"Memory & Inuvialuit Elders" — Tusaayaksat
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no 32 fall/winter something new to hear about 2011–2012 $4 www.tusaayaksat.com MemOry & Inuvialuit Elders EXCAVATING THE PAST Kevin FlOyd One Man’s Quest tO Revive Authentic Arctic Qayaks The Adventures of Billy Wingnek An Original Story something new to hear about no 31 summer 2011 $4 something new to hear about no 30 spring 2011 $4 something new to hear about no 29 winter 2011 $4 something new to hear about no 28 fall 2010 $4 www.tusaayaksat.com www.tusaayaksat.com www.tusaayaksat.com www.tusaayaksat.com AFTER 50 DECADES OF SOLITUDE Leanne LIFE RETURNS TO REINDEER STATION Inuvialuit gOOSe INUVIALUIT CULTURAL CELEBRATING THE RESOURCE CENTRE 22ND ANNUAL GNAF Graduates SingeR& KNOWLEDGE FOR Models Walking the OUR GOALS, SOngwRiteR Runway and Inspiring OUR DREAMS, By Maung Tin OUR FUTURE SpeakS PAST PRESENT YOUTH AIMING HIGH, OF HeR & FUTURE DREAMING BIG jOuRney 2010 National Inuit Caroline Youth Summit BLECHERT BY JAMIE BASTEDO Defines Beauty Contents Through Art at Great Northern Arts Festival Colouring the Canvas PICKING UP RCMP Wayne Norris Receives the Rank of Staff Sergeant THE PIECES Getting it Right REMEMBERING, HEALING, Inuvialuit Make Their Mark at Stokes Point LETTER FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF AND FORGIVING AT THE 4 TRC EVENT IN INUVIK Hockey Heroes Hardworking, Courageous, and Proud greenhouseInuvik Community 6 PREPARING YOUNG MINDS: THE is a place to grow NATIONAL STRATEGY ON INUIT EDUCATION Tusaayaksat_Summer_2011-08_r6.indd 1 11-08-22 9:29 AM Tusaayaksat_Spring_2011-05.indd 1 11-05-17 8:40 PM Tusaayaksat_Winter_2011-02_r4.indd 1 11-03-08 11:33 AM Tusaayaksat_Fall_2010-11.indd 1 10-11-19 5:49 PM BY SHAFIA USMAN something new to hear about volume 22 number 11 something new to hear about volume 22 number 10 something new to hear about volume 22 number 9 something new to hear about volume 22 number 8 ELDER STORY: GARRETT RUBEN summer 2010 $4 spring 2010 $4 winter 2010 $4 Tusaaya∂satfall 2009 $4 8 BY MAIA LEPAGE 16 Olympic YOU. YES, YOU. MEMORY & INUVIALUIT ELDERS Flame 20 BY DAVID O’GARR BY NATASHA LYONS Lights up inuvik FRAME OF MIND: A CONVERSATION Building Healthier 32 HEALTH communities WITH NELLIE through heaLthy MINISTER Foods north BY SHAFIA USMAN SUMMER Visits the ISR FESTIVITIES museums and Inuvialuit Day and Aboriginal Day mukluks: GERRY KISOUN a trip to the 22 smithsonian 36 BY MAIA LEPAGE Graduation Time Grads of 2010 Language Conference Elder Story: Roy ‘Sugloo’ Ipana English is a Tsunami Real. Inspiring. Parks Canada’s Inuvialuit Team Tusaayaksat_Summer_2010-07_r5.indd 1 10-08-24 6:02 PM Tusaayaksat_Spring_2010-03_r2.indd 1 10-05-04 10:32 PM Tusaayaksat_Fall_2009.inddInuvialuit 3 News + Culture 10-04-19 10:31 PM Inuvialuit News + Culture Inuvialuit News + Culture inuvialuit news + culture volume 22 number 7 TusaayaksatVolume 22 Number 3 o tusaayaksatsummer 2009 $4 n 32 fall/winter Volume 22 Number 6 Volume 22 Number 5 Tusaaya∂sat something new to hear about 2011–2012 $4 www.tusaayaksat.com Celebrate SOURCE 177 MOU SIGNED NO. 32 FALL/WINTER Tradition! REMEMBERING BILLY DAY NEW DIRECTION FOR ICS 2011–2012 $4 MemOry & Inuvialuit Elders N Our goal: to celebrate and EXCAVATING THE PAST showcase the voices of Kevin FlOyd KEVIN FLOYD’S ODYSSEY: ONE MAN’S QUEST TO REVIVE NORTHER Kyle One Man’s Quest tO Revive Authentic Arctic Qayaks AUTHENTIC ARCTIC QAYAKS Kuptana Inuvialuit across Canada, HOCKEY National Aboriginal BY SHAFIA USMAN ROLE MODEL bringing you the best The Adventures of GETS ISR Graduates! MAD TRAPPER Billy Wingnek MOVIE PREMIERE TU RTLE coverage of our news, vibrant An Original Story COMPETITIVE Governor General NATIONAL Visits Inuvik + Tuk ABORIGINAL DAY CONCEPTS culture, and perspectives. INUVIK YOUTH BUILD CONFIDENCE Climate Change Discussion + + On the Amundsen Tusaayaksat-Fall-2011-11-r4.indd 1 12-02-07 2:06 PM LEADING THE WAY WITH INUVIALUKTUN ON THE COVER jumping into + DREAM 26 science & tradition IRC HOCKEY CHAMPS "As part of the lights touched down, he could see four people standing SHSS STUDENTS TAKE OVER IVVAVIK WINTER 2008 $4.00 SPRING 2009 $4.00 BIG! in the green mist looking longingly at the spirit." – The Adventures of SUMMER 2008 $4.00 Billy Wingnek, an original story by Adam Binder. Inuvialuit News + Culture Inuvialuit News + Culture Tusaayaksat something new to hear about something new to hear about TusaayaksatVolume 22 Number 2 Volume 22 Number 4 Volume 20 Number 6 Volume 20 Number 5 U l u k h a k t o k drum dance reunion Sachs Harbour Children’s Story muskox harvest & Contest Inside! Nellie’s commitment Correction Notice: In the Summer 2011 edition of IRC Hockey Cup Tusaayaksat magazine, there was a picture of Frederick highlights Emma Dick Good news for "It's Good to Wake Up Kimiksana which was incorrectly labeled Roy Kimiksana. Ulukhaktok Artists in the Bush!" Beaufort Delta Residential We are sorry for the mistake! If you notice any errors in this Christmas Greetings School Reunion from the ISR publication, please email us at [email protected] and Mary Simon's Vision for Inuit What do we want? Celebrate Great Northern Arts Fest Safe Homes! we will correct it! Jordin Tootoo visits Edmonton Life! Iqalukpik Jamboree GROWING UP Jacob Archie on Trapping THE ADVENTURES OF BILLY WINGNEK: AN ORIGINAL STORY Margaret Lennie in Paulatuk New Legislation for Inuvialuktun Writing System BY ADAM BINDER, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAIA LEPAGE Whitefish Tuktoyaktuk Hunters INUIT HEALTH SURVEY CN Rail Memories Tony Alanak to teach Fiddling Kendyce Cockney Station Tuktoyaktuk Graduates! Cindy Voudrach + Confidence "John John" Stuart Drum Dancing Gains Lanita Thrasher Flies High & The Tuk Youth Center MOMENTUM Top of the World Film Festival The Bomber Pages! FALL 2008 $4.00 November/December 2006 $2.50 September/October 2006 $2.50 SPRING 2008 $4.00 Ivvavik Parc national National Park Ivvavik Letter from the parkscanada.gc.ca parcscanada.gc.ca Editor-in-Chief Wake up with the tundra in Ivvavik hen we look at what challenges the children is an important step to a healthy community. Inuit youth are facing in today’s We’re at a time where the Inuvialuit are producing Fly in for a weekend in June society – we have to say that material, which are created and written by the Inuvi- education is a #1 priority. Dropout aluit. Many educators and members of the Inuvialuit rates are higher than our southern community are using these materials and our history Wcounterparts and it is something that we have to address is beginning to come together. We are able to relive the Réveillez-vous as a community. lives of the elders of yesterday through books, such as When you’re young and facing all of life’s challenges, Paulatuuq – oral history project, Call me Ishmael and avec la toundra à Ivvavik you need a strong support system. If you do not have many more. parents at home to talk about these challenges with, then Through all the stories that have been published, youth will fall through the cracks. Many lose hope in one thing is certain. Our people are resilient. History Un vol de fin de semaine finding happiness in life and at times, this leads to very has proven this. Let’s just help our children be resilient severe results. too.∞ vous attend en juin Through the years, Tusaayaksat has featured many stories of accomplishment and success with the youth through sports and traditional/culture activities. One must seek these positive opportunities and help our Topsy Cockney community work towards healthier lives. Educating our Tusaayaksat is Inuvialuktun for “something new to hear about.” Published quarterly by Inuvialuit Communications Society at 292 Mackenzie Drive, Inuvik, NW Territories, Canada. For advertising and subscription inquiries: please email us at [email protected] or call (867) 777-2320. Publisher INUVIALUit COMMUNICAtiONS SOciETY Editor in Chief TOPSY COCKNEY Managing Editor MAIA LEPAGE Contributors ADAM BINDER, NATASHA LYONS, DAVID O’GARR, SHAFIA USMAN, MAIA LEPAGE Contributing Photographers MAIA LEPAGE, ICS ARCHIVES, ICRC ARCHIVES, NATASHA LYONS, DAVID StEWART, NWT ARCHIVES Special Thanks ERic BARON & BARB BRittAIN FROM PARKS CANADA, ADAM BINDER, CATHY COCKNEY, NELLIE COURNOYEA, DANIELLE DESLAURIERS, ALBERT ELIAS, KEVIN FLOYD AND JENNIFER LAM, DELORES HARLEY, GERRY AND ROSA KiSOUN, NATASHA LYONS, DAVID O’GARR, ROSEANNE ROGERS, MARY SiMON, CYNTHIA WicKS, LORILEY WHitE. Designer DAVID LiMO Production AUKUSti MEDIA DESIGN StUDIO ICS Board of Directors President JEROME GORDON (Aklavik), Vice President DONNA KEOGAK (Sachs Harbour), Treasurer DEbbi RADDI (Tuktoyaktuk), Directors DELORES HARLEY (Inuvik), MiLLIE THRASHER (Paulatuk), MARGARET KANAYOK (Ulukhaktok) 1-867-777-8800 Funding made possible by: Inuvialuit Regional Corporation 4 Tusaaya∂sat Fall/Winter 2011–2012 PreparThe National Strategy on Inuiting Education Young MindsBy Shafia Usman ary Simon is facing the greatest Chairpersons and members of School Boards and also recommends developing campaigns social policy challenge of her time. District Education Authorities, union representatives, and media resources to promote the role of There is an education crisis in and parents. They must place education as a priority parents in education. “No Strategy will walk Canada’s north and 75% of Inuit and tirelessly promote the message that Inuit have to children to school. No Strategy will ensure children are not graduating from educate their way to prosperity and healthier com- that children arrive in class well fed and well Mhigh school. “Simply put, if we are to succeed as a peo- munities.” Given that the mandate of the Committee rested. This role falls to parents and guard- ple the status quo cannot be allowed to continue. The on Inuit Education is to lobby governments on behalf ians,” writes Simon educational gap between Inuit and non-Aboriginal of Inuit people, it is not surprising that the Strategy Four months after the launch of “First Canadians must be closed,” Simon wrote on her blog.