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way to call for help. RCMP stated in a news release RCMP save child trapped in crevasse – Derek Neary issued May 10. Friends of the deceased Northern News Services accompanied the children on the crevasse to rescue the hamlet. No foul play in death informed Kivalliq News that Ikaluktutiak/ the May 7 trip when people young boy. The The RCMP the woman was on her way RCMP came to the res- noticed one of them was mis- child was taken remind every- of woman home to Naujaat after accom- cue of a child who was stuck sing. The officer called for to the health News Briefs one of nature's Kangiqliniq/ panying a patient to Winnipeg approximately 3.5 metres assistance and the child was centre and, unpredictability Following an autopsy, foul as a medical escort, when she below the surface of the snow found several minutes later in although cold, and to be vigi- play has been ruled out in the decided to spend a few nights during a daycare outing near a crevasse, out of reach. was unhurt. The outing took lant when playing outside. death of a 33-year-old Naujaat in Rankin Inlet before continu- Cambridge Bay last week Three more RCMP officers place on the West Arm, about It's a good practice to bring woman whose body was found ing home. An off-duty police officer soon arrived and two entered seven kilometres from the a friend and to always have a in Rankin Inlet on April 26, – Derek Neary kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 3 Did we get it wrong? amazing on-the-land stories ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ News is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mistakes and run corrections. If you spot an error in Nunavut News, call (867) 979-5990 and ask to speak to an editor, or email editorial@ nnsl.com. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. ᕕᒃᑐᐊᕆᐊ ᓄᓗᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ News ᐃᕚᓐᔨᓖᓐ ᓄᓗᒃ ᐊᐅᑉᓚᓗᒃ, ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 28, 2016, Briefs ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᐳᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᐅᓚᓴᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᓴᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᑭᑦᑐᓐᓇᐃᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᑕᖃᖓᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᓂ ᑮᓕᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 24-ᒥ. 15-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 7-ᓂ ᐸᖅᑭᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ 7-ᓂ ᐳᓚᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᕖᐊᑦᓈᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᖕᓂ ᕼᐋᖕ ᑳᖕᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᑎᔅᓂᓛᓐᒥ. "ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓂᖅᐹᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᓕᒫᕐᒥ ᐅᓇᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᙱᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᕖᐊᑦᓈᒻᒥ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎ ᐊᐃᔅᓕᓐ ᐅᒥᓪᒍᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᒃᑲᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᒥ. "ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 30-ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂᑦ. Victoria ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᓛᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᖁᙱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ Noolook ᐊᖑᒻᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᙳᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ Rankin Inlet ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ." Evangeline Noolook Owpl- ᐅᖅᑰᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᓚᖓ aluk, April 28, 2016, fishing ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ at Napu at Rankin, jigging ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖅᑰᓂᐅᔪᓂ so much she couldn't get ᑎᑭᑉᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ 44C-ᒧᑦ ᒪᓴᐅᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓ back up. ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᒑᖓᑦ. Please see Elders, page 12 ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᓕᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᓂᐊᓯᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓕᐊᑦ ᓴᐃᔅ, ᒪᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᔅᑐᕐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᐊᖅᕕᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒧᑦ Our best reader photos ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ. ᓄᑕᕋᓛᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᓂ Do you have an amazing story from your from those submitted to editor@nunavut- and photo with the most combined likes and ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂ Royal Alexandra adventures on the land? Tell us your story news.com, or by mail to Nunavut News, PO shares at the end of the week wins. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖓᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐᒥ and show us your photos for a chance to Box 28, , NU, X0A 0H0. Entries will This week's winner is Jeffrey Qaunaq. ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᖅᓴᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, win $100. Each week, we will pick one story be placed on our Facebook page. The story Congratulations! ᖃᓄᐃᙱᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ. ᐊᓈᓇᖓ, ᕉᓵᓐ ᑲᐃᔪᒑᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᓴᔅᑐᕐ ᓄᑲᖅᖠᖅ ᓂᐱᖃᓛᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐃᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᒪᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᐅᖓᓈᖅᑕᐅᔪᒻᒪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐃᔅ "ᐅᖃᓪᓗᕆᒃᑑᕗᖅ," ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑲᐅᓴᓲᖑᓕᕇᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᑲᒥᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. Please see Plenty, page 12 ᓯᑳᑦᓚᓐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᕗᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ ᓯᑳᑦᓚᓐᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᐊᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᑯᑖᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᐅᔮᓂᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ 1849-ᒥ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᓲᕐ ᔮᓐ ᕗᕌᖕᒃᓕᓐᒥ. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂ ᒫᔾᔨᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᔮᓐ ᕋᐃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᖅᑲᔪᒥᒃ ᕗᕌᖕᒃᓕᓐ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐃᓲᖑᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓗᐃ ᖃᒧᒃᑳᑉ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ HMS Erebus-ᒥ 2014-ᒥ. ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ Simona R Alakannuaq 80 ᑭᓛᒥᑐᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᒨᓇ ᕋ. ᐊᓚᑲᓐᓄᐊᖅ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ Naujaat ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. 80-ᓂᒃ-ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐃᑦᑐᕋ ᐆᕕᑦ ᐊᓚᑲᓐᓄᐊᖅ ᓇᐅᔮᓄᙵᐅᔾᔨᓪᓗᓂ Please see Outdoor, page 12 My 80-year-old ittuk Ovide Alakannuaq taking us to Nau- ᓄᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᓂᖓᑕ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ. jaat by land for his daughter's wedding. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 amazing on-the-landnews stories ᓄĪØflî ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ

ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ: ᔭᕗᕆ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ WINNER: Jeffrey Qaunaq ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑑᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᕐᕕᒋᓲᖓᓐᓂ, This was near Grise Fiord, narwhals at their natural behaviour, luckily I had time to ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕈᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᓂᑦᑐᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐸᕋ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᖢᖓ. take my drone out and take some pictures and videos. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 5 amazing on-the-landnews stories ᓄĪØflî ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐ ᐃᑦᑐᖓ ᓇᑦᑎᖅ ᑐᖏᓕᒃ ᐲᑕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓇᐅᔮᑦ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᓄᑲᕋ ᑎᓕᓐ ᐳᐊᔅᕘᕐᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᓐᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᕋᐃᓕ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ, ᐅᑲᓕᕋᓛᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒥ. ᐋᒍᔅᑎ 6, 2018-ᒥ. ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ 11-ᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑕᖕᒫᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂ ᓕᓐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᔭᖓᓂ ᑲᑕᕆᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ "ᐃᖃᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑕᓯᕐᒧᑦ" ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑎᒋᕗᖅ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 16-ᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ! ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᙵᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᐸᓗᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖅᑯᖅᑐᔪᖅ!

Peter Kilabuk Pangnirtung Andrew Riley Kilabuk, 11 years old from Pangnirtung helped his mother Lynn and sister Katherine go fishing to "Iqalugaadjuk Lake" It is about three hours away by Ski-Doo and he was fortunate Nattirq Tungilik enough to catch 16 char! He Edmond Etunga Naujaat had also just been to Iqaluit This photo was taken by my dad in for the annual hockey tourna- My brother Dylan Boisvert holding a August 6, 2018. He went out camping ment just about a week ago. baby bunny in the fall time. that time. Big heart! ᑕᑯᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᔪᖏᑕᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᓂᒃ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ vut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A ᐱᒃᑯᒥᒋᔭᐅᓂᖅᐹᑦ ᑕᐅᖅᓰᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᖕᓂᖅᐹᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᕙᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒃᓴᖃᖅᐲᑦ? ᐊᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂᑦ 0H0. ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᐱᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ! ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ [email protected]ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᕖᔅᐳᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᓯᔪᖅ ᔭᕗᕆ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕋᕕᑦ $100- ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔭᐅᓂᑯᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ Nuna- ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᖃᐅᓐᓇᖅ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦ! GN eyeing 156 new long-term care beds Facilities proposed for Iqaluit, Kivalliq, Kitikmeot by Derek Neary legislative assembly for years. ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ 8-ᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ Northern News Services "I'm actually quite grateful for it Nunavut ... our elders are growing in numbers ᐱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑭᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ 156-ᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ The Government of Nunavut every year and our lack of long-term ᐃᒡᓕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᓄᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. posted a request on May 6 for archi- care facilities is quite apparent," tectural designs for long-term care Lightstone said. "Given the size of a facilities in Iqaluit and in the Kival- 108-bed facility, I think that's going liq and Kitikmeot regions – a total to contribute to Iqaluit's economy as of 156 beds. well and create a lot of jobs. I think The proposal involves 108 long- the next step is the government, and term care beds in Iqaluit and 24 long- specifically Arctic College, really term care beds apiece in the Kival- needs to step up and start training liq and the Kitikmeot, although the the support workers required to run communities where those latter two that facility." facilities would be located has yet to Mayor Ryan be determined. Nivingalok was also surprised to The Iqaluit building would offer learn of the long-term care archi- 108,000 square feet, while the two tectural request for proposals. He regional structures would be 46,500 said he'd reserve comment until he square feet. had an opportunity to review the The GN declined to provide any document. further details. "I'm shocked. This is the first "(The government) cannot give I've heard of it," he said, but he any further information on the pro- acknowledged that his community posed project than what is published still wants to host the Kitikmeot in the (request for proposals) because facility. "That's what we've been it does not want to hinder or jeopard- working on for the past few years ... ize the RFP/procurement process by we're doing it for the betterment of photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut giving information that could influ- our people and to bring jobs as well." ence submissions by proponents," a Kugluktuk had been seeking Cambridge Bay has eight long-term care beds. The Government of Nunavut has started the government spokesperson stated. government support for a commun- process of determining the cost to add 156 long-term care beds in Nunavut, the bulk of them Iqaluit-Manirajak MLA Adam ity-driven long-term care initiative in Iqaluit. Lightstone expressed pleasant sur- involving a private partner since prise upon learning of the archi- 2017 but, despite repeated meetings care beds in Nunavut. All are full. The government's tender speci- level-five care for individuals with tectural tender for the long-term with various health ministers, that There are about 30 seniors who are fies that the new facility will provide more complex needs. care facilities, which have been a plan never came to fruition. living at Embassy West Senior Liv- level-two and level-three assisted The deadline for the architectural repeated demand from MLAs in the There are currently 44 long-term ing in Ottawa. living as well as level-four and/or proposals is June 7. 6 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 news ᓄĪØflî Students are stressed, going into debt Potential changes to decade-old assistance formula not expected until 2020 by Michele LeTourneau ᐋᔅᑎᓐ ᕌᐱᓐᓯᓐ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᐳᖅ had to borrow some laundry Northern News Services detergent from a friend," he Basic financial assistance Nunavut ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ said, adding other students are through the financial Robert Clift, the Family ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᐊᑭᓕᒃᓴᖃᙲᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ in the same boat. fact Services director whose job ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ-ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ "We console each other, try file assistance for Nunavut it is to oversee the territorial ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ, to help each other out when Students (FANS) program government's Financial Assist- ᐊᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ we can." ance for Nunavut Students Robinson, who lives at a ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ Basic grant for Nunavut student for tuition, fees, and books: (FANS) program, concedes the ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑭᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓂ ᐆᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ resi- program is not formulated to dence during the school year, up to $6,855 address the cost of living. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᓵᙵᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. and gets his meals there, Supplementary grant for Nunavut to help with cost of liv- "Students have been say- nevertheless had to take a part- ing, and travel for dependents: Range is from approximately ing this for years – we know time job to survive. But the $1,032 to $2,600 per month that it's not enough, the living future teacher had to let it go Primary loan (forgivable if student works in Nunavut after allowance," said Clift. for a while so he could stay schooling): $8.22/day Three FANS recipients focused on his studies. Needs-assessed loan (must be repaid): determined by finan- agreed to speak with Nunavut Jared Stevens, a resident cial need News. non-Inuk who just finished his Cost of airfare to institution is covered by FANS, applicable Joseph, whose real name first year of nursing in Iqaluit, for roughly 66 per cent of students. is withheld on request, had says there's no way he'd be able FANS also offers funding for students with permanent dis- to abandon his dream, quit to survive without a friend let- abilities and on-line course reimbursement. school and head back to the ting him rent a room for $500 Source: Department of Family Services workforce. rather than the market price "It's pretty bleak. FANS is of $1,200. Also to survive, he that financial need is not a pursuing post-secondary edu- not sufficient to sustain any- works two nights a week min- barrier to higher education," cation? body wishing to go back to imum. according to the Family Servi- "It doesn't help, that's for school, especially in Iqaluit," "It's difficult because, in ces website. sure," said Clift. he said. nursing, the course load is so The FANS living allow- "Unfortunately, we just Joseph, who is Inuk, recalls heavy. It would be nice not ance has remained unchanged don't have any source of data an orientation at the begin- having to go to work the night for almost a decade. Clift's to be able to say. This is purely ning of the school year, which before a big exam. But I know FANS team is currently writ- anecdotal, and my own inter- included representatives from if I don't go (to work), I won't ing up a business case to see it pretation of these anecdotes, the FANS office. be able to pay my rent," said increased. There are problems but I do see in appeal docu- "Returning students had Stevens. with tuition, as well. ments and in various kinds of frustrations. They were yell- Michele LeTourneau/NNSL photo Fellow students are also "Although we've increased inquiries I get from students, ing at the employee, jeering," Austin Robinson, of Cambridge Bay, is pursuing struggling and, he says, he's the amount on the basic grant and the FANS office gets from he said. a teaching degree at Nunavut Arctic College in lucky that he has parents who (for tuition, books and fees) them, that people are generally The inadequate FANS can occasionally help out. He to cover increases in tuition having a hard time." funding jeopardized his Iqaluit. Despite remaining debt-free through a two- says of the original six students fees in 2015 (to $6,855/year), The people who concern family's finances, including year Early Childhood Education diploma program, in his program, three remain. we're still hearing from folks Clift most are parents, and jeopardizing the family's hous- he finds himself going into debt this year due to Family Services does not going south that, at some of single parents in particular. ing. the Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students keep detailed statistics on why the universities, they're having "A single parent, even with "I started getting deeper program not factoring in the actual cost of living students quit their studies. to pull money out of their own one child, has moved down to and deeper into debt because students face. pocket," said Clift. Winnipeg to do a program, of it," said Joseph. "It just Business case for "Some places it's rising they would get $1,600. They've wasn't sustainable. And I was diploma in Early Childhood Program. For the first time in increase in development more quickly than we pro- got to pay rent, all the utilities, very successful in the course Education at Nunavut Arctic his life, after his second year The Government of Nuna- jected. That's a big problem, food for themselves and their that I was taking." College in Iqaluit. After a year, of teacher training, he's in debt. vut repeatedly states it wants particularly if someone gets kid, they've got to buy diapers, Austin Robinson, who hails he decided he wanted to be "It's hard. It's very hard. It's an educated and professional into professional studies." they've got to pay for childcare from Cambridge Bay, success- a teacher and enrolled in the part of the reason I've been so population. In fact, the FANS The FANS review began in somehow," he said. fully completed a two-year Nunavut Teacher Education mentally drained lately. I just program "is designed to ensure October. However, any poten- "And that's the big thing. tial changes likely would not We don't do anything specific- go into effect until the 2020- ally for childcare. What we do 2021 academic year. is give an amount to the parent FANS provided funding to and say, 'You've got to make it 482 students – 405 Inuit and work.'" 77 non-Inuit – in 2018-2019. Clift says the territory lacks The total, including travel, was a comprehensive childcare $977,232. strategy. Of those who received The FANS team will be FANS for this past school year, sending out a survey to bolster about half studied in Nunavut its business case. Clift hopes a and half went south. similar survey will go out to Anecdotal stories about the general public. the insufficiency of FANS "We'll use what we get from abound on social media, in the surveys, basically, as a conversations among students, check on our work," said Clift. and among those who know "Our goal is to assist people students. Does all that talk to get their education, not to impede potential students from make it difficult."

fact Fans disbursed file for 2018-2019

Basic grant only: 7 (6 Inuit, 1 non-Inuk) Basic and supplemental grants: 349 Inuit Basic grant and primary loan: 33 non-Inuit Primary loan only: 8 non-Inuit Secondary loan only: 19 non-Inuit Basic and supplementary grants, and needs-assessed loan: 3 Inuit Secondary and needs-assessed loans: 2 non-Inuit Distance-learning reimbursements: 6 (4 Inuit, 2 non-Inuit) Scholarships: 54 (43 Inuit, 11 non-Inuit) Total: 482 (405 Inuit, 77 non-Inuit) Total FANS budget for 2018-2019, including travel: $977,232 Source: Department of Family Services kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 7 news ᓄĪØflî ᐃᑭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕆᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑰᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 2017 ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔮᓐ ᐊᐃᕕ, ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ. ᑰᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ 2013-ᒥ. ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᔫᓂᒥᑦ, ᐊᐃᕕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

photo courtesy of John Ivey The fire that destroyed Kugaaruk's school in late February 2017 reinforced the value of a community emergency response plan, says John Ivey, the hamlet's senior administrative officer. Kugaaruk's emergency plan exists but wasn't formally adopted after being revised in 2013. It's being updated and will be endorsed by June, Ivey says. Two hamlets still lack emergency plans Kugaaruk's is being updated and formalized, Pangnirtung has nothing in the works

by Derek Neary in the completion of those plans and Anilniliak said. "I'm getting through director of emergency management, Kugaaruk helped stranded passen- Northern News Services only then will the Emergency Meas- many unattended items to be sorted said emergency plans make clear gers aboard a cruise ship that ran Kugaaruk/Pangnirtung ures Act be fully in effect. out and this is one of them ... it's a who to notify during an emergency aground last summer and the com- After Baker Lake endured a May 5 to 11 marked Emergency matter of setting priorities for the – including a list of contact infor- munity suffered a fire that destroyed hamlet garage fire that consumed Preparedness Week nationwide, with hamlet here." mation – and what each person or its school in February 2017. Know- several vehicles and temporar- this year's theme being Be Emer- Kugaaruk, too, has had major group's role would be. ing what to do during that blaze was ily threw water and sewage servi- gency Ready. It was highlighted in a emergencies in recent years. Sen- Noble said it's each commun- critical, even though it may have ces into disarray in January, MLA CGS news release. ior administrative officer John Ivey, ity's responsibility to complete their seemed "chaotic" at the time, said Simeon Mikkungwak stood in the Yet in Pangnirtung, which faced who has been in that position for emergency plans, but his office Ivey. legislative assembly and emphasized a month-long state of emergency in more than three years, said he has makes attempts to facilitate. "We all worked throughout the the importance of community emer- 2015 after the power plant burned tracked down the hamlet's emer- "We have been into both com- night to try to save the school. An gency plans. to the ground, there's still no sign gency plan on a hard drive but the munities (Pangnirtung and Kugaar- incident of this nature meant that Mikkungwak pointed out that of a formal emergency plan. Mayor paper copy is missing. The docu- uk) to offer assistance with the the fire department played the major Nunavut's Emergency Measures Act Stevie Komoartok, who was elected ment was revised in 2013 but, some- development of their plans. We have role; the fire chief directed the fire- was passed in 2007, but certain in December 2017, referred ques- how, it was never officially approved engaged both communities for a fighting operations; the RCMP pro- sections still haven't been brought tions about the issue last week to by council. Ivey said he has com- week-long training period and gave vided security; the hamlet co-ordin- into force. Community and Govern- senior administrative officer Nancy mitted to review the plan one more them templates and organized ... ated getting food and hot drinks ment Services (CGS) Minister Lorne Anilniliak. She only started her job time, update the contact information exercises," Noble stated. "We have for the firefighters, notified CGS in Kusugak explained that two com- in January and didn't know what has and will have the document in the offered training twice to Kugaaruk Iqaluit of the situation and constant- munities still lack emergency plans: prevented a plan from being put in hands of the Emergency Measures and three times to Pangnirtung." ly checked on residences which were Pangnirtung and Kugaaruk. place. Organization no later than mid-June. Ivey acknowledged the import- in the direction that the thick smoke He said his department is assisting "Obviously there has to be one," Jimmy Noble, the GN's outgoing ance of emergency preparedness. was blowing into," Ivey recalled. ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑰᒑᕐᔫᑉ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᓚᐅᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᓱᓕ

ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒍᓛᔾᔪᖓ ᐃᑭᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᖑᑎᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓱᒧᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ. ᐱᓕᕆᓇᓱᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒥᖅᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ "ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ," ᐊᓂᕐᓂᓕᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ (ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ) ᐊᒻᒪ ᑯᕕᖅᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᑐᖅᓯᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᑲᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥ, "ᐱᓕᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᙱᒃᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᓯᒥᐅᓐ ᒥᒃᑯᙳᐊᖅ ᓇᖏᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓇ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ... ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᒫᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ." ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓂᓪᓗᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃᑕᐅᖅ, ᐊᖏᔪᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓪᓗᑕ ... ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ," ᓅᐳᓪ ᒥᒃᑯᙳᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᔮᓐ ᐊᐃᕕ, ᐃᓂᒋᔭᒥᓃᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᖓ ᖄᖏᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 2007-ᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓂᓯᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᓱᖅᖢᑕ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᖅᓱᖅᖢᑕ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒧᑦ." ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᓱᓕ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔨᕐᓄᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᖅᑯᐃᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᕕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ (CGS) ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓚᖅ. ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᕕᒌᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᑦ: ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 2013-ᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᒃᑭᐊᖅ, ᐃᑭᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᕗᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᐃᕕ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᑭᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᖑᑎᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖓ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓇᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓰᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 2017-ᒥ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᓕᕋᔭᖅᐳᖅ. ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᐅᑦᑐᐊᒍᑦ ᒪᐃ 5-11 ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᒌᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖁᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᓂᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ "ᐅᐃᒪᓇᖅᑑᔮᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ" ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐃᕕ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ, ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᐊᖅᓯᓛᖅᐳᖅ ᔫᓂᐅᑉ-ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓄᑦ "ᑕᒪᑦᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ "ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᒋᑦ." ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᙱᓪᓗᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒥ ᑐᑭᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ. ᔨᒥ ᓅᐳᓪ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᖓ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ; ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᒥ, ᓵᙵᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᓕᒫᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ; ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ 2015-ᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᖃᕐᕕᖓ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑏᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ; ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᖑᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᒧᑦ, ᓱᓕ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ – ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᐅᖅᑲᒐᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒃᓴᓪᓗᐊᖑᔪᒃᓴᒥ. ᒪᐃᔭ ᓯᑏᕕ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓂ – ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᒃ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 2017-ᒥ, ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᐅᑎᒋᓇᔭᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᓈᓐᓯ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᓕᐊᕐᒧᑦ. ᓅᐳᓪ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕆᕙᖓ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐳᔫᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖓᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᓚᖅ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓ ᓱᐴᕐᓂᖓᓂ," ᐊᐃᕕ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. 8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 Editorial & Opinions Published Mondays wh mK5 Office: 626 Tumiit Plaza, Iqaluit, NU Box 28, X0A 0H0 Comments and views from Nunavut News and letters to the editor Reporters: Michele LeTourneau, Derek Neary Advertising: Phone: (867) 979-5990 ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑖᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᒥ Fax: (867) 979-6010 Toll free: (855) 447-2584 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nnsl.com/nunavutnews ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ Kivalliq office: Box 657, Rankin Inlet, NU, ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᔪᓂ, ᐱᔪᒥᓇᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᓖᑦ X0C 0GO ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ – ᐊᒡᓂᑯ-ᐄᒍᓪ, ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ, DeBeers, Ray- Darrell Greer – Bureau Chief ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᓛᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ. theon, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ – ᑐᑭᓕᐊᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ Phone: (867) 645-3223 ᕼᐋᓕᕚᒃᔅᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᓖᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᐃᑦᑎᐊᓲᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᓕᖕᓂ Fax: (867) 645-3225 Email: [email protected] ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ Website: www.nnsl.com/kivalliqnews ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐱᕐᔪᐊᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᔫᓇᐃᑎᑦ ᔅᑕᐃᑦᔅᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ Production facilities: Box 2820, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑳᓐᑐᕌᒃᑎᐅᔪᒥ Raytheon-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᑦ. Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1 ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ Phone: (867) 873-4031 Fax: (867) 873-8507 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᒐᔪᒃᐳᑦ – ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ Email: [email protected] ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ (ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᑑᓚᐃᓐ-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ) ᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒫᓂᒃᑐᓂ. ᐊᒻᒪ [email protected] ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᓱᓕ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ [email protected] ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐆᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ – ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, Website: www.nnsl.com ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ Founder (1934-2018): ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᖓᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldason ᐊᒃᓱᕈᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓱᓕᓂᕋᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ – ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ PUBLISHER, CEO: Bruce Valpy – [email protected] (ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ Chief Financial Officer: Judy Triffo ᐱᓕᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᒥᑭᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ – ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ MANAGING EDITOR: Mike W. Bryant – [email protected] ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ – ᐱᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᒐᔪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ACCOUNTING: [email protected] ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖏᓐᓇᕆᔅᓯ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᐃᑦ.) ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. Florie Mariano • Cindy Minor • Amy Yang ᓂᐱᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐱᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᕕᕕᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᙱᒃᑯᓂ Editor: Michele Taylor Nunavut News editor: Casey Lessard ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓘᒃᑖᓂᑦ, ᓴᖑᑎᑦᑎᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᑦᑎᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᒧᑦ Editorial board: ᐃᓗᐊᖅᓴᐃᔨᓂᑦ, ᓴᐳᔾᔨᔨᐅᔪᓂ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓯᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᑎᑦ. Bruce Valpy • Mike W. Bryant • Casey Lessard ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓂᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖏᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ. ᑕᓗᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ NEWS EDITORS ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᖃᓗᐊᕌᓗᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᐅᓯᓐ-ᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐃᓯᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᓂᓪᓗᑎᒃ, 60 ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ, ᒫᓐᓇᒨᓕᖓᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ Ezra Black ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐳᓴᓐᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ Editorial Production: ᐱᔭᕆᑐᔪᓂ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ [email protected] ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖁᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅ

Sports: James McCarthy – [email protected] ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒐᓚᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ Arts: [email protected] ᓇᒃᓴᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᕿᔪᓕᕆᓂᐅᒍᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ 50-50-ᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ 'ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ' Business: [email protected] ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑎᖅᑕᓲᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᑦ. Advertising production ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᒐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ – 85 ᐳᓴᓐᑎ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒍ ᐃᐊᓪᐳᑦ ᐊᐃᓐᔅᑕᐃᓐ, Production co-ordinator: Jennifer Reyes ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, – ᓱᖁᓯᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᖅ 50-50-ᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᐊᙱᓚᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ B.V. Logsdon • Diana Mathisen • Zdena Kunderlik Randy Hiebert • Joshua Uson ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᙳᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᓂᕆᐅᒡᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ADVERTISING Baffin – Laura Whittle [email protected] Kivalliq/Kitikmeot [email protected] All departments: Demand different results [email protected] National: Dawn Janz Classified Advertising: [email protected]

CIRCULATION – [email protected] Circulation Director: Emma Thomas from new HR department Jewala Jhankur Northern News Services Subscriptions: overall 50-50 split. One year mail $70 The issue: Online (entire content) $50/year, $35/6 months In a few weeks, the most promis- The government's goal of reflect- ing members of Nunavut's future Hiring Inuit ing the proportion of Inuit in Nuna- workforce are heading to Halifax to We say: vut – 85 per cent – has been static NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES LIMITED represent the territory at the annual at 50-50 almost since Nunavut 100% Northern owned and operated Same thing over and over Publishers of: Skills Canada competition. became a territory. Inuvik Drum • Kivalliq News Yellowknifer • Hay River Hub We should be very proud of the In fact, as the other large employ- NWT News/North • Nunavut News efforts all of the Skills Canada ers – Agnico-Eagle, Baffinland, Member of: it's hard to imagine daily life without Canadian Community Newspapers Association Nunavut competitors put in year people who have the specific skills DeBeers, Raytheon, etc. – line up Ontario Community Newspapers Association Manitoba Community Newspapers Association after year to achieve at the school, to support our growing commun- with well-paying skilled employment Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association regional and territorial levels in an ities. ready for Inuit, it's hard to see how Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta Press Councils effort to make Nunavut proud on Employers, too, are clamouring the government can achieve its Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce the national stage. for Inuit who have skills and are employment goals. Contents copyright – printed in the North by Canarctic Graphics Limited But perhaps more importantly, ready to learn more. The GN tends to take the easy these young people are showing the Last week, we wrote about US route – hiring non-Inuit who come We acknowledge the Nous reconnaissons financial support of l'appui financier du value of work. Plain old hard work defence contractor Raytheon and pre-trained. And yet, the government the Government of gouvernement du Canada. Canada. that comes with rewards that can its demand for Inuit workers at the should be going all-in on training, last longer than one weekend in the investing as much as it can afford Member of the Ontario Press Council. The Ontario Press (previously Council was created to defend freedom of the press on south – they can last a lifetime. DEW Line) sites. You don't need a on providing promising – not estab- behalf of the public and press alike, and to consider specific, unsatisfied complaints from readers about the A lot of commotion is made over PhD for this work – you need skills lished – Inuit workers with the train- conduct of the press in gathering and publishing news, opinion and advertising. the merits of higher education, and or the ability to be trained. (A high ing they need to rise up in the GN. Complaints should go to: it's absolutely true that the territory school diploma seems to be the At the moment, if your resume The Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706 Toronto, Ont., M5B 1J3 needs Inuit doctors, nurses, lawyers, minimum standard these days, so does not include the exact words Email: [email protected] Fax: 1-416-340-8724 www.ontpress.com bureaucrats, teachers, etc. This will stay in school, kids.) in the job description, you won't be always be the case. Knowing the demand is there for considered. It's time for the GN to Send us your comments Email us at: [email protected]; mail to Box 28, Not so much is said about the Inuit workers, we turn our atten- take a more progressive, more mod- Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0; or drop your letter off at our thousands of other jobs that require ern and more effective approach to office at 102 Tumiit Plaza. All letters submitted tion to the Government of Nunavut, must be signed with a return address and daytime technical skills, and we're happy to which relaunched its shuttered HR and look for Inuit who can learn telephone number so that we can confirm it came from you. see youth discover the long-term Human Resources department last how to do the job, not simply hire Not all letters will necessarily be published. Pref- erence is given to short letters of broad interest or benefits these skills can bring. month. Out of the gates, it was only 'more qualified' transient workers. concern. Letters of more than 200 words, open let- ters and those published elsewhere are seldom used. Whether it be carpentry or work- about 60 per cent staffed, and its With credit to Albert Einstein, you We reserve the right to edit for length or taste and place safety, Northern fashions or can't keep doing the same thing to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements. Inuit to non-Inuit staffing ratio was baking, photography or hairstyling, only slightly better than the GN's and expect different results. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 9 editorial – opinions whmK5 When we do not hear ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅᓯ? MIKAN no. 3232560 ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ from a friend ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖁᖅᓯᓯᒪᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓕᕆᔨᓂᑦ CGS ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᑎᑎᖃᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᕕᓂᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. Northern News Services (ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ/ᑐᓄᓂᖅ), ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 26, 1907. ᓄᑕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ When we do not hear from a friend, col- In my ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕕᖕᒥ (ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ league or family we begin to question why. View ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᒃ www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit-ᒥᒃ). "I wonder what is happening. They should at Harry Maksagak is a Cambridge ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ. least call or write ..." and so on. We feel the Bay resident and former ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑏᑐᖅ ᑐᔪᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ need to get to the bottom of the dead air, as underground miner at the Lupin gold mine. He has been married ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᖕᒥ [email protected] ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ it were. This is a highlight of a relationship for 43 years and has five children, ᖃᓪᓗᓇᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑎᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ Box 2820, between individuals. 28 grandchildren and four ᑐᕋᒐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1 As a socially-oriented society, the need for great-grandchildren. communicating is high on our list of things to do. A short call to make sure everything is crowded housing – with multiple family mem- okay usually puts our mind at ease. bers in small out-dated units – is a breeding Our 'little ones' are no different. The lack ground for such activities. A dwelling place is of physical contact, no effort in cuddling or more than the structure, it is the development cooing with them makes them feel isolated and of social skills, bonding and planning. It is a lonely. Soon they become vocal in their desire place considered to be safe and nurturing. to be included and they whimper and begin to This changes drastically if overcrowding cry in anticipation of being noticed. living conditions continue for a long period Ever feel that way? Sociologists and psych- of time. Soon we see that only one member is iatrists, along with social workers, wrestle with ensuring that food is on the table and proper this when a referral comes to them and they clothing is provided. Everything begins to try to picture what is or isn't happening in the fall apart. The unit they are in shows signs of homes. wear-and-tear and the health of the occupants As the investigation unfolds, it is soon rec- begins to deteriorate very quickly. ognized that neglect is a result of abuse, and We learn in social work that there are two substance use has escalated from supposed kinds of assistance; a neighbourly type of help social use to addiction. The child tax, family and an informed, trained type of help for those allowances and wages are now used for the in need. If we could always remember to help habit at the expense of food, shelter and cloth- when and where we can, this often gives the Project naming: ing. needy some hope that people around us care It is well noted across Nunavut that over- and are willing to demonstrate their humanity. Do you know your elders? MIKAN no. 3232560 database available in , English and Paul LeVasseur/Library and Archives French. The goal of this project is to iden- ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᙱᒃᑳᖓᑦᑕ Canada photo tify Inuit in the photographic collections of 'ᒥᑭᑦᑐᖁᑎᕗᑦ' ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑑᙱᓚᑦ. Group of Inuit women and crewmen Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa. ĪØùÕúò∆¿ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑎᒥᒥᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, of CGS Arctic, , (Mittimatalik/ The new information is added to these ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᖃᕐᓇᓂ ᐅᖓᓈᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖃᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ Tununiq), April 26, 1907. historical photographs at (www.collection- ᕼᐊᐅᓕ ᒪᒃᓴᒐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᓄᑑᔫᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐱᙳᓪᓗᑎᒃ. Can you help identify the people in this scanada.ca/inuit). Come visit. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ old photograph? Please send submissions to photo@nnsl. ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓗᐱᓐᑯᑦ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᐱᖅᑯᖅᑐᓯᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒍᓗᓯᐅᕐᕕᕕᓂᖓᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᓄᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ Project Naming is a trilingual Web com or mail to Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, 43-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ 5 ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᐊᑲᑕᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ exhibition and searchable photographic X1A 2R1. ᕿᑐᖓᖃᖅᓱᓂ, 28-ᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᐅᖃᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ. ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕖᑦ? ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ, ᐅᖅᑯᐊᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓂᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ. ᑐᓴᙱᒃᑳᖓᑦᑕ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᔩᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ ᑭᓱᓕᒫᑦ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᓲᖑᕗᑦ. ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᖓᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᓴᖕᓂᖃᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ – ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᓕᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ. "ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᕐᒪᖅᑲᐃ. ᖃᐃᔪᖃᕌᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓗᑎᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ..." ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ – ᕿᑐᙱᐅᕐᕕᐅᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓱᕋᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓱᒃᑲᔪᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᕗᖓ ᑕᐅᕗᖓ. ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓂᐱᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᓚᖅ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᕝᕕᐅᕗᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ; ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᓴᓂᓕᕇᖑᔪᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᐃᒃᓯᖕᓇᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ-ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᖦᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᕈᑦᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᖓᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᔪᐊᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐸᖕᒥᐅᓗᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕌᖓᑦᑕ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖃᒐᔪᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᓇᐃᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᑖᒃᓯᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᒐᓛᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑐᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᖅ. ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᙱᖔᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᓚᓂ ᐸᓂᒐᔭᒃ, ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᒃ ᐊᐃᒥ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ "ᖃᖓᑕᔫᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ "ᓂᕿᓪᓚᕆᑦ, ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕈᒪᒃᑲᐅᒐᒪ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ/Nunavut ᐊᑭᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᒃᐸᑕ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕈᒪᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖃᑦᑕᖏᓐᓇᒪ ᓱᓇᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᖕᓂ ᐊᑭᑭᖁᔨᒐᔭᖅᐱᑦ ᐊᑭᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕋᔭᕐᒪᑕ." ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ." street talk ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᖕᓂ? Lenny Panigayak, Amy Tulugak, Taloyoak Rankin Inlet with Derek Neary "Air transportation, "Meat, because I because if it's like cooking and What one thing do you wish lower then sometimes I never everything else get what I need to was more affordable in your community? would go lower." cook what I want." ᐃᖁᐊᓪᓚᖅ ᐳᐊᑐ ᑯᓇᓇ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ ᓵᒪᐃᓐ ᐃᑦᑐᒃ, ᓴᓪᓕᖅ ᕕᒃᑐᕆᐊ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ, ᑲᖏᖅᓱᒑᐱᒃ "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᓂ "ᐃᒡᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕿᓪᓗ ᕌᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ "ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᐊᑭᑭᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᒃᐸᑕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐸᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᖑᑕᖃᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᕋᒪ "ᒪᒃᑯᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᓂᕿᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᖕᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᖁᐃᖏᓕᑕᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᒧᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑦ ᐃᒥᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᓛᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐸᑏᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᐅᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ. ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑐᖏᓕᐊᓂᑕᒫᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑯᑯᖕᓂᒃ $5-ᒧᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ $5−ᒧᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ." ᐃᑲᔪᐊᕐᔪᒋᐊᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖓ." ᐃᒥᒐᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᓕᖅᐳᖓ." ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ!" Iquallaq Porter Charmaine Eetuk, Ronald Inutuinaq, Victoria Kalluk, Konana, Gjoa Kugaaruk Clyde River Haven "Housing rent and "When I was "If the groceries "Struggling to food costs all over younger I would were more survive with Nunavut. I buy buy pop, chips and affordable, people two children Pampers and milk chocolate with a could have more and grandchild every other week $5 bill. Now with food in one house, because of freight prices that are so wishing government could help $5 I can buy only a can of pop." enough for all of them. Some added onto everything that is flown a little with things like that." people can't afford food with high up North." prices!" 10 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 11 12 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 Around Nunavut ∂´êÄ∏∂Ò ¥∂fl±´ Phone: (867) 979-5990 Email: [email protected] Fax: (867) 979-6010

The late historian Louie Kamookak, was posthu- new offices for the Kitikmeot Corporation and the Ekaluktutiak ᑯᐃᓐ ᑭᔅᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᖓ ᔫᓕ ᐸᐃᔭᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ mously invested as an Officer of the Order for his patience and Hunters and Trappers Organization, the new campus building for ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ dedication in capturing the stories of the elders in his community. Nunavut Arctic College and numerous residential units, among ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᐃ 8-ᒥ ᕇᑑ ᕼᐋᓪᒥ "His attentive listening and capable mapping skills led him other private projects. ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. across the of and along the shores Although the final barge of the season didn't arrive last Sep- of Victoria Strait to discover several historical sites, most notably tember, some construction supplies were delivered on earlier the shipwrecks of the Franklin Expedition. When not accom- sealift voyages so there are materials on hand for a portion of the panying students, teachers and explorers in the Arctic, he shared work to get underway soon, MacEachern said. the stories of his people with audiences from coast to coast to "It's good to see. It's exciting," he said of the construction coast," stated the news release. boom, acknowledging that plenty of jobs will be available. Kamookak was previously invested as a Member. Kamookak's – Derek Neary wife, Josephine Kamookak, accepted the insignia. The Order of Canada is one of the highest civilian honours in this country. Companions, officers and members take to heart the Outdoor rink replaces indoor rink motto of the Order: Desiderantes meliorem patriam – They desire Taloyoak a better country. Early May brought temperatures mild enough to force the – Michele LeTourneau shutdown of Taloyoak's arena, which is about the normal time of year for the melt to begin, said recreation co-ordinator Joseph Quqqiaq. Elders gatherings to resume Rather than leave local skaters without a place to lace up, /Cape Dorset hamlet staff made an outdoor rink on a pond near the Co-op. With funding in place through the Department of Culture and "We took all the snow off – not only that, we brought our Heritage, elders gatherings at the Kenojuak Cultural Centre will Zamboni down and we actually scraped it," Quqqiaq said. "It's once again take place in the coming weeks. open 24 hours a day ... there's always a hockey game going on." Perhaps nobody is more elated than Louisa Parr, the cultural He said he's seen children ages five and up enjoying the rink. centre's manager, who submitted the funding application. But, eventually, it too will give way to the changing seasons. "I'm really excited for it to start up again," Parr said. "I cannot – Derek Neary wait to see all those elders in here again." Several gatherings were held last year so senior guests could socialize, drink tea, eat seal meat and enjoy the ambience of the Iqaluit Aquatic Centre photo courtesy Sgt. Johanie Maheu, community's new arts building. The largest get-together took Governor General Julie Payette invested former announces healthy winners place just before Christmas when 40 people showed up and Iqaluit Nunavut premier Eva Aariak as a Member of the feasted on geese and bannock, Parr noted. The City Of Iqaluit has announced the winners of its 20 km Order of Canada May 8 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. "I really enjoy being around them ... they all have different contest, launched in honour of Nunavut's 20th anniversary. stories," she said, adding that she's planning to record their recol- Participants needed only to run, swim or row 20 km at the Aariak, Kamookak invested lections and will share them with the school so elementary and Iqaluit Aquatic Centre in April. high school students can listen to them in the years ahead. "(We The winners include: Noah Ejesiak, Febbie Ncube, Tyler to Order of Canada can learn) the proper, traditional ways even through their stories." Macintyre, Lily Zhang, Mark Rogulski, Gregory Connors, Ottawa Parr said she'll make announcements in the community once Krista Thompson, Mike Harttrup, Patricia McNeil, Gillian Governor General Julie Payette invested former Nunavut pre- the date is set for the next elders gathering. Bourke, Nikki Nweze, Troy Rhoades, Janine Budgell, Christina mier Eva Aariak as a Member of the Order of Canada May 8 at – Derek Neary Mortensen, Shunxin Zhang, Sean Clark, Sarah Vaughan, Joanne Rideau Hall in Ottawa. Clark, Natalie Hanczak and Victoria Ralph. "Eva Aariak has dedicated her life to promoting Plenty of construction ahead The winners were drawn at random and received a one-month and languages. She was Nunavut's inaugural language commis- Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay pass to the centre. sioner and made recommendations to the Nunavut legislative There will be lots of hammering and sawing in Cambridge An additional four prizes of one-month passes and a massage assembly that resulted in a ground-breaking law, the Inuit Lan- Bay this summer. were awarded to Tina Nyela for the furthest run/row at 304.65 guage Protection Act," according to a Rideau Hall news release. Hamlet council approved 10 building permits valued at km, Sherri Young for furthest swim at 21.25 km, Kearon Nyan- "As the second territorial premier in Nunavut's history – and approximately $53 million at its April 30 meeting, according to doro for most consistent run/row with 22 visits to the centre and the first woman to serve in the role – she has worked tirelessly Jim MacEachern, the community's assistant senior administrative Wei Zang for most consistent swim with 21 visits to the centre. on Nunavut's poverty reduction strategy, among other notable officer. The Iqaluit Breakers Swim Team, which also participated in projects. A renowned leader in , she has success- That doesn't count the construction that was approved last year April, collectively swam 200.6 km in the pool, with four of the fully advocated for equity, gender equality and the involvement that will carry over into this summer, MacEachern said. members completing 20 km. of women in politics." Among the projects given a green light on April 30 were – Michele LeTourneau Commissioner's awards for Iglulik Some recipients unable to accept in person because they were called to duty

by Derek Neary be on hand to accept their awards," he said. "My motiva- hunter after their qamutik Commissioner's humanitarian came from the Governor Gen- Northern News Services awards, the nine members of tion is to keep everyone safe broke through the ice last award for coming to the aid of eral's office. Panimera has Iglulik the fire crew felt honoured, and for everyone to have a June, according to the Com- a woman. been a local radio host every Nunavut Commissioner said Kappianaq, who has place to stay, to eat and sleep." missioner's office. The Nunavut Arts award Saturday morning for more Nellie Kusugak travelled to almost three years experience Among the individual Also saluted for heroism went to the prolific Susan than 10 years. Iglulik on May 7 to recognize with the volunteer brigade. award winners was Noah was Solomon Mikki, who res- Avinngaq, a champion of The community's Ranger outstanding individuals and "I was very happy to get Amaaq, who was hailed for cued two hunters who were Inuit culture. That distinction patrol and the Tuukkaq Soci- organizations, including the the Commissioner's awards bravery. He risked his own submerged after their boat comes with a $5,000 cheque. ety, a committee of elders who fire department and search- and my firefighters were very life to help save a mother overturned. Aime Panimera was pre- provide language and cultural and-rescue group. proud of themselves after with a three-month-old child, Another lifesaver is Cyn- sented with the Sovereign's guidance, were among the The dedicated volunteer getting the Commissioner's a seven-year-old boy and a thia Alaralak, who earned a Medal for Volunteers, which other award recipients. firefighters and search-and- The Hamlet of rescue specialists were not ᑲᒥᓴᓇᐅᑉ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᒃᐳᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓪᓗᑎᒃ issued some awards of its own present for the full ceremony, at the ceremony, lauding the however, because they were ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᒪᐃ 7-ᒥ. efforts of local dog mushers called away on urgent mat- who competed in the recent ters. Nunavut Quest race and hock- Two missing individuals ey players who prevailed at were successfully located and the Qamutik Cup tournament a fire at the landfill was blow- in . ing choking smoke into the Close to 75 people community when the wind attended the ceremony held changed direction. at the community hall, which "We had to put it out so the was followed by a feast. Dep- town wouldn't smell like the uty mayor Joanna Quassa, dump," said firefighter Julius who took part in the festiv- Kappianaq, adding that it took ities, said the crowd might from 5:30 p.m. until midnight photo courtesy of Richard Amarualik have been larger if not for a to extinguish the fire. Commissioner's award winners and recipients of hamlet honours gather for a group photo at a ceremony flu outbreak afflicting many Even though they couldn't held in Iglulik on May 7. residents. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 13 photo story ᓄphoto stories 14-ᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 27 ᐊᒻᒪ 28-ᒥ, ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 70-ᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ 14-ᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ "ᐅᓄᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᓐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓕᒫᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᐱ ᐱᓕᑑ. ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ "ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᑎᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᖕᓂ 9-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ 10-ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ." ᐱᓕᑑ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ Students reveal skills aplenty ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐃᓄᙳᐊᓕᐊᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒌᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂᓕᒫᖅ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᑉ ᓚᓂ ᖃᙳᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓗᕋᐃᓐ ᕌᓐᑕ ᐃᕙᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᖃᑯᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᔭᐃᑯᑉ ᐅᐃᓐᕗᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᑎᒃᓛᓐ ᕌᐳᑦᓴᓐ ᓚᕗᕆᑦ, ᑲᐃᔪᓪ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᒎᓗᒥ. skills Feature by Skills Canada Nunavut ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Iqaluit

Northern News Services petitors returning, and many The 14th territorial skills Grade 9 and 10 students com- competition, held in Iqaluit peting for the first time." April 27 and 28, saw 70 com- Bilodeau says the competi- petitors from 14 communities tion is an opportunity for stu- compete. dents in trades and technology "It was our biggest turnout to showcase what they have yet," said Skills Canada Nuna- been working on in their com- vut program co-ordinator Bibi munities or college programs Bilodeau. across the year, and work with "Overall it was very suc- professionals in their field. cessful with several com- – text by Michele LeTourneau Iglulik's and Iqaluit's robotics teams were neck-and-neck all weekend. Iglulik's Lennie Kangak, left, and ᐅᔭᒥᒃᑖᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᓄᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᓯᖕᒥ Lorraine Rhonda Ivalu take home silver and Iqaluit's Jacob Winford, Declan Robertson Laforet, Kyle Kalluk ᖃᑯᕐᕈᐊᖏᓐᓂ ᒥᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ. ᕼᐋᓇ ᐊᒡᓚᒃ, ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ take home gold. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ, ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒥ ᒫᓗᕆ ᐅᑲᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔾᔨᕗᖅ ᖃᑯᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓯᑎᒃᑮᔪᓪ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐱᕗᖅ ᖃᑯᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐋᐱ-ᕉᔅ ᑲᑦᓴᖕᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᒎᓗᒥ ᑯᕆᔅᑐᓪ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒥ ᓄᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑳᐱᒥᒃ ᑲᐃᒃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑐᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᑯᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᑭᐅᓐᑐᓪ ᑯᐊᑦᓗᐊᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ. ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᖕᒥ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

Medalists in Northern fashions hold up the seal- skin vests they sewed. Hannah Aglak, the sewing Mallory Okatsiak, of Arviat, takes home a silver facilitator, presented the bronze medal to Abbey- medal in the hairstyling competition. Zedekiah Sammurtok of Whale Cove receives silver for his demonstration of how to make coffee Rose Katsak of Arviat, left, gold to Kristal Etuk ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓵᒥᐅᓪ ᖁᕐᓗᒍᖅᑐᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ cake in the job skill demonstration competition. of Arctic Bay, and silver to Kendal Kuodluak of ᒎᓗᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᑐᓄᑦ-ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᕿᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ. Sammurtok also received a bronze medal in video Kugluktuk. ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒎᓗᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᒃᑖᖓᓂ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᖢᓂ, production. ᓕᐋᓐᓴ ᐃᓖᕼᐄᑐᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒥᐊᑕᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᖅᓱᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᒎᓗᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕿᒡᒋᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓯᓐᑎᐊ ᐹᓇᐸᔅ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᑯᑭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᐅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ cacciatore-ᒧᑦ. ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓐᓄᔭᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᒥᒃᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Iqaluit's Samuel Kuluguqtuq wins gold in post- secondary carpentry. With this third territorial gold medal in hand, he will represent Nunavut for the Arctic Bay's Cynthia Barnabus completes a mani- Leannza Eleeheetok, of Gjoa Haven, won third time at the Skills Canada National Competi- cure as part of the aesthetics competition, which gold in the cooking competition with her chicken tion. led to a bronze medal. cacciatore. 14 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019

Rankin bantams Sports Talk: are perfect Sports & Recreation Kudos to Carolina Page 15 Sports hotline • James McCarthy Page 16 Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: (867) 873-8507 Iglulik reigns supreme on the ice ᑖᒥᔅ ᓕᕙᐃ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓ, ᑐᓂᓯᕗᖅ ᖃᒧᑎᒃ ᐃᕐᙳᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᑕᒍᑦᑖᓗᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᒥᒃ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 23-ᒥ.

photo courtesy of Peter Varga Thomas Levi, Arctic Bay's recreation co-ordinator, presents the Qamutik Cup championship trophy to David Attagutaluk of Iglulik after his team won the annual senior men's hockey tournament in Arctic Bay on April 23. Community's team wins Qamutik Cup senior men's hockey tournament by James McCarthy beat Hall Beach by a score of 10-7 in the final that would pick everyone up along the way. weekend, his funding request was approved and Northern News Services on April 23. "I wanted to have the teams from other com- the money was eventually spent. Ikpiarjuk/Arctic Bay Thomas Levi, Arctic Bay's recreation co- munities fly in for free," he said. "We ended up reimbursing Baffinland and The Nunavut Quest dog mushing race is ordinator, said there was plenty of excitement Levi wrote up funding proposals to try and Summit Air," he said. a big enough event on its own every year but this year and it was busy. make it happen but was turned down twice. Another issue was officiating, or lack there- there's another big event which coincides. "We had three round-robin games every He tried one more time but didn't hear back in of, so to solve that problem, Levi brought in It's the Qamutik Cup senior men's hockey night," he said. time, which he said was most likely because Peter Varga from Iqaluit, a certified Hockey tournament and it takes place each year in the Iglulik 2 and Hall Beach advanced to the Toonik Tyme was happening in Iqaluit at the Canada official, to run a Level I clinic on the community where the race ends. This year, final by winning their semifinal games on same time. morning before the first set of games. Arctic Bay had the honour of hosting the April 22 while Arctic Bay won the bronze The funding came through, though, but "He was (the) head official for the tourna- tournament with seven teams from Arctic Bay, medal game by beating the other team from from the private sector as Levi said Baffinland ment," said Levi. Iglulik, Clyde River, Pond Inlet and Hall Beach Iglulik, 8-6. and Summit Air both stepped up to pay for the Iglulik will get the chance to defend their title hitting the ice at the Tununirusiq Arena late Part of preparing for the tournament involved teams to travel. on home ice next year as the tournament will be last month. getting the teams into Arctic Bay and Levi said Ironically, he said when the Oikiqtani Inuit held in the community as next year's Nunavut In the end, Iglulik 2 ended up on top as they he was hoping to get the teams in on a charter Association offices opened after the Easter long Quest will run from Arctic Bay to Iglulik.

cation round in order to make the playoffs and they did manage came into the tournament as the defending champions on the to qualify for the quarter-final round thanks to a 7-0 win over men's side. They started out in the round-robin with three sports Eastern Door and North on May 9. That set up a game against games before entering the playoffs on May 11. New Brunswick later that evening. They joined in with other teams from Yellowknife, Inuvik Check The boys, meanwhile, had a mixed bag in their round-robin and Fort Nelson, B.C., in contesting this year's men's title. with James McCarthy games. They beat Ontario on May 8, 4-3, but fell to Manitoba later in the evening, 4-1. That gave them sixth place overall and Back on the field email: [email protected] a rematch against Ontario in the quarter-final round on May 9. Kugluktuk/Coppermine See the next edition of Nunavut News for the full wrap-up. Kugluktuk's soccer players have been busy travelling to Team North rolls along Yellowknife over the past few weeks and the latest team of Whitehorse The Bay returns to defend young players were back in the NWT capital earlier this month. The 2019 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Yellowknife The annual Grade 4-5 Yellowknife Soccer Tournament Whitehorse once again featured all three territories coming The Arctic Shoot-Out adult basketball tournament hap- wrapped up on May 12 and Kugluktuk had a boys' team com- together as Team North. pened in Yellowknife from May 9 to 12 and the Cambridge peting in this year's event. They had four round-robin games The girls' squad played both of its round-robin games on Bay team was back for its annual visit. against teams from Yellowknife and Ndilo before the playoffs May 7 against BC and Saskatchewan, both of which ended in This year, though, was a big one as The Bay, one of two began on May 11. defeats, 3-1 and 8-0 respectively. They ended up in the qualifi- teams from the community, the other being the Wolverines, See the next edition of Nunavut News for the results. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 15 sports & recreation Îé¯≤ú & ÄÎÖ∏ÙÄÕÍ≤Ò A perfect season for Rankin bantams Rock bantams claim Toonik Tyme title for perfect 4-0 record in season tournaments by Darrell Greer good time and it was a good way to 2019-ᒥ ᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒻᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ ᐹᓐᑕᒻ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ: ᑐᓄᐊᓂ Northern News Services end a successful season." ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᑲᓛᒃ (ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ), ᐋᓕᒃᓵᓐᑐᕐ ᐊᖓᓕᒃ, ᒋᐊᕆᓐ ᕗᐊᓯ, ᒪᓚ ᐃᑎᓐᓄᐊᖅ, Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet In fact, when the final siren Perfection is something every sounded to end the Rankin bantams' ᑰᐱ ᑕᓇᔪᒃ, ᐆᐃᓐ ᑳᓂᓕ-ᑲᓛᒃ, ᐳᕋᐃᑎ ᑐᒃᑐ, ᒍᕋᒍᕆ ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ, ᓴᐃᒥᓐ ᐅᐊᐃᔅᒪᓐ, ᓵᓚᑦ ᓯᒃᓯᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒍᕋᐃᔭᒻ (ᐸᑉᓯ) team strives for and the Rankin Rock season, the team couldn't have asked ᑯᓱᒐᖅ (ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᐃᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓ); ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑲᐃᑎᓐ ᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᑰᐱ ᑳᓂᓕ, ᑎᐊᕆᓐᔅ ᐱᓚᑲᑉᓯ, bantam hockey team achieved it. for a more successful campaign, ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ, ᒫᒃᓯᒪᔅ ᐊᒫᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᔪᕐ ᑯᒪᒃᔪᐊᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓵᓐᑎ ᑕᑦᑐᐃᓂ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᕐ ᓴᐃᓐᑦ The Rock bantams romped which was as close to perfection as ᔮᓐ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 21-ᒥ. through the Toonik Tyme minor you can get. hockey tournament with an undefeat- Clark said there were some Ran- ed record to cap a perfect season in kin bantams who played on the Jun- Iqaluit on April 21. ior Kivalliq Canucks regional team The Rock bantams won all four that lost the final game of the (Mani- tournaments they entered this sea- toba Indigenous Cultural Education son, taking the championship banner Centre) MICEC Annual Indigenous in the Rankin Rock bantam tourna- Minor Hockey Tournament in Win- ment in Rankin, Nunavut's bantam nipeg. territorial championship, Toonik He said you learn a lot as a player Tyme and the Winnipeg Jets Chal- when you win, but you also learn a lenge in Manitoba. lot, if not more, when you lose. Head coach David Clark said "I preached discipline and team- although this was the Rock's second work to these guys all year. The straight bantam title in Iqaluit, most coaching staff and players put so of the players on this year's team much work into it and, for everything were different than the squad that to come together the way it did, it captured it the previous year. was a nice feeling. He said only three players were "We had six or eight players on on both championship teams. the regional team, and that was their "Iqaluit had a good midget team one loss this year and I know it photo courtesy of Rankin Rock this year, but their bantams were not stung. The 2019 Toonik Tyme minor hockey bantam champion Rankin Rock are: back row from up to our level," said Clark. "It's still with them today because left, David Clark (head coach), Alexander Angalik, Garren Voisey, Malla Ittinuar, Kobe Tanuyak, "It's one of those things where the they talk about it more than the four Owen Connelly-Clark, Brady Tucktoo, Gregory Wiseman, Simon Wiseman, Charlotte Siksik and cycles often go up and down in small tournaments they won." Graham (Bubsy) Kusugak (assistant coach); and middle row from left, Kadin Eetuk, Koby Con- towns with minor hockey programs. Clark said the young players this nelly, Terence Pilakapsi, Justin Towtongie, Maximus Ammaq and Thayer Komakjuak, and Sandy "It's quite difficult, if not impos- year put in the hard work that's Tattuinee, front left, and Tucker St. John at Iqaluit on April 21. sible, to have a competitive team in necessary to have such a successful every age group year after year. season. practice throughout the season. it right from the start. always put their work ethic first. "We never really had any close He said they showed up ready to "We set the tone at the beginning "At the end of the day, they're a "That's, really, all you can ask for games in Iqaluit, but the boys had a work hard and learn at every single of the year and the kids bought into great group of kids to coach and they as a coach. 16 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, mw 13, 2019 sports & recreation Îé¯≤ú & ÄÎÖ∏ÙÄÕÍ≤Ò Who's having more fun than the Carolina Hurricanes?

Northern News Services on the front of a T-shirt and it's printed on the towels the team of Mohammed Salah, easily their best striker. The scenes at What a great day for journalism on May 7. hands to each fan prior to a home game. Anfield were something to behold and, to be honest, I was Two reporters for Reuters in Myanmar, Wa Lone and Kyaw I'm a huge Don Cherry fan but this is one time where it cheering for the Reds a bit. Soe Oo, were released from prison near the capital of Yangon would have been appropriate to simply shut his We then go to Amsterdam the next night after spending more than 500 days locked up. mouth and let it take its course. The one thing ᐅᓇ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ where Tottenham Hotspur went into their second Their crime? Apparently reporting on the Rohingya Mus- where Cherry has it right is about the team being ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓛᕆᔭᕋ leg against Ajax needing to score at least two lim crisis in the country. They had been convicted of violating front-runners – I'm going to love seeing what goals; they lost at home in the first game, 1-0. Myanmar's Official Secrets Act and sentenced to seven years happens when this team hits the crapper again, ᐊᕿᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ: ᔫᒐᓐ ᒃᓛᑉ, Ajax scored first to dig the hole a bit deeper and behind bars ... for merely doing their jobs and reporting what like they did before making the playoffs. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᓕᕕᕐᐴᓪᒥ. then got a second to make it 2-0 in the game and was going on. Thankfully, they were given a presidential par- No one even remembered Carolina had a ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 3-0 on aggregate. Surely there would be no great don, which was the right thing to do. So the next time you hear team until this season and when things go south ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᕿᒪᐃᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓂ escape like there was the night before, right? a journalist wax poetic about press freedom and how someone again, you think the fans will still show this kind ᐊᕿᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ Terrible foreshadowing, I know. Cue Lucas said something mean to them and it was an attack on them, of support? ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᐃ 7-ᒥ. Moura of Spurs scoring all three of Tottenham's remember these two souls. They were put away for doing their It's fun, though. goals to come back and tie the total goals at 3-3, job. which was good enough to see Spurs through Anyway ... Football ... bloody hell to the final. Now, if you're wondering how that Sports The title of this refers to Sir happens, here's the rule: if the total goals score is Bunch of jerks, right? Alex Ferguson's comment after tied, the team that scored the bigger number of Seems the Carolina Hurricanes are everyone's Manchester United's improbable goals away from their home stadium is declared favourite team right now. Why not? They seem Talk win over Bayern Munich in the the winner. Screwy rule but that's soccer for you. to be having too much fun doing what they're with James McCarthy 1999 UEFA Champions League Anyway, it's Liverpool and Tottenham off to doing. After sweeping the New York Islanders final. The red Devils scored the final, which is being held in Madrid, Spain, in round two of the NHL playoffs, they got the two goals in the game's final on June 1. Batten down the hatches – it's a battle weekend off before getting back to work on May 6 to prepare five minutes to win 2-1 after being down 1-0 for of the Scousers versus the Lilywhites in merry for the Boston Bruins, who dispatched the Columbus Blue Jack- nearly the entire game. Madrid. ets in their semifinal. Fast-forward 20 years and we saw two of the Football ... bloody hell. So what do you do during the morning skate? Easy – you most incredible comebacks ever seen on a soc- talk about what you did on your weekend off. Seriously, Mark cer field in consecutive days in the Champions Jurgen Klopp: is the And finally ... Armstrong, a reporter with the ABC affiliate in Raleigh-Dur- League semifinals. It all began with Liverpool Good Idea: Seeing Tottenham and Liverpool manager of Liverpool. He ham, North Carolina, was covering the practice and wrote that and their great escape against Barcelona on win. masterminded one of the the Hurricanes, while gathered at centre ice, were talking about May 7. Barcelona came into the game with a Bad Idea: Not getting to see it live. great escapes in soccer what they did on their time off. 3-0 advantage on aggregate (total goals scored, As a parting thought/shot, it really sucks that history on May 7. How loose do you have to be to talk about that? This is a which determines the winner of each two-game I didn't get to see any of the theatrics and drama team which had to scrape its way into the post-season and here match-up in the playoffs) and Liverpool needed in person. How amazing was the atmosphere in they are talking about down time. to do the same just to send the second game into both of those stadiums? As much as I give soc- They're also having plenty of fun with what Don Cherry extra time. cer players the gears, it does produce some true magic and those called them earlier this season in relation to their post-game Naturally, Liverpool goes out and pumps four past Barcelona two games were magic of the highest order. celebrations during the regular season: a bunch of jerks. It's even to win it on total goals, 4-3, and did so without the services Until next time, folks ... kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, mwmw 13 , 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 17 18 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKukNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, mwmw 13, 2019 kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, mwmw 13 , 2019 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 19 20 nunavutnews.com, Monday, May 13, 2019 kNKukNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, mwmw 13, 2019 news ᓄĪØflî Puigukungiluglu Akhayok

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