization repre- Incorporated HAVAKKAKTOT EHOAKHITINAHOAK- senting shareholders, working HOTIK PIVALIAYAKHAMINGNIK to improve the economy in the new NUTAAMI NUNAMI NUNAVUTMI? territory of Nunavut? INUIT ELIHIMAGAMIK NUNAMING- NI KAKOGO EHOAKTONIK MANILIO- Because it believes Inuit should GOTIKHANIK PIVALIAYAMINGNI become the next generation of busi- HAVAKVIKHANIK. KIHIME NTI INUIT ness leaders. But since NTI is not a KAVAMAGINGGITMAGO, MANIKTAK- NUNAVUTMIOT public government, it’s unwilling to TATIK MANIIT PIYATIK KANATAP HAVAKTOT KAVAMAITNI OKOANITLO NUNATIAP KULAANI — spend settlement trust money while NUNAVUT KAVAMAITNIT MANIIT TOTKUMAY- ELAIT UNAAQMI federal and territorial governments AT WORK ATIK ATOLIMAITAIT KAVAMAOTJU- HAVAKTIT KAN- already offer many business pro- TIKHAMOT KAVAMAT ATOLIKTAINI Above left— GANI KIGGOK- grams and financial assistance. E L O A N E T U T ATOGAKHANIK MANIITLO ATOK- YOAKTAOTIP UMI- Some of the TOKHAT. TOTKUMAYUK ATOLIMAIT- ANGANI N.V. Unaaq crew The best way to aid Inuit is by I N S I D E TOK MANIK. AQVIQ: (TONOANI, aboard the shrimp-fishing vessel helping them to help themselves. TAMNA EHOAKTOK EKAYU- HAOMIKMIT TALIKPIKMOT UIGULIGIIT) N.V. Aqviq: (back, left to right) NTI will co-operate with Inuit- NUNALIIT TAOYOK INUKNOT INUIT ENMINGNIK FLEMMING, THOMASEN, GARY LEWIS, NAUD- Flemming Thomasen, Gary Lewis, EKAYOKPALIAYAMINGNI HAVALIK- owned businesses to provide HIVONIKHAMI- LAK KILABUK, TONGIKPAIT, HAOMIKMIT Naudlak Kilabuk. Front, left to right: TOKHAT. NTI EKAYOKNIAKTOK INUIT TALIKMOT: EYATISIAK NUNGAK, PAUL INNU- employment and income, but the NGNIK Eyatsiak Nungak, Paul Innualuq (with NANMINIOTIKAKATOT HAVAKVI- ALUQ (ONALO JUNES HOHANNES TONIANI- private sector must take the lead OKTOKTOT Jules Johannes behind him). Right— KNOT HAVAKVIOLIGIANGITNIK ITOK) TALIKPIIT — KITIKMEOT CORPORA- Kitikmeot Corporation’s new office role. TION’S AFISIKAKVIA NUTAAK IKALUKTUTIA- OVALO MANILIOK VIOLIGIANGITNI, complex in Cambridge Bay, featuring KIHIME NANMINIOTIKAKTOT MI, MEETIKVIKAKHONILO PINNIKTOMIK ENI- Regions chart state-of-the-art conference facilities. HAVAKVIIT HIVOLIOLOTIK HAVALI- GIAKTOMIKLO. ALLIIT — SAKKU HAVAOTI- their future Bottom—Sakku Drugs pharmacist GIAKAKTOT . TAKVIVIOP HAVAKTIA HARVEY CANTIN ONALO TITIGAKTIA JOANNA NANOOKLOOK Harvey Cantin and clerk Joanna INUIT NEOVIKTOK MONAGIYA SARAH ITTIN- Nanooklook with customers Sarah INUINAIT UAR ONALO NATALIE (IKPATMI) Ittinuar and Natalie (on counter) NANMINI- OTILGIT HAMMA KANNOKLIKIAK NTI Here’s how NTI will help out: HAVAKVIKNIK EHAGIANAK- EKAYOKPAKNIAKAT: NTI could give businesses direction on establishing a joint venture with a NTI HAVAKVIIT KANNOKTOT AOLATKOINAGIANGIT ELIGIIKLOTIK HAVAK- ¥ TONIK HAVAL- ¥ viable non-Inuit owned business, for example GIT ATIGIIGIAMI OKOA INUINAOGITOT HAVAKVIIT EKAYUKLOGIT EMATOT ¥ EKAYULAKTOT INUINAIT HAVAKVIINIK HAVALIKATA AYOIGIANGITNI EMA ELI- ¥ it could help Inuit acquire business managerial skills by lobbying educa- Inuit-owned HAKTIHIMMAKLOGIT HAVALIKTOKHAT KAKOGO ELIHAKVIKYOANI EMA HAV- tional institutions to make entry requirements more flexible businesses fill AGOMAGOMIK TUNGAVITKONOT it will help the regions pump up economic development in their areas NUNAT HOMIITOT EKAYULAKTAIT NUNAMI MANILIOKPALIAYANGITNI NUNAM- ¥ market needs through a $4 million fund ¥ INGNIK EKAYUTIKAKLOTIK OMINGA $4 MILIATALAMIK MANIKMIK EKAYU- TIKHAMIK ¥ it will offer some financial assistance to small businesses through a ALIANAKTOT ¥ MANIKNIKLO TONIHILAKTOT EKAYUKLOTIK MIKKAKNOT HAVAKVIKNOT NAN- $300,000 aid program. OLABKINIK MINIKAKTONOT AKIKAKTOMIK $300,000 EKAYUTMIK. TAIGOAKTONI But Inuit must continue to use the government programs already in place, KIHIME INUIT ATOKHIMMAKPAKNIAKTOT KAVAMAT MANIINNIK ELITAKHIMAY- Fun and games ONIK AOLAJUTIKHANIK, OVALO MANIKAKVIOVAKLOTIK AOLAYAMI. NTI PIVALI- and source as many of them as possible. NTI’s economic strategy will hope- for readers AJUTIKHANIK OKTOKHIMMAKNIAKTOT EHOAKHIAHIMAKLOTIK EHOAK- fully fill in the gaps to address the special needs of Inuit. TOKHANIK ATOPAGAKHANIK INUIT PIOMAVAGAITNIK.

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APKOTIKHAK TALVONGA PIVALIANIKMOT A road map toward TABKOA ATOKNAHOAKTAIT NTI-KOT MANILIOKNIKMOT PIVALIAYAKHAT OPA- LONGAIYAOTIGINIAKTAIT ATOKLOGIT HITAMAT TITIGAT NAONAIYAKTAOHI- development MAYOT NTI-KONIT. TITIGAKHIMAYOT NAONAIKHAKVIGIVLOGIT NUNAVUT PIVALIAVIKHAIT MANILIOKNIKMOT OVALO PITKOYAOYOT ATOKLOGIT EHOAKHITIYAMI NUTAAMOT NUNAMOT EMA HAKOGIKHITIYAMI, MANIKATIAK- NAKTOMIKLO ELIKOLIKLONI HIVONIKHAK. The basis for NTI’s economic development plans are four reports commis- sioned by NTI. The reports analyzed Nunavut’s economic climate and rec- ELANGA OAT: ommended action plans to groom the new territory for a strong, financially TAMNA OPALONGAIYAKNIK MANIKHIO- GOTIKHANOT self-sufficient future. TAMNA NAONAIKHIMALIKTOK OBLOMI NUNAVUTMI: ¥ INUIT AMIGAITOT HAVANGGITMATA (18.6 PER CENT OVANI 1991-MI, AIPANGGANIMIT 13.3 PER CENT NUNATIAMI TAMAGAALOANI) PART ONE: ¥ INUITLO AMIGAITKIVLOTIK AMIGAILIKHOTIKLO (39.6 PER CENT OVANI 15-NIK OKI- OLGIT 1991-MI). INULGAMIIT AMIGAITOT HAVAAKHAKHIOLIKHOTIK ENIKNING- THE PLANNING ENVIRONMENT GOLIGOMIK KAKOGONOAK The reality of Nunavut today: ¥ HAVAKTOT AKILIKTAOVAKTOT 73.4 PER CENT HAVAKTOTOAT NUNATIAMI, HAVAKTIT ¥ high unemployment (18.6 per cent in 1991, compared to 13.3 per cent EKITITLOGIT for NWT as a whole) ¥ HAVAKVIKHATLO AMIGAKPAKHOTIK HAVAKHAKOKITPAKTOT INUKKOKILGONI ¥ high population growth (39.6 per cent under 15 years of age in NUNANI. OVATAOK, INUIT SEKOOTTIAKHIMAITOT ENIKHIMAITKANGAMIK 1991). A flood of young job seekers will enter the workforce soon HAVAKHANILIMAITMATA ELITTIAKHIMAITKANGAMIK. ¥ jobs are paid only 73.4 per cent of those in NWT, on average few business opportunities in smaller communities. Plus, the generally low EMA HAMNA EHOAKHINIAKTOK, MANILIOGOTIKHAT PIVALIAGOMIK EKAYUKNIAKTOT EMA: ¥ level of education could block Inuit from getting jobs anyway. ¥ HAVAAKHAT AMIGAIKYUMMIKLOGIT, MANIKHAT HAVAGIAMI, HAVAKVIIT AMIGAIK- LOGIT NAKOOYOT ¥ INUINAIT HAVAKVIIT AMIGAIKYUMMIKLOGIT HIVOLIOJUKLOGITLO OVALO HAVAKVI- To help remedy this, an economic development framework will: IT HAVAKTIKAKTOT INUINAKNIK HAVAKTIKAKPAKTOT ¥ increase jobs, incomes, quantity and quality of businesses ¥ KAYAGILOGIT HOIKTAILILOGIT HOGAT MANILIOGOTAOVAKTOT, OVALO HILA NUNA ¥ give priority to Inuit-owned businesses and firms with high proportion of AHIGOKTAILILOGO, ANGONIAKTOT PIVALIAPKANIOLONI MANILIOKGIAMI, OVALO Inuit employees INUKHIKLO EHOAKHINAHOAKLONI ¥ ensure sustainable development, with regard for the environment, traditional ¥ KAKOGOGAALOKLO NUNAT ANGGIKLIPKAKPALIALOGIT, NAKONIKOT MANILIOKTIP- economy, and lifestyles KAKLOGIT ¥ ensure long-term growth, diversification of economy ¥ AOLAYUT TAJA HAVAKVIIT EHOIYAKTAILOGIT, MALGOIKTOKTAILILOGIT MANIKNIK ¥ not disrupt existing businesses, or duplicate government programs. TONIHAINIK KAVAMAOLONI ATOPAKTAKHANIK.

PIKSALIOKTAOHIMAYOK LAZARUS ARREAK / Photos by Lazarus Arreak

PIKSAT OKOA NTI MEETIKTONI PIVALIYAKHANIK RANKIN Scenes from NTI’s INLET-MI OKAOTIKAKTOT AKTOBAMI. (KULAANI): NTI conference on eco- GELA PITSIULAK NUMIKTIGIOK OKAOTAOYONIK nomic develop- “NUANVUT PIVALIANIGANIK: HOMONGAOYONIK ment in last EHOMAGIYAOYONIK” ONA EVAZ GROUP HAVAKTIA PETER October. (Above): NTI Iqaluit’s Gela Pitsiulak trans- BALT KONGIAKTOK (TALIKPIIT): ENIKMATA OKAKTAINIK lates thoughts on “The Nunavut Economy: Trends and Issues” while the NUNAVUT PIVALIAYAKHANIK, OKOA—REBECCA Evaz Group’s Peter Balt looks on. (Right): Following a discussion on the Nunavut IQALUKJUAQ CLYDE RIVER-MIOTAK—ENGGIOKTAIT economy, one group—led by Rebecca Iqalukjuaq of Clyde River—presents its TOHAAHIMAYANI MEETIKTONIT findings in song

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KAFFIOTKIAT NUNATIAMI GDP, 5% NEOVIKVIIT / Retail NAHAKTAIT TAHAPKOA HAVAKVIIT (1992)* Percentage of NWT GDP, 1% AKIKITNIKHAT NEOVIKVIIT / Wholesale Accounted For By Each Industry (1992)* 1% HONALIOKVIIT / Manufacturing

*HOMIT: ELANGA OAT, OPALOGAIYAKNIK NUNAMOT 24% KAVAMAT / Government *Source: Part One, The Planning Environment 15% MANIIT / Finance ELANGA AIPAA: HAVAKVIKHAT PIVALIAYOKHAT 3% HOTELIKINIK / Hospitality

OKTOTIT 8% ALLATLO ATOKPAKTOT / Other Services TAMNA OKTUTIKHAK EMAINIAKTOK: ¥ EKAYUTIAKGAHOAKLONI INUIT NANMINIKAKTOT HAVAKVIKNIK 1% MONAKHILIKINIK / Health OVALO PIVALIAYANGITNI/ELITKOHIKAKTOT INUINAOGAMIK, 0.3% IKALUKHIOKNIK NANNIGIAKTOKNIK / Fishing & Trapping OVALO HAVAKVIIT ELIHAKVIOVAKOMIK EKAYUKTAOVAKNIAK- 5% AOLAGOTILIKINIK / Transportation TOT, ELIHAKTITAIYOT HAVAKTIKHANIK AYOIKHAIYOT INUINAKNIK HAVAKTINIK/ATANIKHANIK 24% OYAGIAKHIOKNIK / Mining ¥ EKAYUKLOGIT NUNAT PINGGAHOT HONANIK EHAGIATIYUT 11% NAPPAKTIGINIK / Construction HAVAKVIKHANIK HONANILO 3% AOLAJUTINIK / Utility ¥ ANGMAKTIGILONI HAVAKVIKHANIK, MANILIOKVIKHANIK NUNAT 0.2% NAPPAKTOLIKINIK NAOTIINIK / Forestry & Agriculture TAMAITA PIOMAYAITNIK HAVALOKAAGIANGITNI INUIT. EMA AYOKHAOTIKAKPAKTOT HAVAKHANIK AYOKNAIGOTINAHOAKLOTIK HAVAKHAT AMIGAKTONIK INUKAKNINI NUNANI. HAVAKVIIT ATOKPAGAIT ATOINAGIALGIT HAVAGOMAYONOT AYOKNAIK- PART TWO: LOGIT, OVA HAVAKATIGILOGIT HAVAKTITIOT ELIHAKTIPKAKLOGIT HAVAKTINIK, NALIAK HAVAKAFFOKTUGALOANIK NALIAK ONOAKHIOKTOT ELIHAKNIKNIK AYOIKHALOKAKTOT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ¥ KANNOKTOT EKAYUKNIAKAT INUIT EHAGIAGIYAIT, HAVAAKHANIKTITIVALIALUTIK, NALIAK The strategy would: INUKNOT NUNANI MANILIOKPAKTOT. TAMAITA HAVAKVIIT NANMINIKAKTOT ENMINGNIK ¥ mainly benefit Inuit-owned businesses as well as development/birthright MANIKMIGOT OKTOGIAKAKTOT HAVAKHALIOGAHOAT. HAVAKVIIT MANIIYAKLOAKTOT MANIL- corporations, plus businesses involved in training, education or apprentice- IONIKMOT AYOKHAKTOT EKAYUKTAOLIMAITOT ship of Inuit workers/managers EKAYUKLOGIT MIKKAIT NUNAVUTMI HAVAKVIIT OKOALO ANGGIONOT HAVAKVIKNOT ¥ help Nunavut’s three regions respond to their own unique needs ¥ create jobs, opportunities that are proportional to all communities. HAVAKATAOLOTIK MANILIOKATAOLOTIKLO AYOKNAIKNIKMOT, AYOIKNIMOT, OVALO MANI- ¥ That means less stringent eligibility, equity requirements for people in less- IYAKNAITOMOT HAVAGIAMI NUNAMI developed communities. Make business programs more accessible, using co- ELIHAKTITIOT EKAYUKKATIGIIKLOTIK ATANIKAKNINOT KAVAMANIK HAVAKVIKHANOT OVALO ¥ operative on-the-job training, or part-time weekend or evening courses AYOKIKTOKLOGIT HAVAKVIIT NUNAT ATANIOVIKHAT INUKNOT OVALO AYOIGIANGITNI FAX- base assistance on the degree of need, employment generated, or community KOT AKOIKTOKNIKMIK, 1-800- NAPPAIT, KAGGITAOYAKKOT AYOIKHAKTITAOLOKAKLOTIK ¥ benefits provided. All business owners would have to invest some of their ¥ MALIGAT ATOKTAOYOT EHOATKIAT MALIGALIOKLOGIT AYOKHAOTAONNAITOMIK KAVAMAT own money first. Unviable businesses would not be supported KANATAMIOT NUNATIAKMIOT ATOKPAGAIT EHOIPAKTOT INUIKNOT EHOATKIANIK PINAHOAK- ¥ help twin smaller Nunavut businesses with larger diversified companies to LONI. take advantage of technology, skills, and a more cost-efficient way of doing business AKAGOINAONGGITOK ¥ co-sponsor seminars with management consultants and others to show HIVONIKMOT: businesses the newest management methods and technology i.e. fax orders, NTI EHOMAYOT KAKOGOGAALOK 1-800 numbers, e-mail ATOTAKHANIK ¥ only develop policies that aren’t addressed by the scores of federal and INUIT OKAKHIMALIKMATA AIPANGANI MEETIKMATA AKTOBAMI territorial government programs already in existence. PIVALIANIKHAMOT EHOMAGIYAOLIMATA NTI TITIGAKHIMAYAIT TITIGAT. HAP- KOA OKAOTAOLOAKTOT TITIGANIK EMAITOT: BEYOND TOMORROW: ¥ AMIGAIGAHOAKLOGIT HAVAKVIKHAT OKOATIGIT MALIGAKOT EMA KANATAP KAVAMAIT NUNA- TIAP KAVAMAIT ATOKTAKHAIT NUNAVUTMOT OVANIITONI NAKATAMI 24-MI NTI’S VISION FOR THE FUTURE ¥ INUINAIT-NANMINITIK HAVAKVIIT NAONAIKTIKLOGIT TAONNOGA KABLONAKAKNIP NUNAIT- Suggestions coming out of last October’s economic conference were blended NOT, AHINIKMIOTANOTLO MANILIOGIAMI into NTI’s discussion paper. Highlights from the paper include: ¥ EKAYUKLOGIT HAVAKVIIT KONGGIAKTITINIKNOT, TAKOPKAINIKNOT NALIAK MEETIKYOAK- ¥ maximizing business opportunities through procurement policies that have TONOT the federal and territorial governments complying with Article 24 ¥ ELIOGAILOTIK MANILIOKVIKNIK EHIVGIOKTOAYOKHANIK KATIMAYIINI MANILIOKNAHOA- ¥ promoting Inuit-owned businesses and their products to southern, KNOTLO international markets ¥ EKAYUKTIGIIKLOTIK MEETIKLOTIK NAONAIKHAIYOT NUNAVUTMIK ELIOGAIYOT AYOIKHAO- ¥ supporting trade shows, forums or conferences TINIK KATIMAYIIT OVALO TOHAKTATIK KATITIKLOGIT MANILIOKNIKMOT HAVAKVIIT ELI- ¥ setting up an Investment Review Committee and Investment Plan HAKVIOYAMI OKTOKNIK ¥ co-sponsoring a workshop with the Nunavut Implementation Training ¥ TITIGAVIALOKLOGIT TALLIMANI OKIONI HANAYIIT HAVAKVIKHAIT TATKIKHIOTIT. TABKOALO Committee that will gather input for a business training strategy NAPPAKTIGINAHOAT KAKOGO TIKITTOKHAOTIT HAVALIKVIKHAT KAVAMANI/HAVAKVIKNI AMI- ¥ publishing a five-year public works calendar. Includes projects coming up GAIKPALIANAHOAT, KAVAMANIITOT TONILOGIT NANMINIKAGOMAYONOT KANTOLAKTIPKAK- through government/business expansion, privatization or contracting LOGIT HAVAKVIIT. out of services.

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KANNOKTOT OKTOGAHOAKNIK

TALVANI 1994 OKIOK KATIMAVIALUKTITLOGIT NTI-KOT ANGGIGOTIGIYAT TONIKHAKTOGHAK EKAYUTAOLONI PIVALIAYOKHANOT ATOGAKHANOT Plans of attack NUNAVUTMI. TAMNA NAMMAGIYAOYOK OKOAT HOMAGINGGITAT NTI-KOT OKOALO RIA OPALONGAIYAOTIGIYAT OKIOMI OVALO TALLIMANOT OKTOKNI- The 1994 annual general meeting of NTI approved an allocation of $4 mil- AKTOT ELIOGAILOTIKLO EHOAKHAIYIKHANIK KATIMAYIKHANIK — NUNAVUT- lion to support economic development programs in Nunavut. The approval MI MANILIOKNIKNIK EHIVGIOKTIKHAT KATIMAYIIT — OKOATLO ELAOVLOTIK INUIT: TAMNA HIVOLIOJOIYOK NTI-KONI, HIVOLIOJOIYIT INUIT NUNANI KATI- was subject to NTI and the regional Inuit associations (RIAs) preparing one- MAYIIT, EHIVGIOKHINIAKTOT. and five-year plans, and included establishing a committee—the Nunavut MANIIT AVIKTOKHAOYOKHAT KANNOGITONOT HAVAAKHANOT TONIKHAK- TAONIAKTOK, HIVONIKHANOT, KANNOKTOT AKITOTIGIONIAKTONOT, OVALO Investment Review Committee (NIRC)—to review the plans. KANNOK EKAYUTAONIAKAT INUKNOT. TALLIMANI OKIONI OKTOGAHOAKTONI Money is allocated based on projects, goals, and strategies defined by the NAONAIKHAINIAKTOT KANNOGITONIKLIKIAK MANILIOGOTIKHANIK PIVALI- AYAKHALIKINIATOT INUIT KATIMAYIIT PIOMAYAITNIK, OVA OKIOKTAOK ATAO- RIAs. The one-year plan summarizes each project, its expected costs, and HIK OKTOOT NALVAAKHIOGOTIGINIAKTAT KANNOK NUNAT INUIT KATIMAYIIT its benefits to Inuit. The five-year strategy pinpoints the kind of economic TIKINNAHOAKTATIK HIVONITIK PIVALIAYUNAKKAIT OKIOK. TAMMAKMIK TITI- GAKTOKHAT TITIGAKATAKTAONIAKTOT ENIKNIGIT OKIOGANGAT. development the RIA wants, while the one-year plan proves how the RIA TAMMAKMIK PINGGAHOT INUIT NUNANAKVIIT ELAOTITLOGIT, NTI AKILIK- moves towards those goals in the upcoming year. Both reports would be TOILOTIK MALGOIKTOGAHOALIMAITOT, OVALO TAOTOTIAKLOTIK OKTOGAKNI- AKTOT MONAGILOTIK NUNAVUT-MI KANNOK MANILIOGAHOAVIKHANIK NAON- updated yearly. AIKHAILOTIK PIVALIAYUKHANIK. With all three regions’ plans in hand, NTI will ensure efforts aren’t dupli- ONA NIPISI TITIGAKNIK TITGAKNIALIKMATA, NIRC-KOT KINGGOLIKMI KATI- MANGMATA EHIVGIOKHIYOT RIA-KOT OPALONGAIYAOTAINIK. MANIKHAIT $1.2 cated, and can co-ordinate strategies to foster a Nunavut-wide attack on MILIANTALAK TONIYAOYOK KITIKMEONOT, KIVALIKMIONOTLO. OKOA KIKIK- economic development. TAALOOP INUIT KATOJIKATIGEGIT (BRIA-KOT) HOLI PIPKAIGITOT KANOK MANIK ATOKNIAKMAGAAT OKIONI TALIMANI NAONAIGOTIGHANIK PIPKAIHIMAITUT, As Nipisi was going to press, NIRC met late last month to review the TALVA NTI-KOT TAKOOKKAAKTILL0GIT BRIA-KOT OPALONGAIYAOTIGIYAIT HIV- RIAs’ plans. Funds of $1.2 million each were granted to the Kitikmeot and ITOYOMIK MANIOP ATOKTAONIGHAAGOT PIPKAKTAONIAKTUT $1.6 MILIANTA- LAMIK. Keewatin regions. The Baffin Region Inuit Association, which has not yet HAMMA, TAYA, OKOA NUNAT INUIT KATIMAYIINGIT ATANIIT OPALON- submitted its five-year plan, will get $1.6 million once NTI receives BRIA’s GAIYAOTITIK OKTOKNIAKTAIT. long-term plan. Here, at press time, was what the RIA presidents expected their plans would zero in on. KIKIKTAALOK INUIT KATI- MAYIINGIT Baffin Region Inuit OKIOK OKTOGAHOAKTAIT: Association ¥ AFISIKAKVIKHANIK IGLOKPIOKLOTIK OVALO HAVAKVIIT NAYO- One-Year Plan: GAKHAT SETOAKAKVIK IGLOKPAKYOAKHAK IQALUIT AFISIKAKVIKHAK ENIKNIAKTOK PINGGAHOITIGOT ¥ building offices and a business incubator mall as Stage 1 of Project ¥ TINGMITTILIKIOT EHIVGIOKTAONIAKTOT MANILIOLAA- 521, an Iqaluit office complex to be completed in three stages GIAKHAITA ¥ First Air feasibility studies ¥ MIKKAKNOT HAVAKVIKNOT MANIKNIK ATOKTITIVIKHAK, MON- small business loan fund, administered by the Baffin Business AGIYAKHAT KIKIKTALOKMIOT HAVAKTIT PIVALIAYAKHALIKIYIOP ¥ Development Centre HAVAKVIANI ¥ INUIT NUNAOTAIT OKTAKLOGIT ¥ surveying Inuit-owned lands ¥ ALLATLO KIKIKTAALOKMIOT CORPORATION (QC) HAVAAKHAIT ¥ other Qikiqtaaluk Corporation (QC) projects. TALLIMANI OKIONI OKTOGAHOAGOTIT: Five-Year Strategy: “BRIA NAONAIGIIKHIMAYAIT HIVONIKHATIK OVALO NANIITOT PIVALIAYAKHAT “BRIA outlines goals and areas of economic development to pursue,” says OKTOKTAKHATIK,” OKAKTOK ONAN KEYOOTAK, “KIHIME TAMNA PIVALIAVILIKIVIK HAVAKVIK QC ONALIK KAKIVAK KATIMAYIIT Keyootak, “but it is the development corporations QC and Kakivak Association (KA) OKTOGOMAYOT HAVAAKHANIK OVANIITONIK AOLATKOY- (KA) who undertake the projects under the direction of their respective boards. AITA KATIMAYIIT. QC ONALO KA ATANIKAKTOT AOLABKAK- QC and KA are fully accountable to the BRIA board.” TAOVLOTIK OKONANIT BRIA KATIMAYIIT.” improve, provide less expensive housing NAKOOHIPKAKLOGIT, AKIKITKIANIK IGLOLINA ¥ ¥ encourage development of Inuit-owned businesses HOAKLOTIK ¥ reduce unemployment in Baffin communities. ¥ INUIT-NANMINIKKOVAKLOGIT HAVAKVIKNIK ¥ HAVALIGIANGITNI ¥ HAVANGGITOT INUIT HAVAAKHANIKTIGAHOAK- LOGIT KIKIKTAALOP NUNAITNI.

PAULOOSIE KEYOOTAK, ATANIK Pauloosie Keyootak, President

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KIVALLIK INUIT KATIMAYIIT

OKIOK ATAOHIMI OKTOGAHOAT: Kivalliq Inuit Association EKAYUKLOGIT INUIT NANMINIKMINIK HAVAKTOT OVALO HAVAKVIIT- ¥ One-Year Plan: LO INUKAKNINI MANIILIOGAIKPATA, TONIVAKLOGITLO, HAVAVIKNOT EKAYU- help Inuit entrepreneurs and their businesses in the communities TIKAKLOTIK. EHAGIANATKIAT HAVAKVIIT MANILIOKVIOVAKTOT INUKNIT ¥ ANGGONIAKNIKOT, NIKKIT NEOVGOTAOPKAKPAKLOGIT IKALUITLO, AMIIT- through loans, contributions, business assistance programs. Priority LO ANGOYAT ANNOGALIOGAKHAT. NUNANI ATOGIKTAGAOVAKTOT EKAYUK- industries include wildlife harvesting, marketing of meat and fish, LOGIT HANNAOYAKTOTLO preparing skins to make clothing. The service sector and arts commu- ¥ EKAYUKLOGIT ANGGIOT HAVAKVIIT PIVALIAYUKHAT EMA ENIKPA- nity will also be helped GAIT HAVAATIK ATOKTAOVAKTOTLO EHAGIAGIVAGAIT KIVALLIMI PINAHOAK- ¥ spur corporate development to bring needed products and services PAUL KALUDJAK, ATANIK LOGIT INUKNIK HAVAKTITIVALIAYANGITNI HAVAKHANIKTITAIYOT OVALO to the Keewatin, along with new jobs and resource/technology devel- MANILIOKVIOVAKTOT/AYOKNAIKPALIAYUNIK PIVALIAYOT. ANGGIOT HAVAKVI- Paul Kaludjak, President opment. Corporate opportunities include services to the health care IT MANILIOKVIOVAKTOT INUKNIT OKTOKVIOVAKLOTIK OKOA INUKNIK ANNI- sector, mining, mapping and surveying, major construction, trans- AKTAILIYOT, OYAGAKHIOKVIIT, NUNAOYALIOKTIT NUNANIK OKTAKTIT, ANGGIONIK IGLOKPIOKTOT, AOLAAGOTILIKIOT. portation.

TALLIMANIK OKIONIK OKTOGAHOAT: Five-Year Strategy: ¥ NAONAIKHAGAHOAKLOTIK HAVAKVIIT HAVAAKHAINIK NUNAVUTMI OVALO HOMILO ¥ investigate business opportunities throughout Nunavut and elsewhere ¥ PANNAGIIKLOTIK HAVAKATIGIIKNIAKTOT INUINLO OKOALO KABLONATLO HAVAKVIIT, ¥ joint venture with Inuit and non-Inuit companies, when beneficial to EKAYUKNIAKATA KIVALLIKMIONOT INUKNOT Keewatin Inuit AGHOOGAAKLONI HAKOGIKHIVALIAYANGITNI NUNAOTAT HAVAKPALIAGOMIK KIVAL- ¥ invest strategically to strengthen the Keewatin’s economic appeal LIKMIOT ¥ negotiate exclusive distribution/trade zones in the Keewatin and ¥ AIVAOTIGILOGIT NEOVAAVIIT/ NEOVIKPAKVIITLO KIVALLIKMI OVALO NUNAVUTMIOTAT ¥ NEOVIGAHAT MANILIOGOTAOVAKTOKHAT, NEOVIKVIITLO Nunavut for products, services ¥ ALLATKIINIK MANILIOGOTINIK PINAHOAKTITILOTIK NUNAMI HAVAKVIIT OKTOKTAINIK ¥ diversify regional economy through business enterprise ¥ ELIOGAILOTIK OKTOKTAOHIMMAKTONIK MANILIOKVIKNIK EMA EKAYULIKLOGIT ¥ develop an ongoing investment strategy for helping regional Inuit busi- NUNANI INUIT HAVAKVIITA PIVALIAYAKHAINIK nesses ¥ AKTIKIIGAHOAKTIPKAKLOGIT HAVAKVIIT PIVALIAVIKHAIT ANGGIOT MIKAIT NUNAT ¥ balance business development between larger and smaller NUNAVUTMI. communities.

KITIKMEOT INUIT KATI- MAYIIT Kitikmeot Inuit Association OKIOK ATAOHIMIK OKTOGAHOAT: “OKOATIGOT KITIKMEOT CORPORATION-TIGOT, KIA-KOT AMI- One-Year Plan: GAITONIK OKTOTIKAGAHAOT NAONAIKHIMAPLOTIK, EHIV- “Through Kitikmeot Corporation, KIA’s broad goals are to identify, GIOKHITAKHOTIK OVALO MANILIOGOTIKHANIKHOTIK evaluate and invest in sound business opportunities that will yield a NAKOOYONIK MANILIOGOTIKHANIK EMA INUIT HAVALOKA- positive return on investment and create additional economic opportu- GIANGITNI MANILIOLOKAKLOTIK OVALO NUNAMINGNOT nities and capacity for Inuit in the Kitikmeot region,” says PIVALIAYAMINGNI OVALO INUIT ATOKPALIAYAKHAINIK KITIK- Evyagotailak. “KIA, Kitikmeot Corporation and Kitikmeot Region MEOT NUNAITNI,” OKAKTOK EVYAGOTAILAK. “KIA, KITIKMEOT Community Economic Development Organization, KIA’s business ser- CORPORATIONLO OKOALO KITIKMEOT NUNAITNI NUNAT vice organization, will strive to create employment, training, (and) JOE ALLEN EVYAGOTAILAK, ATANIK PIVALIAYAKHALIKIYIITLO, KIA HAVAKVIKHAT ELAIT, business opportunities for individual Inuit entrepreneurs.” Joe Allen Evyagotailak, President OKTOKHIMMAKNIAKTOT INUKNIK HAVAKHANIKTITAINA- Near-term projects include: HOAKLOTIK, ELIHAILOTIK, (OVALO) HAVAANIKTITAILOTIK NANMINIKAKTONIK ¥ housing project for NTI in Cambridge Bay HAVAKTONIK EKAYUKLOTIK.” ¥ surveying of Inuit-owned lands KAGOGONOAK HAVAAKHAT ENILIKTOT: ¥ heavy equipment sales and service dealership ¥ IGLOKPIOKTAOYOK NTI AFISIKHAT IKALUKTUTIAMI ¥ environmental cleanup in the Kitikmeot ¥ OKTAKTAONIAKTOT INUIT NANMIIT NUNAT ¥ construction company. ¥ AGHALUTIGYOANIK NEOVIKVINIKLOTIK OVALO AGHALUTINIK HANNAVIKAKLOTIK ¥ NUNAMI HALUMMAKHINIAKTOT KITIKMEONI IGLOKPIOKVIKHAMIK HAVAKVINIKNIAKTOT. Five-Year Strategy: ¥ Kitikmeot Corporation will seek investment projects that offer: TALLIMANI OKIONI OKTOGAHOAT: ¥ high job creation potential for Inuit (15%) KITIKMEOT CORPORATION KENNIKHIANIAKTOT MANILIOKVIKHANIK major training/technology transfer components (15%) HAVAAKHANIK EMAITONIK: ¥ passive real estate investments (20%) INUKNOT AMIGAITONOT HAVAKTILAKIYOKHANIK INUINAKNOT (15%) ¥ ¥ growth in regional communities (25%) ¥ AGHOKTONIK ELIHAINAHOANIK/HAVALAKINNAKTONIK NUUTIGILOTIK (15%) ¥ ¥ IGLOKPAKNIK NEOVIKVIKHALIKIOT (20%) ¥ other strategic investments (10%). ¥ ANGGIKLIVALIANAHOAKLOGIT NUNAT INUKAKNIIT (25%) Administrative costs account for another 15%. ¥ ALLATLO OKTOKTOKHAK MANILIOKVIKHAT (10%). TITIGALIKINIIT AKIIT AKIKAKNIAKTOT EMAKAK 15%.

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HAVAKHALIOKTOT CORPORATION- KOT NUNANMIK MANINIOTIVALI- Development corporations AYOT stimulate economy hands-on NUNAVUTMI PINGGAHOT NUNAT ELIKOKTOT PIVALIAVIIT CORPORATION-GIT HAVAKTOKHAT NAONAIKHIMAVIOLOTIK HAVAKVIKHANIK MANILIOGIAMI, Nunavut’s three regional development corporations are responsible for par- HAVAKVIKAKLOTIK, ELIHAILOTIK HAVAKTINIK MANILIOLOKAKVIKHAT KITIK- MEONOT INUKNOT, KIVALLIKNOT, KIKIKTAALOKMIONOT. ATANIKAKNIAKTOT laying business opportunities into profits, jobs and training that will benefit KATIMAYIINIK INUKNIK, OVALO KATIMAYIITTAOK ATANIKAKMILOTIK INUIT the Inuit of the Kitikmeot, Keewatin and Baffin. They are accountable to AOLAVIGILIKTAMINGNIK KATIMAYIINIK NUNAMINGNI. their own boards of directors, and the board members of their parent Inuit birthright association. KITIKMEOT Kitikmeot Corporation CORPORATION Joint ventures ¥ Nuna Logistics. Does heavy construction. Nunasi Corporation and Kitikmeot PANNAGIIKLOTIK HAVAKTOGHAT Corporation together own 51%, while Pilot Shipping of Vancouver owns 49%. Started ¥ NUNA LOGISTICS. OKOMAITONIK NAPPAKTIGIVAKTOT. NUNASI CORPORATION in 1993. Built runway at Koala Lake for BHP of Australia. Currently doing earth work OKOALO KITIKMEOT CORPORATION HAVAKATIGIIKLOTIK AVIKHOGO 51%-MIK PIO- for the mine site and mill. TAT HAVAKATIGIIKTOT, OVALO PILOT UMIALIKIOT VANCOUVER-MIOT 49% PIOTALO., AOLATIKTOT 1993-MI. MILVIKHAMIK HANALIKTOT KOALA LAKE BHP OYAGAKHIOK- Holdings TIT AUSTRALIOMIOT MILVIKHANIK. TAYA HAVALIKTOT TAYA NUNAMIK HANAYOT ¥ commercial/office building, Cambridge Bay. Construction completed in 1995. Valued APKOHIOKHOTIK OYAKKIKIVIKHAMI OYAGANIK PILOKYILIGIVIKHAMI. at more than $2 million. PIOTIGIYAIT ¥several houses in Cambridge Bay, including a four-plex. Valued at $750,000. ¥ HAVAKVIKHAT/AFISIKAKVIK IGLOKPAK, IKALUKTUTIAMI, HANNAYAOYOK ENIKTOK AFISIKAKVIK 1995-MI. AKITOTIGIOKNAKHIOK AVATKUMAPLOGO $2 MILIATTALAMIK. Cambridge Bay ¥ KAFFINIK IGLOLIOKTOT IKALUKTUTIAMI, OMINGALO FOAPLEX-MI. AKITUTIGIK- commercial/office complex PALAKTOK $750,000 DALAMIK. In late 1993, when The Northern Store couldn’t squeeze any more additions on to IKALUKTUTIAK its cramped former digs in Cambridge Bay, its parent company sought out the HAVAKVIIT/AFISIKAKVIK IGLOKPAK building expertise of contractor Fred H. Ross & Associates and the investment ENILIKTOMI OKIOK 1993-MI, TAMNA SETOA NORTHERN STORE NEOVIKVIA MIKANGOK- drive of the Kitikmeot Corporation to help solve its space problems. PALAKTOMI OTOKAMI IKALKUKTUTIAMI, TABKOA SETOALIKIYIT EVAKHIALIKTOT A little over a year later, Cambridge Bay has a spanking new 25,000-square- NAPPAKTIGIYOKHAMIK NUTAAMIK SETOAKHAMIK FRED H. ROSS & ASSOCIATES UMIL- foot two-storey complex in its downtown core. The Northern Store rents the first ITKOT APIGIYAOYOT OVALO OKTOKATIGIYAIT KITIKMEOT CORPORATION HAVAKPAK- TOT SETOALIOGAHOAKHOTIK NUTAAMIK AFISIKAKVIKMIKLO. floor, while several other tenants, including NTI and the Kitikmeot Inuit OKIOK ENIKMAT, IKALUKTUTIAK NUTAANOAMIK SETOANIKTOT AKTIGIOMIK 25,000 Association, share the second floor. SQUARE FEET MALGOKNIK KULILIGEEKTOKNIK IGLOALIKNIK AFISIKAVINIKHONILO Fred H. Ross president Lyle Hawkins estimates that at the height of building KITKANIK INUIT. ONA NORTHERN SETOA AKILIKTOKTAT ATOKNIANIK ALLIKLOAK NEOVIKVIK, ALLATAOK ATOKTOT HAVAKVINIKHOTIK, OKOALO AFISINIKHOTIK NTI activity, there were at least 20 workers on the job. The complex was mounted OKOALO KITIKMEOT INUIT KATIMAYIINGIT, KULAANI IGLOKPAOP. quickly and efficiently, and is a source of pride for all involved in the project. “It’s FRED H. ROSS ATANIAT LYLE HAWKINS IGLOKPAK NAPPAKTIKTAOLIKMAT INUIT an investment,” says Hawkins, “that belongs to the people of AMIGAITOT HAVAKTITAOVAKTOT, EMAKAK AMIGAITIGIOKNAKHIOT 20 TALVANI HAVAKTOT. TAMNA AFISIKAKVIK SETOALO ENIKNAGIKTOT KILAMIK, OVALO Cambridge Bay (and) the KOVIANAGIYAOYOT INUKNIT HAVAKTINIT HAVAPKAIYONITLO. Kitikmeot region.” “IGLOKPAK MANILIOKVIONIAGAMIK ALIAGIYAOYOK,” OKAKTOK HAWKINS, “TAMNA INUIT PIOTIG- INIAGAMIKO IKALUKTUTIAKMIOT (OVALO) OKOA KITIKMEOTAT.”

PIKSALIOGA CLARE BASLER / Photo by Clare Basler

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SAKKU INVESTMENTS Sakku Investments CORPORATION Corporation PANNAGIKHOTIK HAVAKATIGIIKTOT ¥ POWELL , AGHALUTIKYOANIK CATERPILLAR-NIK NEOVIKVIOYOT. Joint ventures ¥ Powell Arctic. Caterpillar distributor. Owned by Sakku (55.5%) and Powell Equipment PIOTIGIYAIT SAKKU (55.5%) OKOALO POWELL AGHALUTILIKIOT WINNIPEG-MIOTAT of Winnipeg (44.5%). Started in November 1992. Has a parts shop in Rankin Inlet, (44.5%). AOLALIKTOT NOVEPA 1992-MI. AGHALUTIT ELAKHAINIK NEOVIKVIKAKTOT managed by Sakku Properties Ltd., the holding company of Sakku Investments RANKIN INLET-MI, MONAGIYAIT SAKKU PROPERTIES LTD., OKOA PIHIMAYAITA Corporation. Also has a shop in Iqaluit. Annual revenues: approximately $1.4 million. HAVAKVIIT SAKKU INVESTMENTS CORPORATION AGHALUTILIKIVIKAKHOTIKLO ¥ Sakku Computers and Electronics. Distributes computers and electronics. Owned by IQALUITMI. OKIOK MANILIOKVIGIYAIT $1.4 MILIATALIMIK. Sakku (51%) and Wizard Works of Balmoral, Man. (49%). Started in 1995. ¥ SAKKU KAGGITAOYAT OKOALO ALGOYAKTOKTONIK. NEOVIKVIOYOT KAGGITAOY- ¥ Sakku and Associates Ltd. Land surveyor. Owned by Sakku (51%) and Northway Map ANIK ALGOYAKTOKTONIK. PIOTIGIYAIT SAKKU (51%) OKOALO WIZARD WORKS BAL- Technology of Don Mills, Ont. (49%). Started in 1995. MORAL, MANITOBAMIOT (49%). ENGILGALIKTOT 1995-MI. ¥ SAKKU OKOALO ASSOCIATES LTD. NUNANIK OKTAKTOT. PIOTIGIYAIT SAKKU (51%) Shareholder’s agreement OKOALO NORTHWAY NUNAOYALIOKTOT DON MILLS-MIOTAT, ONT. (49%). ENGILGA- ¥With the Super Thrifty pharmaceutical chain of Brandon, Man. Signed in July 1994. LIKTOT 1995-MI. Resulted in a drugstore in Rankin Inlet, owned by Sakku Investments. PIHIMAYIITA ANGGIGOTAIT ¥ HAPKOALO OKOAT SUPER THRIFTY HAVAOTINIK DAKTILIKOTINIK ELAOYOT Other holdings of Sakku Properties Ltd. (BRANDON, MANITOBAMIOT). SAINIKHIYOT JULY 1994-MI. ELAOLIGAMIK DAKTILIKI- ¥ Sakku Building in Rankin Inlet. Opened in July 1994. Houses NTI, Kivalliq Inuit GANGAT HAVAOTITAKVIKHAK RANKIN INLET-MI AOLALIKTOK, PIOTIGIYAT OKOA Association. Valued at $2.2 million. SAKKU INVESTMENTS. ¥ Four houses in Rankin Inlet. Valued at $1.1 million.

ALLATLO PIOTIGIYAOYOT OKONANIT SAKKU Sakku Drugs PROPERTIES LTD. ¥ SAKKU IGLOKPAIT RANKIN INLET-MI. ANGMAKHIMAYOT JULY 1994-MI. IGLOGIYAIT Being the only pharmacist in the area, Harvey Cantin knows first-hand what a dif- NTI, KIVALLIK INUIT KATIMAYIIT. AKIKAKTOK AKTIGIOMIK $2.2 MILLIATALAMIK. ference the Sakku Drugs drugstore in Rankin Inlet has made to the Keewatin. ¥ HITAMAT IGLOTIKAKTOT RANKIN INLET-MI. AKITOTIGIOK $1.1 MILIATTALAMIK. Before, the region’s needs were filled by Churchill Hospital’s pharmacy. SAKKU DAKTILIKIHOIMAT “You’ve got to realize the hospital looks after the hospital first,” explained HAVAOTITAKVIKHAK Cantin. With Sakku Drugs, “we’re able to focus more attention and time on the

AVALIITTONI TAMNA DAKTILIKIHOIGANGAT HAVAOTITAGIAKTOKVIKHAK NUNAMI- community,” as well as offering information about pharmaceutical products avail- ITOK, HAREY CANTIN ELIHIMAGAMI KANNOGITONIK HAVAOTINIK EEYAKHANIKLUNI- able, and alternatives. Sakku Drugs also supplies all health centres in the Keewatin IT PIYAKTOKVIOVAKKAMI EHOAKHIYOK HAVAOTIKHAGIAKTOGIAMI DAKTILIKI- and Sanikiluaq. HOIGANGGAT KIVALLIKMI. KANGGAMI, HAVAOTIKHALIKPAKTOT AKOIKTOKHOTIK CHURCHILL ANNIAKVIANIT HAVAOTIKAKVIANIT. Cantin, who’s always on call, has already responded to one community emer- “ELVIT ELITTOGIGOVIT ANNIAKVIK TAMNA MONAGILOAKPAKTOK ANNI- gency—a case of meningitis that had to be stopped from spreading within a 48- AKVIKMINIK,” OKAKTOK CANTIN. OKOA ATOKTAOLIKTOT SAKKU HAVAOTI- hour period. Now that the Keewatin has a drugstore, there’s just one other thing TAKVIKALIGAMIK, “OVAGOT HAVAOTINIK TONIKHAILOAKVIGINIALIKTAVOT DAKTI- LIKIVAKTOT INUIT NUNAMI,” OVALO NAONAIKHIMAVIONIAKHOTA KANNOGITONIK Cantin would wish for: a bilingual pharmacist. HAVAOTIKAKNIALIKTOMIK DAKTILIKIHOIGANGAT PIINAGIALIKNIK, OVALO “I would like to see one of the kids from the area go south to study pharmacy EHOATKIYANIK. SAKKU HAVAOTITAKVIIT HAVAOTIKHAINIK MONAKHITKOT and, more importantly, come back to practice.” TONIKHAKPAKNIAGAIT KIVALLIKMI OVANILO SANIKILOAKMI. CANTIN, TAMNA HIVAYAKATAKTAOYOK, INUKAKNIMIT TOGHIKVIO- TAKHIMALIKTOK HAVAOTAILIOKTONIT KILAMIOKTONIT—TAMNA KILLAAKHIMALIKTOK NIAKOATA ELOANI HAVAOTINIKNAGIKTAOGAMI KILAAKNIA HIAMAYAKTINGGITOK ALLANOT AHIANOT NIAKOANI 48 EKAKNINI PINAGIKTAOGAMI. TAYA HOLI KIVALLIKMIOT HAVAOTITA- GIAKTOKVIKALIGAMI, EHAGIATIKAFFOLIKTOK INUKMIK MALGOKNIK OKAOHIKAKTOMIK HAVAOTILIKIOKHAMIK. “OVANGA TAKOYOMAYONGA INULGAMIKMI ELIHAGIAKTOK- TOGHAMIK KABLONAKAKNIMI HAVAOTILIKIOKHAMIK OVALO, HIVITOTKIAMI, KAIFFAGOMIK HAVALIKTOKHAK HAVAOTITAKVIKMI.”

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KIKIKTAALOK Qikiqtaaluk Corporation CORPORATION Joint ventures PANNAGIKHOTIK HAVAKATIGIIKTOT ¥ Engineering Services. Does surveys in the Baffin region. Yukon owns 60 ¥ YUKON ENGINEERING SERVICES. NUNANIK IGLOKAKVIKHANIK OKTAKPAKTOT KIKIKTAALOP NUNAIT- per cent of the contract, while Qikiqtaaluk Corporation owns 40 per cent. Contract NI. YUKON PIOTIGIYAT 60 PER CENT KANTOLAAKPAKTOT, OKOA ELAGIVLOGIT KIKIKTAALOK CORPO- is renewed on a year-to-year basis. RATION-LO PIOTIGIYA ELANGA 40 PER CENT. KANTOLAKGAT EHIVGIOKAKTAKTOK OKIOTOAGANGAT. ¥ Established a 50-50 joint venture with Northumberland Consulting Services of ¥ ELIOGAKHIMAYOK 50-50 AVIGIIKHOTIK PANNAGIKHOTIK OKOAK NORTHUMBERLAND CONSULTING Nova Scotia in 1994 to undertake land surveying in the Coppermine area. SERVICES NOVA SCOTIA-MIOTLO 1994-MI EMA NUNANIK IGLOKAKVIKHANIK OKTAKTIOYOT KUGLUK- Contract is renewed annually. TUMI NUNAMI. KANTOLANGAT NUTAANGOKTAOVKTOK OKIOK ENGANGAT. Holdings PIOTIGIYAIT ¥ In a three-way venture, Qikiqtaaluk, Kakivak Association and Nunasi Corporation are ¥ PINGGAHOT PANNAGIIKTOT HAVAKATIGIIKHOTIK, KIKIKTAALOKMIOT, KAKIVAK ELAGIIT OKOALO NUNASI CORPORATIONLO OPALONGAIYALIKTOT NUTAAMIK 20,000 SQUARE FOOT AFISIKAKVIKHAK preparing to build a new 20,000-square-foot office complex in Iqaluit. Construction IGLOKPAK IQALUIT-MI. NAPPAKTIKTIKTAONIA TAYA AOLALIKTOK. has already begun.

UNAAQ INC. Unaaq Inc. NUNAKYOAMI INUIT IKALULIKIVAKTONI TAGGIOKMIOTANIK KINGGOKYOANIKLO, UNAAQ When it comes to the global shrimp and fishing market, Unaaq is a model of co- IKALUKHIOKTIT EHOAKTOMIK AOLAVAKTOT INUIT AHINIKMIOT TOHOGIVAGAIT. KIKIKTAALOK- MIOT PIOTIGIYAT 50 PER CENT UNAAQ, TAMNA IKALUKHIOKTIT KINGGOKYOANIK IKALUKHIOK- operation between nations. Qikiqtaaluk owns 50 per cent of Unaaq, a company PAKTOT OVALO AYOIKHAIVAKHOTIK AHINIKMIOTANIK IKALUKHIOKTINIK. dedicated to shrimp fishing and international consulting in fishing. UNAAQ IKALUKPAKTOT KINGGOKYOANIK 2050 TONS OKIOK IKALUKHIOGANGAMIK OKIOKTAK- TOP TAGGIOGANIT, ONGAHIKTOK ANGIOK TAGGIOK OVANI DAVIS STRAIT, TAONONGA Unaaq nets 2,050 tons of shrimp per year from northern waters, stretching all TAGGIOGANOT. OKIOMI IKALUKHIOKTOT UMIAKOT IKALUKHIOTMOT OHEEYAIVAKTOT GREEN- the way from Davis Strait, south to the Labrador Sea. In the winter the fishing LAND-MOT; AOYAMITAOK OHEEYAGIAKTOKPAKHOTIK NEWFOUNDLAND-MOT NALIAK NOVA SCO- trawlers port in Greenland; in the summer they port in Newfoundland TIA-MI. TABKOA IKALUKTATIK ENIGANGGATA, TABKOA DANISH IKALUKNIK NEOVIKVIO- or Nova Scotia. VAKTOT MANILIOGAHOAKHOTIK IKALUKTAINIK INUINAIT As soon as the shrimp are harvested, Danish marketing specialists EMA AKITOKMATA TABKOA KINGGOKYOAT TAGGIOKPAOP jump into action selling the highly-prized crustaceans in the overseas AKIANOT NEOVGOTAOVAKHOTIK. “AKTIGIOKNAKHIOK 90 PER CENT IKALUKTAOYOT KINGGOKYOAT NEOVGOTIGIVA- market. “Nearly 90 per cent of the catch is sold to the European and GAIT AKIANIKMIONOT TAGGIOPAOP OKONONGALO JAPANI- Japanese market,” said Marty Kuluguqtuq, chief executive officer INOT,” OKAKTOK MARTY KULUGUQTUQ, TITIGALIKIYIAT ATA- NIAT OKOAK QIQIKTAALUK-MIOT. with Qikiqtaaluk. EMAITKALOAKHONI AHINIKMIOT AKIANIKMIONOT Although much of the activity involves foreign markets, the finan- NEOGOTIKAKPAKHOTIK IKALUKNIK, MANIIT KAIFFAKPAKTOT cial benefits come back to the north. “This venture provides work MANILIOKTAOYOT OKIOKTAKTOMOT. “HAMNA PANNAGIIKHOTIK MANILIOKTOT HAVAKTIKAKPAKTOT 100 INUINAKNIK OVALO for 100 Inuit and contributes well over $1 million to the econo- MANIK AMIGAIKPAKTOK NUNAMOT AVATKOTONI $1 MILLIATA- my,” said Kuluguqtuq. LAK,” OKAKTOK KULUGUQTUQ.

PIKSALIOGA GARY LEWIS / Photo by Gary Lewis NUNASI CORPORATION NUNASI CORPORATION ONA INUINAIT PIVALIYULIKIVIAT MANILIOGOTIKHANIK Nunasi Corporation EKAYUKHONI NUNAVUTMIK TAMAINOT. ELAOKMIOK PANNAKAKHONI OKIOKTAK- Nunasi Corporation is the Inuit development corporation that serves Nunavut as a TOMI UMIALIKIOT LIMITED, ENGILGAPKAKTAOYOK OVANI IGLU HOTEL-MI BAKER whole. It is a joint venture partner in the Northern Transportation Company LAKE-MI, TINGMIJUTINIKLO HAVAAKKAKTOT AOLAOTIKHANIK, OVALO PIHIMAYUT Limited, operates the Iglu Hotel in Baker Lake, runs a travel agency, and holds KAFFINIK IGLOKPAIT NEOVIGAKHANIK. TAMNA NUTAANOAK PIOTIGIYA ANNOGANIK several real estate properties. One of its newest ventures is Wears the Action. NEOVIGAKHANIK PHIMALIKTOT WEARS THE ACTION. WEARS THE ACTION Wears the Action TAMNA ANNOGANIK NEOVIKVIK YELONAIMIITOK SETOA CENTRE SQUARE MALL-MI. The action is in ’s Centre Square Mall. Under the ownership of OVANI ATANIKAKHOTIK NUNASI CORPORATION-KONIK OKIONI MALGOKNI ELANGANI- Nunasi Corporation for the past two and a half years, Wears the Action sells spe- LO. WEARS THE ACTION NEOVIHAKHANIK ANNOGANIK MANILIOGOTILGIT OKIOKTAK- TOT OLABKIYOT ATOKPAGAITNIK. cially designed arctic sportswear. INUKNIK TALLIMANIK HAVKTIKAKTOT, WEARS THE ACTION NEOVIKPAKTOT ANNO- Employing five people, Wears the Action buys quality sportswear and then GANIK PINNIKHAKTOKHANIK OLABKIOT ATOKPAGAKHAINIK OVA OKIOKTAK- applies arctic-inspired designs to the clothing. “The designers include a number of TOMIONIK ATILIKTOKHOGIT NEOVGOTIGIVAGAIT. “TABKOA PINNIKHAIVAKTOT ANNO- Inuit, and we work regularly with the Jessie Oonark Centre in Baker Lake,” said GAKHANIK TITIGAOYAKTIKAKTOT INUINAKNIK, OKOA HAVAKATIGIVLOGO TAMNA JESSIE OONARK MIKHOKVIK BAKER LAKE-MI,” OKAKTOK NUNASI ATANIAT FRED HUNT. Nunasi chief executive officer Fred Hunt. “We try to design clothing around the “OVAGUT ANNOGANIK TITIGAOYAKPAKTOGOT INUIT ELITKOHIINIK TITIGAOYAKTIP- culture that we are representing.” KAKHOGIT PINNIKOTILIOKTONIK,” TAIMA OKALAKTOK. The arctic-styled sportswear is popular with Inuit and a huge hit with tourists TABKOA OKIOKTAKTOMIOTOT TITIGAOYAKTAOVAKTOT ANNOGAT INUIT who enjoy buying local designs—pushing sales in excess of $1 million a year. ALLIAGIYAIT OKOALO ALLIGIKPIAKTAIT KABLONAT POLAKPAKTOT NEOVILOKAKPA- GAITLO PINNIGIVLOGIT—EMA MANILIOGOTAOVAKTOT AVATKOTOGIT $1 MILLIATALIK Hunt says they are facing tough new competition from stores like Wal-Mart. “So OKIOMI. HUNT OKAKTOK WAL MART-GOK AKIHAKTOKVIGILIKTAIT AMIALIKAKMIOT that means we just have to be keener than ever.” SETOALIKIOT. “EMAGOK OVAGUT AGHOKLOAGIAKALIKTOGOT AKINAHOAKLOTA MANILIOKNIKMIK ANNOGATIGOT,” TAIMA OKALAKTOK.

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NTI PITKOYUT NUNATAANIK- ATANIKHAK HAVAKVIKHANIK MI PIYOKHAT MALIGAT PIVALIAYIKHAK NTI urges settlement of OKTOGAHOAKPAKALOAKHOTIK ANGGIGOTINIK EHOAKTOMIK OKOA NUNATIAP ATIKTAOYOK KAVAMAIT OKOALO KANATAP KAVAMAITLO, NTI-LO NUTAANIK EHOAKHAK- procurement policies TONIK MALIGANIK ELIOGAIYOT TITIGAKHOTIK KANNOKLI ELIOGAKNIAKA TAGAK CURLEY KAVAMALIOGIAMI ATOGAHOGGITAIT KAVAMAT NUNATIAPLO KANATAP KAVA- MAITLO ANGGIKHIMAYUGALOAT AYOKHAOTAOLIKMATA ANGIGHIMAL- In a bid to find common ground with the territorial and federal governments, TIKKOAKTAOYOK GAAKHOTIK OVANI NAKATAMI 24-MI OVANIITONI NUNAVUTMIK ATANIKHAT NUNATAAKNIKMI ANGGIGOTINI. NTI has revised policy papers outlining its position on the implementation HAVAKVIKANIK ANGGIKHIMALGAAKHOTIK KAVAMAIK ANGGIKHIMAYATIK ATOGIAKAK- of territorial and federal obligations under Article 24 of the Nunavut Land MAGIT MALGOK KAVAMAK. NUTAKKIYAOLIKHONI PIYAKHANIK MALIGANIK, PIVALIAYIKHAK Claims Agreement. INUITNOT EKAYUUTIKHAOTINOT NANMINIKAKTONOT HAVAKTINOT OVALO That puts the ball back in the courts of those two governments. The over- MAY-MI TIKKOAK- INUINAKNOTLO EKAYUUTAONAHOANIK, EHOIGIYAOLIKTOT ANGGIGHIMAL- due procurement policies, intended to benefit Inuit-owned businesses and TAOYOTKOVANI GAKHOTIK NTI-KONOT KAVAMAT ENIKTIGIYOKHAOTAOGALOAT JULY 1994-MI. NTI TAOTOKTAIT TAMAITA KANATAP OKOA NUNATIAP KAVAMAITA KANTO- Inuit in general, have become a bone of contention with NTI because they NTI NUNAVUT-MI LAKTITAIT KINANOT, OVALO ATOTIAKOTAYOT INUKNOT were supposed to be in place by July 1994. EHIVIGIOKTIT KANTOLAKTITILOTIGOK OVANI NAKATAMI 24-MI. ATON- NTI is monitoring all federal and territorial contracts KATIMAYIIT GITPAGIT APIKHOIYITIGOT AKIHAKTOKNIALIKTAIT. “KAVAMAT KILAMIOPYAKLOTIK HAVAKOMIK EHOAK- being awarded now, and is insisting they comply with MEETIKMAT A NIAGALOAKTOK, EMA ENIGAKHAT ENIKTIGIANGITNI Article 24. If all else fails, legal action may follow. WINNIPEG-MI KAVAMALIOGIAMI HONATLO HAVAGIAMI,” OKAKTOK “If the government could speed up a bit, we’d see a lot HAVAKVIIT KEEWATIN KATIMAYIIT HAVAKTINOT (KCC) ATANIA SAM TUTANUAQ, HAMNA EHOIGIYAOVAKTOK TAKOKATAL- of stuff happening,” says Keewatin Chamber of APIKHEOMAGOMIK IGAMIOK KATIMAVIALULIGANGAMIK MEETIKHOTIK Commerce (KCC) president Sam Tutanuaq, who has HIVAYAINAGIALIK 174-INUKAKTOT MEETIKTIT KCC OKIONI PINGGHONI TAO- seen this issue resurface at every annual general meet- (819) 645-3199. TOLIGAMIOK. TUTANUAQ OVALO ATANIOYOK ing of the 174-member KCC for the past three years. NUNAVUTMI HAVAKTINOT KATIMAYIOKMIOK. KAVAMAT KOVIAGIHOIKPALIAYAIT KAYUMIIT- Tutanuaq is also president of the Nunavut Chamber of PALALIKMATA ANGGIKTAMIKNIK ATOTIAGOIKMA- Commerce. TA OVALO NUNAVUTVIKHAK TIKILIKTOK KAYU- NTI-KOT ANGAYOKAAGAT JOSE Patience is wearing thin as business activity heats up in MIKHIGALOAKTITLOGO NUNAVUT. “NAPPAK- KUSUGAK OKALAKTUK, “ANGIKATI- the rapidly developing new territory of Nunavut. TIGILIKTONI IGLONIK,” OKAKTOK TUTANUAQ, GEGUT TAOMAONGGAINAK OKAO- “Construction-wise,” says Tutanuaq, “there are now “TALVA TINGMIAT AKAGOKTALIKHOTIK TAOHIMANGGITUK” TIKIKATALIKMATA INUKANINOT.” planes coming in and out of each community practical- NTI OKTOGAHOALIKTOT NUNAVUTMI HAVAK- NTI president : “An ly every other day.” TITINAHOAKNINIK INUKNIK MALIGAKALIKMA- agreement should not be just words” NTI has proposed that a territorial incentive policy cre- TA OVA 20 PERCENT INUIT OKTOKTOT HAVAAKHANOT PIPKATAOLIKMATA INUINAIT-NAMINIKAKTONOT HAVAKVIKNIK. OVALO ate up to a 20 per cent bid adjustment for firms that are Inuit-owned. That’s DIRECTOR OF AKITKIYAOVALIKHOTIK HAVAKTOKHAT OKIOKTAKTOMIT 10 PER CENT AKIP- on top of the 10 per cent bid adjustment accorded to northern firms, and the KAKTOAVALIKTOT HAVAGOMAYOT NUNAVUTMI, OVALO FIVE PER CENT further five per cent bid adjustment they could earn for residing in the region BUSINESS EHOAKHAKTAOVAKHOTIK MANILIOGIAMINGNI NUNAVUTMI EMA KANTOLAK ANGMAGANGATA. INUINAIT HAVAKVIIT EHOMAGIYAOTLOAKPAKTOT HAVAKTI- of Nunavut where the contract is to be carried out. The special consideration DEVELOPMENT TAONAHOAKHOTIK HAPKOA HAVAKTIGAOVAKNIALIKMATA NUNAVUKALIKAT for Inuit firms would gradually phase down as these companies gear up in NAMED KAFFINI OKIONI KAKGOGAALOKMOT. the years ahead. TAMNA HAVAKVIK 51 PER CENT INUINAKAGOMI INUINAIT-NANMINIGINIAK- A business that is at least 51 per cent Inuit-owned is designated an Inuit TAT INUINAOLONI HAVAKVIK. Tagak Curley NTI NUTAAMIK OKTOFFAGOMALIKTOT ELIOGAITKOILIKHOTIK NAKATAMIK firm. was appointed 24. TAMNA ATOKTAKHAOTIKAKTOK KANATAP KAVAMAIT NUNATIAP KAVAMAIT- NTI has renewed its call for Article 24 to be implemented. It provides that LO KANTOLAKTITIOKHAT NUNAVUTMOT HAVAKTAONAHOANOT EMA AMI- federal and territorial government contracts awarded for Nunavut-destined director of GAIKYUMMIKTITILOTIK INUINAIT NANMINIOTAINIK HAVAKTITAINAHOAK- projects will have increased participation of Inuit firms (providing training TOKHAT (EMA ELIHAIPKAILOTIK HAVAKTIKHANIK OVALO SEKOOGNIGITNIKLO business ELIHAGIAKATATA). EMA INUIT HAVALIGIANGITNI NUNAVUTMI HAVAKHANIKPAT and education where needed). It ensures a labor force is hired that reflects development HAVAKHAILIOKNAITOMIK INUINAIT AMIGAITOT HAVAGOMAVAKTONI EMAKAK the proportion of Inuit residents living in Nunavut—85 per cent. —85 PER CENT. But it’s how Article 24 should be implemented that’s become a road- in May during KIHIME TAMNA KANNOKTOT NAKATAK 24 ELIOGAKTAONIAKA KANOK block. NTI’s Nunavut AYOKHAOTAOGINALIKTOK. NTI-KOT AOLATITTIYIAT HAVAKVIKNOT PIVALIAYILIKIYII TAGAK CURLEY NTI’s director of business development Tagak Curley said the federal Investment OKAKTOK KANATAP KAVAMAINGOK ATOKOILIKTOK ATOKPAKTAMITIGOT government wants the procurement issue to adhere to the current policies Review ENMILOAK MALIKOILIKHOTIK NUNAVUTMIONIK MALIGAITNIK KAVAMAT and administrative procedures of the federal Treasury Board. OVALO MONAGILOAGOMALLIKHOTIK KANATAP MANIINOT KATIMAYIINOT. Committee KIHIME CURLEY OKAKLOAKTOK EMA TABKOAGOK KANATAP MANILIKIYIIT But Curley argues that the Treasury Board’s procedures can’t effectively meeting in ATOKPAGAIT EHOITNIAKMATA OMONGA NAKATAMOT 24-MOT EMAGOK AOLA- implement Article 24 because they differ from department to department JUTAIT KAVAMAT ALLANGANGMATA ATOGAHOAKTAINIK NUNAVUTMIOT. MALI- within the federal government. Regulations, on the other hand, would guar- Winnipeg. GAT, EMALO EMAITMATA, EHOAKTOMIK AOLALIGIAMI NAKOOYONIK MANI- antee standard procurement methods. LIKIYAMI NUNAVUTMI. For business TAYA HOLI, NUNAVUTMIOT INUIT OKOALO NTI-KOTLO AIVAKHIMMAGAK- Meanwhile, Nunavut residents and NTI fear that as negotiations drag on, inquiries, call PAKOMIK KAKOGO ENIKHIMAITOMIK, INUIT HAVAKTIT NANMINIOTILGIT MANI- more and more Inuit firms will lose out on new business opportunities. IYAKNIAKMATA HAVAKTAKHANIK PINGGITKOMIK. (819) 645-3199.

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SIMON TAIPANA: Simon Taipana: INUIT ELITKOHIINOT AGHOKPAKTOK Standing for Inuit rights

NUNAVUT INUIT NUNATAKTOT INUKMIK TAMMAIYOT AGHOKYOAKHIMAYOMIK INUIT PIGHAINOT APRIL 21, ONA SIMON TAIPANA KUGLUKTUMIOTAK INUHOIKMAT Nunavut’s beneficiaries lost one of their greatest defenders April 21, when Simon KANSAKHAKHIMAGAMI. Taipana of Coppermine died after a long battle with cancer. TAIPANA ONA AIVAKHAAKHIMAYOK AIVAKTIOVLONI INUITNOT NUNATAAGAHOAKTI- Taipana was a negotiator for the Inuit land claim as part of the Tungavik TIVLONI HAVAKVIGIYAIT TUNGAVITKOT NUNAVUTMI, HIVOLIGIYA NUNAVUT TUN- Federation of Nunavut, the predecessor to Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated. NGAVIK INCORPORATED. ONA ELANNAGIYANI OKAOHIKAKTOK EMATOT ALLEN MAGHAGAK, ONAGOK TAMNA MAY 19-MI As one of his friends, Allen Maghagak, stated in the May 19 issue of Nunatsiaq MAKPIGAMI NUNATIAQ NEWS:“AGHOOTAKPIAKHONIGOK EHOMAGIAMINIK INUIT ELITKOHIINIK News:“He fought for everything that he believed were Inuit traditional land uses and EHOMAPLONI NUNAMIK ATOKPAGAITNI ANGONIAKLOKAKVIINIKLO PINAHOAKPAKTOK OVALO INUIT felt were still in need of Inuit ownership under the final Nunavut land claims agree- NUNAOTAIT ANNAKTAILIVLOGIT KABLONANOT PINAHOAKPAGAIT NUNAVUTMIK NUNATAAGAHOAGOTIMIK ment.” Without Taipana’s persistence in including lands in the southwest/west area of AGGILAKIPKAIVAKTOK AIVAKHONI KAVAMANOT.” HOITPANGOK TAIPANA AGHONGITPAT AIVAKTOK INUIT NUNAIKAYAKTOT OVALO AIVAOTIGIHIMAYA NUNA KIGLIKHA NUNAVUT, “OVAGUT NUNAOTIKPUT MIKI- Nunavut, “our land base would have been a lot smaller than what it is today,” NAAKKAYAKTOK PIAKKOT TAYA SIMON HOIKTOP AGHONGITPAGO,” MAGHAGAK OKAKTOK. Maghagak said. NTI ELIHIMALIKTOT SIMON TAIPANA-GOK HAVATIAGAMIK KOVIAGIYAOYOK AGHOKPAKAMIK NTI recognizes Simon Taipana’s invaluable contribution to the finalization of the NUNAKHAPTINGNIK ENIKTIGIVAKAMILO ANGGIKTITAIVLONI NUNAVUT NUNATAAGOTANIK AGGIGOTMIK. Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. His spirit and determination will be missed. ENUHOKTOK INUUTIAKTOK HOIGAMI HAVATIAYOKTOK KINGGOKTAONIALIKTOK.

FALL EHOAKHITIAK- NUNAVUTMI MANILI- Polishing the Nunavut Investment MEETING TOKHAT OGOTIKHANIK lines of Review Committee sinks teeth into The board of EHIVIGIOKTIT MANI- OKAOTILUK- communication finances AGOTIKHAT LIKINIKMIK OKTOK- Nunavut NTI is making headway on a multi- TOKHAT Watchdog and financial advisor— Tunngavik NTI ENIKPALIAGAKTOT KAKO- year communications program GOGAALOK ATOKTOKHANIK OKAO- those will be the major roles of the KONGIAKTIOLOTIK OVALO MANIK- aimed at getting consistent and TILUKAGOTIKHANIK NAONAIKHIMA- meets this fall NIK MONAGIYIOLOTIK—TABKOA timely information out to the public new Nunavut Investment Review YAMI EHOAKTOMIK INUKNOT VOALO HAVAAGINIAKTAIT NUTAAT MONAG- Committee, established by Nunavut ENIKNAGIKPAKTONIK NAONAITKO- on the land claims settlement body’s in Cambridge ILOAKLOGIT NUNAVUTMI MANILIO- TINIK INUIT TOHAKVIKHAINIK activities. Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI). Its GOTIKHANIK EHIVGIOKTIT EMA NUNATAKTONI HAVAAGITNIK. first meeting was May 25 and 26 in Bay, Oct. 16 to NUNAVUT TUNGAVIK (NTI) MANIIT There is public confusion about TALVANI KINAT HAVAKLOAKNIAK- AOLATIAGIANGITNI ELIGOMIK ELI- Winnipeg. TAIT NALOLIGAMIKIK KINATLOAK the role of NTI as more and more 20. HAOYOT MEEKIKAKMATA MAY 25 HAVAOTIKHAIT NTI-KOT OKOALUNIIT Nunavut government bodies come The committee consists of the OVANIL 26 WINNIPEG-MI. NUNAVUT KAVAMAKHAIT HAVAK- on to the scene in the emerging ter- president of NTI, the presidents of TABKOA KATIMAYIIT ELAGIIKTOT LOAKNIAKAT KAVAMAOLOTIK each of the RIAs, heads of their OKOA ATANIAT (NTI), ATANIITLO ritory. Even within Inuit organiza- NUTAAMI NUNAVUTMI. OKOA INUIT NUNAP KATIMAYIIT NUNANI PINGGA- development corporations and the KATIMAYIT NUNANI, NAONAITIAKHI- tions, it’s not always clear to benefi- HONI, ATANIITLO PIVALIAYAKHA- MAITNAMIK INUKNOT NUNATAK- ciaries how NTI’s duties differ from chief executive officer of Nunasi OKIAKHAK LIKIOT HAVAKVIIT OKOALO ATANIIT TONOT KANNOK NTI HAVAAKAKNI- Corporation. The committee NUNASI CORPORATION. TABKOA those of the regional Inuit associa- MEETIKNI- AKAT ALLANGATKIANIT NUNAT INUIT KATIMAYIIT TAOTOKPAKNIAKTOT tions, the birthright development reviews the RIAs’ five-year eco- KATIMAYIINIT, INUIT PIOTAIT NUNANI NUNAT KATIMAYIIT MANIKNIK ATOK- nomic development strategies and AKTOT PIVALIAVIKHAT HAVAKVIKNOT NALIAK corporations or Nunavut Trust. TOT TALLIMANI OKIONI PIVALI- NUNAVUT MANIKNIK TUTKOMAVIIT. Kickstarting the program will be one-year economic development AKYAKHALIKIOT OKTOKTOT OVALO KATIMAYIIT MEETIK- ENGILGAPKAGAHOAKLOGIT ATO- plans. It will also scour year-end OKIOMI ATAOHIMI PIVALIAYAKHA- a communications plan, which is GAKHAT OKAOTILUKAGOTIKHAT LIKIYAITLO OPALONGAIYAKTAIT. getting underway now. (Nunavut reports from RIAs that indicate how TIT NUNAVUT TUN- PIOKHAT, TAMNA TAYA HAVAKTAO- OVATAOK EHIVGIOKHIVAKNIAKTOT economic development funds are LIKTOK. (NUNAVUT MANIKNIK Trust has asked to be included in a OKIOK ENIGANGGAT MANIIT ATOK- NGAVITKONIOTAT TUTKOMAVIAT APPIHIYOT OKONANI joint plan.) It will study issues that being used. PAKNIGITNIK TITIGAKTAIT NUNAT ELAOYOMAPLOTIK OPALONGAIYAK- Later, says NTI director of busi- KATIMAYIININGGAKTONIK KANNOK will shape the long-term program, KATIMANIAKTOT TONI.) TABKOA EHIVGIOKHINIAKTOT PIVALIYAKHANIK MANIIT ATOKPAGO- ness development Tagak Curley, the EHOMAGIYAOYONIK KAKOGOG- including the type of audience NTI NAKKAIT. OKIOAKHAK IKALUK- AALOK ATOKTOKHANIK, OVALO NTI wants to reach, and how much NTI committee will move to high KAKOGOTAOK, OKAKTOT NTI KINANOT TOHAGOMAYOT NAON- should be relying on TV, radio, finance issues. It will draft regional KINAMIK PIVALIAYILIKIOMIK PINIAK- TUTIAMI, AKTOBA 16- AIKHIMALOTIK, OVALO KANNOKTOT- TOT TAGAK CURLEY-MIK, KATIMAYI- newspapers or other media to get its investment targets and opportunities LO TV-NIK ATOKNIAKAT, NALLAO- INGIT NUUTAONIAKTOT ANGGIT- for takeover targets, joint ventures, MIT 20-MOT. TINIK, TOHAAJUTINIK MAKPIGAANIK message out. KIANOT MANILIKINIKMOT. ONA TITI- NALIAK KANNOGITONIK TAIGOAK- NTI has commissioned the privatization and contracting out of GAGIIKAFOKTOK NUNAT MANIL- VIKNIK TOHAKTITIVAGIANGITNI. quasi-government services. IOKVIKHAT ATOKTAKHAIT OVALO preparation of the communications NTI ELIOGAIHIMALIKTOT OPALON- HAVAKVIKHALIKIOTLO PITA- plan. Phase one will produce a GAIYAKHOTIK TOHAAJUTINIK. HIVO- GINIAKTAIT HAVAGILIKLOGIT, PAN- LIKPAK TITIGAKMIK TOHAKTITINIAK- report that recommends what kind NAGIIKTOT HAVAKATIGIIKHOTIK, TOT PITKOILOTIK OKAOTIKAKNIAK- of consultations are needed to gath- INUKNOT HAVAKVIIT NUUTLOGIT TOT INUKNOT INUIT EHOMAGIYAIT OVALO KANTOLAKTITIVALLIKLOTIK- er input from the public, regional TOHAKAKLOGIT, NUNAT KATIMAYI- LO KAVAMANIT HAVAKVIINIT. organizations and others, the cost of INITLO OVALO ALLANIT, KANNOK- TOTLO AKIKAKNIAKAT TOHAKTI- doing a communications plan, and a TAINIKMIK, OVALO HAVAOTIKHANIK detailed work schedule. ATOKATAKNIAKTAIT.

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NTI AOLAYOK NUNANI PINGGAHONI NTI Around the Regions NTI-KOT IQLUKNI HAVAKTIGHAKTUT HITAMANIK NUTAANIK HAVALIHAAKTONIK OKONINGGA: Iqaluit welcomes aboard four new faces: DEBORAH TAGORNAK, ENIKNIKTIGOLLO ENOLGAMMILIGINIKOLLO NTI HAVAAKAKNIAKTUK, CECIL CLARKE, NTI-KOT MANILIKIYIATA TITIGAKTIATA Deborah Tagornak, the newly hired elders and youth co-ordinator, ALEX CAMPBELL: EKAYOKTIGIHAA OMAA NATSIQ ALAINGA-KANGO, OVALO LEEVEDE Cecil Clarke,executive assistant to NTI secretary-treasurer Natsiq BADMINTON ATAGOYUK, TAMAANUT MONAKHIYIOLONI, ONALO LEONIE QAUMARIAQ Alainga-Kango, Leevede Atagoyuk, the new public affairs officer, OLABKIOT TITIGAKVIKMI EKAYOKTI. . . NTI ATANIAT JOSE KUSUGAK, KAILGAMIKTOK Alex Campbell: AKIANIT TAGGIOKPAOP AOLAOKATIGIHIMAYA MINISTAK ITKILINIK OKIOKTAK- and administrative assistant Leonie Qaumariaq. . . . NTI president badminton booster TOMIONIK RON IRWIN DENMARKMIT KAIYOK Jose Kusugak,fresh from his trip with Indian Affairs Minister ALLANITLO KABLONAKAKNINIT NUNANIT, OPALON- Ron Irwin to Denmark and other European countries, is gearing up for the GAIYALIKTOK MEETIGIAMINI INUIT CIRCUMPOLAR annual general meeting of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference in next CONFERENCE ALASKAMI TATKIKHIOT TIKITJUKILIK- TOMI. TAINGANIK TAGGIOKPAOP AKIANINGAKHONI month. While in Europe, Kusugak had the chance to examine other aborig- KUSUGAK EHIVIOKHIVAKTOK ALLANIK KABLONA- inal land claims and compare Nunavut’s course with Greenland’s home GOGITONIK NUNATAAKTONIKTAOK OVALO rule. . . . Kusugak also relayed his views on the Canadian Environmental KANNOGILIKIYAKHAITA OVAPTINGNIT NAONAIK- Protection Act recently, submitting a presentation to a committee of the HONI NUNAVUTMIT GREENLANDMIONIK KAVA- MAKAKTONIK. . . KUSUGAK OVALO OKAOTIGIYAIT House of Commons examining the legislation. The committee was in Iqaluit EHOMAGIYAOVAKTOT INUKNIT KANATAP HILAMIK several weeks ago. . . . NTI ATANIAT JOSE HALUMMAIKTOMIK KABLONANIT HALUMMAKHIKOIVLONI HALUMMAIKTAIL- KUSUGAK AOLAKHI- Over in Rankin Inlet, the NTI family is a little larger, but it’s not because MAYOK DENMARK- ITJUTINIKLO MALIGAKHANIK, OKAOTIKAKTOK TITIGANIK EHOMALIOKHI- of extra hirings. Elders’ benefits co-ordinator Laura Gauthier gave birth MOR ONALO, ELAIT- MAYONIK KANATAP KAVAMAKYOANGITNOT EHIVGIOKHIVLONI LO, MP JACK MALIGANIK. TABKOA KATIMAYIIT IQALUITMONGAOHIMAYOT KAFFINI to a healthy baby boy, Eliyah, in the wee hours of May 12. Both mother ANAWAK ONALO PINNIAKNINI . . . and son are said to be doing well. RON IRWIN-LO, MIN- OVANI RANKIN INLETMI, NTI INUGIATKIYAOYONI, KIHIME HAVAKTI- STAK ITKILINOT In NTI’s office, there’s a proud papa who’s been cheering for OKIOKTAKTOMIONOT GIATKIYAOYOT. INUTOKAIT MANIKHAKTITAOYOKHANIK MONAKTI LAURA every bird his daughter ruthlessly swats. Tara Campbell, daughter of (AIPALO PINGAHOAT GAUTHIER NUTAGANIKTOK ANNIANGITTOMIK BEBENOAMIK ANGOTMIK, TALIKPIANI) ELIYAH, OBLAANOAMI MAY 12. TAMAKMIK MAMMIALO NUTAGAKLO NTI executive director Alex Campbell, journeyed to the Winter NAKOOTIAKTOK ENNIOKTOK. Games in Grande Prairie, Alta. last March to compete in the badminton divi- NTI president Jose OVANI NTI ATAWA AFISIANI, TAMNA APPANGA KOVIAHOTIAKTOK NUTAGANI Kusugak travelled to sion. (The birds, of course, were of the plastic variety.). . . . Other journeys Denmark with, KOPANOANIK PINAHOAKPAKTOMI. TARA CAMPBELL,BANNIA NTI AOLATIT- this spring took David Mablick, director of land management, from among others, MP TIYIP ALEX CAMPBELL,AOLAKHIMAYOK OLABKIYAKTOKHONI KANATAP and OLABKIBKAIYONOT GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA-MI MASIMI AKIHAKTOKHONI Ottawa to NTI’s new Cambridge Bay headquarters. Mablick’s move north Ron Irwin, Minister BADMINTON. (TABKOA KOPANOAT, PALASTIKNATITGOK.) . . . ALLATLO AOLAK- signals the decentralization process that will see NTI establish a significant of Indian Affairs and PAKTOT OPINGAKHAK ONA DAVID MABLICK,AOLATITTIYI NUNALIKIOK, Northern Develop- presence throughout Nunavut. ATAWAMI AFISIANIT NTI-KOT IKALLUKTUTIAMOT HAVAGIAKTOKHONI NUU- ment (second and third from left) TAOYOK. MABLICK NUUTOK HAVAKVIIT AVIKTOKTAOLIKHOTIK NUNANOT NTI ATOGOMAYAITIGOGAMI NUNAVUTMI.

ELAOYOT HIVOLIKMI MEETIK- (HAOMIKMIT TALIKPIKMOT): KAAKMATA NUNAVUTMI MANI- JOSE KUSUGAK, NTI APIKHOIY- LIOKVIKHANOT EHIVIOKTOT ITIGOT EKAYOKTI LOIS LESLIE KATIMAYHIT WINNIPEG-MI ONALO BRIA ATANIAT KINGGOLIKMI TATKIKHIOTMI. PAULOOSIE KEYOOTAK, TAKOLOGO PAGE 10 TITGAT. ELAOYOT NTI KATIMAYIINI EHIV- Participants at the first meet- GIOKHIKMATA HIVOLIKMIK TITIGAKHIMAYONIK NUNAVUT- ing of the Nunavut Investment MIK ELIOGAIYONI KATIMAY FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW Review Committee in Winnipeg (Left to right): Jose Kusugak, NTI legal advisor Lois Leslie and BRIA president Pauloosie last month. For full story, Keyootak, part of the NTI committee examining the first report of the Nunavut please see page 10 Implementation Commission, Footprints in the Snow

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INUIT OKIOKTAKTOMI MIHIK- Inuit Spirit of the Arctic

NAGOTAIT Granted, the inukshuk doesn’t have the same clout as the CN Tower when EMAITLONI, TABKOA INUKHOIT NUNANIITOT AJIKOTAGINGITTAIT ONA CN it comes to landmarks—now. All that may change, though, after this TOWER TORONTOMI NAPPAKTI AGGIYUGALOAK INUKHOITKIHIMI NUNANI NAONAITKOTAOVAKTOT—TAYA. summer’s Inuit Spirit of the Arctic exhibit at the Canadian National TAMNA ALLANGOKNIALIKTOK, KIHIME, AOYAK ENIKAT INUIT OKIOKTAKTO- Exhibition. MI MIGHIKNAKNIGIT TAKOKHAONIALIKTOT OVANI CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHI- BITION-MI. The ambitious $2.5-million project, a major attraction at Canada’s TAMNA AGHOKLOGO $2.5 MILLIATALAK AKIKAKTOK HAVAKHAK NOITANIA- biggest summer fair, will showcase the strong Inuit presence in Canada, LIKTOK KANATAMI ANGGINIKHAOLONI KABLONAT TAYOYAKHAT AOYAMIK NOITABKAILIKATA, TAKOBKAINIAKTOT KABLONANIK INUIT NUNATOKAKAK- trumpet Inuit business enterprises and products, and bolster the public’s TOT KANATAMI HIVOLIOVLOTIK KABLONANIT TAIMANI, INUITLO HANNAOY- AINIK MIHUYAINIK NOITABKAILOTIK, EMA KABLONANOT KAOYIHAILOTIK awareness of Nunavut. Steered by the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, the project INUIT ELITKOHIINIK NUNAVUTMI NUNATAAKTONIK. MONAGINIAKTAIT INUIT has drawn a host of other supporters, including NTI. TAPIGIIKHAT KANATAMI, HAVAKHAK EKAYUKTAONIAKTOK INUKNIT, OKO- NANITLO NTI-KONIT. Three inukshuks will herald the Arctic Pavilion. Inside, Inuit fashion PINGGAHOT INUKHOIT NOITANIAKTOT TAKOYAKHAT OKIOKTAKTOP KON- shows and revues will be played out on the main stage, a video wall will fea- GIAKVIANI. ELOANI, INUIT ANNGOGAAGITNIK TAKOBKAINIAKTOT OVALO ATOKPAGAINIK KONGIAGAKHAT KABLONANIT, TV-MILO NOITALOTIK OKIOK- ture images of the North (including the ceremonial signing of the Nunavut TAKTOK KONGIAKTIBKAKLOGO (SAINIKHIOTLO NUNATAAKTOT NUNAVUT MALIGAINIK), OVALO INUIT HANNAOYAITNIK MIKHUYAITNIK TAKOYAKHAKAK- Act), and Inuit arts and crafts will be displayed. NIAKTOT. Also, each of Canada’s six OVATAOK, KANATAMI INUIT NUNAKAKTOT SIKSINIK—LABRADOR, NUNAVIK, KIKIKTAALOK, KITIKMEOT, KEEWATIN ONALO INUVIALUIOT—POLAKTOLIKINI- / Photo by Inuit regions—Labrador, Nunavik, TIK TAKOBKAKNIAGAIT OVALO PIVALIAYATIK ATOGAKHOAKTATIK KONG- PIKSALIOGA HANS BLOHM Baffin, Kitikmeot, Keewatin and GIAKNIKMI TAKOKHAONIAKTOT. ONA CNE KOVIAHOKNIK AOLALIKNIAKTOK AGASI 18 SAPTAIPAMOT Inuvialuit—will highlight their 4 AOYAK. tourism and economic develop- PIKSAOTAT PAUKTUTITKOT / Photo courtesy of Pauktuutit ment initiatives at displays in the Pavilion. KAFFIT 80-GOYOT INUIT ANNOGANGIT TAKOINAGIALGIT PINNIKOTILGIT The CNE runs Aug. 18 until SAIVAIKTOLOTIK OBLOGAALOK Sept. 4 this year. Up to 80 samples of can be seen during fashion shows taking place seven times daily

HAMANI OLABKIYOT THE GAMES CORNER OMA PIHIMAYAA By Alootook Ipellie

4 1. HOGAAT OMILGIT An animal with whiskers galore NUNATSIAQ NUNAMONGGAOYOT / GOING TO THE LAND 6 2. ANGONIAKTOT KIYOAKNITUTA NUNALIGIJI ENMI ANGOTIP/ANGNAP NUNAANOT / ON Hunters take aim with this HIS/HER LAND 2 NUNASI 3 3. MAMMATIAKTOK OHIMAITKANGAMI NUNA/INUKAKNIK / SETTLEMENT/TOWN Tastes best raw NUNAVUT ANGGIOK NUNA / THE BIG LAND 5 4. HAMNA AMIKMIT HONALIOKHIMAYOK NUNA NUNA NAKOOYOK / THE GOOD LAND This is made from its skin

NUNAMI 5. HIOTIKMIAT HANAOYAKHIMAYOT OVAGUT NUNAKPUT / OUR LAND 1 AIVIQ OMONGA NUNALIAQTUT NUNA / LAND Earrings are carved from this NUNAMINI ELVIT NUNAT / YOUR LAND 6. HAMNA KULLIKMOT EKTAOTAOVAKTOK It helps light your lamp NUNALIGALAAQ NUNA MONAGILOGO / TAKE CARE OF LAND

NUNAQJUAQ NUNAMIITTAMI / ON THE LAND KENNIKLOGIT KIOJUTAIT AGASIMI NIPISI-MI! Look for the answers in the August issue of Nipisi!

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