ᓂᐊᓕ ᑯᐊᓐᔭᐃ, ᑕᓂᔅ ᐹᑐᓴᓐ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓚᔅ ᑲᐅᐸᓐᑐ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑐᒃᑐᔮᒃᑐᕐᒥ. © Inuvialuit Communications Society
“ᕼᐊᕆᒻᒪᑎᐊᕐᕼᐅᑎᒃ ᐊᓐᓇᖓᐃᔾᔮᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ”
ᓄᓇᑎᐊᒥ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑦᖃᐅᔭᔭᐃᑦ 40-ᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᕼᐃᒪᓕᒃᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑕᖁᑕᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᐊᖕᒋᑯᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ
ᐅᒃᑭᐅᑦ ᑭᑎᕋᖅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ 1970-ᓂ ᑕᑦᕙ ᐅᓇ ᑭᐊᔨ ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᕼᐊᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐸᓕᕼᐃᒪᑦᓂ ᑲᐅᒍᔨ, ᐊᕘᑕᒥ, ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᑐᕼᐊᖕᒐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔭᐃᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᐃᕙᕙᓕᐊᓕᒃᑏᑦᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᐅᐊᑕᓂ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᒃᑕᒃᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᑕᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᕼᐅᓇᐅᕙ ᐅᐊᓪᓕᓐᓂᒃᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᑕᖁᑎᕐᕼᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᐊᖕᒋᑯᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓪᓚᕈᕼᐄᑦ ᐳᓪᓚᕐᕼᐃᒪᑏᑦᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᓕᕿᓂᖅᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖁᕐᕼᐃᒪᕝᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᑦᕗᖕᒐ ᓄᓐᓇᐸᐅᔭᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᒻᒪ ᑕᐃᓐᓂᖃᖅᑕ “ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᐅᒻᒪᑖᑦ ᐅᕐᕼᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕿᔪᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᑲᓯᓪᓕᓕᕿᔪᑦ ᕼᐊᕙᕆᕝᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᑲᑦᑯᓗ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ.” ᐅᒃᑲᐅᑎᒋᕼᐃᒫᒃᑕᑦ ᕼᐃᕕᑦᑐᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᕼᐊᕆᐊᒋᔪᒋᕝᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᓄᓐᓇᑕᖁᑎᕐᕼᐊᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐅᑦᑎᕐᕼᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ, ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᑲᕙᒪᑦᑯ ᑲᑎᒪᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᒋᐊᖅᑲᓪᓕᒃᑖᑦ ᐱᖅᑲᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑕᑦᕗᓇᓪᓗᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐅᕐᕼᐅᕐᔪᐊᕐᕼᐃᐅᖅᑏᑦ, ᑲᓯᓪᓖᑦᓂᒃᓗ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᓄᓐᓇᑉ ᐃᒃᑭᐊᖕᒐᒍᑦ ᓇᓪᕚᕐᕼᐃᐅᑦᑎᑦ ᕼᐊᕙᓪᓕᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᒃᑏᑦᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᑲᓐᓂᖕᒐᓂᓗ ᒪᑭᐊᓐᓯᒥ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐅᐊᓕᓐᓂᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᖃᑦᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥ.
“ᑕᐃᒪ ᑕᐅᓐᓇᓂ ᓄᓐᓇᐸᐅᔭᕐᒥ ᓄᓐᓇᖃᖅᕼᐃᒪᒐᒪ (ᑲᐅᒍᔨᒥ) ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᑕᐅᑦᑐᕐᕼᐅᒋᑦ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᕼᐊᕙᖃᑦᑎᒌᑎᐊᕐᕼᐅᑎᒃ ᑐᕼᐊᒃᑏᔾᔪᑎᕐᕼᐊᓂᒃ ᑐᕼᐊᒃᑏᑦᑐᒪᕝᓗᔾᒋᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᑯᑎᕗᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᖁᑦᑎᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᒃᑕᒃᑐᒥ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓂ–ᐱᖅᑲᑕᐅᔪᒪᓐᓇᒃᑐᖅ,” ᐅᓇ ᑕᐃᒪ ᐅᖅᑲᓪᓚᒃᑐᖅ. “ᕼᐃᕙᔭᕐᕼᐃᒪᔭᒐ ᐅᓇ ᐊᒫᒪᒐ ᐊᑉᐱᕆᕝᓗᒍ ‘ᕼᐅᓐᓇᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᓄᓇᑦᑕᕈᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᖅ?’”
ᑭᐊᕆ ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᐊᑦᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᕝᓗᓂ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᖕᒍᖅᑎᑦᑕᐅᕝᓗᓂ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᑎᐊᒥ, ᒪᐃ 14, 2024. © Elizabeth Kolb, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
ᐅᒪ ᐊᖕᒐᔪᖃᖕᒋᑦ, ᐴᑕ ᐅᓇᓗ ᕕᒃᑐ ᐋᓚᓐ ᐃᓄᕕᒃ-ᒥᐅᑕᖅ, “ᑕᒻᒪᒃᒥᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᕙᒪᓕᕿᓂᖅᑯᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᐊᒃᑐᖅ, ᐱᖅᑲᑦᑕᐅᖕᒋᓇᒐᒥᒃ ᕼᐅᓪᓕᔭᕐᕼᐊᖅᑲᒐᖕᒐᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦᓂ,” ᑕᐃᒫᒃᑐᕙᓛᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ ᑭᓴᐅᓐ, ᐅᓇ ᐊᑦᑎᓪᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓪᓖᑕᕆᔭᐅᕼᐃᒪᕝᓗᓂ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᖕᒍᖅᑎᑕᐅᒐᒥ ᓄᓇᑎᐊᒥ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᒪᐃ 14, 2024-ᒥ. ᑲᒥᓯᓐᓇᐅᕝᓗᓂ ᐅᓇ, ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᑲᕙᒪᑦᑐᖃᖁᓐᓂᖅ ᑭᕝᒐᒃᑐᐃᔪᖅ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥ. ᕼᐃᕗᓪᓕᒃᐸᖕᒍᖃᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᕼᐊᕙᒋᓪᓕᕐᕼᐅᓐᓂᐅᖅ ᕼᐊᑦᑎᔭᒋᐊᖃᕐᕼᐅᓂ ᑲᒥᓯᓐᓇᖕᒍᕋᒥ ᐱᖅᑲᑦᑕᐅᔭᒋᐊᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑦᑎᕼᐃᒪᓪᓕᒃᒪᑕ ᖁᕕᐊᕼᐅᖅᑏᑦᑎᖕᒪᑕ ᑕᕼᐊᕝᕗᒥᖕᒐ ᐃᓄᕝᓕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑕᖁᑕᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᐊᖕᒋᕈᑦᑎᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᓪᓕᐊᕼᐅᖅᑏᑎᖕᒪᑕ ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᐊᖕᒋᕋᕐᕕᒋᔭᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᒃ-ᒥ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐅᕝᓘᑕᑦᓂ, ᔫᓂ 5, 2024-ᒥ — 40-ᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᑦ ᖃᖕᒋᖅᑕᕐᕼᐃᒪᓪᓕᒃᑎᑦᓗᒍ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᐊᖕᒋᕈᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᓪᓕᒃᒪᑦ ᑕᑦᕗᓇ ᕼᐃᕖᑦᑐᔪᓂᒃ 10-ᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᐃᕙᔾᔪᑦᑎᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᑦᑎᑦᓗᒋᑦ.
ᐅᓇ ᐊᖕᒋᑯᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ — ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓇᐅᑦᑎᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᖕᒍᑎᕐᕼᐊᓂᒃ ᒧᓇᕆᔾᔪᑎᖅHᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐱᕙᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒃHᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᒪᓂᓕᐅᕈᑎᒃᕼᐊᓂᒃ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ — ᐅᓇ ᐅᕝᓗᒥᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᓪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᖕᓂ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᑕᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᕙᒪᑦᑐᖅᑲᑦᖁᑦ. ᑕᑦᕗᓇ ᐅᓇ ᓄᓇᑦᑕᕈᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑦᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᖕᒪ, ᐅᓇ ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᕼᐊᕙᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᐱᐊᓕ ᑯᕌᓯᖕ, ᔪᑲᓐᒥ. “ᑕᑦᕗᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓐᓇᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ,” ᐃᓐᒥ ᐅᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᑦᖁᒻᒪᕝᓗᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᑦᕗᓇ ᐅᕝᓗᐊᓂ.
ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᑭᐅᓇᕼᐅᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐃᓐᒥ ᐊᑉᐱᖁᑎᒋᕼᐃᒪᔭ ᖃᖕᒐᖕᒍᖅᑐᖅ 10-ᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᑦ ᑭᖕᒍᐊᓂ, “ᕼᐅᓐᓇᐅᕙ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᓄᓇᑦᑕᖁᑦᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ?” ᐴᑕ ᐅᓂᑉᖄᕐᕕᒋᕼᐃᒪᔭ ᐅᓇ ᐃᕐᓂᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᔪᕐᕼᐊᒃᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᖕᒍᓇᕼᐅᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓇᓐᓂᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦᓗ ᕼᐊᕙᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᑲᓐᓂᖕᒐᓂᓗᓂᓐ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑕᕐᕼᐃᒪᔮᑦᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᓇᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦᓂ: ᐊᒃᓚᕕᒃ, ᐅᓗᒃᕼᐊᒃᑐᒃ, ᐃᓄᕕᒃ, ᐸᐅᓚᑐᒃ, ᓵᒃᔅ ᕼᐋᐳ, ᑕᑦᕙᓂᓗ ᑐᒃᑐᔮᒃᑐᒃᒥ. ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᕐᕼᐅᖅᐱᐊᕐᕼᐃᒪᕝᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᓐᓂᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓐᒥ ᐅᓂᑉᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑦᑎᒃᐸᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᓐᓂᕐᕼᐃᐅᖅᐸᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓇᓐᓂᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᕖᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᖃᓐᓂᕆᔭᐃᑦᓂ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᕼᐃᖅᑯᒥᑦᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ, ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᑕᒃᑯᕼᐃᒪᔪᒋᔪᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᓂᖕᒐ ᐊᖕᒋᔪᑦ ᐳᐊᓪᕆᔭᐅᑦᑎᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᕼᐊᓪᓗᑦᑎᑦ ᐊᑦᑏᑦ ᓇᐅᓇᐃᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐅᕐᕼᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᕼᐃᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᓇᓐᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᒧᕋᖅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᓂᖕᒐ ᓇᑉᐹᖅᑐᓂᒃ.
“ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᓐᓂᕐᓗᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ, ‘ᐅᐋᕋᔮᖅ ᖃᓄᕆᓪᓕᐅᓕᖃᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ, ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᓇᓐᓂᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᒪᓂᓕᐅᕋᕼᐅᐊᖅᐸᖅᑐ, ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖅᑲᓪᓕᒃᑐᒍᑦ; ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓐᓂᑦᑐᕐᓕᐅᓕᒃᐱᐊᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᑦᓂ ᓄᓇᓂ ᓇᓐᓂᕆᐊᖅᑐᕐᕕᒋᔭᑉᑎᓂ ᑕᑦᖃᓂ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐅᕙᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑉᐸᐅᑦᑎᔪᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᖕᒋᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖅᑲᖃᑎᒋᔭᖅᑐᕐᓗᑕ,” ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᐃᑦᖃᐅᒪᑎᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᒥ ᐊᒫᒪᓂ ᐅᖅᑲᐅᕼᐃᐊ ᐅᓐᓂᑉᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᖕᒪᑦ.
ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᐊᓈᓇᑎᐊᖕᒐ ᐊᒡᓇᔅ ᓯᒻᓗ ᐊᑦᑎᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᕝᕗᒥᖕᒐ ᓄᓇᑕᖁᑦᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥᒃ IFA, ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᕼᐃᕗᓕᒃᐸᖕᒍᕝᓗᓂ ᐊᖕᒐᔪᖃᕆᔭᐅᕝᓗᓂ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑕᖁᑦᑕᐃᑕ ᐊᖕᒋᕈᑕᑦᓂ ᐊᐃᕙᔨᐅᕼᐃᒪᖕᒪᑕ, ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒐᓛᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᑕᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᑕᕈᑎᖅHᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ (COPE). ᕼᐃᕗᓕᒃᐸᒥ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑯᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᔮᓄᐊᕆ 1970-ᒥ, ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᒐᓛᑦ ᐃᕼᐅᒪᒋᕝᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑭᕝᒐᒃᑐᕈᒪᕝᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐅᐊᓪᓕᓐᓂᒃᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᒃᑕᒃᑐᒥ ᒪᓂᓕᐅᕈᑎᕐᕼᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕿᓂᖁᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᕝᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᒃᑲᔪᕼᐃᐊᖁᑎᒃHᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ. ᑭᕼᐃᐊᓂ ᐱᓪᓕᕼᐋᓕᒃᑐᑦ ᕼᐃᑕᒪᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᓂᒃ ᕼᐃᕗᓂᕐᕼᐊᒥ ᐊᐃᕙᓪᓕᑯᑎᒋᕙᓪᓕᐊᕝᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐅᖕᒋᓇᒃᑎᑦᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᕼᐊᒃᑯᒋᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕼᐃᕗᓕᒃᑎᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᕝᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ COPE-ᑯᓂ, ᐃᓪᓚᓕᐅᑎᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᒪ ᐊᖕᒐᔪᖃᖕᒋᑦ.
ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᐅᒪ ᐊᒫᒪ ᐴᑕ ᐋᓚᓐ ᕼᐊᕙᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᕼᐅᑯᑎᒋᕝᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᖕᒍᓇᕼᐅᐊᒃᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᓇᓐᓂᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᓇᐅᑎᕐᕼᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑕᕈᑕᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥ. © Elizabeth Kolb, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
ᓄᓇᑎᐊᒥ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᑭᐊᕆ ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ 40-ᓂᒃ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑦᑎᕼᐃᒪᓕᒃᒪᑕ ᑯᕕᐊᕼᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑕᕈᑕᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᐊᖕᒋᑯᑖᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᐃᓄᕕᒃᒥ, ᔫᓂ 5, 2024. © Elizabeth Kolb, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
“ᐱᔭᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᑭᕝᒐᒃᑐᕈᒪᕝᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᑏᑦᑎᒃ. ᐊᓐᓇᖓᐃᔾᔮᖁᑎᖅᑲᒐᒥᒃ ᕼᐊᕆᒻᒪᕼᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ, ᐊᓐᓇᖓᐃᔾᔮᖅᑐᑦ ᑯᐃᑦᓯᓐ, ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐊᕼᐆᖅᑏᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᓇᖕᒐ ᓇᓐᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓃᑦ ᑎᒃᑭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓃᑦ ᓇᓪᕙᕐᕼᐃᐅᒃᑐᓃᑦ ᐅᕐᕼᐅᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᑲᓯᓖᓂᒃ,” ᐅᓂᑉᖄᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᓴᐅᓐ. ᐱᕙᓪᓕᒍᒪᕝᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᐊᕐᕼᐅᒍᑦᑎᒋᕼᐃᒫᒃᑕᑦᑎᒃ, ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑲᑕᕐᕼᐃᒪᕗᑦ ᐋᑐᕚᒧᑦ, ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᓄᖕᒐᓗ ᓄᓇᓖᑦᓄᓐ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥ. “ᑲᑎᒪᔭᖅᑯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᑦᕿᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓖᑦᓄᓐ ᐅᖅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔭᖅᑐᕐᕼᐅᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔭᐅᑎᕐᕼᐊᑦᑎᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᖃᓄᕆᓪᓕᐅᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖕᒐᑕ ᕼᐃᕗᓂᕐᕼᐊᒥ,” ᐅᓇ ᐅᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅ. “ᕼᐊᕙᒃᐱᐊᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕼᐆᕐᕼᐅᑎᒃ. ᐃᑦᖃᐅᒪᔪᖕᒐ ᐊᖕᒋᓪᒐᕋᖕᒐᒪ ᐊᐃᒪᖕᒋᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᖕᒐᔪᖃᑦᑲ ᕼᐃᕗᑐᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᒃᑳᒃᓃᑦᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᖃᑦᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᒐᒥᒃ. ᑕᒪᒃᒥᒃ ᐅᖅᑲᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ, ‘ᕼᐄ, ᑕᐃᒪᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᒋᐊᖃᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᕼᐊᕙᕆᓇᕼᐅᐊᒃᕼᐅᑦᑎᑦᑯ ᐃᕼᐅᒪᒋᕝᓗᒋᑦ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓄᑦᑕᖃᕗᑦ.’”
ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᑕᕈᑕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ IFA-ᒥ, ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᖕᒋᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑦᕙ ᑕᐃᒫᒃᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᑦᑐᓪᓗᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᑎᒃ ᐃᖕᒋᓪᒑᒃᓂᑦᑕᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ ᕼᐃᒻᒥᕈᒪᕝᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᓂᖕᒐ ᓇᓪᓕᐊᑦᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᓂᒃ ᐊᖕᒋᒃᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓇᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᖕᒐ ᑲᕙᒪᑦᑐᖃᑦᑯᓃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᔪᓇᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᕼᐃᒻᒥᒃᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᖕᒐᕼᐅᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᐃᑦᓂᒃ: ᓄᓈᑦ, ᐊᖕᒍᑎᕐᕼᐊᑦ ᒧᓇᕆᔾᔪᑎᒃHᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᒪᓂᕐᕼᐊᒋᔭᒃHᐊᐃᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐊᖕᒋᕐᕼᐅᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ IFA ᑎᒍᒥᐊᒃᑐᖅ ᓈᕼᐃᒪᔪᖕᓇᕐᕼᐃᔪᑦ 90,000-ᓂᒃ ᓯᒃᑭᑕᖁᑏᑦ ᑭᓚᒦᑕᑦ ᖃᖕᒐᓂ ᓄᓈᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᓈᕼᐃᒪᔪᖕᒐᕐᕼᐃᔪᑦ 15,000 ᓯᒃᑭᑕᖁᑏᑦ ᑭᓚᒦᑕᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓂ ᐃᒃᑭᐊᖕᒋᑦᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᕐᕼᐊᑦ ᒪᓂᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅᕼᐊᑦ ᓇᓐᒥᓂᒋᔮᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ. ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᕼᐅᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᐊᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓂ ᓄᓇᑕᕈᑎᒥ IFA ᑕᒫᒃᑕᐃᓕᓇᕼᐅᐊᕐᕼᐅᔾᔪᒃ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕝᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓪᓖᑦᖁᕼᐃᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐱᑦᖁᕼᐄᑦ ᑕᑦᕙ ᐊᓪᓚᖕᒍᒃᐸᓕᐊᒐᓗᐊᒃᑎᑦᓗᒍ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᒃᑕᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓐᓄᕼᐄᑦ, ᐱᔪᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᒃᑭᒍᒪᕝᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖃᑦᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᒃᑕᒃᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕿᓂᖁᑦ ᒪᓂᓪᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐃᓐᓄᓕᕿᓂᖁᑦ, ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᒧᓇᕆᓇᕼᐅᐊᒃᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐃᓪᓕᑉᖃᓇᕼᐅᐊᒃᓗᔾᔪᒃ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᒃᑕᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᖕᒍᑎᕐᕼᐊᑦ, ᐊᕙᑎᓕᑭᓂᑯᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐅᒻᒪᔪᓕᕿᓂᖁᑦ ᓇᐅᕼᐃᒪᒋᐊᖕᒋᑕ ᕼᐃᕗᓂᕐᕼᐊᒧᑦ.
ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᐅᖅᑲᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᕼᐊᒻᓇ ᐊᑦᖁᓇᐅᑎᒋᕼᐃᒪᔮᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᒪᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖕᒐᑦᓂ ᓄᓇᑕᕈᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᖅ ᓇᐅᓇᐃᑉᑯᑎᒋᔭᑦ ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᕐᕼᐃᒪᔪᒥ ᑎᒥᖕᒐᑦ, ᐅᕝᓗᒥᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒃᑭᑐᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒪᑐᑦ $1 ᐱᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᕼᐊᕙᒃᑎᖅᑲᓕᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᕙᑦᖁᑐᒍ 300-ᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᓂᒃ ᕼᐊᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ. ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᑎᒥᖕᒐᑦ ᓇᓐᒥᓂᖅᑲᓕᒃᑐᑦ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᓂᖕᒐ ᐃᓪᓚᓕᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᕼᐃᐊᓂᒃᓗ ᕼᐅᓕ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᕿᓂᖁᑦ ᐊᑕᓂᒃᑐᐃᕝᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᐅᒃᓂᒃ, ᑎᖕᒥᔾᔨᕿᓂᖅ ᑎᖕᒥᐊᖃᕐᕼᐅᑎᒃ, ᐅᕐᕼᐅᕐᔪᐊᓕᕿᓂᖅ, ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᓕᕿᓂᖁᑦ ᑐᕼᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᓕᕿᓂᖅ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᕼᐊᓐᓇᐅᔮᒃᓂᖁᑦ. ᐅᒃᑯᐊ IRC-ᑯᑦ ᕼᐅᓕ ᐃᒃᑲᔪᕐᕼᐃᒫᒃᑕᐃᑦ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐊᖕᒍᓇᕼᐅᐊᒃᑎᐅᔪᑦ, ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᕼᐅᓕ ᐃᒃᑲᔪᕐᕼᐃᒫᒃᕼᐅᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᕼᐊᒃᑐᓕᑭᓂᑯᑦ ᕼᐊᕙᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ, ᕼᐊᕙᕐᕼᐊᒃᕼᐃᐅᒃᓂᑯᑦ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᓄᑦᑕᕿᖅᑭᓂᑯᑦ.
“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᕝᓗᒥ ᐃᓪᓕᖓᐃᖅᐸᓪᓕᕐᕼᐃᒪᓕᒃᑐᑦ. ᑕᒃᑯᒥᓐᓇᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᓇᓐᒥᓂᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᑕᖃᑦᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᒃᑲᔪᕼᐃᐊᖃᑦᑕᓕᒃᒪᑕ ᑕᕼᐊᑉᑯᓇᖕᒐ ᐊᐃᕙᔾᔪᑕᐅᕼᐃᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᖕᒐᖕᒍᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᒃᑭᐅᑦ ᐊᒻᒥᕼᐅᓂ,” ᑭᓴᐅᓐ ᐅᖅᑲᖅᑐᑦ. “ᐅᕙᖕᒐ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᓪᓗᐊᖅᑕᕋ ᐅᒃᑯᐊ ᑲᕙᒪᑦᑐᖃᑦᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᖕᒋᖃᑦᑎᒋᕼᐃᒪᔭᑦ ᕼᐅᓕ ᐱᕼᐃᒪᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖅᑲᐅᑎᒋᕼᐃᒪᔭᒥᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᓐᓂᕐᕼᐃᒪᑎᐊᒃᓗᑎᒃ. ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᕼᐅᓕ ᐊᕐᕼᐅᕈᕼᐃᒪᒋᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓇᒃᑯᐊᑐᑦ ᐊᖅᑲᒍᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐅᑎᕐᕼᐊᐃᑦᓂᒃ ᕼᐊᑉᑯᐊ ᓄᑦᑕᖅᑲᑉᑕ ᑕᑦᕙᓗ ᐃᖕᒍᑕᑉᑕ.”
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