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ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᓴᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᕗᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᒃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ Cultural shift in policing promised Pauktuutit president calls for changes in victims services, decolonization of policing across Inuit Nunangat Volume 75 Issue 40 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 $.95 (plus GST) The Honourable Commissioner Michel Albert photo courtesy of Government of Nunavut Newly sworn-in Commissioner of Nunavut, Eva Qamaniq Aariak is congratulated by Speaker of the House Paul Quassa Feb. 3. An Order of Nunavut investiture ceremony for Commissioner Aariak was also held in the legislative assembly. No disruptions Iglulik, Iqaluit fire expected in delivering Pinnguaq chiefs discuss Co-op second Moderna doses seeking blaze, teamwork Inuit artists to co-develop online platform Publication mail Contract #40012157 "It is police and other social service agencies that need to assimilate into Inuit ways." – Dr. Elizabeth Comack, partner in Pauktuutit's policing recommendations report, on the new Pinasuqatigiinniq 7 71605 00200 2 Agreement signed between Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada and RCMP, page 7. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, February 8, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, =}KxE 8, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, =}KxE 8, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, February 8, 2021 3 Did we get it wrong? feature news êΩËîΩÇéíÇÀîᓄ á·∆¿ÖÀî Nunavut News is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mis- takes and run corrections. If you spot an error in Nunavut fact FILE News/North, call (867) 979-5990 and ask to speak to an editor, or email [email protected]. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. NUNAVUT COVID-19 SITUATION AS OF FEB. 4 NEWS Active cases: 14 Confirmed cases by community Confirmed cases: 296 Arviat: 252 (237 recovered) Briefs Recovered cases: 281 Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Total persons followed: 6,520 ᕕᕗᐊᕆ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ Current persons followed: 323 ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) ᕕᕗᐊᕆ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ Completed tests in Nunavut: 3,077 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ. Total vaccine doses given: 5,568 Total deaths in Nunavut: 1 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑦᓴᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ– ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕈᓯᖃᕐᓂᖅ. "ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕈᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑎᒍ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕆᒐᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᖏᓐᓂᕗᑦ ᓴᓐᖏᓕᖅᑎᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᖃᑕᐅᒍᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ," No disruption expected ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑦᓴᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒫᒍᕆᑦ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ Health minister guarantees second needle to anyone who has ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕗᓪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. had their first dose of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19 "ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19−ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᖅᐳᒍᓪᓗ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕈᓯᕗᑦ by Darrell Greer ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᒍᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕋᑦᑎᒍᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ Northern News Services ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᒋᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐅᖓᓯᒌᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᑦᑕᓗ, ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕗᑦ Nunavut ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᓗᐊᓐ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐊᐃᖕᒥᓂ ᐃᒧᓯᕗᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᑑᕐᓇ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕈᓯᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐃᕿᐊᙳᐃᔭᐅᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ The rollout of the Moderna vaccine ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᑎᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 31–ᒥ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ against Covid-19 is going as planned in ᐃᓅᒍᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒡᓗ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᑲᓱᒃ. Nunavut and the number of people decid- please see February, page 13 ing to get inoculated against the virus is gaining momentum, said Nunavut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak Jan. 31. ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ Kusugak said the movement towards ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒡᓗ getting the Moderna vaccine has been so ᒥᑦᑎᑕᒪᓕᒃ strong in the Kivalliq, that the expected ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ number of people to get inoculated will ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᑎᒋᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ likely be surpassed in the region. ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓪᓗ ᖃᒧᑎᙳᐊᓕᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. "Every dose (1,181) of the vaccine was ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ given in Rankin Inlet and they ran out of ᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ $2,000, doses in Chesterfield Inlet, as well," said $1,500 ᐊᒻᒪ $1,000 ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓄᓪᓗ. Kusugak. ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ "When you're running out of vials, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᑎᒋᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ that's a very good sign." ᖃᒧᑎᙳᐊᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. Kusugak said more than 1,000 people ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ have received the vaccination in Arviat, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᖅ which has been the hardest-hit community ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᓗᓂ. ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ, by Covid-19 in Nunavut to date. photo courtesy of Mike Courtney ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 20-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ. He said there's still some work to do please see Hamlet, page 13 in Arviat, but they're starting to hit the Rankin Inlet South MLA and Nunavut Health Minister Lorne Kusugak numbers they'd like to see vaccinated in rolls up his sleeve for his first shot of the Moderna vaccine against ᓄᑖᖅ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ the community. Covid-19 in Iqaluit Jan. 31. ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ Fighting misinformation those discussions on how we're going to handles vaccine distribution once it arrives ᓄᓇᑦᑕ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᑦ "It's been really frustrating battling be able to loosen the bubble and get back in Canada. ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ against all the misinformation on social to life as it was are still going on as we "Moderna's contract is with the Govern- ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 17 6:30ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ media and, you know, with some against speak." ment of Canada through the Public Service ᑕᐃᑲᓂ Zoom ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ the vaccine, I don't think they believe it Kusugak said the problems Canada is and Procurement Canada (PSPC) Depart- ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᐃᒡᓗ 212. themselves when they say it's no good and having right now with some of the suppli- ment, and covers the delivery of vaccines ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ if you get it you're going to grow a third ers of the vaccine won't affect anyone in up to the point where it is accepted for 2019-20 ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ arm, turn into a monkey or all the other Nunavut who has had their first dose of delivery to Canada," said Paul Monlezun, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖁᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ crap that's out there. the vaccine. the principal advisor for public affairs ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ. "Some of them throw it out there because The US-based company Moderna was advisors, which manages communications ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᒪᔪᑦ Zoom–ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ they enjoy watching people get confused set to deliver around 230,000 shots of it's with media for Moderna in Canada. ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ and upset over it and that's really scary." Covid-19 vaccine in the beginning of Feb- ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ [email protected]. Kusugak said he understands people's ruary to Canada, however that has since The land of blizzards frustrations with Covid. He said the gov- please see New, page 13 been scaled down to 180,000 according and cancellations ernment is constantly working on how to the Government of Canada's vaccine Kusugak said the Government of Nuna- it might loosen the isolation stage, for rollout page. vut has made sure that anyone who is get- ᑕᑯᕐᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ example, and make it easier for people to That same page shows the expected ting the first dose of the Moderna vaccine ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ travel. 6,000 doses Nunavut was set to receive on against Covid is guaranteed their second ᓄᓇᕗᑦ "We need to start with herd immunity Feb. 1 has also been scaled down to 3,400 dose. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᒥᒃ and go for as high a number as we can. for the first week of February, the site notes "It won't affect our final counts at the ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᑖᒃᑯᑦ "If everyone would get their shots, that that "deliveries are expected to carry-over end April. The only inconvenience we ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ would greatly help us get to where we all into the second week of February." may have – if the number of doses we're APTN ᔭᓐᓄᐊᕆ 25-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ. want to be and that's life closer to how it "(It's) being reviewed on an operational expecting drops for a bit – is that we won't ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ was pre-Covid. level and the bulletin may be adjusted if be able to vaccinate as many communities ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑦᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᓚᕖᓴᒃᑯᑦ "It's constant conversation about Covid necessary, but we don't have anything else at one time as we had hoped. ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 19-ᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ at every level and other provinces are now to say at this time," said Danarae Sommer- "For everyone who has had their first ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ APTN-ᑯᑦ. starting to finally see the benefits of what ville, communications specialist at Nuna- shot, the vaccine for their second shot is ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓖᓚ ᒋᐊᑏ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ we've been doing in Nunavut – you hear vut's Department of Health. already here. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑕᐅᓗᓂ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ now of people having to isolate for two There are similar scaled down ship- "We're the land of blizzards and can- ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ weeks, like in Winnipeg now, and that's the ments of the Moderna vaccine as well cellations. So, we took everything into ᑐᓴᕐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ kind of thing we've already gone through throughout the North with the NWT and account and there won't be any second ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ. and done, so it's good to see the other Yukon set to receive 4,700 and 4,500 doses round not happening here. please see Broadcasting, page 13 provinces are now walking down that path. respectively. "Everyone who has had the first round "It's not affecting us for medical travel A spokesperson for Moderna stated that is guaranteed a second needle." right now in Manitoba, thankfully, but it is up to the federal government on how it – with files from Trevor Wright 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, February 8, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, =}KxE 8, 2021 news ĪØflî ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔩᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᕗᑦ ᖃᒥᑦᑎᓇᓱᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᑭᑦᑐᐊᓗᖕᒥ 'ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑕᒥ ᐳᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐹᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑭᖦᖢᓂ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐊᑖᓂ,' ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᕌᓗᖓᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 20,–ᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔫᓕᐊᔅ ᐸᓂᒥᕋ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᔾᔨᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑯᐊᐸᖓᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐹᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒥᓂᑦ. ᐃᑭᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 20–ᒥ.