Makivik Magazine Issue 97

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SUMMER 2012 • ISSUE 97 

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Bringing Awareness 

to Nunavik’s Ivakkak 

Dogteam Race 

• Government Recognition 

of Traditional Adoption 

• Reasons to Stay in School 

…and much more 

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Serving the Inuit of Nunavik

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Makivik Corporation 

Makivik is the ethnic organization mandated to represent and promote the interests 

of Nunavik. Its membership is composed of the Inuit beneficiaries of the James 

Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA). Makivik’s responsibility is to ensure 

the proper implementation of the political, social, and cultural benefits of the 

Agreement, and to manage and invest the monetary compensation so as to enable 

the Inuit to become an integral part of the northern economy. 

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Makivik Magazine 

Makivik Magazine is published quarterly by Makivik Corporation. It is distributed 

free of charge to Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. The opinions expressed herein are 

not necessarily those of Makivik Corporation or its executive. We welcome letters to 

the editor and submissions of articles, artwork, or photographs. Please include your 

full name, address, and telephone number. 

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Makivik Executive 

Jobie Tukkiapik, President 

Johnny Peters, Resource Development Vice-President 

Michael Gordon, Economic Development Vice-President 

Anthony Ittoshat, Treasurer 

Andy Moorhouse, Secretary 

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We wish to express our sincere thanks to all Makivik staff, as well as to all others 

who provided assistance and materials to make the production of this magazine 

possible. 

eu3Dxos3t / Editor 

Ù2 uxh / Bob Mesher 

scsys2 É2Xk5 k5tEº5/ Translation 

? €lX-Wl3©5 / Eva Aloupa-Pilurtuut 

J¥ [x9€8t‰ / Josée Vilandré 

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Published by Makivik Corporation 

P.O. Box 179, Kuujjuaq, Quebec 

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*Contest participation in this magazine is limited 

to Inuit beneficiaries of the JBNQA. 

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Education has always been important for people to get ahead in life. The means 

to an education and the ways things are learned change over time, depending on 

trends, methods, and what is important to learn. At one time life was lived from the 

land. Young Inuit learned mainly by imitating the adults, and hearing their stories and 

philosophies of life. It was a less formal system, although very crucial and successful 

for those realities. 

For example it wasn’t necessary to learn how to repair a vehicle but it was 

necessary to know how to handle a dogteam. Thankfully, traditional Inuit skills are 

still being handed on, but these are not the only means to a living. 

In a relatively short span of time, Nunavik has come from a hunting and 

gathering culture with learning included in daily life, to formal classroom situations 

with teachers at the blackboard and students at their desks, to diverse combinations 

of teaching mediums that include cutting edge technologies. 

In Nunavik we have our own competent school board and cultural institute. 

We also have Makivik’s mandate to “foster, promote, protect and assist in 

preserving the Inuit way of life, values and traditions” and, a very important 

component of preserving Inuit culture while melding into modern 

society — education is vital. We encourage all students, and families 

of students, to have great pride in educational achievements, 

which “can and should, be determined by the Inuit of 

Nunavik, and guided by Inuit educators.” 

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Front cover: Harry Okpik, a regular participant in 

the Ivakkak race, has his dogs vaccinated to stay 

healthy. Photo by Bob Mesher. 

ISSN 1481-3041 


Serving the Inuit of Nunavik 

BOB MESHER 

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Dogteam Race 





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Keeping Up With Ivakkak 

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Air Inuit Propwash 

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Rare Earths Elements, Identified 

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The Last Candy Drop for Johnny May’s C-GMAY 

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Good Touch/Bad Touch 

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First Air, Nirlivallaat 

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This is an image from the new movie, Maïna, which was partially shot in Nunavik and will 

include several Nunavimmiut on the big screen. Read more in our next edition. 

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Nunavik Creations Update 

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Legal Tips 

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Polar Point of View 

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Nunavik Notes 

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You could win $200 if you guess what this mysterious picture is. Mail 

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Winners of our next Mystery Photo 

Contest will be drawn in Kuujjuaq on 

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$200! Bonus prizes: Four other contestants will receive a T-shirt for their 

winning answers. 

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Congratulations to Bobby Nowkawalk of Inukjuak 

who correctly identified this picture of the 

police cruiser. Other fine prizes went to Sammy 

Shennungnuk, Louisa Mulucto, Alec Koneak, 

Christina Nowkawalk whose guesses were correct 

and names were pulled from the hat. 

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Evolution of the Ivakkak Rules 

Since 2001 

Writer Isabelle Dubois and photographer Pierre Dunnigan. 

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The Ivakkak dog team race is still alive and well over 

a decade after the time of its inauguration in 2001. 

Makivik, along with the support of other sponsors and 

mushers from all around Nunavik, created the race to 

encourage Nunavimmiut to carry on the dog sledding 

tradition that almost disappeared following the 

infamous slaughter of husky dogs by the authorities 

between 1950 and 1970. 

The rules for the Ivakkak dog team race have definitely 

changed since the first race in 2001, fined-tuned 

each year with input from the participating mushers. 

For one, a partner now accompanies each musher 

whereas they previously raced alone with their dogs. 

This rule that obliged them to have a partner was 

introduced in 2006, when teams decided to run autonomously, 

crossing inland from Puvirnituq to Kangirsuk. 

A partner made it safer for each musher when travelling 

without snowmobile support. The rule also makes 

sense considering that, traditionally, Inuit seldom travelled 

alone by dog team. Moreover, having a partner, 

usually a youth, is an opportunity to teach someone 

younger about handling a dog team. 

In 2007 it was decided to go back to racing from 

one community to the other, giving more people a 

chance to see the dog teams as they passed through 

the communities, rather than crossing inland. There 

was no race in 2008 because there was a decision to 

have it every second year instead of every year to give 

new teams more time to train. However the race was 

returned to an annual event again in 2009, by popular 

demand. 

Except for in 2006, the dog teams had gotten 

used to covering around 65 kilometres each day. And 

although it was nice to camp together as a group each 

night, the mushers felt they needed more challenge. For

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the 2012 edition of Ivakkak, it was decided that, although 

the race would still run from one community to the other 

(in this case, from Kangiqsualujjuaq to Kangirsuk), they 

would not be timed. Aside from mandatory layover periods 

of 18 hours at Kuujjuaq, Tasiujaq and Aupaluk, the 

racers worked out their own schedules and strategies to 

make the best of each day on the trail. The first team to 

make it to the finish line in Kangirsuk would be declared 

the winner. 

Besides the challenges of the weather, each team of 

eight to 12 husky dogs, a master and a partner, was selfsufficient 

and carried all the 

supplies they needed to complete 

the journey between each 

community along the way. 

The 2012 race started in 

Kangiqsualujjuaq on March 

13 with 12 participating dog 

teams from six communities: 

Kuujjuaq, Tasiujaq, Kangirsuk, 

Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq and 

Puvirnituq. It took the leading 

dog teams only two days to 

cover the 200 kilometres from 

Kangiqsualujjuaq to Kuujjuaq. 

They were delayed in Kuujjuaq 

an extra 24 hours due to the 

wind and heavy wet snow. 

It then took some of them 

just over a day to cover the next 

130 kilometres from Kuujjuaq 

to Tasiujaq, where they were 

delayed by another blizzard. Meanwhile, Allen Gordon 

had injured his leg while in third place and his team had 

to return home to Kuujjuaq. 

Team-leaders Harry Okpik of Quaqtaq, Johnny 

Arnatuq of Tasiujaq, and Billy Cain and Johnny Angnatuk of 

Tasiujaq ended their participation in the race in Quaqtaq, 

defeated by harsh weather. By then, the six leading teams 

had already passed Aupaluk, covering the 70 kilometres 

in just half a day, and were already on their way to 

Kangirsuk. Noah Ningiuruvik’s team had to wait out a 

storm in Aupaluk. 

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The rules for the Ivakkak dog 

team race have definitely 

changed since the first race in 

2001, fined-tuned each year with 

input from the participating 

mushers. 


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Minnie Ningiuruvik of Kangirsuk is one of the 

new young Ivakkak participants learning the 

ways of handling a team. 

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Some teams arrived in the community 

very late into the night. 

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w?4vt9lQ5 vmQIcc5bMsJJ6. 

A veterinarian made sure the dogs were in good condition for the trail. 

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Nasty weather added to the 2012 

Ivakkak challenge for the racers 

and the volunteers. 

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Meeting with race coordinators Charlie Alaku and Charlie Watt Jr. along the route. 

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Ü9MgwAti4 scsyc3[cEx3gym5hi. 

Makivik Vice-President Michael Gordon was there to present trophies and 

praise the dogteam drivers and organizers of the race. 

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The six remaining teams covered 

the last 100 kilometres of 

the race in one very long day, the 

top five making it to Kangirsuk 

on March 20 — eight days after 

the start. Peter Kiatainaq, already 

five-time Ivakkak champion (2004, 

2005, 2006, 2007 and 2011), 

crossed the finish line again in first 

place after covering a distance of 

about 500 kilometres, which was 

one of the longest Ivakkak itineraries. 

He was followed almost four 

hours later by Ivakkak 2010 champion 

Willie Cain Jr. of Tasiujaq. 

Ivakkak 2009 champion Novalinga 

Novalinga of Puvirnituq was 

closely behind Willie, followed an 

hour later by Ivakkak 2002 

champion Junior May of 

Kuujjuaq and Peter Boy 

Ittukallak of Puvirnituq 

arrived after midnight. 

Willie Kulula of Quaqtaq 

came in early the next day, 

on March 21, as another 

storm was forming. 

Closing ceremonies 

were held during the evening 

of March 21 Kangirsuk. 

The gold medallist received 

a $12,000 gift certificate 

from the FCNQ, a $12,500 

cash prize from Makivik, 

and a pair of return tickets 

to Montreal from First 

Air and Air Inuit, and gift 

certificates for double 

occupancy at the Quality 

Inn Suites. Various prizes 

were also presented to the silver and bronze medallists, and 

others were drawn for all 12 participating teams. Although half 

of them could not finish the race, all were deservedly rewarded. 

Congratulations to all participants, including the race coordinators, 

Charlie Watt Jr. and Charlie Alaku, who made this possible 

despite the complex logistics. 

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dog team race is now running at its best pace’ xgxZoxEymIq8i5 w?4vgi4 

xbs5yf3typQIsc5bymÔ2, wnWx9 ©Sx2. 

Adapted from “True to its name, the Ivakkak dog team race is 

now running at its best pace” by former Ivakkak coordinator, 

Isabelle Dubois 


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WQs3ntbsA8NyMeltx9˜5. 

Project Sparrow 

Air Inuit expresses our appreciation to Kativik Regional 

Government and Kativik School Board for their participation with 

Air Inuit in a summer trial project — the provision of flying lessons 

in the north from June to October. The project is designed to enable 

Nunavik aspirants to acquire a private pilot’s license near the air 

operation and in a home environment. It is our hope that the project 

will be successful and that it will extend to other home based 

training possibilities in the future. 

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Project Sparrow training group (L-R): Robbie Pilurtuut and Sarah Alaku of 

Kangiqsujuaq, Audrey Fleming of Kuujjuaraapik, instructor Pascal Fortin, 

Nathaniel Palliser of Inukjuak and Nicholas Genest of Quebec City. 

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Makivik President Jobie Tukkiapik speaks to the “Project Sparrow” pilot students 

about the importance of education for Nunavimmiut, especially that this training 

can take place within the Region. 

Bob mesher x 4 

Fleet renewal program completed 

The renewal of the Air Inuit fleet was a central component in 

our long-range transportation plan approved by the board in 2008. 

This program has now been completed with the following results: 

• Two gravel capable B737 combi aircraft are on line. 

• Seven Dash 8-300 passenger combi aircraft are on line. 

• Two Dash 8-100 passenger combi aircraft are on line. 

• Two Dash 8 freighters and the Dash 8 combi fleet have 

replaced the HS 748 fleet. However, Air Inuit has retained 

one HS 748 with a large cargo door for exceptionally large 

items. 

• Our small turbo prop fleet remains at seven Twin Otters and 

three King Airs. 

The Dash 8-300 passenger combi aircraft were extensively modified 

by Air Inuit prior to its induction into service: An expanded 

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Air Inuit Captain Annie Grondines and First Officer Sammy Mseffar. 

“Class C” (fireproof) aft cargo hold was installed with new cockpit 

flight management systems and a complete “heavy check” (complete 

overhaul). 

Air Inuit developed the Dash 8-300 freighters exclusively for 

use on our 3500-foot gravel runways, maintaining a common primary 

fleet for the large turboprop operation. 

We wish you good travelling on the renewed fleet and appreciate 

the support of our owners and during this significant endeavour. 

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The new Dorval Technical Centre. 

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Flight attendant Emilie Lacroix serves pure refreshments on Air Inuit. 

Dorval Technical Centre 

Congratulations to Pierre Charron of the company’s senior 

management committee, and the team associated with the project 

to build Air Inuit’s brand new technical centre. As we recall, 

the hangars that Air Inuit historically leased from the airport were 

scheduled to be torn down in order to expand the terminal — this 

obliged the company to come up with an alternative plan and the 

new technical centre is the result of that process. We trust that 

this state-of-the-art facility will provide Air Inuit with the ability to 

provide continuously improving air service to Nunavik (and elsewhere) 

for many years to come. The new technical centre houses 

its own terminal for charter flights as well as a new heavy maintenance 

component. We would be remiss were we not to mention 

that Pierre Charron is Air Inuit’s longest serving employee, having 

joined the company on July 25, 1979, which was less than one 

year after the operating certificate was awarded to the company. 

Bravo et Merci Pierre. 


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Air Inuit Technical Centre 

Administration and Maintenance 

6005 Côte-Vertu Boulevard 

Montreal, QC H4S 0B1 

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Toll-Free Numbers 

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514-636-3901 – 514-636-7414 

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WNh{[cctQQx4viyMsJÓ4. 

With the opening of this new technical 

centre, Air Inuit’s administrative offices as 

well as its technical maintenance services 

have been regrouped in one new facility. 

Scheduled service enhancements 

We are pleased to announce that 

scheduled service between the Abitibi 

region and Nunavik commenced on June 5, 

with a Tuesday and Thursday (northbound 

and southbound) stop in Rouyn-Noranda. 

We are greatly thankful to the City of 

Rouyn for their encouragement in this new 

regional link and we trust it will allow passengers 

in both directions to travel with 

less complication and less cost. 

Forthcoming specials 

Passengers are encouraged to take 

advantage of these seat sales, which will 

occur between now and February 20, 2013. 

• Berry Picking: August 15 to Sept 05 

• Pre-freeze: October 03 to October 31 

• Christmas Shopping: November 14 

to December 05 

• Christmas (Nunavik): December 12 

to January 09 

• Deep Freeze: January 23 to 

February 20, 2013. 

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The aqpik (bakeapple) has come to symbolize 

more than its delicious fruit. 

Additional flights will be added to 

the schedule during the Christmas period 

as well as special scheduled service for 

Kingait and Nain. Air Inuit posts their seat 

sale information in their offices and passengers 

can also ask local agent for further 

details, including pricing and restrictions. 

Have a pleasant flight.

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An Introduction to 

Rare Earths Elements 

By Darren L. Smith, M.Sc., P.Geol. 

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A display of northern lights over the Eldor Project camp, looking for rare earth deposits. 

darren smith 

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Quebec has long been known for its breadth of mineral potential; 

however, until recently few have realized its potential for rare earth 

elements, especially in Nunavik. As project 

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of rare earths is not very high, 

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exploration industry, primarily 

because so few mines exist 

outside of China. 

manager/geologist I oversee the mineral 

exploration of Commerce Resources 

Corporation’s (Commerce) Eldor Project 

located in Nunavik, approximately 130 kilometres 

south of Kuujjuaq. Commerce has 

been exploring the property for rare metals, 

including rare earth elements, since 2007 

and plan to be back in 2012 with an exploration 

and development program focused 

on its world class Ashram Rare Earth 

Deposit, which was discovered in late 2009. 

The general knowledge base of rare 

earths is not very high, inside and outside 

of the mineral exploration industry, primarily 

because so few mines exist outside of 

China. There are only a select few people 

who are recognized as experts. Although, I 

do not claim to be an expert, I have garnered 

much experience in rare earths over the last 

five years and would like to share this information 

with those living in Nunavik, which 

hosts this unique and spectacular deposit. 


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The rare earths are a group of 17 elements on the periodic table that 

comprise the lanthanide series, Yttrium, and Scandium. They always occur 

together, share similar chemical properties, and have been described in 

over 150 mineral species. These elements are not actually rare in terms 

of occurrence, but rather rare to find in economic concentrations. 

Scientifically and geologically the rare earths fall into three groups, 

the light rare earths: Lanthanum (La), Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), 

and Neodymium (Nd); the middle rare earths: Samarium (Sm), Europium 

(Eu), and Gadolinium (Gd); and the heavy rare earths: Terbium (Tb), 

Dysprosium (Dy), Holium (Ho), Erbium (Er), Thulium (Th), Ytterbium 

(Yb), and Lutetium (Lu). 

The element Yttrium (Y), not technically a rare earth, is typically 

grouped with the heavy rare earths. Promethium (Pm) exists in only 

negligible amounts in nature, occurring predominantly in nuclear reactors 

or the sun. The element Scandium (Sc) is sometimes grouped with 

the rare earths, but is commonly never included with them in industry 

calculations. 

Worldwide demand for rare earths is currently approximately 

150,000 tonnes of rare earth oxide annually and estimated to be growing 

at roughly 9% per year. Hence, demand is expected to be between 

200,000 and 300,000 tonnes by the year 2020. China accounts for over 

95% of the world’s rare earth production, but has recently begun cutting 

back significantly on exports. This was done in an effort to consolidate 

its domestic industry, and to better preserve the mine life of several 

dwindling deposits. This, in turn, caused a steep escalation of rare earth 

oxide prices and triggered a large push to discover, develop, and produce 

rare earth oxides at mines outside of China. 

Over this time period rare earth oxide 

prices have ranged from approximately 

$20 per kilogram of rare earth oxide for 

Cerium and Lanthanum to over $5,000 per 

kilogram for Europium. Although prices 

have retreated somewhat over the last year 

(2011) they remain substantially higher 

than historical prices due to increased 

demand and lack of supply. 

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Building the base camp for prospectors. 

Rare Earths are used in a variety of high tech and green technologies 

including wind turbines, cell phones, magnets, motors, flat panel 

displays, and phosphors, etc. What makes rare earths so valuable is there 

are essentially no suitable substitutes for them in many applications. 

Efficiency or practicality is always sacrificed when a substitute is used. 

Recently the US Department of Energy outlined the five rare earth 

elements that are the most “critical” to clean and high tech industries. 

“Critical” is the term used to indicate a commodity that is in the greatest 

demand while being in the shortest supply in the long term, with 

the added aspect that substitutes for it are hard or impossible to find. 

These are Neodymium, Europium, Terbium, Dysprosium, and Yttrium. 

Neodymium is the main component of high strength “super magnets”, 

required for all types of motors and related applications (such as wind 

turbines, electric vehicles, cell phones). Dysprosium is critical for these 

magnets as it allows for use at high temperatures without compromising 

magnetic strength. Terbium may substitute for Dysprosium in certain 

applications and is used in green phosphors. Europium and Yttrium are 

used as phosphors, essential to produce colours in screen displays such 

as flat screen televisions and cell phones, as well as in various lighting 

applications. Europium is required for producing the red colour in screen 

displays with no known substitutes, thus demanding one of the highest 

prices of all rare earth oxides. Deposits enriched in these five critical 

elements, in addition to significant total rare earth oxide grade, are generally 

thought to have the better chance of making it to production. It is 

estimated that only five or six new mines outside of China are needed 

to satisfy future demand. 

Often, the term “rare earth distribution” is used to partially evaluate 

a rare earth deposit’s economic potential. It refers to the relative quantity 

of each rare earth expressed as a percentage of the total quantity 

of all the rare earths. Deposits with higher distribution percentages of 

the critical rare earth elements are typically considered the most valuable, 

although grade, tonnage, and location are always essential factors. 

Rare earth deposits may occur in a variety of geological environments 

but most predominantly in carbonatites such as Ashram 

(Nunavik), Mountain Pass (California), and Bear Lodge (Wyoming) 

deposits; intensely weathered carbonatites, also called laterites, such 

as Mount Weld (Australia) and Zandkopsdrift (South Africa) deposits; 


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peralkaline or alkaline intrusions such as the Kipawa (Quebec) and 

Bokan Mountain (Alaska) deposits; and heavy mineral beach sands. 

Bayan Obo in China, controversially perceived to be a carbonatite, 

is the largest rare earth producer in the world with a grade of 

over 5% total rare earth oxide for an estimated 28.8 million tonnes 

of contained rare earth oxide (nearly 200 years of supply at current 

demand levels!). Equally astonishing is that the rare earth production 

is a by-product of iron ore mining. However, the deposit is light 

rare earth dominated and cannot supply enough heavy rare earths 

to satisfy the demand. 

Historically, the major rare earth producer in North America 

was Mountain Pass, with an estimated 31.6 metric tonnes at 6.57 

% total rare earth oxide for an estimated 2.1 million tonnes of contained 

rare earth oxide. Once the largest rare earth producer in the 

world, the mine was shut down in 2002, but has recently resumed 

operations after significant upgrades to its processing facilities. 

One of the most critical factors, when evaluating a rare earth 

project, is to understand the importance of the actual minerals the 

rare earth elements are hosted in. Although, over 150 rare earth 

minerals have been described, only four dominate commercial processing 

(monazite, bastnaesite, xenotime, and loparite). As such, 

conventional techniques exist to remove these minerals from the 

host rock, as well as release the individual rare earth elements within. 

Although, many deposits under development may have attractive 

grades and tonnages, their mineralogy may be unproven and/or 

overly complex, thereby adding a level of economic uncertainty to the 

project. In addition, monazite, bastnaesite, and xenotime contain among 

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A fulfilling pastime, to play music while at the camp. 

the highest amounts of rare earth elements in them compared to all 

other rare earth minerals, thus allowing for superior concentrate grades. 

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rare earths along with lesser monazite, while xenotime is the dominant 

mineral historically mined for the heavy rare earths. Therefore, it is reasonable 

to assume that deposits with a similar mineral grouping will 

have a distinct advantage on the race to production. Currently, the dominant 

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parts per million) “ion absorption clay deposits” in China, where the rare 

earth elements are absorbed as ions on the clay particles. These deposits 

appear unique to China, requiring very simple processing, thereby 

allowing for such a low grade to be economic. However, these types of 

deposits have large environmental footprints and it is expected that the 

resource will be exhausted over the next 15 years. 

In late 2009, Commerce Resources Corp discovered the Ashram 

Deposit, which has turned out to be one of the world’s largest rare 

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Willie Kulula was also hired to help with the heavy work that 

mineral exploration requires. 

earth deposits, located approximately 130 kilometres south of Kuujjuaq. 

Commerce’s Eldor Property has been explored primarily for tantalum 

and niobium since 2007, when the initial Ashram discovery occurred. In 

March of 2011, after extensive drilling of the deposit, Commerce released 

a 43-101 compliant mineral 

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has one of the highest grades 

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million tonnes that is being 

developed outside of China. 

resource estimate of 219.8 

million tonnes at 1.88% total 

rare earth oxide (inferred), 

27.7 million tonnes at 1.90% 

total rare earth oxide (indicated), 

and 1.6 million tonnes 

at 1.77% total rare earth oxide 

(measured). 

The Ashram Deposit 

occurs in a rare rock type 

called “carbonatite”, typically 

defined as an igneous rock 

composed of greater than 50% 

carbonate minerals by volume. 

Rare earth deposits tend to 

occur in the central portion of 

a carbonatite complex, within 

magnetic lows, and in the later 

stages of emplacement. The 

Ashram Deposit shares these 

characteristics. 

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mineralogy consisting of monazite with lesser bastnaesite and 

xenotime. It extends directly from the surface with negligible overburden 

making it amenable to lower cost, open-pit mining methods. Its 

grade is considerable, coupled with a size that is rivalled by very few 


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In late 2009, Commerce Resources 

Corp discovered the Ashram 

Deposit, which has turned out 

to be one of the world’s largest 

rare earth deposits, located 

approximately 130 kilometres 

south of Kuujjuaq. 

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deposits; it contains the third most rare 

earth oxide in a deposit outside of China 

(4.7 million tonnes). Further, the deposit 

hosts a pervasive enrichment in the middle 

and heavy rare earths with a 

zone of more focused enrichment 

extending directly from surface. 

This enrichment creates a very 

well balanced distribution over all 

the rare earths and an increased 

enrichment in the five critical rare 

earths. This is something that very 

few deposits can state. 

After Bayan Obo, Mountain 

Pass, and a select few other 

deposits, total rare earth oxide 

grade drops significantly with 

only a handful of developing 

projects exceeding 1.80% total 

rare earth oxide with appreciable 

tonnage (greater than 40 

million tonnes) and mine life 

(greater than 25 years). The 

Ashram Rare Earth Deposit has 

one of the highest grades of any 

deposit greater than 50 million tonnes 

that is being developed outside of China. 

With so many positive attributes (size, 

grade, mineralogy, distribution etc.) the 

Ashram Deposit has much potential to 

be developed in an economically, environmentally, 

and socially responsible 

manner with the opportunity to become 

Nunavik’s first, and perhaps only, rare 

earth mine. 


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yMÌi x9Mymt9lQ5, 

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m8gpxj5 is3DbsQx3gli 

xs9Mg5nµao3hi 

This was to be the last candy drop 

made from the Beaver bearing 

Johnny May’s name, C-GMAY, 

as the plane would be flown to 

Montreal the day after to be sold. 

In the past five years, I have had the honour to 

meet a few aviation legends. Amongst those, 

quite a few bush pilots. Most of them I had 

met through aviation events held in southern 

Quebec or Ontario. Now I was being invited to 

witness a unique Canadian aviation event — 

a “candy drop” — done by an illustrious Inuit 

bush pilot: Johnny May. I had seen pictures of 

the Christmas candy drops done over Kuujjuaq 

and I knew Johnny May was an iconic figure 

in the bush pilot community (and no doubt 

within his own community) but I had not met 

him and, in fact, knew very little about him. 

Now I won’t surprise many of you if I admit 

I had to look up “Chisasibi” on Google Maps. 

And like most “southerners”, I had never set 

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cz5bÔ6 ÷i à2 cz5bÔEIzi x9Mdtq5 – 

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csgx3X5 m8gpxj5 is3DbsQx3gli xs9Mg5nµao3hi÷i 

à x3ÇAi $&-i cz5bÔ4f5 X3Mt5yi3u4 Wix3ic§gcsJ6. 

ß„b dx+m8, Ù5 w3Dux6, ÷i à “o4y m3ãl. 

Peter Horsman, Pat Ekomiak, Johnny May and Félix Marseille. 

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ò3dpiz mo5hA, cz5bÔctcoMsJKz wM8ˆCi4 Eî 

foot unto James Bay territory. 

It was thus a very promising 

flight and visit. 

Why do I call a candy 

drop a “unique Canadian aviation 

event”? Because Johnny 

May is the only pilot in this 

country allowed doing such 

a thing. Regulations prevent 

a pilot flying low over populated 

areas and one is not 

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The airport being close by, heads 

turned to the sky as we heard 

the sound of the Beaver’s engine 

roaring in the distance. 

allowed to drop anything from a flying aircraft. Transport Canada issues 

a waiver specifically to Johnny May each time he makes a candy drop. 

But why was this candy drop special enough to consider it “historical?” 

I asked Félix Marseille Lussier, my young pilot friend. 

This was to be the last candy drop made from the Beaver bearing 

Johnny May’s name, C-GMAY, as the plane would be flown to Montreal 

the day after to be sold. Johnny May has been doing drops for 47 years 

now. He started with a Piper PA-12, a small three seat, high wing, single 

engine aircraft. And since he had his Beaver C-GMAY in 1975, the 

candy drops had been made from this aircraft. Félix wanted so much 

to witness this event. He was just off from his first month working as 

a pilot for Execaire in Mauritania, Africa and the first thing he did back 

in Montreal on his month leave was to hop on a plane 

and go up North to be with his friend Johnny. On Félix’s 

enthusiastic invitation I flew with my friend René Warnet 

in his Cessna 185 and another pilot, Jean-Claude Dostie 

joined us in his own Cessna 185. 

This candy drop was indeed a special one I have 

learned, but for other reasons. It was the first one to be 

done in Chisasibi, in Cree territory. It was planned to 

take place during the Makivik Annual General Meeting, 

also the first one held outside of Nunavik as Chisasibi is 

home to about 120 Inuit. 

So we may have had different reasons to be there 

but we were, obviously, all eager to be part of this candy 

drop event. 

We arrived in the afternoon at Chisasibi airport and 

had no planned transportation means to go to the drop 

site. As the Beaver was being loaded with the goods to 

be dropped, we were offered a lift in an Air Inuit van. As 

I sat in the van going to the site, I was pinching myself. 

No I was not dreaming! 

As we got off the van, what I saw before me was 

totally awesome. We were on the James Bay road and from Fort George 

street to the top of a hill perhaps a mile away, there was a crowd lined 

up covering the road in its entire width and as far as one could see (well, 

almost). I have read that the Chisasibi population totalled about 3,800 

habitants. It was as if they all came! 

It sure was a festive moment as young and not so young arrived 

on the site. And there was some excitement in the air as the moment 

we were all waiting for approached. The airport being close by, heads 

turned to the sky as we heard the sound of the Beaver’s engine roaring 

in the distance. 


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Flying over a spruce forest in the James Bay area. 

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Johnny May first made a few observation passes to “feel the air”. And 

then the drops began as arms went in the air hoping to get a few inches 

more to grasp the goods being thrown out by Félix and his friend, Patrick 

Ekomiak of the Saputiit Youth Association. As each pass was made, candies 

but also coats, stuffed toys and “special valuable gift certificates” were 

spread all along the road lined with people. I would estimate the accuracy 

of the drops at 99% . Good job guys! 

Many thanks to the 

Cree Nation of Chisasibi, 

Northern Stores and 

Air Inuit for making this 

event possible! Special 

thanks to Johnny May 

for his warm welcome 

and for sharing quite a 

few bush pilot stories and 

laughs. This weekend was 

just magic. It was a privilege 

and a real pleasure 

to be with Johnny, if just 

for a short time. I enjoyed 

every minute! 

My only regret is that 

weather prevented us from landing a little sooner so we did not have the 

opportunity to visit Chisasibi or meet more people. We also stopped just 

short of Nunavik territory. Reasons to hope to get back “up there” for sure. 

For the flight back to Montreal CYUL, Johnny sat in the co-pilot seat 

and let his young pilot friend Félix Marseille-Lussier fly the Beaver. A day 

that will surely be forever in Félix memory. 

So was this the last candy drop for Johnny May? Fortunately not! He 

will now use another Air Inuit / Johnny May’s Air Charter aircraft to do his 

future drops. May you live long Johnny! 

cz5bÔ6 C-GMAY u{[ü5g6 ƒ4Jxu. 

C-GMAY at the airport in Kuujjuaq. 

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About the Author 

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sm1qgi kNi uA8Ngi4 cz5bÔ3†5 

vg5pctŒ{[zb eu3DxoxE§q8k5 La Brousse– 

f8k5, x9MA5p§a5hi, x9MA5p §a7uhil COPA 

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X3Mt5yJc3ij5. 

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Organizing the goodies to be dropped from the sky. 

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cz5bÔ3tyo3hi. Ì8Nl s9l6 “o4ys2 SwAMs3ymix3gnEA8âXs4. 

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X3Mt5yicc5b˜q8ˆS6. wª5gxd7mE2XtQ5 Iî¡ 

Jean-Pierre Bonin is a retiree from Cegep Ahuntsic 

in Montreal. Though he has been an aviation enthusiast 

since he was a teen, it was only in 2000 he became 

involved with general aviation as one of his neighbours 

was assembling a kit aircraft in his home garage. 

He is a regular contributor for the Quebec Aviators 

and Bush Pilots Association magazine La Brousse, also 

periodically contributing to COPA Flight, the monthly 

journal of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. 

Pilot Félix Marseille Lussier was, up until recently, 

working as a “ramp rat” for Air Inuit in Kuujjuaq. He 

motivated René Warnet, flying a Cessna 185, along 

with Jean-Pierre Bonin to fly up to Chisasibi for the 

historical candy drop on March 30, 2012. 


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ᐃᑦᓯᒎ3ᓂᓗᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓱᒃᑯᔨᐊᖑᒍᓐᓇᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ 


Prevention Against Child Sexual Abuse 

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The Good Touch/Bad Touch program was first delivered to young students in Quaqtaq. 


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ᑭᒃᒐᑐᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐳᓖᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, 

ᐃᓗᓯᓕᕆᕕᒥᓗ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥᓗ, ᐅᖓᕙᒥᐅᑦ ᑐᓚᑦᑕᕕᒃ 

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wo8ix[4 s4fwc7u si3n sq8ˆt9lA, ᖁᐊᕐᑕᒥᐅᑦ 

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Nearing the end of the school year, a team 

representing Nunavik’s police force, school 

board, health and social services, and Ungava 

Tulattavik Health Centre, went to Pitakallak 

Elementary School in Kuujjuaq to give information 

and safety workshops regarding child 

sexual abuse. Although the program is adaptable 

for up to Grade-six, these trial workshops 

were done with the Kindergarten and Gradeone 

students. Quaqtaq, where they gave the 

same workshops earlier in the school year, was 

the first Nunavik community to benefit from the 

Good Touch/Bad Touch program. 

Before going into the classrooms, they do presentations 

over community FM radio, have a parents information evening, 

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Sammy Snowball, Kitty Johannes, Lizzie Aloupa, and Line Lemire with their props and 

supplies to teach kids about sexual abuse and what to do if it happens to them. 

and a meeting with local interveners such as the two police 

forces, social workers, youth protection members, justice 

committees and others in positions of service. They did not 

receive much response after the radio show, Lizzie Aloupa, 

KRPF prevention counsellor and facilitator for Good Touch- 

Bad Touch, says, “Sexual abuse is a tough subject, a subject 

that is really sad for people, so we never have a lot of feedback 

and comments, but many say it is encouraging and 

that is it something that has to be dealt with.” 

They also mail an information booklet on child sexual 

abuse to all local residents entitled “Together Let’s Protect 

Our Children” that is printed in Inuktittut, French and English. 

The booklet is a guide prepared by the Nunavik Regional 

Committee on Sexual Abuse Prevention, composed of 

members of these same four collaborative organizations. It 

“provides information and raises awareness” on topics seldom 

addressed, including “How to talk about sexual abuse 

to children,” “The signs and symptoms of sexual abuse’” and 

“What will happen if I contact Youth Protection 

services?” 

“We inform everyone we can think of, which 

is why we gave everyone this book in the mail, 

because we need to inform everyone that we 

are about to do this kind of teaching. And the 

reason we are doing it in the class is so we can 

observe the children because sometimes you 

can see how the child is impacted by the information,” 

Lizzie says. 

In short, we all have an important role to 

play in the lives of children when it comes to 

safety from sexual abuse. The introduction to 

their booklet, which designates a child as “a person 

under the age of 18,” describes, “If you work 

in a daycare, school, health centre, nursing station, 

healing centre or a community organization, or if 

you are a police officer, a spiritual guide, and elder 

or a community counsellor, you have an important 

role to play in identifying children in serious 

need of help. The same goes for the children’s family 

members, the people around them and all of the 

members of the community.” 

Lizzie said that it has taken about a year of 

planning before any workshops were conducted 

in Nunavik. The health board passed a resolution 

in 2004 to make sexual abuse a priority to 

deal with in Nunavik. “We said we have to plan 

it very carefully because this topic affects most 

everybody in Nunavik, whether on themselves 

or knowing someone that it happened to… It’s 

a prevention type of activity, and planning with 

the health board personnel, we came out with 

these information booklets and planned the 

activities,” Lizzie said. 

They go to the classroom three times, 

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of sexual abuse is a very sensitive matter,” Lizzie says. 

Typically young children have a short attention 

span, which is also why dividing the lessons into three 

parts is important. Their teaching tools include a giant 

storybook, giant touch cards and colouring books 

showing some of the same pictures as in the giant storybook. 

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the kids have paid good attention, especially 

the Grade-ones,” Lizzie says. “Some of the 

teachers also take what we taught and reinforce 

it. Our hope is that the schools would 

pick it up and start integrating it into their 

teaching materials.” 

In the first session they teach what a 

“good touch” means and that most touches 

are good. Examples are shown, such as how 

babies and small kids are affectionately 

touched at home. During the second class, 

they talk about “bad touches” — touches of 

sexual abuse, and the “body safety rules” that 

are also displayed on their poster. They are 

taught to take action and to tell somebody 

else if they are touched inappropriately. “We 

keep telling them what part of their body 

should not be touched —their private parts. We repeat 

this a lot throughout the classes, that it is their body 

and they should not be touched in their private parts, 

and that they have to tell someone if it 

happens to them,” Lizzie explains. 

She was a kindergarten teacher 

for many years so going in a class and 

teaching comes natural for her. “On sexual 

abuse I have the training to know 

how to talk about it or deal with it, so it 

is a topic I am comfortable to talk about. 

Someone has to be really committed to 

doing it because you have to know the 

subject very well.” 

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each child is asked one-by-one who they 

would tell if they were touched in a bad 

way. “If they were at home, whom they 

would tell — an adult, an older teenager 

— who is older than themselves 

that they can tell? First I ask them who 

do they think the person who would sexually 

abuse them would be and what 

would they look like. I tell them it could 

be your parents, friends, relatives, father’s friend, mother’s 

friend, someone in your home, or someone who 

comes to your home.” 

Amongst the gifts and resources that the team 

brings to the schools for teachers and students, they 

have teddy bears with tags to help kids express how 

they feel and T-shirts for them that say, “I am precious” 

on the front and “It’s my body, I have the right be safe” 

on the back.” Lizzie says, “After the teaching we evaluate 

each child to see if they really got the message.” 

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Good Touch / Bad Touch 

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Significant Contracts 

First Air has signed several significant contracts during the first half of 

this year. In February, a 12-month extension of our cargo and passenger 

services agreement was negotiated with the Northwest Company, 

which is one of the largest cargo shippers in the North. This extension 

is a direct recognition of the significant value proposition First Air delivers 

to Northern Stores and Northmart on an ongoing basis. 

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Aviation, have successfully secured 95% of the market for the Government 

of Nunavut’s freight requirements over the next 12 months. This is our 

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and our partners were awarded the majority of the Government of 

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addition to our fleet since its introduction in 2009. First Air’s ability to 

move 98,000 pounds of freight more cost efficiently than any other provider, 

positions us as the leading cargo carrier in the North. This trunk 

line freighter, when coupled with our extensive turbo prop network, 

offers unrivalled service. The extension of this lease cements our position 

as the dominant cargo shipper in the North. 

New Service to Nuuk, Greenland 

Our codeshare agreement with Air 

Greenland was launched on June 15 and 

has received a tremendous amount 

of public interest and passenger 

bookings. The twice-weekly 

service, on Mondays and 

Fridays, between Nuuk 

and Iqaluit is being operated 

with Air Greenland’s 

Dash 8, seating up to 

34 passengers with 

flying time of 1 hour 

and 45 minutes. The 

timing connects with 

First Air’s daily Jet 

flights from Iqaluit to 

Ottawa, so customers 

can conveniently make 

one through fare booking 

for travel between Ottawa 

and Greenland. The codeshare 

agreement enables First Air 

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Dancing in Greeland. 

to handle ticket sales and provide 

baggage handling. 


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Presenting for International Polar Year 

The Inuit Relations Secretariat and their partners, the National 

Research Council, invited 14 Aboriginal organizations, artists and 

businesses to display and sell their products during the recent IPY 

conference at Palais des Congrès, Montreal, from April 23 to 26, 

2012. Nunavik Creations was honoured and took this opportunity 

to present our garments and accessories. We were honoured to 

promote our company to the 2,600 attendees who came from all 

around the world. We also displayed for sale the Ungava cosmetics, 

Nunavik BioSciences spices and Avataq’s Nunavik herbal teas. Many 

people were interested in products designed and created by Inuit. 

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At the IPY convention, modelling outfits on the 

runway and a display of products for sale. 

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Nunavik Creations also presented a 

fashion show as part of the IPY Conference 

opening activities. Minnie Grey and Lydia 

Etok acted as emcees for our fashion show 

and gave a wonderful narrative of the region 

of Nunavik, the people and the evolution of 

Nunavik Creations as a clothing and accessories 

company. It was a resounding success 

and many people came to see our booth after 

the fashion show. 

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Accessories for Maïna 

Nunavik Creations participated in the production of some accessories 

for the movie production of, Maïna, based on the novel by Dominique 

Demers. We spent a week at the workshop of Veronique Marchessault, 

the costume designer for this movie. It was a new experience for the 

seamstresses of Nunavik Creations to work as part of a team with those 

who specialize in making costumes. Nunavik Creations will be listed as 

part of the costume production team in the credits of the film. 

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Producing specialty products for a new movie called Maïna. 

Boutique opened on weekends and evenings 

The Nunavik Creations Boutique in Kuujjuaq has reopened on 

weekends and evenings. The 

manager, Sylvia Jonas Bibeau, 

has a new assistant, Arnaujak 

Clunas. Between them, it allows 

us to keep our boutique open 

during these additional hours 

to better serve our customers. 

Arnaujak is trilingual and 

loves sewing and interacting 

with people. 

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Eva and Mary at the sewing table in Inukjuak. 

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New products and 

employees in Inukjuak 

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our Nunavik Creations team in 

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Arnaujak and Sylvia run the boutique. 

Inukjuak. She has the skills and experience to work with leather and fur 

sewing machines, and began working for us during our training in the 

production fine leather goods last April in Inukjuak. Eva looks forward 

to learning more skills, along with Mary Weetaluktuk Epoo at our next 

training session later this summer. These ladies, who mastered the production 

of a new travel bag during the previous training, will next learn 

about making a new model of sealskin and leather purse. 

As it is within our mandate to create jobs and ensure a new generation 

of seamstresses, Nunavik Creations is also happy to provide eight 

weeks of summer employment for a student who is interested in learning 

professional seamstress techniques. 


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Inuit Customary Adoption 

Formally Recognized 

Inuit customary adoption should soon have its effects 

legally recognized by the Government of Quebec. That is 

following the recent introduction of Bill 81, which contains 

recognition of the customary adoption practices of the 

Quebec First Nations and Nunavik Inuit. By custom, biological 

parents entrust their child to the adoptive parents of 

their choice, who will then take care of the child 

as their own. 

Inuit customary adoption in Nunavik, an 

ancestral yet very alive practice whereby one out 

of every five newborns is adopted, had not over 

the years seen its effects included at the Quebec 

laws, exception being made to the laws implementing 

the James Bay and Northern Quebec 

Agreement (JBNQA). Although customary adoptions 

were listed as criteria for becoming enrolled 

as JBNQA beneficiaries, the effects on the lineage 

of the customary adopted child, being ruptured in 

favour of the adoptive parents, were not considered 

at the Quebec Civil code that deals with civil 

status for the province residents. The Quebec system was 

only recognizing the “legal” or “statutory” adoption, made 

pursuant to the Quebec laws, and with the intervention of 

the courts and the Director of Youth Protection. Moreover, 

in Quebec, biological parents cannot choose to whom they 

want to give their baby for adoption, which is exactly what 

occurs under Inuit customs. 

This fact was causing a number of difficulties for the 

adopted child and the adoptive parents, for example, for 

school, passport or medical purposes. 

The Nunavik representatives raised such inequities at 

the time of implementation of the changes to the Quebec 

Civil code, whereby in 1994 the responsibilities for birth 

registration were transferred from parishes to the Quebec 

Director of Civil Status. A “Declaration of Inuit Customary 

SAMMY Kudluk

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ROMAINE séguin 

Adoption” form was then used to facilitate 

the transfer of information regarding 

adoptions to the Quebec civil registrar. 

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the way for seeing recognized at law 

effects of the Inuit Customary Adoption. 

For more details on this new development 

regarding traditional Inuit adoption, please 

see the document inserted in this magazine, 

“Inuit Customary Adoption and Its Inclusion 

in the Quebec Civil Code”. 

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mario dufour x 3 

Tasiutigiit, Montreal Inuit Wanted 

Over 100 children and their families celebrated spring together at 

the annual Tasiutigiit sugaring off party in Rougemont on March 31. 

They shared a maple-syrup feast, hot maple toffee spread on snow, 

buggy-rides pulled by strong horses, 

and meeting farm animals. Evie Mark and 

Alacie Sivuarapik entertained by throatsinging. 

A special welcome was given to 

the youth from the Ulluriaq Adolescent 

Centre and some families from Nunavik 

were there to share the excitement. 

This event was made possible with 

the financial support of Makivik, which 

supports Tasiutigiit’s efforts to maintain 

the connections of southern Inuit 

children with their 

people and culture. 

The Tasiutigiit 

Association organises 

many activities 

for Inuit children 

and youth living in 

foster or adoptive 

homes in the greater Montreal area. 

Other events include a fishing day, teen 

zip lining, summer picnics, waterslides, 

and craft and traditional foods workshops. 

Tasiutigiit is looking for more Inuit 

families living in Montreal to share their friendship and culture. Inuit youth 

living in non-Inuit homes need to have other Inuit in their lives. If you live 

in Montreal and would like to join Tasiutigiit, contact the association’s 

project coordinator, Caroline Drouin, by emailing Tasiutigiit@gmail.com 

or phone 514-730-5831. 


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Green Corner 

Reduce, Re-use and Recycle Paper 

• If you enjoy reading newspapers and/or magazines, consider 

switching to online versions. Annual reports for most northern 

organizations, including the Kativik Environmental Advisory 

Committee (KEAC), are also available to download. 

• Print double-sided documents from your computer as often as 

possible and use scrap paper to print less important documents 

or to make notepads. Encourage your organization to recycle 

office paper. 

• Buy recycled paper and if your supplier don’t have it in stock, 

suggest they make it part of their regular inventory. 

• During meetings, ask that digital versions of all the necessary 

documentation be provided for your thumb-drive, iPad, or computer 

rather than printing unnecessarily. 

• Say no to a receipts at the store, bank machine or gas station. 

• Use direct bill payment. You’ll not only reduce paper use, but you 

can save a lot on stamps a year and you’ll never forget to make 

another payment.

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lists. Did you know that 100-million 

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from mailing lists. 

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Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee 

In proposing measures that respond to environmental and social 

issues in Nunavik, the KEAC ensures compliance with the intentions 

and commitments of the parties to the James Bay and Northern Quebec 

Agreement, in the context of regional concerns related to sustainable 

development, maintenance of biodiversity, climate 

change and quality of life in the communities. 

1-877-964-2961 ext. 2287 

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www.keac-ccek@krg.ca 


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Peter Harrison, IPY chairman. 

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Barrie Ford. 

IPY Conference: 

From Knowledge to Action 

The IPY 2012 Conference, From Knowledge to Action, held in Montreal 

April 23 to 27 was one of the largest and most important scientific conferences 

for polar science and climate change, impacts and adaptation. 

Keynote presentations, thought-provoking panel discussions and workshops 

provided the focal points for translating polar knowledge into 

actions that will enable people to live in, adapt to, or benefit from, our 

changing world. 

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conference featured 

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speakers, plenary 

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panel discussions, parallel science sessions, as 

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plenaries explored important themes 

related to topics of polar change, global linkages, 

communities and health, ecosystem services, 

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infrastructure, resources 

and security. Other sessions 

provided the 

opportunity to present 

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how to take polar knowledge 

to action. 

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One of the important aspects of the current International Polar Year 

that sets it apart from previous Polar Years is the number of research projects 

that integrated scientific 

research with Inuit knowledge, 

and the number of Inuit communities 

that were actively 

involved in scientific research 

projects. Inuit have extensive 

intimate knowledge about the 

Arctic ecosystems in which they 

live and are at the forefront of 

debates about the impacts 

and responses to accelerating 

environmental changes in the 

circumpolar Arctic. Inuit communities 

are best able to tell 

the important human story 

of the Arctic, making valuable 

contributions to our understanding 

of issues such as 

circumpolar health, governance, 

food security, etc. 

The IPY 2012 conference 

featured an Indigenous 

Knowledge Exchange with 

programming developed by 

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Inuit have extensive intimate 

knowledge about the Arctic 

ecosystems in which they live and 

are at the forefront of debates 

about the impacts and responses to 

accelerating environmental changes 

in the circumpolar Arctic. 

Indigenous peoples to highlight issues of interest and importance to 

community members of the circumpolar Arctic. Titles for the major topics 

addressed included: “Food Security and Health,” “Changing Environment 

— Climate Change,” “Wildlife and Management,” “Youth and Capacity 

Building,” “Policy and Governance,” and “Knowledge Transfer”. 

Conference participants were also treated to cultural performances, 

fashion shows and art exhibits throughout the week. 


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School Attendance and School Success: 

A Collective Mission for Nunavik 

Donald M. Taylor, PhD 

McGill University 

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I made a mistake! I woke up this morning ready to 

write a piece on formal education and realized — 

oops, what have I done? I have been writing a series 

of articles about how to get the most out of formal 

education, and I forgot to start with the most important 

question: Why should anyone in Nunavik care 

about formal education? Why should anyone 

in Nunavik take school seriously? 

Better late than never, so here is why formal 

education should matter to everyone in 

Nunavik. Now, by formal education I do not 

mean the curriculum and courses prescribed 

by the South. The content can, and should, be 

determined by the Inuit of Nunavik, guided by 

Inuit educators. What I do mean by formal education, 

then, is an organized set of materials that 

teach young people how to use their intellect 

to solve any problem, on any topic, from complex 

environmental issues to raising children. Formal 

learning of problem solving skills needs to be guided 

by trained, professional, and to the extent possible, 

Inuit educators. 

There would be no need to argue for the importance 

of formal education in the South, or for that 

matter, virtually every country in the world — even 

counties that are extremely poor or are in the midst of a 

military conflict. Most countries in the world, including 

Canada, believe that formal education is so important 

that they pass laws making formal schooling to a certain 

age mandatory. The simple fact is that in most places in 

the world, the higher your education the more money 

you make and the more status you have. Students everywhere 

know the rule of thumb — a college degree is 

worth a million dollars more in earnings over a lifetime. 

sammy Kudluk

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d[xN3gbcc5bD8âgx3m5 s{?¬8î5 d[ xN3ini4 

wo8ix[s2 yMÌi Wbcc5bogx3m5 wo8ix[7u 

k3òN3ixoCu. 

wo8ixymQxc3il yKi5nl 

Öà7µ5 bZ hZu W9MEs5nE? s[Z3g5 W/ 

cChQxc3iq5 W[oµuA5 wo8ixymQxo7ui4 

wo8ixi3u4V WQx3[ostcMs3b scsyc3iu4 

h9obsQxz bm8N wo8ixymQxc3i6 

wªy3u ®Ns5/ñc3ik9l xJ3nic1qi3nu9l 

wªycD8Ni3j5 bZbZ W9MEsic3©/1qvlx3hi, 

yxDQxao3X5 yKi5nu W9MEsicy˜3m5. 

wo8ixtbsi4f5 

wo5yIc5yxi6 

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rs5yxD8Ni3u4 

WA8Ni3ÌisA8Ng5 

bys3yIsAtsQxc3mb 

WQs3nIsymJk5, 

WA8Nsto8kl, 

W[c3Xl wkgw8Nk5 

wo8ixt5ypsA8Nio8k5 

Formal learning of problem 

solving skills needs to be guided 

by trained, professional, and 

to the extent possible, Inuit 

educators. 

kN[4 yKi5nui w7uA5 v?mc3ij5 trst?9oxm5, bZbZl 

WQx3XoxAtcc5bo3uht4 xqctŒZhx7mE8iu4 WNh5bc3iu4 v?mgc4fi9l 

But Nunavik is one of those rare places where it is 

still generally believed that formal education is irrelevant. 

And, for the moment, let’s be honest, in Nunavik 

formal education is not that important. It is difficult to 

convince a teenager that completing their Secondary 

School education will be of great benefit. It won’t get 

them a job, or a better job, or a measurable raise in salary. 

And, successfully completing Secondary 

V is hard work. So, from a student’s point of 

view, it makes sense to hang around school 

for the social benefits, attend when it is convenient, 

and drop out when it becomes boring 

or there is something better to do. 

Formal education and the future 

So why is it important for young people 

to pursue as much formal education as possible? 

Let’s start with the fact that while formal 

education may not be important for earning a 

living and enjoying a reasonable quality of life 

now, it will matter in the future. Nunavik is moving 

toward some form of self-government, and 

is right at the beginning of huge negotiations 

with the federal and provincial governments 

on issues related to economic development. 

With the privileges these complex negotiations 

bring will come responsibility and accountability 

for the future of Nunavik. With the explosion in mining 

and northern development generally, the next generation 

of Inuit will need to be trained problem solvers. 

marc vachon x 2 

ß kN[7us5 wo8ix†5 bf8Nbst5yJ6 d[xhxAts§i4 

kN[7u N9osi3ysNsogx3m5. 

Nunavik students demonstrating some of the fun had in Nunavik 

during special holidays. 

fÑ4fl v?m4fq8i4 WNhctc3ht4 wozJi4 W/5ndbsJk5 Wg5ymJk5 

®Ns/tA5 mrbAt5ni4 W?9oxt5yAtc3ik5. wr5gxW8kl wk8k5 W/ 

sA8Nic3ht4 bm4fx W9lfQxc7mE5ht4 xqctŒZhx3iu4 WNhAbso3g5 

n3et5yc5bMzK5 W/5ndtc3tbsAtsc5bix3gi4 vmpstbsJ9l 

rsAt5nc5yxDtcc5bExc˜3iq8i4 kN[s2 yKi5nzî5gªozJi4. s/ 

C8ixî5 WNh5bsmEo3tlQ9l b3Csl w¬8Ni W?9oxtbsic3iEo3bq5 

Wo3tlQ5, wkgw8â5 ra¿qb ra9oEMzo3bq5 woymQ xc9MEõ3d5 

WQs3n/sAtc3ym5yxlt9l NlN3gi4 whx3gj5 grosEA8Ni3u4. 

cspmKz, cspmKz, bm4fiz gn3tbsc5bymJgcsQx5y, ryxi bZbZ 

x5pQA8âbq5. s9luj5 tr5hA, s[Z3g5 wªyc5yxZsZ§aJ5 WNhZcCt4. 

b3Cu ryxi s[Z3g6 WNh{[uk5 wt1q©ZlxCu WNháD5/s§a1qm5, 

I know, I know, you have heard it all before, but this 

time it is different. Until now, a young person could get 

along nicely without working. Only in the North can 

a young person miss a day of work and not get fired, 

and have money coming in from government programs 

that will pay for their health care, education, social services, 

with royalties from the mines and support from 

Inuit organizations funded by government. 

Okay, okay, I can hear you now. “Maybe in the 

future formal education will be the necessary ticket 

to improve my quality of life, but right now it isn’t, so 


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until it changes I am not going to worry about formal 

education—it is hard and boring.” But the future 

is now and even if we begin a collective commitment 

to formal education today, it will take years to prepare 

our young people to be world-class problem solvers. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

wo8ix†5 c9lˆ5 kNq8i S3gi3nQx9Mu4 wo8ixEx3ymogxCu4, xfä5gZM7u4 WNhxD¥5 

k1axi vtm5ht4 hc5ytbsic§aK5 evÜ8Ntbs5ht4 wo8ixDtu8i4 vmQxc3iu8i5. 

When students go down south for college, they frequently do group activities on the weekends to 

take a break from important studies. 

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wlyoE/si3ui4, wo8ixtbsAtui9l, wkoE/sAtui9l, ®Ns5/X5ht9l 

s/C8ix[8i5 nS5/sm5yxht4 wkgw8â5 WNhZc3[dtq8k5 ®Ns/o/ 

symJk5 v?m4fi5. 

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wo8ixymQxc3i6 WJ8NDtQ˜3XC wªyCi4 WsyQxEAtQlA, 

ryxio bZbZ Öàoz1qM6, Öà7m5 xy5pq8ioµzi 

whµl8ixq9Mz wo8ixymQxc3iCi4—NlNlx3m5 d[xN1qlx3hil.’ 

ryxio yKi5ã5 bZbZsK6 WQx3tyoClxD5bl 

vg5÷cctŒAtQlA wo8ixymQxc3iu4 W/cCh8ixo3lb 

s9lu WoClxD5b, x3ÇAZñl8i sk3gi s[Z3gdt5tªozJi4 

X3ND5pQxcoC/3SA5 yM3Jxu Wytx¬5ht4 NlN3gi4 

€3eA t5nÌEi3u4 WA8Nyx3gk5 wMsZ/o3iq8i4. 

wo8ixymQxc3il w7ui9l-xsMA8N3i6 

wo8ixymQxc3i6 gros3bsymAtc3S6 wo8ixt5y- 

At5nsli NlN3gi4-€3eAt5nÌEA8Ni3u4 W/Es3ymA t5nshi. 

bm8Nl NlN3gi4-€3eAt5nÌEA8Ni6 W9MEsA tc3hi 

N9oÏA8Nic3iu4 grÌEAtcD8Ni3ul xfi-W?9oxZsZ3lQ5 

yKi5nu trstZ5nos3ij5 raixA9l wobc3if5 

trstAtQix3bui4 Ö4fkz xfi-W?9oxZsZ3lQ5 

yKiox[i3uk5. wo8ixtbsAtsZul x3ÇA8i m3Îi 

wo8ixymQxo8i4 W/‰DtÌ3i6 W/sixDi, wo8ixt 

wo8ixDtui4 ÌKô8NbEs3nyxc5bExcExz, xM3li 

d[xhx1axctŒ5gk5 wMsc5bi3u4. wo8ixt5ypQ?5htAl 

bf5nsiK5 n3e÷3ic5yxlil wlyc5yxi5ti9l kwbt5y- 

Atc3ixD5b bZbZ, ie5yx©mc5blbsQxcoC5b, tuj5 

x©tc5yxq5gi4 iEc5bq¯o3lb. wo8ixt5yp Q?5htAl 

W/c5yxc5bDmA5b WNh5bt8il wªctŒc tŒAt5ti9l, bZbZ5nstQ4 

xgcbsc5bExc1qQx5b €z÷8Ngi9l wuxl8il. wo8ixymQxc3ij5 

wo8ixtb s§aZ5b N9oÏAtQQxo5ti4 yKi5nt8il trstZh Am/5ti4 

grÌDtc3iu4, xqyq8Nc5bD8âE xc3iu9l tu5b d[xhxAmiq8i4 

xfis1qgxW4-d[xN3gu4 x©tAtQ5ng w8NlQ9¬ix3bt8i4. 

wo8ixymQxc3il wlyc5yxg5nsi3l 

czgw8Noµ6 wo8ixymQxc3i6 sç/sygx3m5, whmQ/gxcy5nstQ§aKA5 

®Ns/tA5 mrbZhAtªozJi4, Wlx3gu WNhZ3ªozJi4. 

bm8N ryxi Öà4vlx3tlA — bà8i kNo3Jxi xJ3nic7mE5gi 

x5hw©i3nil — wo8ixymQxc3i6 wMQ/stbsq8N§aK6 x5pŒ5tZt4 

compliments: sheri burke 

Formal education and self-control 

Formal education is designed to teach problemsolving 

skills. An important aspect of problem solving 

is the ability to choose and define long-term goals 

and then learn how to reach those long-term goals. 

Therefore, what formal education is teaching is how 

to not give in to what would be fun right now, so that 

you can be successful at reaching a long-term goal. It 

teaches us that in order to graduate in two years, we 

need to study tonight instead of partying. It teaches us 

that in order to look our best and be healthy, we better 

eat healthy food right now instead of junk food. It 

teaches us that if we want to be successful in our work 

and with our relationships, we need to pass on the 

drugs and alcohol right now. 

bm8N ryxi Öà4vlx3tlA 

— bà8i kNo3Jxi 

xJ3nic7mE5gi 

x5hw©i3nil — 

wo8ixymQxc3i6 

wMQIstbsq8N§aK6 

x5pŒ5tZt4 xuhwk5 

W5Jtk5 h3êymic9ME§k5 

wkw5 wªyqb 

Wsi3nsA8Niq8i4 

wozic3gu4 xgi5 

w¬8Nt8k5. 

Formal education teaches 

us how choose and focus 

on long-term goals, and not 

always give in to the temptation 

of short-term fun. 

Formal education 

and health 

Whenever the topic of 

formal education comes up, 

we only focus on economics 

generally, and jobs more specifically. 

But it turns out that 

— and this is in poor as well as 

rich countries — formal education 

is associated with a variety 

of factors that really impact on 

the quality of life for each and 

every one of us. 

Let’s start with the basics. 

The hard facts are that people 

with more formal education 

usually live longer, and it doesn’t get more basic than 

that. As well, people with more formal education have 

better health generally: they tend to eat better and 

exercise more. Why? The obvious explanation is that 

people with more formal education can, and do, read 

more, so they are in touch with up to date information 

about how to maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle. 

But it turns out that — and this is 

in poor as well as rich countries 

— formal education is associated 

with a variety of factors that 

really impact on the quality of life 

for each and every one of us. 

Formal education and politics 

Formal education also has political implications. 

People with more education tend to vote more often, 

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wo8ixExc5bE5 WA8Ny5yx˜C[5 

Attend School and Succeed 

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Wsi3nsA8Niq8i4 wozic3gu4 xgi5 w¬8Nt8k5. 

x† WQx3[ostMs3b WbcExc9ME§i5. h9obs9ME7m5 

wkw5 wo8ixbsymQxo8i4 wo8ixym5yxg5 

wª5gxi3ns§aQxq5, bm8Nl Wbc9MEQxc§a5hi 

xKzsi3n soA8Nq9M6. 

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wo8ixymJ5 tuuA5 wlyc5yxi3ns§aJ5: 

ie5yxi4 iEAh8ins§5 tuui9l 

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grymA8Nyx3bK5 wkw5 

wo8ixb symQxo8i4 wo8ixymic3iã5 

xgxZ3i4 xgx3yi3ns§aQxq5, Öà7ml 

grymA t5Nd3goµi4 grymicy5nstQ§aK5 

ckw¬3lt4 wªy3uA5 wlyc5yxi3nsZ/3iu9l 

d[xN3inu9l wªycD8Ni3ui4. 

wo8ixymQxc3il Wix3ioEî9l 

wo8ixymQxc3ibs6 Wix3ioEi3ªozJk5 

Wg5ymi c9ME4rK6. wkw5 

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xbsy6 h9obs9ME5g6 m8N kNo3JxctŒaJ5 

wo8ixymQxo7ui4 wo8ixymic3insJ5, v?mtA5 

Wix3ioEAyi4 xsM5yiq5 wkoµkozi3ns§aJ5. 

bm8Nor x3ô hoo3S6 w7uA5 v?mÌCh8isl b3Csl 

W?9oxtb siEix3bz ci5gmE x¬o3tlA, kN[7usk5 

grym/s5yxoExz. 

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wo8ixbsymQxo8i4 wo8ixtbsmi6 wozQK6 

xy5ti4 wªctŒctc3it8k5. wkw5 wo8ixbsymQxo8i4 

wo8ixymi3nsJ5 Nsgw8Ni4 wªctc5yxD8Ni3ns§a7mb, 

xyi4 wª5Jyct5n/E1qbu8i4 N3DQ/c1ah1qi3nsht4, 

wo8ixymQxo8i4 

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gryNhA8Ni3u4 xy5ti4 

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Ws1q©7m¯b¬8î5, s{?¬8î5 

wªctQ5yxD8Nm¯5tQ5 

xrC3gtQZlx3m¯5tQ9lî5. 

Formal education teaches us to 

go beyond a simple analysis of 

others as either good or bad, or 

as those who are either with us or 

against us. 

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wo5ytbsAtc3ymQxq5 W9lfQxc3intA5 gryZhA8Ni3u4 

xyui4 W/c3ymi3nsQxq5. wo8ixymQxo8i4 wo8ixtbsAtc3ymi4f5 

wo5ytbsAtc3ymZ5b xKzsoic3ini4 

gryNhA8Ni3u4 xy5ti4 N9ogw8Â5 

WsÔ7m¯b¬8î5 Ws1q©7m¯b¬8î5, 

s{?¬8î5 wªctQ5yxD8Nm¯5tQ5 

xrC3g t QZl x3m¯5tQ9lî5. wo8ixtbsAtQZ5tQ5 

bfA8Nyd9lb wk8i4 

wªy5tî5gi4 xbsysˆ3tltQ5, N9oQ 

/5ti5 bf3zE/5tk5 tr5ti4, h3dwgu4 

sxDtŒ8ic3tlQ5 WsJ9l Ws1qg9l, 

x5pZMQ5htQ É2ÙA9l x5pQis/ 

vn8NQ5, s?5tªozJi9l x5pŒ1qgu4 

w2Wix3[cDyqtA5. bm4fiz sc3tlz 

scCh9ME2Sz 

wo8ixymQxc3i6 

wo8ix t5ypQ§EQx5tA xgD8Nst5ti4 

NlNo3gi4-b7mD8âlQ5 grÌDtcD8Ni3u4 

bm8Nl WJ8NiK5 wozigxcD8ât9lA 

WNhZ5ti yKi5nosDtQym/5tk5, 

wozicd9lAo5bs6 wk8k5 wªy5ti 

x3dñ3ymJk5. 

hZuø wo8ixymQxc3i6 W9MEsic3XV 

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hq3©t5ngxa1÷1q©Zlx6 ho: ryxio µ8NnstQsi3n6 

wo8ixb symQxo8i4 wo8ixymi6 Wbcc5bE xcõ3d6 

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wo8ixymi6 whx3inj5 h3êymic3Xixo3S6 

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yKi5ti, WsyQxEA tQA8NstQylAl wªctŒ8it8ªozJtA. 

N9oi3l wo8ixymQ xo8il wo8ixtbsAtc3ymî4 

sxDtŒ5yxmEs7mî4. x†afx xg5naxo3MÓ4¡ 

are more aware of complex political issues, and they tend to be more 

involved in the political process. One clear reality is that the more formally 

educated a country is, the more democratic it’s political system. 

Surely with self-government and northern development around the 

corner, for Nunavik, the message is clear. 

Formal education and relationships with people 

Formal education is also related to our relationships with each other. 

People with more formal education are less prejudiced towards others, 

they tend not to discriminate against other groups of people, and they 

are generally more tolerant of others who are different. It would seem 

that formal education teaches us to analyze others and ourselves in a 

more complex way. Formal education teaches us to go beyond a simple 

analysis of others as either good or bad, or as those who are either with 

us or against us. It teaches us to see individuals in our life, from loved 

ones to strangers, as a realistic mix of good and bad, similar to us in some 

ways but different in others, and as having a variety of feelings about 

us. The point is that formal education teaches us to apply our problemsolving 

skills not only to career goals, but also to the people in our lives. 

Why is formal education important? 

Formal education may not be crucial for jobs in Nunavik right at 

this moment: but soon formal education will be necessary and certainly 

the ticket for a successful working career. But even now formal education 

will positively impact our self-control, health, prepare us to succeed 

with our political and economic destiny, and improve our relationships 

with each other. Love and formal education are a great mix. Let’s take 

advantage of it now! 


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Nf3mb WNhctŒAtQix3bu8i4 xqctŒAtQymIq5 

mr{[l, vt[4 kNooµ5 v?m4fl Gx3âl s9lf5 

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WsyQxEis5ht4. 

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m5hil wvJ3yAtsix3gi4 x3Ni4 wkgw8Ni4 

WQxco3Xb rNsi3uªozJi4 y4rÌW8i4, 

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nS7uAtc3Xu5ht4, szy5gj9l 

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w8Ng3tbs§a5ht9l GwvJ3yt9lQ5 x?b4f5H. 

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r1åmQ/s9ME2S5 xuhk5 WNhZdbsJk5 wk8i4 r1åm5yAto8i4 

nS7uNh5tsht4. 


Support for Homeless 

Thanks to a partnership agreement between 

Makivik, KRG and Chez Doris (daytime women’s’ 

shelter in Montreal) tangible enhancements are 

taking place to better the lives of Inuit women 

there. 

Chez Doris has several activities and projects to 

help Inuit women to get identification cards, accompanying 

them to doctor and other appointments, 

funeral support for those who die in Montreal, 

long distance calls to home, and weekly movies 

and country food (with help from Avataq). Last February they inaugurated 

a winter camp for Inuit women and caseworkers to get away 

from city problems. 

Discussions are also taking place between Makivik, KRG, Correctional 

Service Canada and Quebec detention centres, to explore alternatives for 

Inuit men who leave detention centres and often drift to homelessness 

in Montreal. Collaboration between Chez Doris and Nunavik organizations 

is deemed absolutely crucial and Makivik’s advice is sought by 

several organizations supporting people in need. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

40 

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sic3Xlt4, WNhZdtq9l WNh5tb sc5blt4 kNs9l 

x?tz vmQpc3tbsli.’ 

KITTy gordon 

Another Raglan Profit Sharing Payment 

On June 27, 2012 Xstrata Nickel Raglan Mine presented a $13.1 million 

cheque to Makivik and to the communities of Kangiqsujuaq and Salluit 

during a celebration in a Montreal restaurant. The cheque was for the 

Nunavik Inuit communities’ share of the profits generated in 2011 by 

the Raglan mine. To date, 

more than $100-million in 

profit-sharing payments 

have been directed to an 

Inuit trust fund for economic 

and community 

development through 

the Raglan Agreement, 

signed in 1995. (A noteworthy 

comparison, the 

initial James Bay Northern 

Agreement signed in 1975 provided $90-million in compensation to 

Nunavik Inuit.) 

Also as per the Raglan Agreement, Makivik and the local Inuit communities 

“support harmonious relations and foster opportunities between 

Xstrata Nickel and local populations in areas such as training, hiring of 

local businesses and environmental management.”

Fishing at Pangalligiaq 

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May 27 was the annual all-day ice fishing event 

for Inuit at Xstrata Nickel-Raglan Mine. There were 

25 Inuit employees who participated at a lake 

called Pangalligiaq where Inuit from Salluit and 

Kangiqsujuaq camp. The employees met a couple 

of families that were already at the camp. Every 

employee loved this experience. There were three 

prizes for catching the heaviest fish, won by Johnny 

Papigatuk, Aisa Koperqualuk and Christina Aloupa. A few hundred 

Canada geese flew over the campsite. It was spectacular! 

Notes from Kimberly Makiuk. 


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Nunavik Geomatics Proposal Accepted 

Late last June, a proposal submitted to LOOKNorth (a national 

Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research) from 

Nunavik Geomatics to investigate 

the current state of remote 

sensing for marine mammal monitoring 

in Canada’s Arctic region was 

accepted. LOOKNorth’s technology 

validation program promotes the 

implementation of remote sensing 

technologies for sustainable 

development of Canada’s northern 

natural resources and oil 

sands. Makivik VP for Economic 

Development, Michael Gordon, 

is the president of Nunavik 

Geomatics —a Makivik subsidiary 

company. 

Marine transport is expected 

to increase due to increased 

resource development, which 

means that marine mammal 

monitoring requirements will 

also increase. Traditional ecological 

knowledge and scientific 

knowledge will be combined to assess and evaluate the various 

remote-sensing technologies that already exist or will be developed. 

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1,000-Kilometre 

Bicycle Challenge 

Students from four schools in 

Nunavik earned a trip down to 

help welcome the cyclists of the 

1,000-kilometre Défi Pierre Lavoie 

bicycle rally on June 17, 2012. Two 

of the team members to cross the 

finish line were Jonathan Simard, 

age 15, and Lucassie Tukkiapik, age 

16 (third and fourth from left in the 

photo). One of the main goals for 

the Pierre Lavoie competition is to 

encourage a “healthier body and 

living for today’s youth.” It is hoped 

other young Nunavimmiut will be inspired by Nunavik’s participation 

in this distinguished event. Congratulations also go to the parents and 

other team members who supported our Nunavik participants during 

this challenge.

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Viable Fishery for Makivik 

Makivik has two fishing licenses for shrimp: 1) 

the Makivik license that began in 1979, and 2) the 

Unaaq license since 1986. With Unaaq, we hold a 

50% stake while Qikiqtaaluk Corp owns the other 

half. We are also given an annual allocation of 390 

tons to fish turbot. 

For the past five years, the Makivik license is 

fished by Newfound Resources Ltd with the Newfound 

Pioneer, since we don’t own boats. Newfound 

Resources Ltd own boats and have a 

number of licenses they fish in order to 

make a boat ownership viable. Before 

them, Makivik worked with Farocan. The 

Unaaq license is fished by Ocean Prawn- 

Clearwater. Both boats fish the turbot. 

Brian McNamara, CEO of Newfound 

Resources Ltd, presented a cheque 

of $510,599 to Makivik on June 11 as 

part of the revenue sharing agreement 

for the shrimp fishery on the Makivik 

license. This year’s premium is a reflection 

of the viable fishery for Makivik. 

During the same meeting with Makivik executives 

Johnny Peters and Michael Gordon, along with 

Neil Greig who heads Makivik’s Fisheries Division, 

Brian provided an update as to where they sell the 

shrimp, the prices of shrimp in the past three years 

and the crew shares per trip for the last fiscal year. 

Discussions centered on the market conditions and 

overall sales and also reflect on how quickly the market 

may change over the year. 

Makivik’s joint marketing efforts continue in 

Russia and China. Conditions in the market place will 

dictate how successful we will be this year and quotas 

remain unchanged after last years cuts. Makivik has a 

guaranteed amount and the parties get more if the 

year of fishing went well. “The 2011 fishing year was 

very good but it isn’t always this way,” writes Michael 

Gordon, “We had some recent years where we didn’t 

get amounts over our guaranteed. It is a good sign 

for our shrimp fishing crew; they had a good share for 

2011. So, our fishermen were willing to go back fishing 

and others who received training recently could not 

get spots on boats. In total, there are about $1-million 

that is shared by our Inuit fishermen in any given year.” 

In accepting the cheque, Michael also stated that 

it is very beneficial for Makivik and shows that well 

structured partnerships can work for both parties. “The 

Agreements we have in place with our partners are 

good and they have proven fruitful for us. They provided 

much needed income to some Inuit as well as 

to the Corporation.” 


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Congratulations for Terry Audla 

Terry Audla, a descendant of the High Arctic Exiles who had been 

relocated from Inukjuak in 1953 & 1955, was voted in as the new president 

of ITK during the organization’s annual general meeting, hosted by 

Makivik at our head office in Kuujjuaq last June 6. Terry received 13 votes 

while Robbie Watt, the only other contender, received one vote. 

During his campaign speech, Terry expressed a lot of 

praise to Inuit that originally created ITK. And on his blog 

a few days afterward, he submitted, “I am inspired by the 

work of our early leaders, including the late Jose Kusugak of 

Nunavut and Nunavik’s Jacob Oweetaluktuk, who said during 

ITC’s first meeting in 1971, “Our culture is still here, but 

in the near future it is not going to be the same as it used to 

be…. We have to find an organized voice amongst ourselves 

so we may direct our lives the way we want them to be.”” 

This Inuit Nunangat organization that “advances the 

Inuit cause” has suffered heavy cutbacks from the federal 

government in recent times, as the outgoing 

two-term president, Mary Simon said in 

her speech to the assembly, “I know you all 

felt, as I did, regret at having to lay off nine 

employees this year… The current round of 

federal belt-tightening will likely continue, 

and Aboriginal peoples and organizations 

will not be immune.” 

Today’s challenging public policy 

environment in Canada add to ITK’s struggle 

to make progress on issues faced by 

Canadian Inuit such as housing shortages, mental and physical health, 

education and food insecurity. 

Our Makivik executives, Jobie Tukkiapik, Johnny Peters and Michael 

Gordon were among the 13 ITK delegates who took part in the vote. The 

ITK presidency is a three-year term.

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Housing Pride Day and prizes were drawn 

at the Kattitavik Town Hall in Kuujjuaq. 

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KMHB chairman, and Mary Nassak, spokesperson, 

also announced the expansion of 

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the Pivallianiq Makeover Team Program to 

all 14 Nunavik communities and the launch 

of the Pivallianiq-KMHB Hip-hop Club. Cool 

cats and hot dogs were enjoyed in the parking 

lot after the winners of big prizes were 

announced, for taking good care of their 

homes and keeping up with the rent. The 

initiative, funded by the SHQ, was launched 

in November 2011 to help families maintain 

their homes and equipment, beautify their 

surroundings and to create a safe, clean and 

happy living environment for all. 


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®NsI5noxaixDt4 v?m4fk5 gn3bstbsQxø5 

kNu WNh5ht4 ®NsI3gD t[iq5 scsysQxc3mb 

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s/C8ixC5nys3iu4 WQs3nt5yAtc3î5 x©t/ 

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s/C5n/ªozJi4 kNü5gi4 grymAt5ni4, s/ 

C8ixC5nysDt5n/i xyq8il s/C8ixi3i 

WNhZsA8NgªozJi4. 

jean-marc séguin x 3 

Mineral Exploration and 

Knowledge 

As in past years, a number of mineral exploration and 

such projects are taking place this summer in Nunavik. 

Those most significant, as provided by the Nunavik Mineral 

Exploration Fund (NMEF), include a “Fosse Labrador” survey 

for gold. Virginia Mines has a 50/50 partnership with 

the NMEF since 2005. They are conducting a geophysical 

survey on a property 70 km west of Kuujjuaq, whereby an 

electric current is sent in the ground and a receiver measures 

the fluctuation of the voltage. Gold occurrences can 

be outlined this way. The joint venture owns the resulting 

data. The fieldwork has to be declared to government at 

the end of the season to justify expenses and keep the 

claims. 

Training is also taking place in Kuujjuaraapik/ 

Whapmagoostui (in partnership with the Cree Mineral 

Exploration Board) for geology and prospecting basics. The 

NMEF is perpetually interested in Inuit candidates for this 

kind of training and no previous qualifications are required. 

A mineral/geology camp was also planned in Kuujjuaq, 

within the framework of Makivik’s “Raising Awareness of 

the Mining industry Amongst the Nunavik Youth” to familiarize 

students with geosciences, prospecting, and matters 

related to employment within this field. 

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Innivik Ribbon Cut 


w8i[s2 s4fwbsiz wÏzJfÌ4 

r5gC3bst9lA 

Charlie Tukkiapik, head of the Ungava 

Tulattavik Health Board, officially cut the 

ribbon to open the new patient transit 

called Innivik, June 27. Madge Pomerleau 

and directors of the board chose this name 

out of 158 suggestions offered in a contest. 

First Air provided first prize airline tickets, 

won by Willie Kauki of Quaqtaq. Funding 

of $8-million for the new transit came from 

Services Assurés Non Assurés. The building 

is very high quality, including the furniture, 

bathrooms, televisions, telephones, 

round-the-clock security and three rooms 

for patients with special needs. The previous 

transit house was badly in need of renovations 

and too small for the Ungava residents 

who need a place to stay for treatment or 

hospital examinations. 

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yKo3tz, wÏzJfÌu4 r5gC3hA rWyMsJK6 s4fwyAtui4 kÌu4 

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Wi3lt5yÖopu4 vmpc3ht4 Wzhi9l tuuA5 

wly3¬tc3ht4 WA8Nic5yxq5gk5 cExc3ht4 w9lxDyc3ht4. 

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urlxo3hil sz?usk5 €8ix[ox3ymogxCu4 €8ixys3tmE8kl 

bfIsQx3gymogxCu4 ÖvîQxc§k5. 


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yKi5nq8i4 s[Z3gdt5b 

ckw1qyx3Ngi4 Wbc3ty[c3i6 

x5paxtA5 si4vspAtc3i6 kN[4-fÑ4us5 

@)!@-u srs3bgu srs4f5 W1axi3Jxc3tlQ5 

AÉ5dx+u x5pox[itA5 

Providing Healthy Goals 

for Our Youth 

A Pictorial Account of Nunavik-Quebec 

at the 2012 Arctic Winter Games 

in Whitehorse 

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sfx JÏ8us5 Ìiy3tq5 wMsMsJJ5 iE8Nys3ht9l 

vtctŒ8ic3ht9¬gi bf8NsI3tyMsJJk5 AÉ5d€+u. 

These Yukon square dancers were among the gala performers in Whitehorse. 

photos: bob mesher 

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xs9MctŒaMzJ5 x5pox5 cz5bÔj5 AÉ5Ú+ox3gj5 

wrMsCt4 srs3bgu W1axi3JxEx3gy5ht4. 

A group photo before boarding the charter to Whitehorse 

for the Arctic Winter Games. 

julie grenier 

srs3bgu srs4f5 W1axi3Jx5 Wbc3tyAbs?2S5 ckw1qyx3Ng9MEsJi4 

yKiosDtQA8Nbq8i4 s[Z3gdt5b. bm4fxl 

s[Z3g5 W1axDti4 WytsAtgxc3iu4 WQs5yxymIgxc3gnsNt4 

W1axEx3ggk5 woQIscbsᓛᕈᒪᒍᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂ 

ᖃᓄᐃᓘᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᑎᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᑕᖃᕐᒥᒪᑕ ᑭᒃᒐᑐᕐᑎᐅᖃᑕ ᐅᑦᓯᐊᕈᒪᒍᑎᒃ 

ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓄᑦ ᑌᒣᒃᑯᐊᒥ ᐊᑯᕐᖓᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᑌᒣᒃᑯᐊᓴᔭᖏᑦ 

ᓇᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᖃᑎᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᑎᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᓲᖏᑦ 

ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᓕᒫᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᖃ ᑎᒌᔭᕐᑐᓯᒪᓕᑐᐊᕋᒥᒃ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓃᑦ 

ᐊᑦᑕᓀᓕᑎᕆᕕᐅᓲᖑᔪᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ 

ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕐᑐᓯᒪᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᑦ, ᖁᕝᕙᑎᕆᒍᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᒌᑦᑎᓂᓕ 

ᐅᕐᓂᐅᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ, ᖁᕝᕙᑎᕆᕕᑦᓯ ᐊᖑᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ 

ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᒃᑯᓗ ᐃᓪᓕᓇᕐᑐᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ. 

ᑯᐯᒃ W1axtdtui4 srs3bgu ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᓄᑦ ᐅᐸᐅᑎᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖕᖓᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ 

!(&@-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᓪᓗ !(&$-ul, 

!(&^-ul !(*^-ul W1axi3Jxgoxpxc 

c5bXoMs3uhi. kN[4fÑ4 

woŒ5g d tq5 ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᑐᓄᑦ 

ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕐᕋᒎᒃ m3Îj4 ᐊᓂᒍᑐᐊᕐᒪᓃᑕᒫᑦ 

@)))-ᒥᓂᑦ vJyt5y q8N§ao3g5. ᑕᒃᒐᓂ 

ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᑦ 

x©ttb sMsJJ5 ᒍᐁᑦᖁᐊᔅ, ᔪᑳᓐᒥ ᒫᑦᔨFᒫᑦᓯ 

$-u5 !) tr5hA. ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ W1a 

ᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᕆᒪᓂᖅ W1a xt s5ht4 

woŒaˆ3tJk5 ᑭᓯᐊᓂ w2Wi xDb s §a1qg6, kN[7u 

ᐅᓕᒫᑦᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᐱᔪᕆᒪᐅᑕᐅᓲᖑᒐᒥ. 

@)!@-u ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᓅᓕᖓᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ-ᑯᐯᒃᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᒌᑦᑐᖁ 

ᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᔪᔪᑦ %#-i4 W1axti4, WzzhJ3gi4 

wl3dy3uᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ, !!-ᓂᒃ ᐱᖕᖑ ᐊᑎᓂᒃ 

ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕆᐊᕐᓯᒪᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᓂᒃ. ᐱᖕᖑ ᐊ ᑎᖁᑎᕗᑦ 

ᐃᓚᐅᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒣᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᑦᑎᓇᑎᒃ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᓂᒃ: ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᓂᒃ, ᐊᓪᓓᑦ ᑎᓃᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐹᑦᒥᓐᑕᓐ, ᑏᐳᓪ ᑎᐊᓇᔅ 

The Arctic Winter Games provides some very healthy goals for our 

youth to strive for. These young people not only have to be athletically 

accomplished to make it on the team, but their personal conduct must 

also be proven worthy as ambassadors to represent all Nunavik Inuit 

amongst their peers from other parts of the circumpolar world during 

this high-profile international event. The Games strengthen sport 

development in the participants’ jurisdictions, promote the benefits of 

sport, build partnerships, and promote culture and values. 

The first time that Quebec sent athletes to the Arctic Winter Games 

was in 1972 and then again in 1974, 1976 and 

1986. Team Nunavik-Quebec has carried on 

this participation every other year since 2000. 

The Arctic Winter Games took place this year in 

Whitehorse, Yukon from March 4 to 10. The pride 

shared by these Games is felt not only the team, 

but by the region as a whole. 

For the 2012 games, Team Nunavik-Quebec 

was comprised of 53 athletes, six cultural performers, 

11 coaches and five mission staff. Our 

athletes participated in five different sports: Arctic 

Sports, Dene Games, Badminton, Table Tennis and 

Snowshoeing. Our athletes have excelled in Arctic 

Sports and Dene Games, which are traditional 

W1axtsctŒ5 kN[4-fÑ4us5 wMsI3gD8NtbsymMsJK5 

Nf3mb szl4f5 WNhAt5noxamJ5 Gxbs5yf3tbsJ5 mr{[j5 

vt[4 kNooµ5 v?m4fk9lH, wkw4f5, w4ygÇb sIC8ix5, 

kNooµi W?9oxt5yi5nk5 ®NsIc3typ4fl Gvmpc3ht4 vt[4 

kNooµ5 v?m4fi4H, fÑ4 v?m4f5 g3cb3[z5 wo8ixioEi3k5, 

hc5yioEi3k5 W1axgoEi3kl wMs7ut9lQ5 wMŒn4f5. 

Team Nunavik-Quebec participation at the Games was thanks to funding from 

the Ungaluk Program (coordinated by Makivik and KRG), Air Inuit, Xstrata Nickel, 

the Regional Development Fund (managed by KRG), the Quebec Ministère de 

l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport and the FCNQ. 


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ᑕᓪᓗᓕᔭᕐᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᓱᑲᓐᓂᐹᖑᓕᐅᑎᓂᕐᓂ. ᐱᖕᖑ ᐊᑎᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐱᓯᑎᒻᒪᕆ 

ᐊᓗᓲᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᓂᓗ ᐊᓪᓓᓗ ᑎᓃᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ 

ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓯᑎᐅᓕᐅᑎᒍᑎᑦᓴᔭᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᓯᑎᐅᓕᐅᑎᒍᑎᐅᓲᑦ 

ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᖃᑎᒌᓪᓗᑑᖕᖏᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕ ᑐᓕᒫᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᓂᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. 

ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᒐᓱᐊᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕐᑐᓯᒪᔪᑦ 

ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᕐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᒐᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ, ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕐᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓱᑎᒃ 

ᒪᕐᕉᓂᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᖃᑎᒌᓕᒫᓐᓃᓂ ᑐᓴᕐᓈᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᔪᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ 

ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐱ1ᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᔭᕐᑐᓯᒪᕕᒻᒥ. ᐱᕕᑦᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᔪᕗᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᓯᒋᐊᒥᒃ 

ᐊᓯᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᓴᔭᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥᐅᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒥᕐᖄᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖃᕐᓱᑎᓪᓗ 

ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓯᒪᒍᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᕆᒪᐅᑎᒥᓐᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ, 

ᐊᑕᐅᑦᓯᑯᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᔭᖃᕐᒥᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᖑᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ. 

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᖏᓂᕐᐹᖑᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᓂᒃ- 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᓂ ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᕐᒨᓕᖓᔪᓂᓪᓗ ᓱᔪᖃᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᓲᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ. 

dos1qZ3g5 ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᖃᐅᓈᕐᑎᔪᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑎᖁᑎᒥᓂᒃ 

ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕐᑐᑎᑦᓯᓲᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ: ᓄᓇᕕᒃ GᑯᐯᒃH, ᐊᓛᔅᓯᑲ, ᔪᑳᓐ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ, 

ᐋᓪᐴᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᖅ, ᔭᒫᓪ GᕉᓯᐊᕕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦH, 

ñ2ü9l GᓯᑳᓐᑕᓂᕕᐊᒥᐅᑦH. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᖁᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᖕᖑxDy5n/9lfxWq5 

ᓇᓗᓀᕐᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓲᑦ ᓇᓂᒥᐅᕐᓯᐅᑎᐅᒻᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ, 

ᐅᑦᑐᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᖏᑦ ᐊᓪᓓᓗ ᑎᓃᑦ 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᖏᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᖃᕋᑎᒃ 

ᑲᑎᔭᕐᑐᕕᐅᓯᒪᓲᖑᕗᑦ yM3Jxoµul W1axDy st5ht4 Ì4fgxaK5 

Nlâ3y ym5ht4 ᐃᓗᕐᖁᓯᑎᒍᑦ ᕿᒻᒪᖁᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ. 

ᐊᕐᕋᒎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᑐᐊᕐᒪᓃᒃ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆ 

ᐊᓪᓚᓯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑦᓱᑎᓂᑦ @)))-u ᐳᓛᕆᐊᕐᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᑐᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖓᑎᑕᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ 

ᐅᑎᕐᐸᓕᐊᓯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒐᒥᓂᑦ ᒍᐁᑦᖁᐋᔅᒥ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ-ᑯᐯᒃ 

ᐃᓕᒌᑦᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᓯᑎᖕᖑᐸᓪᓕ ᐊᓂᖃᖏᓐᓇᑐ 

ᐃᓐᓇᓯᒪᓕᕐᖁᑦ, ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓯᑎᖕᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᒃᑯᓗ 

ᐃᓂᓪᓚᓯ ᒪᑦᓯ ᐊᑐᑦᓴᐅᓂᒃᑯᓗ. ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕐᑎᕆᒍ 

ᑎᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᖕᖑ ᐊᑎᖁᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᕿᑲᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᖕᖏᒧᓪᓗ, 

ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᑕ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ 

ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᖓ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕐᑎᕆᒍ ᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᓲᖑᕗᖅ 

ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂᓗ, ᑕᒣᓐᓂᓗ ᓯᑦᔭᖃᕐᕕᐅᔫᓐᓂᒃ 

ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐱᓯᑎᐅᓕᐅᑎ ᑎᖃᑦᑕᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᒃ 

ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐊᓂᒍᕋᓱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓖᑦ 

ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓚ ᐅᖕᖏᓂᖏᓐᓂ. ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑏᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ- 

ᑯᐯᒃ ᐃᓕᒌᑦᑎᑐᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᒋᔭᐅᓛᕐᑐᑦ 

ᓇᓗᓀᔭᕐᑕ ᐅᓯᒪᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ 

ᖃᓄᑎᒋᒃ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓐᓇᓂᖏᑦ, ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᓗ 

ᐱᑦᓯᐊᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᐅᒍᓐᓇᓯ ᐊᕆᐊᖏᓪᓗ 

ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᓂᖃᕐᓂᒥᒍᑦ. 

ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᒌᑦᑐᖁᑎᖏᑦ #^-i4 

ᐅᓗᑖᓚᐅᔪᔪᑦ: !)-i4 cf3oi4 !$-i4 

x3/zJi4 !@-i9l v8kni4. ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᔪᐊᓂ woŒaᓈᕐᑎᔪᓄᑦ wr8iÙacb 

ᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ, slÌEM sJ/5b ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖏᑦ 

ᐱᐅᔪᒻᒪᕆᐊᓘᓚᐅᔪᔪᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑎᓖᑦ 

ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᒥᐅᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓗ ᓴᓂᐊᓐᓂ. 

ᓄᓇᕕᒃ-ᑯᐯᒃᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᒌᑦᑐᖁᑎᖏᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᔭᕐᑐᓯ ᒪᓂᖓᑦ @)!@-u 

ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖕᖑ ᐊᓂᕐᔪ ᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓯᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ 

ᐅᖓᓇᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᓴᐳᑦᔨᓯᒪᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᓂ 

ᖃᓚᐅᔪᔪᑦ. ᐅᖃᕐᑕᐅᖏᑦᑐᓴᐅᖕᖏᓚᕆᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᓂᕆᓚ ᐅᔪᔭᖏᑦ 

ᓇᑯᕐᒦᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᖓᓗᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒍ ᑎᑦᓴᓕ ᐊᖑᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᕐᑐᖃᖕᖏᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ 

ᓄᓇᓕᖃᖁᔨᓂᕐᓄᑦ Gᐊᑕᐅᑦᓯᑯᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔮᖑᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒧᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ 

ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᓄᓪᓗH, ᐃᓄᐃᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒃᓯᑐᕌᑕ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᑏᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂᒃ 

ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᓯᓂᑦᓴᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᕕᒃ Gᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ 

ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᓂᒃH, fᐯᒃ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᓗ ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᖓᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ, 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᓄᓗ Gᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ, 

ᐱᖕᖑᐊᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᓂᕐᓄᓗ) ᑯᐯᒃᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ 

ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᕝᕕᖓᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓴᖅ. 

competitions enjoyed by the different cultural groups throughout the 

circumpolar regions. 

Our cultural performers participated in cultural exchanges, daily 

performances and two gala concerts at the Arctic Winter Games. They 

had the opportunity to meet other national and international contingents 

and share their talents and their pride in Nunavik culture, as well 

as learning about other circumpolar cultures. 

These Games are the world’s largest Northern multi-sport and 

cultural event. There are nine circumpolar regions that send teams: 

Nunavik (Quebec), Alaska, Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Alberta 

North, Nunavut, Greenland, Yamal (Russia), and Sapmi (Scandinavia). 

Special emphasis is given to the sports from each circumpolar region, 

such as Arctic Sports and Dene Games. The Arctic Winter Games are a 

unique gathering and is the only international sporting forum that officially 

recognizes these heritage sports. 

Since the region’s return to the biennial Arctic Winter Games as a 

guest contingent in 2000 at Whitehorse, Team Nunavik-Quebec has been 

growing stronger and stronger, both in terms of athletic performance as 

well as organization. To help prepare our athletes and give them something 

to work towards, KRG’s Recreation Department organizes local, 

coastal and regional competitions during the two-year period between 

each Arctic Winter Games. Athletes that become part of Team Nunavik- 

Quebec are selected based on athletic performance, good sportsmanship 

and leadership qualities. 

kN[s2 W1axti4 mo5ympxq5, yKo3tc3ht4 ÷8 gSwu4, csbµ5 

vt1zc5bMsJK5 ckw¬Mzo3um¯3ul ckw¬DtsJ[i3il w¬8Nq8ªozJi4 

Ns5yg3ii4 Wix3icc5bht4. 

Nunavik’s mission staff, headed by Jean Dupuis, met daily to strategize and to evaluate 

how things were going in every situation. 

The team won a total of 36 ulus: 10 gold, 14 silver and 12 bronze. As 

the second smallest team at the Games, our total number of ulus compares 

favourably with much larger teams such as Greenland and Nunavut. 

Team Nunavik-Quebec’s participation in the 2012 Arctic Winter 

Games has been made possible through the generous support of a 

number of financial sponsors. It is especially important to thank the 

Ungaluk Program for safer communities (coordinated jointly by the 

Makivik Corporation and the Kativik Regional Government), Air Inuit, 

Xstrata Nickel, the Regional Development Fund (managed by the Kativik 

Regional Government), the Quebec Ministry of Education, Recreation and 

Sports (ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport) and the Northern 

Quebec Federation of Cooperatives. 

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szN3yJ5 d[xN3gu9l Wt5yht4: §W 

gvM4, lwn NlwJ6 [oy W1axg3l. 

Stealing hearts and spreading happiness: 

Sophie Tukalak, Louisa Naluiyuk and 

Villisie Pinguartuq. 

y9[x Ax5-fl5y 

wMscbsMsJ7uJ6 b3Cusk5 

i5Il5Ìrtk9l Ìiy3tk9l. 

Sylvia Watt-Cloutier was also among 

the delegation of northern singers and 

dancers. 

wk5ysti4 x8kÇ3ymJ5 

vtctŒ8ic3iu4 

bf8Ns÷3tyi3ul 

Wix3ic3ht4. 

Dressed in traditional 

costumes during the 

gala show. 

wl3dy3§ti4 W1axg5 

Cultural Performers 

[oy W1ax3g6 

Villisie Pinguartuq 

É8J9 tx 

Angel Deer 

y†?8 xäf 

Steven Alayco 

lwn XWv5g4 €v8 

Louisa Papigatuk Argun 

lwn NlwJ6 

Louisa Naluiyuk 

§W gvM4 

Sophie Tukalak 


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ixo ®8 ykÙ: u1qb3i xuh[5hA 

ß5gbsQxvb§6. 

Nellie Cain Snowball: the Sledge Jump is 

executed in continuous action. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

KRG/MAThieu couture 

€o4 ÉD ixd3uk5 k5§tJ6, k5§tAt 

Ùi?ygx3m5 WI3îo7mE§6. 

Alek Airo in the Head Pull, and with the 

loop so high it becomes extremely difficult. 

52

wk9M‰8i5 xqi3nmExl4 vb5Ig1ax6 xS7u5 nNm5hi 

vbzi Waxi3JxEx3ym“5. 

A larger-than-life snow sculpture of Inuit throat singers near the 

entrance of the main Games venue. 

€on8 à: W[oµ5yxuA5 ñMcA5pZh5g6 

woui4 kN[4-fÑ4usi4. 

Allison May: giving everything she has for 

Team Nunavik-Quebec. 

srs3bgu W1axD¥5 

Arctic Sports 

èuy v7SÙ5ys2 bf8Nt2ÙtA5 

hj5 Xz4fI3i6 

ra9oÙatbs§a7m¯5. 

Jamessie Cumberbatch shows 

us why they always save the 

Knuckle Hop for last. 

ix5 €bu-fxb G! cf3o4H 

Ned Adams-Gordon (1 gold) 

xÚI ykÙ G@ cf3ø4, @ v8kIH 

Ahuya Snowball (2 gold, 2 bronze) 

€lX SgA6 

Aloupa Pututgu 

Jxi e8kxJx6 

Juani Qinuajuak 

xsXl4 

Aupaluk 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

S[3ig6 

Puvirnituq 

S[3ig6 

Puvirnituq 

Én „3t G! cf3o4, ! v8kI, 

@ W1axcbs5yxî4H 

Aisa Pirti (1 gold, 1 bronze, 2 fair play) 

S[3ig6 

Puvirnituq 

÷i cn9lx6 

Johnny Kasudluak 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

èuy v7SÙ5y 

Jamessie Cumberbatch 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

€o4 ÉD 

Alek Airo 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

WîN swÌl5g6 

Penina Weetaluktuk 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

ixo ®8 ykÙ 

Nellie Cain Snowball 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

€on8 à 

Allison May 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 


o8b cs5ño4 G! 

W1axcbs5yxi6H 

Linda Kowcharlie (1 fair play) 

tx+y‰ v7SÙ5y G! cf3o4, 

# x3÷zJ5, # v8kè5H 

Deseray Cumberbatch 

(1 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze) 

ƒ4JxÇW4 

Kuujjuaraapik 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 


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julie grenier 

mr{[s2 x9Mt7mEz, €8t 

jxcs+, W1axi3Jxox3ymJk5 

wMsMsJ7uJ6 kN[7usk5 

woQIscbs5hi. 

Makivik corporate secretary, Andy 

Moorhouse, also participated in the 

Games events as a member of the 

Nunavik delegation. 

KRG/MAThieu couture x 2 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

54 

o8b cs5ño4, W1axyx3ht4 sIub3bsJdt5tk5 wMsJ6. 

Linda Kowcharlie, one of our Fair Play medallists. 

÷i cn9lx6 w9lwN3j5 trs5Ôg6. 

Johnny Kasudluak doing the One-Hand Reach.

wòoQx3çg5 w9¬2 tE3dzi 

srs3bgu W1axDti4 

WytsostcbsQx4vi1qi3ui. 

Warming up in the corner for more 

Arctic Sports competition. 

W1axgi4 vmpscbsJ6 

Ìu Ùon Én „3tu4 

bft5yJ6 Én7u4 e4QQx3hi 

grExEx1zAt[izi4 – Én9l 

cf3ou4 ñMcstÌ3S6 gr3ihi 

wtZ8i dos1qZ3gi @ w8yul 

rq8io7u4 gr3ivu. 

Coach Tommy Palliser shows Aisa 

Pirti an instant replay of his High 

Kick attempt — and Aisa wins the 

gold by reaching nine feet and two 

inches. 


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èu w5g6 Ù5u8b8J6 

– Ì8N W1axDys5hi 

wc1qg7mEsAbsQxo4. 

Jamie Etok in a badminton match — 

a sport that requires excellent fitness. 

X5u8b8 

Badminton 

èu w5g6 

Jamie Eetook 

gCsÏ5 €Nˆ6 

Traugott Annanack 

E4 w5g6 

Erik Etok 

ñjwx9 WE+ñ8 

Samuel Brisson 

€My kbC6 

Alacie Nutarak 

µø8 x3nÙ6 

G! W1axcbs5yxi6H 

Marlene Asappa 

(1 fair play) 

JÉ xIAb6 

Joy Aragutak 

€8gpx SCÔ 

Andrea Brazeau 

vq3h4 

Kangirsuk 

vq3hxl4Jx6 

Kangiqsualujjuaq 

vq3hxl4Jx6 


vq3hxl4Jx6 


wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

ƒ4JxÇW4 

Kuujjuaraapik 

vq3hxl4Jx6 


mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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wä5I w5g6 b9lDtq4 sdà5gix3bsÔ4 W1axgoEpk5. 

Elijah Etok gets his snowshoes weighed by the officials. 

ñ3u txi+ xNsoZ3g5 

Table Tennis 

€o4 ñ8b G! 

W1axcbs5yxi6H 

Alec Saunders (1 fair play) 

ÉnI wk2X6 

Aisara Inukpuk 

fE+ xqÔ6 

Chris Angiyou 

Ìjy wcl4 

Taamusi Echalook 

MEn €Ncb4 

Larissa Annahatak 

“W swÌl5g6 

Phoebe Oweetaluktuk 

ñMt xfox6 

Charlotte Aculiak 

ñ+n frxW4 

Sasha Kokiapik 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

wä5I w5g6 

Elijah Etok 

ƒiosy ykÙ 

Conlucy Snowball 

÷v ñ7 €Nˆ6 G! v8kIH 

Jaaka Sam Annanack (1 

bronze) 

ºu wm3M4 

Jimmy Emudluk 

Ôox ã8-sÑ8 

Julia St-Aubin 

ui µo ykÙ 

Minnie Molly Snowball 

yøN AxÙ5y G! v8kIH 

Celina Wapachee (1 bronze) 

Ö€8 wk2X6 

Diane Inukpuk 

b9lymJ5 

Snowshoeing 

vq3hxl4Jx6 


vq3hxl4Jx6 


vq3hxl4Jx6 


vq3hxl4Jx6 


vq3hxl4Jx6 


vq3hxl4Jx6 


ƒ4JxÇW4 

Kuujjuaraapik 

susI6 

Umiujaq 

yøN AxÙ5y woui5 

slÌ3ci3ÙaMsJK6 

b9loI3ht4 

@.% rMübu 

hvostic3ht4. 

Celina Wapachee won 

the team’s first ulu in 

the 2.5-km snowshoe 

event. 

wk5Jxus4 ñ+n frxW4l 

ñMt xfox3l Ìiy3©4 

wªh8iã x3â5 txi+ht4 

xNsoZ3tlQ5. 

Inukjuak’s Sasha Kokiapik and 

Charlotte Aculiak do the bump 

while in play during a Juvenile 

Female Table Tennis match.

x9ä5 †i5 x4Zk k5§t5ht4 WytsostAtq5 xg3bs?Ms3S5 ñM8îAtsZh5ht4 

n4fi9l, xu3il, e1ui9l, voZ3il, s{?li5 eÔ5ht4 µ5yti4Fµ5nyi4. 

The Dene Hand Games were once used to gamble for things such as bullets, furs, dogs, 

toboggans, or stick matches. 

I+b8 o1Ï5 

Justin Lingard 

x9ä †i5 W1axDyq5 

Dene Games 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

Xsly xMf G! x3÷zJ6H 

Paulusie Alaku (1 silver) 

vq3hJx6 

Kangiqsujuaq 

KRG/MAThieu couture x 2 

W1axgi4 

bf8NEx3ymJ5 

kN[7usactui4 

vJq3ãht4 

d[xhAtø5, cf3ou4 

slÌD8NyMe5ht4 

kN[4-fÑ4us5. 

Delegates in the 

background cheer 

forcefully for their fellow 

Nunavimmiut, resulting 

in a gold ulu for Team 

Nunavik-Quebec. 

ÙuM y†?8n5 

bf5nsJ6 

kroµ3hi 

NÙ3g[ixl7u4 

Ü9lxhi. 

Pamela Stevenson 

exerts expression 

with all of her might 

during the log push. 

t€8 esQ 

Deon Hughie 

Xsly x3Ng4 

Paul Angnatuk 

gx Ô8y G! x3÷zJ6, 

! W1axcbs5yxi6H 

Edua Jones (1 silver, 1 fair play) 

XWgc6 Wb 

Papituqaq Peters 

Ôix o1v5 

Junior Lingard 

mEß DS5 G! cf3o4, ! 

x3÷zJ6H 

Mario Rupert (1 gold, 1 silver) 

ÙuM y†?8n8 

Pamela Stevenson 

s5ge b3exW4 

Uttuqi Tukkiapik 

? x3Ng6 G@ x3IzÔ4H 

Eva Angnatuk (2 silver) 

yx8N fxb G! v8kIH 

Sianna Gordon (1 bronze) 

o€N x3Ng6 G@ cf3o4, ! 

x3÷zJ6H 

Leanna Angnatuk (2 gold, 1 silver) 

ˆNy Ax5 

Nancy Watt 

sº?8 fxb 

Raven Gordon 

bWx €Ex6 

Tapia Arreak 

ƒ4JxÇW4 

Kuujjuaraapik 

dx3b6 

Quaqtaq 

wk5Jx6 

Inukjuak 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4JxÇW4 

Kuujjuaraapik 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 

ƒ4Jx6 

Kuujjuaq 


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julie grenier 

xÚI ykÙ bftÌtA5 ybm5 

sIubsAtÌ[i3u wMz8i. 

woŒ5tg5 kN[4-fÑ4us5 

ñMcsyxMsJJ5 #^-i4 

sli: !) cf3ø5, !$ 

x3÷zJ5 !@-l vkè5. 

Ahuya Snowball shows us 

one of his four medals. Team 

Nunavik-Quebec won a total 

of 36 medal ulus: 10 gold, 14 

silver and 12 bronze. 

vt[4 kNooµ5 v?mzb yKo3tz, µr wm3M4 

xzJ3cstsctsMsJK6 ñMo8i4 slÌ3tycbsc5bhi. 

KRG chairperson, Maggie Emudluk, was one of the 

dignitaries to present ulus to the winning athletes. 

÷8 gSw 

Jean Dupuis 

¿oE E4€{ 

Valerie Rykhoff 

mo5ymtbsJ5 

Mission Staff 

W1axEx3gymJ5 xzJ3çz5 

Chef de Mission 

W1axEx3gymJ5 xzJ3çzb 

gzoz 

Assistant Chef de Mission 

Ìu Ùon 

Tommy Palliser 

yxI NsIv9M4 

Sarah Nowrakudluk 

W1axgi4 vmº5 

Coaches 

srs3bgu W1axDyk5 

Arctic Sports 

srs3bgu W1axDyk5 

Arctic Sports 

gk NÙ3g6 

Tunu Napartuk 

W1axg5 vmpqb xzJ3çz5 

Head Coach 

µ4 SCÔ 

Mark Brazeau 

Ù5u8b8 

Badminton 

yxI Í8 

Sarah Beaulne 

mo5ymtbsJ5 x9M[z8k5 

Mission Office 

÷x8 t+f© 

Jeanne Descoteaux 

Ù5u8b8 

Badminton 

pxy uxh 

Jessie Mesher 

srs3bgus5 W1axDyq8k5 

Arctic Sports 

fE+b? µb8 

Christopher Martin 

x9ä †i5 W1axDyq8k5 

Dene Games 

€{Ì2 Ï8 

Aftab Khan 

Ù5u8b8Jk5 

Badminton 

µfM b3exW4 

Maakula Tukkiapik 

x9ä †i5 W1axDyq8k5 

Dene Games 

rsI8 rx5M 

Karin Kettler 

wl3dy3u4 W1axEx3gymJk5 

Cultural Contingent 

€8gJ uxh wS 

Andrew Mesher Epoo 

ñ3u txi+ xNsoZ3gk5 

Table Tennis 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

Ù5 b¥ 

Pat Tasse 

Wx8 Awt8 

Ben Whidden 

÷8 M©4 

Jean Leduc 

x9ä5 †i5 W1axDyq8k5 

Dene Games 

txi+ xNsoZ3gk5 

Table Tennis 

b9lymJk5 

Snowshoeing 

€7S ©+ê5 

Amber Douthwright 

tsJ9 wm6 

Darrell Emak 

pox8 Åk 

Gillian Warner 

ñ3u txi+ xNsoZ3gk5 

Table Tennis 

b9loI3gk5 

Snowshoeing 

vq3hxl5Jx6 


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kN[7us6 x3â5 tî5 W1axDyq8i4 W1axEx3gymJ5. sIus5ht4 

ñMcsyx5 xyxA5, woŒ5tg5 kN[4-fÑ4us5 WMsJ7uJ5 m3Îi4 

cf3øi4, b9omi x3÷zJi4 m3Îi9l v8k÷8i4 s¬8i4 woŒ5tht4 

W1axi3i5 WIu8i4. 

Nunavik’s Dene Games female athletes. Besides the medals won by our 

individual winners, Team Nunavik-Quebec also received two gold, five silver 

and two bronze ulus for team events. 

srsu W1axi3Jx5 g1z[c§aK5 W1axyxD8Ni3u4 

W1axtsi3ul WZh5bc3iu4 Ì4fx W9MEst5hQ5 

Wytsi3Ùaostitg5. 

Winter Games are built upon the philosophy that fair play and 

sportsmanship are as important as the competition. 

julie grenier 


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fIst5yi3ËozJi4 W1axDyø5 

x˜yvus5 W1axtq5 . 

Exhibition Games were demonstrated 

by the Alaskan contingent. 

xu§1qg7m‰5 ßuz 

gk1zst5ht4 ixd3j5 

k5§ti3u4 ß5gExMsJK5. 

Not many volunteers came 

forward to try their luck at this 

age-old form of back-to-back 

head pull. 

Ì8N W1axDy6 

w9lwN3j5 

x4Zstj5 i[z5hi 

szy5©A8N[oµj5 

wq3CicChAts§aK6. 

The object of this game 

is to go as far as you can 

while being carried on a 

pole using the strength 

of one wrist. 

c9lˆ3b÷l7j5 e4Qb3tyJ5 

x©tIsc5bg[isJ5nsJ6 

wl1åu÷3Ni3uk5 

s{?¬8î5 szy5gü5gi4 

i3Jti4 bfNhAbs5hi. 

The Blanket Toss may have 

started for the exhilaration it 

provides or to spot animals 

over the horizon. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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ˆNy Ax5 x5pox6 srs3bgu 

W1axi3Jxg5 ßmJ1axdtzi4, 

e7ugw8Naxa5hi xto7u4 SExo+u4. 

Nancy Watt has her photo taken with the 

Arctic Winter Games mascot, a husky dog, 

named Borealis. 

mr{[4 g1zh4typsMsJK6 

kN[4 – fÑ4 W1axtq8k5 

iENhctŒt5yhi gJ3us[7u ò 

v8gpu. 

Makivik hosted a supper for 

Team Nunavik-Quebec at the High 

Country Inn. 


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xNs9Ms5 gn3nsK5 W1axi3JxËoz5hi wfxMpx[i6 

x3Ioi1a?9oxo3tlA †i5 x9ä5 w5Jâ5gdtQ5hA wfxMtb[izk5, 

s4fxyAtc3ht4 srs3bgu srs4f5 W1axi3Jxgi4. 

Drums surround the smouldering ashes at the ceremonial extinguishing of the 

Dene Sacred Fire, thus closing the Arctic Winter Games. 

W1axi3Jxgox3ymJ5 mguz xoxQ5hA Wix3icc5bMsJJ5 

v4ftxW8i4 bs3¥c5bstQxu4, vt[4 kNooµ5 v?mzb 

vJy4Üpz wnWx9 XEÔ Öàlcbsc5bMsJJ6. 

A popular side activity at the Games, 

KRG director general, Isabelle Parizeau, 

trading pins with Bill Reay. 


mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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kN[7us5 s[Z3g5 vtJ5 

AÉ5d€+u vty5ht9l 

xyui4 W1axti4 b3Cu 

kNo3Jxcctu8i4. 

Nunavik youth meet and mingle 

with athletes from other parts of the 

North in the streets of Whitehorse.

Öàgw8NDts1qgu4 Nf3üXK5 ¿oE ‰4€0l ˆ8y 

m9o4l vt[4 wo8ixioEis2 wo8ixt5ypq4 

wvJ3yiEMs3bq8k5 x5paxtA5 si4vsyox5ti4. 

Special thanks to Valerie Rykhoff and Nancy Mullick of KSB 

for their assistance with this photo essay. 

†i5 xNs9Mtq5 gn3ˆt5yicMsJK5 xi3if9l mosti3bc3ht4 

g1zh5tyAtQ5hQ5 kNogcsctuk5 W1axEx3g[symi3ui4. 

Dene drummers provided a musical and 

spiritual rhythm as the hosting 

Aboriginal group for the Games. 

‘xa5 ev1qg6’ E4 ç8n8, vNbusa5hi 

et3ui5 x7j5 krDymJ6 yM3Jxu 

xsMymJ6 x5nlxo7u4 w5y?sbc3hi, 

sçQx3gymMsJK6 W1axi3Jx5 

s4fxbsico3tlQ5 scsyc3hi 

nW3ÖgQxc3iu4 wMscbs?Qxc3ii9l. 

“Man in Motion” Rick Hansen, the Canadian 

paralympian who toured around the world in a 

wheelchair, made a speech during the closing 

ceremonies about courage and inclusiveness. 


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ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ 

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕕᓂᖅ 

ᕿᑭᕐᑕᔪᐊᒥ 

si4vsy3bq9l x5paxq9l 

WIsymJ5 W€3 tÎyu5 

2011 ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕙᑕᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕕᒃ 

ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᑎᖁᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᒡᒐᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ 

ᓄᓇᓂᓪᓗ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᑎᑦᓯᓱᓂ ᕿᑭᕐᑕᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᑯᓕᕕᐅᑉ 

ᓄᓇᓕᖓᑕ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊ 

ᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎ ᐅᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ 

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓵᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊ ᑎᑕ 

ᐅᒋᐊᒥᒃ ᑲᖐᒋᔭᖃᕋᓱᐊᒻᒪᕆᑦᓱᑎᒃ: ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓓᑦ 

ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᒐᓱᐊᕐᑐᕕᓂᐅᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂ 

ᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᔪᑦ 

ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ: ᐄᕕ ᐊᓕᖁ, ᐃᓪᓗᑖᖅ ᐊᓇᐅᑕᖅ, 

ᓗᐊᔭ ᐊᓕᖁ, ᓘᑲᓯ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓗᒃ, ᓘᓯ ᐊᓛᓱᐊᖅ, ᒫᑭ 

ᐃᕐᕈᒥᐊᖅ, ᐅᕿᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒫᒪᑦᑐᐊᖅ, ᐹᑦᕆᒃ ᕿᓗᕐᕿ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 

ᑑᒃᑲᖅ ᕿᓐᓄᐊᔪᐊᖅ. ᒪᙯᕝᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔨᖃᓚᐅᔪᖅ 

ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᓴᒡᒐᑕᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᒥ JeGn-2-ᒥᑦ, 

ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᕐᑎᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᒡᒍᔅᑎ 18-ᒥ ᐊᑯᓕᕕᒻᒥ. 

Exposition of artifacts from JeGn-2 on August 18th in Akulivik. 

ᓭᒪ ᒪᑭᒻᒪᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᓓᓇ ᐊᓇᐅᑕᕐᒥᒃ, 

ᓗᐃᓴ ᓇᐃᐸᑐᒥᒃ ᑌᕕᑎ ᒪᑭᒻᒪᒥᓪᓗ. ᐅᑉᐱᓇᖁᑦᑐᕋᑕᐅᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᒃᑰᑎᓪᓗᒍ 

ᐃᓚᐅᓯᓐᖑᐊᕌᓗᑦᓴᒪᑦ ᒍᐃᓕ ᖁᒫᓗᒃ ᐅᒥᐅᔭᕐᒥᐅᖅ, ᒍᐃᓕᓗ ᐱᔭᑦᓴᖃᓚᐅᔪᑦᓱᓂ 

ᐊᓪᓚᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᐱᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᒃ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᑲᑦᑕᓱᓂ 

ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᓱᓂ. ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑏᑦ ᓚᕚᓪ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᕐᔪᐊᖓᓐᓂ, 

ᔅᑎᐊᕙᓂ ᔅᑏᓛᓐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᐸᔫ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᒍᑎᑖᕋᓱᐊᕈᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᔫᒃ 

ᒍᐃᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑌᕕᑎ ᓴᒡᒐᑑᒃ ᓄᓇᓂᒃ ᓯᒃᑭᑖᐱᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᒥ JeGn-2-ᒥ. 

Willie and Davidee excavate squares at JeGn-2. 

ᐹᑦᕆᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔪᖅ ᒥᑭᔪᐊᐱᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᖑᐊᒥᒃ ᓇᕝᕚᑕᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᓂ 

ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᒥ JeGn-2-ᒥ. 

Patrick examines a small figurine discovered at JeGn-2. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

ᕿᔪᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐴᒍᑕᑲᓪᓚᒃ ᓇᕝᕚᑕᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᓂ 

ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᒥ JeGn-2-ᒥ. 

Wooden bowl discovered at JeGn-2. 

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Archaeological Research 

on Smith Island 

Text and photos by Pierre M. Desrosiers 

During the summer of 2011 Avataq Cultural Institute undertook archaeological 

excavations and field survey on Smith Island, near the community of 

Akulivik. The project served as a field school for local high school students and 

it was received by them with great interest. Many teenagers applied to participate 

in this activity. The following students were involved in the field school: 

Evie Aliqu, Illutak Anautak, Laura Aliqu, Lucassie Aullaluk, Lucy Alasuak, 

Maggie Irqumia, Okituk Amamatuak, Patric Qiluqi and Tukak Qinuajuak. 

The camp was run by Simon Makimak with the help of Laina Anauta, Louisa 

Nappatuk and Davidee Makimak. We were also fortunate to have the special 

involvement of Willie Kumarluk from Umiujaq, who was responsible for 

documenting the regional history through interviews and archaeological 

research. Two students from Laval University, Stéphanie Steelandt and Jonathan Pageau, conducted 

their graduate research on driftwood and the geomorphology of the island. The Avataq 

team consisted of Tommy Weetaluktuk, Andrew Papigatuk, David Howard and myself. 

Following our first visit to the island in 2010, we collaborated with the local authorities in 

selecting the site of Kangiakallak (JeGn-2) as the most appropriate location for the field school. 

ᐄ[l ᓘᑲᓯᓗ ᓴᒡᒐᓂᖃᕐᑎᓗᒍ. 

Evie and Lucassie during the excavation. 

The archaeological remains were deposited by 

two different culture groups, both of whom 

occupied the site in winter. The Dorset occupants 

built shallow semi-subterranean houses 

here, followed later by Thule inhabitants 

xtz: pxy uxh 

s9l6 wko3[z: Jä @*, !(*% 

kN wªo3[[iz: ƒ4Jx6 

kNo4 xi3Cz: ƒ4Jx6 

d[xQi3Ùq5 wkw5: eg3zv Wzh5: kxfl4vl 

d[xQi3Ùz 

W1axDy6: 

y®g4f5 hvostQxu4 ¿oÙ9Exu9l 

mmEi3Ùz iest9lA: mmEIc3dz ñu wZstk5 cMt5yc5bhQ5 

g5g[i3i4 ñ5gI3ymt9lQ9l iEQxu4. 

hNhx3tsiz: W1axgoEi3k5 xbs5yf3typ 

yKi5nui gÇZq5 GzH: S3gi3nQx9Mu4 wo8ix‰3ymAtÌ3i6 

wªy3ui xiACh5hA 

sdàQi3ÙEymIz: 

WNhZCi d[xQ7mE5bCi4 

xam5yvChq8NExu4, Wzhi urJaxÇWAl8i4 

eg3zc3hz 

d[xQ1qME5bz Gq5H: W7mEx¬3csJi4 SwÅmJ[isQxu4 

Name: Jessie Mesher 

Date of birth: July 28, 1985 

Place of birth: Kuujjuaq 

Home community: Kuujjuaq 

Favourite people: My three children and my 

nieces 

Favourite sports: Snowmobile racing and 

volleyball 

Favourite food: Fondue and fried caribou 

Occupation: Recreation coordinator 

Future goal: To get a college degree 

Most difficult 

obstacle to 

overcome: 

Trying to keep up with my job 

that I love, with three little 

children 

Pet peeve: Forgetting to do something 

important 


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ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᑏᑦ ᕿᑭᕐᑕᔪᐊᕐᒥ, 2011 ᐊᐅᔭᖓᓐᓂ. 

The research team on Smith Island, summer 2011. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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ᑎᑦᔭᓗᕕᓃᑦ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᐅᓪᓗ ᖄᖓᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᑭᕐᑕᔪᐊᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓱᑎᒃ. ᐊᕙᑕᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑏᑦ 

ᐅᑯᐊᒍᓚᐅᔪᑦ: ᑖᒥ ᐅᐃᑖᓗᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᓐᑦᔫ ᐸᐱᑲᑦᑐᖅ, ᑌᕕᑦ ᖃᐅᕙᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔦᕐ ᑎᕉᓯᔦᕐ. 

2010-ᒥ ᕿᑭᕐᑕᔪᐊᒦᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᑕ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᑯᓕᕕᐅᑉ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᖑ 

ᐊᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᓪᓕᑳᖃᑎᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᕕᐅᒐᔭᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᖏᐊᑲᓪᓚᒥᒃ (ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᒦᑐᖅ 

JeGn-2-ᒥ) ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᕕᑦᓴᓯᐊᖁᑎᒋᓂᕐᐹᕆᑦᓱᒍ. ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑌᑦ ᓴᒡᒐᑕᕕᓃᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᑕᖃᓚᐅᔪᑦ 

ᒪᕐᕈᐃᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓐᖏᑐᑦᓴᔮᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᔪᕐᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᒪᑦ, ᑕᒪᒋᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓐᖏᑐᑦᓴᔮᒃ 

ᑖᕙᓃᑉᐸᑐᕕᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒍᓕᑐᐊᕐᒪᑦ. ᑐᓃᑦ ᓇᕿᑦᑐᐊᐱᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᕐᒪᓕᐅᕐᐸᑐᕕᓃᑦ, 

ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖄᕕᓃᑦ ᖃᕐᒪᓗᑐᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᕐᒪᓕᐅᕐᐸᑐᕕᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᖃᕐᒪᕕᓃᒃ ᓴᒡᒐᑕᐅᓚᐅᔫᒃ; 

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᑐᓃᑦ ᖃᕐᒪᕕᓂᖓ ᐁᑉᐸᖓᓗ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖄᕕᓃᑦ ᖃᕐᒪᕕᓂᖓ. ᓴᒡᒐᓂᑦᑎᒍᑦ, ᑕᑯᓚᐅᔪᒍᑦ 

ᓱᔪᑦᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᒐᓛᓐᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᓗᑳᓂᒃ ᐃᓪᓗᕈᐊᕕᓂᕐᓂᓗ ᕿᔪᓐᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᔪᒉᑦᑐᕋᑌᑦ 

ᓱᔪᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᒐᓛᓐᖏᑐᑦ ᓄᐊᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓚᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᑐᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐆᒪᔪᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᑎᓪᓘᓃᑦ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑌᑦ 

ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᓲᖑᒐᑎᒃ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᕕᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. 

ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᓂᑦᑎᓂ, ᐊᓪᓚᖁᑎᓕᐅᓚᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓚᓂᒃ ᑐᓃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ ᓇᔪᒐᒋᕙᑦᑕᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ 

ᕿᑭᕐᑕᔪᐊᑉ ᓂᒡᒋᖓᑕ ᐅᐊᓐᓂᖓᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᒋᐊᓪᓚᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ 

ᑕᕐᕋᕙᓯᐅᑉ ᓯᑦᔭᖓᓐᓂ. ᑕᑯᑦᓴᓚᕆᒃ ᕿᑭᕐᑕᔪᐊᑉ ᓂᒡᒋᖓᑕ ᐅᐊᓐᓂᖓ ᓇᔪᕐᑕᐅᒐᔪᑦᑐᕕᓂᐅᒻᒪᑦ 

ᐅᑮᕐᓯᕕᐅᓲᒍᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᒻᒪᖄᓗ ᑕᒪᑦᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᖃᓂᑦᑐᒥ ᑐᕙᓱᐃᑦᑐᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑉ 

ᕿᑭᕐᑕᐅᓗ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ. ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐊᑖᓃᑦᑐᒪᕆᐅᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓗᑐᕐᖄᕕᓃᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᒋᓚᐅᕐᑕᕕᓂᖓ 

ᑕᑯᔭᐅᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᕕᐅᒐᔭᓐᖑᐊᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᓯᑐᕐᓂᖃᕐᑎᓗᒍ (ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ 

ᑕᒐᑕᒐᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᑎᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐆᒥᖓ: AKU-11-20). ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᔪᒐᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᖅ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᓕᐊᓘᒍᓇᖅ 

ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᑎᓐᓂ ᓴᒡᒐᓂᖃᓕᕐᒥᐸᑦ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᓯᓂᐅᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᐳᕐᑐᓂᕐᓴᒥᒃ 

ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᒍᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᒡᒐᒍᓯᐅᒋᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑏᓪᓗ 

ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᕐᑎᓱᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᖃᖔᓃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᓲᒍᒻᒪᖔᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑌᑦ 

ᖃᖓᓂᑕᐅᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᓱᕐᖁᐃᑕᐅᒐᓱᐊᓲᒍᒻᒪᖔᑕ. 

who constructed semi-subterranean sod houses 

(qarmait). Two structures were excavated: one 

Dorset and one Thule. Through the excavations 

we recovered unusually well-preserved artifact 

assemblages and structural wood. This exceptional 

preservation permitted the collection of organic 

tools that are usually absent in archaeological sites 

in Nunavik. 

During the archaeological survey we recorded 

a large number of Dorset cold season structures on 

the north-eastern tip of the island, as well as many 

other sites along the northern shore. It is apparent 

that the north-eastern point was an important 

location for winter camps and this is likely associated 

with a nearby polynia situated between 

the island and the mainland. One deeply-buried 

Palaeoeskimo site was also discovered through a 

test pit (temporary code: AKU-11-20). This site holds 

great potential for future excavations. In addition, 

the field school provided the high school students 

with training in archaeological field methods, as 

well as introducing them to geomorphology and 

dendrochronology.

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This year was the third edition of Avataq’s 

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who had participated in the archaeological 

excavation of the Kangiakallak site on Smith 

Island, were invited for this activity. The two 

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Akulivimmiut in Montreal. 

how the artefacts are catalogued and stored 

after an excavation and to be introduced to 

different employment options related to the 

preservation of culture. The students who 

participated were: Evie Aliqu, Illutak Anautak, 

Lucassie Aullaluk, Maggie Irgumia, Okituk 

Amamutuak and Patrick Qiluqi. They were 

accompanied by teacher Randy McLeod from 

Tukisiniarvik School. 

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were able to discuss their genealogy trees 

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Discovering their family tree with Martha Palliser 


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s?i bfQx3lQ5: http://www.avataq.qc.ca/en/CURA/Le-projet-ARUC 

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Fans of Kuujjuaq troubadour Sinuupa (Edward 

Snowball) can purchase his latest CD, 

“Culture Shock” on iTunes or other digital 

outlets, as well as from the stores in 

Kuujjuaq. The album contains funky 

bluesy tunes that explore an Inuit view 

of Southern culture, and vice versa, and 

the impact that their coming together 

has on the way of life up North. Since 

this album, he has been recording and 

performing for a number of other theatre, 

TV, and radio programs. Funding 

for the album came from the Conseil 

des arts et des lettres du Québec, KRG, Avataq and 

First Air.

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The marvellous ethnographic storage room at 

the Canadian Museum of Civilization. 

with Martha Palliser, look at historical photographs 

from their community and explore the 

encyclopedia of Taamusi Qumaq. Their knowledge 

in identifying animal species from their 

bones was tested using the bone reference collection. 

At the Nunavik museum reserve they 

discovered the art, ethnographic and archaeological 

collections, and then played different 

games developed by Julie-Anne Tremblay, the 

collection registrar. They had to try to identify 

the time periods for different types of artifacts, 

and to use the classification codes to 

find archaeological collections from different 

communities. 

The following days they visited the 

museum reserves of the McCord Museum 

of Canadian History and the Canadian 

Museum of Civilization (CMC), where they 

met and exchanged with curators and specialists 

in the preservation of artefacts and 

the organization of exhibits. They were also 

introduced to the Aboriginal training program 

of the CMC. During those visits they 

had the chance to see some of the most 

amazing Arctic artefacts ever found in the 

Arctic from 4000 years ago to more recent period. 

They also visited the Redpath Museum and 

the archaeology laboratories of McGill University, including a collection of Thule Inuit artifacts 

and they saw the animal bone collection that included an elephant skull and a zebra skeleton. 

One of the most important activities was the tour of John Abbott College with Jason Annahatak 

and visit to the Kativik School Board’s residential house there, where they may even stay in the 

future. Recreational activities were also numerous, including a visit to old Montreal by horse and 

buggy, an Impact soccer game at the Olympic Stadium, a visit to the Biodome and Insectarium 

and dinner at a medieval restaurant. 

Thanks to Andrew Papigatuk from Avataq’s Department of Archaeology, the students had the 

chance to have all the information in Inuktittut during their trip. This project was made possible 

with the financial support of Air Inuit, Makivik, Kativik School Board and Avataq Cultural Institute. 

Go to: http://www.avataq.qc.ca/en/CURA/Le-projet-ARUC 

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Guislaine Lemay shows some amazing Inuit 

clothing stored at the McCord Museum. 

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Name: Paulussie Sappa Inukpuk 

Date of birth: September 13, 1994 

Place of birth: Puvirnituq 

Home Community: Umiujaq 

Favourite people: All circus people 

Favourite sport: Volleyball 

Favourite food: Poutine 

Occupation: Student and CIRQINIQ 

junior instructor 

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Most difficult 

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Whapmagoostui- 

Kuujjuaraapik Community 

Science Centre, Opened 

The Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuaraapik Community Science Centre 

was officially opened on June 14, 2012. This station is the Centre 

d’études nordique’s (“CEN”) principal field station and has operated 

since the 1970s, with diverse research projects on past and 

present environments. In 2010, major upgrades to the station 

were undertaken consisting of the construction of this stateof-art 

Community Science Centre to serve the needs of the 

circumpolar science community for research planning, information 

exchange, national research workshops and coordination 

of field operations, and the local communities for information 

exchange, identification of northern research needs, 

science training of northerners, exchange of traditional 

knowledge, and outreach activities. 

This large research complex is composed of seven 

buildings, including the new science centre that was 

inaugurated. This new building has a permanent 

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W5Jp[7u4 W?9oxt5yQx4vicbsix3ht4 hfwèitA5 kN[7u 

WNhctŒAbs?8ixgi4. 

display-outreach-teaching component and a conference room 

seating 50 people, equipped with state-of-the-art audio-visual 

and Internet support. The station can accommodate up to 34 

people at any given time. There is a greenhouse, a kitchen, two 

garages with storage space, access to vehicles and boats, as well 

as other field equipment. 

The CEN Network, operated by Université Laval, is comprised 

of nine research stations across the eastern Canadian Arctic and 

Subarctic and is a national resource that has been built up over 

the 50-year history of research on northern ecosystems and geosystems. 

Makivik along with KRG and the Anniturvik Landholding 

Corporation has signed the Qaujisarvik Agreement with the CEN 

to increase scientific collaboration in Nunavik.

kN[7u 3vspn3†5 

3vspnDt[iq5 30 

Nunavik Research 

Fact Sheet 30 

NlâEi6 i3J†5 c5yi4 

x3ÇAc3iq8i4 gryAtc3hi i3Wq8i4 

ie5nÌa§5 N9ost5biq5 s{?l8î5 i3J†5 Wsyqb 

xy5pb3iq5 mo5ht4 x3CÅ2 b3eq8i4 bf5nsy§5 

xqo?9oxiq8ªoz5ht4 x?tqb ytiq5. x3ÇAw5 xuh5 

xiAxt9lQ5, i3Jti4 woymic7mE5g5 bm4fiz i3J†5 

x?tqb ytiq8i4 xg3ht4 NMs5ñDtc§gcsK5 c5yi4 

x3ÇAc3m¯b ßmJw5. 

wm3usbs5ht4 yM2Wx¯uA5 nsNø5 ß5gtQ5hQ5 

b9lD8âl s[lw9l, bf5ns§aK5 xuhÙl5ht4 wÏzJf- 

ÌAlw5, ryxio c5yi4 srsc9lg3m¯b h3dwyAt5yxai3Ùa§aK6 

ñ5gxWsˆ3hA wM1œis§6 bm4fx 

x3“5 h3cq5 bfJbsA8NyxEK5 x3ÇAq8i4 ßmi3uil W?9oxymAtq8i4. 

Growth patterns in a whale's baleen plates also provide information about their age and life history. 

xi3tEstq8i4 s§iC3bsZJ5gi4 ry5yixoCu4 

c5ysozJu4 bW3dx‰8ic3m¯b s[9lfw5 wl2Wxq8i4. 

kN[7u cspn3ik5 W5Jp[7u WNh5†5 WNhoi9MEso3g5 

c5yi4 srsc3m¯b cspn3iu4 s[l3i4 kN[7u5 Nrgw8N6 

kNi5 WymJi4. wMq5 h4Ügu4 WD3Xoxic§5 srsco- 

D8NX5g5 @)-i4 szÌil kN[7u5 WIsm5ht4, xyq5 

hv8inu4 WD3Xoxic§5 x3ÇAc3ht4 WzhxWgw8Ni4 

xqJxl1a§at9lQ5. 

wclw5 ckw5gIsiq5 g1z[Q5hQ5 N9ogw8Nq8i4 

v[yq8il8î5 v[yxq8il8î5 Gystqb wlxi nsiq8i4H 

xg§a7uJ5 wcl8i4 c5yi4 srsc3m¯b gryix3ht4. 

wcl2„5 vy[xq5 uri3nmExlw5 

Öà7m5 b3cm1z5 

ßmJi4 hfwèi4f5 

woymJ7m‰5 

gryQxc§a7mb 

c5yi4 srsc3im¯b 

W5Jtc3ht4 srsEIsJ5 

gryAtsA8N§aiq8i4 

cktQ4 i3J†5 

wlyc5yxClx3m¯b. 


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ieø5, É2ÙA5 xqi3nmExl8i4 v[yxc§at9lQ5 

xjZhQxq5 WI3ii3ni4. bm4fx wclw5 ystqb wlxi5 

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wÏzJ3ÌEc5bymIq5. wclw5 v[yxq5 x5Pœ1qg7mEs7mb 

gryAtsA8N§aK5 xexD7ubsJ5 v[yx5 bf5hQ5 ckw5gu4 

wcl5ggc3im¯5. 

wclw5 xuCqb v[yq5 si4vsy5nbc3insJ5 c5yi4 

srsc3m¯b gryAt5ngxa5Iq8Nu4. s5©tQlA, ñà5 xuCqb 

v[yq5 ƒ4hx2 ƒzi ñmbsc5bymJ5 gryAtsc5bym7mb 

ñm3bsJ6 bEsox§a7mz9lî5 s{?l8î5 bEs2 r9oxi ƒ2 

Ùzîgw8N§a8im¯5, c5yi9l x3ÇAc3m¯5 c5y[5hil hëMs3ym7m¯5. 

rA†5 yti3ÙaK5 ßmÔ2 x?Ìi. v[y[isix1åEIs§aJ5 

rA†5 Wbc3uht9¬vu4 WD3Xoxymi3u4 gryAtsA8Ngi4 

xg3bslr§i4 ßmJ6 c5yi4 x3ÇAc3im¯5 gryix3gk5 

s{?¬8î5 c5yi4 

kN[7u cspn3ik5 

W5Jp[7u WNh5†5 

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c5yi4 srsc3m¯b 

cspn3iu4 s[l3i4 

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WymJi4. wMq5 h4Ügu4 

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kN[7u5 WIsm5ht4, 

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WzhxWgw8Ni4 

xqJxl1a§at9lQ5. 

x3ÇAc3g[isANs7m¯5. 

rAt[î5 wMq5 gry- 

Is5nstQxW§5 c5yi4 x3ÇAc3im¯b, ß5©tQlQ5 NlN1qg7mE 

s?5g5 eMlá5 rAtq5. xyq5, ß5©tQlQ5 g5g[î5 

rAtq5, NlN3ins§5. xg3hb r9¬tu4 iMsI5nIu4 ®No7u4, 

ñ5g“1¯W8i4 r9l§aJA5 GwkZ1axW5 frqb ñ8ict9lxvnzi4H 

r9lhb eMlZ[is2 rAt[iq8i4 ry5yixoC5b 

c5yi4 wÏzJfÌc3m¯b Ì4ftÅNl c5yi4 srsc3im¯b 

u5nsñyltQ5. Öm1z si3n6 rAtq5 kais§5 Öà7m5 c5yi4 

srsc9ME8im¯b 

u5nsñgw8Ni3ns§aJA5. 

eMlZ3ixX5gk5 

x3ÇAbµ5 gJ3bs§aJA5 

eMlá5 rAt[iq8i4 

u5yt8i &) sk3io8i4 

cspnC5nt8i4 c5yi4 

wysCo5Ì5 v[yxQ4. 

Lake trout otoliths. 

srsc3im¯b. eMlá5 

eMlZs2 rAtz dWfÌ5ymJ6. 

wMq5 %) szÌi5gi4 

Cross section of a beluga tooth. 

rAtuA5 WD3Xo xymi3u ªozJi4 grjx5gfÌ3bym§5. 

i3J†5 wMq5 rAto5nIs1qgx3mb, ß5©tQlQ5 

x3“5, ßmJi4 hfwèi4f5 woymJ7m‰5 xKzsi3n6 

WNhAtcChQxc§aJ5 gryZhxMzgxCu4 c5yi4 srsc3im¯5. Ö5hmisi3nso3g6, x3“5 ystqb 

s[lq8i4 xgc5bymJ5 grosDtQ5hQ5 x3[4 c5yi4 srsc3im¯5. xg3bsc5bym7uht9l c5ygax5 

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cspn3g5 xgc5bymJ5 wpqb wmzî5g5 xy5pb3iq8i4. bm8N grosEAtsc5bym5hi xg3bsA8âMs3ym7uJ6 

x3ÇA5 !(&)-î5g5 xiA3Xoxt9lQ5 ryxio s9lu st3ym?o3uJ6 bm8N c5yi4 srsc3m¯5 

gryix3iu4 WNhAbsAy6. 

ßmJi4 hfwèi4f5 woymJ7m‰5 gryQxc§a7mb c5yi4 srsc3im¯b W5Jtc3ht4 srsEIsJ5 

gryAtsA8N §aiq8i4 cktQ4 i3J†5 wlyc5y xClx3m¯b. xyqtA5 ßmJ[is2 cktQ4 xqic3igw8Nzi4 

gryAtcv9Mg w8N§aZlx3uht4. grymAtcDuN9ME7m5 i3J†5, ß5©tQlQ5 wysCo5Ì5, 

x3CAq5 sk3y?9oxt9lQ5 rî3lfbc3iq5 xqo?9oxic§a7m¯b. ra9ouò bfo3uA[5 

rAt[i3u4, v[y[i3ul8î5 s{?l8î5 s[9lf[i3u4 b9lD8N[i3ul8î5, whmyZI3gnso3St5 

ckw5g[is5nuJ3orx6 ßm5hi hNi9orx6 wlu5nuJ6 si4vsy5nui4. 

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kN[7u 3vspn3†5 

3vspnDt[iq5 30 

Nunavik Research 

Fact Sheet 30 

Determining Age of Animals 

from Hard Tissues 

The seasonality of food supply or changing life styles of animals 

with the seasons results in recognizable growth zones in hard tissues 

in their bodies. Over the years, biologists have used 

these parts to estimate the age of these animals. 

In shellfish such as scallops and mussels, there are many 

small lines on the outer shell, but the most reliable method 

of aging them is to take a thin section out of the umbo 

(hinge) and count the layers in the mother-of-pearl. Staff 

at the Nunavik Research Centre are experienced at aging 

hundreds of mussels from various areas of Nunavik. Some 

slow growing mussels live to be 20 years or more in Nunavik, 

while others grow fast and are large by three years of age. 

Depending on the species either a scale or otolith (ear 

bone) is used to age fish. Charr have small otoliths that are 

harder to extract from the fish’s head. Whitefish, on the other 

hand, have large otoliths that are more easy to find. The otoliths 

are sometimes burnt a little to make the lines show up 

better. Fish otoliths are very characteristic 

for a particular fish and can be used 

to identify the species when found in 

stomach contents. 

Scales also tell a story rather than 

just age. For instance, scales from salmon 

caught in the Koksoak River reveal 

if the fish is a sea-run salmon or an estuarine 

fish, its age and the number of 

times it has spawned. 

Biologists need to 

determine the age 

because often the 

age structure tells 

the health of the 

population. 

Teeth are the hardest tissue in a mammal’s body. Teeth are 

thought to have evolved from scales and also contain growth zones 

that are used to age the animal or get an index of age. Some teeth 

are easy to age, such as simple beluga teeth. Others, such as caribou 

teeth, are more complicated. Using a with a diamond tipped saw, 

we make thin sections (about the thickness of your finger nail) of 

beluga teeth and count the lines to get an index of age. Often the 

top of the tooth is worn down so only a minimum age is estimated. 

Beluga hunters send us about 70 teeth a 

year to section and age. Some beluga have 

more than 50 growth zones in their teeth. 

When an animal has no teeth, such 

as the bowhead whale, biologists have to 

Some slow growing 

mussels live to be 

20 years or more 

in Nunavik, while 

others grow fast 

and are large by 

three years of age. 

be more resourceful 

if they want an age. 

In the past, the waxy 

ear plugs of baleen 

whales has been 

used. Also the bumps 

on the baleen plates 

ñms2 v[yz xq9otEstj5 xq9ot3ymJ6. 

A magnified salmon scale. 

(although baleen 

wears with age). With 

bowheads, some use 

the chemical changes in the eye. This method was dismissed for 

use in the 1970s but has come back into fashion. 

s[lw5 Íq5 bfJbs5yxD8NS5 s[lw5 c5yi4 srsc3m¯b. 

Small lines on the outer shell of mussels are a reliable way to 

determine their age. 

WD3Xoxi3ui eMlá5 rAtq5 co‰i4 wvzJ3Ìc5b§5 

grymAtsA8Ngi4 c5yME8i4 srsc3m¯b. 

Growth layers are produced in belugas’ teeth as they age. 

Biologists need to determine the age because often the age 

structure tells the health of the population. Other times they need 

only a rough idea such as an animal’s size. It is interesting to know 

if animals, such as lake trout, accumulate contaminants with age. 

The next time you see a tooth, a scale, or a shell, you might wonder 

what secrets are hidden inside of it. 


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WhctŒ8icMsJJ. hvz7mE5gu x5hˆfÌu Wh5†5, u1qb3†5 e4Qb3†l, w9lrÌ3†l, 

i5Il5Ìt9l xyq9l WZhxDtcMsJJ5 bf8Ns÷3tyAtq5 x5yCstc3tlQ5 ‘kN3Jx6 

rM4l’. y3ei6 xsIuFsW3¯u bf8Ns÷3tyi3j5 xdwm[s§6 WNhctŒAbsK6 Ì4fkzl, 

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Ó+ wx4fk9l, wkw4fk9l, bµi cEbsItA5 Wg5bstoEp4fk9l kNyx9f8kl. 

‘s[Z3g5 b4Zi xsIuFsW3¯u xdwm[s§u xJá9ostc5bMs3ÙtA5 WZhAtQAm5hiQ5 

whmÌEymIu8k5 eMˆ3ic3iq8kl v5hô8iq8kl kÌi4 wo5ytbsAm5ht4,’ 

scMs3g6 rsI8 rx5M, vt[4 kNooµ5 

v?m4f5 ck3©Ex3tz5 ckgw8N6 

WZhxDtcD8Ni3kl wl3dy3jozJi9l 

hZhAtc3ik5 W5Jp[7ui. 


Cirqiniq Summer Camp 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

Nunavik youth shone at the grand finale of the 2012 

Cirqiniq Summer Camp in Kuujjuaq on July 6 when youth 

from across the region participated in an evening performance, 

which was preceded by a circus parade. Tight-wire 

walking, acrobatics, juggling, beat-boxing and more were 

on the program at the “Planet and Universe” performance. 

Cirqiniq Summer Camp partners include Ungaluk, Makivik, 

Cirque du Soleil, NRBHSS, First Air, Air Inuit, Tamaani Internet, and Nunacell. “The youth at this summer camp 

impressed us with their creative ideas and their willingness and eagerness to learn new things,” said Karin 

Kettler, advisor for KRG’s Arts and Culture Department. 

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MsJJ5 Ôi !*-aMsJJu. w4Zyx5 w9lwo3Nq5g5, 

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ckw1qyx3ij5 wMQIQxz. s[i4 X9oD3ymogxCuFy˜3isogxCu, 

h4fN3gj5 trsty mo‰ha7m5 

yei3jl ßbsi6 W4vbs§a5hi ye8i÷3bslx3ij5. 

ysty szÌq5 uax3ym5yxExø5 eô9l uaxDtu4 

xqi3nu4 uaxc5blQ5, Ì4fx ye8ˆbsis§a7mî4. 

w¬8Nb yei3j5 h4fbsMe5Öo5yxgw8NsQxcC5b. 

Critical Sunscreen 

The sun’s power is unavoidable for ice fishing and it is the strongest during peak hours of the day, as these 

Quaqtaqmiut know and prepared for last June 18th. Good sunglasses can prevent snow blindness, but it is 

also important to wear sunscreen. 

There is a misconception that suntans are healthy. If skin is tanned, damage has already occurred and 

sunburn is a severe response to excessive sun exposure. Be sure to get behind the ears and put a little extra 

on the nose, which gets the most exposure. We all need to do the best we can to reduce our risk. 

sammy Kudluk 


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vNbu4 sz7mE5g6: În Ì+¥ tß8 wrmMsJK6 

wq3CctŒt9lQ5 ƒ4Jxu@)!@-u vNbs2 s9lzi, 

x8kÇ3ym5hi vNbus3ysti4. 

Bob mesher 

She loves Canada: Rosa Tassé Dion rode in Kuujjuaq’s 

2012 Canada Day parade, all dressed up to celebrate.

Makivik Magazine Issue 97

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