t.-.Dft,c Invktitut Invktitut #70 (1989) #70(1989) #70 (1989) Contents Iluanittut Editorial 2 Aaqiksuijinit 2 ~"p'r.t.;>0-' 2 Eskimo Bulletin 6 Sivuniksaq 6 J~a-b"~b 6 What It Means to be an Inuk 10 Qanuq Inuuluni b...," .t..iJ..:>0- J'P'bL'L' 10 Letter to TB Patients 15 Tukiqarmangaat 10 t.<:'..:><I'~' .t.'..:>c-rt>' nn~"c'r' Levi's Story 19 Evaluardjuup Titiraqtangit Poverty in the South 22 <i"o-<l6\I'"J...,' 15 Aaniavimiitunut 15 Education Is Very Useful 24 Levi Allatangit 19 ,-<:'.t. <I"c...c'r' 19 The Woman Who Went Qallunaat Nunanginni <I~~"~)o-b ba.....:>Q.. C ..Da... 'ra-a- 22 to the Moon 26 Ajursartunik 22 t. c-"o- <I n c t> 0-" Eye In The Sky 34 Ilinniatitauniq PivaIIinar­ Tuktoyaktuk Memories 36 A<:,c..C-'ia...'ibJ'(...:>b 24 tupaaluk 24 Labrador Inuit Poems 45 r'L"-7t>L~'J" 26 George Porter of Gjoa Haven 48 Ningarijaugajuktuq 26 ~"p'r.t.;>t>' .t.b~'n'Lc Life in the North: The Way Aaqiksuijiup Ikajurtingata Titiqanga 34 nn"b'L 34 Young People See It 56 Inummariit: An Inuit Way Tuktuyaktuk Itkangit )')\""J'rt>' .t."bt>L~' 36 of Life 60 Taptoma 36 J':>c-' ...." <...<J<I,,-rt>' .t....,.t.' Laapatuarimiut t>o-'bt>r"J<I'r"...,' 45 Unikkasinguanginnut 45 >'i,J'ijCibr t>...:>'iC;<;b 48 Ursuqtuumi Ulurraq 48 Inuusiq Ukiuqtaqtumi: Makku­ t..iJr''' t>pt>"C"Jr: L'd'J' © Inuit Tapirisat of Canada ktut Tautugusingagut 56 Ct>JJr"LJ' 56 Inummariit: Sivunitsiariksisi­ ~..J)LLi'LC: rl~o-c.,J<Jn..brlrlLo-<;b maniq SivunirIuaqiniriu 60 r'':>o-'..:><I'Po-'..:> 60 <I'p'r.t.~': Editors: Aaqiksuijiik: Lc <:'c...?n Martha Flaherty Martha Flaherty ~Q. <o-c John Bennett John Bennett nn~"ct><:">" t>...,'n) t>'bc-Lv' Inuktitut is a cultural magazine serv­ Inuktitut uqalimaagaq titiraqtau­ t>c-'dr'cr' ) .... t> Ln'n'b'Ct> n<:'"c-­ ing Canadian Inuit. The views vakpuq iliqusinik tusaumatittiqat­ <I~LJ' t>...,'cr' bo...cr <lLL-.:> expressed are not necessarily those of tauvalliajumamut inungnik Kanata­ t>.<>'nj')cr nn~'r'L~'bc-'<c-<l'n'­ the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada. Articles mi ammalu Inuktituurtuni titirarsi­ and photographs are invited. For majuqalirpalliartittijumamut. 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'bt>;>­ Suite 510 maguvit qanuq akilirtautigivang­ n<lb-cr?LJ6\' 'b.<>" <lpc-'ct>nr­ Ottawa, Ontario mangaata tamakkununga, atii titi­ <:"L'LC CL'd.<>'l" <In nn~c...­ KIP 5V5 ralaurit uvanga: t>,,-' t><:"L: Inuktitut Magazine Inuktitut Magazine Telephone: (613) 238-8181 Inuit Tapirisat of Canada Inuit Tapirisat of Canada Fax: (613) 234-1991 170 Laurier Street West 170 Laurier Street West Suite 510 The last issue ofInuktltut pub­ SUite 510 Ottawa, Ontario lished was no. 69 (Spring 1988). The KIP 5V5 Ottawa, Ontario series continues with this issue, KIP 5V5 no. 70 (1989). - <ldcrl>~'r')" C'd<l "'-D'n)' Although it seems only a short time Akuniujaangittuq taakkua Inuktitut I>'bc-LL"" <l.enrc-'Ccr (20,,-c-- ago that 111l1ktitllt published its twen­ uqalimaagait avatigilirtaani (20­ tieth anniversary edition, ten years gilirtangani) titirattaulaursimatil­ 'C'Lcr) nnS'CI>c...I>'r'Ln~...:>r', have already passed and the maga­ lugit, taimali arragut qulit qilami­ C6.Lc- <1~c;Jc ~dc-c ~pC-r<]....:Jb zine is now thirty years old. Perhaps aluk naasimalirirmitillugit 30-ni ar­ i>..r'Lc-,,- Tn~ ...:>r' 30-cr <l'SJcr even 1959 does not seem so long ago raguni titiratauqattarsimalirtut nu­ nnSCI>'b'Cr'Lc-')' -D6 'cncl>­ to those who remember the first ittartitaullutik. 1959 akunialuujaa­ issue, a small booklet edited and qungittuugaluaq taikkununga igau­ ~ ...:>n'. 1959 <ldcr<l-"~'d'r'jL- illustrated by Mary Panegoosho majunut sivullirpaami titiragtautil­ ....:l<J<;b C.6. b d....o'L 6.<;bbt>L""'....oc (Cousins). The magazine grew over lugit, mikinirsammariullutik agik­ r'~~C-'<1 nns"cl>n~ ...:>r', the years, and it has documented surtaullutik titiraujartausimallutillu rpo-<;~LLI'\..[>c.. ....:Info <]<;bpb,.J"([>L ....;>n b three turbulent decades of rapid Mary Panigusirmut Cousins. Ar­ change in Inuit life. This issue is a ragut amisut naasimalirtillugit nnSI>7'CI>r'L ~ ...:>n~...:> I <lc- <cr­ landmark for Inuktitut, as it is the angilligiarsimalirtut, ammalu Jr"J' b~~' (Cousins). <l'SJ' first one to be produced since the uqausigasimallutik Inuit iligusinga­ <lr,Je 6....~Lc-<;nc.. ....:>r c <I'rc..c-r<l"­ magazine's transfer from Indian and ta asingurpalliajummariulaursima­ r'Lc-')', <lLL...:> l>'bl>r"br'L ~ ...:>n' Northern Affairs Canada to the Inuit nianiq. Tawa maannami titirat­ Tapirisat of Canada. tavut Inuktitut atjiungittut, pitjutig­ 6..,6' 6c-"dr"LC <lr"J'<~c-­ In the late fifties and early sixties illugu sivullirpaami sagitauniarma­ <l..!LL,,-I>c...I>'r'Lcr<lcr'. C'.e the government was inducing Inuit ta inulirijituqakkunnut kamagijau­ L~~I nns'c~' "'-D'n)' <l';>­ to move into communities and give junnairsutik, maannali aagiksurtau­ I>'r')', /\'..!nr~...:>J r'~~C-'<1 up the traditional life and the free­ vannialirmata kanatami Inuit dom and responsibilities that went Tapiriiksakkunginnut. with it. Now, Inuit in turn are work­ Arragut 1950 nungulirtillugit am­ ing to persuade the government that malu arragut 1960 pigialirtillugit in order to solve the problems creat­ gavamakkut inunnik nunalinnuar­ ed during those years of upheaval titsivallialaursimammata ammalu they need the authority to run their iIigusianik imminillu aulasuungun­ own affairs. It is fitting that the igninnik ammalu imminigisuungu­ longest running and most distin­ ninginnik asinguillutik. Taimali ma­ guished periodical in Inuktitut anna, Inuit gavamakkunnik ugautj­ should now become the property of uiqattalirput tamakkua isuingiguti­ all Canadian Inuit. liaviningit taisumani aagigiarumal­ Over the years many Inuit and lugit suugaimma imminik aulagu­ others have worked for blllktitllt, magamik. Akunialuk gavamakkut often gaining experience useful in inunnik aulatsigasuarsimalirmata. furthering their careers. The names Aulavalliagumammata pitjutig­ most familiar to readers over the past illugu akauluanguarajalirpug taak­ few years are David Webster, kua inuttitut kamagijaungaalirpata Deborah Evaluarjuk, and Katolic inunnut suugaimma kanatamiuli­ Utatnaq. maanut inunnut turangajut. Arraaguni amisuulirtuni Inuit ~<;bPC[>CT<J<;LC D.....oC-n...r--)"bbd<l......o' ammalu asingit inuttituumik aag­ kiksuigattarsimajut ilippaallirpam­ bLr7[>~ ... a.....6.<;rnb, L<l..o..c- <i<;bpb_ mata asinginlit iqanaijaartarun­ r"CI>.e~cr<lc-'LC b~CI 6-D6' nautigilirsugu i1angagut. Taima ma­ C/\i1- b~bd'\,rQ.....oc. annaulirturli taakkuninga inuttitu­ urtunik agiksuigataugattarsimajut • •••••••••••• • •••••••••• • •• • • • ••• •••• • • • •• • • • ••••••••• • •••••••••• • • •• r<Jc- <o-Jr'<;b b~<I..", .6.....o'nJ' Mary Panigoosho Cousins, first Mary Panigoosho Cousins, Inukti­ [>c;bc-LLb~o-b <iC;bpb,.J6. r--t><;b­ editor of Inuktitut, which at first tut uqalimaagaksanik aaqiksuiji­ bc...I>"r'L..!". 6-Dn))6~~" appeared in Inuktitut only. An uqaalauqsimajuq, Inuttutuinnaq nnS"r'L.ec...1>')cr'. nnsl> 7'b...:>LI accomplished artist, Mary decorat­ titiraqsimavalaurtunik. Titirau- I I <lc- /\1> r'n'nLL,,-<c...I>')" ed Inuktitut's pages with her jakkaalugami Mary piusittimmari­ .6.....o c n)C l>c;bc-LLb~(Jb. L"-a... drawings. She now teaches school palaurtuq Inuktitut uqalimak­ 6c-~6;>1>..!" 6'b...:>~cr. in Iqaluit. sanik. Maanna ilisaijiujuq Iqalunni. <J''iJ' 1950 J> 'Jc-'n"...:>r' o, <JLL...:> <J''iJ' 1960 I\r<Jc-'n"- r r ....=>r c LeL "de 6..J:/,'-cr b ....oa...c-Q.. ...D<J~- n'r'~"c-<Jc...~'r'L LLC <lLL...:> I:.c-­ ~bdr'<]a-b fj,Lr c-c......,:) <lC>c..;Jcr'ra..- crb <]LL...J .6,Lr cr~p~Jcr"rQ..crb •• <lr"JI:."...:>n'. CI:.Lc- L~Cl., I:.J>I:. ... L~L 'd~o-' ~'b~'~1:. 'b'Cc-'>' CL­ 'd<J 1:.r'1:. 'rJnc-<J6\o-'r' CI:.r'Lo­ 4'"pr<J?L"...:>r' r"bI:.LL I:.Lr 0-' <J~c...JLLr'. <Jdo-<l...:>' L~L 'do 1:.J>~0-' <J~c... 'r'Lr' <J'r'Lc-'LC. <J~c...~"C-<JJLLLC N~nr"...:>J <Jb~...:><J'J<J'i7C-'>'" ('d<J 1:.J>'n)' bLr7~'Lc-'<c I:.J>~J>' r"bI:.LL bCl.cr~c-LJ>' I:.J>~ J>' )'i'L~' • <J'~Jo- <Jrr'c-'Jo- I:. J> 1:.' <JLL...:> <lr"r' I:..<>'n)' 4"P'r'- I:. 'b'C'r'L~' I:.c-<<'"c-'<LLC <lr'­ Former editor David Webster grew David Webster, Tipula Evaluarjuk, 'r~ c-' I:. "bCl. I:. \.' C?~Cl. ~ nrc-'r' J up in Ottawa, but lived for many ammalu Katolik Utatnaq. I:.c... 'LJ'. CI:.L L~Cl.~c-'J'c­ years in Baker Lake as a teacher and David Webster, inigi jangan piru­ adult educator. David joined Inuk­ laursimjajuq atuvuami, ammalu ('do-'L I:..<>'n)' <l"P'r' 1:.­ titut staff for two years in 1978, and nunanunaqasimalluni Qamanit­ 'bC~'b'C'r'L~' CI:. 6\' :>I:.<'J" then, after three more years in tuarmi arraaguni amisuni ilisaijiul­ n>c... I:.~...:><l'~', <lLL...:> bJc-' Qamanittuaq (Baker Lake) returned luni surusirnik innarniIIu. David in­ l> (ea.. ~b. to edit the magazine from 1983 until uttitumik aaqiksuiqatausilaursima­ the transfer to Inuit Tapirisat. juq 1978-mi amma arraaguk mar­ CI:.6\' :>I:.«J" l:.o-r7'L~ Deborah Evaluarjuk, originally ruuk anigurmatik Qamanittuarmut 1\?c...~'r'L~" <lJ:><lr, <lLL...:> from Igloolik, came to Ottawa in utiriIIuni taikaniilirsuni pingasuni ....0 a... <;br'L c......JO- <;bLcr'J<]c;r <]"iSJo- 1984 as a student in Inuit Tapirisat's arraguni, taimali utililaursimagivuq <lrr'o- I:.c-"I:."'~"...:>o- r'?r"o-' journalism training program.