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by Natalie Pressman change whatsoever beyond what we've always continue that tradition." Jack Sigvaldason launched the Yellow- Northern News Services done, which is report the news and express Included in the deal are NNSL's two week- knifer newspaper in 1972 after being fired After almost 40 years of independent our opinions about what's going on locally," ly Yellowknifer newspapers, Nunavut News, from News of the North, the now 75-year-old publishing, Northern News Services Limited NNSL Media publisher and CEO Bruce Valpy Kivalliq News, the Hay River Hub, Inuvik weekly paper servicing the territory. Starting (NNSL Media)'s six newspapers will soon be said after addressing the companies' employ- Drum, News/North and the NNSL.com and the Yellowknifer from his kitchen, Sig later under Black Press Media's ownership. ees. Nunavutnews.com websites. bought the paper that fired him in 1979 and After months of negotiations, Black's pur- Owing to the public health limits brought Black Press Media president and CEO acquired Canarctic Graphics 10 years later. chase of NNSL and its printing subsidiary, on by the pandemic, Black purchased NNSL Rick O'Connor said the group has had a While Valpy emphasized that the editorial Canarctic Graphics, will close April 1. without a site visit, a new experience for the favourable experience with community papers focus won't be changing with the new owner- A B.C based publisher, Black operates publisher. in Canada's North following their 2013 pur- ship, he said that NNSL would be able to offer more than 170 community newspapers and Karen Sigvaldason is president of NNSL chase of Whitehorse based Yukon News. a larger market to advertisers under Black news sites across Canada, as well as Hawaii, and Canarctic and the daughter of founder "We look forward to supporting these Press's improved digital capabilities. Alaska and Washington State. Jack "Sig" Sigvaldason, who passed in 2018. newspapers, their associated digital operations "It's a digital world out there. People love News of NNSL/Black Press negotiations "My father, Sig, believed passionately in and printing plant as we move forward out of reading newspapers, but they also like going surfaced last month though no agreement to the strong role of NNSL and Canarctic in the pandemic," O'Connor said. "These papers on their phones, tablets, and home comput- purchase had yet been reached. serving the people of the North," she said. and digital platforms provide an extremely ers," he said. "We'll be in all of those places, "I don't expect that there will be any "I am confident that Black Press Media will valuable service across the North." with more muscle." ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑳᓐᐋᒃᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ

ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ, ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᒥ, ᑲᑎᑎᕆᔪᒥ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ." ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅ'ᑳᓄᕐ. ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᐳᕆᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᒻᐱᐊᒥ, ᐋᓪᐴᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫᑳᓐᒥ, ᑭᐊᕆᓐ ᓯᒡᕚᓪᑕᓴᓐ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ "ᑲᒪᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓕᒥᑎᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ 8– ᑳᓐᐋᒃᑎᒃᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ "ᐊᑖᑕᒐ, ᓯᒡ, ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᙱᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ." ᖑᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᐅᑎᖓᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑳᓐᐋᒃᑎᒃᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ. ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ/ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕗᕐ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᐊᕆᕗᖅ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖓ ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ, ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ, Hay ᑳᓐᐋᒃᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓂ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ-ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᐅᔪᒥ." River Hub, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᕕᖕᒥ ᕿᓚᐅᑎ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖕᓂ NNSL.com ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᒥ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᕝ, ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐸᓛᒃ, ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Nunavutnews.com ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ. ᐅᓄᓛᖑᔪᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕗᑦ 80–ᓂ ᕆᒃ ᐅ'ᑳᓄᕐ,ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᐸᓛᒃ ᐱᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ/ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖕᓂ 9 ᖃᐅᑕᒫᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂs ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒥᖓ ᓇᒃᓴᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒍᑎᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖕᓂ Washington state, ᐊᓛᔅᑲ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ. "ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓇᖕᓇᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ." Hawaii–ᒥ. ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕆᕗᑦ Central ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᖁᔫᑉ ᕿᒻᒪᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓂᓯᔨᐅᔪᒥ, ᔮᒃ ᐸᓛᒃ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ Web–ᒥ, ᑎᑎᕋᐃᓲᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂᑦ (ᓯᒡ) ᓯᒡᕚᓪᑕᓴᓐ. ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐊᓂ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐅᓪᒍᕆᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐱᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ 2013–ᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᔪᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᔫᑳᓐᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᑉᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. "ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓕᒥᑎᑦᑯᓐᓂ. ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᒪᑐᔪᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᒫᔾᔨ 31–ᒥ. Average GN salary rises to $96K The Govern- ment of Nuna- vut's 2019-20 Inuit and women, however, continue to earn less Public Service by Derek Neary female employees hold fewer Kitikmeot region offered 739.5 Annual Report Northern News Services professional and management GN positions. reveals that Nunavut positions than their non-Inuit At 2,112, Iqaluit remains regular salaries, The territorial govern- and male counterparts. The the community with the most overtime, North- ment's workforce expanded GN is making every effort territorial government jobs. by 132 positions in 2019-20 to ensure this imbalance is Rankin Inlet was second at ern allowance, and the average salary reached addressed through various 526 positions. pensions, other $95,984, up by $384 from career development training The average length of ser- benefits and 2018-19. programs targeted at Inuit vice for public service employ- compensation, The average annual salary employees," states the 2019-20 ees was 8.6 years. housing allow- for Nunavut Inuit, who con- Public Service Annual Report, Two hundred casual ance, bilingual tinue to comprise half of the which was tabled in the legisla- employees moved to indeter- bonuses and public service, was $86,478. tive assembly earlier this week. minate status in 2019-20, with payments to the For non-Inuit it was $106,997. In total, salaries cost the 101 of them being Inuit. Of 61 Female employees, who GN $418.2 million. direct appointments, 60 were Workers Safety comprise 65 per cent of the Overtime added another Inuit. and Compensa- territorial government's staff, $27.2 million. In 2019-20, the average time tion Commis- earned an average of $94,841 However, 1,471 of the to fill a position was approxi- sion added up while male employees were total 5,142 GN positions were mately 154 days, rising from to almost $642 paid $98,634 per year, on aver- vacant as of when the report 141 days the previous year. million. age. was published. The GN was named one image courtesy of "The differences between The Qikiqtaaluk region of Canada's Top Employers the Government of Nunavut salaries can be attributed hosted the most government for the third consecutive year, to employment categories, jobs: 3,188.5. The Kivalliq specific to young people and because Nunavut Inuit and came next at 1,189, while the recent graduates. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 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 mis- takes and run corrections. If you spot an error in Nunavut fact file News/North, call (867) 979-5990 and ask to speak to an editor, or email [email protected]. We'll get a correction or clarification in as soon as we can. Nunavut covid-19 situation as of March 11

Active cases: 20 Total vaccine doses given: 15,762 News Confirmed cases: 381 First doses: 10,033 Second doses: 5,729 Briefs Recovered cases: 360 Confirmed cases by community Total persons followed: 6,916 Arviat: 337 (316 recovered) ᑲᓇᑕ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ Current persons followed: 341 Whale Cove: 23 (all recovered) ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ Completed tests in Nunavut: 9,328 Rankin Inlet: 19 (all recovered) ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ Total deaths in Nunavut: 1 Sanikiluaq: 2 (all recovered) ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᔅᑏᕙᓐ ᒍᐃᓪᐴᓪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᔾᔨ 8–ᒥ Source: Government of Nunavut Department of Health ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ (GN) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ (NTI) ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᒻᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᖅᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ GN not divulging community- ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ $42 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ level vaccination numbers ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᐊᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ "ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᕐᔪᐊᖅᐸᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒥᓪᓗ," ᒫᓐᓇ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒐᓚᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ–ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᕇᒃᑯᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᙳᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕐᓇᒧᑦ. ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ 2021-22–ᒥ. please see Canada, page 13 ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ Dr. Michael Patterson ᓄᓇᕗᑦ says "the impact of ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓄᑦ (NYA) Covid-19 on the health ᐅᕘᓇ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᕌᕈᒻᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ of Arviat is much dif- ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ferent than it was in ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ, November, Decem- ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ber," now that the ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂ. majority of high-risk ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ adults have been fully ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, vaccinated against the ᔫᑳᓐᒥ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ disease. ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᔅᓯᒧᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᒥ Trevor Wright/NNSL photo ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑖᖏᓐᓂ, ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ– ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᖅ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓄᑦ CPHO cites concerns with misinformation; communities ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ [email protected]–ᒧᑦ. with low vaccine uptake may experience shame, stigma please see Free, page 13 by Trevor Wright wish they could be," said Kusugak. Patterson. Northern News Services "Our Department is doing the best we Starting on Monday, March 15, vaccina- ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖓ ᑎᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᖅ Nunavut can to put out facts and as quickly as we tions will be open to everyone in Iqaluit 18 The Government of Nunavut (GN) will can." or over. The opening to make appointments ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ not be releasing community-specific vac- "There are people on the other side that starts on March 10. ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ cination levels, citing a number of con- are trying to misinform. I think it is a battle Currently the Iqaluit vaccination cam- ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ cerns, namely misinformation and stigma we won't win, but I think it's a battle that we paign is going steady, with nearly 100 ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ around the vaccine. will not give up lightly on." people per day receiving their first or ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ "The concern was raised (that) if we Currently the GN's Covid-19 vaccine second dose. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ (BBDC) ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖓ do that, then certain communities, that for dose statistics reveals the amount of first While the GN has been able to meet the ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ whatever reason have a low-uptake, will get doses, second doses and total vaccine doses logistical challenges associated with the ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᒫᔾᔨ 31–ᖑᕗᖅ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᕗᑦ shamed or it'll contribute to misinformation administered territory-wide. vaccine rollout, there have been challenges ᒥᑭᑦᑐᓂ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ and stigma," said Dr. Michael Patterson, As of March 9, there were a total 14,943 with regards to other factors out of their ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ-19–ᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᒻᒪᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Nunavut's chief public health officer, dur- vaccine doses administered, with 9,426 control, namely that of the amount of Mod- ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕋᓱᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ing a Covid-19 update on March 9 at the first doses and 5,517 second doses admin- erna Covid-19 vaccines they will be getting ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Nunavut Legislature. istered. any given shipment. ᐱᔪᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ. "We can see that there's a lot of shame "There's 24,000 adults roughly and "That's dependent on decisions that are ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ and stigma with the numbers around infec- 9,400 people have received one dose, and happening at the company's level in Eur- $100,000–ᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᑭᐅᒪᔪᒧᑦ $25,000–ᓂ tion. That is unfortunate and we need of those 9,400, 5,000 have received their ope, that has created some challenges, but ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ to work on that, because that's counter- second dose," Patterson said. we think within the next week or two, we'll ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᓐᓂ. productive. It doesn't help and it definitely The second dose numbers are being have our final shipment to meet that goal ᐊᑭᐅᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ, creates harm." used to count the percentage of overall of having enough doses for 75 percent of ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒃᑯᒫᓄᑦ, ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᑲᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓂ Patterson added there is "no public people vaccinated in Nunavut, which now adults by the end of March," Patterson said. ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ health rationale or reason to communicate sits at roughly 39 per cent. "Right now there's five or six commun- ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᔾᔭᐃᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ that level of information." Covid-related restrictions are being ities that have not completed its first dose, ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ–19– Last week, Nunavut's Health Minister eased in Arviat and the success of the com- there's two that are starting today (March ᒧᑦ. Lorne Kusugak spoke to the legislative munity's vaccination campaign was cited as 9)." ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ assembly with regards to vaccine hesitancy one of the reasons for that change. Patterson says his office is hopeful that ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ and the stigma around it. With the majority of highest-risk adults by late April they will have finished the ᐅᕗᖓ 867-979-1303 ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ "I understand that there are people who in Arviat protected from severe Covid dis- "majority if not all" the second dose clinics. ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓗᑎᑦ [email protected]. will not be vaccinated because they don't ease by inoculation, "the impact of Covid- "We will continue to work to ensure that please see Deadline, page 13 want to be. We understand that there are 19 on the health of Arviat is much different all Nunavummiut that want the vaccination people who cannot be vaccinated but who than it was in November, December," said will get one," said Kusugak. 4 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 news ĪØflî Access to Justice Campaign begins in Nunavut Campaign seeks to inform Inuit women on legal barriers and needs regarding family violence V ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᔫᓐᔅ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ by Trevor Wright the Commanding Officer for the RCMP in ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᖃᓯᐅᑎᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᖓᓂ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ Northern News Services Nunavut, and the first woman to hold the Iqaluit position. ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᕇ-ᑯᓘᑦ ᑰᑕᐃ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ On International Women's Day, March 8, "We the RCMP and I, their commanding ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ Sgt. ᓖᓴ ᓖᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ the Law Society of Nunavut in partnership officer, fully support Pauktuutit and the Law ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᒥ Cpl. ᑖᒥ ᓛᑉᒧᑦ. with Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada Society of Nunavut in this Access to Justice launched the Access to Justice Family Vio- Campaign," said Jones. lence Prevention public awareness campaign John MacLean, president of the Law at the Astro Theater in Iqaluit. The goal was Society of Nunavut, also spoke, saying that to build a better understanding of the legal everyone knows someone who has been barriers facing Inuit women dealing with affected by family violence. family violence and their needs. "Each of us can identify someone in our Over four months, data was collected lives who has been affected by family vio- through 38 interviews from all over Nunavut lence, maybe it's a member of our family, with individual Inuit women, to help under- maybe it's someone we love, someone who's stand their lived experiences and to inform loved us, maybe it's a colleague who comes the development of this awareness campaign. to work with a bruise they didn't have on Fri- Social media, radio, video, print and day night, each one of us knows someone," digital advertising will be a part of this, as MacLean said. well as two podcasts being developed with President of Pauktuutit, Rebecca Kudloo, the Government of Nunavut's dept. of Health, also gave remarks, however she was unable focusing on mental and sexual health. to make it to the event from Baker Lake. Stephen Jackson, assistant deputy minis- "The goals of this Family Violence Pre- ter speaking on behalf of Nunavut's Health vention Initiative and International Women's Minister Lorne Kusugak said, "this cam- Day will be achieved when women and men paign is an important step towards the goal work together to end domestic violence and of addressing the harms family violence gender inequality," said Joanna Awa, speak- causes to all Nunavummiut." ing on behalf of Kudloo. The Department of Health has also joined "The collaborative approach to this pro- the campaign's advisory committee which ject has given us a unique road map to Law Society of Nunavut CEO Nalini Vad- explore ways to break the silence and work dapalli described as "core to this project." better together," said Vaddapalli. "(It reflects) the importance of addressing For more information or future updates the abuse and family violence holistically, on this campaign, you could like and follow the committee represents a wide range of Break The Silence on social media. Trevor Wright/NNSL photo organizations, both government and non- RCMP V Division commanding officer Chief Supt. Amanda Jones, left, speaks government," said Vaddapalli. bflA at the launch of the campaign and is joined on stage by criminal operations The RCMP were also present to support officer and Supt. Marie-Claude Coté, federal serious and organized crime unit the launch, with a number of female RCMP ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ Sgt. Lisa Leith and family violence co-ordinator Cpl. Tammy Lobb. officers present including Amanda Jones, m4WZz 6 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 5 news ĪØflî ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᙱᓚᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓘᔭᕐᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓘᔭᕐᓂ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ, 160 ᑭᓛᒥᑐᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ ᓂᒋᐊᓂ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᑖᒥ ᐋᑲᕚᒃ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᒻᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐊᐃᑉᕋᕼᐋᒻ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᒪᐃᒃ ᔭᐃᐴᑎ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒑᐱᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᔅᑏᕙᓐ ᐴᓕ ᓘᑲᓯ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓘᐃ ᑕᐸᕐᔪᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᒨᓯᓯ ᐊᑉᐸᖃᖅ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ P.J. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᐹᓪ ᐊᒪᕈᐊᓕᒃ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑲᑕᕆᓇ ᐸᓪᓗᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓚᐃᓴ ᓂᖏᐅᖅ ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓵᓕ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᖕᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ/ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᔨ ᓕᕙᐃ ᐹᓇᐸᔅ, ᔨᐊᕆᒥ ᑑᙶᓗᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ–ᑐᖓᓕᐊ ᐅᓛᔪᒃ ᐊᑭᓱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᑎᐅ ᓴ. ᔮ ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ. Members of the Qikiqtani Inuit Asso- ciation's board of directors decided they will not support Baffinland's existing proposal to double produc- tion at the Mary River iron mine, 160 km south of Pond Inlet. From left, Tommy Akavak of Kimmirut, Abra- ham Qammaniq of Sanirajak, Mike Jaypoody of Clyde River, Steven Polee Lucassie of Iqaluit, Louis Tapardjuk of Iglulik, Moses Appaqaq of Sani- kiluaq, president P.J. Akeeagok, Paul Amagoalik of Resolute Bay, Katherina Pudluk of Pond Inlet, Liza Ningiuk of Grise Fiord, Charlie Qumuatuq of Pangnirtung, secretary/treasurer Levi Barnabas, Jeremy Tunraluk of Arc- tic Bay, vice-president Olayuk Akesuk and Matthew S. Jaw of Kinngait. photo courtesy of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓂ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᒃᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᑐᓵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖓᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒫᔾᔨ 5–ᒥ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᑭᐅᔪᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ 12–ᒥ 21–ᒧᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᓂ ᒪᕐᕈᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓘᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᒫᔾᔨ 5–ᒥ ᐅᒡᒍᐊᕐᓂᖃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ bflA ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᖅ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᒥ. QIA ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᒫᔾᔨ 6–ᒥ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ m4WZz 12 ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᓕ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ P.J. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂ. ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᓪᓚᙳᐊᓂ "ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓴᒃᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓄᑦ, ᓇᑦᑎᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓂᕐᓗᑕ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᔪᕐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᑐᐊᕈᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᓇᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖄᖏᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ. ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐳᕋᐃᔭᓐ ᐸᓂ, "ᑐᙵᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐃᑲᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᑭᐅᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᙱᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ... ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖁᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ (ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ) ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓐᓂ ᑭᐅᓗᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ (NIRB) ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ... ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂ," ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ. 12 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ 6 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ "ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᙱᓚᖓ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᓐᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕇᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᖓ ᐊᖏᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ. ᐃᓕᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓗᑕ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ, ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᒍᓂ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᐱᖏᑦ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᐊᓄᓕᒫᖅ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. 1.5 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᓂᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᔫᔮᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ ᐃᓂᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ 2018–ᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓐᓇᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᕿᓚᒻᒥᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᓐᓇᙱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ 6 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ 4.2 ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓂᖃᙱᒃᑯᓂ, ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᓂ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ "ᑕᒪᑦᑕ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖅᑰᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᕋᖅᑐᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖓᓂ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ. ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂ ᑕᒪᑦᑕ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᒋᖅᑰᖅᑕᕗᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᐳᐃᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᔪᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ. "ᑕᑯᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᑯᔪᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂ. ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᓵᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓕᒧᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᐆᒪᔪᓅᖓᒍᓂ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ, ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂ, ᐃᓚᖃᕈᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒧᑦ. ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᕆᐊᖃᓲᕆᕙᕗᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ." ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᑦ ᒥᑭᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᖁᔭᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑐᓵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐃᕙᔾᔪᑕᐅᒋᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᔭᓄᐊᕆᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ, ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᒪᐃᒋᓐ ᓗᐊᑦ- ᓈᒻᒪᒍᓱᙱᓐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᕼᐅᐊᐃᔪᓪ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ–ᑐᒡᓕᐊ ᒪᑭᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᑐᖁᓇᔭᖅᑕᖓᓂ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᔫᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᒥ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑭᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ 110- ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑭᓛᒥᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᖕᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᒻᒥ. ᑐᓂᓯᓇᔭᖅᐳᖅ 6 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 news ĪØflî ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᕿᓂᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓄᑦ ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᖕᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, ᒫᔾᔨ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ. 8–ᒥ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ. ᔮᓐ ᒪᒃᓚᐃᓐ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ, ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ "ᑕᒪᑦᑕᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᔅᑐᕉ ᐃᓅᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐃᓚᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ, ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓄᑦ ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᓇᒡᓕᒐᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓵᙵᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃᓯᒪᔪᒥ, ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕆᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᒥ ᓱᙴᔭᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐅᓪᓗᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂ, ᑕᒪᑦᑕᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥᒃ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᖅᑭᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ," ᒪᒃᓚᐃᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᕇᐱᑲ ᑲᓪᓗ, 38–ᓄᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᓕᒫᒥ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᓕᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᐸᒍᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᔪᓂ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ. ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ "ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ. ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᓈᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓕᕈᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕇᖑᔪᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖑᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᓇᓕᒧᑎᑦᑎᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ," ᐆᒥᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ Trevor Wright/NNSL photo ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᔪᐊᓇ ᐊᕙ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ Nunavut's Minister of Family Services Elisapee Sheutiapik speaks during the ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓪᓗᖕᒧᑦ. ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, Access to Justice campaign launch In Iqaluit, March 8. "ᑲᑐᔾᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐆᒧᖓ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᑐᐊᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᕇᓂᖕᒧᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ," ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᔅᑏᕙᓐ ᔮᒃᓴᓐ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᑉ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᕙᑕᐸᓕ. ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᐱᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖓ ᓇᓕᓂ ᕙᑕᐸᓕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓗᑕ," ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓂ ᓗᐊᓐ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂ "ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕙᑕᐸᓕ. ᑯᓱᒐᕐᒥ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, "ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ." ᐊᕐᓇᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐸᓖᓯᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒥ "(ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ) ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒫᓐᑕ ᔫᓐᔅ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓱᔪᐃᓂᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐆᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ, ᐱᐅᒃᓴᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓕᒫᓄᑦ." ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ, ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᑎᑦ ᓱᕋᑦᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᓂᐱᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᒋᕗᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᓂ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓂᐅᔪᒥ V ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 7 news ĪØflî 'Many flaws' in GN's housing policies, MLA says More generous staff housing subsidy disproportionately benefits highly-paid and non-Inuit employees, according to Arreak Lightstone by Derek Neary occupants, Arreak Lightstone these public housing. not all of the houses are in "ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕇᓐᓇᖅᐸᕋ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ Northern News Services pointed out. "What the member is fail- very good condition. I like it ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂ Iqaluit "I continue to address the ing to understand is a lot of when people try to get jobs even ᑭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᐅᔪᒥ The Government of Nuna- issue in the hopes that cabinet these tenants are in smaller though it is going to raise their vut's staff housing policy suffers will address the systemic flaws communities and we lack hous- rent, so I thank them. People ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᖅᑐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᓗᒃᑖᓄᑦ from "systemic" issues that dis- which will require a govern- ing. I don't think we should who pay rent to the govern- ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ," ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ–ᒪᓂᕋᔭᒃ advantage lower-paid Inuit staff, ment-wide approach. I do have be asking people 'You have to ment, that can be looked at. I ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐋᑕᒻ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᓚᐃᑦᔅᑑᓐ. said Iqaluit-Manirajak MLA high hopes that the situation can move out because you have a don't know whether we will be Adam Arreak Lightstone. and will be corrected," he said. high income.' We can't do that, presenting (the data) here or not. "My analysis has identified He also critiqued the Nuna- especially in the communities I cannot commit to that right that the Government of Nuna- vut Housing Corporation for that don't have housing," said now." vut's housing programs have changing the way it reports Nakashuk. Terry Audla, president of the many flaws," he said on March income levels of public housing Arreak Lightstone said his Nunavut Housing Corporation, 4, the day he tabled his own tenants. intent is not to encourage anyone explained that the corporation report on the issue after asking He referred to past annual to leave public housing, but he obtains information from local numerous detailed questions of reports that showed tenants wants to continue to monitor the housing organizations on whose the government over the past earning more than $100,000 per ratios under the previous report- name appears on leases for couple of years. year grew to 350 in 2019 from ing method. Nakashuk said she public housing units and helps He said the $1,500 monthly 277 in 2017. But he couldn't could provide that detail. assess tenants' income through staff housing subsidy is only determine the equivalent figure He also asked the minister to the Canada Revenue Agency. available to 1,600 government for 2020 due to an alteration in create an income chart for staff "We don't have that author- workers, who represent less than methodology. housing tenants. ity with staff," said Audla, who half of the GN workforce. As Housing Minister Margaret "I just find it odd that the added that staff housing rents well, 70 per cent of staff housing Nakashuk replied, "If we look housing corporation provides are based on the size of the units are allocated to the terri- at the number of people that are annual income of one group of units and the monthly amount torial government's highest-paid tenants in public units, 4,911 and public housing tenants and not owing is deducted from the GN's photo courtesy of the legislative assembly workers, such as senior man- over are in threshold of $27,000 the income of the staff housing employee's pay. "I continue to address the issue in the agers and executives. income to $80,000 to $100,000. tenants," he said. The Nunavut Housing Cor- hopes that cabinet will address the system- Inuit, who represent half of The numbers that he is request- Nakashuk responded, "We poration is currently undertak- ic flaws which will require a government- the GN's employees, are only ing is very minimal when we know that many of the tenants ing a review of its public housing wide approach," says Iqaluit-Manirajak one quarter of staff housing look at the number of tenants in pay a lot of money to rent and rent scale. 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Emily McInnis ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑑᔮᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᐳᖅ ᓇᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥ Editorial Production: ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥ ᐅᕘᓇ ᐅᓯᑲᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑕᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᔮᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᓂ [email protected] ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᐊᙱᓚᖅ, ᑐᒃᑐᓕᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓐᔅᒥ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ, Sports: James McCarthy – [email protected] ᕿᓂᖔᖅᐳᑦ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ 110-ᑭᓛᒥᑐᒥ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᒪᐃᔪᓪᒥ ᐊᐱᕆᓇᓱᐊᓲᖑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑕᒪᒃᑭᐅᒪᔪᒥ Arts: [email protected] Business: [email protected] ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐱᔪᒪᔫᔮᙱᓚᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᔪᒪᙱᖦᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓕᒧᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᕿᙳᐊᓂ. ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒥ Advertising production ᑲᒻᐸᓂ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ $1-ᐱᓕᐊᓐᑐᖅᑐᒥ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐃᒪᑦᑎᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ Production co-ordinator: Jennifer Reyes ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓅᓯ ᓄᖑᒃᑯᓂ. Randy Hiebert • Joshua Uson

ADVERTISING Laura Whittle [email protected] All departments: Increasing production could have [email protected] National: James Boylan Classified Advertising: [email protected] untold environmental costs CIRCULATION – [email protected] Circulation Director: Amy Yang Northern News Services The issue: are wondering why the territorial Subscriptions: Anybody following the ongoing government seems to be able and One year mail $75 QIA vs Baffinland Online (entire content) $50/year saga between Baffinland's Mary willing to impose restrictions on cari- River iron mine and the Qikiqtani We say: bou hunting in this region to protect Inuit Association (QIA) has to be Is there enough the health of the species, but does suffering from whiplash, as the Inuit common ground? not seem able or willing to impose organization has shifted its position restrictions on the mining companies on support for the mine's operations that production to 12 million tonnes to protect our land, water, and wild- NORTHERN NEWS SERVICES LIMITED 100% Northern owned and operated a few times over the past few years. per year, but claims that shipping so life." Publishers of: In 2018, QIA supported – and much ore via tote road makes little Iron ore dust choking waterways, Inuvik Drum • Kivalliq News Yellowknifer • Hay River Hub lobbied the federal government on financial sense, instead looking to increased shipping affecting narwhal NWT News/North • Nunavut News/North and fish populations, caribou migra- Member of: behalf of Baffinland – a production build a 110-kilometre railway from Canadian Community Newspapers Association increase in iron ore output to six mil- the mine site to the port in Milne tion being interrupted and more con- Ontario Community Newspapers Association Manitoba Community Newspapers Association lion tonnes per year (Mt/a) from 4.2 Inlet. cerns continue to be raised. Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association Mt/a, despite the Nunavut Impact The company says the $1-billion Government agencies, both federal Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta Press Councils Review Board recommending against railway will help reduce expenses, but and territorial, and environmental Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce it. With support from the Hamlet of the idea has been largely opposed groups have submitted hundreds of Contents copyright – printed in the North by Canarctic Graphics Limited Pond Inlet and Mittimatalik HTO, fed- since it was initially floated in 2017. pages of questions and concerns over eral approval for that increase came In written submissions to the the proposed expansion and more We acknowledge the Nous reconnaissons financial support of l'appui financier du Sept. 30 of that year. Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) than 2,000 documents have been the Government of gouvernement du Canada. Canada. When the mine was applying for in Jan. 2018, members of the Pond filed with NIRB. There exists so much information Member of the Ontario Press Council. The Ontario Press the increase to six Mt/a, it claimed Inlet, Mary River Phase Two Review Council was created to defend freedom of the press employees' efficiency had allowed Committee stated: "We are con- that it is nearly impossible for any on behalf of the public and press alike and to consider specific, unsatisfied complaints from readers about the them to produce more than their cerned that the railway may repre- one person or organization to comb conduct of the press in gathering and publishing news, opinion and advertising. allotted production at the time, but sent a greater barrier to Inuit travel through it all for the relevant details Complaints should go to: would have to lay off employees if than the currently used tote road." that might give us the answers to so The Ontario Press Council, 2 Carlton St., Suite 1706 Toronto, Ont., M5B 1J3 the elevated rates were not allowed The committee also detailed how many of these burning heath-related, Email: [email protected] Fax: 1-416-340-8724 www.ontpress.com to continue. The World Wildlife Fund caribou and other wildlife might socio-economic and environmental suggested that "Baffinland has levied be adversely affected by the raised concerns. Send us your comments Email us at: [email protected]; mail to Box 28, a threat of slowdown that is based on railway. Details on potential impacts It's hard to find the common Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0; or drop your letter off at our its own noncompliance (i.e. producing ground when it seems with every office at 102 Tumiit Plaza. All letters submitted are still scarce and the lack of these must be signed with a return address and daytime and shipping over and above permit- crucial details has been brought up in inch given to the mining company, telephone number so that we can confirm it came from you. ted amounts) and that it is now seek- meeting after meeting over the past another mile is asked after, without Not all letters will necessarily be published. Pref- erence is given to short letters of broad interest or ing retroactive approval rather than few years. full and equal consideration of the concern. Letters of more than 200 words, open let- ters and those published elsewhere are seldom used. having applied for amendment ahead Tununiq MLA David Qamaniq stat- long-term impacts on a way of life We reserve the right to edit for length or taste and of modifying its operations." that must survive after the mine's life to eliminate inaccurate or libelous statements. ed in the legislative assembly at the Baffinland now wants to double end of February that his "constituents is extinguished. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 9 editorial – opinions whmK5 Omingmak Frolics approved for mid-May

"ᐃᓯᒐᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ" ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓯᒐᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ ᑕᓕᖅᐱᖕᒧᑦ: ᓵᓇ ᐊᖑᓚᓕᒃ - ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᒃᓚᕆᓴ ᑯᑉᓗᔩᓇ - ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᕙᓂᓴ ᑑᑕᓕᒃ - ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᑏᓇ ᐅᒃᕼᐃᓇ - ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᑮᓐ ᓂᑉᑕᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ - ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ, ᐹᓖᓐ ᐸᐅᓗᓯ - ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᒪᐅᑕᕆᑦᓈᖅ - ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᖅ, ᓚᑏᓴ ᒨᕐᓱᕐ - ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ.

Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo "Shoes for Justice" campaign was established to fundraise and purchase footwear for the youth in as a way to address child poverty in Nunavut. Social services worker students were asked to identify a social problem in their community or territory and take action to bring awareness to it. From left to right: Shauna Angu- lalik - Cambridge Bay, Clarissa Koblogina - Cambridge Bay, Vanessa Totalik - Taloyoak, Tina Okhina - Cambridge Bay, Kean Niptanatiak - Cambridge Bay, Pauline Pauloosie - Taloyoak, Helen Mautaritnaaq - Baker Lake, Letticia Mercer - Rankin Inlet.

TLU NANUQHIUPAKTUTLU . ILLA INUIN HUMANG- public health office and is now scheduled for May 14 to 24, Cambridge Bay NITTUT HAMANI. ITQAUMAJAVUT INUIN TAVANI 2021. There will only be outdoor events this year due to the AKVIAMI. NAAMMAKLUHI. Covid-19 pandemic, so plans are to hold frolics on the ice. Tea Talk Recreation department co-ordinator Zachary Cziranka-Crooks with Navalik Tologanak Welcome to the sunny side of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. is busy getting preparations and plans to get the frolics set Land of snow and ice and the beautiful Inuinnait who sing and up. There is a public notice looking for any residents of Cam- email: [email protected] dance to the pihiit and qilaut of our ancestors. The weather bridge Bay interested in volunteering with planning activities this time of year brings snowstorms, winds and blizzards. It is and events to form a 2021 Omingmak Frolics Committee, when the seal pups are being born on the snow drifts on the contact Zach at 867-983-4670 ext 265 or by email at zczir- HALUUQQAFFI INUIN HUMILIKIAK. INUIN IQAL- ocean and sea. The sun is bringing more daylight after the few [email protected]. Please watch for notices and UKTUUTIAMI NAAMMAINNAQTUT. QAUMALIQPAK- weeks of darkness, which is very welcoming. announcements as to when the meetings are to help plan the TUQ UPLANNUAMI. HILA ALIANAQHILIQMAN When there are blizzards the community shuts down, no spring festival. Stay safe everyone. ULAPQINIAKTUT MAI 14-24, 2021. HILAMIINNAQ water and sewage trucks out, all offices, schools shut down, no Spring break for school students this year is April 1 to 13, ULAPQINAHUAT. TAMNA AANIARUT PINGMAN HULI. airplanes, and when you wake up to no storms, everything is 2021, at the same time as Easter holiday. I am sure there will HIKUMI ULAPQINIAQTUTRUUK. ULAISIKNAHUATLU full of fresh snow everywhere. The heavy equipment operators be a number of activities planned for our youth to keep busy SIKITUUKGUT. NUTAQQAT NAAMMAINNAQTUT. have been busy clearing snow making way for vehicles to get and enjoy healthy spring break. ILIHARIALIKPAKTUT NAAMMAKTUQ. ILANI PIQHI- around in our community. We see many rabbits also as Easter Remember to keep washing your hands, wear your masks INAKPAKTUQ. APITAKPAKPIAQTUK PUALRIKHIUT approaches, it reminds us that spring is soon to arrive. when in public places. Stay well everyone. APUTAIJAKHUTIK APKUTIIT. TUKTUHIULIQPAKTU- 2021 Omingmak Frolics has been approved by the chief God Be With You Son.

ᐸᓇᑎᒃᑎ ᐅᑕᒃ "ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ, ᐋᒃᑲ, ᐅᖅᑰᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᓖ ᕚᓐ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ. ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒃᑮᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓲᖅ. "ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕋᒪ ᑕᒫᓂ. ᐊᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ/Iqaluit ᐅᖅᑰᓗᐊᖅᑑᔮᕆᕕᐅᒃ? ᓱᓕ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᒋᔭᕋ." ᐆᒃᑐᕋᐅᑎᖃᙱᓐᓇᒪ. ᓂᒡᓚᓱᒃᑐᐊᓗᒃ." Benedict Uttak Li Van street talk "For myself no, "It's my first win- with Trevor Wright it's not too warm ter, I got no ref- this winter. erence point. It's Do you think it's been Sometimes it pretty cold." too warm this winter? gets freezing at times. I still find it cold." ᐹᓪ ᖁᐊᓴ "ᐅᖅᑰᓗᐊᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᓚᐅᒃ. -30– ᖃᖅᓯᒪᙱᓚᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᒫᕐᓂ ᑕᑎ ᕉᑎ ᐊᖑᑎᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓰᐸ ᒥᐅᓂᒃ-ᑎᓅᓪ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᒻᒪᕆᒋᕙᖓ, ᐊᐳᑎᖃᕐᔪᐊᖅᑐᖅ "ᓂᒡᓚᓱᓗᐊᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᒥ, "ᐄ, ᐄᖑᓇᓱᒋᕙᕋ. ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᖕᒪᑦ "ᐄᒐᓚᒃ, ᐊᒃᓱᓗᐊᖑᙱᑦᑐᖅ. ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᓇᓄᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒐᓴᓂ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᖕᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᓯᒪᕗᖅ, -3–ᒧᐊᓪᓗᐊᓚᐊᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥ, ᕕᕈᐊᕆᒥ. ᓂᒡᓚᓱᖕᓂᖅᓴᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ." ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓱᖏᐅᓐᓇᙱᓚᖅ." ᐅᖅᑰᓗᐊᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ." ᒫᓐᓇᐅᒐᓚᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ." Paul Quassa Marnie Tatty Ruth Angutiqjuaq Sheba Munick- "It's not too warm but "I think it's mild "Yes, I believe Denault it's different. We haven't this winder, so. It's differ- "A little bit, not had minus 30 in a over the years ent because it that much. It's sense. This year espe- it's (been) a lot shouldn't have usually colder cially I think it's very colder, so it is gotten up to minus by around this different, a lot of snow odd." three in January, time." which means a lot of February. It's too bears this summer." warm." 10 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 news ĪØflî

Legislative Assembly briefs with Derek Neary

Will millions in student loan Aivilik MLA Patterk Netser expressed some reservations ongoing. The changes are not minor and will be in the queue with about the concept, however. other legislative changes for the next government." debt be forgiven, MLA asks "Children at the kindergarten level, some are five years old, The department's statement added that income assistance work- The Department of Education is owed $7.3 million in repay- some are four, if I'm correct, and they do get tired and take naps ers offer referrals for 18-year-old applicants to discuss training and ments for student loan debt but the bulk of that – $5.6 million – during the day when they get tired. They're still at the growing employment opportunities with career development officers." falls into the "doubtful accounts" category. stage. Should they be required to attend the full day? I'm a little Sheutiapik pointed out that Family Services takes part in an Arviat North-Whale Cove MLA John Main asked in the legis- bit concerned," Netser said. "I'm sure that they will have in-depth annual GN career fair to help inform young adults of alternative lative assembly on March 4 whether the Department of Education discussions with the parents to see if they would like their child options and the department also funds Skills Canada, which pro- is prepared to write off those outstanding loans. to attend full-day or half-day. Have you canvassed the parents to motes various trades. Ibrahim Suleiman, the department's director of financial see what they think about their kindergarten age child attending Towtongie said she recognizes that income assistance is operations, acknowledged that the overdue amounts represents a all day? Have you talked to the parents? If you haven't, I'm urging intended as an "option of last resort" for those with no prospects "significant balance. your department to canvass the parents of the children to see what for jobs, training or further education. "We're looking at different collection possibilities and how we they think." "I do appreciate that providing support and benefits is abso- can gather this money, but if those steps don't achieve success, Joanasie said the department will be open to input. lutely necessary to ensure that Nunavut residents are not left then we will be approaching the Department of Finance to figure "I'll commit to providing an opportunity for the public. I don't destitute. However, I am concerned that many of our youth find out what would be the best steps to move forward," said Suleiman. think we can reach every single parent, but they'll have an oppor- it so easy to access income assistance without trying to consider Main wanted to know how many years the amounts owing tunity to provide feedback," he said. other options," she said. date back, but Education Minister David Joanasie didn't have When asked which communities would most likely to be part the information on hand. He could only say that "they go quite a of a pilot program, Joanasie replied it would be schools that have GN adds grants for hamlets and HTOs under ways back." enough space available. Main also asked whether any of this "confusion or mess" essential workers wage premium program could be attributed to the "out-of-date" computer or database Raise age of eligibility for income Hamlets across Nunavut will be eligible for grants of $15,000- systems in use at the Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students $75,000, depending on population, and hunters and trappers office in Arviat. assistance soon, Towtongie urges organizations and other non-profit organizations can receive up "I wouldn't be able to answer that question as well," Joanasie Income assistance should be available to 19 year olds and not to $5,000 under a new extension of the territorial government's said. 18 year olds as soon as possible, Rankin Inlet North-Chesterfield essential worker wage premium program. Inlet MLA Cathy Towtongie said in the legislative assembly on Finance Minister George Hickes said the GN expects to pay Netser questions the wisdom of full-day March 8. out $800,000 in total through these grants, which he announced "I find it very disheartening to hear from our youth who in the legislative assembly on March 9. The money should begin kindergarten; wants parents consulted first should be using their final years of high school to get the best out to flow in the coming weeks, he said. A move toward full-time kindergarten lost momentum when of their education so that they can move on to productive career "All grant recipients will be able to decide for themselves how Covid struck, and now a decision on a pilot project isn't expected choices, saying instead that they can't wait until they turn 18 so and when to best use these funds in support of the essential work until fall or winter. that they can sign on for income assistance," said Towtongie. they do related to Covid," said Hickes. "The department fully supports the concept of full-day kin- Changing the age of eligibility to 19 was one of several income Through the Nunavut Essential Workers Wage Premium, dergarten. I believe that's the same across the House," Education assistance reforms that the Department of Family Services pro- the territorial government has paid out more than $2.8 million Minister David Joanasie said in the legislative assembly on March posed in 2016. Towtongie inquired about the status of that particu- to 1,848 employees working for 64 different employers across 3. "With that, we're looking at options on how we can move for- lar amendment in October 2019 and again earlier this week. Nunavut since June, according to the finance minister. In addi- ward with implementing a full-day kindergarten in Nunavut. If Family Services Minister Elisapee replied, "I have read this. tion, more than $250,000 has been allocated to help employers we are going forward, it would likely have to be phased in over I have read how it has changed things, but I just don't remember cover their own administrative costs. a period of time, given our resources and the building capacity if the age was changed. I will look into it and get back to you." "Thank you to all who continue to provide essential services," of our schools." Department staff informed Nunavut News that "the work is said Hickes. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 11 news ĪØflî Kitikmeot Heritage Society launches fundraising campaign on 25th anniversary The funds raised will go towards Inuinnaqtun language revival; includes plans for language immersion opportunities

by Trevor Wright porated this month 25 years ago, the ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᑦ, ᑲᑯᓚᒃ ᐃᕙᓪᓗᒃ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ Northern News Services Society's work goes back further than ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᒃ ᖁᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ. Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay that. On Saturday March 6, the Pitquhirnik- "We were running projects starting in kut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Soci- the early 90s out of the old library. These ety (PH/KHS) in celebration of their 25th early projects saw us interview Elders in anniversary launched a $250,000 goal the community to document their stories, fundraising campaign for Inuinnaqtun experience, and Inuinnait traditions that renewal. we wanted to preserve for future genera- "Today, on the day that the Kitikmeot tions." Heritage Society was officially incorpor- Over the years they have grown, from ated 25 years ago, we want to reconfirm just having a part-time librarian back in our commitment to reawakening our lan- 1996. The PI/KHS today has a number guage and culture," said Pamela Gross, of staff under its umbrella, including four executive director of PH/KHS. Elders-in-Residence. "The campaign will run the duration Emily Angulalik, board president at of our 25th year. We are all in for Inuin- PI/KHS and one of the co-founders, was naqtun. Support received through the grateful to be present for the 25th anni- campaign will help us reawaken the lan- versary. guage of our souls and support healing "I am so honoured to be witnessing through the revitalization of our culture." the 25th anniversary of the Pitquhirnik- Elders and staff of the PI/KHS kut Ilitauhiniq/Qitirmiut Heritage Soci- reflected on what they have accomplished ety, as one of the co-founders of the PI/ over the previous two-and-a-half decades. KHS, along with my late mother Ekvana "I am grateful to be witnessing this Angulailik, Reverend Keith Todd and 25-year anniversary, celebrating our Inuit Kim Crockatt." culture, history and heritage" said Jimmy For more information on the PI/KHS's Maniyogina, a Cambridge Bay Elder. 25th anniversary and other information "The cultural centre is a place where on the "I'm all in for Inuinnaqtun" cam- people gather to learn the Inuit history, paign you can check out https://www. culture and language." kitikmeotheritage.ca/ or follow them on Gross said that while they were incor- social media. fact file Akhuuqhimmajara Inuinnaqtun/I'm all in for Inuinnaqtun campaign stretch goals

$50,000 to help preserve language domains: recording vocabulary and fluent speech in knowledge areas in which only their oldest generations have personal experience and creating a permanent record to ensure the fullest extent of the language is documented. $75,000 to expand immersion opportunities in Inuinnait communities: utilize pilot programs initiated in Cambridge Bay, language coaches in each community will act as satellites of the PI/KHS to support local teams in the Inuinnaqtun Mentor Apprentice Program (pairing fluent speakers and a learner for 300 hours of one-on-one immersion over one year.) $125,000 to launch Silent Speakers program: work with Elders, ther- apists and counselors to help people who understand Inuinnaqtun, but choose not to speak it due to intergenerational trauma to help find their Inuinnaqtun voice again. Navalik Tologanak/NNSL photo One of Cambridge Bay's most respected Elders, Kakolak Avadluk, speaking on behalf Source: PI/KHS of the Mayor's Advisory Council beside the lit qulliq. 12 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 news ĪØflî QIA rejects Baffinland's plans to expand Mary River Mine President of Inuit association says he's aware of risk to mine's economics, but worries more about environmental and cultural impacts for Inuit

by Derek Neary and dust and the low rate of 110-kilometre railway to the from the QIA. iting Pond Inlet recently. Inuit voice, the Inuit experience Northern News Services Inuit employment at the mine port at Milne Inlet is expected "I can't speak for whether "There's very powerful state- and the Inuit vision is right there Qikiqtani site are factors too serious to to lower Baffinland's expenses it will be approved or not. ments that were said and those are in the beginning of anything The Qikiqtani Inuit Asso- overlook. over the years ahead. We're going to continue to what we've got to keep ourselves that we work on." ciation's board of directors "The fundamental ques- "The company has already work hard to put the evidence grounded in and to continue to Baffinland's regulatory announced on March 5 that tions that are still there, a lot of operated through a number before NIRB and we'll work keep doing better. That's some- public hearing extension is it will not support Baffinland them weren't being answered of fluctuations (in iron ore extremely hard to ensure that thing that we really want to con- scheduled to resume in Iqaluit Iron Mines' phase two expan- right at the impact review prices), and, ultimately, we Inuit voices are respected all tinue to push is to ensure that the from April 12 to 21. sion proposal for the Mary board ... there's already exist- need to reduce the cost per the way through," he said. River project, and that decision ing impacts that I think were tonne and we need to attract However, the QIA's influ- could prove pivotal in the fate being disputed at the hear- investment. Therefore, the cur- ence was seemingly demon- fact file of the mine. ings in terms of the baseline rent operation as is is not a strated in October 2018 when QIA President P.J. Akeea- data and the ... incorporation of viable one for the long-term," the federal government author- gok said that potential effects Inuit qaujimajatuqangit (trad- Lord Hoyle said. ized a temporary increase in other political figures weigh in: on caribou, narwhal, seal and itional knowledge)," Akeeagok Baffinland's production to six "The phase two proposal fish from increased shipping said, adding that the proposal 'Considerable losses' million tonnes per year from to double production to 12 Iron ore prices ranged from 4.2 million tonnes. NIRB had is extremely complex. As "ᐱᑕᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᑐᓂ million tonnes per year from $40 to $180 per tonne between advised the federal Depart- of today, there are almost ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸᒌᖅᐳᖅ six million tonnes at the mine 2008 and 2020. Udlu Hanson, ment of Northern Affairs 2,000 individual docu- (ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ) exacerbated matters because vice-president of community against the higher limit due to ments currently available ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓐᓂ ᑭᐅᓗᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂ the pace is too great. and strategic development for potential impacts on marine on the Nunavut Impact The Hamlet of Pond Inlet Baffinland, cited an analyst's life and increased dust. Review Board's public ᑐᓵᔭᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᒥ has proposed that the expan- report stating that the Mary The QIA, having just ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ registry concerning the sion, if approved, be limited River mine "experienced con- renegotiated its Inuit Impact phase two proposal. I ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ to an annual increase of 1.5 siderable losses" between 2016 and Benefit Agreement with ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑕᐅᔪᓂ," million tonnes of iron ore over and 2019. She also referred to the Baffinland at the time, wrote doubt that there is anyone ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ P.J. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, four years. report's finding that the phase to the Northern Affairs min- alive who has actually read ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᔪᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ Baffinland officials have two expansion would make the ister and, with added support every single one of them ... ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. warned that the economics of project more financially stable from the Hamlet of Pond Inlet perhaps it is time to push the mine may not remain viable and robust during periods when and the Mittimatalik Hunter the reset button." without the expansion, which iron ore prices are low. and Trappers Organization, the David Qamaniq, Akeeagok acknowledged. Baffinland wouldn't answer federal government overruled Tununiq MLA "I think we're all aware of questions from Nunavut News NIRB's recommendation. that potential risk. It's some- following the QIA's March 5 Last June, the QIA signed "The lack of ability for thing I think we all take ser- announcement, but the com- another major deal with necessary parties (mostly iously," he said. "We want to pany issued a news release on Baffinland known as the Inuit Inuit) to afford transparen- see Inuit trained. We want to March 6 noting that the QIA is Certainty Agreement. It would cy from Baffinland through see Inuit employed. But there's still open to receiving Baffin- provide numerous upfront NIRB on the current and also a balance that we must land's proposals to address benefits as well as milestone future intentions of phase take in terms of the potential concerns. payments to the QIA as the two has proven more than impacts to the livelihoods of "We will continue our com- mine expanded. Akeeagok Inuit, whether it be to the wild- munity outreach and seek to said he has no regrets about problematic. It is for that photo courtesy of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association life or way of life, whether it be meet the QIA and others as negotiating that arrangement. reason that I, as a member "There's already tied to the culture. We have to soon as practicable to discuss "As a DIO (designated Inuit of Parliament, oppose the existing impacts always look at these proposals their concerns in order to find organization) it's our duty and rapid expansion of phase (from the mine) that from a holistic viewpoint." a mutually agreeable way our job to ensure Inuit have two, as it is currently pre- During the last round of forward," said Brian Penney, the best available information sented." I think were being dis- regulatory public hearings CEO of Baffinland. to make an informed decision puted at the hearings in Pond Inlet in late Janu- Akeeagok declined to ... I think we all heard loud Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, in terms of the base- ary, Baffinland's Megan Lord- speculate on whether the and clearly that's there's no Nunavut's member of line data," says P.J. Hoyle, vice-president of sus- Nunavut Impact Review consensus (from the affected Parliament Akeeagok, president tainable development, said the Board (NIRB) and the federal communities)," he said, adding of the Qikiqtani Inuit use of trucks to transport iron government would endorse that he listened to some strong "At this point, we haven't Association. ore substantially raises the Baffinland's expansion pro- comments from individuals of cost of operations. A proposed posal without a green light various generations while vis- fully assessed what the Qikiqtani Inuit Associa- tion's board has passed, but we have seen their media release, and will continue to work to try and find ways of getting infor- mation on this. Currently, from the government's per- spective, this is still under environmental assessment ... As stated in their media David Akeeagok, release, Baffinland does Nunavut's minister of need to come back and mines and economic see how they are going development to respond because that phase two is their propos- al, and if it's not supported by the land owner at its forum, then the onus is on them ... We have 10,000 young people that are or will be coming into the workforce. How are they going to work? Our govern- ment only has 5,000 jobs." kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 13 Around Nunavut ∂´êÄ∏∂Ò ¥∂fl±´ Phone: (867) 979-5990 Email: [email protected] Fax: (867) 979-6010

Akausivik continuing vaccine distribution amazing on-the-land stories ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ Ottawa Last week, the Akausivik Inuit Family Health Team sur- ᐋᔅᑯᕐ ᑲᒪᓄ passed 1,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine delivered at their ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ clinic. ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 28, 2021 12:04 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᒥᐅᓇᓱᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, The former president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Mary Simon ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᒧᒥᓕᑲᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᒥ. came to Akausivik to get her shot. "I realize that the pandemic has put a huge strain on everyone. You have answered the call of duty in this time of great change Oscar Camano in our lives," said Simon when she was at Akausivik. Rankin Inlet "Today I saw and experienced a place where people cared for Feb. 28, 2021 at 12:04 a.m. It was supposed to be each other and looked out for one another ... individuals working about the moon, but suddenly Northern lights danced hard every day to meet the needs of our community." in the picture. Inuit in the south can contact Akausivik to book an appoint- ment in their Ottawa clinic at 613-740-0999, clinic hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All Inuit adults are eligible, including family and caregivers. On the land – Trevor Wright Do you have an amazing story from your adventures on the land? Tell us your story and show us your photos for a chance Family Resource Worker training available to win $100. Submit your story and photo to our Nunavut News Nunavut Facebook page, [email protected], or by mail to Nuna- The Department of Family Services, in conjunction with vut News, PO Box 28, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0. Nunavut Arctic College, is introducing the Family Resource Entries will be placed on our Facebook page. They may also Worker Certificate Program. appear in this newspaper and other Northern News Services This program is a pathway to the Social Service Worker Pro- publications. The story and photo with the most combined likes gram, graduates will also earn credits which will go towards the and shares at the end of the week wins. Social Service Worker Diploma. This week's winner is Oscar Camano. Congratulations! The first intake will be running rom March 22 to 26, with additional programs to be announced at a later date. The GN will also be expanding Inuit educator training do so. Family resource workers, foster care co-ordinators and through Nunavut Arctic Colleges Nunavut Teacher Education Those interested in becoming a tutor can email [email protected]. clerks/interpreters are encouraged to apply. Program in communities across the territory beginning in 2021- – Trevor Wright For more information about this program, people are asked 22. to contact Sheila Higdon at [email protected], or call 867-975- "This is great news for Inuit students. Increasing the num- Deadline approaching for regional 5235. ber of Inuktut speaking teachers will realize our expectation relief and recovery fund for businesses – Trevor Wright of Inuktut language of instruction in our schools," said Aluki Kotierk, President of NTI. Qikiqtani – Trevor Wright The Baffin Business Development Corporation (BBDC) Canada, Nunavut and NTI reaffirm deadline for their Regional Relief and Recovery Fund is on commitment to support Inuktut education March 31. Iqaluit Free virtual tutoring for Northern students The fund supports small businesses impacted by the Covid- Canada's Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault Nunavut 19 pandemic, and those who have attempted to access other announced on March 8 that the Government of Canada, the Northern Youth Abroad (NYA) through their Northern Com- Government of Canada emergency supports and were deemed Government of Nunavut (GN) and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorpor- pass team is working with students and youth across all three ineligible. ated (NTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to help territories to help people get guidance, support and resources to Eligible applicants may apply for up to $100,000, including support and strengthen Inuktut language and education. help with their studies. up to $25,000 in loan forgiveness to support eligible operating The Government of Canada said its reaffirming its com- Any student in high school or post-secondary school from costs. mitment to invest $42 million over five years to support this Nunavut, Yukon or NWT can sign up for virtual drop-in times Costs such as rent, utilities, insurance, non-deferrable expens- agreement. or need-based one-on-one sessions. es, working capital as well as health and safety improvements "Through initiatives such as this, we are ensuring that educa- Assistance with class material, understanding course content, due to Covid-19. tors have the resources, skills and experience they need to teach help with assignments and other study-related assistance is avail- For more information contact BBDC at 867-979-1303 or Inuktut and strengthen Nunavummiut pride in their shared lin- able for those who sign up. email [email protected]. guistic heritage," said Guilbeault. Students who want to sign up can visit the NYA website to – Trevor Wright 14 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 photo story ᓄphoto stories ᑕᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᒧᒥᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖅᑯᕼᐃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ/ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᑦᓴᕐᓂᑕᖃᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐸᓯ ᐱᕼᐅᐊᖅ ᐃᒥᕐᒍᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐊᒡᒍᐃᔪᖅ ᑮᒃᒥᒃ ᓂᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ 25-ᓂᒃ heritage ᓇᓪᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. Feature with Navalik Tologanak Ikaluktutiak/Cambridge Bay email: [email protected]

ᐱᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐅᑎᓂᖅ/ᕿᕐᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᑦᓴᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓯᕙᑖᕐᕕᖕᒥ, ᒫᑦᓯ 6, 2021 ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᐅᑭᐅᑦ 25-ᖑᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᒍᒪᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓯᓐᓇᒃᑑᒪᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒪᓕ ᐊᖑᓛᓕᒃ, ᐊᔪᕿᖅᑐᐃᔨᓗ ᑮᑦ ᑖᑦ, ᑭᒻ ᑯᕋᑭᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᕚᓇ. ᑕᐃᑦᓱᒪᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ 25ᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖃᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᑦ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᑕᒡᕙᖓᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᑲᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᐅᕕᖃᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕕᖃᓕᕐᒪᑕ. ᐱᑕᖃᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᑐᖃᓂᒃ, ᓴᓇᙳᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ, ᒥᖅᓱᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᐳᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖃᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᓱᕼᐅᖁᓛᓂᒡᓗ ᑕᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᓕᖅᐳᑦ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒡᓗᑕ ᐃᓚᑐᖃᕗᑦ ᓴᐅᓂᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᙵᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒋᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ. Chairperson of Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society Bessie Pihoak Omilgoetok of Cam- ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᑦᑕᐃᓕᓕ ᓴᓐᖏᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ bridge Bay, cutting celebration cake for the organization's 25th anniversary. ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ. kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 15 photo story ᓄphoto stories ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ 25-ᓂᒃ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅᓯᐅᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ.

Elders and staff of KHS were joined by family and drum dancers to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Dancing souls with our ancestors ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖅ ᑲᑯᓚᒃ ᐊᕙᓪᓗᒃ ᐃᑭᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓄᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥ Northern News Services ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautinniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society cele- ᖁᓪᓕᕐᒥ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥ ᐊᒪᐅᖓᓐᓂ. ᕿᑎᐊᓃᑉᐳᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ brated a very special day on Saturday, March 6, in Cambridge ᐱᖅᑯᓯᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐅᑎᓂᒃ/ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᑦᓴᕐᓂᑕᓕᕆᕕᖕᒥᒃ, 300 ᐊᒻᒪ 400–ᓄᑦ Burnside ᑰᖕᒥ. Bay, Nunavut. Twenty-five years ago a vision and dream began ᐃᒪᓕ ᐊᖓᓕᒃ, ᓴᓐᖏᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᕗᖅ for Emily Angulalik, Reverend Keith Todd, Kim Crockatt and ᓯᓐᓇᖅᑑᒪᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑖᑉᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ Ekvanna. At the time there was very little or no Inuinnaqtut ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ 25ᖑᓕᖅᑐᓂ. books, information and a need to record Elder's stories. From there the society began the important work of preserv- ing, teaching and restoring the almost lost Inuinnaqtut. Today we have the Elder In Residence program where Elders sew, teach the language and tell stories at one of the most beautiful cultural centers in the circumpolar countries. There is traditional clothing, crafts, carvings and tools on display and recordings and videos of the stories of living out on the land with our ancestors. Inuinnaqtut is still spoken by all our Elders, it is now being taught for few minutes a day in school, and there are college courses being held in Kitikmeot. As we celebrated the pihiit and huqullaaq was in our souls healing. Together our ancestors and namesakes were reunited in our souls as it was always meant to be. Let us keep Inuinnaqtut alive and strong as our ancestors are giving this message to carry it on. ᒪᐃᔭᐅᑉ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑎᐊᓇ ᐃᒃᕚᓇ ᑕᐃᓗ, ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ. ᐱᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ Board president and co-founder of Pitquhirnikkut ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᒥᒃ ᑲᑯᓚᒃ ᐃᕙᓪᓗᒃ. Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society, Emily Angu- lalik, is a strong woman whose vision and dreams became true with the creation of the society 25 Elder Kakolak Avadluk lighting an ancient qul- years ago. liq, passed down from her great-grandfather. It is between 300 and 400 years old from Burnside River. ᐹᑉ ᐊᕐᓇᕕᒐᒃ, ᐊᖓᔪᖄᑉ ᑐᖏᓕᖓ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᕝᕙ ᔪᓕᐊ ᐅᒋᓇ ᐊᒻᒪ ᔨᐅᕆ ᐳᒡᓕᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅᓯᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕼᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂᙶᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑎᓂᑦ. ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

Mayor's Youth Advisory Council member Deanna Bob Aknavigak, vice-president of social and cul- Here are Julia Ogina and Jerry Puglik from the Ekvanna Taylor, left, gave a speech at the celebra- tural development for the Kitikmeot Inuit Associa- Huqullaaqattigiit group drum dancing. tions. With her is Elder Kakolak Avadluk. tion, gives a speech at the anniversary event. 16 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021 Sports & Recreation Sports hotline • James McCarthy Phone: (867) 873-4031 • Email: [email protected] • Fax: (867) 873-8507

ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᓂᕐᓂᕐᔪᐊᖑᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᑰᓕᖕᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ Tim Hortons Brier–ᒥ ᑭᐅᓪᒍᕆᒥ ᒫᔾᔨ 8–ᒥ. ᓴᓂᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᔨᐊᕝ ᓴᐅᓐ, skip ᐲᑕ ᒫᑭ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕈᖓ ᒍᕋᒡ ᕼᐊᐅᕗᑦ.

A group effort It's a big brush from Nunavut, represented by the Iqaluit Curl- ing Club, during action at the Tim Hortons Brier in Calgary on March 8. Doing the sweeping are, from left, lead Jeff Chown, skip Peter Mackey and second Greg Howard. Michael Burns/Curling Canada photo

Hockeytown rides again Rankin Inlet hosts youth tournament for U10 and U13 age groups

by James McCarthy said the girls team idea came from second, the Jets in third and the final to advance to the final but the "I wanted someone to say some- Northern News Services Pujjuut Kusugak. Rockettes in fourth. other semifinal wasn't a cakewalk by thing or make a noise, something to Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet "We have quite a lot of girls Kabvitok, who coached the any means for Qavviit as they were ease their minds, but they were just So about that pandemic stopping playing this season and Pujjuut sug- Wheat Kings, said the loss to Qav- taken to the limit by the Rockettes. focused." sports in its tracks … you knew it gested they have their viit in the round-robin Sudden-death double overtime, The Jets won the bronze medal wouldn't affect hockey in Rankin own team," he said. was a good learn- to be exact, before Qavviit was final- game by beating the Rockettes. Inlet, right? "We thought that was a "The highlight ing experience for his ly able to overcome that challenge Next up is a planned senior tour- Hockeytown, Nunavut hosted great idea and so they team. and move on. nament which Kabvitok said will another youth tournament, this time entered." for me on "We had a one-goal "That game felt like a final," said incorporate the senior men's league, for the U10 and U13 age categories The girls outfit went the weekend lead and they scored Kabvitok about that contest. "The oldtimers, junior C, U18 and U16 from March 5 to 7. The age group by the Rockettes mon- in the last minute to highlight for me on the weekend teams in the community. would normally have been for the iker while the U10 team was how well tie the game," he said. was how well those girls played. You He said that should be a huge Powerful Peewees but that tourna- was known as the Jets. "We lost it in a shootout could see them getting better every weekend. ment isn't happening, much like the The other two teams in those girls and I told the kids that game and this helped them, like it "Everyone's excited for that," he other annual tournaments that have the tournament were it was good for them did everyone." said. "We're so lucky here to have been given the hook for this season known as the Wheat played." to get that loss early In the final, the Wheat Kings hockey and (recreation co-ordinator) due to Covid-19. Kings, in honour of the – Robert Kabvitok because it would build would emerge victorious and exact David Clark has done such a great The players were divided up into namesake playing out them up. I coach jun- a bit of revenge on Qavviit for the job. We're lucky to have him. There four teams with the U10 division of the Western Hockey ior volleyball and I tell round-robin loss as they won by a are other places around the country fielding its own all-star team while League in Brandon, and Qavviit. them if you're going to lose, you score of 5-2 to claim the gold medal. where you either can't play or it's an all-girls team featured in the The round-robin saw Qavviit fin- have to lose early so you can fix Kabvitok was a little worried really limited and here, we're able tournament. ish atop the standings with a perfect what you need to." before the final, though. to have games and tournaments. We Robert Kabvitok, who's helped to record – three wins out of three In the playoff round, the Wheat "I went into the dressing room just have to make sure we don't mess get things going event-wise this year, – followed by the Wheat Kings in Kings beat the Jets in their semi- and they were really quiet," he said. things up." kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, µ5yᒫµ5y 15 , 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 17 18 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKukNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, ᒫµ5yµ5y 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5,W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su,N[Z/su, µ5yᒫµ5y 15 , 2021 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 19 sports & recreation Îé¯≤ú & ÄÎÖ∏ÙÄÕÍ≤Ò Walter Gretzky was, and always will be, Canada's hockey dad Northern News Services ᐅᐊᓪᑐᕐ ᒍᕋᑦᔅᑭ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᔾᔨ 4–ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ Walter Gretzky is perhaps the most famous hockey dad in ᕿᒪᐃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᐅᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᕼᐋᑭᒧᑦ history. There are others who are well-known but few could hold a candle to this man's class. ᐊᑖᑕᐅᔪᒥ. Walter Gretzky was everything you could ever want in a sports parent: understanding, supportive, tough when he had to be. But at the end of the day, he was a father who wanted his kids to be successful. He died on March 4 and the hockey world gave him the send-off he so deserved: sticks out and a fond farewell to a man who was beloved by everyone who got the chance to know him. I wasn't one of the lucky ones who had that chance, unfortunately. Even his hearse procession had a true hockey tribute with hundreds of people lining the route to tap sticks, hockey's ver- sion of a standing ovation. Wayne Gretzky delivered the eulogy and did it as plainly as it could have been because that's who his dad was. His father never went looking for the limelight because he never wanted it. He knew he was a parent and that was it. Walter Gretzky

wasn't the type of parent who thumped his chest and demand- photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons ed the world look at him jumping up and down like a toolbag. Walter Gretzky died on March 4 and left a country The way Walter Gretzky coached his son was told by Wayne in his biography. He said his talents weren't God-given, without its most famous hockey dad. they were Wally-given. One of the passages which sticks out is when Walter would quiz Wayne about what to do while out on proper for someone who was as simple as any human being the ice, smart hockey as Wayne described it. When the Sovi- could have been. ets impressed Canadians in 1972 with their style of hockey, An example of how popular Walter Gretzky was in Brant- Wayne said he wasn't impressed because he'd been doing that ford was his own parking spot at the Wayne Gretzky Sports with his dad from the age of three. Centre. It has a caricature of Walter with the I can believe that. words "Reserved for Mr. Walter Gretzky, the Walter was the proud dad who invited every- Lord Mayor of Brantford." I highly doubt any- one in to have a look around the house at every- Sports one would even think of stealing that parking thing his famous son had done. People have spot lest you either wanted your car towed or talked about how they got try on The Great Talk looking a little worse for wear. You'd have bet- One's jerseys from every team he ever played with James McCarthy ter luck stealing a handicap-reserved spot, an for, including the Winter Olympics. Walter equally despicable move. Gretzky didn't care that his son was famous. He Wayne Gretzky eulogized his father as was just proud and wanted everyone to see how proud he was. someone who was as proud a Canadian that there ever could We learned that he hadn't been doing well in his final be and of that, there was no doubt. He was a Canadian trea- days – he was suffering from Parkinson's Disease after being sure, someone who you could never say a bad word about if diagnosed with it in 2012 – and the family gathered en masse you tried and if you did, it was most likely in jest. You know at his bedside to simply talk to him, tell him stories and just you're respected when the worst thing someone can say about be there. That's what you're supposed to do when someone isn't you is done in a jocular fashion. I wish. well. Many people have gone through that – I did when my They say that people will live on forever and, in a way, grandfather was in his final days – and it's both comforting Walter Gretzky will live on forever. He's part of a statue set and sad all at once. out front of that same sports centre with his hand on Wayne's Had it not been for the pandemic, the Anglican church shoulder – Wayne wearing the No. 9 jersey of Gordie Howe, in Brantford, Ont., the city where the Gretzkys called home, his favourite player growing up – and his wife, Phyllis, who would have been packed. It literally would have been stand- died in 2005, holding Wayne's hand. So, yeah, Walter will ing room only with a procession to end all processions in always be there. southwestern Ontario. And it would have been both fitting and Brantford would have it no other way. 20 nunavutnews.com, Monday, March 15, 2021 kNKu W?9oxJ5, N[Z/su, ᒫµ5y 15, 2021