Makivik Magazine Issue 81

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SUMMER 2007 • ISSUE 81 

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Charlene Watt’s 

Nunavik Contribution to 

the Guitar of Canada 

« Wi3lÖoi6 yK9oXsQxc3S6 drsyJk5 • Safety First With Firearms 

« ®NsIt8i4 x©tt5yyxi6 • Putting Your Money to Work 

« kN[7us5 WdIoEpi4 r1åm5yK5 • Nunavik Needs Lawyers 

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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 

Pita Aatami, President 

Johnny Peters, Resource Development Vice-President 

Michael Gordon, Economic Development Vice-President 

Anthony Ittoshat, Treasurer 

George Berthe, 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. 

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ñu Sgo4 / Sammy Putulik 

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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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Front cover: Charlene Watt, daughter of Senator 

Charlie Watt, carved a small piece of decorative inlay 

as Nunavik’s contribution to the “Six String Nation”. 

This guitar is made out of very significant bits and 

pieces from across the country. Photographed by 

Bob Mesher. 

ISSN 1481-3041 

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What do you think about when you 

are sitting in the dentist chair? One of our 

Nunavik Players, Sarah Alaku, works as 

a dental assistant. The mind wanders to 

other things when the body is under the 

control of somebody else. First thought: 

How embarrassing it is to have to remove 

one’s partial in the presence of a nice lady. 

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(“Partial” seems more dignified than “false 

One size fits all. 

teeth”.) Somebody is making a lot of money 

selling dentures to Nunavimmiut. 

The dentist chair is a humbling piece of furniture. You may go through life 

thinking you are special and unique from everybody else. But, according to the 

dentist chair, you are merely average. All the required curvatures are formed to 

ensure as much physical control as possible for the person working at your face. 

No matter which egg a chicken is hatched from, they are all cut into exactly 

nine pieces for deep-frying. Coffins are also pretty much standard for the average 

human. Does the Canadian army have a stock of coffins and spare Canadian 

flags in a hangar or warehouse in Afghanistan, available as required? Perhaps 

some privates manage them. 

Like Sarah and our other Nunavik Player, Thomassie Mangiuk, everyone is 

unique and special. With our favourite people, hopes for the future, and toughest 

challenges to overcome. Sarah’s pet peeve is when people spread rumours 

about others. We shouldn’t do that. Encourage children to brush their teeth often. 

Good teeth are priceless.

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wloq5 / Contents 

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Moms and babies. Beside the conference banner, Esther Levesque holds her eightmonth-old 

Floryan while addressing participants of the International Polar Year event 

on May 10th about “ Climate Change Impacts on Canadian Arctic Tundra”. 

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Firearm Safety 

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Plans For a New Financial Co-operative 

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PennyWise 

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A Piece of Nunavik in Canada’s Guitar 

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Legal Tips 

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Bob mesher 

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You could win $100 if you guess what this mysterious picture is. Mail 

your answer to “Mystery Photo Contest” at the address shown below. 

Good Luck! 

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Drawing will be held at Makivik’s head 

office in Kuujjuaq on Friday, September 

21 st , 2007. 

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Mystery Photo Contest 

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Inuit Music Lives On 

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Nunavik Creations Update 

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Air Inuit Propwash 

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Polar Point of View 

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First Air, Nirlivallaat 

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Nunavik Notes 

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Four much-sought-after Makivik Magazine T-shirts. 

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Caroline Alayco of Akulivik won $100 for correctly 

guessing this snowy owl painted on the 

tail of First Air’s Boeing 737 aircraft. Other prizes 

went to Joseph Koovalook, Linda Kanayuk, Eva 

Tullaugak, and Joe Snowball. 

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Firearms Safety: 

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Gun safety instructor Christian Nadeau 

shows Annie Saunders Desmaris the 

safest of all ways to carry a firearm. We 

should always assume a gun is loaded 

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Firearms Safety 

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Students watch Gilles Martin safely handle 

a shotgun. 

The most important fact stressed during the Canadian Firearms Safety 

Course held in Kuujjuaq on Saturday, May 5 th has to do with ownership 

and responsibility. In fact, if you own a gun, you are responsible for that 

gun 24 hours a day, for as long as you own the firearm. If the gun is lent, 

stolen, lost, securely stored or safely used, it is the owner that has the 

blame if something goes wrong or the credit if the gun is treated at all 

times with respect. This is nothing new to most people. Beyond getting 

familiar with specific gun models and certain other trivia, most of what 

is taught in the course is a matter of common sense and of being alert 

in the presence of firearms. 

Among other things, the future firearms handlers learned in the 

course how to handle and use firearms and ammunition safely, how to 

comply with the firearms laws, as well as how to safely keep non-restricted 

firearms and ammunition. 

Right in the middle of goose season, the majority of students who 

bob mesher 

used their Saturday for the course were non-JB- 

NQA beneficiaries, although several Nunavik Inuit 

were there as well. A few of the students had never 

handled a gun before, while others had lots of experience 

with guns but wanted to learn more about 

firearms safety or to qualify for the firearms license 

which permits you to obtain a non-restricted firearm 

and ammunition. 

Gilles Martin and Christian Nadeau of the 

Fédération québécoise de la faune (FQF) gave the 

course. The non-profit FQF is the only authorized 

body to deliver this course in Quebec. The FQF 

was organized to defend the rights of hunters and 

fishers and to promote hunting and fishing in the 

province, as well as teaching such things as safety 

and security in the wilds and promoting habitat 

conservation. 

Nunavik locals Sammy Tukkiapik, André 

Pomerleau, and Aloupa Taqulik were also at the course. They were there 

to upgrade their training to be able to deliver the course to Nunavimmiut. 

According to legislation passed in Ottawa in 1994, gun owners are 

required by law to have a firearms acquisition certificate and you are 

only permitted to sell or lend your gun to a person that owns this certificate. 

(The Justice Canada website states: “The Firearms Act requires 

that individuals wishing to acquire non-restricted firearms must take 

the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) and pass the tests or challenge 

and pass the CFSC tests without taking the course.”) 

The course that was given in Kuujjuaq is the same course given 

to all interested Canadians, and follows a workbook produced by the 

Department of Justice Canada entitled Canadian Firearms Safety Course 

— Aiming for Safety. For the official Canadian Firearms Safety Course 

materials and associated legalities, one should consult with the offices 

of the Department of Justice Canada (www.justicecanada.ca). This is 

merely a story of our observations of the course. 

The one-day course includes lectures, an educational video, a written 

test, and a hands-on practical test. The full course contains information 

that would not likely be useful for most Inuit subsistence hunters such 

as the evolution of firearms, and all about restricted firearms, and prohibited 

firearms, devices, and ammunition. It was planned that Sammy, 

André, and Aloupa would give a course in late summer while being 


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evaluated by Gilles. If they do well, they would then 

be qualified to teach this course to others, at the 

discretion of KRG. 

As per an agreement between KRG and the 

Suréte du Quebec, a condensed version of the 

Canadian Firearms Safety Course has also been 

developed for the Nunavik subsistence hunters and 

has a list of 20 questions. Inuit taking this course 

must also have the signature of two prominent community 

members to vow upon the applicant’s solid 

character, as well as an ID photo. The goal is for the Inuit instructors to 

travel throughout Nunavik to provide the course to hunters in all communities, 

provided free of charge. Rather than spending a whole day 

in the classroom, Nunavimmiut can complete the condensed course 

within a couple of hours. The shortened version of the course also 

allows Nunavimmiut to get the required permit to own a firearm and 

to buy cartridges for it. 

This had been going before — other Nunavimmiut have qualified 

to teach this course as much as 10 years ago, but momentum for it had 

dwindled over the past few years; now KRG Department of Renewable 

Resources is making this renewed effort into the program. As semi-retired 

firearms safety instructor Gilles Martin told Makivik Magazine, “It was 

kind of dead in Nunavik for a while. It went from a whole lot of instructors 

down to four or five. Then Sammy Tukkiapik and Sandy Gordon [of 

KRG] decided, ‘let’s get this back in shape’.” 

Furthermore, the KSB is in the process of translating the Canadian 

Firearms Safety Course into Inuktittut with the idea of teaching young 

students about firearms safety in a school setting. Gilles, who plans to 

retire by next fall, mentioned, “I was eager to see this come through. 

Perhaps the kids could be taught [firearms safety] from an early age. 

A gun is a useful tool but a dangerous tool. They are common in your 

communities and it would be a lot better if we could start teaching the 

ABCs of safety, and then keep bringing it up.” 

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Vital things to remember 

A lot of practical advice from the course 

stood out. It is for the most part common sense, but 

it was stressed that common sense can prevent injury 

and save lives. These are merely a few necessary things 

to know about firearms that we all should know. 

• Always assume that a gun is loaded. 

• Never point a gun at anybody. 

• Every day, 24 hours a day, a firearm is under the care of its 

owner and you are responsible for it. 

• Positively identify your target before shooting. Otherwise, don’t 

shoot. Always have a clear line of fire and be careful about what is 

behind your target. 

• Don’t store firearms and ammunition together. Don’t load your 

gun until you are ready to shoot. And make sure you use the right 

ammunition designed for your gun. 

• Remove all firearms from any situation where violence such as suicide 

or homicide is anticipated. (For instance, “Many people think that 

a person trying to commit suicide will just find another method if a 

firearm is not available. Studies show that this is not always true. If a 

weapon cannot be found right away, some individuals contemplating 

suicide give up and never try it again.” Canadian Firearms Safety Course 

Student Handbook, Section 8-3. 

To strengthen safety 

Beyond gun safety and learning hunting skills from practical 

experience, there is quite a bit of interesting background trivia to know 

about firearms that helps one to appreciate these precision tools. These 

kinds of things are also described in the Student Handbook. Meanwhile, 

the course states, “Safe handling must include greater knowledge of 

the firearms themselves, ammunition, and the laws and regulations 

related to them.” 

For example, do you know that the gauge of a shotgun originated 

in Britain? A 12 gauge shotgun means that 12 round balls of lead the 

same size in diameter as the bore of the gun equals one pound; a 20 

gauge shotgun means that 20 round balls of 

lead the same size in diameter as the bore of 

the gun equals one pound, and so forth. The 

exception to this is a .410 gauge. 

Other topics for discussion to bring up 

with your hunting partner while waiting for 

geese, or processing downed game, could 

include the idea that the first explosive powder 

was probably invented by the Chinese, everyone 

has a dominant eye for shooting, or that 

bob mesher 

a shotgun trigger should be tapped instead 

of squeezed. 

Some people living in Nunavik like to go 

to the southern areas of the province to hunt 

wildlife such as moose, deer, or birds. It is important to remember that 

you are obliged by law to take and pass a one-day course for the Quebec 

Hunter Certificate in order to be eligible to hunt in Quebec outside of 

Nunavik. This course was also offered on May 6th, the day following the 

Canadian Firearms Safety Course, in Kuujjuaq. Contact the appropriate 

offices for more about this. 

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Peer Support for the Family of David Watt 

In June 2006, David Watt’s family was distraught to learn that their 

young daughter, Annie, suffers from a severe pulmonary disease. 

Annie had to undergo multiple exams in Montreal and her father 

had to use up all his banked holidays and then ask for a leave of 

absence without pay to care for his daughter. 

Last March, a fund raising activity was launched among the 

Wildlife Protection employees all throughout Quebec. All Wildlife 

Protection agents and administrative personnel were solicited in 

order to provide some financial support to the Watt family. 

On Friday, May 4 th , the Wildlife Protection chief of service, Claude 

Bourque, presented a cheque in the amount of $4,500 to David Watt. 

The cheque was presented on behalf of all the agents and employees 

in order to bring some relief to David and his family during this 

challenge they are undergoing. We all join in with David’s family to 

wish Annie a prompt recovery! 

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course) that an unrestricted firearm is safe is a matter 

of following the same series of steps, whether 

you own a shotgun or a rifle. Jackie Annanack, manager 

of the Co-op in Kangiqsualujjuaq, agreed to 

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compliments: KRDC 

Nunavimmiut should soon begin to notice a change upon entering 

their co-op stores. Two specially trained Inuit staff will be on site 

to greet you in an area reserved for individuals and organizations 

interested in opening an account and becoming members of the 

newly established Financial Co-operative of Nunavik (official name to 

be confirmed). 

It will mark the beginning of a new Nunavik financial co-operative. 

Customers will be able to appreciate better financial service 

as well as being better equipped to control their personal and collective 

future. Products and services made available will include the 

promotion of savings by using radio and media in Inuktittut and the 

availability of saving accounts. Other products and services would 

be personal loans, credit card facilities, mortgages, retirement plans, 

insurance, business accounts, and business credit cards. These products 

and services could be introduced in an incremental basis. 

In the coming years, the co-op stores will no longer need to serve 

as financial institutions offering bill payments, cashing cheques, and 

handling loans and credits. In the meantime however, the co-ops will 

continue to play a vital role in insuring a smooth transition towards 

the Financial Co-operative of Nunavik. 

In March 2007, the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins adopted 

a resolution to support the creation of a section within the Caisse for 

Nunavik — the Nunavik Financial Services. The ultimate goal is to 

see a new Financial Co-operative of Nunavik become solid enough to 

stand on its own and secure financial independence for the region. 

The Nunavik stakeholders of this new project for financial services are 

Makivik Corporation, the FCNQ, and KRG. 

The Caisse d’économie solidaire and the FCNQ have been long 

time partners. Since 1993, the Caisse has played an active role in 

investing over $29-million in joint ventures including stores, hotels, 

churches and garages throughout Nunavik. 

A spokesperson for the Caisse recognized, “Inuit feel it is urgent 

they equip themselves with the necessary tools to fully benefit from 

their collective financial potential. The Caisse d’économie solidaire 

wants to share in making that vision a reality.” 

The Nunavik stakeholders and Caisse d’économie solidaire 

Desjardins agreed on the goal of establish a financial services counter 

in local Nunavik cooperatives starting in 2007, beginning with 

three communities. These services would increase as personnel pursue 

advanced training with Desjardins. 

The status report of this file tells us that a technical group meeting 

was held at the FCNQ on March 20 th , 2007 to discuss details of 

the business plan outline. The FCNQ general manager Rita Novalinga 

chaired this meeting. Ivujivik Mayor Adamie Kalingo also attended 

the meeting, as the president of the Nunavik Investment Fund and 

a KRG Councillor. Others present were Heng Kun, Elaine Metras and 

Chhoan Sokchiveneath from the FCNQ, Charles Dorais from Makivik, 

Adel Yassa from KRG, along with Clément Guimond, Élise Tessier, and 

Yvon Roy from the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins.

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Makivik executive and Finance Department head. 

Some of the main issues discussed were pre-feasibility concerns, organizational 

and technical details, the stages of project development, partners’ 

responsibilities, start-up financial scenarios, as well as a project timetable. It 

was realized that other meetings 

with the FCNQ, with 

the Katutjiniq/Kativik Local 

Development Centre, and 

with financial officers of the 

regional organizations would 

also be necessary. 

The Caisse d’économie’s 

Elise Tessier and Yvon Roy 

met with all members of the 

Makivik executive in Kuujjuaq 

on May 28 th to discuss the 

benefits of having a financial 

co-operative. They were reassured 

by Makivik president 

Pita Aatami, who said that 

Makivik is interested in knowing 

how the Corporation 

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Celebrating the opening of the new hotel in Salluit; 

one of the first Nunavik communities scheduled to be 

integrated for the new financial service. 

could help out. “If you can 

provide more services than 

are being provided now, we’re interested,” he said. 

They then made a presentation at the KRG council meeting in 

Kangiqsualujjuaq, where FCNQ representatives and Nunavik mayors were 

also in attendance. The main questions that Elise and Yvon heard during 

their Nunavik visit were not about why Nunavik should have a new financial 

institution; rather, when can we get it in place? The Caisse representatives 

say they left Nunavik firmly believing that this co-operative project would 

meet the true financial needs of the people. 

So as to offer a full range of services, the Caisse d’économie solidaire 

will be sharing their expertise with the FCNQ and its partners. The first service 

counter in a Nunavik co-op store is projected to be up and running by 

November 2007. Integration would be gradual and the first communities on 

the schedule are Kangiqsualujjuaq, Akulivik, Puvirnituq and Salluit. Once all 

services are in place and the necessary membership requirements have been 

met, the Caisse d’économie solidaire would assist in bringing about a financially 

independent co-operative governed solely by Nunavimmiut as part of 

the vast Desjardins network. 


11

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ways you can go about making an investment. 

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Short-term investments 

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Long-term investments 

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to you when the bond matures at the end of 10 years. 

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Sometimes a company chooses to issue stocks to raise cash for 

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as investors might put it) you become a part owner or known as a 

“shareholder” of the business. The two main categories in Canada 

are preferred shares and common shares. Preferred shares pay dividends 

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before common shareholders. As a common shareholder you have 

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appointing auditors, and voting on key issues such as selling or 

merging the company. For each share owned, an investor is entitled 

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determines the stock price. The price 

moves up when more investors want to 

buy a stock (demand) than to sell it (supply). 

On the other hand, if more investors 

wanted to sell a stock than buy it, there 

would be greater supply than demand, 

and the price would fall. Changes in stock 

prices are also affected by the company’s 

performance, major economic news, current 

events, and investor expectation. 

Not all stocks pay dividends. The only way that you can make 

money in this case is if the stock increases in value. There is no 

guarantee you will make money when you buy a stock. Compared 

to bonds, stocks provide relatively high potential returns however 

you assume more risk. 

sammy Kudluk 

Mutual Funds 

A mutual fund is a collection of stocks and bonds. When you 

buy a mutual fund, you are pooling your money with a number of 

other investors. Each investor owns shares that represent a portion 

of the holdings of the fund. A fund manager makes and monitors 

investments on behalf of the investors. The fund manager researches 

individual companies and securities, studies the economic conditions, 

and makes the buying and selling decisions. The primary 

advantage of a mutual fund is that you can invest your money without 

the time, expertise or experience that is needed to choose a 

sound investment. In theory, you should get a better return by having 

your money managed by a professional than you would if you 

were to choose investments yourself. 

By owning shares in a mutual fund instead of owning individual 

stocks or bonds, your risk is spread out. This is known as “diversification”. 

The idea behind diversification is to invest in a large number 

of assets so that a loss in any particular investment is minimized by 

gains in others. In other words, the more stocks and bonds you own, 

the less any one of them can hurt you. Large mutual funds can own 

numerous different stocks in many different industries and counties. 

An investor would need a large amount of money to build this 

kind of portfolio. And because a mutual fund buys and sells large 

amounts of securities at a time, its transaction costs are lower than 

what an individual would pay for securities transactions. Just like an 

individual stock, a mutual fund allows you to convert your shares 

into cash at any time (i.e. it is “liquid”). You usually have to pay fees 

for all these benefits and, depending on the mutual fund, the fees 

can be very small or high. 


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If the showpiece of the Six String Nation project symbolically holds 

the DNA for our dear country, then we can say that a measure of these 

Canadian DNA molecules are from Nunavik. The Six String Nation is 

centred on a remarkable acoustic guitar made out of 64 bits and pieces 

representing a diversity of cultures and communities, gathered from all 

across the country. Every piece of the guitar — from the decorative inlay 

materials on the outside to the hidden braces on the inside — contains 

enough vibes to tell a fascinating Canadian story on its own. Yet, in the 

same way that Canada would be incomplete without the whole, each piece 

of the guitar is also necessary for the instrument to be complete. 

Some components of more familiar Canadian culture come from 

Wayne Gretzky’s hockey stick, Nancy Greene’s ski, Rocket Richard’s Stanley 

Cup ring, and Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s canoe paddle. The guitar includes 

parts from a Beaver bush plane, the lighthouse that received the distress 

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epidemic, a piece of Labradorite (mineral), Fan Tan Alley (Canada’s first 

China Town), and decking from the Bluenose II, among others. The top 

of the guitar (the soundboard) was salvaged from a 40-metre tall British 

Columbia albino Sitka spruce tree, sacred to the Haida, which was apparently 

chopped down by a madman. The piece of the guitar from Nunavik 

is an ulu-shaped fret marker carved by Charlene Watt out of caribou antler. 

Charlene used bits of Cape Dorset soapstone to indicate the typical 

rivets used to hold the ulu handle on with. 

The host of CBC Radio’s Global Village show, Jowi Taylor, along with 

master guitar builder George Rizsanyi of Nova Scotia, started this project. 

George is known for his extraordinary hand-made guitars, having made 

instruments for such clientele as Keith Richards, Sting, Peter Gabriel, James 

Taylor and other well-known artists. A part of the Six String Nation comes 

from Pier 21 in Halifax where George landed as an immigrant to Canada 

in 1956 at the age of two. 

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entitled to an abundance of rewards. The guitar’s first musical debut 

was when Ontario singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing played his song 


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Gretzky’s hockey stick, Nancy Greene’s 

ski, Rocket Richard’s Stanley Cup ring, 

and Pierre Elliot Trudeau’s canoe paddle. 

The Longest Road with it on Canada Day 2006 on Parliament Hill. 

Since then it has been to many festivals, coffee houses, classrooms, 

and other venues across Canada. A television documentary was also 

produced about the project. We intercepted the guitar in the hands of 

Alan Wildeman, the vice president of Research 

at the University of Guelph. Alan finger-picked 

his four-part medley to an audience of students, 

professors and locals there to celebrate the 

opening of the university’s new atrium. A continuous 

series of photographs of Canadians from 

all walks of life holding the guitar was projected 

on a large movie screen for the audience. It was 

the first public event in the new facility. 

Jowi Taylor was also at the podium. He said 

he got the idea for the project in 1995 at the 

time of the Quebec referendum and Canada’s 

unity was dangerously at risk. He made the 

analogy that, like the guitar, “the country is nothing 

if it is not all of it.” It took them 11 years to 

gather the materials through much persuading 

and fundraising, and about six weeks to actually 

build. Jowi said he still gets the odd call 

from somebody suggesting another interesting 

piece to add to the guitar, but he tells him 

or her it is a finished instrument. There are no 

more pieces required. 

Even the “Air-Canada-proof” guitar case, 

made by a company in Calgary, is exceptionally 

Canadian, adorned on the inside with 

one of Pierre Berton’s bowties and pair of Don 

Cherry’s pants, cut down to size. Upon close 

inspection, the guitar felt heavy. Jowi says people 

always find it either heavier or lighter than 

they expect. It was a true honour to hold this 

work of art, made up of such interesting and 

significant Canadiana. 

Jowi Taylor told Makivik Magazine, “The 

whole idea of this project was to paint a picture 

of Canada that didn’t reduce the whole 

country to a series of dichotomies: [such as] 

French vs. English, urban vs. rural, northern vs. 

southern, eastern vs. western, or aboriginal vs. 

settler vs. new immigrants. My belief is that the 

true identity of Canada can be found in some 

combination of all of these things. So in that 

sense, it was important to make sure that the 

guitar included not only histories and people 

and places that were well known that many 

could recognize — Pierre Trudeau, Maurice 

Richard, Lucy Maude Montgomery etc. — but 

also histories and people and places that don’t 

get enough attention. I wanted to make sure 

that everyone felt included.” 

Having known Elisapie Issac as a friend, 

Jowi said he asked her “ if she had any ideas 

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for a piece of material that 

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fifth fret of the guitar’s neck. Charlene has been interested 

in carving since the age of eight and does other art such 

as drawing, printmaking and jewellery. Last year she also 

attended the annual art workshops, organized by Makivik’s 

Economic Development Department. One other memorable 

carving Charlene made was a coffee mug for the owner 

of several Tim Horton’s franchises. 

A major goal of the Six String Nation project is to have 

the collective instrument returned to all the places it came 

from, including to Nunavik. At the time of writing, there was 

no confirmation as to whether it would make an appearance 

at the Aqpik Jam Festival, however the idea had been 

suggested. Jowi said, “This guitar is not only a meaningful 

and powerful object in itself but is made more meaningful 

and powerful as a vessel for the voices and stories that 

come through it when it is played. It is my hope that we’ll be 

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coast to coast that have been photographed with the famous guitar. 

invited to Nunavik so that the people of Nunavik can add their voices 

to those who have already played this guitar.” 

Asked how she felt when she was asked to contribute a piece 

for the Canadian guitar, Charlene replied, “ I was amazed. I found it 

awesome!” 



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WZhxD8NstÌCI3gt5. 

charlie shipaluk 

hZM1axc5bi6 

sb3eD8Ng6 

WdIoEp1aymoD[5. 

Partying can wait until 

after you become a lawyer. 

Nunavik Needs Lawyers 

Have you ever thought about becoming a lawyer? 

There are about 95,000 lawyers in Canada, of which about 

22,000 are licensed to practice in Quebec. This Legal Tip 

will provide a quick overview of the requirements to practice 

law in Quebec. 

The very first step to becoming a lawyer is attaining 

good grades in secondary school, in CEGEP and during 

undergraduate studies, if you undertake them. Partying 

can wait until after you become a lawyer. Applications 

to law schools are competitive. Universities will take into 

account the relevant experience of mature students. In addition to a 

CEGEP degree (two years minimum) and obtaining respectable results 

on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), you’ll need to think about 

and probably explain the reasons why you want to be 

a lawyer. (You will want to remind yourself of these 

reasons when you’re spending sleepless nights during 

law school writing papers or studying for exams!) 

Each province and territory in Canada has a 

distinct law society. In order to practice law in a specific 

province or territory, a holder of a recognized 

law degree must apply to become a member of that 

province or territory’s law society. Most of the provinces 

and all of the territories have signed mobility 

agreements, which means that it is now less complicated for lawyers to 

become members of other law societies. However, due to the particular 

circumstances in Quebec, as will be explained below, it remains somewhat 

complicated for lawyers from other provinces who wish to become 

members of the Quebec Law Society (Barreau du Quebec). 

Civil Law is the main system of law practiced in Quebec, whereas the 

Common Law system prevails in the rest of Canada. 

These two systems of law have different philosophical 

foundations. Essentially, Civil Law finds its source 

in the written rule and Common Law’s sources are 

from case law precedents. Although the sources are 

different, it has been observed that in practice, the 

Civil Law and the Common Law systems are becoming 

increasingly similar in Canada. Note that Criminal 

Law is the same all across Canada. 

There are only six universities in Canada that 

offer the Civil Law courses required by the Barreau 

du Quebec: Université de Montréal, McGill University, 

Laval University, Ottawa University, Sherbrooke University and the 

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Completing a law degree 

takes a minimum of three years of study. McGill and Ottawa offer combined 

Civil Law and Common Law degrees, which take four years to 

complete. Even if you don’t intend to actually practice law, a law degree 

is an excellent launch into a multitude of interesting careers. 

Once you have graduated from university with your law degree, you 

must apply to study and to write the exams at the Quebec Bar School 

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W4viChx3gnsiq8i4. 

wMQxDt 

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k3czJ6 w7uÅ3li N7ui6 WdIoEpsi3u4 WQs3nhi 

WNhxctc3hi Aw5dx+usi4 WdIoEi3j5 x9M[zi Ö[+ 

(www.davis.ca/en/office/Whitehorse). fÑ7u WdIoEi3u4 wo8ix[7u 

!((&-at9lA òdIsymJ6 Ôi @))&-ul, xq7mE5tbsicMsJ6 

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WdIoEi3u4 wo8ixDmZI3gk5 xWEA8Nby sKz 

x9M[QlA jbarrett@davis.ca. 

mr{[s2 WdIoEi3u4 WA5p[z x9Mq8Nc5bix3g6 mr{[s2 

eu3DxZq8k5. 

(Ecole du Barreau) — no, not that 

kind of ‘bar’… The length of time 

required is four or eight months. 

These courses and exams are 

very practical and the course 

materials will serve you well into 

your career. Courses, materials 

and exams are in French, but 

it may be possible to write the 

exams in English (this was the 

case in 1995-1996). 

The Barreau du Quebec 

must comply with the requirements of the Charter of the French Language 

(Charte de la langue francaise). Knowledge of the French language is 

a requirement that has been a major impediment to many potential 

Nunavik candidates. 

Section 35 of this Charter states: 

“The professional corporations shall not issue permits except to persons 

whose knowledge of the official language is appropriate to the practice 

of their profession. 

A person is deemed to have the appropriate knowledge if 

(1) he has received, full time, no less than three years of secondary or postsecondary 

instruction provided in French; 

(2) he has passed the fourth or fifth year secondary level examinations in 

French as the first language; 

(3) from and after the school year 1985-86, he obtains a secondary school 

certificate in Quebec. 

In all other cases, a person must obtain a certificate issued by the 

Office québécois de la langue française or hold a 

mr{[f5 WNh5tq5 d[xhctc3g5 WdIoEpu4 ÷nM8 ÙEx5-u5 x3ÇÅ4 

m3Î4 ˆ2Xî4 bf˜EKA5 Öào5hA. 

Makivik staff enjoyed a see-you-in-two-years lunch for lawyer Jocelyn Barrett. 

WdIoEpsi3u4 

w3cgw[s2 wlxi 

WZhx1qvlxD[5, 

WdIoEp1aiD[5 

xuhi4 WNhZ3i4 

WZhxD8NstÌCI3gt5. 

Even if you don’t intend 

to actually practice law, a 

law degree is an excellent 

launch into a multitude of 

interesting careers. 

certificate defined as equivalent by regulation of 

the government.” 

After you have successfully completed the 

exams at the Ecole du Barreau and demonstrated, 

if needed, knowledge of the French language, the 

next step is to apply for a six-month ‘stage’ (articles), 

which is basically on-the-job training under 

the supervision of a qualified lawyer. 

Finally, before practicing law, soon-to-be 

lawyers must attend a swearing-in ceremony, 

pay their professional dues (fees), and request 

enrolment to the Quebec Bar. You are now qualified 

to practice law in Quebec. Of course, all law 

societies strongly encourage continuing education 

for lawyers. 

Post-script 

Jocelyn Barrett has taken a two-year leave of absence from the 

Makivik Legal Department to enter private practice as an associate at 

the Whitehorse office of Davis LLP (www.davis.ca/en/office/Whitehorse). 

She was called to the Barreau du Quebec in 1997 and on June 11 th 2007, 

and she was sworn in as the 792 nd member of the Law Society of the 

Yukon. Jocelyn invites anyone of our readers who have questions about 

becoming a lawyer to feel free to contact her at jbarrett@davis.ca. 

The Makivik Legal Department will continue to contribute to 

Makivik Magazine. 

Bob mesher 


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i5Il5Ìti5 Harpoonsf8i5 WQxMs3ym5ht4 

s9luysti4 Wsygcc3inso3g5 

x9Mbq5 Awox7 bA3ˆ2 

Inuit Music Lives on: 

From the Harpoons to Modern Traditional 

By William Tagoona 

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Away”-u4, i5Il5ÌDyoxEIsmJu4 w1M8 kNo3Jxziusk5 — The 

Rolling Stones-f8k5. 

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gn3i÷3g5. wvs3î4FÜ?9MA¥4 m3Î4 xiA3©4 

v t t b s J c1 q i s I M s 3 g Ü 8 N t 9l A . 

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WI5nclx3iu5ht4. 

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Ö4fx wkgw8Nsht4 i5Il5b†5 x5yCstc3ht4 The 

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vttbsÔ4 wMq9l vt1axico3Xb. Ü?9MAyoµ6 

xiAMs3tNA¬8î5 Ö4fx s[Z3gmEs5ht4 xa†5 

gn3iI3tyAtu8i4 xgw8NDwA8NyMs3ymJ5 

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x9Mb[iq8i4 The Beatles and The Beach Boys. 

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w+rËi4 x7ml Ö5hmi Ì4fx The Harpoons-f5 

xoxQI9MEx¬Ms3ymK5 Ì?i ƒ4JxÇl1u, Wlx3gu 

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wo8ixtbsctQ5hiQ5. xuhv9Msym7uÔZlx5 c9lˆ5 

i5Il5b†5 ƒ4JxÇl7u4 Öà5tlQ5, The Harpoons-f5 

wMsogx3mb wkw5 i5Il5ÌtdtcoMs3ymJ5 wk5tA5 

N7uiEiCD8Nbu8i4. 

It is a smoke filled bar room. The place is Churchill, Manitoba. The year 

is 1965. Music is resonating in the huge hall. The event is a wedding 

party in this small town built by the American military. The band on 

stage is strumming “Not Fade Away”, a song written by a young British 

band — The Rolling Stones. 

The half drunken crowd is certainly enjoying 

the music. Only two hours ago the wedding 

party almost didn’t happen. The band that the 

couple had reserved weeks ago didn’t show up 

and The Vikings, the only other band in town, 

was too busy. 

However, the best man of the groom had 

heard that there was a very young band frequently 

playing several dance halls of Fort Churchill, a section 

of the community built by the army during 

the Second World War. The barracks were now 

used to house hundreds of Eskimo students from 

Keewatin, Baffin, and Northern Quebec. The army facilities were now 

called the Churchill Vocational Centre. 

The best man took the five-mile drive to the residential school hostel 

to ask the Eskimo band called The Harpoons if they could play for a 

wedding party at a very short notice. Within an hour the teenage boys 

got their band equipment setup and were now belting out the top 40 

Awox7 bA8ˆ6 Harpoons-f5 i5Il5Ìtq8k5 yKo3tshi. 

William Tagoona as the lead singer for The Harpoons. 

sammy Kudluk 

compliments: william tagoona 

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Inuit Music 

Ö5hmi i5Il5Ì†5 Ìiy3ti4 wMst5y?Ms3d5 ƒƒ3ti4 !(^) x3ÇAq8i. 

It was common for bands to include go-go dancers in the 1960s. 

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Gi5Il5ÌtH x7ml Wo Ôu GxNs9MtH. Ôy fhZ6 

Wou4 wNœoMs3ym7uJ6 xNs9MtÌaZ3hi. 

Öm1zu5 ho1qµ3bsA8Nq9M5 Ì4fx The 

Harpoons-f5 wkgw8Nsht4 vNbu yK9oÙaymi 

C3iq5 iW3dg5ht4 i5Il5Ìt1aymZu4, 

w7mcrx6 x9˜5 yK9oÙ9MEsymJ5 xuhwa5ht4 

gn3i÷3tyi3u4 WZhxyymJi. wkgw8â5 Ö5hmi 

wk©N3tht4 i5Il5ÌXMs3mb, frbX5ht9¬î5 

i5IsyIgw8Nht9¬î5 eMs5Iht9¬î5. 

!(^$-u xi3Cc3ty[s5hi wo8ixt5y[4 

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WZhxDtcEx1zMEoMs3ymK5, s9luso3g6 

WsyE?o3bu8i4 Ö5hmi wi9äQx1zym5ht4. 

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yWy4f5 ˆMst4f5 i5÷tbq8i4 

iW3dg5ht4 i5Il5Ìti4. Elvis Presley-u9l 

x7ml Bobby Vincent-u4 Ö5hmi xuh5 gn3in7 

mE5tlQ5. s[Z3©ht4 wkgw8NsuJ5 i5Il5b†5 x5yCstc3ht4 

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ƒ[4 raigçlxA5 x3ÇAw5 xuh5 xiA3tlQ5 xzJ3çac5boMsJK5 

kNK5 ßmJoEp3Jxf5 vtmp3Jxq8k5 !(()-î5g5 x3ÇAw5 

xgo3tlQ5 x7ml frbX5tQMs3ymIz5 ©m+ v9M4 wmoEi3u4 

WNhZcc5boMsJt9lA cmi3Jxu. 

The Harpoons-f5 wkgw8Nsht4 frbX5ht4 Hank Williams 

i5Il5ÌDtq8i4 i5Il5ÌD8Ngi5 yK9oXsymisI1qg5. frbXs†5 

wfmosDtk5 v2St5bgi4 iWcstø5 kNoxÎi3ni cspmIs 

Cb3ym1qmb. ÖàZlx3tlQ5 v2St5bgø5 frbXs†5 !(^)-i 

v2St5bgø5 

frbXs†5 !(^)i 

WIs?9oxyJ7mEsMs3ymK5 

x7ml xJá5©?MsD8âhi 

s[Z3gi4 @)k5 srsq5 

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†[5 x4lÏ6 x3dt4f5 

Whc5bMs3ym7m5 frbXstui4 

N7mhi c9lˆ3tg5 

i5Il5ÌX5hi. 

…acoustic guitars were fast 

becoming popular in 1960 

and it was not unusual to see 

teenagers like David Aglukark 

walking the roads with guitar 

in hand and singing country 

songs in English. 

hits of the day written by bands that were just making their 

way into the radio waves of Canada. Bands such as The Beatles 

and The Beach Boys. 

Inuit were still called Eskimos in 1965 and The Harpoons 

were creating a lot of excitement for the town of Churchill, 

particularly for the Eskimo students of the Churchill Vocational 

Centre. The band members were their equals, having been 

flown to Churchill from the Keewatin Region to attend 

school just like all the rest of the kids at the centre. There 

were a number of white bands in Churchill and now, with 

The Harpoons, the Inuit students had a band they could call 

their own. 

The Harpoons was formed by 18-year-olds: Michael 

Kusugak (guitar) and John Tapatai (bass). They recruited Eric 

Tagoona (guitar) William Tagoona (vocals) and Billy Joamie 

(drums). Jose Kusugak eventually replaced Billy on drums. 

There remains an undisputed claim that The Harpoons 

were the first Inuk rock band in Canada — probably the first 

Inuk band of any kind. Inuit traditionally played solo before this time, 

whether it was with a guitar, an accordion, or a drum. 

Although the residential school was opened in 

1964, it can be said for the record that 1965 was the 

compliments: william tagoona 

time Inuit started to organize themselves into the 

modern world of music, as we know it today. 

Teenage Inuit students at the Churchill 

Vocational Centre, who only months prior may have 

been out hunting for seals and caribou with their 

parents back home, were now being introduced to a 

local CBC Radio station with daily broadcasts of rock 

and roll music. Elvis Presley and Bobby Vincent were 

the favourites of many, and a young Inuk band called 

The Arctic Foxes imitated their music at Friday night 

dances. Young singer Ben Kovic eventually became 

the head of the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board 

in the 1990s while guitarist Thomas Kudluk became 

a water technician in Baker Lake. 

The Harpoons certainly weren’t the first Inuit 

to strum a guitar while singing a song by Hank 

Williams. Electric amplifiers and guitars were basically 

unknown in small Inuit villages. However acoustic 

guitars were fast becoming popular in 1960 and it 

was not unusual to see teenagers like David Aglukark 

walking the roads with guitar in hand and singing 

country songs in English. 

During this same period a singer started to surface at the Churchill 

Vocational Centre. Probably one of the first left handed guitarists Inuit 

have seen — Charlie Adams started to be heard and noticed. He was a 

student from Inukjuak and his love of music would have a huge impact 

on the lives of Inuit across the Arctic. He would later have an influence 

on Inuktittut song writing that was second to none. 

The era of a group of people banding together to make music had 

begun, partially because of the many stories students of the Churchill 

Vocational Centre brought home during the summer months spread 

throughout the Eastern Arctic. Pictures of The Harpoons were also shared 

with kids back home. For the first time, Inuit kids saw photos of a group 


21

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During this period in time, traditional 

Inuk drum dancing, Inuk throat singing 

and even accordion playing was virtually 

dead. Young Inuit would not dare be 

caught playing that stuff. 

of Inuit on stage, singing into microphones, playing electric 

guitars and an Inuk playing a full set of drums with shiny cymbals. 

This was way too much for some kids and stories of bands 

starting up in the Eastern Arctic started to surface. 

The five young boys in Churchill may have been the catalyst 

for the modern music scene in the Eastern Arctic, but 

the movement took a different turn in the villages. Instead of 

singing and playing hits from Britain and the USA, Inuit groups 

were writing and singing in Inuktittut. 

In the late 1960s, names like Charlie Panigoniak and Jobie 

Arnaituk were becoming well established in the Inuit music 

scene. Reel-to-reel analogue tapes of singers like them were 

getting wide circulation and it only fuelled the hunger to produce 

music in Inuktittut. 

During this period in time, traditional Inuk drum dancing, 

Inuk throat singing and even accordion playing was virtually 

dead. Young Inuit would not dare be caught playing that stuff. It 

was felt to be totally un-cool to play with old traditions. Back in the 

1960s Inuit were also expanding their musical 

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taste. While country and western music was 

the favourite of Inuit in the 1950s, the new 

music, sometimes called the ‘British Invasion’, 

was having a huge impact on the teenagers 

of the 1960s and ‘70s. 

Teen dances were now the norm in 

the communities with a live Inuk band or 

records of modern white music blaring in 

huge sound systems. Traditional drum tunes 

were out of the picture. An occasional accordion 

jig may be heard to satisfy some of the 

older guys. During this period of transition, 

Inuit elders started to organize themselves 

in some communities and regularly organized 

meetings where the Inuk drum and the 

centuries old lyrics and chants started to fill 

the air once again. 

By the 1970s a professional recording 

of an Inuk performer was unheard of. They 

just did not exist. However there were home 

recorded tapes spreading their way into the many Inuit villages. Among 

the more notable performers selling their reel-to-reel tapes were Charlie 

Panigoniak of Eskimo Point, now called Arviat. The other Inuktittut singers 

included Jobie Arnaituk of Wakeham Bay, now called Kangiqsujuaq, 

and Tumasi Quitsaq of Akulivik. 

At about this time FM stations were springing up in the communities. 

Communication technology was coming to the Inuit villages and, 

with that, Inuktittut music started to spread like wildfire. 

The CBC recorded Charlie Panigoniak in 1971. By today’s standards 

the recording was simple. Charlie played the acoustic guitar and CBC 

provided a bass player. However, to the Inuit musicians of the day, the 

release had a huge impact. Finally it was not only ‘white music’ on vinyl 

records, but songs written in Inuktittut by an Inuk performer and recorded 

in a format other than a home recording had been produced. 

The very popular Sikimiut came next in about 1975-76 with leader 

Charlie Adams at the helm of a foursome from Inukjuak and Puvirnituq.


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Today William Tagoona runs a recording studio and musical instruments store in Kuujjuaq. 

heiko wittenborn 

Inuk stars within our society for many years. What made Susan different 

was that she broke through to the Qallunaat society as well. 

There is now Elisapi Issac of Salluit with her Taima Project. Only 

time will tell how far she will go. People of Nunavut had their Susan 

and now the Inuit of Nunavik have Elisapi. She has adopted English, 

Inuktittut and French into her performances and this has made her 

impossible to ignore. 

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Fans of the Aqpik Jam Festival. 

Also in the international front we have the mysterious Tanya Tagaq 

Gillis of Cambridge Bay. She has taken our throat singing to new heights. 

Tanya is good. Her CD is excellent. Her work is savoured by international 

star Bjork, enough to take Tanya as part of her tour. Bjork also assisted 

on Tanya’s CD. 

Music has always been a part of the Inuit society — it just wasn’t 

recorded. As good as we are getting with music from other societies, our 

songs from drum dance and throat chants still stun audiences around 

the world thousands of years after our ancestors created it. 


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At Your Service 

for Growing Musicians 

Are you looking to record a CD, planning a concert, 

or needing musical equipment? William Tagoona 

started his company called Qimuk Music Incorporated 

over 10 years ago, primarily out of his passion to be 

involved in anything related to music. The company, 

which is also operated by his son Derek Tagoona 

(Angava) offers professional multi-track recording 

services which can cater to, bands, solo artist, and 

music production for video projects, television and 

radio. Their studio is set up for both analogue and 

digital recording. They offer live audio technicians 

and support for festivals, concerts, meetings, and 

other events. 

Qimuk Music Inc. is also an 

authorized professional audio 

equipment and musical instrument 

retailer. Their present line 

of products include Line 6 (guitars, 

amplifiers & effects), guitars 

by Tanglewood and Schecter, 

Mapex drums, Shure microphones, 

and other audio equipment by 

Listentech and QSC. 

Two of the studio’s recent 

projects were a gospel recording with Tasiuyamiut 

(a Tasiujuaq group) and an album from the 2006 

Aqpik Jam Festival. They have other recordings of 

Inuit musicians underway, as well as an audio production 

for a KSB website. 

While there are particular challenges with operating 

a studio in Nunavik such as higher operating 

costs and fewer available studio musicians, the 

number of Nunavik artists available to Qimuk Music 

is growing. Air Inuit support to Nunavik musicians 

is a big advantage in making these projects more 

affordable. 

Qimuk Music is an enterprise of Inuit working 

for Inuit. They have the ability to compete with 

anyone outside of the North and deliver solid professional 

service. 

Derek says, “We are very open minded when taking 

in clients. We really welcome people who have 

music to share but are not sure how to go about 

the whole process of recording and releasing a CD. 

We are also in Nunavik, so an artist can record in an 

atmosphere that feels like home. We also understand 

where the music is coming from, where and 

what they are singing about. Musicians can also go 

through the entire process while communicating in 

Inuktittut. This eliminates the potential of misinterpreting 

the interests and goals for each party.” 

He adds, “We are always interested helping anyone 

who enjoys music as much as we do.” 

www.qimukmusic.com 

qimukmusic@tamaani.ca 

819-964-0566 

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and winter inventories. It is also the time to develop new designs and 

products. Our retail store in 

Kuujjuaq has new stocks of 

sealskin vests, parkas and 

four new styles of bags and 

knap-sacs. 

The designing department 

is also looking into the 

possible production of down 

filled parkas as opposed to 

polyester filled. This may be 

a more expensive to produce 

but some discerning customers 

have requested this 

option. It is also important to 

note that we are always looking 

for quality products from 

beneficiaries as well as seamstresses 

to help supply our 

demand. Nunavik Creations 

also fills Internet orders at 

www.nunavikcreations.com, 

as well as special custom 

orders. Our aim is to make 

one-of-a-kind products for 

all of our customers. 

The summer tourist 

season is once again upon 

us. As in past years, we have 

extended summer hours to 

accommodate the Cruise 

North Expeditions Inc. passengers 

who look forward 

to buying authentic Nunavik 

crafts and souvenirs, not only 

from our Kuujjuaq store, but 

also from other Inuit artisans 

in the North. Another important 

group of clientele arrive 

in Kuujjuaq on their way to 

the various outfitting camps. 

Nunavik Furs, which is a branch 

of our Nunavik Creations operations 

in Kuujjuaq, provides fleshing and fur 

dressing services to the population 

and have recently completed a perfecting 

course in tanning techniques. 

Nunavik Furs has also started providing 

taxidermy services to its clients. They 

currently are working on polar bear and 

wolf hides. Inquires on tanning services 

can be made at 819-964-1702. 

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Air Inuit’s Longest-term 

Employee Retires 

After 28 years of working for Air Inuit, Joseph Koovalook of Kangirsuk 

decided to begin his well-deserved retirement this past April. He worked 

for Air Inuit longer than anybody else at the company. 

Joseph’s parents were Matiusi and Lizzie (Qurviluk) Akpahatak 

and his grandmother was Mary Nunguku. He is 

also related to the Etok, Kudluk, and Nassak families. 

His two siblings are a sister, Sarah Nassak, and 

a brother, Peter Koovalook. This fifty-eight-yearold 

new retiree was raised in different fishing and 

hunting grounds near Kangirsuk, depending on the 

seasons. He also grew up on the nearby seacoasts, 

between Quaqtaq and Aupaluk. 

Back in 1978, Air Inuit was looking for a person 

in Kangirsuk to handle passenger tickets, cargo and 

communicate weather conditions to pilots. Joseph 

remembers being the only person to take the job. His memory is unclear 

about the person that hired him, since he had seen many “bosses” come 

and go in the last 28 years. 

Joseph remembers well when Air Inuit pilots routinely landed on 

the sea ice. In the summers, he would also go to a small runway near 

a lake called Tasialuk to meet the incoming airplane that landed only 

once or twice a week. 

Joseph has done just about every kind of ground service at Air 

Inuit. The positions he held include being a ticket agent, weatherman, 

and cargo handler. Before KRG Transport existed, it was Joseph’s voice 

communicating weather conditions to pilots, while he handled passengers 

and their luggage at the same time. 

At the beginning of his career at Air Inuit, Joseph says he had difficulty 

dealing with the weather. He wasn’t sure how to communicate 

the weather conditions to pilots, but with experience he got the hang 

of it. 

In all his years of service, he experienced only one emergency airplane 

landing. He was working alone at the time, and the present day 

airport and runway was just newly built. The road parallel to the airport 

runway (known as Tasialuk Road) was unfinished. 

A Twin Otter from Kangiqsujuaq was low on fuel and had to make 

an emergency landing in Kangirsuk. A strong crosswind forced the airplane 

to land on the corner of the unfinished road — instead of on the 

actual runway. Luckily, the plane landed safely, and Joseph never had 

to attend to another landing quite like that again. 

Until the year 2000, Joseph worked alone at the Air Inuit office. 

During his last days of working independently, he felt more pressured by 

his responsibilities when Air Inuit became consistent in two scheduled 

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flights each day. So he welcomed the chance to have co-workers at 

Kangirsuk’s runway terminal. 

Joseph liked working the rotation shifts of two weeks on and two 

weeks off. Meeting people everyday from other communities and dealing 

with regular scheduled flights were ideal. He always felt that Air Inuit 

treated him well, but he cannot deny some of his happiest memories of 

Air Inuit were when he would receive the annual financial bonus. 

Joseph was a witness to much change in Air Inuit over the years. 

The biggest change that Joseph experienced was when airplanes 

stopped landing on the ice beside the village, and the present day airport 

became operational. In the early days of his career, passengers 

would pay Joseph in cash to get on an airplane, and his pocket was the 

cash register. Another essential change was the introduction of computers. 

He saw that computers made work easier at Kangirsuk’s airport 

for many of the clerical tasks. He thinks it will be even more efficient 

once the computer system is connected with the southern Air Inuit network. 

But cargo and luggage will always need some physical handling, 

and there will always be a desire for helpful Air Inuit staff to meet and 

greet the passengers. 

Joseph Koovalook thinks more young people in Nunavik should 

apply for a job at Air Inuit because the airline treats its employees well. 

Joseph has no particular 

future plans, 

except to go hunting, 

fishing, and 

camping whenever 

he pleases. He 

wants Nunavimmiut 

to never complain 

about Air Inuit. 

It’s a good airline 

with professional 

pilots who can land 

and take off in bad 

weather conditions, 

and always serve Nunavimmiut. 

Makivik Corporation’s board of directors and executive, along with 

the Air Inuit board members, employees, and customers wish to profoundly 

congratulate you, Joseph Koovalook, upon your retirement and 

wish you good luck in your new challenges. Many thanks for your 28 

years of being there for us all. 

Bob mesher 


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A Meeting of Scientists and Inuit 

The Nunavik International Polar Year (IPY) consultation meeting was 

held in Kuujjuaq this past May 9 th and 10 th . This meeting was an opportunity 

for scientists and Inuit to meet and discuss the IPY and allowed 

them to address their questions and concerns. Previously, researchers 

have not had an opportunity to meet with leaders and representatives 

from local organizations before their studies began. The IPY is actually 

planned to consist of two years of intensive scientific 

study in the northern regions. (Meanwhile 

research is also being done down at the southernmost 

area of our planet during the same time 

period.) 

Many people feel that the key to having a successful 

IPY is to promote communication between 

researchers and the public. At the meeting we 

spent time discussing the best ways to achieve 

this. Many suggestions were made. It was agreed 

that although media such as DVDs, posters, and 

websites are useful, it is more effective to talk on the radio and give presentations 

in person to the communities. 

We also discussed ways to involve Nunavimmiut in the IPY projects 

and activities. It was emphasized that capacity building in communities 

should be an important part of any science project in Nunavik. IPY 

projects should provide employment to Nunavimmiut whenever possible. 

Student participation in IPY projects was also emphasized. This can 

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xuhi4 wkw5 kNoq5b r4Zg3tq8i4 cspmsti3nsosuiq5, 

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xsJw5gbø4 x3ÇAc3tbsiq8i4 WNhx3iu8i. 

Bob mesher x3 

whm5nysctŒMzJ5 vtmtbsMsJ5 scctŒAbsQxø5 xgi scctŒAbst5hQ5. 

Brain storming groups were formed for each topic. 

be achieved through summer student jobs, science camps and incorporating 

IPY science into the school curriculum. 

With an influx of scientists coming to the North — some for the first 

time — we discussed logistics and emergency preparedness. An introduction 

to working in the North and using airlines was given. Many good 

ideas on how to conduct safe fieldwork in Nunavik were suggested, not 

the least of which was to seek guidance from the Inuit populace. 

cspn3tdtgcEIsi3nsJ6 wkw5 bW‰4fk5 vNbu ÏM Awox7n8 

ˆM5bsyx7mE5g6 sçt9lA. 

ITK senior researcher Karla Williamson grasped much attention. 

Researchers used this unique opportunity to give short presentations 

on their projects. They were able to introduce what they are 

planning to do in Nunavik. They explained the objectives of their study 

and how they plan to accomplish them. The 

Inuit and researcher participants shared many 

ideas about the science projects and discussed 

the best ways to carry out research. 

We spoke about the IPY Northern 

Coordinating Office’s (previously known as 

the node) roles and responsibilities. The northern 

coordinating office was established on an 

interim basis to be a point of contact in the 

northern regions. They are to act as a liaison 

between Inuit and researchers, and encourage 

the two groups to work closely together. It was 

strongly agreed that Makivik Corporation’s Nunavik Research Centre should 

continue to host the northern coordinating office throughout the IPY. 

By the end of the meeting, it was evident that researchers knew 

more about each other as well as the projects they are working at, having 

met face-to-face in this northern setting. It was also evident that 

these representatives of the scientific community and many key members 

of the Inuit community also had become more acquainted, which 

will likely prove to be a key aspect of good communication throughout 

the ongoing IPY. 

hfwèioEico3m5, x5Iv5bbs§i4 

cEbsIc1qisI5Iq9M6. 

Where there’s Science, there are laptops. 


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kNzi kNø8i4. 

vJyJ5 m2WC3u 39-u… 

Our Important Role in Northern Canada 

Canada’s North continues to grow in leaps and bounds. Our communities 

are expanding, the resource sector is humming (especially in minerals), and 

year over year life continues to improve for Nunavimmiut. 

One reason is the regional and national success and international recognition 

achieved by Makivik airline, First Air. Since Makivik purchased First 

Air in 1991, it has grown to become one of Canada’s premier airlines, serving 

26 communities across the northern reaches of Canada and a trusted leader 

in the corporate sector. 

First Air has been able to respond 

very well to the many challenges and 

increased passenger and cargo service 

demands that always seem to accompany 

times of rapid growth and change. 

The airline is today the proud owner and 

operator of two Hercules aircraft, the only 

privately owned airline in Canada able to 

make that claim — a boon to the success 

of the resource sector in the North. The 

First Air fleet of passenger and combi aircraft 

flies over 330 plus scheduled flights 

each week linking northerners west to 

east to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa and 

Montreal and points beyond. 

Over the past two years Makivik’s 

airline has purchased several new ATR 

(300 series) aircraft to better service communities in the Northwest Territories 

and Baffin Island. And recently, First Air reached an agreement with another 

Inuit-owned air service provider to work 

together and coordinate schedules to 

be able to include flights to Arviat and 

Baker Lake, in Nunavut. 

But more importantly it is First Air’s 

commitment to preserving and promoting 

northern culture and lifestyles 

that truly set it apart from companies 

elsewhere. The sincere, unfailing dedication 

of First Air management and its 

employees, now numbering over 1000, 

cz5bÔu r=ZoC3t Ìø8 Aw5-S˜8ã †g3tyZhx3g6 

ñi fxbu5, Ó+ wxf8i WNh5tsymo3g6 x3ÇAw5 

dø5Fb9omsJ3gw5 szÌk5. 

Serving Sandy Gordon, flight attendant Darlene White- 

Boulanger has been with First Air more than 10 years. 

to community service, health, education 

and youth and helping the less fortunate 

at the community level, truly make 

it stand out as a strong, well-managed 

and respected corporate leader. 

With an eye to the future needs 

of the North and the well being of all its citizens, First Air continues to work 

on new initiatives and improvements to air travel and cargo services across 

the North. 

Nunavimmiut everywhere can together be proud of First Air and the 

important role it plays in Canada’s northern communities and around the 

world as a committed and successful ambassador for Makivik Corporation 

and all Nunavik Inuit. 

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e+r mr{[f5 S3gi3nq5b wMz8i4 ÷i Wbu5 

x5pos3bscto[i6. 

Montreal station manager Alex Hesketh with Makivik 

executive Johnny Peters. 

Bob mesher x2 

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WsQIsi3Ù5 

x9Mbq5 [r ¥uZs2 

Some of Greenland’s Favourite 

Rhythms and Lyrics 

By Vicky Simigak 


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kâ5 xyxi5 WymJk5 wkgw8Nsq5gk, 

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Niusgw8Nk5 x5psq5©mb xJáQIs§5 gn3iQIs5nCu4. 

kN[7usk5 xuhk5 d[xQIs§gò5 i5Il5b†5 sfxtg5 

Ì[t xat1ax6 bf8Ns÷3[ü5g6 i5IsyI3g6. 

David Angutinguak on stage with his accordion. 

My older sister Anna surprisingly sent me an Aqpik Jam CD from 

Kuujjuaq in 2006. Thanks to her sweet thoughts of me living in Greenland, 

I can listen to the good old tunes of home. When I first played the CD 

vq3hu x3ÇA kÌ6 @))& WQxyCÌ3tlA, [r ¥uZ Gwe7ubq5 

nsuxi5 WQx3hAH cb1atq5: €N, ºu wxMyl. 

In Kangirsuk for New Years 2007, Vicky Simigak (second from left) 

with her siblings: Anna, Jimmy and Ealasie. 

and David Angutinguak’s accordion music came on, my friend 

Martha and I fell in love with the song. When we drive, we play 

the Angutinguak music and call it “our song” because we both 

like the beat and the tune of the Inuit accordion music. I have 

that particular CD in my car so I can listen to it when driving to 

work whilst it is my turn to bring Gabriel to his day care. I don’t 

know the name so I call it “song #12”. Song #12 starts out my day 

with a positive outlook on life and makes me smile and proud 

to be an Inuk Canadian. 

I wouldn’t say music in Greenland is better than Nunavik 

music. Greenland was at least several decades, if not a century, 

earlier in being modernized by the Europeans. It is just like 

any country filled with the traditional and the contemporary 

touch, along with a variety of international influences mixed 

in. Contemporary Greenlandic music for most in Nunavik, or for 

other polar communities, is exotic and foreign sounding. Most 

of Nunavik’s favourite Greenlandic musicians have been Sume, 

Enok Poulsen, Chilly Friday, DDR, Mariina, 

and so 

on. Perhaps it is the different dialect the Kalaallit (Greenlanders) 

vicky simigak 


33

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Rhythm and Lyrics 

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lieff josefsen 

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x7ml xuhZ˜i4 i5Il5ÌoxEymIui4 iWos3ymo3hi. 

Julie Berthelsen is very popular in Greenland and Denmark. She appears on TV often 

and has released a few albums. 

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i5Il5ÌogxCm wo8ixtb4v 

xJá9osMExl§5 s?8il 

st3bt5yht4 w1qEx9- 

Mt5ha5ht4. 

When I sing a-pa-ta-ka to my 

students, they are very amused 

and keep asking me to sing the 

song over and over. 

Music to my ears 

A few generations later, one could say the competition has more or 

less moved to having music on cell phones and iPods in Greenland. Nearly 

every student in Nuuk has a mobile phone (as they call it in Greenland) 

or “mobiili”, in Kalaallisut. These phones, which may cost between $100 

to $1000 Canadian, play a great deal of importance in the young peoples’ 

lives. The higher the price, the more music 

and the better the quality of photos it can provide. 

However, the impression I have gotten is that 

the kids mostly get a cell phone for the purpose of 

listening to music. Almost every kid between the 

ages of eight to 18 has Slipknot, an extreme heavy 

metal band, while every girl has Avril Lavigne or 

Nelly Furtado. Of course there is always the classical 

Sume — a legendary Kalaallit band that started 

in the 1970s during the Greenland Home Rule 

Government movement, creating and playing 

songs in Kalaallisut to encourage a radical upheaval 

towards Inuit independence. Their famous song, 

“Illuqarfisuaq” (a big town) is guaranteed to be in 

every cell phone in all of Greenland. 

I have just bought a new cell phone equipped 

with radio, camera, sms (text messaging), and Internet options. This is a 

treat I decided to give myself after having the same cell phone for three 

years. What I missed out on with my new cell phone is the MP3 player 

that lets you download music from a computer or the Internet. But I’m 

not complaining because I can still use it to play the local Nuuk FM and 

KNR (national radio/TV station of Greenland) and listen to the most popular 

up to date Kalaallit, European and North American bands including 

my current favourite, Nelly Furtado. So I can say buying a new cell phone 

is literally music to my ears. 

Tusaamasat 

“Tusaamasat” in Kalaallit lingo means a celebrity or the popular 

one. The impression I have is that one hears a lot of music done by a 

tusaamasat. Very much like Nunavik or Nunavut, the radio in Greenland 

is very popular and may only play what most people like to hear. There 

is a great difference between KNR radio and Nuuk FM. KNR radio plays 


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mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

wMzi k4u5 r7 ñ8 i5÷tbs§a7uJ6, 

ryxi i5÷t5yi3ns§6 xuEvus5 bEs9l 

xrxius5 iWoxEymIq8i4 s9luystsi3ni4 

ÌiyDts5ht9¬gi4. bZbZo ˆMst4f5 

i5÷tbsi3Xsc5bo3uJ6 W1axt xtc3g6 r7uN6, 

s[Z3©hi v˜+ous6 i5Il5ÌDyos3Xg6 scsy3ui4 

xg3hi. m3D[5hi k4u W1axic3ymo3g6 bf8N 

Ex3g5 xrøQxc3tlQ5 wtDtu8i4 @))-i fÎNi4 

v˜+ous5 ®NsIqtA5 vNbustA5 ®NsIi4 R$) 

u5yt8i xrcCI3hi. i5Il5ÌDyq5 gn3iQ5hQ5 

ryxi Öµ9lgxl4 wtDt xrc3tlA ÉZI1qMz 

Ö5huz i5Il5Ìt9lA gñQx3gAlgw8Nlz. 

r7uN6 cspm÷9MEs5nm5 Öµ4 x9˜5 Wz§J3gi4 

srsø5 v4v˜6 bM“n4f5 kwbymJ6 r7uNs2 

i5Il5ÌDyq8i4 mo5yx[1zhi i5Il5ÌD8Ng6. 

d[xQi3nCo xa, s[Z3©uJ6 v˜+ousa7uhi, 

c9lˆ3tg5 i5Il5ÌDyos§6. N9oi3u4 scsyc3insJ5 

i5Il5ÌDyq5 x5gbs8Nht9¬g5. bµi 

x3Çi5ñ6 W1axMs3ym7uJ6 bf8Ns÷Ex3lz 

ryxi5yxaym7uJz. xoxQIs7uJ5 w8iD˜5 

W1ax†5, €yx5us5 wtJ7mE8i4 i5Il5ÌDyc§5 

v˜+ousai3uªozi3ni4 kNs9l bfuN3izk5 gro8i4, 

bmi W1axc7uMsJ7umb bf8Ns÷Ex3gn1qèMsJQKz, 

ÌiyEx3ghz bsg1ax©I3hzl gn3inj5 µ8Nysts5ht4 v˜+ous5 

i5Il5ÌDyq8i4. 

i5Il5Ìtoµi v˜+ou d[xQIsi3Ù6 Ôox „gn8 c9lˆ3tg5 

i5Il5Ìha5hi v˜+ø5 yMÌ8i. cspmIs5yxnCu xtz ÖIs7m5 

æÔoxÆ. Nsoµ5 rNu4 Öy7m¯3W5 cspm5yx§5. i5Il5ÌDyq8i4 

gñq8Noµ1qvlx3hz gn3iQ“1zymIC i5Il5ÌDyox[iz 

@))@-u ÖIsAyo4 c9lˆ3tg5 wµ4 Every Little Part of 

Me Ì4fx grc3tlQ5 wMuk5 Ñ1ai3u4, m3D[5hz 

bf8Ns÷Ex3gymIC WsQ5hAl i5Il5ÌoCu wk8k5 

bf8Ns÷3tuk5 bfuN3m5. bf5nsJ6 wkdtuk5 

kNuk5 W1axExu4 bf8Ns÷3tyQxu4 d[xQIc3m5. 

i5Il5Ìic‰3ibµ5 wk8i4 dz5yx“1z§6. 

Ôox2 i5Il5ÌDyq5b x5pQ1qbq8i4 i5Il5b§u4 

i5Il5Ìtc3uJ6 Ç+j+ äWx3u4 i5Il5ÌDyos§u4 

v˜+øtg5 wªy3ui x©tymIui4 gro8i4. i5Il5ÌDyq5 

sçMstxW8ªI3bsm5nqè7uJ5 xuhk5 v˜+ousk5, frbX 

Ayz iW3dgizl gñIsoCu4 evDhx9MMe8N©4. 

!(&%-ui5 Gx3ÇAu wªo3[QymICii5H iWosc5bymo3g6 ybmsJ3gi4 

Wz§J3gi9l w1qstui4 W1ax§a5hi x5pŒ1qgi4 

gn3ˆt5ypi4 wMc3hi. Ì8N, Ôoxl, xa9l, xyq9l i5Il5Ìi4f5 

v˜+oustA5 r4Zg3tmEQIz. 

wªh5g[1zsq8Nht4 WZhx3bcy§5 

ª2 fË8ix2 Gv?µWz5 k4uH kw5yymJ6 i5Il5Ìi3u4 

wo8ix[7u4 Ü9lgwAtsix3gu4 s[Z3gi4. xzJ3çEIsJw5 

eg3zu8i4 i5Il5ÌEs3ni3j5 wMst5y§5 ®NsItA5 xro3gExc3NQ5 

ckw5ggw8Ni4 i5Il5ÌDti4 wo8ixtbs§5 xQxDy 

Isti4, îiZ3i4, frbXsti4, xNs9Msti9l. wo8ixt5yº5 

bm4fkz WNhZc3tlQ5 s9lbµ3yti4. 

s[Z3gw5 WQs3nJ5, srsc§5 ybmsJ1qZ3gi5 WQx3ht4 

do9l ybmsJ1qZ3glk5 tr5gi4. bf8Ns÷3tyic§5 k4u 

wl3dy3ËozJi4 Wix3icDbsJcogx3m5. i5Il5ÌDti4 W1axis2 

Öm1zixl4 i5Il5ÌDy3i4 

x7ml s9luibsi3ni4 cz5bÔu 

r=ZoC3ts§6 ejN6 µ8Nst9lA 

gn3iQIsi3XsJ6 xfr5gusk5. 

Folk and Pop singer / flight attendant 

Kimmernaq is a new popular favourite 

in Greenland. 

i5Il5ÌD†5 

Nioµ5yxg5 

k4u. 

Music is 

everywhere in 

Nuuk. 


most of amateur Kalaallit music mixed with Kalaallit 

polka (a colonial accordion music played in the colonial 

days similar to Nunavik accordion tunes). One 

may also hear some old Danish music. The popular 

one is Danish folk musician Kim Larsen, singing about 

ordinary life in Denmark. He has also performed in 

Greenland once or twice. 

Sometimes Nuuk FM plays Kim Larsen music 

too, although it is more into playing the American or 

European top-of-the-list songs such as rap, hip hop, 

R&B and especially dance/trance music. The latest 

popular trend on the radio is by Kimmernaq, a young 

Kalaallit singer who writes folk/soul songs in her mother 

tongue. She has already given two concerts in Nuuk 

at 200 kroners (about $40 Canadian) a ticket. I like her 

music but wouldn’t spend that much just to hear her 

songs. Kimmernaq has become so popular that even 

a little six-year-old was on the children’s show lip sinking 

to her songs and followed it very well. 

My preference is Angu, another young Kalaallit 

artist who writes songs in English. They are mostly 

love songs that have a high touch of soul music. He performed here a 

couple of years ago and I did not miss the chance. My other favourite 

is Inneruulat, a band from Aasiaat that plays deep songs about being 

Kalaallit and its beautiful nature. They also played here a couple of 

months ago and I went, of course, to dance and dream from their real 

contemporary Greenland tunes. 

One of the most popular singers in Greenland and Denmark is 

28-year-old Julie Berthelsen who is who sings in English outside of 

Greenland. She is so well known that when anyone says 

her name, “Julie” (pronounced “Yuulia” in Danish), everyone 

knows who you mean. I don’t listen to her music much but 

I very much enjoyed her first hit in 2002 called Every Little 

Part of Me, a song about missing a dear loved one. I have 

been to her concert twice and very much enjoyed her positive 

charisma towards her audience. One can see that she 

loves to perform to her homeland. She always gives a big 

smile after every song. 

In contrast to Julie’s music is Rasmus Lyberth who writes 

Kalaallit songs about his personal life and experiences. His 

music is also bound to be in every cell phone in Greenland. His guitar 

playing and deep operatic voice brings you to a level of stillness in his 

melody. He has released eight of his own albums since 1975 (the year 

I was born!) and performs on six others along with different musicians. 

Him, along with Julie, Angu, and few others are musical ambassadors 

for Greenland. 

Starting young 

Nuup Kommunea (the municipality of Nuuk) has established a music 

school to encourage the young. Parents sign their children up for free 

lessons on instruments such as the violin, piano, guitar and drums. The 

music teachers are permanent employees. 

The young learners, from ages seven to 17, perform for cultural 

and musical shows in Nuuk. Besides playing instruments, they also sing 

songs in Greenlandic, Danish and English depending on the event. I last 

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saw them play at the Hans Egede Church in December of 2006 for the 

Nordic Christmas Service where I was also invited to read in Inuktittut 

from the Bible. In February 2007 I was also invited to speak about the 

Nunavik Inuktittut syllabics for the International Mother Tongues Day 

in Katuaq. Before the small symposium started, the music students did 

songs in Finnish and English. 

There are many Kalaallit children’s songs but what I’ve noticed is that 

there is no a, pa, ta, ka, melody in the schools, as there are no Greenlandic 

syllabics either. When I sing a-pa-ta-ka to my students, they are very 

amused and keep asking me to sing the song over and over. The students 

may also practice singing during the creative classes. I once tried 

doing their exercises but was not successful because I was not familiar 

with the tunes and the lyrics. So instead, I sang some Inuktittut songs 

to the students and they loved it. 

v1ah§ZMsZlx3ht4, Ì4fx wo8ix†5 ª4-u gn3i÷Es3ni3j5 

wo8ix[7u WytxlCÖ5 i5Il5Ìyts5ht4. 

A little shy, these students from the Nuuk Music School are very impressive in 

their musical abilities. 

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Wix3is2 hNsiz g1z[Q5hA. ra9oÙu W1axt9lQ5 bf8NMsJI4v 

ç8+ wx5 g5yx[7u †y7WE @))^-u srs3bgusoµ5 

d[xh{[ys3Nu s9lc3tbs[z8i ò3dIsym[QMsJ7uIC wk4tg5 

fts2 scsyq8îgi4 xgx3ypsQx3ghz. [KxE @))&-u ò3dIsymMsJ7uJz 

sçQx3gymdIs5hz wk4tg5 cos÷3ÑAy3i4 

s9ldtc3tlQ5 kN3Jxu scs¥5 vgx6 x©tt9lA. 

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i5Il5ÌDyø4 ryxi x, X, b, v. c1qg5 wo8ix[8i. 

v˜+øt5 cos÷3Ñc1qu7m5, x, X, b. v-u4 i5Il5ÌogxCm 

wo8ixtb4v xJá9osMExl§5 s?8il st3bt5yht4 

w1qo3eQx9Mt5y§a5ht4, wo8ix†5 i5Il5ÌEs3n§a7uJ5 nNg 

JoEi3u4 wo8ixogxCu4. WQs3n§q8i4 s5gCMs3ymZlx3uJz 

ryxi hNz i5Il5bsy5nIq8i4 sc3bsAyq8il hqsym1qj5. 

bZ, wk4tg5 i5Il5ÌzyMsJJz whà8Nl d[xQIsMsJKz. 

v˜+ous5 i5Il5bsygcz5 xy5p?9o xymJ6 X+©yus5 

w1qDyq5 kw?9o xo3ht4 Öi+us5 s2WiztA5 g5yx 

[c3ht4 Lutheran-f9l Moravian-f9l g5yx[d tq8i4. g5yx[7u 

w1qD¥5 wMq5 wob3N§5 w1qbsogx3mb îiZ3gc3tlA. 

scsyq5 x5pQ1qvlx3hQ5 ryxi iWq5 gñ5hQ5 x5pŒa§5 

xi3Cj9l rW1awIDtQ?2Xv w1qcbsoCm g5yx[7ul 

gñogxC4r5. g5yx“5 w1qtc§a1qg5 ryxi kNooµi xuhi4 

w1qtsctQ5gc3g6. 

w1qtsctŒk5 wMsJ5 s[Z3gw5 xf8ê9l. wob3NDtu8i4 

x8kÇi4 xg3ht4 w1Qx5g5 v˜+os2 s9ldtzi, et1au 

Wix3ik5, mr{[xi xyq8il N9osi3i Wix3isJi9l, 

i3gwi3k5, eg3zsJi4 wNÚti4Fxcsy3i4, kNs2 bfuN3izk5, 

xyq8kl. bm4fx x©tlx1ax§5 vttbsJi, Xt7uIsJi, 

wªo3[ui4 N9osi3ysgi, wo8ix[8il WI‰Dy3gi, Nsoµ9l 


Music in every soul 

Traditional Kalaallit music was transformed to Christian choir singing 

through the official Danish Greenlandic Lutheran church as well 

as the Moravians. I can recognize some of the church hymns that are 

accompanied by the huge pipe organ being played. The dialect is different 

but the tunes are the same and it definitely brings me home when 

I sing and hear the songs in the church. There are no choir singers in 

the churches but there are more than few choir groups in Greenland, 

nearly in every town. 

Choir members range in age from young teenagers to older-middleage. 

They dress in their national Greenlandic costumes singing on national 

[r xgx3yJ6 xgxZ3i4 Philippians MJi4 x5yC3bsAyo8i4 d[xh{[u 

g5yxt9lQ5, w1q†5 w1qt9lQ5 îiZ3gc3tlA. 

Vicky reading the Book of Philippians during the Nordic Christmas service, with a 

choir and an organ in the background. 

day, Christmas events, Easter holidays and other special occasions. Their 

songs are about life, seasons, special events, worship, adoring children, 

admiring nature, and so on. It is very common to sing these songs at 

weddings, confirmations, birthdays and graduations where everyone 

has to sing along. This is actually a Danish tradition mixed with Kalaallit 

pride. Sometimes when we have a teachers meeting in the school, we 

start the meeting by singing a song together in Greenlandic. 

compliments: vicky simigak 


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axbz5 wMc3uJ6 v˜+ous5 rNsi3uk5 sWQmstq8i4. wMzi4 

wo8ixt5yº5 vt1zQxcogx3mb wo8ix[7u, vt1zi3u4 

WQxDy§aJA5 v˜+oustg5 w1qctŒa5hb. 

i5Il5Ìg5 kNo7u 

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nixÅ5nCm gñ5no3dz i5Il5Ì?l7u4 *)-î5gw5 x3ÇAw5 

xg3tlQ5 gñ?Ms3bCi4: >I am your Lady and you are my man....> 

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s[Z3gystu9l i5Il5ÌDy3u4 hip hopaiC3bu4 

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d[xQIsMsJJ5. bf8Ns÷Ex3gym5hQ5 xoxQMsJI4v ryxi 

xi3Cu gñhENQ5. 

bf8Ns÷3tyic§5 b3ebµvn5yx6 Nioµ6 WA5p[8i 

k4u s5©tQlA vgx6 wo3dyoE[s2 vt5b[z, fÌ2 

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W1axtc§6, xiAŒ3cI1q©Ity§6 s8kxu Öào3mb. 

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Ì4fiz Wix3isJi4. vgx6 wo3dyoE[s2 vt5b[z, 

xyxÅ3gi4 WNhx3ic§a7uJ6, kNoxDw5 ª4 xyq5 

bf8Ns÷3[stZhxq8NhQ5, k4ugw8Nsq5g6. 

Melody in town 

Music is everywhere in Nuuk. As I walk, I may pass an apartment 

and hear the ‘80s song: “I am your lady, and you are my man...” then have 

a small car pass by thumping with a loud bass playing some kind of hip 

hop music. Next I may pass a pedestrian listening to music on her iPod 

or cell phone. Nearly every shop in town is playing music. Dance music 

is especially popular in the fitness centre, providing a beat for the ambitious 

fitness trainees. 

There is also live music in the bars. Skyline has a piano bar, playing 

oldies songs from the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. 

Takuss has some amateur Kalaallit singers, while 

Kristinemut has live concerts nearly every month. 

Godthaab, a popular bar frequented by all ages 

and nationalities, also has live music with singers 

from countries such as the Philippines, Romania 

and Bulgaria singing all kinds of songs in a multitude 

of languages. Manhattan, a most popular 

hang out for very young people, has a fulltime 

disc jockey playing all the latest dancing hits 

and also has live music every now and then. Two weeks ago, they had 

Danish rap singers, who were a hit. I enjoyed their show for one night 

but I wouldn’t play the music at home. There are concerts nearly every 

month being held in different Nuuk venues such as the Katuaq Cultural 

Centre, Godthaab Hall and Inuussivik Hall. Sometimes there are a variety 

sammy Kudluk 

„gE tx dx3bus6 xNs9Mg6. 

Beatrice Deer of Quaqtaq on the drums. 

mr[4 eu3Dxq5 

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i5Il5ÌD†5 xi3CZi gñh4v 

xi3CZi mÌN i5It§C, ixo KÌgl xyq9l 

Ö5hmibsi3ã5 x3ÇAq8i !(&) i5Il5ÌDbs?Ms3g5, 

s{?¬8î5 Ì8Ngc6 Ù2 mso – v˜+ousk5 cspmIgcs7uJ6. 

wo8ixt7m wMz5 srso4 do4 i5Il5Ìt9lA gnC4f 

nixªExoMsJJz ˆMQx3hz N9oxi4 i5Il5Ìm¯5. Ù2 

msos2 i5Il5bsyzi4 wob3yMsJJz ßuz >Every little 

thing is gonna be all right...> hNoµ5 ckwMz1qM5 MJ6, ryxi 

sçAyz x5psq5©Zu fb5gÔI3hi i5Il5ÌhA, wo8ixDtui4 

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W1axEx3gymMs3ym7uZu4 W5yxg7mEs5ht9¬Ms3ym7uJ5. 


of performers, making the evening seem endless. The local businesses 

and corporations sponsor most of these events. The Katuaq Cultural 

Centre, on the other hand, makes sure that concerts are delivered in 

the other Greenland communities and not just of Nuuk. 

Music in my home 

At home I mostly play Madonna, Nelly Furtado, some oldies from the 

‘70s, or good old Bob Marley — another legendary figure in Greenland.

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kN[7us5 v˜+ø5 kNzk5 trlÚuic5nCI3Xb – i5Il5ÌDtu4 

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wkqbl ystq8i. WsÔZI3uJ6 vb5Ii6 kwbtbsQx9Mi3X5 

bµi xyspIsym7m5 Ö5hmiQx6 ho. 

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s[Z3©hi k47us6 Rap-i4 i5Il5Ìt Ü9lgwym9ME7uJ6 

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srsc3tlz ho b9omi4. 

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v˜+ø5 kˆ8i wo8ixt5yps5hi. 

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Maasi, a Greenlandic rap singer from Nuuk, is very popular with the young generation. 

Once my 10-year-old student was humming a song and I got closer 

to him to hear what he was humming. It was the familiar Bob Marley 

lyrics, “Every little thing is gonna be all right...” but he pronounced it 

“vey lille thing gonna be aa’iight...,” as he kept on working in his book. 

I didn’t bother to make any comment because I didn’t want to distract 

his meditation. 

When we have guests, we may also play the good old Sume CD. 

Sometimes I play Taima, the Aqpik Jam CD, Beatrice Deer, or Chucky. Of 

this entire list, Taima has been the most impressive music to my guests. 

This could also be because Taima performed locally in 2003 and gave a 

very good performance. The comments were mostly of awe and wonder. 

I guess it would be like when Inuit from Nunavik hear music from 

Greenland, where they understand some of the lyrics but the melody 

sounds exotic. 

One day I would like to bring the traditional accordion dancers from 

Kangirsuk along with Zebedee and Jeannie Nungak. It would definitely 

boggle the minds of the local people to see that we Inuit in Nunavik are 

innovative in the faces of colonialism and post-colonialism. Music is like 

oxygen to the soul. Melody brings sadness and happiness; it also brings 

back great memories of intimate moments or events. To continue this 

beautiful way of sharing life, it would be great to see Nunavimmiut visit 

Greenland more often — to echo their music off the mountains and keen 

ears of the Greenlanders. It would also be great to share throat singing 

as a form of reproducing lost and hidden music from the late century. 

My favourite lyrics are by Maasi, a young Nuummiuq rap singer 

who inspired many young children over the past years, singing about 

parents mistreating their children and of the society blinded by the 

social problems. 

He sings: “...isumaga ikippara qamerqqusaajunaarluni, imminut kisimi 

malittussanngorlunga, naammasiguma qamittussangorlunga, akerariniakujupparma 

soorma, soqutiginngitara ikiorpaanga toornama.” (“I turn 

on the light in my mind and there is no way of turning it off. I only lead 

myself and when I am done, I shall turn off the switch. I am being challenged 

by this force that I am not even aware of — my spirit.”) 

These lyrics, along with this article, are dedicated to my late sister 

Maggie, who got me into music at the age of five. 

Vickie Simigak is a former employee of Makivik Magazine who now lives 

in Nuuk, Greenland and works as a teacher. 

* Knud Rasmussen, Posthumous notes on the life and doings of the east 

Greenlanders in olden times, C.A. Reitzels Forlag, Copenhagen, 1938, pp 

6-7 


39

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Guard your hearing. 

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By Hannah Ayukawa, Audiologist 

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Hearing and Otitis Program 

If you are a man over 45 years old, it is more likely that you have hearing 

loss than normal hearing. This was one of the findings of the Qanuippitaa 

survey of 2004. During the survey, 823 Nunavimmiut 18 years and older 

had their hearing tested when they came on board the Canadian Coast 

Guard icebreaker Amundsen. There were two main findings. 

First, younger people had less hearing problems 

than the older people. Second, men were found to have 

much more hearing loss than women. 

Less than 10 percent of the youngest group (18 

to 29 years) had hearing loss in both ears. In the group 

aged 30 to 44 years, one in 12 women and one in three 

men had hearing loss. In the oldest group, 45 years and 

up, hearing problems were found in one-quarter of the 

women and three-quarters of the men. 

The amount of hearing loss in Nunavik is four times 

higher than in the USA. Why do we have so much hearing loss here? 

In Nunavik, there are three main causes of hearing loss. In children 

and young adults, most hearing loss is due to repeated ear infections 

(otitis media), which damages the eardrum. Aging also contributes in 

the oldest group. In men over age 30, we think that at least half of the 

hearing loss is due to loud noise. 

To learn more about noise and its effects on hearing, in November 

2005, the Hearing and Otitis workers had a workshop in Kangiqsujuaq. 

Participants included Professor Ravi Sockalingam 

from Dalhousie University, and Andrée Racine and 

Martin Roy from the NRBHSS. We measured noise levels 

related to various occupations (such as in diesel 

power plants, garages, heavy machinery operators) 

as well as activities that could be called traditional 

(that include the use of firearms, ski-doos, ATVs, carving 

tools, or ice drills). We also surveyed community 

members regarding their experience and willingness 

to use ear protection and tried out several types of 

noise protection including different earplugs, earmuffs, 

and helmets. 

Whether or not noise damages hearing depends 

on how loud it is, how long you listen to it, as well as personal factors such 

as whether or not you are ready for it. For example, a noise source that is 

louder than 85 dB* can damage your hearing if you listen to it for eight 

hours or more. Noises at this level include ski-doos, carving tools, heavy 

machinery, or a Twin Otter. Noises louder than 95 dB, such as ice drills or 

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Hannah Ayukawa 

grinders, can be dangerous to hearing after only one hour of exposure. 

The loudest noises (more than 110 dB) measured included shotguns and 

rifles, hammers, and a compressed air power wrench. For these loudest 

noises, even very short exposures can damage hearing. 

Besides the usual types of foam earplugs and earmuffs that have 

been available at Coop stores, we tried out new “high-tech” earmuffs 

made for hunters. This earmuff has a microphone and volume control 

for each ear. Hearing for soft sounds and conversation is improved 

and at the same time, any loud sound is automatically reduced. Almost 

every hunter who has tried this new product has been interested to 

purchase it. 

We also tried a reusable two-colour earplug made for the army. The 

army earplug is designed to have two functions. With the yellow side in, 

it allows communication while 

protecting from very high-level 

noise. With the brown side in, 

the earplug reduces both loud 

and soft noises. 

The first Hunter Support 

Program to sell these items was 

in Kangiqsujuaq. Peter Arngak, 

who has been using the earmuffs 

says, “I have nothing but 

positive comments. I use them 

for ski-dooing and working 

with loud tools like grinders 

and saws. I know that they 

save my hearing for the longterm.” 

Buying from the Hunters 

Support Program, the cost was 

reasonable at $50, plus four 

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Some students’ MP3 players 

were at more than 90 dB — 

a level that should not be 

listened to for more than four 

hours 

AAA batteries. KRG has expressed an interest in purchasing the hunters’ 

earmuffs to make them more easily available to all Nunavik communities 

via the Hunters Support Programs. 

Recently, parents and teachers have asked about personal stereo 

systems, (such as I-pods and other MP3 players). Risks vary according to 

how long you listen and how high the volume is. Some students’ MP3 

players were at more than 90 dB — a level that should not be listened 

to for more than four hours. At maximum volume, my I-pod is over 100 

dB, which is not safe for longer than 15 minutes! 

Ringing in your ears after hearing loud noise or music is a sign that 

your hearing is being damaged. Keeping good hearing is possible by 

using ear protection or just by turning down the volume. Thanks for 

listening! 

*dB is the abbreviation for decibel, which is the measure we use when 

referring to the intensity of sound. Soft sounds have a low dB value and loud 

sounds have a high dB value. 


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There are several types of telecommunication in use at 

the Raglan Mine site, including the four described here. 

Satellite is a key way to communicate at Raglan. 

Like every other community, such as those throughout 

Nunavik that are not linked by fibre optic or conventional 

cables, Raglan has to rely on a satellite system. The satellite 

Raglan uses is in geostationary orbit around the earth, 

at 40,000 kilometres above the earth. For a conversation 

to take place between Raglan and any community in 

Nunavik, for example, words travel 40,000 kilometres up 

to the satellite and then the same distance back down to 

the other community. For example, a simple “Hello,” and a 

response to this greeting require a total distance of words 

travelling 160,000 kilometres. 

The speed of light is 300,000 kilometres per second 

and these sounds travel a bit slower than half the speed 

of light. In fact, it takes half a second for sound to travel 

160,000 kilometres, which is why there is half a second 

delay in our phone conversations in Nunavik. 

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many computers, mostly used for work purposes. Of these 

980 telephones, 210 of them are in the bedrooms in the 

accommodation complex. 

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and employees use two-way radios, which they carry to 

communicate as needed. Radios are also used in trucks 

in order to ensure everyone can be reached or if there is 

anything to signal on the road. 

Television at Raglan, also a form of telecommunication, 

has 60 channels. 

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compliments: raglan mine 

chesley mesher 

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Have Your Art Seen in High Places 

Would you like to see your art included in Canada’s National 

Aboriginal art collection? The Indian and Inuit Art Acquisition 

Program has issued a call for submissions for two-dimensional art 

by Canadian Aboriginal 

artists. Your work could 

be shown in national 

and international exhibitions 

and published 

in art catalogues, magazines, 

textbooks and 

other publications. 

Artists making an 

application for a submission 

must be at 

least 18 years old and 

of Inuit, First Nation, or 

Métis ancestry. This can 

include drawings, paintings, 

photography, limited edition prints, tapestries and wall 

hangings or other two-dimensional pieces. All work must be in 

excellent condition, available for purchase, created after 2002, 

and cannot exceed six feet by six feet in size. 

The deadline for making a submission is September 1 st , 

2007. For more information, or to obtain the necessary application 

forms, contact Doreen Vaillancourt at 819-997-6550 or 

Joanne Johns at 819-997-7113. 

kitty gordon & Bob mesher 

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portable and can link friends and family that live in 

different communities. 

The Internet is another key for of telecommunication 

at Raglan. It is fast, versatile, personal, and global. 

However, it is not transportable 

in the northern 

context yet. The old HFSSB 

radios can rouse a community 

when some of its 

members are stranded, 

lost or lonely. On the 

other hand, it can also be 

used just to keep track 

of the news in the communities. 

All these types of 

telecommunication are important at Raglan. Together, 

they allow all employees to better communicate with 

others at the mining site, with those in their home 

communities in Nunavik and elsewhere, and with the 

increasingly global world beyond. 

charlie shipaluk 


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cEbsItA5 gê8N[QlQ5 s?i: www.keac-ccek.ca. 

KEAC Waste Disposal Programs 

The Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee (KEAC), in collaboration 

with KRG, will erect signs to explain the various types of hazardous 

waste at the community dumpsite and the serious damage it can cause. 

Any type of waste containing chemical compounds that are dangerous 

to human health and the physical environment is considered hazardous 

waste. Residents should use an appropriate disposal area for their 

hazardous waste. 

A large sign will be posted at the entrance of the solid waste disposal 

and recovery sites indicating the variety of hazardous waste you 

might find inside your local dumpsite such as batteries, paints, solvents, 

oil drums and halocarbons (found inside refrigerators and freezers). 

Four smaller signs will be placed inside the solid waste disposal 

and recovery site to indicate where each type of hazardous product 

can be disposed of. These smaller signs depict what a specific hazardous 

waste might look like, why it is dangerous, as well as proper 

methods of storage. 

Please take the time to familiarize yourself with these signs and 

the appropriate techniques to handle and dispose of your hazardous 

waste. 

Tire Announcement Update 

The KEAC would also like to recognize the 

efforts of Kuujjuaq, Puvirnituq, Salluit, and Tasiujaq, 

who organized the collection of used tires to be 

shipped to a recycling facility in Montreal during 

the summer of 2006. Funding was provided 

by RECYC-Québec through their used-tire recovery 

program. 

For more information about these environmental 

programs, call the KEAC at 819-964‐2961, extension 2287, or email 

keac-ccek@krg.ca, or visit on the Internet: www.keac-ccek.ca. 

bob mesher 

compliments: KEAC 

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Input For Nationally Televised 

Sovereignty Discussion 

Nunavimmiut including Saputiit president Jonathan 

Epoo and Makivik president Pita Aatami partook in a 

live APTN nationally televised finale of the chat show, 

“Contact”, on April 18 th . The question that appeared on 

screen throughout the program was, “What does it mean 

to be a sovereign nation?” The show’s producers claim, “ 

Sovereignty remains an important issue in Canada and 

continues to have ramifications for Aboriginal people, 

particularly those in Quebec.” 

When asked what would happen to Inuit if the 

province voted for sovereignty, Pita reminded viewers, “In 1995 we had 

our own referendum and 

95% voted to stay with 

Canada, so we would stay 

with Canada.” 

Later in the program, 

he was asked how 

he thought Inuit would 

be affected if Quebec 

decided to separate. 

Pita explained, “We have 

protection under the 

Constitution and we have 

protection under the 

James Bay and Northern 

Quebec Agreement… We’re not going to move from where we are; neither 

is Quebec. So the only thing I try to find solutions for is how we can 

work closer together.” 

Jonathan described his observations and experiences 

as a youth leader in the Quebec. He explained that at the 

Saputiit Youth Association of Nunavik they keep up with 

what is happening in the communities, as well as further 

beyond. He said, “ I think [the Sovereignty issue] touches 

on everyone in the country… Since the 1995 Quebec 

Referendum, most youth in Quebec consider it as a thing 

of the past. But there are still the hard liners.” 

Mohawk representative Ellen Gabriel, who was also on the panel, 

pinpointed Inuit as among the first to be affected by climate change. 

One of her noteworthy contributions to the discussion was: “If we look at 

what our elders taught us, its about how we respect the environment — 

how we respect ourselves, each other, and the environment that feeds 

us. We should be talking about how we can all work together in view 

of global warming. We should be talking about how we can unite as a 

human race to defeat what is going on with the environment.” 

Participants of the show represented a small cross section of the 

diversity of native peoples in Quebec. Missing from the discussion, as 

Pita Aatami indicated during the show, were representatives from the 

Quebec and Canadian governments. Madeleine Allakariallak hosted 

the 90-minute special, “…at the Just for Laughs Museum in beautiful 

downtown Montreal.” 

bob mesher x3 


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Celebrating the FCNQ’s 40th 

The FCNQ celebrated their 40th anniversary in style, and will continue 

to give big prizes to their members throughout the year, including two 

four-wheel-drive vehicles. The main event of their celebrations was a 

gala supper in Montreal, where several of their former and present leaders 

were honoured on May 19 th . Group activities for the FCNQ board 

members and guests that day included flea market shopping and skeet 

shooting. A big picnic was also enjoyed on the evening before the gala 

on the FCNQ headquarters grounds. The Federation also published a 

memorial book entitled A New Way of Sharing, A Personal History of the 

Cooperative Movement in Nunavik. This hard-covered high quality book is 

certain to be valued as a classic representing the struggles and achievements 

of the FCNQ since it began in 1967. 

Pita Aatami was among the Makivik invitees to attend the gala and, 

during his speech to the FCNQ board members and guests, mentioned 

the contributions of former Nunavik Governor 

George Koneak during the early days of the 

co-op movement. He said, “The leaders that 

are being acknowledged here are an example 

of how we can get somewhere and do 

what we like in life by working hard.” 

Entertainment for the gala included 

throat singing by Minnie Amidlak and FCNQ’s 

general manager, Rita Novalinga.

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Born in a Tent or An Igloo 

During the National Aboriginal Day, the municipality of Inukjuak held 

a community feast and the Pukik Cultural Committees had their sealskin 

tent and the kayak set up. They wanted to show and publicize people 

who were born inside a tent or an 

igloo and these are just some of 

the people that showed up. 

Standing in the back row 

from left to right are Daniel 

Oweetaluktuk, Louisa Ningiuk, 

Johnny Nartialuk, Anna Ohaituk, 

Simeonie Nalukturuk, Daniellie 

Inukpuk and Minnie Amidlak. 

Sitting in the front row from left to 

right are Adamie Niviaxie, Abraham 

Kasudluak, Alacie Aculiak, Annie 

Tukai and Caroline Palliser. 

Among the fun activities, 

Inukjuammiut also enjoyed a community 

feast that included country 

foods and store-bought grub such 

as hot dogs and flavoured juices. This community, which has the Avataq 

Cultural Institute’s head office, is particularly involved in Inuit cultural 

promotion and pride. 

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Remembering Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk 

Nunavimmiut were saddened at the loss of our dear distinguished 

elder, Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, who passed away on April 30 th at the age 

of 78. She is remembered as an author and 

teacher and for her deep commitment to preserve 

and share the Inuit culture and traditional 

knowledge. 

Mitiarjuk was born near Kangiqsujuaq and 

was a resident of this community at the time of 

her death. She is credited with writing Sanaaq, 

the first published novel in Inuktittut, during the 

1950s and 1960s. Set in the 1920s, Sanaaq tells 

the story of a young woman leading a traditional 

life with her family on the tundra. 

She taught Inuktittut to missionaries in the 

early days and learned to write syllabics. She also 

translated the Roman Catholic Book of Prayer into 

Inuktittut and wrote 22 books on Inuit language 

and culture, used by the Kativik School Board. 

Among other awards and accomplishments, Mitiarjuk received an 

honorary doctorate from McGill University, was a recipient of the National 

Aboriginal Achievement Award in 1999, and was named a member to 

the Order of Canada in 2004. 

robert frechette 


47

Our NRC Earns Canadian 

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The Nunavik Research Centre (NRC) has earned the prestigious 

Canadian Environment Award, which all Nunavimmiut 

can take pride in, particularly the Makivik leaders and staff. 

The awards ceremony was held at the Montreal Science 

Centre on June 4 th , celebrating scores of individuals and 

groups that demonstrate their respect for the planet and its 

resources. Eighteen finalists were selected from more than 100 

submissions from the Canadian public. It is our great pleasure 

to announce that out of the 18 finalists the NRC received the 

gold award in the Environmental Health category. 

Donat Savoie nominated the NRC for its continued work 

on wildlife in the region and its commitment to the health 

and safety of Nunavik’s citizens. 

Bill Doidge, director of the NRC, received the award on 

our behalf. Together with a plaque designed and produced by 

Canada Post with commemorative stamps created in honour 

of the International Polar Year 2007-2008, the award included a cheque in 

the amount of $5,000, which will be donated to Anniturvik Landholding 

Corporation to be used in the Iqaluppisuvik Charr Project. 

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booklet is one of a series of 18 

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supper in Montreal. It was a lot of fun, including comedy 

by Mathewsie Tulugak and Rebecca Vevee and throat singing 

by Evie Mark and Akinisie Sivuaraapik. An auction was 

held to raise money for the organization. A Cruise North 

trip to Baffin Island, two Air Inuit tickets, carvings from 

the FCNQ, a First Air jacket, and some cloudberry wine 

were donated to the auction. Over 60 people were there. 

Makivik also purchased eights seats for the cause at a cost 

of $100 per ticket. Volunteers made it happen. 

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The igloo was selected as one of the “Seven Wonders of Canada” 

according to a search by CBC Television’s The National and CBC Radio 

One’s Sounds Like Canada. These 

Canadian wonders, first made 

public on June 7 th , include the 

canoe, Niagara Falls, Old Quebec 

City, Pier 21 in Halifax, the Prairie 

Skies, and the Rocky Mountains. 

The contest received 25,000 

nominations and well over a 

million on-line votes. In the 

spring of 2006 Puvirnituq built 

possibly the largest igloo ever. 

One of the igloo nominees, Jeff 

Quon, said, “Beautiful, elegant, 

and a fusion of natural and 

man-made elements, the igloo 

signifies the perseverance of the Canadian people and how we adapt 

to our environment.” 

lisa Koperqualuk 


49

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50

Logistics for Service Canada Office Brings 

Special Guest to Nunavik 

With plans to open a Service Canada for Nunavik this coming fall, 

Nicole Barbeau (Assistant Deputy Minister, Quebec Region, Department 

of Human Resources and Skills Development) was in Kuujjuaq to visit 

Bob mesher 

temporary premises and meet dignitaries about the upcoming new 

federal office. It was decided that, considering the dire need to have 

federal government services in the region sooner rather than later, a previous 

Makivik apartment will be used for the office until a new building 

becomes available. A call for tenders will also be issued for permanent 

office space. 

A special guest, Jacqueline Dillman-Faure (General Manager for 

Canada, Maison de la France, French Government Tourist Office in 

Montreal) accompanied Nicole during the visit. Jacqueline said she 

looked forward to the visit, to experience Inuit culture and “The Great 

North”. She told Makivik Magazine, “The Inuit and their culture as well 

as the North are more and more known and of interest to people and, 

of course, in France too. The actual climate change, the protection of 

our planet, and the risks for the future are of course matters of concern 

to all. This very short visit has given me a taste of the North and the will 

to come back and share more time and activities.” 

Service Canada hopes to open their Nunavik office at the beginning 

of September. At the time of writing, this was dependent upon renovations 

work and sealift schedule for the delivery of office furniture. 

Federal Funding for you. 

The Partnerships Fund is operated by the federal Department of Canadian 

Heritage, and it is designed to help develop partnership arrangements 

between non-profit, public, and private organizations that will make cultural 

collections available through the Internet. These cultural collections 

can be held by provincial, municipal, or local cultural organizations. 

The objective of the Fund is to help connect Canadians with the 

riches of Canada’s heritage. For example, calls for proposals have sought 

online content in the following areas: Canada’s contemporary culture 

and artistic expression, Aboriginal culture, Francophone community 

content, and Canada’s cultural diversity. 

Funding under the Partnerships Fund is available to non-profit organizations 

that are active in the cultural sector and public educational 

institutions as well as Aboriginal, municipal or regional governments. 

Agencies of a provincial or territorial government are also eligible for 

this funding. 

Applications for funding can only be made in response to calls for 

proposals issued by the Department of Canadian Heritage. Although 

the availability of such funds is subject to decision about the continuation 

of the program, calls for proposals are issued with a deadline in 

October. For more information about this program, and to monitor the 

next call for proposals, call 1-866-900-0001, or check the Department 

of Canadian Heritage web site at: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/ 

progs/pcce-ccop/progs/part_e.cfm 

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Proposals to Safer Communities 

The Safer Communities Program was developed in replacement of the 

detention centre that was to be built for Nunavik as per the Sanarrutik 

Agreement. On August 9 th 2006, the parties from Nunavik and the 

Quebec government reached an agreement. Thus, the third amendment 

to Sanarrutik is to the effect $10-million per year will be given to 

Makivik and KRG until 2027 to support and fund crime prevention programs 

in Nunavik. 

This envelope is a flexible tool designed to prevent and combat 

crime, to promote safe and healthy communities by, among other things, 

taking culturally appropriate measures to improve the social environment 

in Nunavik, to provide assistance to crime victims and to improve 

correctional activities for the Inuit. 

Members of the Safer Communities committee recommend funding 

from proposal received from different proponents. A final decision to 

accept or reject a funding proposal will be jointly decided by the executives 

of KRG and Makivik. 

Since hiring Andy Moorhouse of Inukjuak as the coordinator for 

the program, very open general criteria for the program have been 

developed to ensure funding is easily accessible to organizations and 

individuals in Nunavik as long as the proposal has a crime prevention 

aspect to provide to the clients. The application deadlines for 2007 are 

April 30 th , June 30 th , September 30 th , December 15 th , and March 31 st . 

Deadlines for the following years starting in 2008 are March 31 st , June 

30 th , September 30 th and December 15 th . 

At the time of writing, 13 projects were recommended 100%, two 

were partially recommended, four were to be reviewed at a later date, 

four were not recommended, and two were to be modified. 

Information is available at the local municipal, landholding offices, 

and on-line at www.makivik.org and at www.krg.ca. Andy Moorhouse 

is also available at: 

Andy Moorhouse, Coordinator 

Safer Communities Program 

General Delivery 

Inukjuak, Quebec J0M 1M0 

Phone: 819-254-1173 

Fax: 819-254-1040 

E-Mail: amoorhouse@makivik.org 

Safer Communities Proposed Requests 

Project Title 

Amount Requested 

Recommended 100% 

Nunavik hockey school (Joe Juneau) $123,750 

Summer 2007 Jr. Rangers camp $50,000 

Saturviit Women’s Association $18,536 

KSB parenting course $399,952 

KSB land survival program $626,800 

Makivik community justice $570,000 

Unaaq men’s group $22,800 

Kangiqsujuaq summer camp $96,834 

POV summer camp $33,877 

POV Jr. Rangers Camp $37,772 

Healing training (Elizabeth Annahatak) $13,283.80 

Nunavik Summer Camps 2007 $931,198 

Makitautik land program $33,815 

Partially recommended 

Inukjuak Angiangijarvik Healing Centre $1,122,100 

(Recommended 

$485,000) 

Kangiqsujuaq elders and disabled persons 

care facility 

$200,000 

(Recommended 

$150,000) 

To be reviewed 

Prison Visits Program $529,952 

Isuarsivik Treatment Centre $8,360,000 

Quaqtaq Aaqitauvik Healing Centre $822,300 

Qayaq Network – Services for Men $1,187,950 

Not Recommended 

KSB Behaviour Technicians $693,747 

Churchill Vocational Reunion $751,953 

Lacing The Boots-Social Care Teaching tool $297,130.08 

KSB Regional Partnership $593,926 

To be modified 

Inuttituurniup Saturtauninga – Avataq Language $30,000 

Kunoki Para Skiing Program $181,215 


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Six Students on Ice 

As the deadline drew near to choose the winning 

contestants for the “Students on Ice” program, additional 

funding was made available for two additional 

youth thanks to the generosity of Kativik Regional 

Government. With nearly 20 applicants to choose from, 

the most deserving essays, according to the judges came 

from Vicky Saunders and Nunia Cain of Tasiujaq, Selena 

Gordon and Uttuqi Tukkiapik of Kuujjuaq, and Vanessa 

Ruptash and Laura Anne Carroll of Inukjuak. At a cost 

of $7,500 per winner, Saputiit sponsored one student, 

Makivik sponsored two students, and KRG sponsored 

three students. Each of the winning essays is very good 

and we congratulate all of the winners. We look forward 

to seeing some of your photos and hearing more about 

your once-in-a-lifetime adventure. 

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Bob mesher 

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Name: Sarah Alaku 

Date of birth: November 28 th , 1972 

Place of birth: Kuujjuaq 

Home community: Kangiqsujuaq 

Favorite people: My children 

Favorite food: Beluga 

Favorite sport: Volleyball 

Occupation: Dental assistant (part-time) 

Future goal: To become a full-time 

employee 

Toughest challenge: Being a single parent 

Pet peeve: Rumours 


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Name: Thomassie Mangiuk 

Date of birth: December 15 th 1982 

Place of birth: Quebec City 

Home community: Ivujivik 

Favorite person: Jesus 

Favorite food: Dried caribou meat, or ice 

cream, or peanut butter 

cookies... there’s too many. 

Favorite sport: Basketball (computer 

games and computer 

tweaking have substituted 

my sports activities) 

Occupation: Graphic designer and 

computer consultant 

Future goal: To help Nunavik evolve in 

the right direction 

Toughest challenge: Losing weight while eating 

a lot 

Pet peeve: No toilet paper 

56

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Arts and crafts. 

The Joys of Song 

and Dance 

Anglican Church Provides 

Avenue for Self Esteem 

A group of enthusiastic 

youth danced and sang their 

hearts out during church services 

held in Kuujjuaq for the 

Anglican Clergy Conference 

in Kuujjuaq last April. Many 

recall Anglican Church services 

as tedious events where 

you kneel, sit, stand, kneel, sit 

some more, and stand again on 

cue, as directed to do so by the minister. There 

is still a respectful routine of kneeling, sitting 

and standing, but some members of today’s 

congregation become extremely animated. 

The youth group adds to this less conservative 

program in a choreographed gusto. 

The group is made up of about one-quarter 

boys and the three-quarters girls ranging in 

age from five to 16. The group of usually around 

30 members meets at the local church during 

the school season on Friday nights for story 

telling, arts and crafts, dancing, and music. 

They incorporate ribbons and flags into their 

dances, using a kind of sign language to accompany 

their lyrics. The youth, themselves, come 

up with many of the moves, while chaperones 

Aputik Angnatuk and Elizabeth Annahatak also 

help them along. It is also an opportunity for 

them to learn skills on an instrument such as 

the guitar, drums, and keyboards. 

Elizabeth says, “This dance with banners 

came from my love for Jesus in worship unto 

Him and the freedom He has given me in spirit 

to dance for him, I wanted to share that freedom 

of dance and joy with others.” 

They practice a few times per week if 

there is a special service coming up, such as 

bob mesher x3 

“It is so powerful to see 

young people learn these 

new skills and be able 

to share what they are 

learning in front of their 

peers and people. 

the clergy conference or, as it were, for 

Mother’s Day. Learning to play musical 

instruments have proven to be more 

demanding since, Elizabeth explained, “ 

it is better to practice this newly 

developed hobby more than 

once a week.” 

They have also fund raised 

by baking a lot of desserts together, selling 

donated things, collecting cans, and 

receiving monetary donations. Elizabeth 

says, “We have been receiving wonderful 

support on this part from our co-workers 

at the Regional Health Board, particularly 

by Faye Le Gresly, Elizabeth Klimzak 

and Stella Miner, and there are many 

others who bake as 

volunteers.” 

Their first performance 

was for Easter 2006 

in Kuujjuaq, when a oneweek 

Artic Bible Conference 

was also held. The group performed 

during the opening 

of this conference and during 

the youth night. 

This group played their musical instruments 

for the first time in front of people during 

the Mother’s Day 2007 evening Sunday service 

in Kuujjuaq. They opened the church service 

with a few dances and closed the church service 

with their singing. 

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Military camouflage is one of the group’s outfits. 

Beyond having fun and sharing their joy 

with Kuujjuamiut, the youth group also hopes 

to go other places, eventually. They were also 

in Salluit during for the opening ceremony of 

their new Anglican Church. Elizabeth says, “We 

did our first outreach dance there. We were 

able to perform three nights during our stay in 

Salluit. Our desire is to travel places and communities 

to dance and praise in this dynamic 

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Deacon David Parsons of Inuvik shows children how to make a rabbit out of a napkin during the community feast. 


57

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way to help reach other youth 

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own communities. To show 

them what they too can do and 

also help reveal the potential in 

themselves. 

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worth. They really enjoy these dances, these 

performances in front of others, and the work 

they put into all of it is so rewarding. 

“These gatherings are also promoting 

a safer community by learning moral values 

together, by spending time into gaining skills 

that they can enjoy and relate to instead of 

wondering around aimlessly. 

“It is so powerful to see young people learn 

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these new skills and be able to share what they 

are learning in front of their peers and people. 

It becomes a witness to others that they too 

have potential, they have it in themselves to 

arise and, during it all, they are gaining more of 

self-esteem. I see the excitement in them particularly 

when they are about to perform. I see 

them standing in better confidence and more 

self esteem when they perform or after their 

performance. It’s beautiful to see them try out 

what they desire, and some of them becoming 

freer each time they do it. 

“I believe we need to 

become more supportive into 

the needs of our younger generation 

today. Especially when 

we all see the devastation that 

they face — the pressure of 

drugs and alcohol, violence and 

abuse. We need to realize that 

although they are young, they 

are very perceptive and alert 

and we can use that to their 

advantage. We can all impart 

something into somebody 

and why not into those who 

are younger than us and who 

are hungering for guidance and leadership or 

mentorship. They are so ready to partake into 

our lives, and each one of us can help make a 

positive influence as we take a step from our 

hearts. I also believe that it’s time to begin 

acknowledging and facing our young people 

today and begin celebrating their lives, their 

existence, their purpose, and to include them 

in our plans.” 


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A Demonstration of 

Guitar Chords 

Twelve-year-old Stephen Angnatuk is one of 

the boys in the Kuujjuaq youth group that is 

learning the guitar. He started to play around 

two years ago and has his own guitar at home, 

but the youth group also has several guitars 

and other instruments that the youth can use 

at the church. 

Here Stephen shows us the finger placement 

for some of the main guitar chords. Many 

of the all-time favourite songs and lots of brand 

new songs are played using these chords. It 

takes practise and patience to get them sounding 

right. The fingertips get sore when we are 

starting to learn a stringed instrument such 

as the guitar, but with practise and patience, 

we can overcome this discomfort. The skin on 

the tips of the fingers gets tougher and we also 

learn to play without having to press down on 

the strings so hard. 

It is always better if you have your own 

guitar at home so you can practise anytime 

you feel like it. It is very important to make 

sure your guitar is properly tuned before you 

start. It is possible to tune your guitar by ear. 

Otherwise, it is a good idea to have an electronic 

guitar tuner as well. Practise in a part of 

the house where you can concentrate without 

being interrupted and where you will not 

disturb other people too much with your repetitive 

strumming. 

Play these chords over and over, switching 

from one chord to another in any order 

you wish. Eventually you will become familiar 

with the sounds and use them to play along 

with many different songs. There is certainly 

an adult you know who can help you with 

these chords if you get stuck. We hope you 

have lots of fun. 

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Heating Systems Training 

Since September 2003, more than eight groups, composed on average 

of 12 persons from various Nunavik communities, 

participated in phases one and two of the oil-fired 

heating systems training program. This program, 

made possible thanks to the financial participation 

of KRG Employment and Training (60% of the total 

costs), has been designed to teach to the KMHB, KRG 

and NV employees concepts and techniques enabling 

them to repair and perform preventive maintenance 

of heating systems. 

Employees from KMHB, KRG and the NVs displayed 

courage and tenacity during their participation to the one-month 

serge gareau x3 

training sessions that took place in Montreal, far from their 

families and in a francophone environment. It is important to 

underline that these challenging conditions have rarely been 

an obstacle to the success of the training. 

Employees, employers and the entire Nunavik population 

can witness the concrete results of this training program. Every 

one of the 90 participants is proud of their accomplishments 

and has gained renewed enthusiasm and motivation to perform 

the maintenance and repair of northern heating systems. 

All have acquired relevant and durable skills. 

The success of the training can be explained by multiple 

factors such as the choice of bilingual teachers, André Guindon 

and Sylvain Gendreau, the rigorous content of the program, the 

practical approach of courses and the material well adapted 

to the northern context of work. The wholehearted welcome 

offered by the management of the training centre, the special 

attention provided by the staff of the Hôtel Le Prestige and the 

dedicated work of the group coordinator, and I helped to offer 

guidance, support and encouragement to the participants. 

I dedicate great attention to each group because I believe 

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make their stay in Montreal as pleasant as possible by organizing all 

kind of activities. I treat each person as a member of my family in full 

respect of their freedom. 

Extracurricular activities have been 

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busy during their free time and to 

enable them to enrich their knowledge of 

Canada. We visited Ottawa, Quebec City, 

the Biodome, a sugarhouse, Old Montreal, 

and many other locations. 

In the name of Collège Édouard- 

Montpetit, I am pleased to acknowledge 

the perseverance and the success of all 

participants. I raise my hat to all of you, 

my friends, and I hope to see you again in 

the near future. It is an honour for me to 

participate actively in the development of skills and abilities of KMHB, 

KRG and northern villages employees. 

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Serge Gareau, M.Sc. 

Counsellor 

Centre de service aux entreprises et de 

formation continue 

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Charlie Tookaluk, 

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A presentation during the Makivik AGM. 

Bob mesher 

This drawing was a donation to Makivik Corporation by Charlie Tookaluk 

of Umiujaq. Charlie, who has overcome many obstacles despite his deafness, 

uses art to express his passion for Nunavik and sometimes uses his 

art skills to earn extra pocket money through the sale of his drawings. 

He is one of the 12 national aboriginal role models for 2007, which 

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National Aboriginal Health Organization. These role models were recognized 

for their achievements and leadership, and were selected from 

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community celebrations to talk about his experiences. Makivik president, 

Pita Aatami, who nominated Charlie for the award, said, “Everyone 

at our AGM was moved by his presentation — not only by his character 

and determination, but also by the beautiful drawings he does. I would 

like to congratulate Charlie Tookaluk. I know he will encourage many 

other youth throughout the year.” 

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Nunavik Research 

Fact Sheet 014 

Community- 

Based 

Sampling for 

Contaminants 

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The participation and assistance 

from Inuit ensured the success of a 

number of research projects coordinated 

by the Nunavik Research 

Centre (NRC) over the years. 

Hunters and fishers, through 

their local Hunting Fishing and 

Trapping Associations (HFTAs), 

collect wildlife samples for contaminant, 

disease, and population 

studies. This enables the NRC to 

obtain samples which otherwise 

logistically would be difficult to collect. 

It is also a way for the hunters 

and fishers to contribute to scientific 

research. They receive training and get to share 

their awareness of wildlife and environmental issues 

with the scientists. 

This Research Fact Sheet focuses on contaminant 

research and the sampling of ringed seals, 

although the same method is used for collecting 

fish samples. 

Since 1998, the NRC has been monitoring contaminant 

levels in ringed seal tissues collected from different parts 

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A sampling kit. 

of the Canadian Arctic to ascertain contaminant 

levels in different regions and to see if the levels 

are changing. The NRC assembles the sampling 

kits and sends them to the HFTA to distribute. 

The kits include items necessary for sampling 

and recording biological data as well as instructions 

in Inuktittut and English. A video showing 

the step-by-step procedure was also sent to 

each HFTA at the beginning of this project. 

The seal hunters collect small pieces of different tissues and 

record the physical measurements, gender, and location of the 

seal sampled. The HFTAs then collect all the samples from hunters 

and ship them to the NRC. The samples are analyzed at the NRC 

for heavy metal contaminants. Sub-samples of liver and blubber 

are shipped to an Environment Canada laboratory for analysis of 

organochlorine compounds such as Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) 

and pesticides. The hunters and coordinators are paid for their services 

and to cover their expenses. 

Since the beginning of this study, close to 800 ringed seals have 

been sampled from over 20 communities throughout the Canadian 

Arctic, including eight communities in Nunavik. 

The NRC also coordinates a very similar project for collecting 

samples of fish such as arctic char and lake trout for contaminants 

research in the North, whereby the benefits of community involvement 

in research are mutual. 

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giant polar bear that was carved out of snow 

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Makivik Magazine Issue 81

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