ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓘᑉ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓂᖓ ᓴᙱᔪᐊᓗᒃ Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Vol 27 No 11 $1.00 Nunavut's Award-Winning Voice of Kivalliq Rebecca Kudloo's passion to help is as strong as ever Around the Kiv ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ Students ᐊᖅᓵᖅᓯᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ learn traditional skills RCMP seize liquor in Rankin Inlet From the legislature ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᙳᑦᑎᑖᕆᖁᔨᔪᓐᓃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ-19 ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ MLAs call for end to photo courtesy of Jonah Amitnaaq Secondary School Covid-19 shaming of ᔭᐃᓇ ᕿᖓᖅᑯᖅᑑᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᒪᓂ’ᑐᐊᑉ ᔫᓇ Jayna Kingunkotok, a student at Baker Lake's Jonah ᐊᒥᑦᓈᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᖃᒧᑎᐊᓛᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ Amitnaaq Secondary School, displays the miniature kamiks Arviarmiut ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕕᕗᐊᕆᒥ. she made during a workshop in February. "I want to congratulate Mayor (Richard) Aksawnee, the Hamlet of Baker Lake and the Baker Lake HTO for its hard work on this project." Publication mail Contract #40012157 – Economic Development Minister David Akeeagok on the design and building of a new community freezer for Baker Lake, page 2. 7 71605 00500 3 2 KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 news á·∆¿ÖÀîᓄ r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 10, 2021 NEWS Briefs New community freezer on the way Baker Lake The Department of Economic Development is providing $799,000 to design and build a new community freezer in Baker Lake, Minister David Akeeagok said in the legislative assembly on March 5. The new structure will take the place of an aging and malfunctioning community freezer that broke down last July, resulting in the loss of thousands of pounds of meat. The parts for the new community freezer were shipped to Baker Lake in fall 2020, Akeeagok noted. It's expected that the structure will be assembled, the power hooked-up and the freezer will be in use by this summer, he added. The money for the project comes through the GN's Country Food Distribution Program, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Northern Regional Development Agency (CanNor). "I want to congratulate Mayor (Richard) Aksawnee, the Ham- let of Baker Lake and the Baker Lake HTO for its hard work on this project," Akeeagok said. "Harvesting plays a vital role in the social economy and we as a department support and understand this and will collaborate with the communities to ensure that the Country Food Distribution Program is utilized to the needs of each unique community." – Derek Neary Therapeutic Justice Program launched Arviat A program rooted in Inuit societal values that aims to reform offenders has been launched in Arviat. The Therapeutic Justice Program engages clients in traditional activities such as on-the-land hunting excursions, tool-making, sewing traditional clothing and taking part in traditional counsel- ling. Formal mental health assessments are also included. "This model is designed to address offending behaviour with meaningful and culturally appropriate interventions that ensure the success of the participants and helps them build connections in their community," Justice Minister George Hickes said in the legislative assembly on March 3. The initiative got its start as a pilot program in Cambridge Bay in 2019. In Arviat, it will be funded through Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, the Aqqiumavvik Society and the Arviat Elders' Committee. – Derek Neary KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 10, 2021 feature news êΩËîΩÇéíÇÀîᓄ á·∆¿ÖÀî r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 10, 2021 3 Did we get it wrong? Kivalliq News is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mistakes and run fact FILE corrections. If you spot an error in Kivalliq News, call (867) 645- 3223 and ask to speak to the editor, or email kivalliqnews@nnsl. NUNAVUT COVID-19 SITUATION AS OF MARCH 9 com. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. Ulukhaktokí±ØÍ≤ÒáíÔÄ? ï·∆¿Í´ ≤áflúòî ÖÚÊéÔÒπØflî Ç≤úõ¿Ö≤ú Ö±Ø ÖéÍ≤ú Active cases: 23 Total vaccine doses given: 14,943 áîéÖ≤Í´ú. íØêØ Äƒù‚ ÖÚÊéÔÒπØ≤Ò Ä¿íÒπÕ‰ÖÔÍ≤Í´ú í±ØÒíÇÀ≤ú Ö±Ø ÜÒïùÖÒπ¿Í≤Ò. íò∏≤Ê›î í±ØÒπØÀ´ú Confirmed cases: 381 First doses: 9,426 Second doses: 5,517 ï·∆¿Ò ≤áfl≤, ÇÔ¬∆¬éî Çflˆ (867) 645-3223 Ö±Ø Recovered cases: 357 Confirmed cases by community ÇÔÍ›ùÀجü ÜÒïúªÄ«, Ç„·√∏≥î Ô‰íÇÕúòîKugaaruk ééËͬéî Çflˆ [email protected]. ÜÒïùÖ˪∏≤ÖÒíflî Ç„·√∏≥î Total persons followed: 6,916 Arviat: 337 (313 recovered) ∂¬∂ĉÖͬü áÀ∏∂ÒπêÖÊçí. Naujaat Gameti Current persons followed: 341 Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Behchoko Completed tests in Nunavut: 3,819 Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) Sambaa K’e AROUND Total deaths in Nunavut: 1 Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) Kivalliq Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health with Derek Neary RCMP make another bootlegging bust ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ Rankin Inlet Sanikiluaq Rankin Inlet RCMP seized a substantial volume of ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ alcohol on March 1 and laid bootlegging charges against ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ a 48-year-old man. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᑎᒎᑎᔪᖅ The liquor totalled 18 bottles of 1,114-millilitre vodka ᓇᑖᓐ ᐅᐱᑦᒥᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒥᒃ and whisky, confiscated after executing a search warrant. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. Travis Rusk faces charges of unlawful sale/possession ᑖᑉᑯᐊᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᑎᒥᒋᔭᐅᔫᒃ of liquor and failure to comply with an undertaking. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑎᒃ "Preventing the sale of illegal drugs and alcohol is a top priority of the RCMP, in an effort to reduce crime in ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ Nunavut communities," the Mounties stated in a Friday ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. afternoon news release. "In 2020 alcohol was a contribut- ing factor in 57 per cent of violent crimes in Rankin Inlet. The RCMP would like to thank residents for reporting Rebecca Kudloo, presi- suspicious activity in Rankin Inlet." dent of Pauktuutit Inuit The police have confiscated large volumes of alco- Women of Canada, shakes hol in Rankin Inlet multiple times over the past several hands with Natan Obed, months. president of Inuit Tapiriit Residents are encouraged to call the local RCMP Kanatami. The two organiz- detachment for assistance or to report criminal activity by ations collaborate in trying calling 867-645-1111. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can to improve the lives of Inuit also anonymously text a tip to Crime Stoppers, by texting across Canada. NWTNUTIPS plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES). photo courtesy of Pauktuutit Recognition of Jane Pameolik's ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓗᓂ academic achievements ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒋᑦ Arviat Jane Pameolik's hard work on her studies has earned Northern News Services ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᑏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ. her four scholarships and some complimentary words ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ from Nunavut's education minister, David Joanasie. ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᑕ – ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ... ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᑖᕌᖓᑕ, Pameolik, who is enrolled in the pre-health program at ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᖅ ᓇᓂᓗᒃᑖᖅ. ᒫᓐᓇᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐸᒃᖢᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. Nunavut Arctic College's Nunatta Campus in Iqaluit, has ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᐅᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓇᓂᕈᓘᔭᖅ, $10,000 in financial backing through the CIBC Future ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓇᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᒥᑭᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ. ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ. Heroes Bursary Scholarship, Indsipire's Building Brighter ᐃᒥᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕝᕕᒃᑕᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ Futures Scholarship, a 2020 Atuqtuarvik Corporation ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᓲᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ. Nunavut Sivuniksavut Alumni Scholarship and a Nunavut ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐳᑭᖅᑕᓕᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ Tunngavik Incorporated Scholarship Bursary. ᒪᓕᒃᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ: ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ She is planning to move on to the bachelor of science in ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᓕᐊᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ Arctic nursing program and aspires to become a neonatal ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᖅᖢᒋᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᕙᐃᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓵᖑᔪᓄᓪᓗ nurse. ᕿᒫᕝᑯᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᔫᓐ 2020-ᒥ. ᖃᓄᖅ "I am proud to state that Jane decided to attend Nuna- ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐱᑦ? ᐃᓱᒪᒋᕕᐅᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎ, vut Arctic College because of her wish to support her ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᑉᓗᒍ community's health centre. We applaud all students who ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑖᖁᔨᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ turn their commitment to their community into an educa- ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ? tional pursuit," Joanasie said on March 4. ᓱᓕ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕋᑉᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒡᒍᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ: ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓚᐅᙱᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑎᒥᒋᔭᐅᔪᓪᓗ. ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᓯᒪᒐᑉᑎᒍᑦ. ᒥᓂᔅᑑᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ Pinnguaq hosting ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᓯᒪᒍᑉᓯᐅᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᒋᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᒃᑖᕈᓐᓇᖁᓗᓯ... ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔪᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ digital skills workshops ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥᐅᖅᑰᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑲᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ Baker Lake/Rankin Inlet ᐅᖃᐅᑎᔭᐅᑉᓗᑕᓗ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᐃᓛᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᖓ A number of free workshops are taking place around ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑦᑎᐊᕚᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ, Kivalliq for adults to help build digital skills to assist them ᓴᖅᑭᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓪᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ in finding work. ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖓ, ᒪᓕᒐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕆᐊᖃᖅᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. The Pinnguaq Association is hosting the workshops, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖅᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᒐᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᒫᕝᕕᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ, which include learning about digital financial basics, ᕿᒫᕝᕕᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ