Opinion

ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2020−ᒥ, ᐊᒥᑦᑐᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔪᐃᓕ ᖃᐃᕐᓂᖅ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒫᓘᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐆᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᔪᕈᑎᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᖅᑕᐅᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᓐᓂ.

In October 2020, Amittuq MLA Joelie Kaernerk rose in the House to speak with concern over his constituents and other Nunavummiut living with disabilities who are not being supported by their government.

UPLUKKUT IQALUKTUUTIAMIT. INUIN HAMANI NAMMAKPIAQTUT. HILA ALIANQHIJUK. APUT MAHALIKMAN ANIRIAMI ALIANAQ. INUIN AUDLAATINIAQMIJUN. IQALUKHIUKNAHUAT QINIQPAKLLUGU HIKU. ULAPQINIAKMIJUN OMINGMAK FRALIKNAHUAN. TAMNA NAUNAIPKUT ULAPQIJUHAT TAUTUKLUGU. TAMNA AANIARUT ILANNAVJAKMAN INUIN KATIMANAHUANGUUK. ULAPQINAHUAN HIKUMILU, KAMIUNITIHAMILU, QINIQLUGU TITIQAT. NIRINAHUANLU, ULISIQNAHUATLU. NUMIQNAHUATLU. NIUVIPKAINAHUANLU MIQHATITLU HANAUYANIKLU QARITILUGIT.

Everywhere we look, people and goods are in short supply and high demand.

ᓇᒧᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᑕᑯᓪᓗᑕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᖁᑏᑦ ᐊᒥᒐᓗᐊᕐᓂᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ.

The passing of a loved one is one of the most painful and excruciating experiences we have to go through. The most painful part is, the twin remaining has to cope with life all over again not to mention the rest of the siblings and other family members.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖓ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᐃᑉᕆᓕ 21–ᒥ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᒥᑭᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᑯᓗᖕᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒧᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᑦᓯᐊᕙᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕋᖅᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᖃᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᓪᓗᖓᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᓐᓂ ᕿᖓᐅᓕᕆᔨᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐃᑦᓱᒪᓂ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑕᐃᑦᓯᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᖃᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᓯᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᖅᖢᑎᒡᓗ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᕋᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᒍᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕋᓱᐊᖅᖢᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᖢᑕᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.

A good leader is a servant to those who put their trust in him or her. I witnessed this from my late parents on the reindeer trail. They were residential school survivors and learned quickly to respect others and to care for others. This was passed on to us and although there were challenges, we tried hard in living under the motto of outreach.

‘ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᕗᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑲᓪᓛᓗᖕᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᕋᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓵᙵᔪᓂ ᑕ,ᒃᑭᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.