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ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ Keeping the focus on kindness Pink Shirt Day, or Anti-Bullying Day, is observed across Canada on the last Wednesday of February each year Volume 75 Issue 42 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2021 $.95 (plus GST) Pink Shirt Day special edition photo courtesy of Inuksuk High School Politicians discuss how they cope with Inspiring music Young Inuk online critics and trolls program Woman of takes the year home recognized $1-million prize Publication mail Contract #40012157 "I'm strongly advocating that Nunavut gets its fair share of those existing allocations." 7 71605 00200 2 – Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson outlines his priorities for the territory ahead of the federal budget, page 7. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, February 22, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, =}KxE 22, 2021 news ĪØflî ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ! ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᕗᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᖏᐅᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24 ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2019–ᒥ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᔪᒥ #Ajunngiitunga ᐊᒻᒪᓗ #PinkShirtDay, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. "ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᒥ–ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ! ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ: ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᖏᐅᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓃᕝᕕᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ. ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᖓᔪᐊᓐᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 26, 2020–ᒥ. ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓄᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ, "ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥ, ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒡᓗᑕ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᖅ, ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ." "ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ, "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24–ᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. "ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᕗᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24–ᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ." bflA Ajunngitugut photo courtesy of Inuksuk High School m4WZz 5 Students of Inuksuk High School take part in celebrating Pink Shirt Day in 2019. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, =}KxE 22, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, February 22, 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 mistakes and run corrections. If you fact FILE spot an error in Nunavut News/North, call (867) 979- 5990 and ask to speak to an editor, or email editor- [email protected]. We'll get a correction or clarification NUNAVUT COVID-19 SITUATION AS OF FEB. 18 in as soon as we can. NEWS Active cases: 27 Confirmed cases by community Confirmed cases: 330 Arviat: 286 (258 recovered) Recovered cases: 302 Briefs Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Total persons followed: 6,689 ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑦ ᐅᐊᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ Current persons followed: 370 ᓄᓇᕗᑦ Completed tests in Nunavut: 3,407 Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ Total vaccine doses given: 6,850 Total deaths in Nunavut: 1 16ᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᖅᑐᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑦ Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health ᐅᐊᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᒃᑰᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᕼᐊᑦᑕᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᓪᓗ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᔭᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᖁᒍᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᐅᖓᓯᖕᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᓯ 3 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ ᐃᓯᒐᐃᑦ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑦ ᐅᐊᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ. Award-winning and ᐊᑯᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒋᒋᐊᖃᖅᐸᑎᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᔭᐃᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑯᑎᓪᓗ – ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᑎᒥᖁᑖ ᐃᓕᓯᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᕈᔪᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂ. ᐱᖁᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᔪᑦ ᐊᐳᑎᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ. ᐊᐳᑎᑦ ᐳᐊᕐᕆᔭᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᖄᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᔭᐃᑦ, life-saving messages ᐊᐱᒋᐊᖃᙱᓚᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᑯᑏᑦ ᐅᐊᔭᖏᑦ. please see Reminder, page 12 Annie Buscemi chosen as Pauktuutit's Young ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔨᒍᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ Inuk Woman of the Year for her positive videos ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ by Derek Neary ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐋᓂ ᐳᓴᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᖅ ᑐᓂᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ–ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖁᔨᒍᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ Northern News Services ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᓕᒫᖓᓐᓂ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ Iqaluit ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓲᓂᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ 2021-22 ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖓᓂ. Annie Buscemi's uplifting and life- ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑎᒥᑦ affirming messages delivered via TikTok ᐊᒻᒪ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ videos have become a daily must-see ritual ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ for some of her 10,800 online followers. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᒪᒍᑎᒃ: Buscemi, an Iqaluit resident, who was born • ᑐᓂᓯᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ/ in Kimmirut, regularly greets her fans with ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ an enthusiastic: "Ullaakkut! Good morning!" ᓂᕿᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ; ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ As of Feb. 17, she had delivered 116 days- ᓂᕿᑖᖃᑦᑕᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂ worth of reasons to stay alive, many of them ᓂᕿᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ. with Inuit-specific references. • ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ On Day 49, she encouraged people to ᒧᑕᖅᑲᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᕙᓪᓕᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ keep living for the glorious sight of a vibrant ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ orange and yellow sunset that looks like it's ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ; on fire, which also means tomorrow's going • ᓂᕿᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐳᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ to be a beautiful day. ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. On Day 70, she encouraged her support- ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ers to remain alive to write in their journals ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 15-ᒥ 5– ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ so they can later look back and see how much ᑲᓇᖕᓇᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐅᑎᖓᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒍ. they've grown. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒃᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ, Her positive dispatches also caught the ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᐃᓇ attention of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Can- ᑭᒍᑦᑕᕐᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᑎ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ada, who named her the organization's first [email protected] ᐅᖄᓚᓗᑎᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ Young Inuk Woman of the Year award win- ᐅᕗᖓ 867-975-5212. ner on Feb. 11. please see Nunavut, page 12 "Buscemi's engaging and encouraging manner incorporates aspects of Inuit cul- ture into her daily affirmations," Pauktuutit ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ wrote. ᒫᑦᓯ 11-ᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ Because Buscemi knows some Inuit youth ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ who are struggling with their identity, she ᐃᓯᕈᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ seizes the opportunity to "point out aspects ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ of our culture that we can find strength in." ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐅᐃᓕᐊᒻ She began the positive practice after an ᒥᓲᕆ ᑕᐅᓐᔅᒧᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ injury sidelined her pursuit of completing her ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐱᐱ ᐱᓗᑑ. apprenticeship as an electrician. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 11, 12 ᐊᒻᒪ "It was really tough in my first month of 13-ᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ 19 ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓗ, my injury. I was really hard on myself," she ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒃᑯᑦ admitted in regards to being forced to take photo courtesy of Annie Buscemi/TikTok ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᑦᓯ 13–ᒥ. time off of work. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᕐᕕᖕᒥ Frobish- "It was a little bit scary ... but I have a Iqaluit's Annie Buscemi plans to keep on delivering life-affirming messa- er Inn ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᑦ 7ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ lot of support around me that kind of helps ges online for as long as she can, highlighting aspects of Inuit culture that ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕆᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ 8-ᒥ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᑕᒫᑦ. keeps me calm and reminding me that heal- build strength. ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ing isn't linear." ᒫᑦᓯ 13-ᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ 2-ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ Buscemi receives numerous messages Despite that, she said she's usually in a Receiving accolades for her efforts was a ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᑦ 1:30ᒥ. from followers who thank her for her con- good mood because she's grateful to be alive pleasant perk. ᐃᓯᕈᑎᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ structive tidings, but she also fields requests – although receiving mail, dancing and cof- "Pauktuutit's recognition of me with this ᐊᑭᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ $50ᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ Facebook– for advice from struggling individuals. fee give her an extra boost. award means the world to me," she said. ᑯᑦ. "I usually respond from my heart. Some- "It's fun making different kinds of coffee "When I started listing reasons to stay ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒥ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᐊᑦᓯᖕᒪᑕ times I tend to internalize a lot of things like drinks. I love coffee," said Buscemi, 23. "It alive, I never realized it would have this ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ that, so usually I have to debrief after I have a makes me feel calm and it makes me feel much of an impact, on myself and on others." ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓂᐅᕕᕈᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᓂᒃ conversation with someone," she said, adding happy." There's no end in sight to her positive ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. that she also has a list of links on her social Most of her inspirations come from with- vibes either. Buscemi said she plans to keep Please see Women, page 12 media for contacting professional resources. in, although some are sparked by conversa- communicating her messages "for as long as "It is a little bit overwhelming sometimes." tions with her grandparents or friends. I can." 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, February 22, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, =}KxE 22, 2021 news ĪØflî Pushing back against the online trolls ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅ-ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒑᕐᔪᖕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑳᑎ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ: "ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ Politicians tell of how they cope with ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ." internet critics and cyber-bullying by Derek Neary issue in the legislative assem- telling lies about their polit- want to turn around more and Northern News Services bly, searching for ways to ical competitors "and that's say, 'Watch me.' And then I Nunavut ensure people cannot unfairly basically where it stops. prove it." Many politicians espouse smear political candidates "If a candidate or someone Since being elected in Pink Shirt Day and its associ- online without having their in the community believes October 2019, Qaqqaq said ated anti-bullying message. names appear