“Some of our partners in the North do see the value and need for continued investment in their beneficiaries living away from home,” LeBlanc said.

“ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᕙᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖏᓐᓃᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ,” ᓚᐸᓛᖕᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


A Pioneer Missionary’s Guide to Learning Inuktitut

ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᖃᑕᐅᔫᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕈᑎᖏᑦ


ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐ ᔭᐃᒻᔅ ᐱᐊᒃ.


Known as “Uqammak,” or the one who speaks well, he opened in the first Anglican mission in the Baffin region.

ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᖅ “ᐅᖃᒻᒪᒃ,” ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑦᑎᐊᒃᑳᓗᒃ, ᒪᑐᐃᕐᓯᓂᑯ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕐᒥ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃᒥᑦ.


(ᕼᐋᐳ ᑲᑎᕐᓱᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ)


In 1901, the Rev. Edmund James Peck was joined at his mission on Blacklead Island by a young Englishman, Edgar Greenshield.

1901-ᒥ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨ ᐃᐊᑦᒪᓐ ᔭᐃᒻᔅ ᐱᐊᒃ ᐅᐸᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐸᓛᒃᓕᐊᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᒥ ᐆᒧᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᖕᓚᓐᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ, ᐃᐊᑦᒍ ᒍᕇᓐᓯᐅᑦ.


Under Peck’s tutelage, any new missionary’s first task was to learn the Inuktitut language.

ᐱᐊᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᒍᑦ, ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕐᓗᑎᒃ.


On Jan. 26, 1902, Peck explained in his journal the methods he used to assist Greenshield in his language learning efforts, and to continue his own learning, even though he had arrived at Blacklead already fluent after almost two decades of service in northern Quebec.

ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 26, 1902-ᒥ, ᐱᐊᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᒍᕇᓐᓯᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒻᒥᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐸᓛᒃᓕᐊᑦᒧ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓂᒃ ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓃᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


“ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᕈᓐᓇᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ.


We always have an Eskimo with us, and we vary our Eskimo teachers, for it by no means follows that if a person understands one Eskimo, he can understand all.”

ᐃᓄᖕᒥ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᒍᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᑎᑦᑎᕙᑦᖢᑕ, ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑐᕿᖃᙱᑦᑐ ᐃᓄᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᔪᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᒥᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᐳᖅ.”


ᐅᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ.


A corollary of this is that not all Inuit are equally good teachers.

ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᒡᒍᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


This explains the folly that happened within modern education systems in the Canadian Arctic during the last 30 or so years.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ 30-ᓂ ᐅᖓᑖᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.


Even when Inuktitut was not taught in any grades, many schools brought in local assistants or elders to teach Inuktitut a few times a week.

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓇᓕᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᒍᕇᖑᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᖃᔅᓰᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


An assumption was implicit in this, that, just because a person could speak Inuktitut, they could also teach it.

ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᕈᓐᓇᕈᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᐳᖅ.


ᐊᓕᐊᓚᐃᑦ, ᐃᓛᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖏᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ.


Educators don’t do that in choosing English language teachers.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᐸᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


Why should they do so when Inuktitut is the subject?

ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ?


In Peck’s time, there were no trained Inuktitut teachers.

ᐱᐊᒃ ᑕᒫᓃᓱᖓᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᓂᒃ.


But some people had more innate teaching ability than others.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


And that was another reason for him varying his and Greenshield’s instructors.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᕙᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᒍᕇᓐᓯᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


“The grammatical structure of language is attacked as follows:—In one lesson Mr. Greenshield learns a portion of the verb, and in another the adjective or noun.

“ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᕙᖕᓂᖓ ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ:—ᐃᓚᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᒥᔅᑕ ᒍᕇᓐᓯᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐃᓚᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖓᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥ.


Adverbs of time, place, and interrogation are also committed to memory.

ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᓃᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕐᓂᖅᑕᖃᖅᐸᒃᖢᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


This plan enables a student to construct sentences in a short time, and places him in a position to ask questions and get into actual contact with the people.”

ᐅᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᕿᓚᒥᐅᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑐᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᕈᑎᐅᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑑᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕐᓗᓂ.”


In this piece of advice, it is obvious that Peck thinks of the grammar of the Inuktitut language in the same terms as he does English, and describes it using the same categories.

ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᔾᔨᒍᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓚᖅ ᐱᐅᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑑᖓᔪᑎᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑑᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᖏᑦ.


ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ.


Lucky are those who can learn a language through simply hearing, then mimicking, and understanding without analyzing.

ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊᓕ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓪᓚᕆᒃᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᔾᔪᐊᓯᕙᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᙱᖢᑎᒃ.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓗᐊᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


Most of us analyze, and we need some way to organize that analysis, mentally or on paper.

ᐃᓛᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕋᑦᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᓕᖅᖢᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ.


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᒃᑯ.


ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᙱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ.


ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓵᖅᑕᒃᑲ ᐱᐊᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓯᕕᓂᖏᑦ.


But today’s learners should do what works best for them.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᓛᒃᑰᕋᓱᒃᐸᒡᓗᑎᒃ.


“ᑲᑎᕐᓱᒐᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ.


These are, as far as possible, taken down from the lips of the Eskimo by Mr. Greenshield, and are finally revised before they are committed to memory.”

ᐅᑯᐊ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᙱᓐᓂᖓᒍᑦ, ᐱᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐆᒪᙵᑦ ᒥᔅ ᒍᕇᓐᓯᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᕿᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ.”


Word lists are at the heart of language learning.

ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


Learn large amounts of vocabulary, and then manipulate the words, practising them within the context of the grammar that you are simultaneously learning.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓯ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᑲᑕᓕᕐᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕈᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᔭᒃᑯᑦ.


Unless you are blessed with a superhuman memory, you will need to write your word lists out so that you can practise them any time.

ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᒃᑯᕕ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᕙᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕈᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᒋᑦ.


Some people like to learn words thematically—family relationships, animals, land forms, emotions—there are any number of ways to categorize words.

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᓯᒃᑯᑦ—ᐃᓚᒌᖕᓂᖅ, ᓂᕐᔪᑏ, ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖏᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ—ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᐋᕿᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ.


Others learn them randomly, but still write them all down.

ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᒥᐊᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐃᓐᓇᕆᕙᒃᖢᒋᑦ.


This is a good practice to follow, especially in the early stages of language learning.

ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᑦᑎᐊᕙᒃ ᒪᓕᒍᒥᓇᕐᖢᓂ, ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᓵᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᓂ.


“ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.


We have one of the Natives who can read well to lead in this.”

ᐃᓄᒃᑕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕈᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥ.”


In my experience, there is a time for learning to read, but it is after considerable fluency has been developed in speaking.

ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔭᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᕐᓴᓂᖅ ᓈᒪᓈᕐᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑲᑕᒍᓐᓇᕐᓯᓯᒪᓕᕐᓗᓂ,


“We write down accurate accounts given to us by the people, or ask them to write out something relating to their mode of life, religion, etc.

“ᑎᑎᕋᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᓰ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᔪᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖁᓪᓗᑎᒍ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᔪᓂᒃ, ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ.


These we translate and arrange in a useful form.

ᐅᑯᐊ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᕙᒃᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ.


Several points are gained by this latter mode of study, the principal one being the correct idiom, which, I need hardly say, is an important matter.”

ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᕚᓪᓕᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᖢᓂ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓛᕐᓕ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓛᖑᓪᓗᓂ.”


Wouldn’t it be wonderful if these excerpts from individual life stories had been preserved in an archive somewhere?

ᖁᕕᐊᓇᕋᔭᙱᓛᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᐸᑕᐅᓯᒪᒃᐸᑕ ᓂᓇᑭᐊ?


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑕᐅᓯᒪᖅᑰᔨᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


They must have been extremely helpful to Peck and Greenshield in vocabulary building.

ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᔪᕕᓃᑦ ᐱᐊᒃᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒍᕇᓐᓯᐅᑦᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᕐᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ.


Peck concluded his account of his method of helping Greenshield in learning Inuktitut with sage words, in which he recognized that one size does not fit all—that individuals learn in different ways: “Some of my missionary brethren may use different and better methods.”

ᐱᐊᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᐃᓱᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᒍᕇᓐᓯᐅᑦᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄ—ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᒍᓯᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ: “ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᐅᖃᑎᒃᑲᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᕐᓴᓂᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ.”


He noted also that the acquisition of Inuktitut, as with any language, required patient and persevering work.

ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓂᖅ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᑎᑐᑦ, ᑭᓄᐃᓵᕆᐊᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕇᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᓂ.


Taissumani is an occasional column that recalls events of historical interest.

ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᕐᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᕕᓂᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ.


Kenn Harper is a historian and writer who lived in the Arctic for over 50 years.

ᑭᐊᓐ ᕼᐋᐳ ᐃᒻᒪᓕᓴᓕᕆᔨᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒦᖢᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 50 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ.


He is the author of “Minik, the New York Eskimo” and “Thou Shalt Do No Murder,” among other books.

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᑯ ᐆᒥᖓ “Minik, the New York Eskimo” ᐊᒻᒪ “Thou Shalt Do No Murder,” ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓂ.


Feedback? Send your comments and questions to kennharper@hotmail.com.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᓴᖃᖅᐲ? ᐅᕗᖓ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᓯ kennharper@hotmail.com.


Reclaim Inuktut names, NTI encourages Nunavut hamlets

ᐅᑎᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑏᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᑦ


“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᙶᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ”


An intersection of road signs in Rankin Inlet.

ᐊᖅᑯᑏᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ.


Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is encouraging the territory’s English-language communities to switch back to their original Inuktut names, as one way to assert their Inuit language rights.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᖁᔨᓯᒪᓕᕐᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᑎᑦᑎᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᓴᐃᕋ ᕌᔾᔪᔅ)


ᑭᓱᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᕐᒥ?


The reclaiming of Inuit history and language, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says.

ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᑯᑐᖃᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


The Inuit birthright organization has encouraged 14 municipalities in the territory that still use English names to consider a switch to their original Inuktut names.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖓ ᐃᓱᒪᖁᔨᓯᒪᓕᕐᐳᖅ 14-ᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᑐᖃᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


“With 2019 being the International Year of Indigenous Languages, one of the things we’ve focused on is Inuktut-language rights,” said NTI president Aluki Kotierk, “and how to ensure that Inuit are able to receive essential public services in Inuktut.”

“2019 ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᖓᓪᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓪᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑉ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ, “ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ.”


“I thought this would also signal to Canada and even beyond that Inuit were reclaiming and asserting their language rights.”

“ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᐅᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ.”


Many Nunavummiut already refer to their communities by their Inuktut names, Kotierk noted, but this is a way to make those traditional names official.

ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ, ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᑎᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. sent out letters to 14 municipalities that still use their English names in March 2019, encouraging them to consider the change, and explaining the process.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᒡᓯᐅᔾᔨᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓂᒃ 14-ᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᕆᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒫᑦᓯ 2019-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᖁᔨᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᑐᖃᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕈᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃ.


Under the territory’s Hamlet Act, a council can make a request for a name change to the minister of Community and Government Services.

ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᕐᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖓᒍᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑎᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᓄᑦ.


There are a number of examples of that happening, most recently in 2015, when Repulse Bay went through the process to re-name the municipality Naujaat.

ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓴᐅᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓂᑯ, ᖃᖓᑦᑎᐊᓵᖑᓛᕐᓕ 2015-ᒥᑦ, ᐅᓇ ᓇᐅᔮᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᕇᐹᔅ ᐸᐃᒥ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᐅᔮᓂᑦ.


A handful of other communities did the same through the 1980s and 1990s, before Nunavut was created, including Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay), Kugluktuk (Coppermine), Kimmirut (Lake Harbour), Qikiqtarjuaq (Broughton Island) and Kugaaruk (Pelly Bay.)

ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓴᐃᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᑦ 1980-ᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ 1990-ᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓐᓇᒍ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ (Frobisher Bay-ᖑᓂᑯ), ᖁᒡᓗᖅᑑᑦ (Coppermine), ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ (Lake Harbour), ᕿᑭᖅᑕᖅᔪᐊᖅ (Broughton Island) ᐊᒻᒪ ᑰᒑᕈᒃ (Pelly Bay).


Cape Dorset is one community considering the change.

ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᓕᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᖑᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


The Baffin municipality was named by a British captain after the fourth Earl of Dorset in the 1600s, but is commonly known by its Inuktut name, Kinngait.

ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐳᕆᑎᔅᓯᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕕᓂᖅ (ᑳᑉᑕᓐ) ᑎᓴᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ Earl of Dorset 1600-ᖏᓐᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖓᒍᑦ, ᑭᙵᐃᑦ.


Some residents also refer to the community as Sikusilaq, after the nearby inlet that remains ice-free throughout the year.

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᓯᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᑯᓯᓚᖅ, ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒃᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᓯᑯᔪᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒫᖅ.


Over the last few months, the hamlet council has launched a discussion with community members over radio and social media, to gauge interest in renaming the hamlet.

ᑕᖅᑭᓂ ᐊᓂᒍᓵᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᓂᒃ, ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓈᓚᐅᑎᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋ ᑖᓐᓇ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


Hamlet officials plan to include an informal ballot during the fall municipal elections, in which voters can indicate if they are for or against the name change.

ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖏᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖅ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓕᕐᐸᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖁᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᒃᑲᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᑎᖓ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ.


Kotierk said she’s also heard interest from Coral Harbour’s hamlet council, as well as Cambridge Bay, which is consulting local elders about a potential name change.

ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᕐᓂᕋᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᒪᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᕼᐋᒻᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎ ᐊᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


“It has to come from the community,” she said.

“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᙶᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


The United Nations named 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, highlighting the need to preserve, revitalize and promote the use of the world’s estimated 7,000 Indigenous languages—2,680 of which are considered to be in danger.

ᔫᓇᐃᑕᑦ ᓇᐃᓴᓐᔅ ᑕᐃᓯᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ 2019 ᐊᕐᕌᒎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ 7,000-ᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ—2,680 ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᓕᒑᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


Kotierk said NTI has used the occasion to “make a lot of noise” about the urgent need to protect and promote the use of Inuktut in Nunavut, pressing both the territorial and federal governments to implement safeguards.

ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂᔾᔪᑦ “ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ” ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᓴ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ, ᑎᓕᐅᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᖢᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


In some cases, there are a number of different Inuktut names that are used in Nunavut communities; there is no official list of Inuktut names by which communities were once to referred to.

ᐃᓚᖓᒍᑦ, ᖃᔅᓯᒐᓴᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ; ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑕᖃᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ.


Below is a list of Nunavut communities that still use English names, along with their common Inuktut names:

ᐊᑖᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓱᓕ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ, ᓴᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑎᖏᑦ:


At national gathering, Arctic Anglicans say no to same-sex marriage

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᐋᒃᑳᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ


Church embraces reconciliation, Indigenous self-determination

ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᒃᓴᒻᒪᕆᒃᐳᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ


Anglican Bishop Joey Royal, director of the Arthur Turner Training School for ministers at St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, speaks on July 12 at the Anglican Church of Canada’s 2019 synod in Vancouver, saying he opposes changing canon law to allow same-sex marriage.

ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᔪᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖓᑦ ᔪᐃ ᕈᐃᐅᓪ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐋᑐ ᑑᓄ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓴᐃᓐᑦ ᔫᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 12-ᒥᑦ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ 2019-ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᒪᑯᐊ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓈᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓈᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᒐᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᒥᑦ)


Anglican bishops representing the Arctic and other Indigenous and northern regions played a crucial role earlier this month in blocking a resolution that would have amended the Anglican Church of Canada’s canon law to permit the solemnization of same-sex marriage.

ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓇ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎ ᐋᕿᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕕᖓᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓈᖕᓂᒃ.


Anglican delegates from every corner of the country took part in a passionate debate on the issue this past July 12, during the church’s triennial synod, or national assembly, in Vancouver.

ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ 12-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᐱᖓᔪᖓᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᕚᓐᑰᕙᒥ.


The resolution would have replaced the words “man and woman” and “husband and wife” with “the parties to the marriage” and would have extended the marriage sacrament to all persons able to get married under civil law.

ᐅᓇ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎ ᐃᓇᖏᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ “ᐊᖑᑎ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ” ᐊᒻᒪ “ᐅᐃᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓕᐊᖓ” ᐃᒪᓐᓇᐅᓕᕐᓗᓂ “ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓇᓱᒃᑑᒃ” ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᑭᒡᓕᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᓕᒫᙳᕐᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᑎᒍᑦ.


One of many supporters of the resolution, lay reader Robert MacMillan of Nova Scotia, said he and his partner waited 20 years to get married.

ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᑎ ᐅᕌᐳᑦ ᒪᒃᒥᓚᓐ ᓅᕙ ᓯᑰᓯᐊᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓗ ᐅᑕᕿᓯᒪᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


But to do that, they had to go to the United Church of Canada—because his local Anglican rector refused to marry them.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᔫᓇᐃᑕᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒧ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᐸᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ—ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᒋᔭᖓ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓯᒪᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ.


“I don’t want your children and our fellow LGBTQ to have to wait and suffer and be considered second-class citizens, or worse, you’re not worthy to be a Christian,” MacMillan said.

“ᕿᑐᕐᖓᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᕗᑦ LGBTQ ᐅᑕᕿᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᙱᓐᓇᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᒥ, ᐅᒃᐱᓪᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅ,” ᒪᒃᒥᓚᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


When the resolution failed on July 12, some of its stunned supporters cried out or broke into tears.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔪᓚᐃ 12-ᒥ, ᐃᓚᖏ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᓂᓪᓕᐊᓕᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕿᐊᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


Under the church’s rules, the resolution needed a two-thirds majority among each of three groups: lay persons, clergy and bishops.

ᐅᕘᓇᓕ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ ᐱᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎ ᐊᓂᒍᕈᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᑎ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ: ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᑦ, ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᑦ.


It won more than two-thirds support from lay people and clergy.

ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕐᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᓂᒃ.


But within the bishops’ group, 23 voted yes, 14 voted no and two abstained, a majority of only 62.2 per cent, if you do not include the abstentions, short of the required two-thirds.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, 23 ᐊᖏᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ, 14 ᐋᒃᑳᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᙱᖢᑎᒃ, ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ 62.2 ᐳᓴᓐᑎ, ᐃᓚᐅᑎᖏᒃᑯᕕᒋᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᙱᑦᑐᑦ, ᑐᖓᐅᑦᑎᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᖑᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


That means it likely failed by a margin of two votes.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓕ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓵᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒫᓂᖃᐃ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑑᖕᓄᑦ.


According to Statistics Canada surveys, between 50 and 60 per cent of Nunavut’s population identify as Anglicans, making it the largest religious denomination in the territory.

ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᕐᓕ ᓇᐃᓴᐃᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ 50 ᐊᒻᒪ 60 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᑐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓄᓛᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ.


ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᒃᑳᖅᐳᑦ


Bishop David Parsons, head of the Anglican diocese of the Arctic, at the 2012 consecration of the rebuilt St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit.

ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐹᓴᓐᔅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ, 2012-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔭᐃᓐᑦ ᔫᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᓵᓂᑰᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᒃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ.


Bishop David Parsons, head of the Anglican diocese of the Arctic, which includes Nunavut and Nunavik, was one of the bishops who voted no.

ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐹᓴᓐᔅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐋᒃᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.


We are in line with the doctrines and teachings of our church throughout the centuries,” Parsons told Nunatsiaq News in an interview.

ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᖓᑲᓪᓚᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ,” ᐹᓴᓐᔅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


At the same time, Parsons said the Anglican church in the Arctic does not exclude anyone and treats everyone with “a love that is unconditional.”

ᑕᒪᐅᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐹᓴᓐᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᑦ “ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᐸᑦ.”


“We do not bar anybody. Everybody is welcome.

“ᐃᓯᖁᔨᙱᓪᓗᑕᐅᙱᓐᓇᑦᑕ. ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑐᖅ.


That which we have experienced, we offer to everyone.

ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ, ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓂᒪᕙᕗᑦ.


That’s why in our mission statement we say we witness to all people regardless of race, colour, age, gender, or any other factor,” he said.

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᓇᑭᙶᕋᓗᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᑕᕐᓴᖃᑎᒋᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕈᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᖃᔅᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᐸᑕ, ᐊᖑᑎᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


Parsons also set out the Arctic diocese position in detail last June, in an open letter.

ᐹᓴᓐᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᔫᓂᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ, ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍᑦ.


“I see in many Anglicans a loving passion for all, and a desire to eradicate the injustices people have inflicted upon one another.

“ᑕᑯᓯᒪᒐᒪ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒍᓱᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᕙᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓕᔭᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ.


I also share this passion and I realize that the hatred, isolation and prejudices experienced by so many people because of how they identify themselves sexually is both tragic and heart breaking,” Parsons wrote.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᕙᕋ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓕᕐᖢᖓ ᖀᒥᒍᓱᖕᓂᐊᓗᒃ, ᐃᓄᑑᓕᕐᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᖕᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕋᓱᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕᑦ ᐊᕐᓂᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ/ᐊᖑᓯᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᑦᑐᐊᓘᕙᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᕐᓈᓗᒃᐸᒃᖢᓂ,” ᐹᓴᓐᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


So although he feels sad to say it, “I must call the promotion, teaching, and endorsing of same-sex marriage false teaching and heresy,” he wrote in the letter.

ᖁᕕᐊᒋᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ ᐅᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ, “ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔪᓐᓇᕋᒃᑯ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅ, ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓱᓕᖏᓐᓂᐅᖕᒪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᐊᒎᖓᓪᓗᓂ,” ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ.


Joey Royal, a suffragan bishop in the Arctic diocese who is director of the revived version of the Arthur Turner Training School for ministers at St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit, said on the floor of the synod that his love extends to LGBT people in the church—but he can’t support the resolution and would vote against it.

ᔪᐃ ᕈᐃᐅᓪ, ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᕐᒥ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᑯᒥᑦ ᐅᕘᓈᖓᔪᒥᑦ ᐋᑐ ᑑᓄ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓴᐃᓐᑦ ᔫᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᖏᑎᐅᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓅᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᙳᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᙳᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ (LGBT) ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᒐᔭᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔪᓐᓇᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ.


“This discussion is not about who is loved and who is accepted.

“ᐅᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᓇ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᓇ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᖕᒪᖔᑦ.


ᑭᓇᓕᒫᖅ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᕗᖅ.


Everyone is loved, everyone is accepted.

ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᕗᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᕗᖅ.


It’s about the meaning of marriage,” Royal said.

ᐅᓇᓕ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᑉ ᑐᑭᑲᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ,” ᕈᐃᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


Royal was consecrated as a bishop this past March 31, along with Annie Ittoshat of Kuujjuarapik and Lucy Netser of Arviat.

ᕈᐃᐅᓪ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒫᑦᓯ 31-ᒥᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐋᓂ ᐃᑦᑐᓴᑦ ᑰᔾᔪᐊᕌᐱᒃᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓘᓯ ᓇᑦᓱ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ.


Rev. Caleb Sangoya, an Anglican priest and regional dean at St. Timothy’s church in Pond Inlet, also opposed the resolution, saying he fears that adoption of the same-sex marriage resolution could lead to declining membership in Arctic churches.

ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨ ᑲᐃᓚᑉ ᓴᖑᔭ, ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓴᐃᓐᑦ ᑎᒧᑎ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ, ᐱᐅᒃᓴᓚᐅᙱᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥᓐ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᐊᓵᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᓐ ᐅᓄᕈᓐᓃᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ.


“I’m looking after five parishes and they want to keep their tradition,” he said during the synod debate.

“ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕋᒪ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᑲᑕᖕᓇᒥᑦ.


At the same time, like other delegates who voted no, his words and body language expressed the emotional complexity of the issue, and he said he recognizes LGBTQ people who are “fully committed to Christianity.”

ᑕᒪᐅᓇᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑎᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᒥᔪᓂᒃ ᐋᒃᑲᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᒥᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓯᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᐊ LGBTQ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ “ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.”


ᓇᒡᓕᒋᔭᐃᓐᓇᕆᕙᔅᓯ,” ᓴᖑᔭ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


Rev. Caleb Sangoya of Pond Inlet speaks July 12 at the Anglican Church of Canada’s national synod in Vancouver. Anglicans embrace Indigenous self-determination

ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨ ᑲᐃᓚᑉ ᓴᖑᔭ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 12-ᒥ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕕᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᕚᓐᑰᕙᒥ.


Other Indigenous delegates also spoke out against the resolution

ᐊᓯᖏᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐱᖁᔨᕗᖔᕈᑎᒥ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


For example, Lydia Mamakwa, bishop of Mishamikoweesh, read a statement from elders in her diocese, which covers 25 Cree and Ojibway communities in northwestern Ontario and northern Manitoba.

ᓲᕐᓗ, ᓕᑎᐊ ᒪᒪᒃᕗᐊ, ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᒥᓴᒥᑯᕗᐃᔅᒧᑦ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕆᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ 25-ᖑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᓄᑦ ᑯᕇ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᔨᑉᕗᐃ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒫᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐆᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᑕ ᐱᖓᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓂᑑᐸᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ.


Created in 2014, the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikoweesh is the first self-determining Indigenous diocese within the Anglican Church of Canada.

ᐋᕿᒃᑕᐅᓂᑰᓪᓗᓂ 2014-ᒥ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᖓᑦ (Indigenous Spiritual Ministry) ᐅᕙᓂ ᒥᓴᒥᑯᕗᐄᔅᒥ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕕᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᐊᖕᓕᑲᓐ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.


“We commit to follow what God has ordained marriage to be: one man, one woman, together in spiritual union,” Mamakwa said, quoting from the elders’ statement.

“ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖃᖅᐳᒍ ᒪᓕᒐᓱᒃᖢᑕ ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᕿᖕᓂᑯᖓᓂ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ: ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᖑᑎ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅ, ᖃᑎᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ,” ᒪᒪᒃᕗᐊ ᐅᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ.


“We strongly believe this alone is what marriage is.

“ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᖅ.


God has not changed marriage,” she said.

ᒎᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᓚᐅᙱᒻᒪᒍ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


“This has nothing to do with hating anyone.

“ᐅᓇ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᖀᒥᒍᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᓐ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᒃ.


As brothers and sisters in Christ, we are the total of one another,” she said.

ᖃᑕᕐᖑᑎᒌᒃᖢᑕ ᑯᕋᐃᔅᑦᑯᑦ, ᑕᒪᑦᑕ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᙶᕋᑦᑕ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


Warnings against scapegoating Indigenous people

ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖁᔭᐅᓂᖅ ᐱᒃᑲᖅᑎᑦᑕᐅᓇᔭᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ


However, the anger and grief generated by the same-sex marriage resolution’s defeat led two observers— in a recent article in the Anglican Journal—to warn their fellow Anglicans against scapegoating Indigenous people.

ᑭᓯᐅᓂᓕ, ᓂᙵᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᓐᓃᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᐃᑦ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓈᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓵᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᒍᑎᐅᕗᖅ—ᖃᖓᑦᑎᐊᓵᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓂᑯ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖓᓂ (Anglican Journal)—ᐋᖕᓕᑲᐅᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖁᔨᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᒃᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


Mark MacDonald, the Anglican Church of Canada’s new national Indigenous archbishop, said that attacking Indigenous people for their opposition to the same-sex marriage resolution represents “misjudgment and mischaracterizations of Indigenous people as a whole.”

ᒫᒃ ᒪᒃᑖᓄᑦ, ᐊᖕᓕᑲᓐ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᑖᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓱᐃᔨᕐᔪᐊᖅ (archbishop), ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᒃᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᒐᓱᖕᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᐃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓇᐃᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᕗᖅ “ᑕᒻᒪᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᖃᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᑐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᕋᐃᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒋᑦ.”


“We are concerned about the implications of that kind of scapegoating, and we’re trying to deal with it as gently and serenely as possible,” he’s quoted as saying.

“ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᒃᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᓂᖓᒍᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ.


MacDonald is also quoted in the article as suggesting that those who express those kinds of hostile and negative opinions are less than consistent in their support for Indigenous self-determination.

ᒪᒃᑖᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᑦᑎᐊᖏᒍᑎᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᙱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


Another participant, Melanie Delva, the church’s “reconciliation animator,” is quoted by the Anglican Journal as saying that the vote on the marriage canon is a reconciliation issue.

ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ, ᒥᓚᓂ ᑎᐊᕙ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᐅᑉ “ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᖅᑎ,” ᐅᖃᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᓚᒐᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒨᖓᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


Self-determination, she says, “means that for some, abstention is the right choice.

ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ, “ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᕈᒪᙱᓐᓂᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᓛᖑᓂᕋᖅᖢᒍ.


For some, a no vote is the right choice.

ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᓪᓕ, ᓂᕈᐊᖏᓐᓂᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᓛᖑᓂᕋᖅᖢᒍ.


For some, a yes vote is the right choice,” Delva said in the Anglican Journal article.

ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᖏᕐᓗᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᓛᖑᓂᕋᖅᖢᒍ,” ᑎᐊᕙ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒪᒐᖓᓂ.


In that spirit, delegates passed an “affirmation” that recognizes the right of Indigenous persons and communities to make their own decisions on same-sex marriage.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᑎᒪᔭᕐᑐᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ “ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᑎᒥᒃ” ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᔾᔪᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᖁᓪᓗᒋ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


“Whatever the action of the church at this general synod, we affirm the right of Indigenous persons and communities to spiritual self-determination in their discernment and decisions regarding same sex marriage,” the affirmation said.

“ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒐᓗᐊᕐᐸᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᐳᒍ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᕙᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ,” ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕈᑎ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ.


A vote on same-sex marriage narrowly passed at the Anglican Church of Canada’s 2016 national gathering.

ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓈᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓈᒡᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᖄᖏᐊᕐᔪᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐋᖕᓕᑲᓐᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ 2016 ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᖕᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


But under the rules of the church, a second reading was required in 2019.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᖁᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥ, ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ 2019-ᒥᑦ.


Many churches in southern urban centres like Ottawa and Toronto have been performing same-sex marriages since 2016, and the Diocese of Huron, which includes the cities of London and Windsor, will begin offering the marriage sacrament to same-sex couples.

ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕖᑦ ᓂᒋᕐᐸᓯᖕᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᑎᑐᓇᖅ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᕌᓐᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓈᖕᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᑦ 2016-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐃᐅᕌᓐᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᒃ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓚᓐᑕᓐᒥᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕗᐃᓐᓱᒥ, ᐊᖑᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ/ᐊᕐᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


At the 2019 synod, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, the moderator of the church in Canada, apologized to Indigenous people for the cultural and spiritual harms that the church inflicted on Indigenous peoples in the past.

2019-ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ, ᐋᑦᔅᐱᓴᑉ ᕗᕆᐊᑦ ᕼᐃᐊᑦᔾ, ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧ ᐋᔩᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᒪᒥᐊᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᖕᓂᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᒻᒪᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ.


And delegates also voted to create a national Indigenous ministry.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᐊᕐᕕᓕᕆᓂᒃᓴᒥᑦ.


You can view a full video record of the national synod here.

ᑕᑯᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᒐᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᐱᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ.


Pond Inlet hotel renovations complicate final hearing on Mary River expansion

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᓐ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐱᔭᕆᑐᒍᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓘᔮᑉᓂ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ


NIRB staff may bunk down in Arctic Bay; others may stay at mine site

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃᒥᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ


This map shows where Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. plans to build railways to transport iron ore from its Mary River mine on northern Baffin Island.

ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᖅ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᐅᑉ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᒥ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᓯᒍᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᓂ.


By ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ


Renovation work at the Sauniq Inns North Hotel in Pond Inlet is creating a headache for the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s attempts to schedule a final public hearing on Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s expansion plans for its Mary River iron mine.

ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᓴᐅᓂᖅ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᕋᓱᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ.


Pond Inlet is the community that would be most affected if the Mary River expansion were allowed.

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓛᖑᓇᔭᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᖓ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᒍᓂ.


But the hotel reno is making it difficult to figure out how to house all the hearing participants who would need accommodation in Pond Inlet.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᔪᕐᓴᕈᑎᐅᑲᑕᒃᐳᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓂᖃᕋᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ.


The review board had once hoped to hold the final hearing this fall in two parts: in Pond Inlet from Sept. 23 to Sept. 27 and in Iqaluit from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.

ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑭᖑᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕆᓂᐊᕐᑕᖓ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓕᖓᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒪᓚᐅᕐᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ: ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 23-ᒥᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 27-ᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 30-ᒥᑦ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 4-ᒧᑦ.


But earlier this month, Baffinland asked for more time to provide required information to north Baffin communities and to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᐱᕕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ.


To make that happen, the company proposed a six-day hearing in Pond Inlet only, starting Nov. 4.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ, ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂᒃ 6-ᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ, ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 4.


Pond Inlet’s Mittimatalik Hunters and Trappers Organization, a major player in the environmental review process for the Mary River expansion, said it supports the delay that Baffinland proposed.

ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᒥᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᕈᒪᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ.


But it also said it opposes holding the hearing in Pond Inlet only, since many intervenors may wish to use technical experts.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᒪᑯᐊ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓇᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


“We agree that it is important to facilitate community participation, but believe hosting separate dates—one in Pond Inlet to focus on community input, and another in Iqaluit to focus on technical expertise—will be the best means to achieving this,” the HTO said in a letter to the review board.

“ᐊᖏᕐᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ—ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᓪᓚᕆᖕᒨᖓᓂᕐᒧᑦ—ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᓕᕋᔭᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᒃᑎᐊᕐᓗᒍ,” ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


So NIRB now proposes a later hearing, split like this:

ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕈᒪᔪᑦ ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᕐᓯᒪᓗᓂ, ᐊᕕᒃᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ:


• Technical presentation, Iqaluit Cadet Hall: Nov. 2-4

• ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᑕᑦ ᕼᐋᓪ: ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2-4.


• Community roundtable, Iqaluit Cadet Hall: Nov. 5-6

• ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᑲᑕᑦ ᕼᐋᓪ: ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 5-6.


• Public hearing, Pond Inlet Community Hall: Nov. 8-9

• ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ: ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 8-9.


As for accommodations for the two days in Pond Inlet, NIRB staff and board members will stay overnight in Arctic Bay.

ᐃᓂᒃᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᓪᓕ ᐅᓪᓘᖕᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᓯᓂᒃᑕᕋᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃᒥ.


All other Pond Inlet hearing participants will stay at the Mary River mine site.

ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓕ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᐊᓃᓐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ.


As for the Nunavut Water Board, which is working with the NIRB on co-ordinating the environmental assessment, it’ll look at a technical meeting of its own in November and a possible hearing in February.

ᐅᑯᐊᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᐊᒍᖔᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆᒥ.


“The NIRB will work with Baffinland to finalize details for participants regarding accommodations and transport from the Mary River Mine Site to Pond Inlet each day November 8 and 9 to attend the public hearing proceedings,” the review board’s executive director, Ryan Barry, and the Nunavut Water Board’s acting executive director, Karén Kharatyan, said in a letter.

“ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂ ᒥᑦᑎᑕᒪᓕᖕᒧᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 8 ᐊᒻᒪ 9-ᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑐᕆᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ,” ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖓ, ᐅᕋᐃᐊᓐ ᐱᐅᕆ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᑭᐅᕋᓐ ᑲᕋᑎᐊᓐ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑎᒍᑦ.


The new proposed scheduled would still allow the NIRB to submit a final report to the federal government by Dec. 24, the review board said.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐋᕿᒃᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᕕᖃᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 24 ᑐᖔᓂᒃ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ.


But the new schedule isn’t final yet—the NIRB and the NWB are now waiting to hear from the federal government on whether Ottawa will pay the cost of the proposed new hearing schedule.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᕌᓂᙱᑦᑐᖅ—ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᑕᕿᓕᕐᒪᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐋᑐᕚ ᐊᑭᓕᕋᔭᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᒃᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ.


“While the necessary hotel and meeting spaces have been reserved, funding approvals from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) for the amended process must still be obtained by the NIRB and will be requested as soon as possible,” the NIRB-NWB letter said.

“ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᔪᕐᒥᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᕝᕕᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᕌᓂᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ-ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂᒃ (CIRNAC) ᐋᕿᒋᐊᖅᓯᒍᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᑐᐊᕈᑎᒃ,” ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᖃᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ.


In its phase-two proposal, Baffinland wants to build a 110-kilometre railway between Milne Inlet and Mary River, double its ore production to 12 million tonnes a year and extend the length of its shipping season to July 1–Nov. 15 to accommodate about 175 transits of big ore-carrying ships.

ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ 2-ᒥ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᓴᓇᔪᒪᖕᒪᑕ 110 ᑭᓛᒥᑕᓂ ᑕᑭᓂᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᑭᙳᐊᓂᑦ ᓅᓘᔭᖕᓄᑦ, ᒫᓐᓇ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᒥᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ 12 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᕐᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᖓᑦ ᐅᖓᕙᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᒥ ᔪᓚᐃ 1-ᒥᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 15-ᒧᑦ 175 ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᓯᑲᖅᑕᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᓯᔪᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


The railway to the north of Mary River would likely use a fleet of five locomotives and 200 cars.

ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓄᖓᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓘᔮᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᐅᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ 200-ᓂ ᐅᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ.


Building it would require multiple quarries and at least 12.7 million cubic metres of rock fill.

ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐃᓗᑦᑐᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕋᔭᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓂ 12.7 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑭᐅᐱᒃ ᒦᑕᔅᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᒃ.


The company already has a project certificate, received in 2012, allowing a railway running south to a port at Steensby Inlet.

ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᐱᔭᐅᓂᑯ 2012-ᒥᑦ, ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑯᑖᒧᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᓂᒋᐊᓄᙵᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᓯᑏᓐᔅᐱ ᐃᓐᓚᑦᒧᑦ.


That means that in time, Baffinland’s iron ore production from Mary River could one day reach 30 million tonnes a year.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᓕᒃ ᖃᖓᒃᑲᓐᓂᐅᓕᕐᐸᑦ, ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓛᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂ 30 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑕᓐᔅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ.


Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo to call it quits this fall

ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎ ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᓂᐊᓯᕗᖅ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖅ


Former Liberal MP says he’s leaving public life

ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᕕᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᕿᒪᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᓕᖅᖢᓂᐅᒃ


Independent Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo at a news conference in Iqaluit in July 2016, held after he returned from a treatment centre in Ontario.

ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᑐᑐ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓇᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᔪᓚᐃ 2016-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᑎᕋᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᐅᒥᑦ.


He announced today he won’t seek re-election to the House of Commons this fall.

ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᐃᑉᐹᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔾᔮᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖅ.


Nunavut’s Independent MP, Hunter Tootoo, will not run in the Oct. 21 federal election and will leave public life, his office announced in a statement Tuesday.

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖓᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎ, ᕼᐊᓐᑐ ᑐᑐ, ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21-ᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᒥ ᐃᓚᐅᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᕿᒪᖕᓂᐊᓕᕐᖢᓂᐅᒃ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᕕᖓᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐃᑉᐹᓂᑦ, ᔪᓚᐃ 30-ᒥᑦ.


“I appreciate very much the encouragement and support I have received from Nunavummiut all across the territory over the past months.

“ᖁᔭᓕᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᕋᑖᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.


But after much consideration, I have made the decision to leave public life,” Tootoo said in the statement.

ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᖢᖓ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᓚᐅᕋᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᕿᒪᖕᓂᐊᕈᒪᓕᖅᖢᒍ,” ᑐᑐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ.


First elected to the House of Commons in Oct. 19, 2015 as a Liberal, Tootoo was appointed minister of fisheries and oceans by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

ᓯᕗᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 19, 2015-ᒥ, ᓕᐳᕉᓪᓗᓂ, ᑐᑐ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓄᑦ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑᒧᑦ.


He held that position until May 2016, when he resigned, saying that he was leaving to seek treatment for alcohol addiction.

ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᑭᖢᒍ ᒪᐃ 2016, ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᒥᓴᖅᑕᐅᔭᖅᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


He returned to his job in July 2016, but departed the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent.

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒥᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 2016-ᒥᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒪᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖔᓕᖅᖢᓂ.


Following his departure from the Liberals, Tootoo admitted to what he called a “consensual but inappropriate” relationship with a junior female staffer.

ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒪᐃᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑐᑐ ᐅᖃᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᔭᖓᓂᒃ “ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᖢᓂ” ᐱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᕐᓇᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓕᓵᕐᓂᑯᒥᑦ.


That prompted some Nunavut residents to call for Tootoo’s resignation.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖁᔨᒍᑎᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᑐᒥ.


ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᑕᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ.


Tootoo also represented Iqaluit Centre as a member of Nunavut’s legislative assembly from 1993 to 2013.

ᑐᑐ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓴᓐᑕᒥ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ 1993-ᒥᑦ 2013-ᒧᑦ.


In his statement, Tootoo thanked his family, friends and parliamentary colleagues who helped him through “a difficult period in my life.”

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᑐᑐ ᖁᔭᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ “ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓅᓯᕋ.”


“With their support I have grown and healed, and I believe I am a better person for it.

“ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᐹᓪᓕᖅᐳᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᒥᖢᖓ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕈᓱᒃᖢᖓ ᐃᓄᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓕᖅᐹᓪᓕᕐᓂᓐᓂᑦ.


I encourage anyone who suffers from addiction, mental illness, or trauma to seek the help they need to heal,” his statement said.

ᐃᓱᒪᖁᕙᒃᑲᓗ ᑭᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᑐᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓕᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᑦᑐᒦᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓇᓱᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ,” ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ.


Tootoo also praised Nunavut’s consensus government system, an experience that allowed him to work with “members of all stripes” during his time in Parliament.

ᑐᑐ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᔾᔪᓯᖓᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒍᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᑦ “ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ” ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖅᒦᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


“To all Nunavummiut, I think you know how much I love our territory.

“ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᖂᖅᑐᓯ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᓐᓂᑦ.


My commitment to Nunavut will never waver.

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᒐ ᓄᖃᖅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᖅ.


Wherever the next path in my life leads, I will continue to work for a sustainable economy that will secure a prosperous future for Nunavut.”

ᐃᓅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᓕᕋᓗᐊᕈᒪ, ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᑭᓱᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ.”


Leona Aglukkaq, the former Conservative MP, has already declared that she will contest the Nunavut seat for her party this Oct. 21.

ᓕᐅᓇ ᐊᒡᓘᒃᑲᖅ, ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᕝᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓂᑯ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅᑖᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21-ᒥ ᑲᓐᓲᕕᑎᕝᑯᓐᓄᑦ.


The Elections Canada nomination contest database says that Peter Scholz of Arviat was chosen as the People’s Party of Canada candidate for Nunavut in a nomination contest held this past June 6, but the PPC website now says “announcement pending employer approval.”

ᒦᒐᓐ ᐱᔪ ᓚᐃᐅᓪ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᑯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᓐ, ᓕᐳᕈᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓇᐅᓕᕐᐸᑦ ᐅᒃᑑᐱᕆ 21-ᒥᑦ. ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕝᕕᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐲᑕ ᓲᑦᔾ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓗᓂ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐲᐳᔅ ᐹᑎᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᒡᒍᓴᐅᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔫᓂ 6-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ PPC ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᕿᔮᒐᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᑐᑦ “ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᑕᕿᔪᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ.”


However, Scholz, in an email to Nunatsiaq News said, “I am not and have never been declared a candidate.”

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᓲᑦᔾ, ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, “ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᙱᓐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᖢᖓ.”


As of the morning of July 31, he had not explained why Elections Canada still lists him as a nominated candidate for Nunavut. Megan Pizzo Lyall, a former Iqaluit city councillor who works for Atuqtuarvik Corp. in Rankin Inlet, has announced that she’ll seek the Liberal nomination in Nunavut, but the party has yet to announced a nomination meeting in the territory.

ᐅᑯᐊᓕ ᓴᕿᓐᓂᐊᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓱᓕ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ.


The Nunavut New Democratic Party electoral district association has not yet announced a candidate.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓂᐅ ᑎᒧᑯᕌᑎᒃ ᐹᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓱᓕ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᒥᑦ.


Nunavut government appeals decision to halt case against Igloolik hunter

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᖓ ᐆᒧᖓ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᒥᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒧᑦ


Michael Irngaut of Igloolik shot a caribou in 2015 while a hunting ban was in effect

ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐃᕐᖓᐅᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᒥ ᖁᑭᖅᓯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ 2015-ᒥ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖁᔭᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ


The Government of Nunavut is appealing Chief Justice Neil Sharkey’s decision to stay two charges against an Igloolik man for hunting caribou while a hunting ban was in effect.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒧᑦ ᓂᐅᓪ ᓵᑭᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᒥᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᐅᙱᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


By Thomas Rohner Special to Nunatsiaq News

By ᑖᒪᔅ ᐅᕉᓄ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ


The Government of Nunavut says that the territory’s chief justice “erred” when he let an Igloolik hunter off the hook for illegally harvesting a caribou during the 2015 Baffin Island caribou ban.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ “ᑕᒻᒪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ” ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᒥᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔪᓐᓃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᒃᑐᒐᓱᓐᓇᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ 2015-ᒥ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᑐᒃᑐᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


The hunter should still face the two charges under the Wildlife Act that Chief Justice Neil Sharkey stayed, the government said in court documents filed in at the Nunavut Court of Appeal in April.

ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕘᓇ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᓂᐅᓪ ᓵᑭᐅᑉ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᓯᒪᔭᖓᓂᒃ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒥᒋᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐄᐳᕉᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


Michael Irngaut, a 22-year-old Canadian Ranger at the time, admitted to shooting a male caribou in February 2015 while on patrol.

ᒪᐃᑯᓪ ᐃᕐᖓᐅᑦ, 22-ᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᑲᓃᑎᐊᓐ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᙳᐊᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ, ᖁᑭᕐᓯᓂᕋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᖑᓴᓪᓗᕐᒥ ᑐᒃᑐᒥ ᕕᕝᕗᐊᕆ 2015-ᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


A government ban on hunting Baffin Island caribou came into effect January 1, 2015.

ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃᒥᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᓂ ᐱᖁᔨᑲᑕᙱᓐᓂᖓᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᔭᓄᐊᕆ 1, 2015.


Irngaut was charged with two offences under Nunavut’s Wildlife Act.

ᐃᕐᖓᐅᑦ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔪᑏᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᑎᒍᑦ.


But Irngaut, who shared the harvested caribou with other Rangers, told Sharkey that he never would have shot the caribou if he had known there was a ban.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᕐᖓᐅᑦ, ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐅᓇᑕᖅᑐᒃᓴᙳᐊᖑᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓵᑭᒧᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᒐᔭᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᕐᕈᓂ ᑐᒃᑐᒋᐊᖃᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


Before harvesting the animal, Irngaut asked a local elder and member of the hunter and trappers association for permission to hunt the animal, Sharkey heard.

ᑐᒃᑐᒐᓱᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍᑦ ᐃᕐᖓᐅᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᒐᓱᒍᓐᓇᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ, ᓵᑭ ᑐᓴᖅᑐᕕᓂᖅ.


That elder told Irngaut there was no ban in effect.

ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᕐᖓᐅᒧᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᒃᑐᑦᑕᐃᓕᓐᓇᖅᑕᖃᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.


Sharkey stayed the charges against Irngaut in a decision released earlier this year in March.

ᓵᑭ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᕐᖓᐅᒧᑦ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓚᐅᕐᖢᓂ ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᒫᑦᓯᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥᑦ.


In that decision Sharkey said the unusual circumstances in the case, including geographical isolation and false information from an elder in authority, led to “officially induced error.”

ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᖓᒍᓪᓗ ᓵᑭ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒦᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓕᖕᓂᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ “ᑕᒻᒪᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᓪᓗᓂ.”


But the Government of Nunavut disagreed.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ.


In a notice of appeal filed with the courts April 5, the government said Sharkey was wrong to conclude such an error had been made.

ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᔾᔪᑎᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒥ ᐄᐳᕈᓪ 5-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓵᑭ ᑕᒻᒪᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓯᒪᓂᕐᒨᓂᖓᓂᒃ.


“The court erred in finding that the … contravention of the harvesting ban was the result of officially induced error,” wrote the GN’s lawyer, Adrienne Silk.

“ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ … ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥ ᓱᕋᐃᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ,” ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᓗᐊᐃᔭᖓᑦ, ᐄᑐᕆᐊᓐ ᓯᐊᒃ.


Silk was not in court July 24 when the case came up for discussion before Justice Paul Bychok, who presided over the Court of Appeal’s speak-to list.

ᓯᐊᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃᒦᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᔪᓚᐃ 24-ᒥ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓕᕐᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᒧᑦ ᔭᔅᑎᔅ ᐹᓪ ᐳᐊᐃᓴᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒋᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓃᖢᓂ.


Bychok adjourned the matter in the Court of Appeal until Nov. 13.

ᐳᐊᐃᓴᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᓄᖅᑲᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃᒦᒍᑎᓂ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 13-ᖑᓕᕐᐸᑦ.


Before then, the court would contact Silk “to find out why she was absent today.”

ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂᓪᓕ, ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᐊᒃᒥᑦ “ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.”


Irngaut’s lawyer, Benson Cowan, said he expects the government to file more documents in the coming weeks to support this appeal.

ᐃᕐᖓᐅᑦ ᓗᐊᐃᔪᖓ, ᐱᐊᓐᓴᓐ ᑕᐅᐊᓐ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


“This is a summary conviction appeal,” Cowan told Bychok.

“ᐅᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃᒧᑐᐊᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ,” ᑲᐅᐊᓐ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐳᐊᐃᓴᒃᒧᑦ.


Summary convictions are considered lesser charges than indictable convictions, for example for violent crimes.

ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓂᑯᑦ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᒪᑯᓇᙵᓪᓕ ᐋᓐᓂᕐᓯᕆᓗᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕋᔭᒍᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ.


Those charged with summary offences have their cases heard before a judge only, and do not have the right to a jury trial.

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᓯᔭᒃᓴᙳᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃᑰᕌᓂᒃᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒧᑐᐊᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᔨᒐᓚᒃᓄᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᖢᑎᒃ.


Trudeau announces protection for Nunavut’s last-ice area

ᑐᕉᑑ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑭᙳᓪᓕᖅᐹᖓᓂ ᓯᑯᖃᓂᐅᔪᒥᒃ


“Finally, Inuit have the tools to do the important work”

“ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃᖤᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ”


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Iqaluit on Thursday, Aug. 1, to announce the first step in the creation of a long-term protected area in Canada’s High Arctic Basin—the new Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᓴᒻᒥᕐᒥᑦ, ᐋᒐᓯ 1, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᕐᖢᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑯᓂᕈᓗᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᕝᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᖓᓂᒃ—ᐅᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᕝᕕᒃ.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq and Qikiqtani Inuit Association President P.J. Akeeagok signed off on the Inuit impact and benefit agreement for the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area on Aug. 1, during Trudeau’s visit to Iqaluit.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᖓ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦᑕ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐲ. ᔭᐃ. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐆᒧᖓ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᐋᒐᓯ 1-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᐳᓛᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᑦ.


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᔨᒻ ᐱᐅᓪ)


The federal government has announced a new conservation area off the northwest coast of Nunavut’s Ellesmere Island.

ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕝᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᒥᒃᒪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑕ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖅᐸᓯᐊᑕ ᓯᒡᔭᖓᓂᒃ.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Iqaluit on Thursday, Aug. 1, to announce the creation of Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓄᙵᐅᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᑎᓴᒻᒥᖅ, ᐋᒐᓯ 1-ᒥᓐ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕝᕕᒃᓴᒥᒃ.


Tuvaijuittuq, which in English means “the place where the ice never melts,” is also known the “last-ice area,” as it’s expected to retain year-round sea ice until 2050.

ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐅᑦᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ “ᑭᖑᓕᖅᐹᖅ ᓯᑯᖃᕐᕕᒃᓴᖅ,” ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᐳᑎᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᓗᐊᒍᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ 2050 ᑎᑭᒃᑯᓂ.


Trudeau’s visit also marked the completion of the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area through an Inuit impact and benefit agreement signed on Thursday morning.

ᑐᕉᑑᑉ ᐳᓛᕐᓂᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᐅᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐆᒪ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᕕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑎᓴᒻᒥᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓛᖓᓂᒃ.


Together, these areas cover more than 427,000 square kilometres, which means Ottawa has now met its goal to protect 10 per cent of Canada’s marine areas by 2020.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᓂᖃᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ 427,000 ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᑭᓛᒥᑕᔅ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐋᑐᕚ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ 10 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᕆᐅᖏᓐᓂᑦ 2020 ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᑎᓐᓇᒍ.


The protection status prevents any new activity in those areas for up to five years, through Inuit can still harvest from either region.

ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒋ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒍᓐᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ.


“By protecting these vital areas, we are safeguarding our environment for future generations while advancing Inuit self-determination and preserving Inuit cultural practices, languages, and customs,” Trudeau said at the Aug. 1 press conference, held at Nunavut Arctic College.

“ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᓴᐳᑎᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᕐᓂᒃ,” ᑐᕉᑑ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐋᒐᓯ 1-ᒥᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ.


The prime minister’s visit also comes with news of funding related to those protected areas: $190 million over seven years to build harbours, food-processing facilities and a training centre in the five closest communities: Grise Fiord, Resolute Bay, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet and Clyde River.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐳᓛᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓚᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᕐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ: $190 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 7-ᓄ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᓴᕐᕕᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓂᕿᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᖃᓂᒃᓴᓛᓄᑦ: ᐊᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ.


The IIBA for both protected areas aims to promote Inuit stewardship, providing an additional $55 million for Inuit training and employment.

ᐅᓇ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᖏᕈᑎ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓄᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ $55 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


“Finally, Inuit have the tools to do the important work of being the eyes and the ears of [these areas],” said Qikiqtani Inuit Association president P.J. Akeeagok.

“ᐊᓱᐃᓛᒃᖤᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᖃᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᒃᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᔨᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᓵᔨᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐲ. ᔭᐃ. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ.


Akeeagok presented the prime minister with a marble carving of an Inuk hunter holding a harpoon over a narwhal, which he said should serve as a reminder of “the connection that Inuit have to this region.”

ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᒥᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᙳᐊᖅ ᓇᐅᒃᑭᐊᓕᒑᙳᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᑎᒍᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᒍ “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᑦ.”


Prime Minister Trudeau was headed on Thursday afternoon to Arctic Bay, the gateway to Tallurutiup Imanga, to visit Victor Bay and participate in a community feast.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᑐᕉᑑ ᑎᓴᒻᒥᐅᑉ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᓕᐊᓕᒑᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓯᕆᐊᕐᕕᒃᒧᑦ, ᐳᓛᕆᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᕕᒃᑐ ᐸᐃᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓂᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.


This evening, Trudeau will be back in Iqaluit to help announce the Nunavut Liberals’ federal candidate, Megan Pizzo-Lyall.

ᑎᓴᒻᒥᐅᑉ ᐅᓐᓄᖓᓂᒃ, ᑐᕌᑑ ᐅᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑕᐅᔭᖅᑐᕐᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒧᑦ ᓕᐳᕈᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᒦᒐᓐ ᐱᔪ-ᓚᐃᐅᓪ.


During this visit to Nunavut, the prime minister has faced some criticism over the frequency of visits to the territory, compared to that of former prime minister Stephen Harper, who made a point of spending a week in the North each summer.

ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐳᓛᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᑲᑕᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐳᓛᕋᔪᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ, ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᖢᒍᓕ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᓚᐅᕐᑕᖓ ᓯᑏᕙᓐ ᕼᐋᐳ, ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᒫᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒦᓪᓇᓱᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᐅᔭᑕᒫᑦ.


But Trudeau urged Nunavummiut to look at the substance of the work his government has done in the North, especially through the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee established in 2017.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑐᕉᑑ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᖁᔨᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᓐ, ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ-ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 2017-ᒥᑦ.


“There is a relationship now between the Crown and Inuit based on respect and partnership,” Trudeau told reporters on Thursday morning.

“ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᑕᖃᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖓᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒌᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥ,” ᑐᕉᑑ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑎᓴᒻᒥᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓛᖓᓂᒃ.


The most recent evidence of that is the government’s apology for how it mismanaged the tuberculosis epidemic among Inuit between the 1940s and 1960s, along with a commitment to eradicate the disease from the North by 2030.

ᒫᓐᓇᓵᕐᓕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓴᕿᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᒥᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐳᕙᒡᓗᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ 1940-ᓗ 1960-ᓗ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᖑᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᒥᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ 2030 ᑎᑭᓚᐅᕐᑎᓐᓇᒍ.


But, Trudeau added, “there is an awful lot more to do.”

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᑐᖅ, “ᐱᓕᕆᔭᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᒻᒪᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᓱᓕ.”


Staff at Nunavik’s Inuulitsivik health centre decry its “toxic workplace”

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃᐳᑦ “ᐱᐅᙱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒻᒥ”


“The working climate inevitably has a negative effect on the delivery of services”

“ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ”


Some staff at the Inuulitsivik health centre in Puvirnituq have signed an open letter alleging that their working conditions are the cause of high levels of uncertainty, insecurity and anxiety among staff.

ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒥ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅᒥᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᒥᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒫᓂᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓇᐅᑦᑎᐅᑯᒫᖃᓗᐊᙱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖃᕈᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ.


After a period of relative stability, things look rocky once again at the Inuulitsivik health and social services centre in Puvirnituq.

ᖃᓄᐃᙱᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ, ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᑕᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕆᕗᖅ ᐃᓅᓕᓯᑦᓯᕕᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓗᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅᒥ.


Over the past 18 months, there have been “serious and ongoing issues that staff are experiencing with the upper management” of Inuulitisivik, says an open letter circulated last month to officials and health board staff, and obtained by Nunatsiaq News.

ᑕᖅᑭᐅᕋᑖᕐᑐᓂᒃ 18-ᓂ, ᐱᑕᖃᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ “ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᑲᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ” ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓯᒪᓕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᕐᓴᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕋᓱᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ” ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃᒥᑦ, ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑎᑎᖃᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᑲᑕᒃᑐᖅ ᑕᖅᑭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ.


Conditions have caused considerable distress to the employees, say the 14 signatories, who include employees at Inuulitsivik and the secretary-treasurer of the Northern Village of Puvirnituq, who signed in the letter in support.

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᒍᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ 14 ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅᒥᑦ, ᐊᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᒃ.


In the letter, they allege that Inuulitsivik has been “arbitrarily suspending and dismissing staff without due cause,” citing personal vendettas as the root of some of these actions.

ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑎᑎᖃᒥ, ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐅᓇ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃ “ᑭᐅᓗᒍᑎᐅᔪᒥᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᙱᖢᑎᒃ,”


The suspensions and dismissals have caused high levels of uncertainty, insecurity and anxiety among the staff, they say.

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᑲᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒍᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᓇᓗᓈᕿᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᕐᓂᐊᕋᓗᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᖕᓇᕈᑎᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᖃᑎᒌᑎᒍᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


“The working environment across the health centre is toxic,” their letter states.

“ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓇᙱᒻᒪᕆᖕᒪᑦ,” ᑎᑎᖃᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ.


“This is not a healthy situation for staff or users since the working climate inevitably has a negative effect on the delivery of services.”

“ᐅᓇ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖏᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑦᑐᒃᑰᖓᓗᐊᒧᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᖃᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ.”


People of colour and Inuit are suffering the most, says the letter, which alleges a staff worker, who had been fired, had died by suicide.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᕐᓴᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᓪᓚᕇᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᑐᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓛᖑᕗᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖃᑦ, ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ, ᐊᓂᑕᐅᓂᑯ, ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᒥᓃᕐᖢᓂ.


Nunatsiaq News asked the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services for a response to the open letter on Monday, Aug. 6.

ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᓄ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐋᒐᓯ 6-ᒥ.


An email from the communications department of the health board said “we will be in touch when someone becomes available.”

ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ “ᐃᓕᔅᓯᓐᓄ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᓛᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑕᖃᓕᕐᐸᑦ.”


It’s not the first time that Inuulitsivik has experienced turmoil.

ᐅᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᙳᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓗᐊᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓ.


In 2007, Dr. Vania Jiminez, then Inuulitsivik’s director of professional services, compared Inuulitsivik’s condition to an abscess ready to burst: the director of nursing had quit, along with several nurses, and doctors were overwhelmed.

2007-ᒥ, ᓘᒃᑖᖅ ᕚᓂᐊ ᔨᒥᓂᔾ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓂᑦ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᐅᑉ ᐱᐅᙱᔾᔪᑎᖓ ᖄᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ: ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᖅᑲᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒥᓱᕈᓘᔭᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᕐᑏᓐ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓘᑖᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᕈᓱᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ.


Quebec was looking at a formal trusteeship for the troubled hospital.

ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᕿᓂᓕᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᒥᓐ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᐊᓗᒃᒥᑦ.


In 2006, cutbacks affected services at Inuulitsivik, which, before that, in 2005, had suffered huge payroll errors, an exodus of management, staff and board members, and serious work safety problems.

2006-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᑭᐱᔭᐅᑲᑕᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ 2005-ᒥ, ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᒃᓴᓕᐅᑲᑕᖕᓂᒃᑯ ᑕᒻᒪᕐᓯᒪᑲᑕᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᖃᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒻᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ.


By 2012, Inuulitsivik appeared to be in a healthier state: Quebec had written off the centre’s accumulated deficit of more than $100 million, and the centre, which includes a 25-bed hospital in Puvirnituq, managed to produce a surplus of more than $500,000 in 2011.

2012 ᑎᑭᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᖂᔨᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ: ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᓕᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐲᖅᑕᐅᑎᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓂ $100 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃ, 25-ᓂ ᐃᒡᓕᖃᕐᖢᓂ ᐳᕕᕐᓂᑐᖅᒥᑦ, ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓂᖓᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ $500,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓂ 2011-ᒥ.


Quebec also increased the health centre’s budget at that time by about $18 million to roughly $90 million a year.

ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᕕᐅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᒫᓂ $18 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᐅᖓ $90 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᑖᓚᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ.


Inuulitsivik, which employs about 1,000 part-time and full-time workers on various rotations, also provides care to seven Hudson Bay communities and takes care of patient services for Nunavimmiut in Montreal.

ᐃᓅᓕᑦᓯᕕᒃ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᒫᓂ 1,000-ᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᑲᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᕐᕋᓕᐅᕐᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᒥᔪᖅ 7-ᓂᒃ ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ.


Environmental education gets federal boost in Nunavut

ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᖅᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ


Training program focuses on conservation and climate change

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖅ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᐅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐅᓕᓂᕐᒧ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄ


Maatalii Okalik, then president of the Nunavut Inuit Youth Council, speaks with Catherine McKenna, the federal environment and climate change minister, on November 2017 in Marrakech, Morocco, where global talks on climate change were underway.

ᒫᑕᓖ ᐅᑲᓕᒃ, ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑳᑐᕆ ᒪᒃᑭᓇᒥ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ, ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2017-ᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᕋᑭᐊᒃ, ᒧᕌᑯᒥᑦ, ᑕᐅᕙᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


A Nunavut training centre has a bit more money in its budget to train environmental champions in the workplace and in the community.

ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᕌᕐᔪᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ.


On July 26, Catherine McKenna, the federal minister of environment and climate change, announced $200,000 will go towards the Ilinniapaa Skills Development Centre, and specifically to its project, Our People, Our Climate.

ᔪᓚᐃ 26-ᒥ, ᑳᑐᕆᓐ ᒪᒃᑭᓇ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ $200,000 ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᖢᓂᐅᑦ ‘ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᐹ’ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᖁᑎᕗᑦ, ᓯᓚᕗᑦ.


“This project is looking at what else is happening in the circumpolar Arctic, seeing that yes, climate change is happening, and it is happening to us, but also, what could make a difference to us,” said Helen Roos, the centre’s president and lead instructor.

“ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒍᑎᐅᖕᒥᖕᒪᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᒥᑦ, ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒍ, ᐄ, ᓯᓚ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖕᒪ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓅᕆᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒍᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐊᓚᓐ ᕉᔅ, ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


Through its Iqaluit training centre and online courses, ISDC hosts pre-employment training, such as resume writing and computer skills, and workplace training, like health and safety certification and mental health and wellness training for frontline workers.

ᐅᕘᓇ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕕᖓᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑎᒍᑦ, ISDC ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᕙᒃᐳᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᓄᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕈᑎᓂᒃ, ᒪᑯᑎᑐᓇᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖅᑖᕋᓱᒃᖢᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑕᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑳᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ.


Though the centre has offered more technical programs in the environmental sector, like environmental monitoring for mine remediation and contamination, Our People, Our Climate is a different sort of program for Ilinniapaa.

ᐅᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᓂᒻᒪᐃᓯᒪᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᑯᑎᑐᓇᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᐸᓪᓕᓂᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᒃᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓄᖁᑎᕗᑦ, ᓯᓚᕗᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᒻᒪᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᐹᒧᑦ.


The project aims to educate Nunavummiut on climate change, with a focus on traditional knowledge and Inuit culture, as it supports healthy attitudes towards the environment.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᕐᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒍᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᒥᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ.


The idea is to look not only at how Inuit are being impacted by climate change, but also how they are impacting it, taking energy consumption and conservation into account.

ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᕐᓗ ᑕᐅᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑖᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐊᒃᑐᓯᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᒪᑯᐊ ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᓂ ᐊᑐᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᐅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ.


“Through the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Education, there is a curriculum around climate change,” Roos said.

“ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ,” ᕉᔅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


“But my company, we do training and development for youth and adults, particularly who might have dropped out of school, and we look to deliver customized training around issues affecting Inuit.”

“ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᓃᕐᓂᑯᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᒍᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ.”


And climate change is, of course, one of those issues.

ᐅᓇᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ, ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ.


Our People, Our Climate will include a sort of pre-employment training for participants between the ages of 15 and 30.

ᐃᓄᖁᑎᕗᑦ, ᓯᓚᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᖕᓂᒃ 15-ᓗ 30-ᓗ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ.


The program offers five modules on climate change and environmental action, that will equip participants to work with some of the stakeholders in the project, including the territorial and federal government, different Inuit organizations and housing corporations, in environmental roles.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖅ ᒪᓂᒻᒪᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᒃᑯᑦ.


The program is in English and Inuktitut.

ᐅᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ.


“They can become champions, really,” Roos said of the participants.

“ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑐᐊᓘᓕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ,” ᕉᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓂᒃ.


“They’re leaders not just in helping to do in-house environment change but as advocates for the community.”

“ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ.”


The curriculum for this project is in the works, based on research from across the circumpolar Arctic and input from those organizations working with the centre, as well as Inuit leaders.

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ, ᒪᓕᒡᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᒐᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


“The funding is going towards research, stakeholder engagement, curriculum development,” said Roos.

“ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕉᔅ.


“Then testing it with multiple youth through the program.”

“ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᐅᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.”


She’s hoping to have that testing underway by November, and the youth doing outreach to their communities, or possibly co-op placements, by early next year.

ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓕᒡᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᕕᐱᕆᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓴᓇᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᓕᕐᐸᑦ.


The federal dollars will be portioned out from the ministry’s Climate Action Fund, which supports projects fostering an awareness of climate change and working toward sustainable solutions for the environment.

ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᙵᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕋᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


Roos noted that youth make up half of the territory’s population and will ultimately be the ones to carry forward an understanding of the risks of climate change, and the need to curb it.

ᕉᔅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓇᑉᐸᓪᓗᐊᕆᖕᒪᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒍᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ.


They will also be the ones most affected by it down the road.

ᑖᒃᑯᐊᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓛᖑᓕᓛᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᑯᒍᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅ.


McKenna stated in the release, “I’m especially happy to know this program will reach students and young people.

ᒪᒃᑭᓇ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᑎᒍᑦ, “ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓗᐊᕐᐳᖓ ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᓄ.


Across the country, young people are standing up, asking leaders to take climate action.

ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥᑦ, ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒻᒪᕆᓕᕐᒪᑕ, ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᓂᔾᔪᒃ.


ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ ᐅᓇᑕᐅᑎᖃᕋᑦᑕ.


We are only borrowing the planet from them.”

ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ.”


While youth are a focus of the program, it will work with people across the board to address areas where education is needed around the environment and conservation.

ᐃᓅᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒧ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᓗᐊᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


As Trudeau confirms existing housing money, Nunavut’s premier makes the best of it

ᑐᕉᑑ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ


“It’s the prime minister making the announcement and that’s a good thing”

“ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᕗᖅ”


Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Iqaluit Mayor Madeleine Redfern make their way to an outdoor press conference in Iqaluit’s Happy Valley neighbourhood this past Aug. 2.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᖓ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ ᒫᑎᓚᐃᓐ ᕆᐊᑦᕗᓐ ᓯᓚᒻᒧᑦ ᐱᓱᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᕼᐋᐱ ᕚᓕᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐋᒐᓯ 2-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ.


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᔨᒻ ᐱᐅᓪ)


Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq knows the territorial government’s not getting nearly enough money to meet its social housing construction needs, but with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau standing beside him this past Aug. 2, he was much too diplomatic to criticize the Government of Nunavut’s federal funders.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᖓ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓗᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᑲᑕᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒨᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑑ ᓴᓂᑦᑎᐊᖓᓂ ᓇᖏᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᒐᓯ 2-ᖑᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᓐ, ᓂᓪᓕᓚᐅᙱᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᙱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


Following the completion of deals signed on Aug. 1 to create the Tallurutiup Imanga protected marine area and the start of a new protected area called Tuvaijuittuq, Trudeau’s staff summoned reporters the next morning to an outdoor press conference held at a vacant lot in Happy Valley.

ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒥᓐ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑎᓗᒋ ᐋᒐᓯ 1-ᒥ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᕝᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒪ ᓄᑖᖅ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᒧᖅ ‘ᑐᕙᐃᔪᐃᑦᑐᖅ’, ᑐᕉᑑ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᖅᑎᓂ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᒃᐸᙳᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᒪᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕐᕕᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᕼᐋᐱ ᕚᓕᒥᓐ.


There, Trudeau announced confirmation of how much social housing construction money will flow into Nunavut housing over the next eight years: $290 million.

ᑕᐃᑲᓂ, ᑐᕉᑑ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍ 8 ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ: $290 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ.


“We recognize that this is a big step forward that is going to make a huge difference,” Trudeau said.

“ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐅᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᒧᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᕐᔪᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ,” ᑐᕉᑑ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


But those funds are made up mostly of previous commitments made in the federal government’s 2016 and 2017 budgets.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ 2016-ᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ 2017-ᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓕᐅᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


And the money doesn’t come close to helping Nunavut get all the housing it needs.

ᑖᓐᓇᓕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᕆᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᖅ.


The Nunavut Housing Corp.’s latest numbers estimate a need of about 3,100 new units.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑎᖁᑎᖏ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓂ 3,100-ᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


That represents about 5,000 people, or 2,500 families, in Nunavut who are in need of adequate housing.

ᐅᓇ ᓴᕿᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᒫᓂ 5,000 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 2,500 ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᑖᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ.


“The funding will give us approximately 83 houses a year, so if you do the math you can see it will take us quite a while to get to 3,100.

“ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ 83-ᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓕ ᓇᐃᓴᐅᓯᕆᓂᒃᑯ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ 3,100 ᑎᑭᒐᓱᒐᔭᖅᑕᕗᑦ.


We’ll never get there,” Savikataaq said.

ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔾᔮᙱᑦᑐᒍᑦ,” ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


That 83-houses-per-year estimate isn’t new. Savikataaq told APTN this past March that his government expects to build 83 housing units in the 2019-20 fiscal year.

ᐅᑯᐊ 83 ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᖓ ᓄᑖᙳᖏᑦᑐᖅ. ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᐃᐲᑏᐊᓐᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒫᑦᓯᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ 83-ᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂᒃ 2019/20 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ.


That’s down slightly from the 91 units the GN expected to build in 2018-19.

ᐅᓇ ᐊᑦᑎᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ 91-ᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔪᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ 2018/19-ᒥᑦ.


Though the numbers will likely vary a little from year to year, that’s what Nunavut can expect to build annually, between now and about 2026 and 2027.

ᓇᐃᓴᐅᑏᑦ ᓇᓕᒧᒌᖃᑦᑕᔾᔮᔪᒃᓴᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕋᒍᓂ ᐊᑐᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᓐ, ᒫᓐᓇᒥᑦ ᒪᐅᖓᐸᓗᒃ 2026 ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ 2027.


The bulk of Nunavut’s housing construction money was committed by the federal government in 2016—$76.7 million—and in 2017—$240 million, topped up by contributions from the GN.

ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕐᓴᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ 2016-ᒥᑦ—$76.7 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ—ᐊᒻᒪ 2017-ᒥ—$240 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ.


Nunavut received no funds for social housing construction in 2019, prompting George Hickes, the Nunavut finance minister, to say this last March: “The lack of Nunavut-specific measures is disappointing, and remains critical in successful nation-building.”

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ 2019-ᒥ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᔪᐊᔾ ᕼᐃᒃᖦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ, ᐃᒪᐃᓕᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒫᑦᓯᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥ: “ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒨᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓗᐊᕐᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᐅᒻᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ.”


But Savikataaq, this past Friday, said it’s still useful that Trudeau took the time to talk about Nunavut housing in Iqaluit.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᑕᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᒥᓐ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃᓱᓕ ᐅᓇ ᑐᕉᑑ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ.


“In my opinion, it means the federal government is giving us priority.

“ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᓪᓕ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.


It’s the prime minister making the announcement and that’s a good thing,” Savikataaq said.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖕᒪ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐱᐅᓪᓗᓂ,” ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


“It’s still a positive thing, because it brings it to the front and starts the conversation and lets everyone know about our desperate needs for housing in Nunavut.”

“ᓱᓕ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖅ, ᓲᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᓕᕐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᑲᑕᖕᓂᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᕈᑎᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᖕᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ.”


As for homelessness, Savikataaq said that while the city government is “doing its part” in Iqaluit, there’s an obvious need for homeless shelters, transitional houses and emergency shelters in outlying communities.

ᒪᑯᓄᖓᓕ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᓐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ “ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎ” ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᐱᑕᖃᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖃᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᕕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒃᓴᒥᑦ ᐅᑕᕿᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕆᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.


He said government officials have talked a lot about that, but he said the GN only has so much money and has to direct it to where it’s needed the most.

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖏᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓘᔭᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᖢᑐ ᐊᑐᕐᕕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓛᓂᒃ.


As for Nunavut Inuit associations and corporations, which are now raking in cash in all three regions from mineral production royalties, Savikataaq said there have been ongoing talks about their getting involved in housing, but nothing concrete has happened.

ᒪᑯᑎᒎᓇᕐᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᐃᓐ, ᒫᓐᓇᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᑲᑕᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᕕᕋᔭᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ, ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᓴᕿᑦᑐᖃᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ.


The 2019 Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy, co-developed by the federal government and by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, said the Inuit organizations in Nunavut “are keen to help address the severe housing shortage in Nunavut.”

2019-ᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᑦ, ᐋᕿᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ “ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ.”


But the plans the Nunavut Inuit orgs are looking at do not appear to be aimed at the kind of low-income people who generally live in subsidized public housing.

ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓗᐊᖅᑳᔨᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᒃᖠᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒋᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


Instead, the Inuit orgs of Nunavut are looking at affordable homeownership for Inuit who now live in government, business or private rental housing.

ᐃᒪᓐᓇᖔᕐᓕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᕿᓂᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᑭᓖᒐᒃᓴᐅᓇᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖓᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


“The program would also support and promote home ownership as a means of wealth generation and career creation that would further lessen the ﬁnancial burden on governments,” the strategy said.

“ᐅᓇ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓇᔭᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᐹᓪᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᓂᒃ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᓄᑦ,” ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ.


In 2016, 56.4 per cent of Inuit lived in overcrowded homes and 34.3 per cent lived in homes needing major repairs.

2016ᒡᒥ, 56.4 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓗᐊᖅᑐᓃᑦᑐ ᐊᒻᒪ 34.3 ᐳᓴᓐᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ.


And in 2017, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported that within the private market in Iqaluit, the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom housing unit was $2,597.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2017-ᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ (CMHC) ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᒪᑯᓇᓂ ᐃᒻᒥᒃᑰᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᒡᓗᓂ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᑕᖅᑭᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᕈᓯᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᒫᓃᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ $2,597.


ᑲᓇᑕ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ


Transport Minister Marc Garneau made multiple funding announcements in Iqaluit on August 14

ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᒫᒃ ᒑᓅ ᑲᔅᓯᒐᓴᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐋᒐᓯ 14-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ


Qikiqtani Inuit Association President P.J. Akeeagok, Transportation Minister Marc Garneau and Nunavut Transportation Minister David Akeeagok stand with the flight crew of the National Aerial Surveillance Program’s Dash-7 plane on Wednesday, August 14.

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐲ.ᔭᐃ. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᒫᒃ ᒑᓅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᓇᖏᖃᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒥᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ ᐆᒥᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᖓᓂᒃ Dash-7 ᐱᖓᑦᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᒐᓯ 14.


Garneau announced funds for multiple projects with a focus on Nunavut’s Arctic waters and coastal communities.

ᒑᓅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᒪᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᒡᔭᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᑳᓚᓐ ᒥᐅᕋᓐ)


Canada’s minister of transport, Marc Garneau, announced new funding for multiple projects with a focus on Nunavut’s Arctic waters and coastal communities on Wednesday, August 14.

ᑲᓇᑕᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᒫᒃ ᒑᓅ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕐᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᒪᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᒡᔭᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐋᒐᓯ 14-ᒥ.


Many of the funding announcements, which range from community infrastructure to environmental research, are related to the federal government’s Oceans Protection Plan—a $1.5-billion program focused on protecting Canada’s coastlines.

ᐅᓄᕐᓂᕐᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐃᑦ, ᒫᙶᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᒪᐅᖓ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒃᑐᐊᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓄᑦ—ᒫᓂ $1.5-ᐱᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᐃᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓯᒡᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


Multiple Iqaluit-area projects received money: within the city, $2.3 million will go towards designing a hangar for a new National Aerial Surveillance Program complex, and nearby in Frobisher Bay, more than $430,000 will be split between two marine environmental data collection projects, one by the Government of Nunavut and one by SmartICE.

ᐅᓄᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ-ᒥᒃᓵᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ: ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ, $2.3 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᐃᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ ᐆᒧᖓ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕙᓂ ᕗᕉᐱᓱ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᒥ, $430,000 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᖏᓐᓂᕐ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ SmartICE.


The National Aerial Surveillance Program complex will include office space, an incident command post and briefing rooms.

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᕕᒃᓴᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖅ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ.


The hangar, which will be built at the Iqaluit airport, will be designed over the next year by EVOQ Architecture.

ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᕕᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᒥᕝᕕᖓᓂᒃ, ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ EVOQ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᑎᓄᑦ.


The hangar and facilities should be completed by 2023.

ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ 2023-ᒥᓐ.


The National Aerial Surveillance Program watches ships in Canadian waters to prevent pollution, using aerial surveillance to detect oil spills.

ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖏᓐᓃᑉᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᓱᕈᖅᑎᕆᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂᒃ ᑯᕕᔭᐅᔪᕕᓂᖅᑕᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ.


The program also watches shipping activities, ice conditions and marine security.

ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᕗᖅ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓯᑯ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


Meanwhile, the environmental data projects in Frobisher Bay are part of the Coastal Environmental Baseline Program—a program meant to study areas with high or potentially high vessel traffic, connecting scientists with coastal and Indigenous communities.

ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕋᓗᐊᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᕗᕉᐱᓲᑉ ᑲᖏᖅᖢᐊᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᓯᒡᔭᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ—ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᐅᓗᐊᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓂᒡᓗ ᓯᒡᔭᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


The program is part of the Oceans Protection Plan.

ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ.


Garneau announced the funds on behalf of Jonathan Wilkinson, the minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.

ᒑᓄ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᓂ ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᕗᐃᐊᑭᓐᓴᓐᒥ, ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᕆᐅᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ.


“What we want to do is to gather a baseline of what is the state of the coastal waters and its ecosystem at the moment,” said Garneau.

“ᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᓗᑕ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᒡᔭᖏᑦᑕ ᐃᒪᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒑᓅ.


The GN’s project will look at things like the density and biomass of renewable marine resources, like fish, and contamination levels in seaweed, while SmartICE’s project will, in collaboration with the Amaruq Hunters and Trappers Association, monitor sea ice near communities and collect environmental data.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓ ᐃᒪᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᒌᖕᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓄᕐᓕᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᕐᒦᑉᐸᒃᑐᑦ, ᐅᑯᑎᑐᓇᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑎᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᖅᑯᐊᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᓐᓃᕐᓯᒪᓂᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑯᐊ SmartICE-ᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖓ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒪᕈᖅ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᑯᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᕐᓱᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᐅᔫᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᒍᓯᐊᓂᒃ.


Outside Iqaluit, funds also went towards community engagement in the Oceans Protection Plan, with $300,000 each going to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and the Nunavut Impact Review Board.

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᓪᓕ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᑦ, ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐅᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ $300,000-ᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.


These funds come from the Indigenous and Local Communities Engagement and Partnership Program, which helps communities better participate in Oceans Protection Plan initiatives and the marine safety system.

ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐅᕙᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒧᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


The QIA will use the money to fund engagement activities on Oceans Protection Plan initiatives, as well as ongoing participation in marine safety, while the NIRB will use its funds to participate in the marine safety system and improve the capacity of the Nunavut Marine Council.

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᑯᐊᓕ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑖᖏ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᐱᕐᕈᓗᐊᕿᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ.


Garneau also announced that, under the Oceans Protection Plan, harbours will be built in Grise Fiord and Resolute Bay.

ᒑᓅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ, ᐅᕘᓇ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᒥᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᐅᓱᐃᑦᑐᒥᓐ.


Working with the QIA and the Government of Nunavut to design the harbours and fund construction, Transport Canada is providing $76.5 million over seven years towards the project, as part of a $190-million fund for infrastructure for communities in the Tallurutiup Imanga area.

ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔾᔪᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ $76.5 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 7-ᓄ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂ $190-ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᒫᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᖓᑕ ᒥᒃᓵᓂᑦ.


QIA President P.J. Akeeagok said that, in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, they have been conducting a feasibility study and hope the report will be ready before the next fiscal year.

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᐲ.ᔭᐃ. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᑲᑕᒃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕆᐅᒃᖢᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᙳᓚᐅᕐᑎᓐᓇᒍ.


The report should spark the next steps towards construction, said Akeeagok, which “Inuit in the communities have been waiting for many decades in terms of realizing that vision.”

ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᒃ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇ “ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐅᑕᕿᖕᒪᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᒥᓐ.”


Canada and Nunavut sign deal in milestone step to devolution

ᑲᓇᑕ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ


“Decision-making power rests here in our territory, by us and for us”

“ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓃᑉᐳᖅ, ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ”


From left: Aluki Kotierk, president of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.; Carolyn Bennett, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations; and Joe Savikataaq, the premier of Nunavut, sign the Nunavut devolution agreement in principle on Thursday, Aug. 15.

ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂᒃ: ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᓂᒃ; ᑭᐅᕈᓕᓐ ᐸᓇᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ-ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ: ᐊᒻᒪ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᖓ, ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᑎᓴᒻᒥᖅ, ᐋᒐᓯ 15-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


(ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔨ ᑳᓚᓐ ᒥᐅᕋᓐ)


In a significant step toward Nunavut assuming control over its Crown lands and natural resources, representatives from the federal government, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and the territory signed an agreement in principle for a devolution agreement this morning in Iqaluit.

ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᓴᒻᒥᖅ, ᐊᒐᓯ 15-ᒥᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ.


The agreement was signed by Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Aluki Kotierk and Carolyn Bennett, the federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations.

ᐊᖏᕈᑎ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᒧᑦ ᔫ ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᑕ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᐅᕈᓕᓐ ᐸᓇᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ-ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.


“We know in Nunavut’s evolution, that this is a day of celebration, for Nunavummiut and a milestone for Canada…. It has been a long day coming and a long time coming,” Bennett said.

“ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᒍᑦ, ᐅᓇ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ… ᖃᖔᓗᖕᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ,” ᐸᓇᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


The agreement begins a five-year process that would end in a final devolution agreement, which would transfer responsibilities for Nunavut’s land, water and resources from the Government of Canada to the Government of Nunavut.

ᐊᖏᕈᑎ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓇᔭᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᖑᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓂᒃ, ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᓄᑦ.


“You are patient and persistent people … this unlocks the vision of self-determination, the vision of being able to look after your people and your lands and waters in a way that you know best,” Bennett said.

“ᕿᓄᐃᓵᒃᑳᓘᔪᓯ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᕐᖢᓯ … ᐅᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᕈᑎᕕᓂᖅ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᔅᓯᓐᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᔅᓯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒪᕐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓛᕆᔭᔅᓯᒍᑦ,” ᐸᓇᑦ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


Simon Awa, Nunavut’s chief negotiator of devolution, said the agreement marks the next step to devolution.

ᓴᐃᒪᓐ ᐊᕙ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᕈᑎ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.


“It marks the next step in the journey that started before the creation of our territory.

“ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᙱᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


This is a culmination of much work that began with formal negotiations between the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. in November 2014,” Awa said.

ᐅᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2014-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ,” ᐊᕙ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


“Devolution has been agreed for the Inuit of Nunavut, ensuring that decision-making power rests here in our territory, by us and for us.”

“ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᓕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓃᓪᓗᓂ, ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄ.”


“ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᑦᑎᐊᕚᓗᒃ.


I have to admit I wasn’t sure this day would come so quickly.

ᐃᒪᐃᓕᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᕿᓚᒥᕈᓗᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂᒃ.


It’s proof of how hard our devolution team has worked,” Savikataaq said.

ᐅᓇ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᒻᒪᕆᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᒃ ᓅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ,” ᓴᕕᑲᑖᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


“By devolving federal responsibilities, Nunavummiut will have the ability and the means to manage their decisions on how our public lands, freshwater and non-renewable resources are used and developed within Nunavut,” he added.

“ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦ ᓅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᕗᑦ, ᐃᒪᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ,” ᐅᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖅ.


Kotierk said she was particularly pleased with Chapter 9 of the agreement, which will develop a post-devolution human resources and development strategy consistent with Article 23 of the Nunavut Agreement.

ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓗᐊᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓵᑉᑕ 9-ᒥᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᓅᑕᐅᕌᓂᓚᐅᕐᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᑎᑯᓪ 23-ᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥᑦ.


Article 23 of the Nunavut Agreement was meant to ensure employees at all three levels of government in Nunavut were reflective of the population of Inuit in Nunavut.

ᐋᑎᑯᓪ 23 ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᐱᖓᓲᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᒪᓕᒃᓯᒪᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᓐᓅᖓᔪᓂᒃ.


“I hope that’s another push to the government to ensure that they actually live up to and implement Article 23, which Inuit have been expecting since Nunavut was created,” she said.

“ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ ᐅᓇ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᐅᓗᓂ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑲᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐋᑎᑯᓪ 23-ᒥ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓗᑭ.


The newly signed agreement, which contains 14 chapters, is not legally enforceable, a news release said.

ᑖᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓵᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᕈᑎ, ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᖢᓂ 14 ᓴᑉᑕᓂᒃ, ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ.


The five-year timeline will allow for negotiation for a final agreement, training for positions within the GN, negotiation of an implementation schedule, and the drafting of legislation that will create the legal framework for the GN to take over the responsibility for Nunavut’s land, water and natural resources.

ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕕᖃᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᖑᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐋᔩᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᓕᖅᑎᑦᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓂᒃ, ᐃᒪᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


Yukon has managed its own land and natural resources since 2003, and devolution in the Northwest Territories took effect in 2014.

ᔫᑳᓐ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᕐᐳᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ 2003-ᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᒋ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ 2014-ᒥᑦ.


Feds give Nunavut money to build leadership among girls and women

ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᕗᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑎᒍᑦ


“These projects will benefit gender equality and grow leadership capacity within all Nunavut communities”

“ᐅᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒍᓐᓂᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ”


Elisapee Sheutiapik, Nunavut’s minister for family services and the status of women, seen here in Nunavut’s legislature, says new federally funded projects to encourage leadership among Nunavut girls and women will “benefit gender equality and grow leadership capacity within all Nunavut communities.”

ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ, ᐅᕙᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖓᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓕᕆᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ “ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᕚᓪᓕᕐᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.”


A Nunavut government project to boost leadership skills among the territory’s women and girls recently received a sizeable contribution from Ottawa.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᖃᖓᑦᑎᐊᓵᖅ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᑦ ᐊᖏᐸᓗᒃᑐᕈᓗᖕᒥᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ.


The Government of Nunavut will receive $600,000 to empower Inuit women and girls with leadership skills, federal and territorial officials announced on Aug. 8 in Yellowknife.

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ $600,000-ᓂᒃ ᓴᙱᒃᑎᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᑲᓐᓂᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕕᐊᕐᓵᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᐋᒐᓯ 8-ᒥ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒥ.


That’s part of more than $1 million earmarked for leadership development among girls and women in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

ᐅᓇ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ $1 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ.


According to a news release, in Nunavut, the money will be used to engage community, regional and territorial stakeholders in the creation of a Women and Girls Leadership and Governance Forum, and the piloting of related workshops.

ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᕆᔭᐅᔪᑎᒍᓪᓕ, ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕕᐊᕐᓵᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᒍᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᐅᖓ.


Elisapee Sheutiapik, Nunavut’s minister for family services and the status of women, welcomed the news.

ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ, ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥᒃ.


“Projects focusing on the development of women and girls’ leadership and governance are much needed across our northern territory,” Sheutiapik said.

“ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕕᐊᕐᓵᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ,” ᓯᐅᑎᐊᐱᒃ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ.


“I enthusiastically encourage women and girls of all ages to get involved, attain leadership skills, and engage with community, regional and territorial stakeholders.

“ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᐊᖅᐸᒃᑲ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᕐᓵᓪᓗ ᖃᔅᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᒍᓐᓇᕐᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ.


There is no doubt that the outcome of these projects will benefit gender equality and grow leadership capacity within all Nunavut communities.”

ᓇᓗᓇᙱᓚᕐᓕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᕚᓪᓕᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.”


The Arnait Nipingita women’s leadership summit, in 2010, was an earlier attempt to collect, connect and create women’s voices in Nunavut, with the goal of advancing women’s leadership in the territory.

‘ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᐱᖏᑕ’ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᕐᔪᐊᒥᑦ, 2010-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᓇᓱᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᐊᑦᑎᒐᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᑲᑎᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᕿᒃᓱᐃᒐᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᐱᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ, ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕋᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ.


ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᕆᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᖁᔨᓯᒪᔪᑦ:


• More funding support for women’s groups in communities.

• ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ.


• Adequate, accessible and affordable childcare resources available in communities.

• ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑭᓕᒐᕐᓂᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐸᐃᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ.


• Additional resources, such as midwives, to ensure that women don’t have to leave communities to give birth.

• ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᖅᑖᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᕐᓂᓱᒃᓰᔨᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᕋᔭᙱᒻᒪᑕ.


• Increased municipal and territorial recognition of the importance of supporting women in leadership positions or leadership skill development.

• ᐅᓄᕐᓯᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑎᒍᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᕐᓴᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ.


• Adequate counselling resources in communities.

• ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑕᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ.


• Community workshops through Nunavut Arctic College or in partnership with other organizations and groups on specific leadership skills.

• ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᑯ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒡᓗ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓂᕈᑎᓂᒃ.


ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ


Northern-based committee to review program audits

ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ


On August 21, the Government of Canada announced new items have been added to Nutrition North’s subsidy list, beyond perishable food items.

ᐋᒐᓯ 21-ᒥ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᓯᓂᕋᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑖᒻᐹᓐᔅ, ᓱᕈᔪᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᑦ.


By ᐃᓚᐃᓐ ᐋᓐᓱᒥ


The Government of Canada is working to clean up and shape up the Nutrition North Program with additional subsidies, more accountability and the roll-out of a harvesters support program, first promised last November, but beginning this winter.

ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᖓ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᓇᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒥᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᖅᖢᒍ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂᒃ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓐᓂᐊᕐᓐᕋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ.


Mere hours before cutting the rope on the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay, Yvonne Jones, parliamentary secretary to the minister of intergovernmental and northern affairs and internal trade, was at the Luke Novoligak Community Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 21, to announce changes to the food subsidy program that has been steeped in controversy.

ᐃᑲᕐᕋᐃᑦ ᖃᔅᓯᑦᑎᐊᕈᓘᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᐱᓯᓂᐊᖅᓂᕐᒧ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᖓᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ, ᐃᕚᓐ ᔫᓐᔅ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᒧᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐅᕐᓰᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᕙᓃᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᓘᒃ ᓄᕕᓕᒐᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᕕᒃᒥᑦ ᐱᖓᑦᓯᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐋᒐᓯ 21-ᒥ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓗᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.


Most recently, research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that food insecurity had actually worsened in Nunavut under Nutrition North, according to data from the Canadian Community Health Survey.

ᖃᖓᑦᑎᐊᓵᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᕕᓃᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᕙᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒍᑎᐅᓚᐅᕐᐳᖅ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᓕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐅᑯᑎᒎᓇᕐᓕ ᑲᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᓂᒃ.


A reason for this given by the researchers was that it targeted perishable store-bought foods only accessible to more affluent northerners—with or without a subsidy.

ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕐᓕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᔭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕆᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᓂᕿᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᓴᐅᕙᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᔪᕐᓴᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ—ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᐸᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᐸᑦ.


In Cambridge Bay, Jones announced an additional subsidy of $1 per kilogram will be added to certain non-perishable products transported by sealift, barge or winter road.

ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥ, ᔫᓐᔅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᐊᕈᑎᒥ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ $1 ᑖᓚ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒧ ᑭᓗᒍᕌᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᔭᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑎᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᕐᔪᐊᒃᑯᑦ, ᓯᑲᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᒃᑯᑦ.


By targeting these cheapest methods for transporting goods, the hope is that subsidy will benefit the most vulnerable people, rather than those who can afford a costlier purchase.

ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑐᕌᒐᕆᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑭᑭᓛᖑᓇᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᔭᖅᑐᐃᔨᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᑎᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᓛᖑᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᒪᑯᓄᖓᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᐊᑭᑐᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


The list of eligible items includes macaroni, cooking oil, lard, baking powder, yeast, dry beans, lentils, beans and flour.

ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᒫᑲᕉᓂ, ᐅᕐᓱᒃᓴᖅ, ᓂᐱᔾᔭᐃᒃᑯᑎ, ᐃᓚᒃᓴᐅᑎ, ᐳᑦᑐᖅᓴᐅᑎ, ᐸᓂᖅᑐᑦ ᐲᓂᓰ, ᓚᓐᑎᐅᔅ, ᐲᓂᓰᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᓚᐅᒑᒃᓴᖅ.


As well, in an effort to address the health and well-being of women and girls in the North, feminine hygiene products will be subsidized at the program’s highest rate, year-round.

ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ, ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓇᓱᒃᖢᒋᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᖁᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕕᐊᕐᓵᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ, ᐊᕐᓇᕐᓯᐅᑏᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓛᖑᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᖅ.


Currently, a box of tampons can cost between $15 and $20 in Iqaluit, compared to less than $10 in southern cities.

ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᕐᓕ ᑖᒻᐹᓐᔅ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᒪᑕ $15-ᓗ $20-ᓗ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ, ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖅᖢᒍᓕ ᐊᑭᖃᕐᓂᖏᑦ $10 ᑐᖔᓂᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓂᑦ.


The Harvester Support Program, which will put money in the hands of harvesters, will bring Nutrition North more in line with the needs of northerners in allowing better access to country food rather than encouraging reliance on store-bought food.

ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ, ᑖᓐᓇᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᒍᑎᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓂᒃ, ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᓂᖓ ᓂᕿᓪᓚᕆᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᑯᓂᖓᐅᙱᓐᓂᕐᓴᖅ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖕᒥᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ.


“Throughout the public engagement process, Northerners most often expressed the need for further support for traditional harvesting,” said former NWT premier and Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board Chair Nellie Cournoyea in a release on the December announcement.

“ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᖃᕐᓯᒪᓂᕐᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑖᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᕐᑎᐅᓂᑯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᖅ ᓇᓕ ᑰᐊᓐᓄᐊᔨ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᑎᒍᑦ ᑎᓯᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᑦ.


“That is why we particularly welcome the Government’s commitment to introduce a Harvesters Support Grant to help lower the high costs associated with traditional hunting and harvesting activities.”

“ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᓗᐊᖅᐸᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᐊ ᐊᑭᑐᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᑭᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᔪᑦ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ.”


Much of the controversy around Nutrition North, which in 2011 replaced the Food Mail Program, has centred around a lack of transparency and accountability for who exactly the subsidy was benefiting: the supplier and retailer, or the customer.

ᓈᒻᒪᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᓗᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 2011-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖔᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᑎᑭᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᑎ, ᒪᐅᓇ ᓴᕿᔮᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᓇ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᒻᒪᕆᒋᐊᒃᓴᖓᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ: ᐱᖁᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᓕᒃ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ.


One move to address this was requiring receipts from the point of sale to display the subsidy applied through Nutrition North.

ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᒪᐃᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑎᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᕙᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋ ᓴᕿᔮᑐᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓂᕿᑦᑎᐊᕙᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᙶᑐᒥᑦ.