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ABONNEZ-VOUS DÈS AUJOURD’HUI! www.itk.ca 4 INUKTITUT wk4tg5 sW`Z4~6 | SPRING 2012 ≈3e4hwpi`Û6g6 | FROM THE EDITORIAL TEAM | AAQQIKSUIJININNGAAQTUQ | MOT DE LA RÉDACTION ≈3r4hwpu`Û6g6 From the Editorial Team | Aaqqiksuijiminngaaqtuq | Mot de la rédaction efore he became Canada’s 13th Prime Minister, John Diefen baker won the hearts Bof Canadian voters with a speech pledging ᓇᑕᐅᑉ 13-ᒋᓕᕐᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᕆᓕᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓱᓕ, ᔮᓐ ᑏᕙᓐᐸᐃᑯ to open the Canadian North and implement a ᐊᓗᑐᕆᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ “Northern Vision.” Under his leadership, the ᑲᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂᓗ “ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒨᓕᖓᔪᖅ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖅ.” ᓯᕗᓕᖅ - federal government’s Northern Affairs Depart - ᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᕐᕿᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒐᕐᒥᒃ 1959 -ᒥᑦ. ment created Inuktitut magazine in 1959. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᒃᑲᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᕐᕿᒃᓱᐃᔨᒋᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᖓᓄᑦ, This issue of Inuktitut is dedicated to its ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᕌᐳᑦ ᕕᓕᔭᒻᓴᓐ, ᐃᓅᔪᖕᓇᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᐳᐊᕆ 12, 2012 -ᒥᑦ. founding editor, Professor Robert Williamson, ᕌᐳᑦ (ᐹᑉ) ᕕᓕᔭᒻᓴᓐ ᔭᐃᐱᑎ ᓄᙵᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ 50 ᐅᖓᑖᓂᒃ ᓴᕐᕿᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᓂᕆᓕᖅᑕᖓᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ who passed away on February 12, 2012. Jose Kusugak and Professor ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖁᑎᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐊᑦ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ ᑖᑉᓱᒪ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᓗᑐᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᐹᑦ Our feature article by Zebedee Nungak Robert (Bob) Williamson. ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ. provides a glimpse of more than five decades of Jose Kusugak amma Ilisaijimmarik ᑭᐊᕙᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓄᑦ Inuktitut , and our photo spread presents some Robert (Bob) Williamson of the magazine’s greatest images. Jose Kusugak et le professeur ᐆᒻᒪᑎᒥᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂᓗ. ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᒋᑦ. Robert (Bob) Williamson. ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ. Kevin Kablutsiak writes about Inuit writing ᐸᑐᕆᓴ ᑎᓲᓴ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᔅᑭᒨ-ᒥᑦ systems, a particularly sensitive issue for Inuit in Canada. The views of the author are ᐃᓄᐃᑦ-ᒧᑦ 40 ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ. ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᓛᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᓕᕈᕕᑦ not necessarily the views of Inuktitut . Please weigh in with your own opinion. ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖢᑎᒃ ᓇᓕ ᑯᐊᓐᓄᐊᔭᐃ, Patricia D’Souza reports on ITK’s anniversary conference From Eskimo to Inuit in ᐅᐱᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐹ ᒫᑎᓐ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᖓ ᕌᓐᑎ ᑲᑕᓗᒃ, ᑳᑎ ᑕᐅᑐᙱ, ᐊᒻᒪ 40 Years . This article will inspire you with colorful anecdotes from participants such ᔨᒻ ᓚᐃᔪ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ. as Nellie Cournoyea, the Right Honourable Paul Martin, Nunavut Sivuniksavut ᑕᐃᒪ ᐃᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ student Randy Kataluk, Cathy Towtongie, and Jim Lyall, to name a few. ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕈᖕᓇᕐᒪᖔᑖ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂᑦ. In Taima , Mary Simon discusses the role that parents and other family members ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᕐᕿᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᕐᕿᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ 50 ᐅᑭᐅᑦ play in transforming education systems throughout Inuit Nunangat. ᖄᖏᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ www.itk.ca . ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᕐᒥᑕ Finally, we’ve posted the past five decades of issues online at www.itk.ca. Let’s all ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓴᕐᕿᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ 50-ᑲᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᖃᐃᔪᓂᒃ. w look forward to another half century of Inuktitut . w ᒪᓕᓴ ᑎᓪᓗᒪᓗᒃ ᐆᕕᓐ Melissa Tidlumaluk Irwin anataup 13-gilirluniuk Sivuliqtirjuarililaunngitilluniuk suli, John Diefenbaker vant de devenir le 13 e premier ministre du Canada, John Diefenbaker a gagné aluturijautsialilauqsimajuq Kanatamiunut unikkaaqtilluni matuiqsi niar nir - le cœur des électeurs canadiens par un discours promettant d’ouvrir le Nord Kminik Kanataup Ukiuqtaqtunganik atuliqtitsiniarlunilu “Ukiuqtaqtur muu - Acanadien et de mettre en œuvre une « vision nordique. » Sous sa direction, le lingajuq Pijumaniq.” Sivuliqtigijaulluni, Inulirijituqakkut sarqititsilauqsimajut ministère fédéral des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien a créé la revue Inuktitut Inuktitut qimirruagarmik 1959-mit. en 1959. Taanna tigumiakkat Inuktitut turaaqtitaujuq sivulliqpaarmik aarqiksuijigilauqsi - La présente publication d’ Inuktitut est dédiée à son éditeur fondateur, le majanganut, Ilisaijimmarik Robert