Makivik Magazine Issue 102

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Nunavik cross-country skiers warming up before a competition.
Participating in the Games is an accomplishment in itself.
“I am proud that I even made it to the Arctic Winter Games,”
said Kangiqsualujjuaq’s Andrea Brazeau, who participated in
badminton for the second time. “Although I didn’t win any
medals, I am proud I got to play in the bronze medal game.
This showed that by training I improved my skills as a badminton
player,” adding she will be too old to participate at
the next Games. “But I plan to stay healthy and active for
the years to come and maybe one day I’ll return as a coach.”
The AWG also help the region share Inuit culture with
people from other circumpolar regions. This year, TNQ had
a cultural contingent of Brazilian style drummers from
Kangiqsujuaq who gave numerous impressive performances
at the Games. During the week, they drew interest from a
variety of media outlets, which peaked at the AWG’s cultural
gala performance.
Overall, TNQ athletes represented Nunavik very well,
both off and on the field. The athletes earned 20 Fair Play
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“We’re a small, but strong contingent
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pins, which recognizes exceptional
respect shown for teammates and
athletes from other contingents.
They also won 31 ulus: seven gold,
11 silver, and 13 bronze.
“Our team did our region proud,”
said Maggie Emudluk, Chairperson
of the Kativik Regional Government
(KRG), who also attended the
games. “We’re a small, but strong
contingent and everywhere I went,
people told me how impressed they
were with our athletes and our cultural
performers.”
The nearly two-year long process
to build a competitive and
representative group of athletes
and cultural performers to bring to this
year’s games in Fairbanks, Alaska was
led by the KRG’s Recreation Department.
Leading up to the event, competitions
were held at the local level on both
the Hudson and the Ungava Bay coasts,
which then lead to the regional trials.
Over 200 athletes from across Nunavik
competed for the 61 spots available and
the final roster was announced during
the KRG Council meeting on February
24, 2014.
Along with athletes, cultural performers,
coaches, mission staff and VIPs, for
the first time ever TNQ brought an elder
along for the games — Kangiqsujuaq’s
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BOB MESHER X2
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