2020 ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ www.qia.ca TUSARASSAT ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑕ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ−19−ᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕆᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ QIA COVID-19 RESPONSE ᑭᒃᑰᓂᖏᑦ: ᑯᐃᓐᑎᐊᓐ ᓴᓚ, ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᖅ ᐊᐅᕗᕆ ᓯᐊᐳᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ PROFILES: QUENTIN SALA, SANIKILUAQ AUBREY SHEPPARD, IQALUIT [email protected] @Qikiqtanilnuit @Qikiqtani_Inuit @Qikiqtani_Inuit ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT 2 ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ − IN MEMORY – ᔮᓐ ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᑯᑉᓗ JOHNNY MALAIYA KUBLU ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ (ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ) ᕿᔅᓵᑉᐳᑦ QIA is saddened by the passing of our Igloolik Board Member, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᔭᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᑦᑎᓐᓂ Johnny Malaiya Kublu in May 2020. QIA extends condolences ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᖅ, ᔮᓂ ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᑯᑉᓗ ᒪᐃ, 2020-ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ to his family, friends and community members. ᓇᓪᓕᒍᓱᑉᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ. “ Johnny Malaiya Kublu was a kind, humble and well-respected “ ᔮᓂ ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᑯᑉᓗ ᑐᙵᓇᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ, ᒥᑭᓪᓕᑎᕐᓯᒪᕙᑦᑐᓂᓗ community leader,” says QIA President, P.J. Akeeagok, “he had ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ,” a passion for our culture and worked hard to record and preserve ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ, ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, the knowledge of Inuit Elders. He will be greatly missed.” “ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᓪᓚᕆᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔅᓱᕈᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᖓᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖏᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ Johnny Malaiya Kublu was born in Nunasiaq, near Pond Inlet, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ. ᑭᖑᓂᖃᓈᖅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ.” and raised in Igloolik. He was serving his second term as QIA’s Community Director for Igloolik. He was first elected in 2014. ᔮᓂ ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᑯᑉᓗ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓯᐊᕐᒥ, ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᐅᑉ During his time with the Board, he served as a member of the ᐱᕈᕐᓴᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥ. ᑐᖏᓕᐊᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ QIA Finance Committee. Kublu was also a Government Liaison ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᐅᓂᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᐹᒥ Officer with the Government of Nunavut. ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2014ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᑯᑉᓗ One of Kublu’s passions was his work recording Elders’ knowledge, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ. a record which is now resource material for the Piqqusilirivvik cultural school in Clyde River. ᑯᑉᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓗᐊᙳᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ Johnny Malaiya Kublu is survived by his wife, Veronica Aqiaruq Kublu, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᐅᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕕᒻᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥ. his eight children and many grandchildren. ᔮᓂ ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᑯᑉᓗ ᕿᒪᑦᑕᖏᑦ ᓄᓕᐊᖓ, ᕗᕌᓂᑲ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᑯᑉᓗ, ᑎᓴᒪᐅᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒐᓴᖏᑦ. TUSARASSAT l ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l 2020 3 ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT A VISIT TO SANIKILUAQ Our January visit to Sanikiluaq was a testament to the hospitality and generosity of this hamlet. Our president, P.J. Akeeagok led this community trip to Sanikiluaq to discuss QIA’s areas of priority in 2020. QIA staff joined him for meetings with ᓂᐅᕐᕈᓯᒪᓂᖅ Hamlet Mayor and council, hamlet staff, members of the Hunters and ᓴᓂᑭᓗᒧᐊᓐ Trappers Organization and the ᔮᓐᓄᐊᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᐅᕐᕈᓯᒪᓂᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᕗᑦ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒧᓐ Community Lands and Resources ᓇᓗᓇᕈᓐᓃᑲᓐᓂᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᑐᓐᖓᓇᕐᓂᖏᓂᑦ Committee. The team also hosted an ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓂᖏᓂᓪᓗ ᕼᐋᒪᓚᒃᑯᖏᑦ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᕗᑦ, ᐲᔭᐃ open house for Sanikiluaq residents at ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎᒍ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᒨᕐᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ the community hall. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᒍᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ 2020 ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᕐᑐᖅᑐᑕ. The trip began with a meeting at the ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ Hamlet chambers where participants ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᖃᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕼᐋᒪᓚᖓᑕ ᒪᐃᔭᖓᓂᑦ contributed to discussions about ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᓪᓗ, ᕼᐋᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᑎᖏᓂᑦ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᖏᓂᑦ. ᓂᐅᕐᕈᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᖃᐃᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᓱᑦᑎᑦᑐᒋᑦ. 4 2020 l ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᕼᐋᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᖓᓂ protecting the waters adjacent to ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑕᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ Sanikiluaq and how QIA could provide ᖃᓄᖅᑑᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᑕ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᖕ ᓴᓂᑭᓗᐊᑉ leadership on this work. QIA also ᐊᕙᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᒪᖓᓂᖕ ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ provided an update on our recent work ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ with parks and conservation areas, ᐱᔭᑦᓴᒧᑦ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ including discussing the details on the ᒫᓐᓇᕋᑖᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦᑎᒍ model used to secure the Agreements ᒥᕐᖑᐃᓯᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᓕᕆᕙᑦᑐᑦ, related to the Tallurutiup Imanga ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᖕ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ National Marine Conservation Area and ᐱᐅᓯᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area. ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᖓᓂᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒃ. Afterwards, community members gathered at the community hall for an open house where ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ, ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ everyone participated in a presentation about ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᖕ ᒪᑐᐃᓐᖔᕐᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ QIA’s priorities for 2020. The Hunters and ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᑐᑎᑦ Trappers Organization provided char and other ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᒍᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ 2020 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ. country food and the evening was concluded ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᑦᓯᓪᓗᑎᖕ with draws for door prizes. ᐃᖃᓗᓂᖕ ᐊᓯᖏᓂᓪᓗ ᓂᕿᓂᖕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᕋᑦᑕ ᓵᓚᑦᓴᕋᓱᐊᕐᑐᓂᑦ ᐹᒥ QIA staff visited Patsaali High School the next ᓇᓚᐅᑦᓵᕈᑎᑖᖅᑲᐅᔪᓂᖕ ᐊᒧᓯᔪᖃᕐᑐᓂ. day and conducted an interactive presentation ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓃᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᑎᖏᑦ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ to all the students about our programs and ᐸᑦᓵᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᑐᐊᕐᖓᑦ opportunities for youth. Other team members ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᕕᐅᓪᓗᑎᖕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑎᓕᒫᑦ joined the Hunters and Trappers Organization ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓴᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓪᓗ for an on-the-land trip where they sampled ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᓄᑦ. ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ some of the local country food including fresh ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᖕ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᑐᓄᑦ sea urchins. ᐆᑦᑐᖅᑐᒥᓂᐅᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕿᖏᓂᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᓂᕐᒥᖕ ᐃᑎᓂᖕ ᒥᖅᑯᓕᓐᓂᖕ. TUSARASSAT l ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l 2020 5 ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖁᑎᕗᑦ WE GOT OUR ᐊᑭᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᑎᔪᔭᕗᑦ BOOKS SIGNED ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅ AT THE ANNUAL ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ AUTHORS’ EVENT ᑲᑎᓐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ Every year, during Inuktitut Language ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᑕᖅᑭᕆᑎᓪᓗᒍ Month in February, we partner with ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆᒥ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᑲᑦᑕ ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ Inhabit media to showcase the Inuktitut ᒦᑎᐊᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᖓᔪᓂᒃ books we help develop for young readers ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ at the authors’ event in Iqaluit. This year ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᑭᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᓄᑦ the event was held on February 15 at the ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ. ᑕᕝᕙᓂ Frobisher Inn and was expanded to include ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᖓ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ the Nunavut Children’s Film Festival ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆ 15-ᒥ ᐳᕉᐱᓱ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ featuring short animations in Inuktitut. ᐊᖏᓪᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔫᓕᐊᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᓐᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᐅᔪᔪᒥᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔫᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᑐᑦ. 6 2020 l ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ Young fans gathered at the event to ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᒋᓛᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ meet their favourite writers and get their ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅᑖᒥᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ books signed. QIA had a booth at the ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᑐᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ venue and helped celebrate the occasion ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖓ ᓵᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᐅᔪᒥ by handing out prizes to the participants. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᓯᐊᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. Each day in February we showcased a different children’s book on our ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ social media pages. These books were ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᓈᖅᑎᖅᑐᒋᑦ produced with help from QIA. The digital ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ links to the free Inuktitut copies of the ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐳᓚᐅᑎᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂ. books were shared to help Inuit access ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᓱᖅᕕᒃᓴᖅᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ all the great resources available for ᐊᑭᖃᓐᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ children and families. ᑎᑭᓴᐃᔪᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ, ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ. TUSARASSAT l ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l 2020 7 ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ NORTHERN ᑲᑎᒪᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ LIGHTS ᕖᕝᕗᐊᓕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ 2020, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ CONFERENCE ᐊᖅᓴᕐᓃᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᓅᖓᔪᓂᑦ In February 2020, QIA attended the ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᔪᒻᒪᑕ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᕕᐅᕙᑦᑐᖅ Northern Lights Business and Cultural ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᐸᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ Showcase. This event is an opportunity ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑦᑎᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓲᑎᑎᑦᑎᕙᑦᑐᓂ to celebrate our community and ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ culture and connect with many ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᐸᑦᑐᓂᑦ organizations, groups and businesses ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. that work in the Inuit Nunangat. ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ This year, QIA’s President Akeeagok ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᔪᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᔾᔪᐊᓂᕐᒥ, spoke at the conference, delivering a ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᑕ presentation about the work QIA is doing ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᔅᓵᓄᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒻᒥᒃ to build a conservation economy in the ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ. Qikiqtani Region. His talk focussed on the ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓗᐊᔪᔪᖅ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ investments gained through the recent ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᕋᑖᖅ Tallurutiup Imanga Marine Conservation ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᒫᓂ Area and Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᒫᓂ Area Agreements. These investments ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᐅᔫᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ include infrastructure, jobs, and a new ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ Inuit-governance model. ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᕐᔪᐊᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᔅᓴᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ− ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ. 8 2020 l ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT “ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ In addition to taking part in the ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᓪᓚᑦᑖᖑᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᕕ ᔪᐊᓂᕐᒥ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ conference, QIA’s President and team ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ also used the Ottawa visit to meet ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᒻᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ. ᐋᑐᕚᓕᐊᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᒃ with various ministers and politicians ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ-ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂᓪᓗ to discuss QIA’s work to date and ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ- ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᐸᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖏᑕ our goals for 2020 and beyond. ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.” ᒥᔅᓵᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᒐᑦᑕ ᒥᔅᓵᓄᑦ 2020ᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓗ. Our team also showcased new ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ publications, made lots of new ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑎᕗᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᑦ connections and saw wonderful Inuit ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᓲᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ art, fashion, music and ingenuity at ᖃᐅᔨᔭᕆᐅᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ work. QIA was proud to sponsor ᐱᐅᔫᑎᐊᓗᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᕐᓂᑦ, “TallurutiupImangaisa Qikiqtani jeweller Matthew Nuqingaq, ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ blueprintofwhatatrue who displayed his work at this year’s ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓇᙱᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ. conference. conservationeconomycould ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒃᑯᒍᓱᑉᐳᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᔭᕆᐊᔅᓴᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᑕᑯᒥᓴᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᑎᒥᒃ ᒫᑎᐅ looklike.ItisInuit-driven ᓄᕿᙵᕐᒥᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ andInuit-led.” ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᔾᔪᐊᓂᕐᒥ. QIA President P.J. Akeeagok TUSARASSAT l ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l 2020 9 ᑐᓴᕋᔅᓴᑦ l TUSARASSAT ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᖏᕐᓴᐃᒋᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᓱᓕ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᖏᕐᓴᐃᒋᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒻᒪᑕ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ