ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖅ 50-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Vol 27 No 13 $1.00 Nunavut's Award-Winning Voice of Kivalliq Educator reflects on almost 50 years teaching in Nunavut photo courtesy of Uliut Iksiktaaryuk Uliut Iksiktaaryuk has seen a lot of changes to the territory's education system over her almost 50-year career. Community News ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖁᔨᔪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑉᓗᒍ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᒐᔪᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ–19-ᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ Remembering Arviat man MLAs warn again of caribou who succumbed to Covid-19 overhunting, waste and sales Publication mail Contract #40012157 "It really makes my head hurt – big-time headaches." – Emilia Hallauk speaks of her mouldy Arviat Housing Association home she shares with up to 13 other people, page 9. 7 71605 00500 3 2 KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 24, 2021 KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 community ¥∂¿ú r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 24, 2021 3 Did we get it wrong? Kivalliq News is committed to getting facts and names right. With that goes a commitment to acknowledge mistakes and run fact FILE corrections. If you spot an error in Kivalliq News, call (867) 645- 3223 and ask to speak to the editor, or email kivalliqnews@nnsl. com. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. NUNAVUT COVID-19 SITUatION AS OF MARCH 22 Ulukhaktokí±ØÍ≤ÒáíÔÄ? ï·∆¿Í´ ≤áflúòî ÖÚÊéÔÒπØflî Ç≤úõ¿Ö≤ú Ö±Ø ÖéÍ≤ú áîéÖ≤Í´ú. íØêØ Äƒù‚ ÖÚÊéÔÒπØ≤Ò Ä¿íÒπÕ‰ÖÔÍ≤Í´ú Active cases: 0 Total vaccine doses given: 18,327 í±ØÒíÇÀ≤ú Ö±Ø ÜÒïùÖÒπ¿Í≤Ò. íò∏≤Ê›î í±ØÒπØÀ´ú Confirmed cases: 395 ï·∆¿Ò ≤áfl≤, ÇÔ¬∆¬éî Çflˆ (867) 645-3223 Ö±Ø First doses: 11,861 Second doses: 6,466 ÇÔÍ›ùÀجü ÜÒïúªÄ«, Ç„·√∏≥î Ô‰íÇÕúòîKugaaruk ééËͬéî Recovered cases: 391 Çflˆ [email protected]. ÜÒïùÖ˪∏≤ÖÒíflî Ç„·√∏≥î Confirmed cases by community ∂¬∂ĉÖͬüGameti áÀ∏∂ÒπêÖÊçí. Naujaat Total persons followed: 7,122 Arviat: 339 (338 recovered) Current persons followed: 281 Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) Behchoko 9,697 Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) Sambaa K’e AROUND Completed tests in Nunavut: Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) Kivalliq Total deaths: 4 Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health with Trevor Wright Sanikiluaqᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᑐᑦ 'ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ' ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓘᑭ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒦᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓕᐊᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᔮᓐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ. ᓘᑭ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 19-ᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑖᕋᒥ, "ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᓗᒃᑖᒥᓂᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᔭᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ, ᓯᓯᓕᐊ ᒪᑲᓚᒻ. photo courtesy of Daniel Qarliksaq KIA is holding a poster contest asking entrants to draw inspiration from the greater Baker Lake area. KIA hosting poster contest for Inuu'tuti Baker Lake The Kivalliq Inuit Association (KIA) lands depart- ment is holding a poster contest for its Inuu'tuti Program. The program entails water sampling and monitoring in the Baker Lake area including lakes and rivers which flow from Baker Lake out into Hudson Bay. It utilizes scientific knowledge and traditional know- ledge from Elders in Baker Lake. The posters can be done in any form and of anything that a participant likes. People are asked to draw inspira- tion from the greater Baker Lake area. The prize package for the winning poster includes. a cooler, water jug, a spool of rope, a lantern, a stove, .223 bullets, three fishing rods, two 25-litre Jerry cans, one set of camping dishes, a headlamp and a 20-gallon gas slip. Posters can be submitted to the Baker Lake KIA office, open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The contest ends at 5 p.m. on March 31. photo courtesy of Diane Sammurtok Indigenous women's entrepreneur The late Luki Sammurtok is seen here with his wife Diane Sammurtok. Luki Sammurtok, who died on Dec. 19 after being stricken with Covid-19, was a "very kind and humble person all his life," says his sister, workshop at end of month Cecilia MacCallum. Rankin Inlet The National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Asso- ciation (NACCA) and the Kivalliq Business Develop- ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖁᔨᔪᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᑭᒃᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ment Corporation (KBDC) are holding an Indigenous women's entrepreneurship workshop on March 30 for ᖃᓄᐃᙱᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕋᔭᖅᐸᑦ Indigenous women in Rankin Inlet. It's a one-day workshop on how to start your own ᕿᓚᒥᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ-19 ᓘᑭ 1000-ᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ "ᐅᖃᕈᒪᔭᕋ ᐸᓂᖕᒪ ᓂᐅᒥ ᒪᑲᓚᒻ business and is being held at the Siniktarvik Hotel. ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ Facebook- There will be four laptops to be won as prizes. ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᑲᓐᓂᔾᔮᕈᓐᓃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᒍ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ. ᑯᑦ: 'ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᖓᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᓘᑭ The deadline to register is March 26 and there is a ᓘᑭᒥᒃ. 59-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᔮᓐ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ maximum of 50 people allowed due to Covid restrictions. ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 19-ᒥ, ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᑦ – ᑎᑭᕋᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᓪᓗ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᖁᓇᔭᕐᒪᒍ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ. Those who are interested can email Mark Macneill at ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓰᒃ ᐅᖓᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᕋᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ [email protected] or submit their name to the ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅᑖᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᒃᑳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᕿᒪᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ – ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑑᑉ ᓄᓕᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑎᒋᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ KBDC. More information can be found on the KBDC "ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓇᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᒪᖁᔨᓇᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ website. ᐅᕙᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᕋᑉᑕ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ. ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᑦᑕᐃᓕᖁᓗᒋᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᒍᓐᓃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ "ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᑲᓚᒻ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᔭᖓ ᓯᓯᓕᐊ ᒪᑲᓚᒻ. ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ, ᒪᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ Hamlet office resuming "ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᓗᒃᑖᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᑉᓗᒍ ᓄᓕᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ most regular services ... ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᒃᑲᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ, ᑕᐃᔮᓐ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᕐᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ Arviat ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ. ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃᑳᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᐃᖓ ᓘᑭ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᙶᕐᒪᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ. The Hamlet of Arviat will be resuming regular ser- ᐃᓄᑦᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᖢᓂᓗ, ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ "ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔮᖅᑰᖏᑦᑐᒍᑦ vices at the hamlet office for everything outside of road ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᕿᒃᓵᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖓᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᕈᑉᑕ tests for driver's licences, said a March 18 announcement. ᐃᑲᔪᒃᑲᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᖁᖓᔮᒃᑲᐅᑉᓗᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒍᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᓯᙱᓪᓗᑕ People are recommended to call 867-857-2841 or ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕇᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᑭᒃᓴᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ email [email protected] ahead of time to make an ᓴᓗᒻᒪᖅᓴᐃᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ, appointment. ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᓅᑎᕆᕙᒃᖢᓂ. ᓄᓕᐊᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ, The hamlet office is not yet fully staff and people are ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖁᔨᑉᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᖁᑎᒋᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ expected to wait a little longer than normal for hamlet ᐊᖓᔪᒥᓂᒃ/ᓄᑲᕐᒥᓂᒃ, ᓇᔭᖕᒥᓂᒃ, ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᓂᒃ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ. services. People are asked to wear a mask and use hand ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᖏᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ," ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ "ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᙱᒃᑯᑉᑕ ᐱᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ, sanitizer. ᐅᔪᕈᖏᓐᓂᒃ." ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᐃᓐ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᔮᓐ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑐᖃᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ They hope to be able to offer road testing once restric- ᒫᑦᓯ 11-ᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᒪᓗᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ (ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ) ᑕᒡᕙᓂ tions ease in the future. The community hall, drop-in ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ–19-ᒥᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᖁᑎ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥ." ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᐱᔭᐅᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. centre and arena will remain closed until the current bflA public health measures ease. ᐊᑦᑎᒃᓯᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᒪᑲᓚᒻ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ Arviat m4WZz ᓂᐸᐃᓚᐅᐱᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓂᖓᑕ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᒍᑦ. 7 4 KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 news á·∆¿ÖÀîᓄ r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, ᒫµ5y 24, 2021 Extra help for Arviat needed, Main says Premier assures government prepared to deal with backlogs, will conduct evaluations by Derek Neary Premier Joe Savikataaq, who also represents assistance from outside of the territory." happens again, what can we do better next time? Northern News Services Arviat as an MLA, said he intends to visit the On March 15, Main called for a formal What really worked well and what didn't work Arviat community once public health measures allow evaluation of the government's actions to be well?" the premier said. The Government of Nunavut should draft a it. There have been 339 cases of Covid diag- undertaken to better understand what could In the meantime, he urged Nunavummiut not recovery plan to help Arviat rebound from its nosed there since November. have been done better during the pandemic, and to let their guard down. He advised residents to Covid-19 outbreaks and lockdowns that lasted "As soon as Arviat starts opening up, and where gaps exist. continue wearing masks, venture outside only months, MLA John Main says. restrictions start being lifted, I know that all the "My hope is that such a formal evaluation when necessary and wash their hands frequent- He's seeking extra help for the community's departments will be in there to do any catching would be of use and it would strengthen future ly, despite increasing numbers of vaccinations health care, mental health counselling, dental up, if need be," Savikataaq said. "I talk to all efforts to tackle public health matters, perhaps, against the coronavirus. care, development and renovation of existing my ministers daily, and I've been assured that if such as tuberculosis, which we know as a public "People who still never received vaccine housing, business development and support, K to there's any backlog of any services in Arviat that health issue that has plagued Nunavut for far too shots may have that disease and will not show 12 and adult education, basic government servi- they will be doing their best to get it caught up long," Main said. symptoms," he said. "Life is too precious and we ces, social work, family support and child care. as soon as available. Savikataaq replied that once the virus has could stop this deadly disease by following simple "It's unprecedented ... without a co-ordinated "Maybe we can do (it) with our own resour- been vanquished in communities, the CPHO instructions given by CDC (Centers for Disease approach, I feel that the negative effects could ces. If we need any other resources, then the and the health department conduct an evaluation Control and Prevention) and Dr. (Michael) Patter- linger longer than necessary," Main said in the appropriate the departments, or the CPHO (chief and debriefing. son. Let's do our part so that we can normalize legislative assembly on March 5. public health officer) or whoever else can ask for "It's not to lay blame.