ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ - National Inuit Youth Council

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CANADA’S INUIT YOUTH MAGAZINE
KANATAMIUTAT INUIT MAKKUKTUT QIMIRRUAGANGAT
ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ
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ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ • FROM THE EDITOR • AAQQIKSUIJIUP UQAUSINGIT
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ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ
One with the sun | Siqinirmik Atausiuqatiqarniq
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ᑕᒡᕙ ᐅᓇ
ᑎᐅᕆ ᐊᐅᓪᓚ
Meet Terry Audla
Tagva una Terry Audla
4 ᐊᑏ ᔭᐃᓴᓐ | Go Jason | Atii Jason
5 ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᙱᓂᖏᑦ | Safe Teens | Makkuktut Ulurianaqtumiinnginingit
6 ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᕐᓅᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐃᑦ | Housing for Youth | Makkukturnuulingajut Iglurjuit
7 ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ | Lessons on the Land | Nunamit Ilitsijjutiksat
8 ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ | On Stage in Nunavik | Nunavimmit Takurannaaqtitsiniq
9 ᑕᐅᑐᒐᒃᓴᑦᓯᐊᑦ | Role Models | Tautugaksatsiat
10 ᑕᑯᔪᓴᓂᖅ | Learning to see | Takujusaniq
14 ᕈᓯᑕ ᓯᑑᓐ | Rosetta Stone
18 ᐊᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ | We Survived | Annalauqtuguk
26 ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ | Snow Sailing | Tingirrautiqaqtuni Aputikkut
32 ᒥᖅᓱᓚᐅᕐᓗᒃ | Reap what you sew | Miqsulaurluk
33 ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ | Aviktuqsimajunit Pivalliajut | Regional Updates
ᐋᕐᕿᒃᓱᐃᔨ | Editor
ᑳᑕᓖᓐ ᒥᐅᕆᑦ | Kathleen Merritt
ᑕᖅᓴᖅ | Design
ᒧᐊᕋᐃᒃ ᒪᑭᓇ | Morag McKenna
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᔨᑦ | Inuktitut Translation
ᑭᐊᕙᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅ | Kevin Kablutsiak
ᓴᐃᑎ ᕼᐃᐅ | Sadie Hill
ᐋᕐᕿᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ | Editorial Team
ᐸᑐᕆᓴ ᑎᓲᓴ | Patricia D’Souza
ᕼᐃᓕ ᒧᐊᕼᐅᔅ | Hayley Moorhouse
ᒪᐃᒐᓐ ᒪᑭᓇ | Meghan McKenna
ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᕗᐊᑦ | Elizabeth Ford
ᓂᐲᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᓅᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᑭᒡᒐᕐᑐᕐ ᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ,
ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ:
Nipiit is produced by Inuit youth for Inuit youth
on behalf of the National Inuit Youth Council,
under the supervision of:
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
75 Albert Street, Suite 1101
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7
Tel: 613 238 8181
Fax: 613 234 1991
www.itk.ca
ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᒃᑳᓂᓄᕆᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᑦ
ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ
Learn more about the National Inuit Youth Council at
www.niyc.ca
ᑎᑎᕋᖃᑦᑕᕆᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓯᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᒪᔭᓯᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕋᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ
ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᒃ
ᐅᕗᖓ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᒧᑦ [email protected]
Please send comments, suggestions, story ideas and
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© 2012 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ | Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
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ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᑉ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ • FROM THE EDITOR • AAQQIKSUIJIUP UQAUSINGIT
ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᑉ
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖏᑦ
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᓕᕋᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᒋᒐᒃᑯ ᒥᐊᓕ
ᓴᐃᒪᓐ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᓱᓕ. “ᑳᑕᓖᓐᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᓇᐃ?”
ᐊᐱᕆᓪᓗᓂ. ᐅᕙᖓᓕ ᑭᐅᓪᓗᒍ, “ᐄ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑐᖓ ᑕᑰᑎᔪᓐᓇᕋᓐᓄᒃ!”
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᒫᖅ ᓇᙵᕆᕐᔪᐊᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᒍ ᓂᓪᓕᐅᑎᒌᓐᓇᖅᑕᕋ, ᒥᐊᓕ
ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖅ!
ᒥᐊᓕ 6-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕙᕋ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ, ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᔫᓂ 2011-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔪᒪᒻᒥᔭᕋ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᓕᖅᑕᖓᑦ, ᑎᐅᕆ ᐊᐅᓪᓚ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᓂᐲᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ.
ᑳᑕᓖᓐ ᒥᐅᕆᑦ
From The Editor
During my first week working for ITK, I found myself standing star struck in the hallway talking to Mary Simon,
our president at the time. “You’re Kathleen, right?” she said. I replied, “Yes, nice to meet you!” All week I excitedly
repeated, Mary Simon knows who I am!
Mary was National Inuit Leader for six years and has been advocating for the rights of Inuit even longer.
I want to take this opportunity to thank her for always keeping Inuit youth in mind in her work and for her efforts
on the National Strategy on Inuit Education, released in June 2011.
I’d also like to acknowledge ITK’s new president, Terry Audla. You can read more about him in his first
column for Nipiit.
Kathleen Merritt
Pinasuarusirmi sivulliqpaami iqqanaijaqtiulirama Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, iqqaumatsiaqtara titirarvittinnit uqallaqatigigakku Mary Simon, angajuqqaangutilluni suli. “Kathleen-mik atiqaqtutinai?” apirilluni.
Uvangali kiullugu, “Ii, quviasuttunga takuutijunnarannuk!” Pinasuarusilimaaq nanngarirjuammariktugu
nilliutigiinnaqtara, Mary Simon uvannik qaujimajuq!
Mary 6-nik ukiunik Kanatami Inuit sivuliqtigilauqtangat ammalu sapunniaqtiusimaliqtuq akuniuniqsammarik Inuit pijunnautiqarninginnik. Taimannaitillugu, Mary qujannamiirumavara Inuit makkuktunginik
piliriarijaminik isumagijaqainnaqsimammat ammalu aksuruutiqaqattaqsimammat Kanatalimaamit Inuit
ilinniarniliriningannut piliriangujunut, saqqitausimalilauqtuq Juuni 2011-ngutillugu.
Ilitarijumammijara Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami angajuqqaariliqtangat, Terry Audla. Sivulliqpaamik
uqausiksarijangit Nipiit iluanit.
Kathleen Merritt
ᐊᐅᔭᖅ Summer Aujaq 2012
Aaqqiksuijiup Uqausingit
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ᓇᐃᓈᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ • IN BRIEF • NAINAAQSIMAJUQ
ᔫᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᔭᐃᓴᓐ ᐋᓇᕼᐊᑕᒃ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᒃ, ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ.
ᔭᐃᓴᓐ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᒃᓴᑦᓯᐊᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᑦ.
ᐊᔪᖖᒋᑦᓯᐊᖅᑑᓂᕆᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᒥᒍᑦ
ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᔫᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂ, ᐅᓛᓴᒥᑦ,
ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲᒥᑦ, ᕼᐋᖕ ᑳᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔫᒪᓂᒥᑦ. 2004-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ
ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᒃᓴᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ
ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖖᒋᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ
ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᖅ: “ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᑎᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ
ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᖅᐲᑦ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᑎᑦ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᖅᓯᓕᕐᓂᐊᕈᖕᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪ
ᑲᔪᓯᒋᐊᓕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᓚᕆᖖᒋᓪᓗᑎᑦ.”
Go Jason!
In June, Jason Annahatak of Kangirsuk, Nunavik, was
presented with the ITK Advancement of Youth Issues
Award of Merit.
Jason is an outstanding role model for the youth
of Nunavik. He has demonstrated his talents in the
academic world by living and studying abroad, in Russia,
the United States, Hong Kong and Germany. In 2004,
he was named a National Aboriginal Role Model by the
National Aboriginal Health Organization. His message
to Inuit youth is: “Specify your goal, realize what
steps it will take to achieve your goal, and pursue
it with confidence.”
Atii Jason!
Juuniutillugu, Jason Annahatak Kangirsuk, Nunavimmiutaq, tunijaulauqtuq Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Sivummugiaqtitsisimaninganut
Makkuktut Piliriarijanginnik Ilitarijaujjutimik. Jason makkuktuulluni tautugaksatsiammariujuq Nunavimmit.
Ajunngitsiaqtuunirijaminik nalunaiqsisimalirmat ilinniarutigijamigut aullaqsimalluni ilinniariaqsimalluni tariurjuup akiani,
Russia-mit, Amialikamit, Hong Kong-mit ammalu Germany-mit. 2004-ngutillugu, taijaulauqsimajuq Kanatalimaamit Nunaqaqqaaqsimajuq
Tautugaksatsiarmik taakkununga Kanatalimaamit Nunaqaqqaaqsimajut Aanniaqarnanngittulirijirjuakkunnut. Imanna makkuktuuqatiminut
Inunnut uqausiksaqaqtuq: “Turaarvigijumajatit nalunaitsiarlugit, qaujigiarlugit qanuiliuriaqarmangaaqpiit turaarvigijumajatit pijungnaqsilirniarungni, ammalu taima kajusigialirlutit ilinnik qularinngillutit.”
ᐊᔾᔨᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᔭᐃᓴᓐ ᐋᓇᕼᐊᑕᒃ Photo courtesy of Jason Annahatak Ajjimik atuinnautitsijuq Jason Annahatak
ᐊᑏ ᔭᐃᓴᓐ!
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ
ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᙱᓂᖏᑦ
“ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ.” ᒫᔾᔨᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ
ᐃᓱᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖃ
ᓵᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᑑᔭᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥᑦ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ
ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒦᙱᓂᖏᑦ.
ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᑦᓯᖕᓃᑦ 7-ᒥᑦ 12-ᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓂᕆᔭᒥᓐᓂᒃ
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ ᑭᐅᒋᐊᒥᒃ
ᐊᔪᕐᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ
ᑎᒥᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᕙᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑎᒥᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᕙᓐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ.
“ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕆᔭᕋ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐸᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᓕᖅᐸᓐᓂᕆᔭᓐᓂᒃ; ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᓄᐃᖖᒋᓚᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᒃᑲ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ. “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑐᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᖖᒋᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᒍᓐᓇᓕᕆᐊᒥᒃ,”
ᐊᓯᐊᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ.
ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖓᑦᓯᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓴᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓂᒡᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ,
ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑎᒃ, ᐃᒻᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔪᓴᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᑎᒡᓗ. ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ
ᐃᒻᒥᓐᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓕᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐅᒃᑯᑦ
ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᒥᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᓪᓗ.
Safe Teens
“It is important that we learn to stand up for ourselves.” That was the sentiment expressed by one of the
participants in a one-day workshop in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT,
in March called Safe Teens.
Girls from Grades 7 to 12 were asked to discuss
their emotions, and tougher subjects ranging from verbal
and physical violence to sexual boundaries and body image.
“I learned that at times I can have different personalities and moods; that’s normal,” said one girl.
“I feel good knowing how to be safe,” another added.
All of the girls appreciated the open and informative manner of the workshop, which incorporated role
playing games, self-defence instruction and one-on-one
discussions. It gave the young women a greater understanding of themselves and the boundaries they should
set with other women and men.
“Uvattinnik nangminiq sapummijunnarnivut pimmariujuq.” Maajjiutillugu
taimanna isumanirminik uqaqtuqalauqtuq ilauqataulauqtumit pilimmaksarniqasaalauqtillugit Tuktuujaqtuq, Nunatsiarmit, taijaulluni makkuktut
ulurianaqtumiinnginingit.
Arnait ilinniaqtut qutsingniit 7-mit 12-mut ikpiginirijaminnik uqausiqaqujaullutik apirijaulauqtut, ammalu asinginniktauq kiugiamik ajurnarniqsaujunik
apiqsuqtauqattalauqtut pijjutiqaqtunik uqallangnikkut timikkullu aanniqtiqtauvannirnut ammalu aippaqaqattarnirmik kigliqaqtitsivagiaqarnirnut ammalu qanuq
timiminnik takussautitsivannirnut pijjutiqaqtunik.
“Ilitsisimalilauqtunga ilaannikkut iliqqusirijara asijjiqsimaliqpanninganik
ammalu ippigusuliqpannirijannik; tamakkua qanuinngilat atuqpaktakka,” uqalauqtuq atausiq arnaq. “Quviasuttunga qanuq qanuinngitsiarasugunnaliriamik,”
asiattauq uqarilluni.
Tamarmik arnait ilagijaulauqtut quviasugutiqalauqtut matuingatsiaqtitaullutik tusariaqaqtanginiglu pitaqaqtumik pilimmaksarniqalaurnirminnik,
pilimmaksaqtillugit qanuiliunnguaqtitauvaktutik, imminnik sapummijusallutik
ammalu uqaqatiqarunnaqpaktutiglu. Makkuktuullutik arnanut imminnuungajunik
tukisiumaliqpaallirutaulauqtut tamakkua ammalu naukkut kigliqaqtitsivagiaqarnirminnik asiminnut arnanut angutinullu.
(ᖁᓛᓂᑦ) ᔭᒻᕋ ᒍᕉᐸᓐ, ᑕᑮᓴ ᑯᑐᑕᒃ, ᑭᐅᔅᑕᓐ ᓘᑲᓯ, ᓱᕇᓯ ᕖᓕᒃᓯ,
ᐱᐊᓚ ᐃᓚᐃᔭᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓵᓕ ᒍᕉᐸᓐ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᑉ ᓴᙱᓂᖓᓂᒃ
ᑕᑯᑎᑦᓯᔪᑦ ᑐᒃᑑᔮᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ.
(From top) Jemra Gruben, Takisha Kototak, Kierstyn Lucas, Cherise Felixx,
Bella Elias and Chukita Gruben demonstrate girl power in Tuktoyaktuk.
Jemra Gruben, Takisha Kototak, Kierstyn Lucas, Cherise Felixx, Bella
Elias ammaly Chukita Gruben arnaup sanngininganik takutitsijut
Tuktuujaaqturmit.
Makkuktut
Ulurianaqtumiinnginingit
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ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᕐᓅᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐃᑦ
2010-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖖᒍᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ
ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐅᓕᖅᑐᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᐅᑉ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒍᑎᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᑦ
ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᕿᑐᙵᖃᖅᑑᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ
ᒥᑭᑦᑑᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᔅᓴᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔪᑦ
ᐊᑎᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᓂᕈᑎᒃ. ᐃᓱᒪᕗᖓᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᒪᓕᒐᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᓱᙱᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᒥᑭᑦᑑᔪᓄᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓚᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕕᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑎᒡᓗ
ᐊᓯᐅᔨᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᕐᒪᑕ. ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖖᒋᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ
ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓗᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᑎᒃ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓃᖏᓐᓇᓕᖅᐸᒻᒪᑕ.
ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓯᒪᓕᕈᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᓕᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᖓ,
ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᓪᓗᓖᑦ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ
ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᖏᓄᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓯᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ
ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᑯᐸᐃᖕᒥᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᑦ Society Habitation de Quebec ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑎᑖᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᓄᑦ
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᓯᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᒍᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ
ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓴᕆᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᖖᒋᒻᒪᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᖖᒋᓚᖅ
ᐊᑭᑐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ
ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓕᐊᕆᔪᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ
ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖁᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ.
ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓕᐅᕐᕕᑦᓴᒥᒃ ᕿᓂᓕᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ
ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ!
ᐅᓖᕕᔭ ᐊᐃᑭ
Housing for Youth
In 2010 I started advocating for housing rights for youth. The social
housing guidelines in my region of Nunavik state that you must have
kids and a low-income job to make it to the top of the waiting list.
I believe the requirements are encouraging youth to have kids and
work entry-level jobs in order to get housing. Nunavik is losing a lot
of great young, educated youth. There is no housing to offer,
so they stay south.
With the goal of changing this situation, I became the president
of Illuliit Corporation, a co-op housing program for youth. The Society
Habitation de Quebec and the Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau have
provided us with funding to help us build houses for hard-working, successful, independent youth. This is not home-ownership, and rent will
be higher than social housing for sure. But the houses we wish to build
will be nicer than social housing. We’re looking for land and hope to start
building next summer!
Olivia Ikey
Makkukturnuulingajut Iglurjuit
2010-ngutillugu iqqanaijaqtinngulauqsimajunga sapunniaqtiuliqtunga makkuktut iglutaaqtitaujunnarninginnut.
Kikkutuinnarnuulingajunik igluliriniup tukimuagutingit Nunavimmit
uqaqsimajut qitunngaqaqtuugiaqarmata ammalu kiinaujaliurningit
mikittuugiaqaqtutik sivulliqpautitaujuksanut iglussaminnik utaqqijut
atingit ilijausimaniarnirutik. Isumavungali taimannaititautillugit
maligaqutigijaujut ikajuqsisimatuinnarasunngillugit makkuktut
qitunngaqtaarsimaliqullugit ammalu iqqanaijaaqalirasuksimalutik
kiinaujaliurningit mikittuujunut. Nunavummiut amisukallammarinnik
makkuktunik piviarnaqtummarinnik ilinniaqsimatsiaqtutiglu asiujivalliatuinnalirmata. Iglurjuaksaqtaqanngittiarninganut pijjutiqaluaqpaktutik, makkuktut Qallunaat nunanginniinginnaliqpammata.
Taimaittuuninganik asijjiisimalirumanirmik turaarviksaqaliqsimallunga, angajuqqaangulauqsimajunga Illuliit Kuapuriisakkunnut,
kuapakkut iglulirinirmik piliriarijanginut makkuktut pijjutigisimallugit. Taakkua iglurjuaksaliurtiuvaktut Kupaingmit taijaujut Society
Habitation de Quebec ammalu Kativik Iglulirijirjuakkut uvattinnik
kiinaujaqutitaaqtitsisimalilauqtut iglurjualiurutiksattinnik iglugijaulirajaqtunik makkuktunut aksuruutiqammariktunut iqqanaijaaqaqtunut, ingirratsiaqtitsiniqaqtunik ammalu nangminiq piliriaqarasugunnatsiaqtunik. Tamanna piliriangujuq nangminiqsarillugit
igluqaqtitsijiunngimmata, ammalu nalunanngilaq akituniqsauniarninginnut iglurjuat kikkutuinnarnuulingajunik igluqutigijanginnik.
Kisianilu taikkua iglurjualiarijumajaqput piuniqsauniarmata ajuqsaqtulirijikkut igluqutigivaktanginnit. Nunamik iglurjualiurvitsamik
qiniliqsimavugut ammalu arraagu aujaq igluliuqpallialirumalluta!
Olivia Ikey
ᐊᔾᔨᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᐅᓕᕕᔭ ᐊᐃᑭ Photo courtesy of Olivia Ikey Ajjimik atuinnautitsijuq Olivia Ikey
ᕿᑐᙵᖅᑖᕐᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᓕᕋᓱᒃᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ
ᓄᓇᒥᑦ
ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ
ᕕᐳᐊᕆ 2012-ᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ
ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᕙᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᔭᐅᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᖅᑭᓪᓗᐊᓄᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᑉᐳᑦ
ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ, ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓕᐅᔪᓴᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᐳᒍᑦ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᒋᒋᐊᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᑎᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ
ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓕᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᖔᑦᑎᒎ.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᔭᕆᑐᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑎᒌᖖᒋᓐᓂᕗᑦ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓕᒫᓂᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ. ᑕᖅᑭᓪᓗᐊᓂ
ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᑕ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒋᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ
ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᓱᓐᓇᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ
ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᖃᑎᒌᑦᓱᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᑕ.
ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑉ ᓯᓚᑖᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᕙᑦᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐅᔪᓄᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓐᓂᖏᓄᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᔭᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᒻᒪᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ
ᐅᑭᐅᖑᔪᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᓯᓚᕗᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ
ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᖅᐸᒻᒥᒻᒪᑕ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ
Lessons
on the Land
In February 2012 I became a student at the Piqqusilirivvik Cultural
School in Clyde River, a place to learn the knowledge of Inuit from
hands-on training. The three-month course began in shop class,
where we learned to make tools and think about how we would make
those tools with only the materials available on the land.
One of the challenges we faced as a class was our differences
in dialect, because we came from all over Nunavut. Over the three
months, we spent enough time around each other that we eventually
were able to communicate without trouble and we also taught each
other different things about hunting.
During our trips outside of town, the elders taught us that
there are more than the four seasons we learn about in school. Inuit
follow the migration of the animals, so there are seasons within
those four seasons. I will take everything that I learned from this
course, the elders and my classmates and practise it when I go
hunting in Repulse Bay this summer.
Douglas Nanordluk
ᑕᐃᑲᓂ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᕈᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᐸᒃᑲ
ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᕌᖓᒪ ᓇᐅᔮᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓕᖅᐸᑦ.
ᑕᒡᓚᔅ ᓇᓄᕐᓗᒃ
Vipuari 2012-mi ilinniaqataulilauqtunga Piqqusilirivvingmit Kangiqtugaapimmit,
ilinniarviuvattumi Inuit qaujimajanginnik pilimmaksajaunikkut. Taqqilluanut pingasunut ilinniaqtitsivapput pigiarviqaqtutik piliriaqarvimmi, taikani sanarrutiliujusatitauvakpugut ammalu isumaksaqsiurutigigiaqaqpaktutigu qanuq tamakkua
sanarrutiliavut nunamit atuinnauvattunit sanasimalirunnarajarmangaattiguu.
Ilinniaqtitauvalliatilluta pijarituqattalaurmijuq uqausiqaqatigiinnginnivut, pijjutigillugu Nunavutmit nakituinnaaqtunik ilinniariaqtunik inuqalaurmat.
Taqqilluani pingasuni ilinniarutiqaqatigiiktuta inuuqatigiigiaqaratta tukisiumaqatigiitsunnalilauqtugu ammalu ajjigiinngittunik angunasuarusiuvaktunik
ilinniaqtiqatigiitsunnalauqtuta.
Nunaliujup silataanut nunaliarujjausimavattilluta, inutuqaujunut
ilinniaqtitauqattalauqtugut sitamaujunik silaup asijjiqpanninginut ilinniarutigivattatta ilinniarvinni ilaqarninginnut asinginnik. Inuit uumajuqutinik
uajaqpalliavattunik malikpalliavammata, taimali ukiungujup iluani silavut
asijjiqpallianingit iluagukkanniq asijjiqpallianiqaqpammimmata. Tamarmik ilinniarutigilauqtakka taikani, ilinniarutigilauqtakkalu inutuqarijaujunit ammalu
ilinniariaqatigilauqtannit ajurunniiqsarutigijunnarnialiqpakka angunasuariaqsimaliraangama Naujaanit aujauliqpat.
Douglas Nanordluk
ᑕᒡᓕᔅ ᓇᓄᕐᓗᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᑎᓕᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᔪᓕᕆᔪᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ.
Douglas Nanordluk makes hunting tools in shop class.
Douglas Nanordluk angunasugutiliuqtuq qijulirijusarvingmit.
© Piqqusilirivvik Cultural School
Nunamit Ilitsijjutiksat
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ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᑦ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᔭᕋ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᐅᒋᐊᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ
ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥ 2009-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᒪ
ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᕝᕕᐅᕙᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖏᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖖᒍᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᕙᒃᑐᖅ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᕙᑕᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ
ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᐅᑕᔪᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᕕᓂᑐᖃᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᐊᕐᔪᑯᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᒥᒃ
ᐃᓖᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒋᔭᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑭᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕈᕋᒥ.
ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖅ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᐅᓗᓂ
ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᐊᔭᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ.
ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓪᓗᐊᓚᐅᕋᒥ
ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ,
ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᑐᖃᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᕕᓂᕗᑦ
ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᖅᐳᖓ ᒪᑐᐃᖖᒐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕈᑎᒋᒐᒃᑭᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ.
ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᑎᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑲᖖᒍᓱᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖖᒋᓐᓂᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐃᒡᕕᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᑕᒍᓐᓇᕈᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᕐᓂᒡᓗ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᑎᑦ, ᐊᓯᕕᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᕙᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᐸᑎᑦ
ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ ᓱᖁᑕᐅᖖᒋᓚᖅ.
ᑳᑎ ᑕᕐᕿᐊᐱᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᐅᑕᔪᒃ-ᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᕐᒥᒃ.
Kathy Tukkiapik in character during a performance of Kautajuk.
Kathy Tukkiapik pinnguaqatautilluni Kautajuk-mik taijaujurmik.
I am proud to be an actor in the Nunavik Theatre Company,
a project that began in 2009 as a theatre training program
for Nunavik youth. It is supported by the Avataq Cultural
Institute and has successfully produced Kautajuq, a play
based on the Inuit legend of an orphan boy who was mistreated and took revenge on his camp when he grew up. The
play is scheduled to tour the region next fall.
The theatre workshops taught me a lot about our
culture and language, and about myself. I learned Inuit
legends and stories about our ancestors, and I feel that I
am more open minded now. Theatre helped me to understand that I don’t need to be shy.
Do what makes you feel good and proud, no matter
what other people say or think.
Kathy Tukkiapik
Nunavimmit
Takurannaaqtitsiniq
Quviasugutigijara pinnguaqtiugiamik Nunavik Takunnaagaksalirijikkut
Kampanigijangani, piliriarmi pigiaqtitaulauqsimajumi 2009-ngutillugu taima pilimmaksaivviuvanniaqtuni makkuktunginut Nunaviup takunnaagaksaliuqtiunirmut
piliriannguqtitaulauqsimammat. Kiinaujatigut ikajuqtausimavaktuq piliriaq Avataq
Piusituqalirivikkunnit ammalu naammatsiaqtutigut aaqqiksuisimalilauqtutik takunnaagaksaliurnirminnut Kautajuq, Inuit unikkaaliavinituqangannik takunnaagaksaliangusimajumik iliarjukulummik angutimik iliijaulauqsimajumik nunaqqatigijaminit
ammalu akigialauqsimaninganut innarurami. Takunnaagaksaliangulaurtuq aviktuqsimaniup iluani ukiaksaaq takunnaagaksauluni nunalinnut uajaqattariarniaqtut.
Takunnaagaksaliuqtiunirmut ilinniarutiksaulauqtunik ilitsillualaurami pijjutiqaqtunik inuulluta piusituqarijattinnik ammalu uqausittinnik, ammaluttauq uvannut
turaangajunik. Ilinniarutigilauqpakka Inuit unikkaaqtuatuqangit ammalu unikkausiliarijausimajut sivulivinivut pijjutigillugit, ammalu isumaliqpunga matuinnganiqsaulirutigigakkit tamakkua. Takunnaagaksaliurtikkunnit tukisititausimalilaurama
kanngusuqattariaqannginninnik.
Igvit nangminiq inuusirni quviagijarnik makitagunnarutigivaktarniglu piliriaqalirunnaqputit, asivit qanutuinnaq uqausirivakkaluaqpatit uvvaluunniit qanutuinnaq
isumagijauvakkaluaruvit suqutaunngilaq.
Kathy Tukkiapik
© Avataq Cultural Institute
ᑳᑎ ᑕᕐᕿᐊᐱᒃ
On Stage
in Nunavik
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᓪᓚᕆᒃᐸᕗᑦ ᓯᑕᒪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᖄᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᒃᓴᑦᓯᐊᖑᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᖄᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᔫᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ!
ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᑐᐳᐃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᕼᐋᑭᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖃᖅᑐᕐᒥᒃ NCAA-ᒥᑦ
ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲᒥᑦ. ᓯᒡᒐᓖᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᓂ, ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃᐸᒐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖓᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅᑐᖅᐸᒐᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ: “ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕋᓱᒋᑦ ᐅᒡᒍᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᖖᒋᓪᓗᑎᑦ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓕᕋᓱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ.”
ᐹ ᒥᑦᓱ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᙱᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ 40 ᐅᖓᑖᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒍ
ᑕᐃᔭᒥᓂᒃ, “ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ,” ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᒻᒥᑎᓪᓗᒍ
ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑕᕕᓂᖓᓂᒃ.
ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᔨᐊᓯ ᐊᑉᓴᒃᑕᐅᓐ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑑᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᒃᑐᓂ
ᐃᓕᒍᒪᔪᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, “ᐃᓅᓯᓐᓂ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᕙᒃᑐᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᒥᒃ
ᐱᔭᕆᑐᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᑲᑦᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᕙᒻᒪᑕ.”
ᑏᓇ ᑯᓄᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ
ᒧᒥᔪᓴᖅᑎᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᒧᒥᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ 6-ᓂᒃ 12-ᓄᑦ. ᑏᓇ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ
ᒧᒥᕈᓯᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑕᔾᔭᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᒧᒥᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ
© National Aboriginal Health Organization
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᒧᒥᕈᓯᖏᓄᑦ.
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David Dupuis Nunavimmiutaq haakiqtiuqataujuq quttingniqaqturmik NCAA-mit Amialikamit. Siggaliiqtuqattarani, imialukpagani ammalu
aangajaarnaqtuqtuqpagani inuusiqaqtuq ammalu imanna makkuktuuqatiminut uqalauqtuq: “Inuusiqarasugit ugguarutiksaliuqsimanngillutit
ammalu turaarvigijumajarnut tikisimalirasugiarlutit.”
Paul Mitchell Nunatsiavutmiutaq inngiutiliuqsimaliqtuq 40 ungataanit, ilagillugu taijaminik, “Asiusimajuq Angunasukti,” unikkausiqaqtuq ataataminik angunasugiaqsimammitillugu atulauqtavininganik.
Role
Models
Congratulations to the four Inuit youth
named National Aboriginal Role Models by
the National Aboriginal Health Organization
in June!
David Dupuis of Nunavik plays hockey
at the NCAA level in the United States. He
maintains a smoke-free, alcohol-free and
drug-free lifestyle and sends this message
to his peers: “Live without regrets and accomplish your goals.”
Paul Mitchell of Nunatsiavut has
composed over 40 songs to date, including,
“The Lost Hunter,” which recounts one of his
father’s hunting excursions.
Nunavut’s Jesse Apsaktaun (far left)
is an advocate for Inuit languages, taking
the time to teach those who want to learn.
He says, “I like new things in life, and the
challenges in life educate you and help you
accomplish your goals.”
Dina Koonoo, (left) also from Nunavut,
was instrumental in creating two youth
dancing programs in Pond Inlet, and
teaches hip-hop to children aged 6 to 12. In
pursuing her passion for hip-hop, Dina has
successfully fused traditional practices, such
as Inuit throat singing and Inuktitut dance,
with hip-hop dancing.
Nunavutmiutaq Jesse Apsaktaun aksuruutiqaqpaktuq
Inuktuurnirmik, ilinniaqtitsivaktuni iligumajunik. uqalauqtuq,
“Inuusinni nutaanik takujumavaktunga, ammalu inuusirmi aturiamik
pijarituvaktunik ilinniarutiqaqpakkatta ammalu turaarviginasuaqtattinnut ikajuutauvammata.”
Dina Koonoo, Nunavutmiutaq, pigiaqtitsijiuqataulauqtuq marruungnik makkuktut mumijusaqtitsijjutinik Mittimatalingmit, ammalu
ilinniaqtitsivaktuni makkuktut mumirusinginnik ukiuqaqtunut 6-nik
12-nut. Dina naammatsiaqtukkut atuliqatautitsilauqtuq piusituqakkut
mumirusiuvaktunik, suurlu Inuit katajjarusinginnik ammalu qilaujjaqtunut mumirusirnik, ilautillugu makkuktut mumirusinginut.
ᑕᐅᑐᒐᒃᓴᑦᓯᐊᑦ
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ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐊᖅ • TITIRAUSIAQ • ESSAY
ᑕᑯᔪᓴᓂᖅ
Learning to see
Takujusaniq
ᓈᓇᒪ (ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᕋ) ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᓄᐃᖅᓵᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓯᒪᔮᖓ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ
ᕿᓄᐃᖅᓵᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖖᒋᒃᑯᕕᑦ ᑳᓕᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᐃᓄᑑᔫᔭᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑖᖓ ᖃᓄᖅ
ᑕᐅᑐᒃᓯᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖏᓪᓗᖓ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᑯᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
My Nanak (Grandmother) taught me respect
Naanama (Anaanatsiara) upigusugiaqarnirmik qinuiqsaarunnaqsinir-
and patience, because without patience you
miglu ilinniaqtisimajaanga, pijjutigillugu qinuiqsaarutiqarunnanngik-
will go hungry and be lonely. She taught me
kuvit kaalirniaravit inutuujuujaqattarlutillu. Ilinniaqtilauqtaanga
not only how to watch, but how to see.
qanuq tautuksinnaqattangillunga, kisianili takullattaarnirmik.
ᐅ
ᐱᙶᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ Fish Lakeᒥᑦ, ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᖑᓴᓪᓗᐊᓗᒻᒥ
ᓴᖅᑭᑦᑐᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. 8-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ
ᑕᐃᑦᓱᒪᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖁᐊᖅᓵᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᐃᒻᒪᒃᑲᒪ
ᓈᓇᒐ ᐃᕆᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᒋᓕᖅᑕᕋ ᖁᑭᖅᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ. ᓈᓇᒐ ᑐᐊᕕᐅᕐᓇᓂ
ᖁᑭᐅᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᑐᕌᖅᑎᓕᖅᐹ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃ.
“ᖁᑭᕈᒃ! ᖁᑭᕈᒃ!” ᐃᕆᐊᓛᕐᕕᒋᓕᖅᑕᕋ ᐅᒥᖕᒫᓗᒃ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᓵᖖᒐᔪᐊᓘᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᕝᕙᐃᓛ, ᓈᓇᒪ ᖁᑭᐅᑎᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᐹ
ᐅᒥᖕᒪᐅᓪᓗ ᐅᐊᔭᕐᓂᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑐᓂᒋᑦ ᖁᑭᐅᑎᒥᑕ ᕿᖖᒍᑎᖓᒍᑦ.
“ᖁᑭᕈᒃ! ᑐᐊᕕ, ᖁᑭᕈᒃ!” ᐃᕆᐊᓛᕐᕕᒋᓪᓗᒃᒍ, ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᓕᕋᒪ
ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕋᓱᒋᓪᓗᑕ.
ᓈᓇᒐ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᒥᖕᒫᓗᒃ.
ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᐸᓚᑦᑎᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᓂᕐᓂᐊᓗᖓᑕ ᐳᔪᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ
50 ᒦᑕᓂᒃ ᖃᓂᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᖁᑭᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᓕᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ
ᐱᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ.
ᑕᐃᒪᓕ, ᑕᕝᕙᐃᓐᓇᐅᖅᑰᔨᔪᖅ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᕐᔪᐊᕋᒥ,
ᑕᐅᓄᖓ ᐅᖅᑯᒧᑦ ᐱᓱᓕᖅᑐᓂ. ᓈᓇᒐ ᓂᓪᓕᓚᐅᕐᓇᓂ, ᖁᑭᐅᑎᓂ
ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ ᑏᑐᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᑐᓂ.
ᑕᐅᑐᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑎᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
O
ne spring we were camping at Fish Lake, when a massive
bull muskox showed up. I was only eight years old at the
time, so I panicked and shouted at Nanak to shoot it.
Nanak calmly found her rifle and took aim.
“Shoot! Shoot!” I cried as the bull stared us down. At this point,
Nanak had the gun leveled and was watching the umingmak’s every
movement through her rifle scope.
“Shoot! Hurry, shoot!” I screamed, terrified that he would
charge us.
Nanak calmly continued to observe him. The bull snorted and
we could see his breath. He was less than 50 yards away at this
point, an easy shot for a seasoned markswoman.
Then, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, he gave one
more snort, turned downwind and sauntered away. Nanak said
nothing, just safe checked her rifle and returned to her cup of tea.
Watching is a key element in Inuit education and identity. In
the spring of 2006, I was one of a number of young men camping
at Lennie River, near Sachs Harbour, NWT, waiting for geese just
outside of town.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔾᔪᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓯᒪᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ.
ᐅᐱᙵᒃᓵᖓᓂ 2006, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᖃᑎᓐᓄᑦ
ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ Lennie River-ᒥᑦ, ᐃᑳᕼᐅᒃ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᑉ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ,
ᐅᑕᖅᑭᐅᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᓂᕐᓕᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᑉ ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ.
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pinngaangutillugu nunaliaqsimatilluta Fish Lake-mit,
angijummarialungmit umingmangmit angusallualummi
saqqittuqalauqsimajuq. 8-nik ukiuqatuinnalauqsimagama
taitsumaniutillugu, quaqsaaqsimallunga uimmakkama Naanaga
iriallavvigiliqtara qukiqtauqullugu. Naanaga tuaviurnani qukiutiminik
nanisilauqtuni turaaqtiliqpaa taanna umingmak.
“Qukiruk! Qukiruk!” Irialaarvigiliqtara umingmaaluk uvattinnik saanngajualuutillugu. Tavvailaa, Naanama qukiutini aaqqiksimaliqpaa umingmaullu uajarnilimaangit tautuktunigit qukiutimita
qinngutingagut.
“Qukiruk! Tuavi, qukiruk!” Irialaarvigillukgu, kappiasulirama
upaktauniarasugilluta.
Naanaga qimirruinnaujatuinnaqtuniuk taanna umingmaaluk.
Aniqsaaqpalattimmat anirnialungata pujunga takuksaulluni. Immaqaa
50 miitanik qanitigilauqsimajuq uvattinnut, qukiqsiqattaliniujumut
pitarijaujunnattiaqtuulluni.
Taimali, tavvainnauqquujijuq, atausiaqtuni aniqsaarjuarami, taununga uqqumut pisuliqtuni. Naanaga nillilaurnani, qukiutini aaqqitsialauqtuniuk tiituqtaminik tigusikkannituinnaliqtuni.
Taututsiarasugunnarniq ilaullariktitauqatauvuq Inuit ilinniaqtitsijjusinginnut ammalu nalunaiqsisimalirunnarniq. Upinngaksaangani 2006,
nunaliaqatausimalauqpunga makkuktuuqatinnut angutinut Lennie Rivermit, Ikaahuk, Nunatsiap qanigijangani, utaqqiuriaqsimalluta nirlirnik
nunaliujup silatittiangani.
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ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᓈᓇᖓᑕ ᓄᑲᖓᓗ ᐄᑎᑦ ᕼᐅᒐᑦ.
James chills with his Nanak’s sister Edith Haogak.
James Naanangata nukangalu Edith Haogak.
My cousin left the tent after tea and bannock, but failed to notice
the mangy, hungry-looking wolf in stalking mode just outside. Luckily,
another cousin, Charlton, was outside grabbing a smoke. He reached
for his 12-gauge and let four or five rounds fly.
This lesson – to watch, and also to see – is taught to us at
a young age because it is among the rules and ways of living that
have kept Inuvialuit alive on Banks and Victoria islands and in the
Mackenzie Delta. It is a rule that I apply even to urban life, so that I
am not caught off guard. For an urban Inuk, there are no caribou or
seals to chase, but I apply the Inuk value of working hard to eat well.
Inuit see the world differently from non-Inuit; we are connected
by a single concept – sila. It refers to the mind – not the physical
brain, but the metaphysical consciousness. It also means nature.
This is a very interesting correlation. The Inuk belief is that if you
take care of sila, she will take care of you.
James Kuptana
“This lesson – to watch, and also to see – is taught to us
at a young age because it is among the rules and ways of
living that have kept Inuvialuit alive…”
ᐊᕐᓇᖃᑎᒐ ᑐᐱᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓂᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑏᑐᐊᓂᒃᑲᒥ ᐸᓚᐅᒑᖅᑐᐊᓂᒃᑲᒥᓗ,
ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᖖᒋᓐᓂᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ ᓴᓪᓗᐊᓗᒃ, ᑳᑦᑐᐊᓘᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ
ᓯᓚᑎᑦᑎᓐᓃᑦᑑᓐᓂᖅ. ᐊᑲᐅᓈᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᓯᐊᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖃᑎᒐ,
ᓵᔪᑕᓐ, ᓯᓚᒥ ᓯᒡᒐᓖᖅᑐᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᕕᓂᖅ. ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖅᓯᐅᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᓯᓪᓗᓂ,
ᓯᑕᒪᐃᖅᑕᖅᑐᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐃᖅᑕᕐᑐᓂᓘᕝᕙᑭᐊᖅ ᖁᑭᖅᓯᓕᖅᐳᖅ
ᑕᒪᐅᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ.
ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ - ᑕᐅᑐᒍᓐᓇᕆᐊᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᕿᒥᕐᕈᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᕆᐊᖅ - ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᑭᔪᑯᓘᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓱᓕ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑐᖃᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ
ᒪᓕᒐᖁᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᓐᓄᑦ
ᓄᓇᓕᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑳᕼᐅᖕᒥᐅᓂᑦ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᑉ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖓᓂᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐊᓕᓂᕐᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑲᒥ.
ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑕᕋ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᕐᒦᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᒪ,
ᐅᔾᔨᖏᓈᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖖᒋᓐᓇᒪ. ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒃ, ᑐᒃᑐᓂᒃ
ᓇᑦᓯᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒐᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖖᒋᒻᒪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑲ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᑐᖃᖓᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ
ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᐊᕈᓂ.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑎᑐᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔾᔪᑎᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ,
ᐊᑦᑕᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᒧᑦ - ᓯᓚ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ
- ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᕐᒨᖖᒋᑦᑐᕐᓕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᒪᐃᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᓇᐅᒃᑯᓕᒫᖅ. ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓛᒃ ᓇᙵᕐᓇᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖅ
ᑐᑭᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓ. ᐃᓄᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᓐᓂᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᓯᓚᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅᑑᒍᕕᑦ,
ᑕᐃᒪᓕᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᒐᒥ ᓯᓚᒧᑦ.
Arnaqatiga tupirmit anililaurtuq tiituanikkami palaugaaqtuanikkamilu, kisianili ujjirinnginniqtuniuk sallualuk, kaattualuujaaqtuq
amaruq silatittinniittuunniq. Akaunaarutigillugu, asiattauq arnaqatiga, Charlton, silami siggaliiqturiaqsimajuviniq. Tingmiaqsiutiminik
tigusilluni, sitamaiqtaqtuni tallimaiqtartuniluuvvakiaq qukiqsiliqpuq
tamaungatuinnaq.
Taanna ilitsijjutaujunnaqtuq - tautugunnariaq, ammalu qimirrutsiarunnariaq - uvattinnut mikijukuluutilluta suli ilinniaqtitsijjutauvaktutuqauvuq pijjutigillugu ilagijauqataummat maligaqutiuvaktunut ammalu
piusirijauvaktutuqarnut Inuvialunnut nunaliqaqtunut Ikaahungmiunit,
Iqaluktuuttiap qikiqtanganirmiunit ammalu Ualinirmiunit annaumajunnautigijauvakkami. Tamanna iliqqusiq atuqpaktara nunalipaujarmiikkaluaruma, ujjinginaaqtauniannginnama. Nunalipaujarmiutaulluni
Inuk, tuktunik natsirniglu angunasugaksaqtaqanngimmat, kisianili
atuqattaqtakka Inuit ukpirijatuqangat aksururluta pilirijariaqarniq
nirijaksaqatsiarniaruni.
Inuit silarjuarmit asingititut qimirrujjutiqanngittut, attataqsimaniqarutiqaqtugut atausimut - sila. Pijjutiqarmat isumamut - timikkut
qaritarmuunngitturli, kisianili tamaitigut ujjirusunnirmut naukkulimaaq.
Tukiqarmijuq avatimik. Tamanna ilaak nanngarnallariktuq tukigijauninga. Inuk ukpirusunniqarmat silamik kamagijaqatsiaqtuuguvit, taimalittauq mianirijauttiarniarmigami silamut.
James Kuptana
ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᑯᑉᑖᓇ
ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᑯᑉᑖᓇ ᐃᑳᕼᐅᖕᒥᐅᑕᑐᖃᖅ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ
ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂᑦ. ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ
ᐃᓚᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓴᐃᓐᓇᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ
ᐊᔪᙱᑦᓴᕌᖓᒥ. ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ
ᐃᕐᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᖓᓐᓂᑦ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᕆᐊᓐᑎ Trent
ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᓱᒃᖢᓂ Bachelor of
Arts-ᒥᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᒨᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᔭᐃᒥᓯ
ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᓄᑕᕋᓛᖅᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᖃᑎᓂᓗ
ᓕᐳᑎ (ᑕᓕᖅᐱᒃ).
James Kuptana is originally from the Inuvialuit
community of Sachs Harbor. He was raised in Ottawa
and continues to visit his extended family as often
as possible. James is currently working part time
for Inuit Qaujisarvingat: The Inuit Knowledge
Centre and is completing his Bachelor of Arts in
Environmental Studies at Trent University. James is
welcoming his first baby to the world this summer
with his partner Liberty (right).
James Kuptana Ikaahungmiutatuqaq Inuvialuit
Nunangannit. Piruqsalauqtuq Aatuvaamit kisiani ilagijanginnik takusainnarasuqattaqtuq ajunngitsaraangami. James maanna ilainnakkut irqanaijaqtiujuq
Inuit Qaujisarvingannit ammalu ilinniaqtuq Trent
Silattuqsarvigjuarmit pijariirasuk&uni Bachelor of
Arts-mik Avatimuulingajunik Ilinniarnirmik. James
aujaq sivulliqpaamik nutaraataalauqtuq
piqatinilu Liberty (taliqpik).
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ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ • UQAUSILIRINIQ • LANGUAGE
ᕈᓯᑕ ᓯᑑᓐ
ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᓯᐊᕐᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᖓᓂ ᐆᒪᔪᕕᓃᑦ ᐊᒥᖏᑦ
ᓂᕕᖖᒐᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᑐᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᖏᑕ ᐊᕿᓪᓕᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᐱᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐊᓈᓇᒪ ᒥᖅᓱᙳᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒪ ᓴᖖᒋᔫᓂᖓ
ᓯᓚᑐᔫᓂᖓᓗ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᒥᑕᓗ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᓴᐳᔾᔨᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ
ᐊᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᒥᑭᒡᓕᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐊᑖᑕᑦᓯᐊᕋ ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᕋᓗ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᐸᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ
ᑭᑭᐊᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑐᖃᖓᑦᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ
ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒍᓐᓇᐃᑲᓴᒻᒪᕆᓕᖅᑐᒥᒃ. ᐊᓈᓇᑦᓯᐊᕋ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖢᕐᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑭᑭᐊᖕᒥᐅᑎᑐᑦ
Rosetta Stone
I remember the furs lining the walls of Papa’s room, the smell of tanned
caribou skin from mum’s wall hangings, and the strength and wisdom of
my Gran, who stood up for her rights and those of other Inuit and taught
me to never let anyone make you feel less than you are.
Papa and Gran spoke the Rigolet dialect of Inuttitut, which
is now nearing extinction. My Gran worked as an interpreter and
was comfortable speaking both the Rigolet and Nunavik dialects.
I remember thinking each year, “I’ll ask them to teach me next
summer.” Now they are gone and I am left feeling that I’ve missed
out on their immense knowledge.
ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥᐅᑎᑐᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓂᒃ. ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᑕᒫᑦ
ᐊᐱᕆᔪᒪᕙᓚᐅᕋᒃᑭᑦ, “ᐊᐱᕆᓂᐊᓕᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓕᕐᒥᒃᐸᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓗᖓ.” ᐄᓛᓕ ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓇᐃᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐴᒃ
ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒃᑭᒃ ᓱᓕ ᑕᕝᕙ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖃᖅᑕᓕᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥᒃ
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᒍᓯᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖖᒋᓐᓂᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓚᒻᒪᕆᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦᒥᐅᓂ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑐᑎᒃ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᕕᐅᕙᑦᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓚᑰᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ
ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑳᖓᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓵᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦᒥᐅᑦ
ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓪᓚᕆᒃᓯᒪᑲᓴᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒥᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᔾᔨᐅᓇᑎᒃ
ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᑦ, 25%-ᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᒻᒪᑕ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒡᓗ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ,
ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ.
ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᒪᑕ
ᑐᐊᕕᐅᕐᓇᖅᑑᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᒃᓴᖓᑕ,
ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᒃᓴᖓᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒻᒪᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃᑎᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓᑕ
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑉ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑑᕐᖔᓲᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᑎᒍᑦ,
ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
Rosetta Stone
Iqqaumattiaqtakka ataatatsiarma iglurusingani uumajuviniit amingit
nivinngaqtitausimajut, tuktut amingita aqillitiqtausimajut tipinginnik
anaanama miqsunnguaqsimajanginnik, ammalu anaanatsiarma sanngijuuninga silatujuuningalu, pijunnautiqarnirminik asimitalu pijunnautiqarninginnik sapujjigiarunnaqpalaurninganut ammalu ilitsijjutigilauqtugit
taikkua asinnik mikiglitiqtausimatittailigiaqarninnut.
Ataatatsiara anaanatsiaralu uqallakpalauqtuuk Kikiangmiut
Inuktitut uqausituqangattitut, ullumi atuqtauvagunnaikasammariliqtumik. Anaanatsiara tusaajiuvalauqsimammat ammalu i&urrittiaqtuni
uqarunnaqpalaurmat Kikiangmiutitut Nunavingmiutitullu uqausinginik.
Iqqaumajunga ukiutamaat apirijumavalaurakkit, “apirinialiqtakka
aujaulirmikpat ilinniaqtitaujumalunga.” Iilaali inuujunnaiqsimaliqpuuk
apirilaunngitillukkik suli tavva ikpigusuqaqtaliqpunga angijummarimmik
qaujimanirijanginnik tigusisimaqataulilaunnginninnik.
Amisukallammarinnut Inunnut Nunatsiavutmiuni, aullaqtutik
ilinniariarviuvattuviniit Inuktitut tukisiattiarnirnik ilakuuliqtitsisimalilaurmata. Amisut anaanama ukiuqatigijangit Inuit pittiaqtauqattalauqsimanngimmata uqausirminnik atuqtutik uqallakkaangata, ammalu
taimasaangulaurtuq Nunatsiavutmiut asiujillariksimakasalauqtutik
Inuktitut uqausiminnik. Ajjiunatik asinginnit Inuktitut uqausiqaqatigiiktunit, 25%-tuinnangit Inuit Nunatsiavutmiut uqausinganik tukisiammata
uqarunnaqtutiglu, Inuktitut, uqallaqatiqarunnaqtutik.
Nunatsiavut Gavamakkungit ilitaqsisimalirmata tuaviurnaqtuuliqsimaninganut mianirijausimalirniksangata,
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ • UQAUSILIRINIQ • LANGUAGE
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. 6-ᖑᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ
ᐃᓱᒪᓇᓱᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᓗᒋᑦ
ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᕈᓯᑕ ᓯᑑᓐ Rosetta Stone ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
ᑐᑭᓯᐊᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ.
ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑦ 2009-ᒥᑦ, ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓕᒫᓂ
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 2008-ᒥᑦ,
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ
ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒋᑦ ᕈᓯᑕ ᓯᑑᓐ
ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ.
Rosetta Stone ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥ ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒃᓴᖃᕋᓱᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑎᒎᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᐅᓕᖅᐸᒃᑐᕕᓃᑦ -
ᒥᑭᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑎᑭᑦᓱᒍ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ
ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ.
ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖓ
ᑐᑭᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ
ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᑎᓐᓇᒋᑦ. ᑕᐃᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ
ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᓕᕋᒪ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᒃᑯᓚᐅᕐᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓐᓇᓂ. ᓴᖖᒋᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ
ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ.
ᑕᑯᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒻᒪᑕ
ᑯᕌᓃᖓᐃ, ᐹᐹᖓᐃ!
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᕆᐅᒃᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᕼᐊᐃᓕ ᒧᐊᕼᐊᐅᔅ
papatausimalirniksangata ammalu uummariallaktitaujariaqalirningata Inuktitut uqausiup, ammalu Tuurngaasuuk Piusituqalirivviktigut,
aaqqiksuivallialilauqtut nalunaiqtausimallutik Inuktitut uqausirmik uqalimaagaliuqsimaliurnirmik. 6-ngujut ukiunut aaqqiksuiniqalauqtutik,
Rosetta Stone Inuktitut uqausilirinirmut piliriaq saqqitaulilauqsimajuq 2008-mit, sivulliqpaarijaulluni Inuktitut uqausilirijjutinik qaritaujatigut atuqtauvaktuksaliangusimalluni.
Piliriami turaarviksaqarasuarmata ilinniaqtitsisimalirajarnirmut uqausirmik maliglugit ilitsivalliajjutiuliqpaktuviniit - marruinnik uqausinnik
atatitsisimallutik takujaksaliangusimajunut tukiliuqtausimaniqaqtinnagit uvvaluunniit iqqaumajaksaliangusimatinnagit. Tainna ilinniaqtitauvalliajuq
Qallunaatitut uqarunnaqtitauvannani. Sanngijummariulluni takunnaaqtitsinikkut ilinniaqtitsijjutit ikajuqpammata ilinniaqtitaujunik nutaamik uqausirmik aturiuksanirmut isumanasugiaqarninganut, ilinniarutigivallianirilugit tukisiatsiarninga angiglivallialirniarmat.
Taimannganit 2009-mit, Inuktitut uqausiq ilinniarvilimaani Nunatsiavutmi ilinniarutaulilauqtuq maliktugit Rosetta Stone qaritaujatigut ilinniarutaujut. Ilinniaqtut qaritaujatiguuqtunik ilinniarutiksanik atuqtitaugiaqpaktut mikiniqsaujunik ilinniarutiqaqtillugit suli tikitsugu quttingniqsanut
ilinniarutiqaqtunut.
Taanna piliriangujuq pijjutigillugu, quviasuktunga uqarunnalirama ataatattiakkulaurma uqausituqarijanganik Inuktitut ilitsivallialirninnik.
Granny-ai, Pap-ai!
Hayley Moorhouse
For most Labradormiut, residential schools created a generational gap in language
fluency. Many of my mum’s generation were punished for speaking their language,
and it wasn’t too long ago that Labrador was facing the possible complete loss of
Inuttitut. Unlike other dialects of the Inuit language, only a quarter of Inuit can
speak the Nunatsiavut dialect, Inuttitut, well enough to converse.
The Nunatsiavut Government recognized the urgency of protecting, preserving and revitalizing Inuttitut, and through the Torngâsok Cultural Centre,
began developing specialized Inuttitut language materials. After six years of
development, the Rosetta Stone Inuttitut language program was introduced in
2008, the first Inuttitut language software of its kind.
The goal of the program is to teach the language the way it is first learned
– by pairing words to images without translation or memorization. The learner
uses no English at all. The rich visual imagery helps learners think in a new
language, through a step-by-step sequence leading to advanced proficiency.
Since 2009, Inuttitut has been taught in schools throughout Nunatsiavut
using the Rosetta Stone software. Students begin using the software as early as
primary school all the way through high school.
Thanks to this program, I am proud to say that I’ve begun my journey
toward learning the language of my grandparents.
Granny-ai, Papa-ai!
Hayley Moorhouse
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ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ • AANNIAQARNANGITTULIRINIQ • HEALTH
ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᔫᑲᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᓴᙱᓂᖓᓂᒃ
Ancient traditions unite in the power of yoga
Piusituqammariujut katitaujut Yoga-rniup sanngininganik
ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖓ ᓯᐊᕋᐱ ᐴᓐᓯ/ By Sarabeth Burns/ Titiraqtanga Sarabeth Burns
ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᔫᑲᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ
ᒥᙳᐃᖅᓯᕝᕕᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᓱᕋᔭᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᖓ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᕋᓐᑎ Trent ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ.
ᑕᖅᑮᓪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᖖᒋᑦᑐᑦ ᓈᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ
ᑐᐊᕖᓐᓇᖅ ᔫᑲᕆᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖃᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒦᑎᓪᓗᖓ. ᖃᐅᒻᒪᓪᓗ ᖁᖅᑐᕌᒃᑲ
ᒪᐃᖅᑐᐊᓘᓕᖅᐳᒃ ᑐᓄᒐᓗ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓯᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᐅᒻᒪᑦ
ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᖓ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᐅᖅᑰᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ.
ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑕ, ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓇᖁᑎᓕᒫᖏᓂᒃ
ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ.
ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓪᓗᑕ, ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐊᑕᒐᑦᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᒋᔭᕗᑦ
ᐃᒃᐱᒋᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᒋᐊᖃᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑎᑐᑦ. ᐱᑕᖃᐅᕐᒪᑦ
ᔫᑲᒥ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕈᑎᓂ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓕᕈᑎᒋᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᖄᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ. ᑎᒥᕗᑦ
ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᒐᔪᒃᑲᑦᑎᒍ ᔫᑲᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ.
ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᓂᒃ ᔫᑲ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ
ᐅᖓᑖᓄᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑎᒥᐅᑉ.
6-ᖑᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᔫᑲᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᐳᖓ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᓪᓗᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓕᖅᑐᖓ.
ᓴᓇᑦᑕᐃᓕᐅᒐᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ
ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕗᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᑦ, ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᒍᑦ
ᑎᒥᒃᑰᖖᒋᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᖅᑲᐃᔾᔪᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᐱᒋᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᒍᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ
I was first exposed to yoga at
Auyuittuq National Park while hiking
with some students from Trent
University. A few months later, I
tried my first Power Yoga class at
a gym in Ottawa. The next day my
thighs were screaming at me and
my back felt amazing. I had to
do it again.
As Inuit, we learn to
respect nature and all things
in it. As humans, we are part
of nature, and we must listen
to our bodies in a similar way.
There are elements within
yoga that give us the opportunity to do this on and off the
mat. Most often we practise
the physical part of yoga.
But there are other elements of yoga that
go beyond the
physical.
ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᒃ.
many types of yoga is the Sun Salutation.
Uajarusiuvaktut Yoga-rluni maliktaugajunniullutik yoga-rusiuvaktunit siqinirmik isaarluni
iqailisarutiuvaktumik.
Tadasana
A basic series of movements that you’ll find in
Uttanasana
ᔫᑲᕈᓯᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᑦ ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓵᕐᓗᓂ
Urdhva Hastasana
ᐅᐊᔭᕈᓯᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᔫᑲᕐᓗᓂ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᒐᔪᓐᓂᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ
ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ • AANNIAQARNANGITTULIRINIQ • HEALTH
ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕈᓐᓇᐃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ
ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᔪᓕᒫᓄᑦ,
ᐊᔾᔨᐅᕐᓚᒃᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᖓᑎᒍᑦ
ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖅᐸᓐᓂᖅ, ᓲᕐᓗ,
ᑐᑭᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓇᖏᕈᓐᓇᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓄᑦ
ᓇᑦᓰᑦ ᐳᐃᕝᕕᖏᓂ, ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᕙᒻᒪᒍ
ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖁᓄᐃᓕᖅᓵᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᑕ
ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᖁᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ.
ᐃᖃᐃᓕᓴᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᔫᑲ ᑐᖖᒐᕝᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ
ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᑭᕗᑦ
ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒻᒪᑕ. ᐅᔾᔭᔨ-ᒥᒃ Ujjayi
ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖅᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᖅᐸᓗᒃᑎᑐᑦ
ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᓂᓕᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖅᑯᔮᕐᒥᑦ
ᐊᓂᖅᓵᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᓴᐅᓂᖓ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ
I have been practising yoga for six years now and teaching for a
year. During Monday classes at Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa, we
start off with the non physical elements, which remind us of ways
that we can respect ourselves and others even when we’re finished
with our mats. These elements can be applied to everything else
in our lives, which is similar to the respect that we learn in Inuit
culture. Hunting, for example, can mean standing still over a seal
hole on the ice for hours at a time, teaching the hunter patience
and resilience.
The basis of yoga is breath. It is what gives our muscles
energy to move. The ujjayi breath sounds like the ocean, and
it comes from the same part of your throat as “ri, ru, ra”
in Inuktitut.
Sarabeth Burns
“ᕆ, ᕈ, ᕋ” ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ.
ᓯᐊᕋᐱ ᐴᓐᓯ
Inutuinnaulluta, nunamut atagatta, taimalu timigijavut
ikpigitsiarasugiaqarattigu taimannatitut. Pitaqaurmat yogamit iqailisarutini attualirutigijunnaqtattinnik iqailisarviup
qaangani ammalu silataani. Timivut aturniqsaugajukkattigu
yoga-mik iqailisarniqaqtilluta. Kisianilittauq asinginik yoga
ilaqarmijuq ungataanuaqtitsisimajunik timiup.
6-nguliqtunik ukiunik yoga-qattaqtiusimaliqpunga
ammalu ukiulluamik atausirmik ilinniaqtitsijiuliqtunga.
Sanattailiuganiktillugu ilinniaqtitsinirni Nunavut Sivuniksavutkunni
Ottawa-mit, pigiarutiqaqpaktugut timikkuunngittuq ilauqataujunik,
iqqaijjutigivaktattinnik qanuq uvattinnik asittinniglu upigitsiarasugunnarmangaatta iqailisarunnairaluaqtilluta. Tamakkua ilauqataujut
atuliqtitausimajunnarmata inuusittinnut attuajulimaanut, ajjiurlaktuulluni tamanna Inuit piusituqangatigut upigusutsiariaqarnirniujunut.
Angunasugiaqpanniq, suurlu, tukiqarunnarmat nangirunnariamik ikarranut amisummariujunut natsiit puivvingini, angunasuktiup ilitsijjutigivammagu tamanna qunuiliqsaarunnarnirmut ammalu inuusingata
asijjiriaqunnarninganut.
Iqailisarutiuvaktuq yoga tunngavviqaqtitaummat aniqsaaqturnirmut. Taimanna nukivut aulajjagunnarniqaqtitauvammata.
Ujjayi taijaulluni aniqsaaqturniq tariuqpaluktitut tusaqsaunilik, ammalu
tuqqujaarmit aniqsaaqattarniulluni tusaqsauninga imanna
“ri, ru, ra” Inuktitut.
Sarabeth Burns
Iqailisarutimik yoga-mik qaujigiulauqsimajunga Auyuittuq
Minnguiqsivvinganit pisurajagiaqsimaqataullunga ilinniaqtunik
Trent Silattuqsarvigjuarmit. Taqqiillu
amisuuluanngittut naasimaliqtillugit, sivullirmik aksuluk
yoga-riuqsanirmik uukturaqataulilauqtunga pinnguarvimmi
Ottawa-miitillunga. Qaummallu
quqturaakka maiqtualuuliqpuk
tunugalu i&uaqsittiaqtuniummat
taimannailiukkannirlunga
kisianiuqquujililaurtuq.
Inuulluta, nunamik ammalu
sunaqutilimaanginik nunaup upigusunnirmik ilinniaqtitausimagatta.
Ardha Uttanasana
Chaturanga Dandasana
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana
Adha Mukha Svanasana
Tadasana
ᓯᐊᕋᐸᑦ ᐴᓐᓯ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᐊᕙᓐ ᖃᒪᓂᖅ-ᒪᐃᓴᓐᒥᒃ
(ᓴᐅᒥᒃ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᓯᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᕿᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓵᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ
(ᐊᑖᓂᑦ).
Sarabeth Burns supports Kevin Qamaniq-Mason (left)
and demonstrates the Sun Salutation (below).
Sarabeth Burns ikajuqtuq Kevin Qamaniq-Mason
(saumik) ammalu takutitsitilluni siqinirmik
isaarnirmik (ataanit).
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ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᖢᓄᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᖃᖅᖢᓄᒡᓗ
ᐊᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ!
ᒪᐃ 2011-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᕐᓇᖃᑎᒌᒃ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᕙᓕᐅᕆᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓕᓴ ᕙᓕᐅᕆᑎ-ᓯᐸᓐᓯ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ
ᐅᓪᓗᕐᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᓐᓂᐊᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ ᐱᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖓᑦ.
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᒪᕐᕈᑐᐊᒃ ᐅᓪᓘᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓪᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
ᓯᐅᕕᔭ ᒍᕆᓂᐅ ᑕᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖃᑕᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐅᓐᓄᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᒻᒪᕆᒐᔭᓚᐅᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ.
ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒡᓗᐊᓕᐅᕈᑎᒥᒃ
ᐊᕐᓇᖃᑏᒃᑲ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᑐᕆᔭ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓈᓇᒃᓴᕋ ᓗᐃᔅ.
ᐳᑐᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒡᓗᐊᖅ, ᓯᕿᓐᓂᓐᓇᔮᖅᖢᑕ
ᓯᓚᕐᕿᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ! ᓯᓚ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂᓗ.
ᐊᐅᓚᓴᐅᔭᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᓄᕐᖃᓚᐅᑲᒃᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᖢᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪ
ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑐᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᐊᒡᓗᐊᓕᐅᕆᐊᑲᐅᑎᒋᓪᓗᑕ.
ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 5-ᒨᖅᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᐋᓐᑐᕆᔭ, ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᕙᖓᓗ
ᐊᐅᓚᔪᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒡᓗᐊᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ, ᐋᓐᑐᕆᔭ, ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ
ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᑕ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᓕᕋᑦᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ
ᐅᕙᖓᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᒃᖢᑕ ᐊᒡᓗᐊᓕᐅᕋᓱᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ
ᑐᑭᓯᐊᒋᐊᖃᖅᑕᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒋᓕᓚᐅᕋᑦᑎᒍ.
ᐳᑐᒐᓱᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓯᓕᒃᑐᐊᓘᒐᒥ ᓯᑯ ᑐᐃᑦᑐᓐᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑭᕐᖂᔨᓪᓗᓂ
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᐋᓐᑐᕆᔭᓗ ᐅᕙᖓᓗ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᕈᒪᓚᐅᕋᓐᓄᒃ
ᐊᒡᓗᐊᓕᐅᕋᓱᒃᑕᕗᑦ – ᐃᒻᒪᙱᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᓱᓕ. ᐳᑐᔭᕌᖓᒥ
ᕚᓕᐹᖅᑐᕐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᓕᖅᖢᑕ
ᓱᑲᑦᑐᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒻᒪᑲᐅᑎᒋᓕᖅᐸᖕᒪᑦ, ᐳᑐᓚᐅᕐᓂᕈᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ. ᐊᓕᓴ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᓕᖅᖢᓂ. ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᒃᑎᓕᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ
ᑕᓕᕋ ᑭᓂᑦᑐᒃᓴᐅᒐᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ. ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓᕈᓘᔭᖅ
ᐋᑐᕚ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᓂᒃᑲᒥ. ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ
ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᒃᑐᖓ. ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᑲ ᑭᓂᒐᔭᓚᐅᕐᓂᕈᑎᒃ, ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᕗᑦ
ᑐᒡᓕᕆᓕᓵᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᕆᐊᒥᒃ.
ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖅ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓗ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓂ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑏᒃ (ᐃᖅᑐᐊᖅᑐᕋᐅᔭᑦ) ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᖕᒥᓲᑦ (ᓇᐅᒃᑯᕈᓘᔭᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᑦᓯᐊᖏᓐᓂᖅᓴᑦ).
ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᓂᖅᓴᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑐᖅ (ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᙱᓂᖅᓴᖅ) ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᔪᖅ ᐃᓂᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓕᓴᐅᑉ, ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᖓ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᕝᕕᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ.
A map of Iqaluit and surrounding region shows the areas searched by skidoos (rectangles) and airplanes (sqiggly lines). The line reaching far into the left corner
(away from town) is the route taken by Qiatsuk and Alyssa, ending at the spot where they were found.
Iqaluit nunannguaq qanigijangalu takunnaqtuq nani qamutaujakkut qiniqtaulaurmangaatiik (iqtuaqturaujat) amma tingmisuut (naukkuruluujaq tukimuatsianginniqsat).
Saumingmut turaaqniqsaq tukimuaktuq (Iqalungnut turaannginiqsaq) nalunairijuq inigilauqtangit Qiatsuk amma Alyssa-up, isulivvinga nanijauvvigilauqtangat.
ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔩᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑕᖏᑦ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᕙᓕᐅᕆᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓕᓴ ᕙᓕᐅᕆᑎ-ᓯᐸᓐᓯ All photos courtesy of Qiatsuk Flaherty and Alyssa Flaherty-Spence Tamainnik ajjiit atuinnautitangit Qiatsuk Flaherty ammalu Alyssa Flaherty-Spence
ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒥᑦ • QANITTUMIT • UP CLOSE
With Hope and Faith
We Survived!
In May 2011, cousins Qiatsuk Flaherty and Alyssa Flaherty-Spence were lost in a blizzard outside
Iqaluit for three days and two nights. This is their story.
Alyssa: I had been in Iqaluit for
only a couple of days when I went
fishing at Sylvia Grinnell Lake with
my cousins Qiatsuk and Andrea and
my aunt Louise. It was such a nice
day! The weather was perfect.
We arrived at the fishing area
and started to pick at the ice with
sharp tools. We didn’t have a drill, so
Andrea, Qiatsuk and I worked on a
hole together. It took us a long time to get the hole shoulder-deep –
and we still didn’t hit water. The water comes up so fast, that if we
had completed the hole, my arm would have been wet. I think about
little things like this sometimes. If my clothes had been wet, things
could have been much worse later that night.
We borrowed an auger, completed our holes, lay in the sun,
and fished. We took a break to eat, and then, at about 5 pm, Andrea,
Qiatsuk and I started to pack up to leave. Now, you have to understand this part, because this is how we got lost.
Qiatsuk: Andrea and I wanted to see a volleyball game that
evening, so we decided to head back to town a little early. Alyssa
joined us. She had moved to Iqaluit that week after graduating from
the University of Ottawa. It was only her second time out skidooing
in the Arctic.
Andrea told us that she was going to use the washroom. While
she did that, Alyssa and I went to a neighbouring fishing spot to
return a few things we had borrowed.
Niriungniqaq&unuk Ukpirniqaq&unuglu
Annalauqtuguk!
Mai 2011-mit, arnaqatigiik Qiatsuk Flaherty ammalu Alyssa Flaherty-Spence pingasunik ullurnit
Alyssa: Marrutuak ulluurnik
Iqallungnut tikisimalilauqtunga Sylvia
Grinnell tasirmut iqalliaqatauliqtillunga ilagillugit arnaqatiikka Qiatsuk
amma Andrea amma anaanaksara
Louise. Silaqqiqtummarialuulauqtuq!
Sila kajjaarnammarik&unilu.
Iqalliarvittinnut tikituaratta
aglualiuriakautigilluta. Aulajurmik
aglualiurutiqannginnatta, Andrea,
Qiatsuk amma uvangalu ikajuqtigiik&uta aglualiurasulilauqtugut.
Akunialuk putugasulauqtavut siliktualuugami siku tuittunnulluunniit tikiqquujilluni aglualiurasuktavut – immanngitainnaq&uni suli.
Putujaraangami sukatturmik immakautigiliqpangmat, putulaurnirukkut nalunanngittuq talira kinittuksaugajaulaurmat. Ilaannikkut
tamakkuningaruluujaq isumagijaqaqpaktunga. Annuraakka
kinigajalaurnirutik, aturnirilauqtuvut unnugililauqtanganik
ajjiungimmarigajalauqtuksaujut.
Atuqtuarunnaqsigatta aulajurmik aglualiurutimik putugunnaqsilitainnalauqtuq agluaq, siqinninnajaaq&uta aulasaujalilauqtugut. Nurqalaukaktilluta nirilauq&uta, amma immaqaa 5-muuqtilluni
unnuksakkut, Andrea, Qiatsuk amma uvangalu parnakpallialiq&uta
ingirrasigiarnialiratta. Taimali tamanna tukisiagiaqaqtat
asiuvalliajjutigililaurattigu.
Qiatsuk: Andrea-lu uvangalu unnunganit takujaqturumalaurannuk vaalipaaqturnik, taimaak isumaliulilauqtuguk
utiqpalliajumaliq&uta Iqalungnut. Alyssa ilaujumaliq&uni. Iqalungnut
nuktilisaalauqtuq Aatuvaa Silattuqsarvigjuarmit ilinniaganikkami.
Ukiuqtaqturmit tamanna tuglirilisaalauqtanga qamutaujakkuuriamik.
Andrea uvattinnut uqaq&uni quijaqturiaqaramiguuq.
Quijaqtuqsimatilluni, Alyssalu uvangalu asinginnut iqalliaqtunut atuqtualauqtattinnik utiqtitsijaqtuliq&unuk. Qamutaujaq ingirraliqtillugu
marruuk unniakkullu asiusimalauqtuuk piqtumi Iqaluit silataanit. Taanna unikkaangat.
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ᐋᓐᑐᕆᔭ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᐃᔭᖅᑐᕆᐊᖃᕋᒥᒎᖅ.
ᖁᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᓕᓴᓗ ᐅᕙᖓᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ
ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᓯᔭᖅᑐᓕᖅᖢᓄᒃ. ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖅ
We started the skidoo to meet up with Andrea, but we thought
we saw her driving past so we changed directions and drove quickly
to catch up with her.
Alyssa: It was spring in the Arctic, beautiful and peaceful. For
the first hour or so we weren’t worried, at least, I wasn’t. I thought
that town was just around the corner. I remember the sun starting to
dim around 6:30-ish and it just being such a wondrous evening.
How can such a beautiful day hit rock bottom within a couple
of hours? Beauty turned to beast, fun turned to fear, and heaven
turned to hell. I can still feel the thoughts sinking in. We didn’t say
a word. We were scared out of our wits.
Qiatsuk: Several hours passed before we realized Andrea wasn‘t
in front of us … and we had no idea where we were. It was just after
8 pm and it was getting dark. I stopped the skidoo realizing it was
just me, Alyssa, and a flat lake I’d never seen before. I panicked. All
I could hear was Alyssa’s breath and the wind.
I told Aly that I didn’t recognize the area. I started to say
everything that came into my mind: “I don’t know where we are …
I don’t recognize this place … I’m scared … Oh my God … We’re
lost.” I remember hearing Aly saying, “No, please don’t say that.
I want to go home.”
Alyssa: We decided to turn around and head back to the
fishing area. Two minutes into that plan, Qiatsuk stopped and said
she had a bad feeling.
ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᓐᑐᕆᔭᒧᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᕋᓐᓄᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᑯᕐᖂᔨᒐᑦᑎᒍ
ᖄᖏᕈᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᖅᖠᖅ ᓴᖑᓪᓗᓄᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᓱᑲᒐᓱᒃᖢᑕ
ᐊᙳᑎᔪᒪᒐᑦᑎᒍ.
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᐱᙵᒃᓵ ᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ,
ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᓴᐃᒪᓇᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂᓗ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᖅ ᖄᖏᕐᒪᑦ
ᐃᓱᒫᓗᓗᐊᙱᓚᐅᕐᖄᖅᖢᑕ, ᐃᓛᒃ ᐅᕙᖓᓕ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᙱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ.
ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ ᖃᓂᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓱᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔪᖓ ᑕᒫᓂ
ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 6:30 ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᑕᓕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ
ᐊᑲᐅᓱᒋᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐅᓄᒃᓴᑦᓯᐊᕙᐅᓪᓗᓂ.
ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᒍᓐᓇᐃᒻᒪᕆᒍᓐᓇᖅᐸ
ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕌᒃ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ? ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᐅᒍᓐᓇᐃᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ,
ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ, ᓲᓪᓗ ᕿᓚᒃ
ᑲᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᕐᕕᙳᑳᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ. ᑐᑭᓯᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕋ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕋ ᓱᓕ.
ᓂᓪᓕᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᒍᒃ. ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ.
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᐅᓄᖅᑐᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ ᖄᖏᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᔾᔨᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐋᓐᑐᕆᔭ
ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ... ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᒻᒪᕆᓕᖅᖢᑕ. ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ 8
ᖄᖏᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᖅᓯᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᓂᓗ. ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖅ ᓄᕐᖃᖅᖢᒃᑯ
ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓕᕋᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓕᓴᓗ ᐃᓄᑑᔪᒍᒃ, ᑕᓯᕐᒦᑦᑐᒍᒃ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑕᓐᓂᒃ.
ᖁᐊᖅᓵᒻᒪᕆᓕᖅᑐᖓ. ᑐᓵᔭᑐᐊᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᓕᓴᐅᑉ ᐊᓂᖅᑎᕆᓂᖓ
ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓄᕆ.
ᐊᓕᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᖅᑐᖓ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᙱᓐᓇᒃᑯ ᓇᔪᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓄᓇ.
ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓕᒫᒃᑲ ᐅᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᒃᑭᑦ: “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᓇᓃᒻᒪᖔᑦᑖ
... ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᙱᑦᑕᕋ ... ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓱᒃᑐᖓ ... ᐊᔭᐃ ... ᐊᓯᐅᔪᒍᒃ.”
ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔭᕋ ᐊᓕᓴ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, “ᐋᒃᑲ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᙱᓵᕆᑦ.
Andrea-mut utirnialirannuk, kisiani takuqquujigattigu qaangirugillugu asianuq&iq sangullunuk ingirraliqtuguk sukagasuk&uta
anngutijumagattigu.
Alyssa: Ukiuqtaqturmit upinngaksaangulauqtuq,
kajjaarnaq&uni saimanaqtuullunilu. Atausiq ikarraq qaangirmat
isumaaluluanngilauqqaaq&uta, ilaak uvangali isumaalunngilauqtunga. Iqalungnut qaninniqsausugililauqtunga. Aulajijunga tamaani
immaqaa 6:30 unnuksakkut siqiniq talippallialiqtillugu akausugimmarilauqtara unuksatsiavaulluni.
Qanuimmat kajjaarnaqtualuk ulluq akaugunnaimmarigunnaqpa
marruuk ikarraak iluanit? Kajjaarnaqtuq piugunnaimmarik&uni, quvianarniq kappianaqsilluni, suullu qilak kapianaqturvinngukaallak&uni.
Tukisiliqpallianira ikpigiqattaqtara suli. Nillilaunngittuguk.
Kappiasummarilauqtuguk.
Qiatsuk: Unuqtuk ikarrat qaangirmata ujjililauqtuguk Andrea
sivunittinniinngimmat ... Asiusimatsiammariliq&uta. Unnuksakkut
8 qaangisaalauqtuq taaqsiliqpalliallunilu. Qamutaujaq nuqqaq&ukku
ujjirilirakkut Alyssa-lu inutuujuguk, tasirmiittuguk takulauqsimanngittannik. Quaqsaammariliqtunga. Tusaajatuarililauqtakka Alyssa-up
aniqtirininga amma anuri.
Alyssa-mut uqaliqtunga ilitarinnginnakku najuqtavut nuna.
Isumagijalimaakka uqaqpallialiq&ukkit: “Qaujimanngittunga naniimmangaattaa ... Tamanna nuna ilitarinngittara ... Kappiasuktunga
ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᔪᒪᔪᖓ.”
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᐅᑎᖔᕈᒪ ᓕᖅᖢᑕ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.
ᑭᓯᐊᓂ 2 ᒥᓂᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᓄᕐᖃᖅᖢᓂ
ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᓯᐊᖏᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ. ᓴᖑᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ ᐅᑎᒧᑦ
ᑐᕌᕐᕕᒋᕐᖄᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓕᕐᒥᖢᓄᒃ. 2 ᒥᓂᑦ ᖄᖏᕐᒥᒐᒥᒃ
ᓄᕐᖃᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑎᕈᒪᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ
ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.
ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐅᑎᒧᑦ ᓴᖑᓂᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᒃ.
ᐃᓱᒪᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᕆᓕᕐᒥᔭᕗᒃ
ᓇᓗᒋᔪᓐᓇᐃᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ
ᐃᓱᒪᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᒎᑎᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᕐᖂᔨᓪᓗᓄᒃ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ
ᐅᑎᕋᓱᒍᑎᒋᓗᒍ.
ᐅᓐᓄᒋᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᓕᖅᑐᖅ.
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᐱᓱᑯᑖᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᓇᖅᓴᒃᑯᑦ, ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᓯᒃᑯᑦ.
ᐱᖅᓯᓕᐅᑎᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ. ᐊᐳᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᖢᓄᒃ ᓴᒡᒐᖅᖢᓄᒃ
ᐅᔭᕋᐅᑉ ᓵᖓᓂ ᓴᓂᓕᕇᒃᖢᓄᒃ ᓇᓪᓚᖓᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ 13 ᐃᑲᕐᕋᕐᓂᒃ.
ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᐅᓯᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᑦᑐᐊᓘᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ
ᐅᐊᒐᓱᒃᑳᖓᓐᓄᒃ ᐊᐳᒻᒧᑦ ᓂᐱᙵᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ.
13 ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ, ᐅᓄᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ
ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ, ᖃᓄᕐᓕ
ᐃᓅᔪᖕᓇᐃᕐᓂᕈᒪ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑑᓚᐅᕐᖄᕐᓗᖓ? ᒎᑎᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᖕᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᓐᓂᒃ,
ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᖁᓪᓗᖓᓗ. ᖃᑯᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᓕᓴᓗ ᐅᕙᒍᒃ
ᐃᑯᓯᒻᒥᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐆᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᓐᓄᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓄᒃ.
We turned around again and continued in our original direction.
Two minutes later, we stopped another time. Finally, we
decided to head back to the fishing area.
This was our last turn around. We needed some security and I
felt that our decision would take us home. I wanted my parents and
Qiatsuk wanted Grandma. So this was it. We were going to use this
last push from God to get us back to the fishing area.
Around mid-evening, our skidoo stopped.
Qiatsuk: We walked through valleys, tundra and flat lakes.
Then the blizzard hit. We dug a snow shelter behind a rock and lay
next to each other for 13 hours. Our clothing was wet and heavy,
and sometimes when we tried moving we stuck to the snow.
During those 13 hours, I thought of so many things. I thought,
What if I die after going through so much? I prayed to God to forgive
me for whatever I had done, and to send me home. Here and there,
Aly and I nudged each other to make sure the other was still alive.
After the blizzard, we were able to start walking, but it was
so hard. We felt like puppets falling down on the ground every few
seconds. Our bodies were so tired.
The wind picked up again and we found a different rock and
dug out more snow with our sore legs. We laid there for a few hours
before starting to walk again. When it got too dark, we went behind
another rock.
Alyssa: We had no idea which direction to go because the
ᐹᓪᓚᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᖢᓄᒃ. ᑎᒥᕗᑦ ᑕᖃᒻᒪᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ.
ᐊᓄᕆᑦᑐᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᒥᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᒐᓐᓄᒃ ᓴᒡᒐᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ
ᐊᐳᑎᒥᒃ ᓂᐅᙳᒻᒪᕆᓕᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᓄᒃ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᓇᓪᓚᖓᓚᐅᕐᖄᖅᖢᓄᒃ
ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ ᖃᑉᓯᑦ ᖄᖏᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ. ᑖᖅᓯᓗᐊᕐᒪᑦ, ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᑉ
ᓵᖓᓄᐊᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ.
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᓇᐅᒃᑰᕐᒪᖔᓐᓅᒃ ᐱᖅᑐᒧᑦ
ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᑦ ᐃᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᐱᔭᐅᓐᓂᕐᒪᑕ ᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ. ᖃᐃᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ
ᐱᓱᑯᑖᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᑐᓵᕐᖂᔨᒐᓐᓄᒃ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ
ᓱᓕ ᓇᓗᔪᖓ ᑐᓵᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᕗᒃ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᐅᒻᒪᖔᑖ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ
ᑲᔪᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᒃ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᒎᑎᒥᙶᖅᑐᕕᓂᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ.
ᑲᔪᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᑖᖅᓯᓕᖅᓯᐊᕆᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᔭᕋᐅᑉ ᓵᖓᓂᑦ
ᑕᖃᐅᖅᓯᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ. ᑎᒍᒻᒥᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᑕᐃᖕᓇ
ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖓ ᐊᐅᓚᔨᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑕᕋ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᒋᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
ᐊᔪᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᒫ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᒪᙱᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔪᖓ 5 ᒥᓂᑦᓂᒃ ᓯᓂᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᑐᐹᖅᑕᐅᒐᒪ
ᐊᕿᒡᒋᕐᒧᑦ. ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᑭᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᕋᓱᒃᑐᖅ, ᑎᖕᒥᓕᖅᑐᖅ.
ᕿᓂᕋᓗᐊᕋᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᑕᖃᙱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ – ᑕᒡᕙᑐᐊᖅ ᓄᓇ,
ᐊᓄᕆᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓕᓴ. ᐃᑯᓯᒻᒥᓪᓗᒃᑯ ᐅᐊᔾᔭᒃᖢᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᒻᒪᖓ
ᑕᐃᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᓱᓕ.
ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᓄᕌᒃᖠᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐱᓱᓕᕆᓪᓗᓄᒃ.
ᓯᕿᓂᖅ ᒪᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ. ᐊᓕᓴ
ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐱᓱᒋᐊᖃᓕᕋᓐᓄᒃ. ᕿᓄᓚᐅᕐᖄᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ
ᒪᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐱᓱᓕᕐᒥᒐᓐᓄᒃ ᓯᓚ ᐊᑲᐅᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ. ᓯᕿᓂᖅ
... Ajai ... Asiujuguk.” Aulajijara Alyssa uqaqtuq, “Aakka, taimailiunngisaarit. Angirraujumajunga.”
Alyssa: Utingaarumaliq&uta iqalliarvigilauqtattinnut.
Kisiani 2 minit utiqpallialirnittinnik, Qiatsuk nuqqaq&uni uqaqtuq
ikpigusutsianginniraq&uni. Sangulirillunuk utimut turaarvigirqaalauqtattinnut kajusilirmi&unuk. 2 minit qaangirmigamik nurqalirillunuk.
Kisiani kingullirmit utirumalirillunuk iqalliarvigilauqtattinnut.
Taanna kingulliqpaamik utimut sangunirililauqtavuk.
Isumatsiarasummarilauqtuguk amma taanna isumaliarilirmijavuk
nalugijunnailauqtara angirramut turaarniqsaulirmat. Tamanna
isumatsiarasungniq guutimut ikajuqtaurquujillunuk iqalliarvittinnut
utirasugutigilugu.
Unnugialiqtillugu, qamutaujaqput nurqaliqtuq.
Qiatsuk: Pisukutaaliqtuguk naqsakkut, nunainnakkut amma
tasikkut. Piqsiliutilirillunuk. Apummit iniksaliuq&unuk saggaq&unuk
ujaraup saangani saniliriik&unuk nallangalilauqtuguk 13 ikarrarnik.
Annuraaqput qausiq&utiglu uqumaittualuulilauqtut, amma ilaannikkut uagasukkaangannuk apummut nipinngaqattalauqtuguk.
13 ikarrat iluanit, unuqtualungnik isumaksaqsiurutiqalauqtunga. Isumalauqtunga, qanurli inuujungnairniruma
aksururnaqtuulaurqaarlunga?
Guutimut tuksialauqtunga isumagijungnaiqtaujumallunga
qanuiliurniriqattalauqsimajannik, angirrautiqullungalu.
ᐱᖅᓯᐊᓂᒃᑲᒥ, ᐱᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ
ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓅᔭᙳᖑᕐᖂᔨᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ
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ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ, ᐊᐅᒃᓯᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᒃᑯ. ᐊᐳᑎ ᕿᓪᓕᐅᔭᖅᖢᓂ,
ᐊᐅᒃᓴᕙᓪᓕᐊᕋᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ, ᓇᓂᔭᐅᒐᓗᐊᕈᓐᓄᒃ
ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᓗᐊᕈᓐᓄᒃ, ᒪᐃᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᕿᓂᖅ
ᒪᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒥᖕᒪᑦ. ᑕᑯᔪᖕᓇᖅᓯᒻᒪᕆᔪᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᒍᓐᓇᖅᓗᓄᒡᓗ.
ᑕᖁᐊᖃᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᒐᒃᓴᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓚᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᑕ:
blizzard had cleared the skidoo tracks we had been following. We
walked up mountains and beyond mountains, thinking we heard
skidoos. To this day I don’t know if what we heard was the sound of
skidoos, but this kept us motivated. Maybe it was God, I don’t know.
We continued until it started getting very dark, and then
decided to rest behind a big rock. We grabbed on to each other. That
night was a blur for me and I started to doubt myself and my ability
to stay alive. I couldn’t do another night like this.
Qiatsuk: I remember sleeping for five minutes and being
woken by the sound of a ptarmigan. I felt as if it told me something, then flew away. I looked for it but I couldn‘t see anything
– just land, wind, and Alyssa. I nudged her and she moved to assure
me that she was there.
Hours passed, the wind died down and we started to walk
again. The sun was coming up and I had a good feeling. I told Aly
that we had to start walking. She whined about it but went with
me anyway.
We started walking and the weather improved. I was able to
feel the sun, and it warmed me up. The snow was shining, slowly
melting off the ground. I thought to myself, whether we’re found
or remain lost, at least the sun is coming out. We can see and
feel again.
I had packed some food and supplies before we left: two
plums, an Oh Henry bar, a thermos of hot water, a few tea bags,
ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑑᒃ plum, Oh Henry ᑯᑯᒃ, ᓂᒡᓗᓱᐃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᒃ
ᐆᓇᖅᑐᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᑏᒃᓴᑦ, ᓱᒡᒐ, ᐊᓘᑎ, ᓯᒐᓛᑦ, ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓰᕐᓇᖅᑑᒃ orange,
ᐊᒡᒑᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖂᑎᒃᓴᖅ.
ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐅᓪᓘᒃ
ᐃᓗᐊᓂᑦ. ᐃᕐᖃᐅᒪᕙᒃᑕᕋ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐃᖕᓇ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᐊᓘᓂᖓ plum
ᐊᒥᕐᖄᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑐᕗᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᖕᓇ ᓂᒡᓕᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᕿᕿᔪᖅ
ᒪᒪᖅᑐᐊᓘᓪᓗᓂᓗ Oh Henry ᑯᑯᒃ. ᒪᒪᕐᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ
ᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᓕᒫᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᐳᒻᒥᒃ ᐅᖁᒻᒥᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ
ᐸᓂᓗᐊᕈᒪᙱᓐᓇᓐᓄᒃ.
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᖃᐅᔨᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐊᐳᒻᒥᒃ
ᐅᖁᒻᒥᖅᓯᒋᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖏᓐᓇᑦᑕ.
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓘᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᔪᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓄᒃ, ᐅᕐᕈᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓄᒃ,
ᕿᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓄᒃ, ᐃᒡᒐᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓄᒃ, ᕿᓄᕙᒃᖢᓄᒃ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᖅᐸᒃᖢᓄᒃ,
ᑕᓯᐅᖅᐸᒃᖢᓄᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᓯᕿᓂᖅ
ᑕᓕᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂ. ᐱᓱᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᓴᙱᓂᖅᑖᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ.
ᐊᓕᓴ ᑕᖃᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐅᕐᕈᒐᔪᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᓂ
ᕿᓄᑲᑕᐅᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᑕᖃᒋᕙᓪᓕᐊᒻᒪᕆᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ.
ᐅᑎᖅᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᓕᓴ ᐅᕐᕈᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᖢᒃᑯᑦ
ᒪᑭᑎᒐᓱᒃᖢᒍ. ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔪᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᑐᐊᕕᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᓄᒃ
ᐱᓱᒃᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᓄᒡᓗ.
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᐃᓱᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᕿᓂᖅᑕᐅᓐᓂᕈᓐᓄᒃ,
ᓇᓂᓯᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓛᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃᑯᓐᓄᒃ ᒪᓂᖕᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ
ᓯᕗᓂᓐᓃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂᖓ
ᒪᑭᓐᓇᓱᓕᕌᖓᒪ ᐅᕐᕈᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᓕᕋᒪ. ᒪᑭᑕᒍᓐᓇᐃᓕᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
Qakutikkut, Alyssa-lu uvaguk ikusimmiqattautiqattalauqtuguk
uumagaluarmangaannuk qaujisaqattaq&unuk.
Piqsianikkami, pisugunnaqsililauqtuguk, kisiani ajurnaqtualuulauqtuq. Suurlu inuujanngungurquujiliqtuguk
paallakatainnaqpak&unuk. Timivut taqammarililauqtut.
Anuritturmingmat asianik ujarangmik nanisigannuk saggalirillunuk aputimik niunngummariliraluaq&unuk. Taikani
nallangalaurqaaq&unuk ikarrat qapsit qaangirmata pisulirillunuk.
Taaqsiluarmat, ujarakkanniup saanganualirillunuk.
Alyssa: Qaujimanngitsialauqtuguk naukkuurmangaannuuk
piqtumut qamutaujat iningit apijaunnirmata malilauraluaqtavut. Qaiqtukkut pisukutaammarilauqtuguk, suurlu qamutaujarnik
tusaarquujigannuk. Ullumimut suli nalujunga tusaaqattalauqtuvuk
qamutaujaummangaataa, Kisiani tamanna kajusijjutigitsialauqtavuk.
Immaqaa Guutiminngaaqtuviniq, qaujimanngittunga.
Kajusilauqtuguk taaqsiliqsiarillugu, ujaraup saanganit taqauqsilirillunuk. Tigummiqatigiilauqtuguk. Taingna unnuanga aulajitsiangittara uvannik nalugimmarilauqtunga ajunngikkaluarmangaarmaa. Taimaak unnuakkanniq kajusimanngililauqtunga.
Qiatsuk: Aulajijunga 5 minitnik siniliqtillunga tupaaqtaugama
aqiggirmut. Suurlu uvannut qanukiaq uqarasuktuq, tingmiliqtuq.
Qiniraluarakkut kisiani sutaqanngilauqtuq – tagvatuaq nuna, anurilu,
amma Alyssa.
Ikusimmillukku uajjak&uni qaujimatimmanga taimangmat suli.
ᓇᓪᓚᖓᒍᒪᓯᓐᓚᓕᖅᖢᖓ.
ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐃᓕᒍᑎᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᓅᓯᖅ ᖃᐃᕙᒻᒪᑦ
ᐃᓱᓕᑉᐸᒃᖢᓂᓗ. ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᕋᓂᒃ.
ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᓴᙲᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐅᓐᓄᐊᖓᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ
ᐃᓅᔪᖕᓇᐃᓛᓕᕋᒪ. ᐅᔾᔨᕆᑦᓯᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᒎᑎᒧᑦ ᐊᐃᔭᐅᕝᕕᒃᓴᕋ
ᓇᓪᓕᕐᒪᑦ.
ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᐅᕐᖃᒥᙱᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ ᐃᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ, “ᓯᑎᑑᖅ!”
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᐃᑲᕐᕋᑦ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᖄᖏᕐᒪᑕ
ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᕈᖕᓇᐃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᐳᐃᒍᖅᖢᓄᒃ ᓯᕿᓂᐅᑉ
ᖃᐅᒪᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᑦᑖ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ
ᐊᖏᕐᕋᔾᔮᖏᓐᓇᓐᓄᒃ.
ᑕᒡᕙᑲᐅᑎᒋ, ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ. ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖏᑦᑕᕗᑦ
ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᓂᖅᐸᓗᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᕆᐊᓛᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᖕᓇ
ᐃᒃᐱᒋᑦᓯᐊᕈᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᒃ ᐅᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑐᖅ. ᖁᖏᓯᓂᕋ
ᑕᖃᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᖕᒪᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓂᐅᒃᑲᓗ ᑕᖃᔪᐊᓘᒃ
ᑳᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᖓᓗ.
ᓯᕗᓂᓐᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᐊᓗᒃ, ᑕᑯᔭᕋ. ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖅ ᑕᐃᖕᓇ
ᑐᓵᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ! ᖁᕕᐊᑦᓴᑦᓯᐊᖅᖢᖓ ᐃᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃᑐᖓ, “ᓯᑭᑑᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᖓ!”
ᐊᓕᓴ ᖃᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᕆᐊᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ, “ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᓂᐊᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ!”
ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓵᖅᑎᓕᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ. ᑕᑯᔭᕋ ᓄᕐᖃᖓᔪᖅ
ᐅᔭᐅᕐᖂᔨᔪᒥᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓱᓇᐅᕝᕙ ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓛᖅ. ᑕᑯᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᒃ
ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᓛᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑎᖅᑐᖅ. ᐃᕆᐊᓛᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᓕᕆᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᒃ
ᐊᓂᓕᕐᒥᔪᖅ. ᕿᙳᒥᒐᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᓪᓚᓯᑳᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔮᓄᑦ
sugar, a spoon, crackers, two oranges, an extra pair of gloves, and
a roll of toilet paper. That afternoon, we ate for the first time in two
days. I still think about
that delicious slushy plum
we shared, and that cold,
hard and tasty Oh Henry
bar. It was the best meal
I’ve ever had. We ate snow
regularly to keep ourselves
hydrated.
Alyssa: I later learned
that you’re not supposed
to eat the snow.
Qiatsuk: Between all
the long minutes that day,
we climbed, fell on the ground, cried, laughed, whined, prayed, held
hands and spoke. Then the sun slowly set. We kept walking. I made
sure we didn‘t waste the energy we gained from our food.
Alyssa was so tired. She kept falling and whining, and I was starting to get fed up with her. I went back every time she fell to help her
up. It felt as if someone were telling us to hurry and keep walking.
Alyssa: We came to think that if people were looking for
us, they would have better luck finding us if we were on flat land.
Qiatsuk was in front of me and she would have to turn around and
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑐᒍᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᒥᒃ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ. ᕿᐊᓯᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ.
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᓱᑲᑦᑐᐊᓘᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓐᓂᕋᒥ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᕐᒥᑦ ᒥᓯᒃᑲᒥ
ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓚᒋᐊᕋᒥ, ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔮᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᒃ ᓱᓕ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ
ᓴᓪᓗᕕᓂᖅ. ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᖅᐳᓪᓗ ᕿᓂᕐᒪᑕ
ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᕿᒻᒥᓕᖅᑖᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᒪᓐᓇᑎᒋ
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᖓ.
ᐃᒡᓗᕐᔪᐊᕋᓛᕐᒧᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᖅᑐᖅᑎᓕᖅᑖᑎᒍᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᓕᒥᒎᓕᖕᒧᑦ
ᐊᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᔭᐅᓕᖅᖢᓄᒃ. ᖃᖓᑕᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᒃ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ
ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᑦ. ᖃᖓᑕᔫᖅᑎ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ
ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ.
ᐊᓕᓴ: ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᖓ ᖀᖅᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ,
ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒪ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒋᙱᓚᐅᕐᒪᒍ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ. ᒎᑎ
ᖁᔭᒋᔭᕋ ᕿᐊᑦᓲᑉ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᒪᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᓯᐊᖃᕋᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᖓ
ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔭᐅᕇᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᖓ ᑲᔪᓯᖁᓪᓗᓂᖓ. ᑕᐃᒪᐅᙱᒃᑯᓂ,
ᐊᓐᓇᒐᔭᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ.
ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᑎᒋᔭᕌᖓᒃᑯ, ᐅᖃᕋᓱᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᖓ ᓈᓚᒃᑐᓄᑦ
ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓐᓇᕆᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍᓗ.
ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ: ᕕᐳᐊᕆ 2012-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᕐᓂᖅᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ, ᑕᐃᕕᑎᒥᒃ
ᐊᑎᖅᑖᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ.
ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᕌᖓᕕᑦ,
ᓈᓚᖃᑦᑕᒃᑭᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᑑᕙᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ. ᐅᖅᓱᐃᕈᕕᑦ,
ᐃᓂᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᐊᑦᑕᐃᓕᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ. ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓂᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ
ᓇᒃᓴᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᖏᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᑦ
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᖏᒃᑯᖕᓂ. ᐃᓅᓰᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᑲᐅᒋᖃᑦᑕᕈᒃ!
ᓯᕿᓐᓂᕐᕕᐅᓛᖅᐳᑎᑦ.
Unuqtut ikarrat qaangiqtut, anuraak&illunilu pisulirillunuk.
Siqiniq makippalliatillugu ikpigusutsialauqtunga. Alyssa uqautilauqtara pisugiaqalirannuk. Qinulaurqaaq&uni kisiani malituinnaliqtuq
uvannik.
Pisulirmigannuk sila akausivalliajuq. Siqiniq ikpigijunnalauqtara, auksirutigillukku. Aputi qilliujaq&uni, auksavalliaraujaqtuq.
Isumalauqtunga, nanijaugaluarunnuk uvvaluunniit asiusimatuinnaraluarunnuk, mailuunniit siqiniq makippallialirmingmat.
Takujungnaqsimmarijuk ikpigigunnaqlunuglu.
Taquaqalaurama nirijaksanik atugaksaniglu aullalaunngitilluta:
Marruuk siirnaqtuuk plum, Oh Henry kukuk, niglusuiqtuq imarmik
uunaqtuqaq&uni, tiiksat, sugga, aluuti, sigalaat, marruuk siirnaqtuuk
orange, aggaak, amma iquutiksaq.
Unnuksaulirmat, sivulliqpaarmik nirililauqtuguk marruuk
ulluuk iluanit. Iqqaumavaktara suli taingna mamaqtualuuninga
plum amirqaaqatigilauqtuvuk, amma taingna niglingnaqtuq, qiqijuq
mamaqtualuullunilu Oh Henry kukuk. Mamarniqpaangulauqsimajuq
nirisimajalimaannik. Apummik uqummiqsiqattainnalauqtuguk
paniluarumannginnannuk.
Alyssa: Qaujilitainnalauqtuguk apummik
uqummiqsigiaqaqattanginnatta.
Qiatsuk: Akunialuujaaqtuq majuaqattaq&unuk, urruqattaq&unuk,
qiaqattaq&unuk, iggaqattaq&unuk, qinuvak&unuk, tuksiaqpak&unuk,
tasiuqpak&unuk amma uqallaqattalauqtuguk.
ᐊᐃᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᒍᒃ.
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ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ (ᓴᐅᒥᒃ) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓕᓴ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᖃᖅᑑᒃ ᑕᐃᕕᑎ ᓴᓪᓗᕕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ ᓇᓂᔨᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ..
Qiatsuk (left) and Alyssa celebrate with David Sudlovenick, the Iqaluit hunter who saved them.
Qiatsuk (saumik) ammalu Alyssa quviasuqatiqaqtuuk David Sudlovenick-mik, taanna Iqalungmiutaq angunasukti nanijigilauqtangat.
Siqiniq talippallialirilluni. Pisuktuinnalauqtuguk. Nirijattinnik
sannginiqtaarutigilauqtattinnik atutsiarasummarilauqtunga.
Alyssa taqajummarialuulauqtuq. Urrugajutsiaq&uni
qinukataunnaq&unilu, taqagivalliammarililauqtara. Utiqtainnalauqtunga
Alyssa urrutamaat ikajuriaq&ukkut makitigasuk&ugu. Suurlu uqaujjuqtaulauqtuguk tuaviqujaullunuk pisuktuinnaqujaullunuglu.
Alyssa: Isumalilauqtuguk qiniqtaunnirunnuk, nanisijungnarniqsaulaarmata nunainnarmikkunnuk maningnirmit. Qiatsuk sivuninniilauqtuq
utiqattaq&unilu ikajuriaqtuqpak&uninga makinnasuliraangama urrukatainnalirama. Makitagunnailitsialauqtunga nallangagumasinlaliq&unga.
Taanna ulluq iligutigililauqtara inuusiq qaivammat isulippak&unilu.
Isumaliulilauqtunga kajusiinnarunnanginniranik. Timikkut, isumakkuk
ikpingniakkullu sanngiitummariulilauqtunga angiqsimatuinnaliq&ungalu
ullungani unnuanganigluunniit inuujungnailaalirama. Ujjiritsialilauqtara
guutimut aijauvviksara nallirmat.
Unnuksaurqaminngiliqtillugu Qiatsuk iriallaktuq, “sitituuq!”
Qiatsuk: Ikarrat unuqtut qaangirmata niriungniqatsiarungnaiqpalliaqtuguk. Puiguq&unuk siqiniup qaumanirilauqtanga uvattinnut amma
aittaa, isumalilauqtuguk angirrajjaanginnannuk.
Tagvakautigi, qamutaujarmik tusaliqtuguk. Takujunnangittavut
kisiani qaniqpalutsiaqtuq. Irialaaliqtuguk amma taingna ikpigitsiarutigilauqtavuk utiqpallialiqtuq. Qungisinira taqatsialauqtuq tigumiaqattarmik
nangmangnirmut, niukkalu taqajualuuk kaatsiaq&ungalu.
Sivuninniittuq, ungasiktualuk, takujara. Qamutaujaq taingna tusaalauqtara! Quviatsatsiaq&unga iriallaktunga, “Sikituurmik takujunga!”
physically pick me up once in a while because I kept falling.
I couldn’t stand and I just wanted to lie down.
This one day made me realize that life comes and goes. I came
to the conclusion that I might not make it. I was physically, mentally and emotionally weak and I accepted the fact that I would pass
away that day or night. I acknowledged the fact that this might be
the time for God to take me in his arms.
It was about late afternoon when Qiatsuk screamed, “Skidoo!”
Qiatsuk: Hours passed and we started losing hope and faith.
We had forgotten about the sun shining on us and sadly, we thought
we were never going back home again.
All of a sudden, we heard a skidoo. We couldn‘t see it but it
sounded so close. We started yelling and that good feeling I had
earlier started to return. My neck was tired from carrying the backpack, my legs were sore and I was very hungry.
Across from me, far away, I saw it. The skidoo that I’d been
hearing! I burst with joy and yelled, “I see a skidoo!” Aly came
closer and yelled, “We’re going home!”
I waved at the skidoo for a long time. I saw it park at what
looked like a rock, but turned out to be a cabin. We saw the driver
go inside the cabin. We continued to yell and saw the person appear
outside again. He was using his binoculars to look at us. Then he
ran to his skidoo to get us.
Alyssa: We saw a light getting bigger and bigger. That’s when
I started to cry.
Qiatsuk: He drove so fast that when he jumped off his skidoo
to run toward us, the skidoo kept going. His name was David
Sudlovenick. He told us that our family and friends were looking for
us. Then he hugged us for a long time. I have never been so happy
in my life.
He took us to the cabin for a good meal, and then a helicopter
flew us home. From the air, we saw lots of skidoos on the land. The
pilot told me that those people were looking for us.
Alyssa: Back in Iqaluit, I had two seizures in the hospital, but
it was not my time to leave this world. I thank God that Qiatsuk was
with me to keep me sane and for pushing me onward. If she weren’t
there, I wouldn’t have made it.
When I tell my story, I make sure to tell people that we have
been given this priceless gift of life and to treasure it.
Qiatsuk: In February 2012, I gave birth to a son, and I named
him after David.
Today, I tell young people that when you go out hunting, listen
to your elders and never go alone. If you run out of gas, don’t move
from that spot. Bring extra food and don’t take off if you don’t know
the area. Enjoy life every minute! May the sun shine on you.
ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᓕᓴ (ᖁᓛᓂᑦ) ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓂᓂ
ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᑦ. ᕿᐊᑦᓱᒃ (ᐊᑖᓂᑦ) ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖃᑎᓂᓗ
ᔮᓐ ᒍᕋᓂᔭᐃᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᕐᓂᖓᑦ ᑲᓪᓗᒃ.
Just over a year later, Alyssa (above) attends her brother’s wedding in Ottawa.
Qiatsuk (below) lives in Kuujjuaq with her partner Jon Grenier and their son Kalluk.
Ukiuq atausiq qaangiqsimaliqtillugu, Alyssa (qulaanit) ilauqataujuq anini
katititaunirijanganik Aatuvaamit. Qiatsuk (ataanit) Kuujjuarmiutaujuq piqatinilu Jon Grenier ammalu irningat Kalluk.
Alyssa qailluni iriallaktuq, “Angirraunialiqtuguk!”
Qamutaujarmut isaaqtiliqtunga akunialuk. Takujara nuqqangajuq
ujaurquujijumit, kisiani sunauvva iglurjualaaq. Takullugu inuk iglurjualaarmut itiqtuq. Irialaaqtuguk suli amma takulirillugu inuk anilirmijuq. Qinngumigaliqtuq uvattinnut. Ullasikaallak&uni qamutaujaanut
aijauliqtuguk.
Alyssa: Tautuktuguk ikumamik angiglivalliajuq. Qiasililauqtunga.
Qiatsuk: Sukattualuulluni ingirrannirami qamutaujarmit misikkami uvattinnut ullagiarami, qamutaujaak ingirrajuk suli. Taanna David
Sudlovinik. Uqautillunitigut ilavut ilannaaqpullu qinirmata uvattinnik. Akunialuk iqimmiliqtaatigut. Inuusilimaannik immannatigi
quviasulauqsimanngittunga.
Iglurjuaralaarmut nirijaqtuqtiliqtaatigut, amma qulimiguulingmut
angirrautijauliq&unuk. Qangatatilluta, takulauqtuguk unuqtualungnik
qamutaujarnik nunainnarmit. Qangatajuuqti uvannut uqalauqtuq taikkualimaat uvattinnik qimilaurmata.
Alyssa: Iqalungniiliqtilluta, marruiqtaq&unga qiiqsulauqtunga,
kisiani inuusirma isulivviginngilaurmagu nunarjuarmit. Guuti qujagijara
qiatsuup piqatigilaurmanga isumatsiaqarasuktillunga amma ajauriinnalaurmanga kajusiqulluninga. Taimaunngikkuni, annagajalaunngittunga.
Tamanna unikkautigijaraangakku, uqarasuinnaqpaktunga naalaktunut tunijausimagatta pimmarialungmik inuusirmik pinnaritsiaqullugulu.
Qiatsuk: Vipuari 2012-ngutillugu, irniqtaalauqtunga, taivitimik
atiqtaaqtilauqtara.
Ullumi, makkuktut uqautiqattaqtakka angunasugiaraangavit,
naalaqattakkit Inutuqait amma inutuuvanngillutit. Uqsuiruvit, inigijarnik
uattailigiarlutit. Naammaktut ungataanit nirijaksanik naksaqattarlutit
amma ingirrariaqattangillutit inigijat qaujimatsiangikkungni. Inuusiit
ullulimaatsiaq akaugiqattaruk! Siqinnirviulaaqputit.
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ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ
Tingirrautiqaqtuni
Aputikkut
Snow ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ
Sailing
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ᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ
ᓯᑐᕋᐅᔭᖅᐸᓐᓂᖅ ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂ
ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒻᒪᑦ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕈᓯᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ
ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᓯᒪᕝᕕᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᓂ
ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᓕᒫᓂ. ᐱᓄᐊ ᕼᐋᕗᑦ
ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᐊᖃᑦᑕᓲᖑᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂ
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖏᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᕐᓚᐅᓕᖅᑐᓄᑦ
ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓄᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᓂ
ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᑐᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᑐᓂ,
ᑐᕌᕐᕕᖃᕋᓱᐊᕋᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᒪᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᓕᕈᑎᒡᓗ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᕙᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃᑕᐅᖅ, ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔭᖅᑐᒐᒃᓴᐅᕙᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᓯᒪᓕᕋᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᒥᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᒋᒻᒥᓗᒍ!
ᐅᑭᐅᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᐃᖑᖕᒥᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ
ᐆᒃᑐᕋᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ.
A
rctic snow sailing is a fast-growing sport with
camps popping up across the Arctic. Benoit
Harvard (inset) travels and teaches the sport
to Inuit youth, and has been to a number
of communities across Nunavik and Nunavut to teach
the art of the sail. The goal, he says, is to teach youth
to become instructors, so that they can develop a new
tourism attraction in their communities and, of course,
have fun! This past winter, a group of Inuit youth from
Nain tried it for themselves.
© Benoit Havard
U
kiuqtaqturmit aputikkut situraujaqpanniq
tingirrautiqaqtuni quviagijauliqpalliammat
pinnguarusiuvaktuni aullaaqsimavviliangusimajuni ukiuqtaqtumiulimaani. Benoit
Harvard nunalinnuaqattasuunguvuq ilinniaqtitsijaqtuqtuni makkuktunginik Inuit, ammalu amisurlauliqtunut
nunalinginnuaqattaqsimaliqtuni Nunavimmit ammalu
Nunavutmit ilinniaqtitsijaqtuqtuni tingirrautiqaqtunik situraujaqtiunirmut. Uqaqtuq pijumaniqarmat ilinniaqtitsisimalirajarnirmik makkuktunik, ilinniaraaniksimalirutiglu
ilinniaqtitsijiuvalirajaqtuniktauq, parnaksimaliqullugit
nutaanik takujaqtugaksauvalirajaqtunik aaqqiksisimalirajarnirmut nunaligijaminni, ammalu suuqaimma, quviasugutigimmilugu! Ukiungulauqtumi, makkuktut
Inuit Nunaingungmit nangminiq
uukturaqtitaulauqsimaliqtut.
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THE
THELENS
LENS
(ᒪᒃᐱᒐᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥᑦ) ᒥᑦᓱ ᕙᐃᑦ, ᐱᖕᑭ ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ, ᔮᔅ
ᐊᖕᓇᑐᒃ, ᓴᒫᓐᑕ ᓚᐃᔪ, ᑖᓇ ᑎᑯ, ᐋᓐᑑ ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓄᐊ
ᕼᐋᕗᑦ ᒥᙳᐃᖅᓯᐅᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᓐᓇᔮᓚᐅᕐᖄᖅᖢᑎᒃ.
(Previous pages, from left) Mitchell White, Binky Andersen, Josh
Angnatok, Samantha Lyall, Donna Dicker, Andrew Andersen and
Benoit Havard relax after a day in the sun and snow.
(Makpigat qaangiqtunit, saumingmit) Mitchell White, Binky
Andersen, Josh Angnatok, Samantha Lyall, Donna Dicker,
Andrew Andersen amma Benoit Havard minnguiqsiujaqtut
silannajaalaurqaaq&utik.
(ᑕᒡᕙᓂᑦ ᒪᒃᐱᒐᕐᒥᑦ, ᑐᓄᐊᓃᓐᓂᖅᓴᖅ) ᐊᓄᕌᕋᔪᖕᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᒪᓂᖕᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖓ ᓯᑯᒥ, ᓄᓇᐃᖑᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ
ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᑐᕋᕐᓗᓂ. (ᐊᑖᓂᑦ, ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥᑦ) ᑎᑯ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅ
ᐋᓐᑐᓴᓐᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᕙᓪᓕᐊᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᓂ. ᑎᖏᕐᕋᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᑐᕋᖅᑐᑦ
ᓄᕐᖃᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ. (ᒪᒃᐱᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᒡᓗᐊ) ᕉᑦ
ᑰᒪᐃᔅᑐ, ᐃᕙᕋᐃᒻ ᑯᔾᔭᒃ, ᓯᐊᔅᓯ ᑰᒪᐃᔅᑐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔨᐊᓯ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᓯᓕᑦ
ᑕᐅᑑᔭᖅᑐᑦ.
(This page, background) Reliable winds and glorious expanses
of flat ice make Nain ideal for snow sailing. (Below, from left)
Dicker supports Andersen as she sets sail. The group pauses for
a picture. (Opposite page) Ruth Kohlmeister, Ephraim Kojak,
Chesley Kohlmeister and Jesse James Sillitt take in the show.
(Tagvanit makpigarmit, tunuaniinniqsaq) Anuraarajungninga
ammalu maningniqammaringninga sikumi, Nunainguk akaummariktuq aputikkut tingirrautikkut siturarluni. (Ataanit,
saumingmit) Dicker ikajuqtuq Andersenmik aulavalliagiaqtilluni.
Tingirrautikkut situraqtut nurqakainnaqtut ajjiliuqtauniarmata.
(Makpigaup iglua) Ruth Kohlmeister, Ephraim Kojak, Chesley
Kohlmeister ammalu Jesse James Sillitt tautuujaqtut.
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ᑕᒡᕙ ᐅᓇ ᑎᐅᕆ ᐊᐅᓪᓚ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖅᑖᓵᖓᑦ
ᖃ
ᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ,
ᕋᓴᓘᑦᒥᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ. ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 20 ᐅᑭᐅᑦ
ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᑲ ᓅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᑦ
ᐃᓄᒃᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ, ᐃᓅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ
ᓱᓕ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. 1970-ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ
ᐊᑲᐅᓗᐊᙱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᓄᑕᕋᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᕆᙱᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᙱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐊᓯᓂᒃ
ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᓘᔭᕐᓗᓂ ᑭᐱᙳᐃᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᖏᓐᓄᑦ
ᐅᓐᓂᖅᑑᑎᔭᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓂᒥᐊᓕᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ.
ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᒻᒪᑦ
ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ. ᐃᓚᓐᓈᒃᑲ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᕐᖂᔨᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ,
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᕕᖕᒦᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᕿᓂᖅᖢᖓ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᒃᓴᓐᓂᒃ.
ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᓂᒃ National Geographic ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ,
ᐃᓘᓐᓇᓕᒫᖏᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕋᓱᓕᖅᖢᒃᑭᑦ. ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂᒃ
ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᒐᕐᓂᒡᓗ, ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑑᑉ
ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐳᐃᒍᕈᑎᒋᕙᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᓴᒥᒡᓗ
ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒃᑭᑦ. ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒐᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ.
ᐃᒻᒪᖄ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑑᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐸᓖᓯᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᓐᓄᑦ
ᕿᓂᕈᒪᔾᔪᑎᒋᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᐃᕐᖃᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᕐᒥᒃ ᐸᓖᓯᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕌᐱᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᑯᓕᕕᖕᒥᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥᑦ. ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᓪᓗ
ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐸᓖᓯᐅᓂᖅ. ᐅᖓᑕᖅᑐᕐᓂᒃ
ᓄᕐᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᓇᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᖓ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐅᖓᑕᓕᕆᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒫᒃ
ᑕᐃᒪᐃᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓇᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ
Meet Terry Audla
New President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
I
grew up in Qausuittuq, the place that never dawns, also known
as Resolute. When I was born, some 20 years after my family’s
forced relocation from what is now Inukjuak, it remained a
desperate place. The 1970s in Resolute were not pretty. I’ve
seen things that no child should ever see. There was little for a
young boy to challenge himself with, beyond finding increasingly
creative ways to kill time, and giving in to peer pressure.
But I always knew there was something more out there. As my
friends tore up the school, I was in the library looking for new books
to read. One day, I found boxes of old National Geographic magazines,
and set about to read every one. From those books and magazines, I
learned about the world outside of Resolute. It was a form of escape
and it broadened my horizons. I learned that every person has a story.
Maybe it was my run-ins with police as a boy that led me
to later seek employment as a police officer in Kuujjuaraapik and
Akulivik in Nunavik. It was emotionally and physically exhausting
work. I would be breaking up one fight, when another fight would
erupt. I had been those boys at one point in my life, and I knew
that life had more to offer them.
Resolute has changed since those early days. And so have I.
Yet, those experiences made me who I am, and they have helped
to form my vision for the future. Remember, if you are not happy,
you can make the conscious decision to change, to not give in
to peer pressure. And know that, whatever hardship you may
ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓᓂᒃ • FROM THE NATIONAL INUIT LEADER • KANATALIMAAMIT INUIT SIVULIQTINGANIK
ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᓐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖅᖢᖓᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖅ ᐊᖏᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᖃᕈᑎᖃᕐᒪᑦ.
ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᐅᕙᖓᓗ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ
ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᒃᑲ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂᖓ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ
ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᓐᓂᒃ. ᐳᐃᒍᖅᑕᐃᓕᒋᑦ, ᖁᕕᐊᓱᙱᒃᑯᕕᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ
ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᐊᕈᒪᓗᑎᑦ, ᒪᓂᒥᐊᓕᖃᑦᑕᖏᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓂᖅᑑᑎᔭᐅᒐᓱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᕕᑦ
ᐊᑲᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ. ᖃᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓛᖅᑐᖅ.
ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᕈᒪᔪᖓ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ
ᐱᔪᖕᓇᕈᒋᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ – ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᖏᔪᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ
ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᕈᖕᓇᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᕐᕿᑎᒐᓱᓕᕐᓗᓂᒋᓪᓗ.
ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᓛᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᖑᑎ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᕆᔪᖕᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓ. ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᑐᖓ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᕈᓐᓇᕆᐊᒥᒃ
ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᖓ ᑕᑰᑎᓛᕋᓐᓄᒃ
ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕝᕕᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐊᔪᙱᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕆᔭᕐᓂᒡᓗ.
ᑎᐅᕆ ᐊᐅᓪᓚ
be going through, it will pass. There is
always a tomorrow.
My goal is to help build a society in
which our youth feel empowered to take
control of their lives – to dream big and to
make those dreams a reality.
After all, that’s how this small-town
boy from Qausuittuq got here to the office
of the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
I am proud to serve you as National Inuit
Leader and I look forward to meeting you
and learning about your achievements and
your dreams.
Terry Audla
Tagva una Terry Audla
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Angajurqaaqtaasaangat
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Ikpingniakkut timikkullu aksururnaqtummarialuulauqtuq paliausuitturmit piruqsaulauqtunga, Resolute-mik
isiuniq. Ungataqturnik nuqqaqtitsinasuktillunga, asingit unatiqarmijuq. Immaqaa 20 ukiut qaangiqsimaliqtillugit
gatalirillutik imaak taimaivalauqtuq. Taikkunatitut inuusuktut
ilakka nuutaulaurningat Inukjuarmit, inuuliqtillunga
taimaivalauqtunga inuusirijannik. Qaujimalauq&ungalu inuusiq
Qausuittuq suli ajurnaqtukkuurniqalauqtuq. 1970-utilangikkanniqturmik piviksaqarutiqarmat.
lugit Qaujisuittuq akauluanngilauqtuq. Takusimajunga nutarat
Qausuittuq asijjiqsimaliqtuq
takujaksarinngitanginnik.
taimanngat pigialisaarninganik. Uvangalu.
Inuusukturmut pilimmaksaru…kinauninnik
Kisiani, taikkua atulauqsimajakka ullumi
tiksaqaluanngilauqtuq, asinik
aktuiniqaqsimajut,
isumaksaqsiuruluujarluni
ikajuqsimalluninga sivuniksamut kinauninnik aktuiniqaqsimajut, ikajuqsimalluninga sivuniksamut niriugijaqatsialirunkipinnguigutiksanik, amma ilaanniriugijaqatsialirunnarninnik.
naanginnut unniqtuutijaunirmut
Puiguqtailigit, quviasunngikkuvit, narninnik. Puiguqtailigit, quviasunngikkuvit,
isumaliurungnaqtutit asijjiriarumalutit,
manimialiqattarnirmiglu.
isumaliurungnaqtutit
manimialiqattangillutit ukiuqatingnut unKisiani qaujimainnalauqtunga
asijjiriarumalutit,
niqtuutijaugasukkaluaruvit akaunngittunik.
piviksaqarniqsaummat silataanit
manimialiqattangillutit
Qaukpat suli taimaunginnaqattalaaqtuq.
asianik. Ilannaakka ilinniarvingmit
ukiuqatingnut
Ikajurniqarumajunga pivaalliqtitpirajaqquujitillugit, uqalimaarvunniqtuutijaugasukkaluaruvit
sinirmik inuuqatigiiktunik makkuktut
ingmiilauqtunga qiniq&unga
akaunngittunik. Qaukpat suli
nangminiq pijungnarugisimatsiarlutik inuunutaanik uqalimaagaksannik.
taimaunginnaqattalaaqtuq.
sirmingnik aulatsitsiarnirmik – qanutuinnaq
Nanisilauqsimajunga unuqtunik
angijualungmik pijumaniqarungnalirlutik
National Geographic
amma tamakkua sarqitigasulirlunigillu.
qimirruagarnik, iluunnalimaangillu uqalimaarasuliq&ukkit.
Suuqaimma taimaak taanna nunalialaarmiutaq anguti
Taikkunanngat uqalimaagarnik qimirruagarniglu, ilitsilauqtunga
Qausuitturmiutaq Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami angajuqqaarijungsilarjuarmik Qausuittuup silataanit. Tamanna maannaujumik puigunaqsilauqtanga. Upigusuktunga ilingnik pijitsirarunnariamik
rutigivalauqtara anginiqsamiglu ilitsijjutigillukkit. Ilitsilauqtunga
Nunalirjualimaarmut Inuit Ssivuliqtiullunga ammalu niriuktunga
kikkulimaat unikkaagaksaqarmata.
takuutilaarannuk ilitsivvigijumallutillu ajunnginirisimajarnik ammalu
Immaqaa inuusuktuutillunga paliisikkunnut kamagijaupijumanirijarniglu.
qattalaurninnut qinirumajjutigililauqtara iqqanaijaaksarmik
Terry Audla
paliisiunirmik Kuujjuaraapingmit Akulivingmillu Nunavingmit.
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ᒥᖅᓱᓚᐅᕐᓗᒃ
ᐊᓈᓇᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᒃ, ᒥᖅᓱᕋᔪᒃᑐᖓ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᕐᒥᒃ
ᐅᑭᐅᕋᐅᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᒥᖅᓱᕈᖕᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᐊᓈᓇᒪ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᖓ, ᐊᓈᓇᒐ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓱᓕ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᐸᒃᑐᖅ
ᐅᑭᐅᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖁᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ
ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ (ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕐᓂᖅ ᐄᓛᒻᒪᕆᒃ!), ᐊᒻᒪ
ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ.
ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᒃᑲᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ
ᐊᒃᑐᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᒋᓕᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ
ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ
ᐊᓈᓇᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ. ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᕙᒃᑐᖅ
ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᖃᑎᒌᒍᖕᓇᖅᑎᑦᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ
ᐊᒥᕐᖄᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑕᕋᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᑎᖃᑎᒌᒐᔪᒃᑐᑦ
ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓ ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂᒥᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᓕᕐᒪᒍ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ
ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᕗᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᖃᑕᐅᒐᓱᒃᑕᕋ.
ᐅᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᐸᒃᑐᖓ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒃᑲ
ᒥᖅᓱᖅᑕᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒥᒃᓯᒪᓕᕌᖓᑕ, ᐳᐊᓗᒃᓯᒪᓕᕌᖓᑕ
ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᓴᖅᓯᒪᓕᕌᖓᑕᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ
ᐊᕐᓇᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲ ᐃᓱᒻᒥᖅᑎᑦᓯᐊᓛᖅᐸᑲ ᒥᖅᓱᔪᓴᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᖕᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᐱᕐᖁᓯᑐᖃᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᓯᒐᓱᒡᓗᑎᒃ.
ᔨᐊᓂᕗ ᕚᑦᑭᓐᓯ
Reap what
you sew
Miqsulaurluk
As a mother of two, I sew often, especially during our
long cold winter season. I learned how to sew from
my mother who still sews our winter clothing to keep
us warm. Sewing has taught me patience (patience
indeed!), and the importance of doing things right.
I want to encourage more and more young women
to sew, and to feel that sewing should be a part of who
we are as mothers and who we are as Inuit. Sewing brings
women together to exchange ideas and patterns, and
often our children play together while we sew. I know it’s
not the same as it used to be back in the day but I try to
do my part to keep our sewing traditions alive.
I feel a great pride in our traditions when my
family wears the kamiks, pualuit and nasait that I have
made. I hope I inspire other young women to start
sewing or to realize that sewing can help us appreciate
our culture and keep our traditions alive.
Jennifer Watkins
Anaanaullunga marruungnuk, miqsurajuktunga, piluaqturmik ukiuraujautillugu. Miqsurungnaqsilauqtunga anaanama ilinniaqtiqattalaurmanga, anaanaga
ullumi suli miqsuqpaktuq ukiuqsiutinik annuraaksattinnik uqurutiksattinnik.
Miqsurnikkut ilitsisimajunga qinuisaarnirmik (qinuisaarniq iilaammarik!), amma
pimmariuninganik pitsiaqtunik piliriaqaqattarnirmiglu.
Ikajuqtuijumajunga amisukkanirnik arnanik akturuqpalliajunik miqsuqtaqullugit, ikpigilirlutiglu miqsurniq inuusinginnut ilagijaullarigiaqarmat anaanaulluta amma inuunittinnullu. Miqsurniq katititsivaktuq arnarnik
isumaliuqatigiigungnaqtitsilluni uuktuutinginniglu amiqqaaqatiqarlutik,
amma nutaraqput qitiqatigiigajuktut miqsuqtilluta. Qaujimajunga taipsumanimit ajjiginngilirmagu tamanna kisiani miqsurniriqattaqtavut piqqusivut
kajusitiqataugasuktara.
Upigusungniqammarikpaktunga piqqusittinnik ilakka miqsuqtannik kamiksimaliraangata, pualuksimaliraangata amma nasaqsimaliraangatalu. Taimatuq
asingit arnauqatikka isummiqtitsialaaqpaka miqsujusagiarnirmik uvvaluunniit
ujjirusulirlutik miqsurniq uvattinnik upigusuliqtitsikkannirungnarmat iliqqusittinnik ammalu piqqusituqattinnik kajusititsigasuglutik.
Jennifer Watkins
ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ • AVIKTUQSIMAJUNIT PIVALLIAJUT • REGIONAL UPDATES
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ᓗᒃᕼᐊᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ
ᐊᖑᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ,
ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᒃᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒪᕈᖅᖢᑎᒃ
ᒫᔾᔨ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᑉ ᓄᖖᒍᐊᓂ. ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ
ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ
ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ
ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᓄᑦ
ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᓄᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᖅᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᖢᑎᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ
ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᐃᔪ
ᐃᓄᒃᑕᓕᒃ, ᕆᔮᓐ ᑲᓇᔪᖅ, ᑳᒥᓚ ᑭᓕᓐᑭᓐᐴᒃ
ᕆᐋᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕌᓐ ᑭᓕᓐᑭᓐᐴᒃ ᐱᑕᖅᑕᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᓯᔫᒃ.
Rheanne and Ron Klengenberg show off the catch.
Rheanne ammalu Ron Klengenberg pitaqtamingnik takutitsijuuk.
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ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᓃᔭ ᒎᔅ.
ᐱᐊᒋ ᑕᐃ
ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ | Inuvialuit
he community of Ulukhaktok had a successful hunt,
catching three muskox and one wolf in the last
week of March. The Community Corporation received
funding through Brighter Futures to support four
hunters and four students, giving young people a chance to
learn hunting skills hands on. The students who participated
were Kyle Inuktalik, Rheanne Kanayok, Carmella Klengenberg
and Shania Goose.
Peggy Day
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lukhaqtuurmiut naammatsiaqtumik angunasuarniqalauqput, pingasunik umingmaktutik ammalu atausirmik amaruq&utik Maajji taqqiup
nunnguani. Nunaliujumi kuapuriisakkut kiinaujaqutitaaqtitaulaurmata
sivuniksaqatsiarnilirijikkutigut ikajurutiksauniaqtunik sitamanut
angunasuktinut ammalu sitamanut ilinniaqtinut, makkuktut ilinniaqtitausimaliqullugit angunasugunnaqsigiarnirmut ilauqataullarik&utik. Ilinniaqtut
ilauqataulauqtut ukuangulauqtut Kyle Inuktalik, Rheanne Kanayok, Carmella
Klengenberg ammalu Shania Goose.
Peggy Day
ᕆᐋᓐ ᑲᓇᔪᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ. Rheanne Kanayok waits to go. Rheanne Kanayok utaqqijuq.
ᕌᓐ ᑭᓕᓐᑭᓐᐴᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᒥᖕᒪᖕᒥᒃ ᐋᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
Ron Klengenberg shows the group how to cut the muskox.
Ron Klengenberg ilinniaqtitsijuq qanuq umingmangmik aaktuqsinirmik.
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ᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐅᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚ
ᓂᕈᒥᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕿᓐᓂᕋᔪᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑐᓂ.
ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᑦᑐᑯᓘᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓯᓚ ᓱᓕ ᑲᔪᓯᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑲᓪᓚᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᒪᐃᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ
ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑐᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᒧᐊᕆᓴᓐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥᒃ ᑎᑕᖕᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᑲᑎᓗᒃᑖᖅᑐᑕ 15-ᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ
ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑐᑎᒍ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ
ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑕᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ.
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ Sprouts, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ
ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑕ 6-ᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᐅᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ
ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᓯᒪᖖᒍᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥᒃ. ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ,
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᐅᒋᐊᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᓯᒪᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ! 30-ᓂᒃ 50-ᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ
ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᐸᒃᑐᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᖅᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ
ᓇᓗᒐᓛᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓱᕋᔭᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.
ᑖᒪᔅ ᐊᖑᑎ ᔮᓐᓯᑕᓐ
ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ | Qikiqtani
T
he days are getting long and the weather is filling up with warm air and lots of sun.
During this wonderful time of year we are busy as we always are. In May, with help
from our friends at the National Arts Centre and our good friend Andrew Morrison
we ran the first ever Music and Leadership Summit. There were a total of 15 of us
together for the week to learn more about leadership and how to use it with music.
We also ran our summer day camp, called Sprouts, which first involved training six
youth to run the camp. The leaders learned how to plan, run and manage a project. They were
pro by the end of the camp! We had between 30 and 50 kids come each day to do all the fun
things, like swimming and hiking.
Thomas Anguti Johnston
ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᒪᐃᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑲᐅᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ.
A Music and Leadership Summit in May was a hit in Iqaluit.
Nijjausijarnirmik Sivuliqtiunirmiglu Katimajjusiqaqtillugit
Maimit akaugijaummarilauqtuq Iqalungnit.
U
lluit akuniuniqsamik qaumaqattalirmata ammalu sila niruminniqsauvallialiqtuni ammalu
siqinnirajunniqsauliqtuni.
Taimannaittukuluuliqtillugu sila suli kajusilluta piliriaksakallarijattinnik piliriaqainnaqtugut. Maingutillugu, ikajuqtaulluta
Kanatami Takurannaaqtulirivvikkunnut
ammalu Andrew Morrison-mut sivulliqpaammarimmik titangnilirinirmut sivuliqtiunirmullu katimatitsiniqalauqtugut. Katiluktaaqtuta
15-ngulauqtugut pinasuarusirmi katimavigjuariaqsimajutigut ilinniarutiginiaqtutigu
sivuliqtiulirunnarniq ammalu qanuq tamakkua atuqtaujunnarmangaata ilautitaulutik
titangnirmut.
Aulatsiniqalaurmijugut aujautillugu
iqqanaijarnauningani aulatsinirmik ilinniaqatigiinnirmik, taijaulluni Sprouts, sivullirmik
piliriangugiarningani pilimmaksainiqalauqtuta 6-ngujunik makkuktunik aulatsijiuqatigiinniaqtunik aullaaqsimannguarvimmik.
Sivuliqtigijaujut ilinniaqtitauniqalauqtut
parnautiliurnirmik, piliriaqartiunirmik
ammalu aulatsijiunirmut piliriangujumik.
Ajurinngitialilauqtangat piliriaqaqtiugiaq
isuligiaqtillugu aullaaqsimannguaqtitsiniq!
30-nik 50-nut surusirnik qautamaat upaktuqaqattalaurpuq quvianaqtuutinik piliriaqaqtitauvaktillugit, suurlu nalugalaarnirmik
ammalu pisurajagiaqsimatitaullutik.
Thomas Anguti Johnston
© Qikiqtani Inuit Association
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥᒃ. ᐊᔪᕆᖖᒋᑎᐊᓕᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ
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ᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ
ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᐳᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᒥᑦ
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᙳᖅᓴᓂᕐᒥᒃ (NTEP)
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᓂᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᔫᓂ 8, 2012-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ,
ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᓂᒍᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ
ᕆᔾᔭᐃᓇ Regina ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ.
ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑑᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ
ᐃᑎᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖁᑎᕗᑦ
ᐃᓕᑦᓯᕝᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᑎᑕᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᐅᐱᒋᔭᖃᖅᑑᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᒥᓐᓂᒃ.
ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᓂᒍᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ
ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᒻᒪᕆᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ
ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᖓᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖏᓐᓇᕋᓱᐊᕆᐊᒧᑦ.
ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑎᒋᔭᐅᔫᒃ ᒧᐊᕆᔅ ᒪᓃᓚᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᐸᓛᓐᑏᓇ ᐊᐃᕈᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑑᒃ, “ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕆᔭᕗᑦ
ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔪᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ
ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ | Kivalliq
T
he Kivalliq Inuit Association and the Hamlet of Rankin Inlet are extremely proud of this year’s Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP)
graduates. On June 8, 2012, four Nunavut Arctic College students received their Bachelor of Education degrees from the University of Regina.
It is such a benefit to have these students enter our schools as teachers, giving
students the opportunity to learn from and look up to someone they can relate
to. All four graduates are Inuktitut speakers, which encourages students to be
strong in their Inuktitut and culture.
Valedictorians Morris Manilak and Blandina Airut stated this in their
speech: “We’d like to recognize all of the elders that have been a part of our
learning. You’ve all been so helpful in passing your knowledge to us.... We
can only hope to continue sharing the teachings in our classrooms.”
The 2012 Kivalliq NTEP Graduates are: Morris Manilak, Blandina Airut,
Laura Merritt and my beautiful wife, KayyLynn Kabluitok. Laura also won the
English Academic Award and the Successful Practicum Award. KayyLynn won
the Inuktitut Excellence Award.
Eugene Kabluitok
ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᖏᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒻᒥᒃ
ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᑦᓯ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᑦᓯᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑉᐸᒃᖢᑎᒍᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᕈᒪᓕᖅᐳᒍᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᑦᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕᓕ.”
2012-ᒥᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᙳᖅᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᓂᒃᑐᑦ
ᐅᑯᐊᖑᔪᑦ: ᒧᐊᕆᔅ ᒪᓃᓚᖅ, ᐸᓛᓐᑏᓇ ᐊᐃᕈᑦ, ᓗᐊᕋ
ᒥᐅᕆᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓕᐊᑦᓯᐊᕙᐅᑎᒐ, ᑲᐃᓕᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ.
ᓗᐊᕋ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᑲᐃᓕᓐ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ.
ᔫᔾᔩᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ
© Laura Merritt
K
ivalliq Inuit Katujjiqatigiit ammalu Kangiq&iniq Haamlakkut quviasugutiqallarikput
ᑲᐃᓕᓐ ᖃᑉᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᖅ
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓕᕆᑦᓯᐊᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ.
tagvani ukiurmit Nunavut Ilinniaqtitsijinnguqsanirmik (NTEP) ilinniaganigutiqalauKayylynn Kabluitok receives the Inuktitut
qtunik. Juuni 8, 2012-ngutillugu, sitamaujut Nunavut Silattuqsarvingmit ilinniaqtit
Excellence Award. Kayylynn Kabluitok tunijaujuq
Inuktituuliritsiavangnirmik ilitarijaujjutimik.
ilinniaganigutitaalauqtut ilinniaqtitsijimmariujjutimik Regina Silattuqsarvigjuarmit.
Ikajurniqammariktuummat taakkua ilinniaqtut ilinniarvittinnut ilinniaqtitsijiuniarlutik itirnialiqtillugit, ilinniaqtuqutivut ilitsivviqarunnaqsititaummata ammalu upigijaqaqtuujunnaqsilutik tukisiattiaqtaminnik. Tamarmik
sitamaullutik ilinniaganigutitaaqtitaujut Inuktitut uqarunnatsiaqtut, tamannalu ilinniaqtunut ikajuqsijjutaummarimmat Inuktitut uqarunnarnirminnik piusituqanganniglu tigumianginnarasuariamut.
Uqallaktigijaujuuk Morris Manilak ammalu Blandina Airut uqalauqtuuk, “Tamarmik Inutuqarijavut ilitarijumajavut ilinniaqpallianittinnik ilauqataulauqtut. Angijummarialummik ikajuqsimajuinnaugatsi qaujimanitsinnik ilinniaqtippak&utigut. Taimali kajusititsigiarumaliqpugut ilinniaqtitsijjutigilauqtatsinnik uvattinnut ilinniaqtitsinialiqtillutali.”
2012-mit Kivalliq Nunavut Ilinniaqtitsijinnguqsarnirmik ilinniaganiktut ukuangujut: Morris Manilak, Blandina Airut, Laura Merritt
ammalu nuliatsiavautiga, Kayylynn Kabluitok. Laura tunijaulaurmijuq Qallunaatitut ilinniarnirmik ilitarijaujjutimik ammalu piliriaksaqatsiarunnarnirmut ilitarijaujjutitaaqtitaulluni. KayyLynn Inuktitut uqarunnattiarnirmut ilitarijaujjutitaalauqtuq.
Eugene Kabluitok
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ᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ
ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃᑎᒍᑦ! ᒪᓕᓐᑕ ᒥᓂᓪᒐᒃ
ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᓛᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᓗᓂ.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑮᓕᓂᖅ ᖁᑦᓯᖕᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓕᓐᓄᑦ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᓂᒍᑎᖃᓵᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᖓ ᐃᔾᔪᐊᕈᒥᓇᖅᑑᔪᖅ. ᒪᓕᓐᑕ
ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ
ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᒥᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᑲᐃᓐᓇᓛᖅᑐᑦ
ᐅᑯᐊ: ᓵᓐᑐᕋ ᐊᕐᖃᖅ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐳᕋᔅᓕ ᑕᐃᓗ
ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐋᐱ ᐊᓇᕕᓗᖅ ᐅᖅᕼᐅᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᑖᓇᕙᓐ ᓂᙵᖅ ᑰᒑᕈᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ.
ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ
ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ
ᐅᑉᓗᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᖓᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
© Kitikmeot Inuit Association
ᐊᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᒥᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ
ᒪᓕᓐᑕ ᒥᓂᓪᒐᒃ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ
ᐊᑲᐅᒃᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᓂᐲᑦ-ᒥᒃ!
Melynda Minilgak of KIA loves Nipiit!
Melynda Minilgak Kitikmeot Inuit Katujjiqatigiikkunnit
akauksammariktuq Nipiit-mit!
T
he Kitikmeot Inuit Association kicked off the
summer with a new hire! Melynda Minilgak is
our new Summer Student Co-ordinator. She is a
recent graduate of the Kiilinik High School in
Cambridge Bay, and a well recognized role model in the
community. Melynda is working in the department of
Beneficiary Services with four other community-based
summer students: Sandra Aqqaq of Taloyoak, Presley
Taylor of Cambridge Bay, Abby Anavilok of Gjoa Haven,
and Donovan Ningark of Kugaaruk.
The students participated in the planning and
execution of either Canada Day or Nunavut Day celebrations in each of their respective communities, as well as
community-specific programming. For example, in Gjoa
Haven we will be connecting Inuit elders and youth
to learn about caribou, community and well being at
a caribou camp. A large portion of our summer is also
dedicated to creating a Summer Student Newsletter.
I anticipate a great year ahead!
Sarah Jancke
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᓲᕐᓗ, ᐅᖅᕼᐅᖅᑑᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐅᔪᑦ
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑑᔪᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑎᒌᓕᕐᓂᒃᓴᖏᓄᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᑦ
ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᕐᑎᑦᓯᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᖃᓄᐃᖖᒋᑦᓯᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓛᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᑐᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓛᖅᓯᒪᕝᕕᒻᒥ. ᐊᐅᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᒥᒃ
ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᖁᑎᖏᓂᒃ. ᖁᕕᐊᓇᓪᓚᕆᒃᑑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ
ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᖃᖅᐳᖓ!
ᓯᐊᕋ ᔮᓐᑭ
ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ | Kitikmeot
K
itikmeot Inuit Katujjiqatigiit aujaq piliriaminnik ingirragiaqtitsiniqalauqtut nutaamik iqqanaijaqtitaarnirmiktigut! Melynda Minilgak aujaq
iqqanaijaqtiukainnalaaqtuq kamajiuluni. Ilinniarutiminik Kiiliniq ilinniaganigutiqasaaqsimajuq Iqaluktuuttiarmit, ammalu qaujimajauttiaqtuulluni inuusinga ijjuaruminaqtuujuq. Melynda ikajuqtaujjutiksalirijikkungini
gavamakkut iqqanaijaqtiuqataujuq sitamaujunut asinginut nunaligijaminni
aujaq iqqanaijakainnalaaqtut ukua: Sandra Aqqaq Talurjuarmiutaq, Presley
Taylor Iqaluktuuttiarmiutaq, Abby Anavilok Uqhuqtuurmiutaq, ammalu Donovan
Ningark Kuugaarjungmiutaq.
Taakkua ilinniaqtut iqqanaijaqtigijaujut ilauqatautitaujut parnautiliuqpallianirnut ammalu pigiaqtitsiniarnirnut Kanataup Uplurijangani amma
Nunavut Uplungani quviasugutiqarniaqtillugit atuni nunaligijaminni, ammalu
nunaliujunut turaangatitausimallutik piliriaksauniaqtunik. Suurlu, Uqhuqtuurmi
inutuqaujut makkuktuujullu Inuit piliriaqaqatigiilirniksanginut tuktut miksaanut ilinniaqtitsiniqartitsitilluta, nunaliujumi ammalu qanuinngitsiaqtitsinirmi
aullalaaqsimaniqaqtitautillugit tuktulirinirmut aullaaqsimavvimmi. Aujauningani
anginiqpaamik pijaksaqaqsimaniaqtugut aaqqiksuisimalirniksamut aujautillugu
ilinniaqtut tusagaksaqutinginik. Quvianallariktuuniaqtumik ukiuqarniarnittinnik
niriungniqaqpunga!
Sarah Jancke
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ᓇᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 10-ᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ
ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᑦ
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᒃᓴᕆᓂᖅᓴᐅᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐃᒥᐊᓗᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖑᓂᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ,
ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᓯᒐᓱᖕᓂᖅ.
ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕆᖃᑕᐅᔭᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖏᑦ ᐱᔫᒥᓱᒃᑎᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᒍᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑎᕆᒻᒪᕆᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ
ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ,
ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒋᕙᓪᓕᐊᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ.
ᓄᓇᕕᒃ | Nunavik
T
he Qanaq Conference brings together ten young
people from each Nunavik community for
workshops on issues that matter to Inuit youth
in Nunavik, including alcohol abuse, parenting,
education, wellness and cultural preservation.
One of our goals is to empower the youth of
Nunavik to be more proactive in creating real change.
In a region with a majority youth population and the
beginning of self government, we need to start making
sure our future is secure.
Q
anaq Katimaniq katititsilauqtuq 10-nik
makkukturnik atuni nunalingnit Nunavimmit
ilinniaqatigiik&utik Nunavimmit makkuktut Inuit kamagijaksariniqsauvaktanginnik ilagillugit imialuluaqattarniq, angajurqaanguniq,
ilinniarniq, qanuinngitsiarniq amma ilirqusirmik
taimaunginnaqtitsigasungniq.
Pijumaniriqataujavut Nunavimmiut makkuktungit
pijuumisuktitsiarasugumallugit ilauqatautsiarnirmik
asijjiqtirimmarigasungnirmik. Nunavingmiunik makkuktut unurniqsautillugit amma nangminiq gavamaqarniq
pivallialiqtillugu, sivuniksarijavut parnautigivalliajariaqaliqtavut akautsiarniqsauqullugu.
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ᓇᐃᖑᖕᒥᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᕕᖕᒥᓪᓗ ᕕᐳᐊᕆᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, 8-ᖑᔪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᔪᓴᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.
ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᕈᓘᔭᖅ ᓴᓇᔪᖕᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᔭᐸᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᒋᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ
ᓱᓇᖅᑯᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᒥᖅᓱᒐᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ
ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᒥᓐᓂᒃ.
ᑕᖅᑭᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᓕᕐᒥᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒥᖅᓱᕆᐅᕐᓴᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᑭᑭᐊᖕᒥᑦ, 8 ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ
ᐳᐊᓗᓕᐅᕆᐅᒃᓴᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒥᕐᓂᒃ, ᒥᖅᑯᐃᑦᑐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᕙᓐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᑎᒪᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ
ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ, ᔭᐃᓐ ᓰᕚᒃ.
ᓵᓐᑐᕋ ᑎᑯ
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ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ | Nunatsiavut
n Nain and Makkovik this past February, eight
youth participated in parka-sewing workshops.
This was a project the youth could be creative
with, designing their parkas and atigiks with a
wide variety of materials and colors. At the end of the
workshop, most of the participants successfully and
happily completed their projects, while others finished
later, on their own.
A month later, we held another sewing workshop
in Rigolet, where eight more youth learned how to make
fur mitts, with either leather or moose-hide palms. The
workshop was instructed by a local elder, Jane Shiwak.
Sandra Dicker
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unaingungmit Marruuvingmillu Vipuariutillugu, 8-ngujut makkuktut ilauqataulauqtut japaliujusanirmik ilinniaqtitautillugit. Taimailiuqtillugit
makkuktut qanuruluujaq sanajungnaqtitaulauqtut, ajjigiinngittunik
japaliurnirmut atigiliurnirmullu atuqtutik sunaqqutinik amiaqaqtunillu.
Ilinniaqtitauningit isulisimaliqtillugu, amisuuniqsaujut quviasutsiaqtutik miqsugarminnik pijariiqsisimalauqtut, nangminiq piliriarisimajaminnik.
Taqqiq atausiq aniguqsimalirmitillugu, miqsuriursanirmik ilinniaqtitsiniqalilaurmijugut kikiangmit, 8 makkuktut pualuliuriuksatitautillugit amirnik, miqquittunigluunniit tuktuvannigluunniit itimaqaqtunik.
Ilinniaqtitsiniuqattalauqtuq piliriarijaulauqtuq nunaliujumit inutuqarijaujumit,
Jane Shiwak.
Sandra Dicker
© Division of Youth, Elders and Recreation, NG
ᑕᐃᓯ ᕚᒃᓯ ᒪᕐᕉᕕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐃᓕᒃᑎᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑎᒋᒃᓴᐅᑎᖓᓂᒃ, ᐱᐊᓂ ᕚᒃᓯ ᑕᑯᑎᑖᕆᑎᓪᓗᓂ
ᐸᓂᓂ ᔭᐸᓕᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ.
Dasi Fox of Makkovik cuts out her Atigik pattern, while Beni Fox shows off the parka
she made for her daughter.
Dasi Fox marruuvingmiutaq iliktiqtuq atigiksautinganik, Beni Fox takutitaaritilluni
panini japaliarilauqtaminik.
© Andrew Hamel
ᑕᐅᑐᕋᓐᓈᕈᑎᑦ • TAUTURANNAARUSIQ • ARTS
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ᑕᒃᑏᑦ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᓐᑖᒃᔅ Sundogs
ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑦ 1998-ᒥᑦ ᑎᑕᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ
ᓄᓇᐃᖑᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦᒥᑦ.
ᑎᑕᒃᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖖᒋᖅᑎ
ᕼᐃᐅᕆ ᑎᑯ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑯᑭᒃᑕᐹᖅᑎ ᐋᓐᑐᕉ ᕼᐋᒧᓪ,
ᑯᑭᒃᐸᓗᒃᑎ ᕌᓄᑦ ᑎᑯ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑎ ᑖᒪᔅ ᕼᐃᐅᕆᔅ.
ᑎᑭᒃᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᑎᑕᒍᓯᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᑐᖃᐅᓂᖅᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ
ᑎᑕᒍᑎᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᒥᓐᓂᒃ, ᑎᑕᒍᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᐅᖅᑑᕙᒃᑐᑦ
ᐱᑐᖃᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ rock and roll ᐊᒻᒪᓗ heavy metal-ᓂᒃ.
ᑎᑕᒋᐊᖅᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᓕᒫᒥᑦ, ᓂᐅᕕᓐᓛᓐᒥᑦ,
ᑯᐸᐃᖕᒥᑦ, ᐋᓐᑎᐊᕆᔫᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐳᕆᓐᓯ ᐃᐊᑦᕗᑦ ᐊᐃᓚᓐᒥᑦ,
ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅᐸᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ
ᑎᑕᒍᑎᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᖖᒋᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ
ᑕᐃᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ “ᓛᐸᑐᐊᕆᒥᐅᑦ”, ᐃᖖᒋᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓯᑦ
ᑎᑰᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ.
ᓴᓐᑖᒃᔅ (ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥᑦ): ᕌᓄᑦ ᑎᑯ, ᕼᐃᐅᕆ ᑎᑯ, ᑖᒪᓯ ᕼᐃᕆᔅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᑦᑐᕉ
ᕼᐊᒥᐅ. (ᐊᑖᓂᑦ) ᕼᐊᒥᐅ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᑦ..
The Sundogs (from left): Ronald Dicker, Harry Dicker, Thomas Harris and
Andrew Hamel. (Bottom) Hamel rocks the stage in Ottawa.
The Sundogs (saumingmit): Ronald Dicker, Harry Dicker, Thomas Harris
ammalu Andrew Hamel. (Ataanit) Hamel nijjausijaqtuq Aatuvaamit.
[email protected]
The Sundogs have been rocking Nain and
other Nunatsiavut communities since
1998. Band members include lead singer
Harry Dicker, lead guitarist Andrew Hamel,
bass player Ronald Dicker, and drummer
Thomas Harris. Performing both original
and cover material, their style ranges from
the oldies to rock and roll to heavy metal.
The band has performed on stages throughout Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland, Quebec,
Ontario and PEI, but a career highlight was
recording a contemporary version of the
Nunatsiavut anthem “Labradorimiut,” by the
late Inuit songwriter Sid Dicker.
Titaktiit taijaujut Sundogs taimannganit 1998-mit
titaqattaqsimaliqtut Nunangungmit ammalu asinginnit
Nunatsiavutmit. Titaktiujut sivuliqtiulluni inngiqti Harry
Dicker, sivuliqtiulluni kukiktapaaqti Andrew Hamel, kukikpalukti Ronald Dicker, ammalu qilaujjaqti Thomas Harris.
Tikikpaktut titagusiliangusimajutuqauniqsanik ammalu
nutaanik titagutiliarisimajaminnik, titagutigivaktangit
ajjigiinngiuqtuuvaktut pituqauniqsaullutik rock and roll
ammalu heavy metal-nik. Titagiaqtuqattaqsimaliqtut
Nunatsiavulimaamit, Niuvinlaanmit, Kupaingmit,
Aantiarijuumit, ammalu Prince Edward Island-mit,
kisianiluttauq piluarniqpaujumik nipiliuqtaulauqsimavut
titagutiliuqsimalaurningannut Nunatsiavummiut inngiusinganik taijaujumik “Labradorimiut”, inngigaksaliuqtiulauqtumit Sid Dicker-lauqsimajumut.
ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᐊᖅ • TITIRAUSIAQ
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ᑐᓗᒐᖅ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᕈᓯᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖖᒍᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓗᒐᕐᒥᒃ, ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓂᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᖅᑰᔨᔫᓪᓗᓂᓗ
ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖑᔪᒥᒃ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓗ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓇᙵᕐᓇᓪᓚᕆᒃᑑᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᑕᐅᑐᒍᒥᓇᖅᑑᓂᖓᓄᑦ,
ᐃᒡᓚᕈᔪᓐᓇᖅᑑᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓪᓕᓐᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ
ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᒥᐅᓂᑦ. ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ
ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ 2011-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᓵᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᓅᒃ, ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᒥᐅᓂ
ᑕᑯᔭᒃᓴᐅᓚᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂ. ᐅᑭᐅᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑕᕝᕙᓂ, ᑐᓗᒐᖅ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᑦ, ᐹᓐᕕ Banff,
ᐃᐊᐴᑕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᕌᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᓯᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐋᑐᕚᒥᑦ.
ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒋᔭᓯ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᓯ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᓯᓐᓄᐊᖁᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᓗᒐᖅ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ
- ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔨᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑐᖃᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖏᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᑦᑕ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᖏᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᑕ!
ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᐅᕕᔭ ᑯᓘᑦᓯᐊ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ
ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᐅᓗᓂ [email protected]
ᒫᑎᐅ ᓄᕿᙵᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓛᒃᑯᓗᒃ ᕕᓕᔭᒻᓴᓐ-ᐹᑐᕆ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᒌᙳᐊᖅᑑᒃ.
Matthew Nuqingaq and Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory share tulugak love.
Matthew Nuqingaq ammalu Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory nalliutigiinnguaqtuuk tulugaunnguaq&utik.
Tulugak pinnguarusiliangusimajuq pijjutiqannguaqtuq tulugarmik, takuranniqtummariulluni qanuiqquujijuullunilu ukiuqtaqtumi tingmiangujumik. Kisianilu
pijjutiqarmijuq nanngarnallariktuuninganut, tautuguminaqtuuninganut, iglarujunnaqtuuninganut ammalu nallinniqarnirmik. Takunnaagaksaliangusimajuq katisimajjutaujuq Inunnik pinnguaqtiujunik Nunavingmit, Nunavutmit ammalu
Akukittumiunit. Takunnaagaksauninga sivullirmik takuksautitaulauqtuq Alianait
Tauturannaaqtitsininganik Iqalunni 2011-ngutillugu ammalu taimasaangulauqtumi
Nuuk, Akukittumiuni takujaksaulaurilluni. Ukiunguniaqtumi tavvani, Tulugak takunnaagaksautitauniarmijuq Nunavimmit, Banff, Iapuutamit, ammalu Nunalirjualimaarmut
Tauturaannaaqtitsivingmit Aatuvaamit.
Nunaqqatigijasi uqautisimajunnaqtasi nunalitsinnuaqujilutik tulugaq takunnaagaksaliangusimajumik tusaqtitsiqullugit - pilirianguliqsimajumut Inuit nangminiq aulatsijiulirunnarninganut ilagijauqataummat, ilinniaqtitsijjutiulluni uqausituqattinnik Inuktigut
tigumianginnariaqarnittinnik ammalu asitta uummatinginik aktuisimaliqulluta!
Tamatuma miksaanut tusaqtitaugiakkannirumajut tukisigiarviqarunnaqtut Sylvia
Cloutier qaritaujatigut titirarviuluni [email protected]
Laakkuluk Williamson
Tulugak is about the raven, the beautiful and strange Arctic bird. But it is also
about fascination, intrigue, laughter and
love. The live-action performance brings
together Inuit artists from Nunavik,
Nunavut and Greenland. It premiered at
the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqaluit in
2011 and has more recently travelled to
Nuuk, Greenland. In the next year, Tulugak
will travel to Nunavik, Banff, Alberta, and
the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
Encourage your community to invite
Tulugak to visit – it is a part of a movement of Inuit solidarity, teaching us to
love our language and to touch another
person’s heart!
For more information, contact Sylvia
Cloutier at [email protected]
Laakkuluk Williamson
© Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory
ᓛᒃᑯᓗᒃ ᕕᓕᔭᒻᓴᓐ

ᐊᐳᑎᒃᑯᑦ - National Inuit Youth Council

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