Covid Concern at Mary River Presumably Infected Individual Is Isolating, Health Officials Say No Reason for Nunavummiut to Worry About Spread

ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓘᔭᕐᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᐊᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ Covid concern at Mary River Presumably infected individual is isolating, health officials say no reason for Nunavummiut to worry about spread

Volume 76 Issue 10 MONDAY, July 6, 2020 $.95 (plus GST)

Nunavut Happy Nunavut Day! Day festivities to be indoors

What does Nunavut Day mean to you?

Iqalummiut march for mental health

Sanirajak planning for bowhead

hunt NNSL file photo Teresina Walland, then 2, laughs with delight as she holds her balloon animal aloft during Nunavut Day celebrations in 2017.

Publication mail Contract #40012157 "Liquor and cannabis outlets are easy to establish and maintain and the black market is thriving, yet treatment centres are too expensive?" 7 71605 00200 2 – Columnist Harry Maksagak questions the territory's priorities around liquor, page 9. 2 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020

`rNs/OsCh8i3j5 tu1Z5

Wdt1Q5 tu1Z5

W?9Oxt5ti3j5 tu1Z5 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 3 Did we get it wrong? feature news êΩËîΩÇéíÇÀîᓄê 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 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 in as soon as we can. News Briefs ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᖓᓂ ᐊᐃᕕᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖅ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓂᕆᓯᒪᒍᓂ ᐊᐃᐸᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᕐᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒪᔫᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐆᒪᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓲᒥᒃ ᑯᒪᓕᖕᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ photo courtesy of Jimmie Qappik ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᕐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓈᙳᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᑭᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᕿᑦᑐᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ, Happy Nunavut Day ᐃᔩᑦ ᐳᕕᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ Kids in Grise Fiord play on the rocks during Nunavut Day celebrations July 9, 2006. Nunavut Day celebrations will ᓴᙲᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ look a bit different this year due to social distancing but Nunavut News wishes all Nunavummiut a wonderful day! ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᐊᐃᕕᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑎᒥᒃ. ᖁᐱᕐᕈᖅ ᖁᐱᕐᕆᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᖂᑎᓂᑐᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐆᑦᑎᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᖓ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᒥᖓᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂ – ᖁᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ Covid-19 case suspected ᐃᒍᓇᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓂᕿᖓᓂ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ. ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᓗᒍ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒧᑦ ᒋᐊᕆ ᓂᐅᓪᓯᓐ ᐅᕗᖓ 867-645-6660–ᒧᑦ. Please see Health, page 15 at Mary River mine site ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓱᓕ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ Contact tracing identifies 12 people connected with ᓱᓕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᐳᖅ (pertussis) ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥ, mine worker now in isolation ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ. by Rajnesh Sharma "ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᖃᕐᓂᖃᕈᓂ, ᐅᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᔫᓂ 8–ᒥ, ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ Northern News Services ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᕿᑎᖅᑰᒥ Iqaluit ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ. ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ 900–ᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᖕᓂᑦ. As of July 1, 12 people have come into ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ contact with a mine worker at Baffinland's ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ Mary River Mine near Pond Inlet who has ᖃᓂᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕ been classified as a presumptive Covid-19 ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᕗᑦ. case. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒡᒋᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᕙᖕᓄᑦ, All these individuals are presently self- ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓴᕋᐃᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ isolating on site. ᐃᓄᖕᒧᑦ. "All potential contacts within the mine site ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ are being identified and placed in isolation ᖁᐃᖅᓱᕐᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᓛᖑᕙᒃᑐᑦ and no contact has occurred between Mary ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂ River workers and the any of the surrounding ᑐᖔᓃᑦᑐᓄᑦ. communities," said Dr. Michael Patterson at a ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ July 2 press conference. ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕗᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᒐᓚᒃᑐᒥ For privacy reasons, Patterson did not ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ reveal the miner's personal information or ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ the length of time the individual has been ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᑕ. ᐅᑯᐊ in the territory. However, the doctor shared Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ the miner was not exhibiting symptoms of "If the additional testing yields a positive result, this will be considered ᐊᐃᑦᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. Covid-19. The miner was tested positive during a routine testing that is undertaken by all Nunavut's first confirmed case of Covid-19," announced Patterson during ᐃᓄᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔭᐅᒋᕗᑦ the Thursday press conference. ᐅᔾᔨᖅᓱᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᒡᒐᒥᓂᑦ ᐅᐊᓴᐃᒐᔪᒡᓗᑎᒃ, miners entering the territory. ᖁᐃᖅᓱᖅᐸᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᒃᑭᐅᑎᒃᓴᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ "The individual who tested positive ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕆᔭᒥᓂᑦ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ, recently arrived in the territory for work and probable case of Covid-19 for Nunavut. If the Patterson said this probable case is a ᓂᐅᖅᑲᖅᑕᒥᓂᑦ, ᓂᕆᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ was tested twice at the mine site. The tests additional testing yields a positive result, this "stark reminder that Covid-19 is still a very ᑭᒍᑎᓯᐅᑎᒥᓂᑦ. yielded presumptive positive results on back will be considered Nunavut's first confirmed real threat." Please see Whooping, page 15 to back days," said Patterson. case of Covid-19," said Patterson. "The pandemic is not over and no com- He explained that all miners are tested at At this time, the Department of Health has bination of preventative health measures is the mine site upon arrival. not sent any staff to Mary River. 100 per cent effective at keeping Covid-19 out ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ "Everybody is tested on Baffinland. "We would consider sending staff to help of the territory," he said, adding "I urge Nuna- ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ They're tested on arrival at the site and then out if there's any concerns that there's trans- vummuit to take this reminder seriously." ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᔪᐊᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ again four to five days later. And, I think mission of Covid-19 happening in the com- In a July 2 press release, Health Minister they're tested more after that as well," said munity, or that they're having difficulty with George Hickes assured residents that there is ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖓᓂ Patterson. the contact tracing and managing those other a very low chance of community spread. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ Mining in Canada is considered an essen- public health measures effectively," said Pat- "All necessary precautions are in place (NAM) ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ tial industry and miners are not required to terson. and workers at the mine have not had any ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ self-isolate before entering Nunavut. This presumptive result does not impact contact with any community members," stat- ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᒥ Miners from the south fly directly to the any of the current public health measures in ed Hickes. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. mine site, work two to four week rotations place or Nunavut's Path. "We wish this individual a quick recovery. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᖏᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ and return south, explained Patterson. At present, the travel bubble between Please remember that we all have a role to ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ A swab will be sent to an Ontario lab to Nunavut and the Northwest Territories is not play in limiting the spread of Covid-19 and ᐱᖁᔭᓂᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂ confirm whether the miner is positive for impacted. now is the time to stay vigilant with our pub- ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Covid-19. "This is an isolated case and it's on Baf- lic health measures." ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ "ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ The swab is supposed to be collected this fin Island and does not present a threat to Anyone who has reason to believe they ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ" afternoon, said the chief public health officer. spreading Covid-19 into Northwest Territor- have been exposed to Covid-19 is urged to call ᐱᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᖕᓂ Patterson said he anticipates to hear test ies," explained the doctor. the Covid hotline at 1-888-975-8601 between ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. results by early next week. The medical travel bubble established 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or notify their community Please see Nunavut, page 15 "Until then, this has been classified as a with Churchill, Manitoba also remains open. health centre right away by phone. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 5 news ᓄÄªØﬂî No outdoor celebrations on Nunavut Day due to Covid-19 The 21st anniversary of the territory will be marked by online and social media contests by Rajnesh Sharma broadcasting an Inuktitut program Northern News Services ᓱᕈᓰᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ, ᔫᓚᐃ 9, 2005–ᒥ. ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, on July 8 and 9 between 1:30 p.m. to Iqaluit ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᑦ. 4 p.m. "There will be a lot of give- This year Nunavut Day will be aways" during the show, Eetoolook celebrated quite differently due to said. the Covid-19 pandemic. "We just have to celebrate within Celebrations our family and friends," said Premier within communities Joe Savikataaq, noting the usual out- Some communities like Pangnir- door celebrations will not take place. tung and Clyde River also have their "I'm anticipating more family own plans for celebrating Nunavut groups getting together to celebrate Day. in smaller scales, then probably nor- Pangnirtung's Recreational Coor- mal," said Health Minister George dinator Jenna Kilabuk said her com- Hickes, adding there will be a lot munity will be having a Nunavut of online activities through Nunavut Day outfit contest, radio games, a Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI). small boat race, TikTok dance chal- James Eetoolook, vice-president lenge and a music video contest. of NTI, confirmed that Nunavut Day In Clyde River, the Recreation will mostly be celebrated through Committee plans to have radio social media and broadcasting since games, community parade and a no large public gatherings are per- vehicle decorating contest. "We are mitted. also trying to order some Narwhal NTI is holding two online con- meat," said Clyde River's Recreation tests for all Nunavummiut. Co-ordinator Caitlyn Joanas. "If all The first contest, called the Home goes well ... we will be contributing Cook Challenge, encourages each the meat to the community," Joanas participant to submit an application added, "We cannot do much due to with their Northern recipe and its the pandemic." photo. The recipes will be judged However celebrated, Nunavut NNSL file photo by professional Northern chefs for Day is time to celebrate the creation originality, presentation and afford- Kids playing on Nunavut Day in Rankin Inlet, July 9, 2005. Unfortunately this year, due to Covid- of a territory and a government for ability. 19, all group gatherings will not be permitted. the Inuit people, explained the Pre- There will be three contest mier. groups: kids aged 12 and under, world, said Eetoolook. #NUDay2020. Each video will be ing and video contests will be For Hickes, Nunavut Day means youth aged 13 to 19 and adults. The second contest, called the judged on creativity and the cultural announced on Nunavut Day, July 9. the recognition of Inuit and Nunavut Prizes such as bicycles, iPads and Cultural TikTok Competition, content. For more information email ques- on a national scale. fishing and camping equipment will requires participants to create a The top three winners will be [email protected]. "I really hope everyone does get be awarded to the top three winners video promoting Inuit culture, tradi- awarded the prizes: Additionally, on Nunavut Day, out and find a way, in their own in each category. tions and language. • 1st – iPad Pro and Apple Pencil from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., Inuktitut pro- way, to celebrate Nunavut day," This is a very unique opportunity There is no limit to the length of • 2nd – Canon Rebel T7i starter kit gramming will be broadcasting on said Hickes, adding "We literally to showcase Nunavummiut's recipes the video, but it must be made on • 3rd – AirPod Pros and $200. APTN, said Eetoolook. changed the map of Canada without of nutritional country food to the the TikTok App using the hashtag Winners from both the cook- He added CBC will also be a war." ᓯᓚᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᖃᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ 21–ᖓᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑰᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᕐᔪᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᑐᐊᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ. ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒃᓴᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ. ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ Tik- ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓ ᔨᓇ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ "ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ Tok ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖓ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ," ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓴᐃᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂ, ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᓴᐅᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ. TikTok ᒧᒥᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᔾᔮᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᑭᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ (NTI). ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ TikTok ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᔪᖅ #NUDay2020–ᒥ. ᐊᑐᓂ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᖅᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᒻᒥ ᑕᖅᓯᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᓪᓗᐊᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖓᓄᑦ. ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. "ᑎᑭᓴᐃᓇᓱᐊᕆᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᒥ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᐅᑉ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᙱᒻᒪᑕ. ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᓵᓇᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᕿᖓᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᐅᑉ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᓂᑦ: ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ-iPad Pro ᐊᒻᒪ Apple ᑲᐃᑦᓕᓐ ᔪᐊᓇᔅ. "ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕈᓂ ... ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓂᕿᓂᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒫᓄᑦ. Pencil, ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ-Canon Rebel T7i starter kit ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ," ᔪᐊᓇᔅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓗᐊᕈᓐᓇᙱᓚᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᖅ-AirPod Pros ᐊᒻᒪ $200. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒧᑦ." ᓂᖅᖠᐅᖅᑎᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᓂᖅᖠᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, ᔪᓚᐃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂ. ᓂᕿᓕᐅᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ 9–ᒥ. ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ ques- ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ. ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ [email protected]–ᒧᑦ. ᕼᐃᒃᔅᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, 5 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ 5 ᐅᓐᓄᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ: ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ APTN–ᑯᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐊᓃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓂᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ 12–ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᖔᓂ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓰᕖᓰ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑰᕐᓂᐊᕆᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑎᒍᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 13–ᓂ 19–ᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ. ᓵᓚᒃᓴᐅᓯᐊᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐸᐃᓯᑰᓂᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 8 ᐊᒻᒪ 9–ᒥ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ 1:30 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᕼᐃᒃᔅ.ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ "ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖓᓂ ᐊᐃᐹᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᑦ 4 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒧᑦ. "ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ" ᐅᓇᑕᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᓇᑕ."" 6 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 7 news ᓄÄªØﬂî Nunavut: 'Our land of opportunity and openness' Nunavummiut share their thoughts on what their home territory means to them by Derek Neary thanks to every Inuit for living their way of tors would live out on the land. Accept things ᐃᓅ ᐱᐅᓪ, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ Northern News Services life. Nunavut Day for me is celebrating hap- change and people respect one another, you Nunavut piness, for sharing love, care, laughter and will live a happy life with your family and Nunavut is about to reach its 21st year as a respect for all people. friends. recognized territory but the land, the people "Nunavut Day isn't just for Inuit, it's for "For myself, I am always out in the land and their customs and traditions have a much every person that is living in Nunavut. before Nunavut Day. I am a commercial longer history. "In the future, I would love to see youth fisherman for Arctic char and am always out From east to west, Nunavummiut are cele- coming up with activities, going for hikes, by July 8 or 7 to go spend Nunavut Day at brating Nunavut Day on July 9. Here are the asking elders about when there was no hous- my fish camp setting lots of fish nets, mak- thoughts of some of your relatives, friends es, no stores, etc; how they use to live back ing dry fish, cooking some fish – whatever and neighbours as they reflect on what Nuna- then." we can catch that day we cook and eat and vut means to them. celebrate our land of opportunity and open- ᐋᓐ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ, ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ ness. I love it." ᐋᓐᑐᕆᐊ ᓂᑉᑕᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᖅ ᔭᓯ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ

Enoo Bell, Kinngait

"Well, I think it is for the better young students (are) getting high-profile jobs – and hamburger and hotdogs, LOL. We have come a long way but still a long way to go." ᐊᐃᐳᕈᓪ ᐊᓇᐅᑕᓕᒃ, ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ (ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᐃᖓᓂ ᐋᓐᑎᒥ)

Andrea Niptanatiak, Kugluktuk Ann Kalluk, Baker Lake "Nunavut is a very special, very unique Jessie Kaludjak, Arviat place. It's home to many and we wouldn't "It is important to keep our culture alive; have it any other way. With Nunavut being show different parts of the world how we "Nunavut Day: Inuktigut pigigaptigu our home and Nunavut meaning 'our land,' Inuit live, what material we use to make mianiritsiarlavut. we've had the privilege to live and learn from clothes (mainly from caribou skin, seal skin "We can never go back in time, but we can our Elders and our ancestors and have been and polar bear skin, if you're from the coastal surely learn from the past and use what we've taught a very special way of living: to help, to area)." learned for centuries. Change is inevitable. hunt, to fish, to provide for our families and ᓇᐃᑕᓐ ᑲᐅᓲᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ We have always adapted to change whether also give as much as you can to others. it's gradual or drastic. Resilience is in our "Elders were always brought meat first, blood. especially to those that couldn't go out on "Let's keep educating ourselves and our the land on their own. What I've always been future generations so that we can nurture amazed at is how much we all care for one and maintain what is given to us so that our another, how much we can come together culture will always flourish. No one knows when we really need to! our culture better then we do, we must main- Changes I'd like to see in Nunavut are tain it. April Anowtalik, Arviat more hands-on tools, one-to-one action being "There is no place like home." (pictured with husband Andy) taken forward for better mental health and physical well-being, more programs and ᕼᐊᐃᓕ ᓇᓗᖏᐊᖅ, ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᖅ what not. I think that's what Nunavut lacks "Nunavut means our land. I think what the most." makes Nunavut special is that we get to keep our culture and the language that we speak. ᑑᒥᓃᒃ ᖃᔭᖅᓵᖅ, ᑰᒑᕐᔪᒃ Most of all, the reason is that our Elders are here for us to keep the tradition alive. "We Inuit can watch and learn and as we listen, we Nunavutmiut are capable of keeping the tradition alive. These days, our children are our future generation and if we teach the kids, we will not lose our culture. Nathan Kaosoni, Cambridge Bay Education is the key – keep pushing our "Nunavut Day is the day we celebrate our children to school. We have to keep the circle wide-open land for miles and miles. Inuit strong because Nunavut is a special place to lived on this land for many decades – hunt- live in. ing, fishing, gathering with their families "Each community needs more mental and friends. They loved being out on the health as we are growing each year and a lot land doing what we are meant to do: find and of people struggle at home with verbal and feed, get fur. emotional abuse, but I know we can change "Myself, as a Inuit person, I'm proud to that. I would love to see more organizations live up in the great North. I take my family for traditional knowledge and land skills for out camping, hunting, fishing. They just love youths. Nunavut is our land and I am proud it out there, even if there's no TV around to say I am from Nunavut. "I love the land that we live in." they will find something to do – run around Hailey Nalungiaq, Gjoa Haven the camp, the cabin, just being out there is a Dominique Qayaqsaaq, Kugaaruk relief for our spirit and soul. "Nunavut Day means to me celebrating of "To be out looking at the land, making our own territory and remembering everyone "For Nunavut Day, I would love to say memories, it's mesmerizing how our ances- that fought for our rights." 8 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 Editorial & Opinions Published Mondays wh mK5 Office: 626 Tumiit Plaza, Iqaluit, NU Box 28, X0A 0H0 Comments and views from NUNAVUT NEWS/north and letters to the editor Reporters: Rajnesh Sharma, Derek Neary, Rita Pigalak Advertising: Phone: (867) 979-5990 Fax: (867) 979-6010 ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᖅ Toll free: (855) 447-2584 Email: [email protected] Website: www.nnsl.com/nunavutnews

Kivalliq office: Box 657, Rankin Inlet, NU, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ X0C 0GO Darrell Greer – Bureau Chief ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᑕᖕᒫᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ 153–ᖓᓂ Phone: (867) 645-3223 Fax: (867) 645-3225 ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᕿᑲᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ, ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕙᓪᓕᐊᒋᕗᖅ Email: [email protected] ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓅᕝᕕᕕᓂᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ Website: www.nnsl.com/kivalliqnews ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᑎᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑲᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒧᑦ Production facilities: Box 2820, ᐃᓚᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᓄᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1 Phone: (867) 873-4031 ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐹᐱᑭᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂ, ᐱᔪᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐳᕙᒡᓗᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᕿᑎᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ Fax: (867) 873-8507 ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓛᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 1900–ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2019–ᒥ, Email: [email protected] ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᒥᐊᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ [email protected] ᐅᐱᐅᖅᑲᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐆᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐃᓐᒧᑦ–ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ [email protected] Website: www.nnsl.com ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 21–ᓄᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᐊᓚᐃᓐ ᐸᓂᑦᒧᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕆᙱᑕᓄᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓄᓇᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᑕᖃᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ Founder (1934-2018): ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᒧᒥᓛᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. J.W. (Sig) Sigvaldason PUBLISHER, CEO: Bruce Valpy – [email protected] ᓄᓇᑖᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᖅᑲᒥᑦ, ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑯᐊ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᐅᔪᒥ, Chief Financial Officer: Judy Triffo ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᒻᒥ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ, ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᓂᒡᓕᓂᖃᙱᓚᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ MANAGING EDITOR: Mike W. Bryant – [email protected] ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᒃ–ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋᐸᓗᒃ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᓱᓕᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ACCOUNTING: [email protected] ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ. Florie Mariano • Cindy Minor • Salleah Wagas ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᔪᒥ – ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓱᒃᑲᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕆᓯᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ Editorial board: Bruce Valpy • Mike W. Bryant • Brett McGarry ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐸᐸᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᖅᑲᖅ ᓂᐱᖃᒐᔪᒡᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓯᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ NEWS EDITORS ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᑰᓂᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᓂ, Brett McGarry ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐃᓚᑰᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᕐᕋᒃᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ Photo Editor: Emily McInnis - [email protected] ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓚᑰᑎᑦᑎᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ Editorial Production: ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᔪᐊᓇᓯ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑖᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥ ᑕᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᖕᓂᑦ [email protected] ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ 2039–ᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ. Sports: James McCarthy – [email protected] ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒥ– ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᕗᖅ ᐊᓯᖓᓐᓂ Arts: [email protected] Business: [email protected] ᐆᒥᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᖏᕐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐱᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᓂ, ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᐳᑦ. Advertising production Production co-ordinator: Jennifer Reyes Zdena Kunderlik •Randy Hiebert Joshua Uson • Wesley Cook

ADVERTISING Baffin – Laura Whittle [email protected] Kivalliq/Kitikmeot Nunavut Day marks yet [email protected] All departments: [email protected] National: James Boylan Classified Advertising: [email protected] another year of progress CIRCULATION – [email protected] Circulation Director: Amy Yang Jewala Jhankur Northern News Services Canada just celebrated its 153rd Subscriptions: This Nunavut Day more people The issue: birthday, but is still moving towards One year mail $70 Online (entire content) $50/year, $35/6 months than ever will be able to take the Nunavut Day recognizing injustices of the past. day off work and celebrate the birth We say: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made of the territory thanks to a new an historic apology in March 2019 for NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES LIMITED order from the Government of Nuna- Celebrate advancements 100% Northern owned and operated the federal government's mishandling Publishers of: vut to expand the holiday to include of the tuberculosis outbreak of the Inuvik Drum • Kivalliq News Yellowknifer • Hay River Hub some private sector workers. mid-20th century. Carolyn Bennett, NWT News/North • Nunavut News/North Despite all the barbecues and fes- the territory, from Cambridge Bay to minister of Crown-Indigenous Rela- Member of: Canadian Community Newspapers Association tivities, not everyone will be fondly Iqaluit to Rankin Inlet. This enables tions, followed in August with a mea Ontario Community Newspapers Association Manitoba Community Newspapers Association reminiscing about the territory's Elders to pass on their knowledge culpa for colonial actions taken in the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association past. However, there is much that and skills to an eager young popula- Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association same period, including the slaughter Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta Press Councils Nunavummiut have to be proud of tion – and they will be the ones to of Inuit sled dogs. Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce over the past 21 years. inherit the land. This youthful gen- These are signs of progress, but Contents copyright – printed in the North by Canarctic Graphics Limited The signing of the Nunavut Land eration will be charged with keep- the words and actions do not come Claims Agreement signified the lar- ing Inuit practices alive as well as close to what is needed to uplift We acknowledge the Nous reconnaissons financial support of l'appui financier du gest land claim in Canadian history leading Nunavut into a prosperous Canada's Inuit into true equality. the Government of gouvernement du Canada. Canada. and enshrined hunting, land man- future. As Covid-19 has battered the agement and self-governance rights There is no better example of this global economy and changed all Member of the Ontario Press Council. The Ontario Press Council was created to defend freedom of the press for Inuit. kind of leadership than Mumilaaq of our perspectives, Nunavummiut on behalf of the public and press alike and to consider specific, unsatisfied complaints from readers about the In recent years, a lot of effort has Qaqqaq, Nunavut's recently elected have shown the world that prudent conduct of the press in gathering and publishing news, opinion and advertising. been put into expanding cultural member of Parliament. The people decision making, caring for one's Complaints should go to: programs to preserve Inuktitut and put their faith in the young leader to community and possessing a gener- The Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706 Toronto, Ont., M5B 1J3 Inuinnaqtun, although there are represent one of the fastest grow- ous spirit is what it takes to keep Email: [email protected] Fax: 1-416-340-8724 www.ontpress.com still large gaps in the GN's ability to ing regions in Canada. At the time each other safe. deliver Inuktut in schools. Education of election, Qaqqaq was 25, roughly This Nunavut Day represents Send us your comments Minister David Joanasie predicted equal to the average age in the ter- Email us at: [email protected]; mail to Box 28, another step forward towards the Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0; or drop your letter off at our last year that goal could be reached ritory. goals entrenched in the Nunavut office at 102 Tumiit Plaza. All letters submitted must be signed with a return address and daytime by 2039, a distant target. She has been very vocal in the Agreement. While a long journey telephone number so that we can confirm it came from you. Regardless of not being able to House of Commons, upholding the still lies ahead, we ought to spend Not all letters will necessarily be published. Pref- erence is given to short letters of broad interest or reach this landmark objective set human rights of Nunavummiut, this day rejoicing the history and concern. Letters of more than 200 words, open let- out in the Nunavut agreement, including access to housing, proper ters and those published elsewhere are seldom used. tradition that has been preserved We reserve the right to edit for length or taste and more and more cultural camps for health care and programs to deal along with the numerous accom- to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements. students are sprouting up across with long-standing social issues. plishments of the past two decades. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 9 editorial – opinions whmK5 ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᖅ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᕕᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅᓯ? (ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᖑᑦ) ᓇᑦᑎᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ, ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᖅ, 1929. ᑐᖁᖅᓯᓯᒪᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᖃᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᕕᓂᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᐲᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐋᑐᕚᒥ. ᑕᒡᕙᓃᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ? ᓄᑕᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᖁᑎᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑎᕕᖕᒥ (ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓱᓂ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᒃ www.collectionscanada.ca/inuit- ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖓᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒥᒃ). ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐸᐃᑦ. ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᖃᓪᓗᓇᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᖅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᐊᑏᑐᖅ ᑐᔪᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ Focus on healing, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᑐᕋᒐᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑐᕌᕈᑎᓕᖕᒥ [email protected] ᐅᕝᕙᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᕐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᔪᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕗᖓ Box not liquor stores ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2820, Yellowknife, NT X1A 2R1 I find it so heart-breaking that the liquor retail outlet will continue to be open regu- larly and more to open down the road and In my View for our people who are trying to get a grip on Harry Maksagak is a Cambridge this situation have no help. I recall a former Bay resident and former leader resigned a very important position underground miner at the Lupin gold mine. He has been married within the legislative assembly around the for 43 years and has five children, principle of this matter. We are very quick to 28 grandchildren and four respond in feeding the negative habits yet we great-grandchildren. are saying we have no means to assist with shelters or treatment centres; there is some- young ones. I've heard young people say that thing wrong with that picture. I will not start drinking because I see what it Establishing treatment centres will enable did to my parents. and empower our people in determining the As I mentioned earlier, liquor/cannabis root cause of substance use and abuse. I have outlets are easy to establish and maintain and faith in our people and many times they just the black market is thriving, yet treatment need the encouragement and understanding centres are too expensive? that there are individuals who are willing to My community is trying to keep the listen and help in finding the path to positive 28-day on-the-land healing programs alive. Leslie D. Livingstone/Library and Archives Canada photo thinking and a better lifestyle. Once again in the summer and early fall If we listen carefully, we can hear our there will be the women's program and then children expressing their wish for mom and the men's program for those who want to find Project naming: dad to be home with them and to do activ- ways in changing their attitude about them- ities together, but substance interferes and selves and their loved ones. As we begin to begins to tear the family apart. The first love understand ourselves and to really know who Do you know your elders? that bonded the partners together begins to we are, we then can engage with others more (Inuk man) out sealing, Pangnirtung, tify Inuit in the photographic collections of thin and soon they break up, adding more comfortably. There is nothing wrong with 1929. MIKAN no. 3191753 Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa. pain and disillusionment in these precious asking for a little extra help. Can you help identify the person in this The new information is added to these old photograph? historical photographs at (www.collection- Project Naming is a trilingual Web scanada.ca/inuit). Come visit. exhibition and searchable photographic Please send submissions to photo@nnsl. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, database available in Inuktitut, English and com or mail to Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, French. The goal of this project is to iden- X1A 2R1. ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᖃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᐃᑦᑖᖑᒐᓗᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒐ ᐃᖢᐃᓪᓕᐅᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᒃ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᑦᓯᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖏᑉᐳᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᒪ ᐊᓈᓇᒃᑯᒃᑲ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᕚᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᒍᑎ ᑐᑭᓯᒪᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᕈᑎᒡᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ. ÄªØùÕúò∆¿ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓈᓚᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᖃᖅᑲᐅᒐᒪ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᐃᑦ/ᓱᕐᕋᖕᓇᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᕼᐊᐅᓕ ᒪᒃᓴᒐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐊᑲᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕋᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖏᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᐅᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓗᐱᓐᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓈᓚᑦᓯᐊᕈᑦᑕ, ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦᑐᓴᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐃᔨᕋᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒍᓗᓯᐅᕐᕕᕕᓂᖓᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᑖᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᓈᓇᖃᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᖃᕈᒪᔪᓪᓗ ᐱᕋᔭᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ 43-ᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ 5 ᕿᑐᖓᖃᖅᓱᓂ, 28-ᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ. ᑭᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑎᒋᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᐅᖃᐅᓕᖅᓱᓂ. ᐅᐃᕆᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖏᑦᐃᒥᐊᓗᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ? ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᒫᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᔾᔭᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓄᑦ 28-ᓄᑦ ᐸᓂᖅᓯᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᔮᕇᓪᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ. ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᑭᑕᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ. ᓴᖑᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᔮᖏᓪᓗ. ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᖃᙱᖦᖢᑎᒡᓗ; ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐊᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓴᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕈᑦᑕ ᐃᖕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ. ᓇᒡᓕᒋᐅᑎᔪᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓚᕆᓕᕈᑦᑕᓗ ᑭᑑᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᒍᑦᑕ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᖅᑕᐅᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᕕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓴᓐᖏᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᔪᓐᓃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑯᓗᐃᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᖏᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖢᕐᕆᔮᕐᓗᑕ. ᖃᓄᐃᖏᓚᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᒍᒪᓗᓂ.

ᓈᓐᓯ ᑲᓪᓗᓐ: ᐸᑐᕆᓯᐊ ᐋᓪᒎᓇ: "ᐅᐃᒪ ᑕᑯᕙᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, "ᓱᖏᐅᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᐸᓕᑲᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 50–ᐸᓘᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᑭᙵᐅᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ." ᖃᓄᕐᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᕕᑦ ᐸᓕᑲᓐᓂ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖅᑑᒥ" street talk ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ? Nancy Kadlun: Patricia Algona: with Rita Pigalak "My husband used "It seems to see them when strange to see he was young, pelicans here." What do you think of the pelicans that about 50 years ago recently landed in Kugluktuk? at Bathurst Inlet." ᔨᐊᕆ ᑭᐅᓪᒐᒃ: ᓕᐊᕆ ᐅᐃᑎᑯᕐ: ᕗᕌᓐ ᐃᒃᐸᑯᕼᐊᒃ: ᕼᐃᑯᒃ ᑲᒥᙳᐊᖅ: "ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᑎᐊᒥ ᑕᑯᔭᕆᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ "ᐱᐅᔫᒋᕙᕋ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ "ᑲᒪᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ, ᐅᕙᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᖅ "ᐱᐅᔫᒋᕙᕋ, ᑲᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ. ᕿᓂᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᓱᖏᐅᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ." ᐆᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐆᓇᖅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ." ᐅᐸᒃᐸᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐸᒡᕕᓵᕆᔭᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓕᑦ." ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ." Jerry Kilgik: Larry Whittaker: Fran Ikpakohak: Hikok Kamingoak: "Its my first "I think it's cool and "I'm not surprised "I think it's cool, time seeing one they are doing what all at all, it reassures caught us by sur- and I thought it animals do, extending me that global prise. I guess they looked weird." their range. I just hope warming is hap- are looking for new nobody bothers them." pening." lands and greenery." 10 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 11 photo story ᓄphoto stories ᐱᔪᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ "ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓪᓚᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᒫᓐᓇ," 150–ᑲᓴᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 3–ᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᓴᐸᓗᖕᒥ ᒡᔪᓂ 26–ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. Where is the help? ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ Northern News Services testers shared their personal ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ Demanding "real change experiences and challenges. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓴᐃᓕᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓂ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓗᐃᓴ ᐅᐃᓗᐱ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ–ᑎᕆᖅᑰᔪᓂ ᑕᐃᑯᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ now," nearly 150 demonstra- Premier Joe Savikataaq 150–ᑲᓴᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. tors in Iqaluit advocating for spoke at the rally and assured ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᓄᑦ. improved mental health sup- the crowd that mental health ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᑦ port gathered around 3 p.m. issues in Nunavut are not ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ on June 26. being ignored. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ. They expressed their The plan is to build an ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ urgency for needing mental addiction treatment centre in ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ health education and services Iqaluit with money from the ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᖁᔭᓈᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. in the territory. federal government, he said. ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ The protesters peacefully "I'm sorry we have not got ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. "ᒪᒥᐊᑉᐳᖓ carried signs and marched the money from the federal ᓱᓕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᓚᐅᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ ᓱᓕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ from the Four-Corners to the government," said Savika- ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ, "ᑕᕝᕙᑐᖅ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓕ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᑦ." Legislative Assembly. taaq. In front of the Legislative "I wish it could be built ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᓇᖏᖅᐳᖅ ᕿᑎᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ Assembly, numerous pro- tomorrow." ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓈᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᓂ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒥᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ.

Protesters hold signs, expressing their concerns Premier Joe Savikataaq stands amid mental about mental health in Nunavut in front of the Louisa Willoughby shares her experiences with a health protesters listening to the needs of Nuna- Legislative Assembly building in Iqaluit. crowd of nearly 150 people. vummiut. mental health Feature

by Rajnesh Sharma ᓇᒦᑉᐸ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ? ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Iqaluit ᒥᐊᕆ–ᓖ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᐅᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᕐᙳᑕᒥᓂ ᑑᑕ ᐊᓕᔭᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᔫᓂ 26–ᒥ.

ᐊᓛᓇ ᑰᑉᓚᓐ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

Alanna Copland urges the Government of Nuna- vut to provide resources now for mental health Mary-Lee Aliyak is joined by her grand-daughter Tuuta Aliyak during the mental health protest in Iqaluit concerns. on June 26. 12 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 13 photo story ᓄphoto stories ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ $200,000 ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕗᑦ: ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥᑦ. ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ $115,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᓂᕿᒃᓴᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᑦ $200,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ. ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ, ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᖑᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑳᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑲᓪᓗᒃ ᓴᖑᔭ, ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕗᖅ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒥ Fed- ᐴᖅᑲᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ. ᐅᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ nav ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ. ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᒪᑐᐊᓕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᖅᑕᓂ ᑕᓯᔭᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᒃ ᒪᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.

ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ/Hall Beach ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐊᓂᑦ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᒪᒃᐊᐃᓴᒃ, ᐲᑕ ᑎᓵᓪᕗ, ᑕᓂᐅᓪ ᕼᐊᒋᓐᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᐃᑎ ᑲᓛᒃ.

photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines Volunteers with the Sanirajak/Hall Beach Food Kalluk Sanguya, a volunteer packer for food distribution in Clyde River, puts together food baskets Bank prepare to distribute meals. From left, sponsored by Baffinland. This was one among many donations made to five north Baffin communities, the Stephen McIsaac, Peter Disalvo, Danielle Huggins others being Sanirajak, Iglulik, Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet. and Katie Clarke. Baffinland lends a hand: mining company donates over $200,000 during Covid crisis Northern News Services Trappers Organization, com- ᑭᓴ ᓇᐅᓪᓚᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ Baffinland Iron Mines has munity food banks and other ᐊᐃᒃᓯᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ food security Feature donated more than $200,000 organizations also played roles ᑐᓴᐅᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 to assist five north Baffin com- to eliminate hunger. ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ by Baffinland munities during the Covid-19 Baffinland also teamed up pandemic. with transportation company ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐃᑦ Nunavut The mining company and Fednav and Arctic Co-opera- its employees put over $115,000 tives Limited to provide vouch- toward food security, working ers for household cleaning sup- ᒥᐊᕆ ᒪᒃᐸ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᐅᒻᒥ closely with the hamlets in plies. As well, Baffinland has ᐃᒡᓗᓄᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay, Clyde devoted funds to mask-making ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᕐᒥ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓄᑦ River, Iglulik and Sanirajak. materials and labour to pro- ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. The Mittimatalik Hunters and duce masks locally. ᑲᓇᑦ ᕿᐸᓐᓂᖅ, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᓴᐃᕗᖅ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᕿᑐᑦᑐᒐᐅᔭᕐᓂ ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ. ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐ ᓇᒃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 1,600–ᓂ ᐃᒋᑕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒡᒑᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖁᐱᕐᕈᓂᑦ ᑐᖁᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ, ᐊᒡᒐᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᓴᐅᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19 ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥᑦ.

Lena Angutiqjuaq photo Kenneth Kripanik, an agent with Canadian North delivers donated boxes of supplies in Iglulik. photo courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines photos courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines Baffinland sent 1,600 disposable gloves, along Keesa Nowdlak, a Pond Inlet resident, was all set Mary Mucpa of Pond Inlet holds her voucher for with natural disinfectants, hand soap and other to pick up household cleaning supplies and he was household cleaning supplies and a Covid-19 infor- cleaning supplies to five north Baffin hamlets to better informed about Covid-19 due to donations mation card, courtesy of Baffinland Iron Mines. help Nunavummiut during the Covid-19 pandemic. from Baffinland Iron Mines. 14 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 15 Around Nunavut ∂´êÄ∏∂Ò ¥∂ﬂ±´ Phone: (867) 979-5990 Email: [email protected] Fax: (867) 979-6010

ᐆ ᑲᓇᑕ! ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᓂᑉᑕᔪᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᓪᓕᓂᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕈᒥᒃᑐᓂ ᕿᐱᖕᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᑎᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑰᒑᕐᔪᖕᒥ.

photo courtesy of Helen Niptayok O Canada! Helen Niptayok made a Canadian flag for the nation's birthday out of bed sheet and fleece blanket for the Canada flag contest in Kugaaruk.

Nunavut Association of RCMP seek tips after single-vehicle Parasite found in walrus tongue, Municipalities wants RCMP, GN rollover sends three to hospital health department advises Iqaluit Rankin Inlet to crack down on flow of alcohol Iqaluit RCMP are seeking witnesses to a pickup truck roll- A walrus tongue has tested positive for the parasite tri- Nunavut over that occurred around 5:25 a.m. on Sunday in Iqaluit, which chinella in Rankin Inlet, the Department of Health is advising The Nunavut Association of Municipalities (NAM) is resulted in three men being transported to Qikitqtani General residents. urging the Government of Nunavut and the RCMP to take Hospital for treatment. Anyone in the community who has eaten uncooked walrus steps to limit the heavy flow of alcohol in the territory. One of the men in the vehicle could only be freed using the recently could be infected with the parasite, which causes The territory's mayors called upon the GN to develop Jaws of Life to extricate him. The black Ford 150 quad cab was on worm disease. Symptoms to be aware of include stomach regulations that restrict large quantities of alcohol delivered to Niaqungusiariaq Road before losing control while headed south pain, muscle pain, diarrhea, swollen eyelids and sweating and communities and for the RCMP to "improve their focus" on by the Quick Stop. Another man was ejected from the truck. weakness. preventing bootlegging in Nunavut. Both of those men sustained serious injuries. The third individual The health department encourages anyone who has con- "The misuse of alcohol takes a huge toll on all of our sustained minor injuries and was aided by members of the public sumed walrus recently and is experiencing some of these communities and we, the mayors of Nunavut, are asking the who responded after the accident. symptoms to consult a health-care provider. Government of Nunavut to immediately limit the large quan- The initial investigation leads police to believe that excessive The only way to kill trichinella is to cook the meat or body tity hard liquor import permits to help reduce the burden on speed and alcohol were contributing factors in the incident. parts – freezing or fermenting the carcass won't be effective. our current and future generations and that the RCMP take Anyone who saw the accident is asked to contact the RCMP at To learn more, contact environmental health officer Gary bootlegging as a very serious threat to our territory's safety," 867-979-1111 or, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Nelson at 867-645-6660. said Kenny Bell, mayor of Iqaluit and president of NAM, fol- – Derek Neary – Darrell Greer lowing a June 26 NAM board meeting. "We need to take a stand today, not tomorrow!" – Derek Neary Whooping cough still present Sanikiluaq There is still an outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) in Sanikiluaq, the Department of Health advised on Friday. The whooping cough outbreak in Sanikiluaq still continues since early June. On June 8, there were fewer than five cases of whooping cough in the community of nearly 900 people. Nunavut News has inquired with the Department of Health as to how many cases exist currently and is awaiting a response. A disease of the throat and lungs, whooping cough can very easily spread from person to person. Anyone is vulnerable to whooping cough, but the most severe cases are found in children under the age of one. The Department of Health is advising anyone who is mildly ill to stay home and avoid contact with others until symptoms no longer persist. These actions will prevent the spread of the illness. All individuals are also advised to continue taking precautions by hand washing frequently, coughing into one's sleeve or tissue and avoid sharing food, drinks, utensils or toothbrushes. – Rajnesh Sharma 16 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 news ᓄÄªØﬂî Drum dancer works to preserve his culture Chad Elgok Keadjuk has performed in the Kitikmeot, NWT and Ontario

by Rita Pigalak He is named after the late Ben Elgok, Northern News Services/ who also sang and danced therefore Local Journalism Initiative through his name Elgok Keadjuk says he Kugluktuk is destined to dance. The culture and traditions of the Inuit "My grandmother late Bessie ᓵᑦ ᐃᓪᒍᒃ ᑭᐊᑦᔪᒃ people have been kept alive through Hayokhok also played a big role in ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ song and dance for generations. Inuit of my drum dancing, she was and still is ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂᑦ the circumpolar regions have at least one my inspiration to this day," said Elgok ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ thing in common with many Indigenous Keadjuk. ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑐᓂ 2010–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ peoples around Canada, which is the use "Drum dancing makes me feel con- of drum and dance. nected to my culture and heritage which ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᓕᖅᐸᖓ. The drum is like a heartbeat and makes me very proud and content. I through that comes the singing of songs make it a priority to learn the stories that reflect the way the Inuit lived their behind every song I learn." lives. Drumming has also had an unintend- The traditional pihiqs (songs) are ed effect on Elgok Keadjuk, improving stories of hunting, gathering, the hard- his language skills. ships they endured, celebrating the "I have always been one to under- return of the sun and songs of seasonal stand Inuinnaqtun, but was never able changes. These songs are passed down to speak it myself until I started drum from generation to generation and con- dancing I have definitely become fluent tinues to be passed down this day. in speaking it," said Elgok Keadjuk. Chad Elgok Keadjuk was Chad Elgok Keadjuk of Kugluktuk He continues to drum and dance a part of a film crew which was 20 years old when he started getting across Canada, which he says leads to a serious about learning songs and dances. well balanced lifestyle and contributing captured drum dancing in "In the year 2010, I was part of a to his love of his people's culture. 2010 and it has been a film crew that captured a week's worth "So far I have performed in Ikaluktu- part of his life since. of videos and photos of a drum dance tiak (Cambridge Bay), Ulukhaktok, Iqal- Helena Vailes photo gathering that happened in Kugluktuk. uit, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. I love "The communities that participated participated in drumming workshops were Inuvik, Ulukhaktok and Ikaluk- and love passing on my skills and would tutiak (Cambridge Bay), since then I've love to participate in more when oppor- loved drum dancing." tunities arise," said Elgok Keadjuk. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 17 photo story ᓄphoto stories Quana to the cleaners!

ᐊᓈᓇᒥᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕝᕗᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᒥ. ᐅᓇ ᒫᑲᔅ, 9 ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᔭᖓ ᕆᕗᕐ, 3, ᐊᓈᓇᖓᓗ ᓚᔅᓕ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔫᓂ 30–ᒥ. ᑲᒪᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓂᕐᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐃᑦ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑐᓐᓇᖅᐸᐃᑦ. photo Feature

with Navalik Tologanak Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay email: [email protected]

ᒪᐃᔭ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ, ᐹᒥᓚ ᕼᐊᑯᖓᒃ ᒍᕉᔅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᖁᖓᔮᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᖅᑰᔪᒥ ᐅᓪᓘᔪᒥ ᔫᓂ 30–ᒥ.

Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photos Helping mom pick garbage during town clean-up in Cambridge Bay. Here is Marcus, 9 and his sister River, 3, with Mom Leslie Haniliak out volunteering doing garbage clean-up on June 30. Awesome volunteers, no Mayor of Cambridge Bay, Pamela Hakongak, matter how young you are, you can make your own community clean. Gross participated in town clean up and is seen here smiling on a warm day on June 30. Northern News Services clean and beautiful once again, your help ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒫᓂᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ HALLUU IQALUKTUUTIAMIT. makes our community look so clean. Quana! NUNAKPUT UUNAGAALUK. PINNIQHI- Another town clean up will happen once ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ. ᖁᐊᓇ JUQ IQALUKTUUTIAK. HALUMAKHI- the hamlet office announces the date. Cam- ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ JUT TAMAJANIK AKJAQTAUJUT IGITA- bridge Bay deserves an award for town clean ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᓴᓂᕐᓂ ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᔭᖅᑐᐊᓂᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᔫᓂ 30–ᒥ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ, KHAIT . HAVAKTUT INUHUKTUT up! I hope the other communities are doing ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᒫᑭᔅ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ, ᒥᓗᕐ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ, ᒪᐃᔭ ᐹᒥᓚ ᕼᐊᑯᖓᒃ ᒍᕉᔅ, ᐅᕕ ᐊᕙᓐᔅ, ᒦᐊ IKAJUQPIARAMIK QUJAJUGUT. INUIN their part and cleaning up. ᐅᑐᕿᐊᖅ, ᐃᒪᓕ ᑯᐃᑦ. ᑐᓄᐊᓂ, ᓚᔅᓕ ᕼᐊᓂᓕᐊᖅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑯᕆᔅ ᑯᕈᒃᔅ. KANATA UPLUA QUVIAHUGVIA NIRI- Canada Day was a small celebration with VAKTUT HILAMI. QUNGNIAKTITIJUT- a parade of vehicles, Ikaluktutiak's fire truck, LU INGILGNAJUT AKHALUTITLU HON- ATVs, kids on bicycles and of course the DATLU, NUTAQQATLU PISIGAKTUT. RCMP. Following the parade the hamlet held INUIN IQALIKIVAKTUT HIKUILIKMAT a barbeque and ceremonies. TAHIKLU KUUKGALU. PIFFILIUK- It was a quiet Canada Day celebration due TUT QUANA INUIN. NAAMMAINAQ- to many residents out camping. Many residents TUT INUIN. ILLA PINIQHIJUQ IQAL- usually head out on the land this time of year UKTUUTIAK HALUMMAQPIAKHUNI to go fishing and camping. The hottest day yet QUANA IKAJUQTUT. NUTAQQATLU for Canada Day, it reached as high as 19 C. IGAJUQTUUT. Residents and campers are waiting for the arctic char to begin running down to the Welcome to beautiful Cambridge Bay, Gravel Pit where the ice is still pretty thick. Nunavut. Yes and it is a very beautiful com- The flowers are starting to bloom all over and munity after a major town clean-up from the nuna is turning very green. residents and the volunteer clean-up crew. The Day camp for children is just beginning community looks so beautiful with all the or with awesome trained youth to work the day most of the junk and garbage picked up and camps for both indoor and outdoors activities taken away to the dump and metal dump. The to enjoy their summer. hamlet is also paying residents for old equip- It is a busy summer in Cambridge Bay, lots ment like snowmobiles, ATVs, vehicles, etc. of employment for students – who are doing The first town clean up held on June 30 so well! – and lots of activities for kids and went very well with many volunteers from construction have also started up again since children to grandmothers and residents who the pandemic started in March. got a good first start picking up garbage in We have a few more houses and apartments various sections of the community of Cam- being built along with our new Arctic Col- bridge Bay. Many prizes were given out such lege campus in the new part of town way up Volunteers in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut all set and geared up to go garbage as gift cards for participants from both Co-op towards Water Lake. Our community is really clean up in the various parts of the community. Quana for volunteering every- and Northern, bicycles for kids, kitchen appli- growing fast. one, this is just a few volunteers but many had already went to do garbage ances, sleeping bags and tools. Enjoy your beautiful summer everyone, be clean up already on June 30. Front row, from the left, Marcus Haniliak, Miller It was a pleasantly hot day with temper- safe and stay off the ice as it is melting pretty Haniliak, Mayor Pamela Hakongak Gross, Ovi Evans, Mia Otokiak, Emily Koide. ature at 13 C with a nice breeze. Quana to quickly. Back row, Leslie Haniliak, left, Chris Crooks. all our volunteers for making Cambridge Bay God Be With You Son. 18 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 GN bumps upnews gatherings ᓄÄªØﬂî limit Government also spent almost $6 million on isolation hubs so far by Rajnesh Sharma Essential Workers Wage Premium program. Northern News Services program to include more sectors. As The funding is retroactive from ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ Iqaluit of today, employees who earn less May 1 and lasts 16 weeks. ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖅ 50–ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 10–ᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᓄᑦ, Dr. Michael Patterson unveiled an than $25 per hour may be eligible For more information visit https:// ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ increase in both outdoor and indoor for an increase of up to $5 per hour www.gov.nu.ca/finance. ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. gatherings during a June 29 GN within the following sectors: essen- press conference. tial infrastructure, transportation, Self-isolation hubs Up to 50 people may gather out- food, accommodations, retail and From March to June 12, doors, while indoor gatherings may professional services. $5,904,928 million has been spent include up to 10 people. In private The GN is committing to fund on self-isolation hubs. dwellings, this means 10 guests in employers in eligible sectors so they Since March, the hubs have been addition to those who reside there, can pay their employees more. set up in select southern cities as a Patterson clarified. This program was launched on precaution against Covid-19. In most For a facility, the limit is 50 people June 1, but, at that time, it only cases, Nunavummiut must undergo or 50 per cent of capacity, whichever included essential workers in the a 14-day mandatory isolation period is less. This is applicable to places of health and social services as well as before returning to the territory. worship conference facilities, com- licensed daycares. Patterson said there are four crite- munity halls, rental meetings spaces When the program was initially ria that need to be addressed before and gatherings organized by gov- launched in early June, "we were self-isolation hubs can close. ernments, municipal corporations or anticipating a little bit higher of There needs to be "significant regional Inuit organizations. Social an uptake," said Finance Minister improvement in diagnostic capacity distancing must be maintained for all George Hickes, in territory," where the turnaround gatherings, said Patterson. Recently, the expanded sectors time is similar to southern counter- Today marked the third biweekly were made possible through funding parts. Presently, the average turn- announcement for Nunavut's reopen- negotiations with the federal govern- around time for testing in Nunavut is Rajnesh Sharma/NNSL photo ing plans during Covid-19. The next ment. six or seven days, explained Patter- The limit for outdoor and indoor gatherings has increased announcement regarding easing "We're allowed to open up the son, adding in the south it is between to 50 and 10 people, respectively, Dr. Michael Patterson restrictions is scheduled to take place parameters a little bit more so that two to four days. announced during a June 29 GN press conference in Iqaluit. on July 13. we can give a positive impact to Another factor is "significant people that are on the lower-wage improvements in community trans- However, since the curve for the The last two criteria are effective Nunavut Essential Workers spectrum," explained the minister. mission in southern areas that Nuna- number of infections is flattening in treatment and a vaccine for Covid-19, Wage Premium expands Hickes said "we can go up to vummiut typically travel through," southern Canada, "there's a reason to said Patterson, noting they "are com- The GN is expanding its Nunavut approximately $4 million" for the said the chief public health officer. be optimistic at this time," he added. pletely out of our control." Nunavut, Yukon travel bubble possible Yukon has opened border with B.C. which still has active cases of Covid-19 by Rajnesh Sharma as they travel directly from conference, Patterson said only formed a travel bubble ernment is currently "trying to airline will not be offering Northern News Services a territory or through British there is a possibility of form- with Northwest Territories that figure out" if a travel bubble any reduced rates or discounts Iqaluit Columbia. ing a travel bubble with Yukon, does not require mandatory with Nunavik will be possible. to those who wish to trav- Despite Yukon opening its However, the Government but there are a number of risk self-isolation. There is also an Finance Minister George el between Nunavut and the borders to Nunavummiut, only of Yukon's announcement has factors involved. The chief exception for medical travel- Hickes said the negotiations NWT, but has reduced the time will tell whether Nunavut not changed the requirements public health officer said he lers, who are specifically trav- with the airlines have not price of economy fares since will return the favour. Dr. Michael Patterson has feels "a bit leery" of forming elling to Churchill, Manitoba included subsidizing tickets the beginning of the year. Beginning July 1, Nuna- placed for entering Nunavut, the travel bubble at this time and back. These medical trav- for the public to purchase. Lewis said the company vummiut will be permitted where individuals must still and thus prefers to "wait and ellers do not have to self-iso- The minister added the recognizes flights between to enter Yukon without self- self-isolate for two weeks. see how things go for a bit." late in order to enter Nunavut. Government of Nunavut (GN) Rankin Inlet and Yellowknife isolating for 14-days, as long During Thursday's press Presently, Nunavut has Patterson also said the gov- is supporting duty travel and are currently more expensive medical travel through provid- due to a layover in Cambridge ing money to the airlines; not Bay. personal travel. "This temporary route The GN is providing the change was introduced in airlines money so they remain response to a request from sustainable, he explained. the Government of Nuna- "We're demanding basic- vut related to the Covid-19 ally, that they (airlines) con- crisis," stated Lewis. "We will tinue at least a minimum level continue to consult with the of service. And that's what Government of Nunavut and we're paying for," said Hickes. our other stakeholders about "We need to make sure future plans for this route to that these transportation lines ensure we are meeting the are still open for people move- essential needs of Nunavum- ment, for services and for miut. goods movement." "In the meantime, the direct Hickes believes the GN route between Cambridge Bay is getting a return on invest- and Rankin Inlet will benefit ment by having these afore- customers needing to travel mentioned services available. and ship between those com- Canadian North spokes- munities, with better pricing person Kelly Lewis stated the and shorter travel time."

ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ "ᐃᓱᒫᓗᕈᔪᒃᐳᖅ" ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫᑳᓐᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ.

photo courtesy of Canadian North Dr. Michael Patterson feels "a bit leery" of forming the travel bubble between Nunavut and Yukon at this time. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 19 Sports & Recreation Sports hotline • James McCarthy Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: (867) 873-8507 One last farewell to Craig Hockridge Sports editor James McCarthy pays tribute to one of the finest sports officials there ever was ᑯᕋᐃᒡ ᕼᐋᒃᕆᑦᔾ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝᒥ by James McCarthy one. He always had time for people, turn to question anything when it Northern News Services no matter who you were or where you came to him. 2014–ᒥ. ᕼᐋᒃᕆᑦᔾ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᓛᖑᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ Nunavut happened to be. I had a nice e-mail come in from ᕼᐋᑭᒥ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ Like many, I was shocked when Recall when the Ottawa Senators Brian Tattuinee of Rankin Inlet, who ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐳᐃᒍᖅᑕᐅᔾᔮᙱᓚᖅ. I heard of the death of Craig Hock- came to town during the last NHL works on the organizing commit- ridge, the long-time hockey official, lockout in 2012. I was in my perch, tee for the Terence Tootoo Memorial on June 17. One of my colleagues as usual and Chris Neil scored a goal tournament, formerly known as the came over to my desk and mentioned for his team ... or so he thought. He Avataq Cup. Tattuinee is a referee in it, so I had to look it up. was convinced the puck went in but the community and worked several Sure enough, there was a post Hockridge waved it off, saying it hit tournaments with Hockridge when he from Kim Knutson, his wife. the crossbar. would make the trip in from Yellow- The type of reaction to his pass- I was going through my photos of knife, often asked by Greer to do so. ing was exactly as I expected: shock, that game the following Monday and, Tattuinee said many players in the sadness, surprise and genuine respect. to my amazement, I got the perfect community appreciated Hockridge's Shock that someone as seemingly shot of that play. I zoomed in on it approach to refereeing and it's not healthy as Hockridge was had passed, and, sure enough, the puck did go hard to see why. Players want some- sadness that he was gone, surprise in. It hit the underbar inside the net one to be in control of a game but not that it was so sudden and genuine and came right back out. Naturally, seem dictatorial while doing it, sort of respect for what he had done in hock- I called Hockridge up and told him I like a parent giving a child some extra ey and in life. had proof he buggered the call. slack on the leash but ready to yank I got to know Hockridge well over "E-mail it to me, then, smart-ass," back if necessary. That's how Hock- my years of covering hockey tourna- he said. ridge worked his games. He wanted ments; seemed like we were both So I did. Several seconds of silence the players to determine the winner there at the same time, every time. later, he replied: and not have to call a zillion penalties For those of you who have seen "It is definitely under the bar. Fig- but if he had to crack the whip, he me covering hockey at the Multiplex ures you'd have it." wasn't afraid to do so. in Yellowknife, you will know I have He followed up with another multi- That's how all officials need to my little perch in the corner of the word term of endearment. Hardy, har, do it and if there's anything young visitors' bench. It serves as a perfect har, junior. hockey referees coming through the spot because I'm not in anyone's way Something else Hockridge and I system can take from Hockridge, it's (and players make room for me as did was trade war stories about our that it's OK to be in charge because well, which I've always appreciated so lives as officials. I was a softball that's what the players want but don't thank you to you folks) and it allows umpire in a past life and had my make yourself the centre of attention. me to hide behind the glass in case share of tough games, both locally There's nothing worse than an offi- something comes flying my way. and nationally. That's what we had in cial who jumps around like the class Before a game, the officials skate common. We also had the same belief clown going 'Look at me!' That's part out to check the ice surface and the about how an official knows they've of the reason I hate Wes McCauley, nets. I use it as a chance to get my done a great game and Darrell Greer, who works in the National Hockey camera ready and make sure I have my colleague with Kivalliq News in League. His shtick sucks and it does enough space on my photo card (just Rankin Inlet and former referee-in- no good because no one's paying to enough, in most cases). When Hock- chief of Hockey North, touched on see him. ridge was working a game, he would this as well during our interview. It's going to look a lot different do his checks and then come over An official knows they've done when – and if – hockey returns. There to my perch. We would chat about well when the players don't even know will be other referees that hit the ice anything and everything having to do you're out there. They have to go look- but Craig Hockridge was one of a with hockey and if we couldn't find ing for you after a game because they kind. Intimidating but always profes- anything good to talk about when it want to shake hands. If they forget sional was the way Greer described NNSL file photo came to hockey, we would straight you're out there, you're doing your job. him and it's perhaps the best descrip- Craig Hockridge watches the action during a game in shoot the crap about stuff. Invisibility is an official's best friend tion you can give someone like Hock- Yellowknife in 2014. Hockridge was one of the most respect- That was the best thing about and more often than not, Hockridge ridge. ed hockey officials there's ever been in the North and he won't Hockridge – he would find anything was invisible. He had to blow the Sleep well, Craig and yes, it was soon be forgotten. to talk about and would talk to any- whistle but rarely did you see a player in. 20 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020 sports & recreation Îé¯≤ú & ÄÎÖ∏ÙÄÕÍ≤Ò Baseball so wants to be like softball Northern News Services what was described as a burst bladder in three not, urine trouble. Anyway: an arena, exclusive hotel, training facilities and Here's a first-world problem for people who different places. Why? He held it in too long, 18 restaurants all within a 10 sq. mile area which have found themselves over-refreshed at estab- hours to be exact. Because he did so, he wasn't Baseball is so copying softball is only for people associated with UFC. No one lishments of sort-of decent repute: deciding to able to properly dispose of his fill. Mr. Hu gave Softball has a wonderful rule that ensures else can get in unless they've been tested or has take one in or let one out. himself a double shot of trouble when one of extra innings don't drag on and on and on. prior clearance. Some poor guy in China – Mr. Hu is what the holes in his bladder ruptured toward the We call it the international tiebreaker rule and Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns will be he's being called – reportedly fell asleep after abdomen and part of his intestines spilled into here's how it works: the main event on July 11 for going on a bender at some point this month, the bladder. That can kill you but doctors were If a game is tied after seven Usman's welterweight title and according to a report in the Zhuji Daily news- able to save his life with emergency surgery. innings, each team gets to play that should be a good one. I per- paper on June 23 and ended up in hospital with If you have to go, you have to go because if their half of the eighth inning Sports sonally want to see how Deive- with a runner starting on second son Figueiredo fares against ᒫᑦ ᕋᐃᔭᓐ Atlanta Falcons–ᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᓛᖑᓂᖓᓂ quarterback–ᖑᓂᖓᓂ base and the game plays like Talk Joseph Benavidez on July 18. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕗᑦᐹᓪᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ NFC ᓂᒋᕐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗᓂ normal. If the game is still tied with James McCarthy It's the second match between ᑐᕉ ᐳᕇᔅᒥ, Super Bowl–ᒥ ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓇᓱᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᒻ ᐳᕋᐃᑎᒥ, and goes to the ninth inning, the two this year and let's hope same deal and so on. We don't it's an actual flyweight bout this Super Bowl ᓵᓚᖃᖅᑎᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ. screw around in softball because we want to get time. Figueiredo was two pounds over the 125 out of there as fast as possible. lb. flyweight limit, meaning it ended up being a Now that Major League Baseball got its crap catchweight bout. together and will have some semblance of a It's live MMA so it can't be bad. season – 60 games worth – it, too, will institute that very same rule. It's all part of a new pack- And finally ... age of rules which will be employed for this Good Idea: Drew Brees as the best quarter- season. Among the addendum package includes back in the NFC South. no spitting/brawling/arguing, a designated hitter Bad Idea: Matt Ryan thinking he's the best in the National League (American League has quarterback in the NFC South. had this rule for decades where pitchers don't Honestly, Matt Ryan thinks he's the best hit) and any player can appear as a pitcher. quarterback in the NFC South division? A div- That last rule is also a softball rule; we don't ision which had Drew Brees before it and now tell players they can't pitch, though it's nice if joined by Tom Brady after he signed with the you can toss a mean rise ball. I could never get Tampa Bay Buccaneers? the riser down but my drop ball? Forget it – Sure, you keep thinking that, skipper. You 12-to-6 dip and you're getting fooled. may have good numbers but it's all about cham- It's nice to see softball have so much influ- pionships to me – and almost everyone else ence on its bigger cousin and long may it con- who judges greatness – and you have none. You tinue. I don't hold out much hope when it comes could have had one but your team managed to to spitting or arguing, though. You know that's blow a big fourth-quarter lead in Super Bowl 52 going to happen. to ... Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Ryan said this with a straight face while on Yeah, that's impressive ESPN's Pardon My Take last month. How hard So UFC is in Abu Dhabi this month with do you think Brees was laughing? How hard big fights and events planned and, judging from do you think Brady was laughing? How hard what I've seen, it's rather sexy. do you think all of us were laughing? I almost It's called Fight Island with Yas Island in peed myself when I heard that ... and I wasn't Abu Dhabi playing host to one of the most holding it in, like some people. elaborate set-ups in sports to date. Dana White, Reminds me of that time when Josh Ho- UFC's president, told us about Fight Island ear- Sang said in an interview with the Toronto lier this year and we all wondered what it would Sun that he would draft himself first overall look like. You can get a sneak peek on his in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, a draft which Twitter feed and it's rather impressive. The best included players such as Aaron Ekblad, William mixed-martial arts fighters on the planet in one Nylander, Sam Reinhart and David Pastrnak.

photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons place ... what's not to like about that? They've gone on to fine NHL careers. Ho-Sang Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons thinks he's the best quarterback in the Nation- It all gets underway on July 11 and what can't even be bothered to set his alarm clock these fighters will see is a spectacle. There is properly. al Football League's NFC South division. Better than Drew Brees, who's a Super 640,000 sq. m. worth of space being used with Until next time, folks ... Bowl champion and better than Tom Brady, who's also a Super Bowl champion. kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, JMwJMw 6 , 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 21 news ᓄÄªØﬂî TMAC shareholders vote to sell China backed company will take over company and Hope Bay mine by Derek Neary Doris North gold mine on the Hope from the Ontario Superior Court of TMAC ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ 97.1 Northern News Services Bay property in the Kitikmeot Justice approving the transaction. ᐳᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒍᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᓂ Nunavut region. The Kitikmeot Inuit Associ- Providing that all regulatory approv- Voting shareholders in TMAC ation – itself a minority shareholder als are granted, the deal is expected ᑲᑉᐱᕼᐃᓕᖅᑑᕐᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ, ᓴᐃᓇᐅᑉ ᓴᓐᑖᖕ ᒎᓗᒧᑦ Resources are 97.1 per cent in in TMAC Resources – stated that it to close during the third quarter of ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. approval of a pending $149 million has no comment at this time as it's this year. (U.S.) sale of the company to China's "working through the process." The Government of Canada does Shandong Gold Mining. Shandong Gold Mining is a state- have the authority to veto the sale of The vote was held during a spe- owned entity. Yellowknife MLA Canadian resources to foreign inter- cial meeting on June 26. Rylund Johnson recently warned ests, although it's not yet clear what The deal would pay investors against approving the sale, stating will happen in this case. $1.75 per common share. Shares that "there are so many risks that The company also announced were trading at $1.65 on the after- come with allowing the Chinese that it's delaying the public fil- noon of June 26. However, they government to increase influence in ing of its compensation to TMAC had been worth as little as 45 cents the Arctic, including the fact they executives. That information will apiece in late March when the are one of our main competitors in be released at its annual general photo courtesy TMAC Resources Covid-19 pandemic rattled markets mining." meeting, but only if that meeting TMAC Resources' shareholders voted 97.1 per cent in favour around the world. TMAC Resources stated on June of shareholders is required to take of selling the company, which operates the Hope Bay prop- TMAC Resources operates the 30 that it obtained a final order place prior to Dec. 31. erty in the Kitikmeot, to China's Shandong Gold Mining. 22 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKukNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, JMwJMw 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, JMwJMw 6 , 2020 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 23 news ᓄÄªØﬂî Sanirajak hunters set sights on a bowhead ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑏᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᖕᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓚᐃᓴᓐᓯᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᓄᓪᓗ.

photo courtesy of Department of Fisheries and Oceans Hunters in Sanirajak are preparing to land a bowhead whale, although the harvest is dependent on an approval from the Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board and a licence from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Permission required from regulators before harvest goes ahead by Derek Neary "They go just past that and Northern News Services that's where they eat in the Sanirajak summertime," he said. Members of Sanirajak's "We do have many sight- bowhead committee are act- ings every year within this ively planning for a hunt that area ... they give us a show they hope will take place once in a while, too." later this month. Pods often comprise 10 to First, permission must be 20 whales, he added. granted by the Qikiqtaaluk It's anticipated that four Wildlife Board and then a hunting boats and two safety licence would have to be vessels will participate in the obtained from the Depart- harvest. ment of Fisheries and Oceans. Even if regulators give the As well, Nunavut Tunnga- green light, there's no guar- vik Incorporated would antee that the mission will arrange to send a trainer to be a success. Bowhead hunt- demonstrate how to properly ers came home without their operate an explosive harpoon prey a couple of years ago, gun, said Abe Qammaniq, a but landed a whale in 2017, member of Sanirajak's bow- Qammaniq noted. head committee. "We've still got the skull "We're basically plan- down the coast," he said. ning as if we're going to go The bowhead blubber – through with the hunt, hoping muktuk – is not a regular part as soon as possible – the early of the local diet but more of a part of summer in July," said "delicacy," said Qammaniq. Qammaniq. Some eat it raw while others Bowheads are a com- boil it. mon spotted from the shore However, it takes much in Sanirajak. The massive of the community to butch- whales – weighing up to 100 er and distribute the copi- tons (approximately 91,000 ous blubber that comes from kg) and stretching 15 to 18 the carcass of the enormous metres in length – come up mammal. through the Foxe Basin and In neighbouring Iglulik, to then, as the ice clears, they the south, a hunters brought make their way into Fury home a bowhead in August and Hecla Strait, according to 2019 as did Kivalliq hunters Qammaniq. in Naujaat last August. 24 nunavutnews.com, Monday, July 6, 2020 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, JMw 6, 2020