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ᓇᐅᔮᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᓯᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒋᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ Naujaat grateful for sharp gesture Wednesday, January 15, 2020 Vol 26 No 3 $1.00 Nunavut's Award-Winning Voice of Kivalliq Rankin youth featured on song release ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ photo courtesy of Darkspark Sports News Rankin Rock ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᑦ defend A1 Hᐊᑭᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ championship ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ Hᐊᑭᖅᑏᐊᓛᑦ Winning big Rankin Rock at an NHL ᓵᓚᒃᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᑦ game Publication mail Contract #40012157 "I must have checked that number a million times before I finally believed we won." – Rankin Inlet's Panikuluk (Kusugak) Kabluitok on winning more than $90,000 on a 50-50 draw at a Winnipeg Jets game this past month, page 8. 7 71605 00500 3 2 KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 news á·∆¿ÖÀîᓄ r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, /8kxE 15, 2020 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 Voices in song being heard 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. Rankin students featured on international recording Ulukhaktokí±ØÍ≤ÒáíÔÄ? ï·∆¿Í´ ≤áflúòî ÖÚÊéÔÒπØflî Ç≤úõ¿Ö≤ú Ö±Ø ÖéÍ≤ú by Darrell Greer ᒥᔭ ᐊᐅᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ áîéÖ≤Í´ú. íØêØ Äƒù‚ ÖÚÊéÔÒπØ≤Ò Ä¿íÒπÕ‰ÖÔÍ≤Í´ú Northern News Services Darkspark-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 1, 2018-ᒥ. í±ØÒíÇÀ≤ú Ö±Ø ÜÒïùÖÒπ¿Í≤Ò. íò∏≤Ê›î í±ØÒπØÀ´ú Rankin Inlet ï·∆¿Ò ≤áfl≤, ÇÔ¬∆¬éî Çflˆ (867) 645-3223 Ö±Ø As the accolades continue to come in ÇÔÍ›ùÀجü ÜÒïúªÄ«, Ç„·√∏≥î Ô‰íÇÕúòîKugaaruk ééËͬéî for Darkspark's Four Directions Project, Çflˆ [email protected]. ÜÒïùÖ˪∏≤ÖÒíflî Ç„·√∏≥î Rankin Inlet students are featured on ∂¬∂ĉÖͬüGameti áÀ∏∂ÒπêÖÊçí. Naujaat the latest song to be released as a single, Taught by the Best. Behchoko The tune has been featured on the Sambaa K’e Spotify Indigenous Music playlist which AROUND has more than 10,000 followers, as well as Apple Music. Kivalliq Darkspark – a not-for-profit arts organ- with Darrell Greer ization – was awarded with the prestigious Intercultural Innovation Award by the United Nations Alliance of Civilization and BMW in Madrid, Spain, on Dec. 10, 2019, recognizing Darkspark as a global Sanikiluaq leader in promoting intercultural under- standing. Darkspark is one of ten selected organ- izations recognized worldwide for the award, following a competitive selec- tion process with over 1,200 applications received from 128 countries. Darkspark spokesperson Jenna Rogers said being recognized internationally by the United Nations is pretty significant. She said the project focuses on empow- ering youth to speak about issues with photo courtesy of Darkspark their own voice, as opposed to having Mia Autut lays down a vocal track to one of the songs produced by someone else speak for them. a group of students and the Darkspark team in Rankin Inlet on Dec. "It's all about empowering the youth 1, 2018. perspective and their experiences," said Rogers. of – that elevates the voices and perspec- are not coming in and essentially coloniz- "The making of the music is an edu- tives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous ing an educational song-writing process. cation-based process and having elders youth through music and digital story- She said the Darkspark team members involved in the project is really important. telling, contributes to an important cross- make it evident from their arrival that they "The elder voice is really crucial for cultural conversation across Canada, want to work with the community during Darkspark teams that travel to the com- inspiring audiences to listen, learn, under- the process. munities and they even have a lot of stand and actively invest in recovery and "From what I've heard in feedback Darrell Greer/NNSL photo recordings from the elders on the EP reconciliation. from the kids taking part in the project, Community and Government Services Minister (extended play) they released. Darkspark's innovative method of com- is that they definitely do feel empowered Lorne Kusugak is travelling around the Kivalliq "Including the elders on the EP not munity building, education and empower- through being able to speak on the issues only highlights their voices, it also shows ment through music and media used in the and then having the music distributed by this week to present service milestone awards that they're an important part of the learn- project has created a blueprint to help and worldwide platforms such as Spotify and to government employees in three communities. ing as well as passing on their knowledge empower communities globally. Apple Music. and traditions." Grade 7 and 8 students at MUI took "I think it shows that giving them a Service awards The Intercultural Innovation Award part in the Four Directions Project led voice and a platform where people listen Kivalliq supports Darkspark extending its unique by Darkspark from Nov. 25 until Dec. 3 to them, makes them feel like they're Listed below are the Department of Community and accomplishment and method with The in 2018. really being heard and recognized. Government Services employees receiving milestone ser- Four Directions Project to other racialized The program helps participating youth "That feeling will continue to grow as vice awards for 20-plus years this week, their community youth and communities world-wide. discover how colonial and stereotypical we get more coverage on national radio and the number of years served. Numerous other employ- The Four Directions Project, a cross- prejudices were created, are maintained that gets syndicated to the United States. ees were presented with five-, 10- and 15-year awards. cultural Canadian colonial history project and may be broken. "Music is a universal language and just Arviat: – of which students at Maani Ulujuk Ilin- Rogers said including the elders also having the platform is important to having • Alain Chouinard, 20 niarvik (MUI) in Rankin Inlet are a part highlights the fact that the team members the voices of youth heard." • Nathan Caskey, 20 • Graham Gavin, 20 • Richard Arcand, 25 • Doreen Hannak, 25 ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ Baker Lake: • Elizabeth Himga, 30 • Joan Killulark, 30 ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ • Silas Arngna'naaq, 20 • Jim Kreuger, 25 Rankin Inlet: ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ Darkspark's Four Directions- ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ • Tommy Adams, 20 ᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ, ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓈᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ, • Pelagie Darehshoripour, 20 ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑖᑉᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ, ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᙲᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓯᖁᒥᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ. • Madeline Manitok, 25 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ. ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎ Darkspark-ᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᔨᓇ ᕋᔾᔪᔅ • Christine Nukapiak, 25 ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖓ Spotify-ᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᑉᓗᓂᒎᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ • Mary Angidlik, 20 ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐊᖓᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᓂ 10,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ. • Lillian Okpatauyak, 20 ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Apple Music-ᑯᑎᒍᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑦ • Nancy Okerolik, 20 Darkspark-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔫᖃᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᑉᓕᐅᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ, • Elsa Tatty, 20 ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᔾᔭᐅᑎᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ. • Carolina Hidalgo, 25 ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᖑᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᖄᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ BMW-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ "ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖃᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ • Kathleen Irwin, 25 ᒪᑐᕆᑦ, ᓯᐸᐃᓐᒥ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 10-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᐅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ • Kathy Karlik, 20 Darkspark-ᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᐊᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᕋᔾᔪᔅ. • Holly Mercer, 25 ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ. "ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ • Harry Adams, 30 Darkspark-ᑯᑦ ᖁᓕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᒡᕘᓇ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ "ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓂᑉᓕᐊᖃᑕᐅᔭᕆᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᐃᑦ Final tourney dates set ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖅᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ 1,200-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑐᑦ 128-ᓂᒃ Darkspark-ᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᙵᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃ. ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᐱᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ. Rankin Inlet Darkspark-ᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ "ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᐱᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ Listed below are the final dates set for upcoming ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᕐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓂᐱᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ hockey tournaments in Rankin Inlet this season. ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᐸᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ • Bantam Rock, Jan. 17 to 19 ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒥᒍᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᐅᔪᓂᒡᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ." • Arctic Atoms, Feb. 7 to 9 ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ. ᕋᔾᔪᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᑉᓗᓂᒎᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ • Polar Bear Plate, Feb. 20 to 23 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓖᑦ 7-ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 8-ᒥ ᒫᓂ ᐅᓗᔪᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᕐᓇᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑦ ᑎᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᙱᒻᒪᑕ • Powerful Peewee, March 6 to 8 ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ Four Directions-ᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒻᖏᐅᓯᐅᕆᐊᖅᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ. • Terence Tootoo Memorial, March 25 to 29 ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ Darkspark-ᑯᑦ - ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᖅᑎᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ Darkspark-ᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒃᑎᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᓲᑦ • Local Initiaton/Novice, April 3 to 5 ᐃᒻᖏᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ - ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 25-ᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 3-ᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓂᒃ 2018-ᒥ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. KIVALLIQ NEWS, Wednesday, January 15, 2020 community ¥∂¿ú r?9o3u iWK5, WzJx8i, /8kxE 15, 2020 3 Sharp gesture from Yellowknife company Overlander Sports donates skate-sharpening machine to Naujaat by Darrell Greer Kusugak said he ultimate- said Kusugak. ture from Overlander Sports gone out for a quick shop- at the arena that nobody real- Northern News Services ly ended-up in Yellowknife "Then they told me about deserves to be recognized by ping trip when he ran into ly uses, so we'll move that Naujaat for a few days and decided to their old machine, which is in the region. Kusugak. equipment to the commun- Sometimes there truly is a pay a visit to his old friends, the $30,000 to $40,000 range He said Taparti told him He said there was no way ity centre and put the skate- silver lining hidden in those Sandra and Bill Sterling, who and still in great condition. it would be quite welcome in in the world he'd turn down sharpening machine at the storm clouds. are the owners of Overlander "They asked me if a com- Naujaat. an offer like that for the com- arena. Community Government Sports in Yellowknife. munity in the Kivalliq could "It's always nice to see a munity when Kusugak pre- "It will be a lot better hav- and Services Minister Lorne He said, as all old friends use it if they donated the business make a gesture like sented it to him.