ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕝᕕᒃ/ᐊᓂᕝᕕᐊ 2011 - Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

ihumaliuqtauhimayaami Itqiliit ilitquhiinit aanniaqtailiniqmut;
aupayaaqtuq, qungayaaqtuq, qingnariktuq
qakuqtaqlu. Kiuhimayuq taimaa Inuinnaqtut
naluyuriplugu. Kiujjuhia taamna puiguyuitara.
Ihumayunga taimaa Nunaqaqqaaqhimayunut
hivuliqtiupluni nalunngittuq aanniaqtailiniqmut ilitquhiinik
Itqiliit ihumagiyauvangmat Nunaqaqqaaqhimayunut
Kanatami atauttikkut Inuillu. Talvuuna
ihumaliqpaktunga huuq taimaa kiuhimayuq. Ukiut
atuqtillugit, naluhuiqhimaliqtunga kiuhimangmat
taimaa aallatqiingnirit Inuit ilittuqhipkaipluni ahinit
nunaqaqqaaqhimayunit Kanatami.
Mr. Kusugak aghuuqhuni Inuinnaqtun apuqhiyuktuq.
Taimaa ilitquhiriplugu kiuyuktuq – talvanilu
Trent Ilihaqpaalliviani. Kiujjuhia ilihaqatimnut ikayuutigiyara
ilitquhimnut Inuuplunga, kannguhughimaittumik
ilittuqhitilugit.
“Kanata nunagiplugu, ilitquhivut inuuhivut
ihumaalugiyaghaittuq uvaptingniklu
ukpiriyughauyugut. Inuit hivulliqpaanguplutik
Kanatamiutauyut, Inuit Kanatamiutauyut
hivulliqmit.”
- Jose Kusugak
Mr. Kusugak never lacked passion. He addressed
local, national and international
audiences with ease, charm and heart. He
was talented, articulate and successful at engaging
listeners regarding the issues and realities facing
Inuit. With speeches peppered with jokes and stories,
he is one of the few Inuit leaders that was a delight
to listen to. I have been fortunate to witness
Mr. Kusugak speak at various venues as our nations
Inuit leader.
His lecture at Trent University in the spring of
2006 left a positive impression on me. He had lectured
to my first year Indigenous Studies 101
course. He spoke to approximately 100 students on
the historic accomplishments of Inuit and their
current state in a national context. At the end he
opened the floor to questions. The way he answered
the last question left the greatest impression
on me and added pride in my heritage. A
student asked if there was any correlation with the
Nunavut flag colours coinciding with the First
Nations medicine wheel colours; red, yellow, black,
and white. He spoke straight forward in true Inuk
style saying that he has no idea what the medicine
wheel was. This response has stuck with me over
the years.
ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒃᖢᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᒥ
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ
ᐃᓕᓴᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᑦ 101. ᐅᖃᓪᓚᒡᕕᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 100-ᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᑎᓄᑦ
ᑕᒪᓐᑯᐊ ᑕᐃᓱᒪᓂᓂᑕᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ
ᐃᓕᖓᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒋᑦ. ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐱᖅᑯ-
ᑎᓄᑦ. ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖕᒪᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᒧᑦ ᕿᒪᐃᓪᓗᓂᓗ
ᐊᖏᓂᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᖏᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᔾᔨᓪᓗᓂ
ᐃᓅᓯᕋᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓱᒋᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒃᑲᓂᑦ. ᐃᓕᓴᖅᑎ ᐊᐱᕆᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ
ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᖁᑎᐊᑕ ᖃᓚᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓴᐃᒪᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ
ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕᓗ ᐊᓪᓚᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᑯᐊ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᑦ
ᐊᖕᒪᓗᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᐃᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ; ᐊᐅᓗᒃᑐᖅ, ᖁᖅᓱᖅᑐᖅ, ᕿᕐᓂᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᖃᐅᓪᓗᖅᑐᖅ. ᑭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᐅᕙᓂᑦ ᐊᑯᓂᐊᓗᒃ ᐱᓯᒪᔭᕋ
ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ.
ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᔭᕐᓂᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᖕᒪᓗᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᖢᐊᖅᓴᐅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ
ᐊᓪᓚᐃᑦ, ᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᕐᓗᒍᑕᐅᕙᖕᒪᑕ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ
ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ. ᐃᓱᒪᕙᒃᑐᖓ ᓲᖅ ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯ-
ᒪᖕᒪᖔᑦ. ᐅᑭᐅᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᑦ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᓕᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᐊᓂᒃ
ᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᓚᑐᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ
ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓴᓂᐊᓂ.
ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ
ᐃᓕᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᑐᕌᖅᖢᒋᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑉᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᕕᖃᕐᓂᓕᒫᒥᓂ ᐃᖕᒥᓄᑦ -
ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒍ Trent ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᐊᕌᓗᐊᓂ. ᑭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᖃᑎᒃᑲᓄᑦ
ᐃᑲᔪᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᕙᓐᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕋᓂᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ
ᐅᕙᖓ ᐃᓅᓂᕋᓂᑦ ᑐᑭᖏᑦᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖑᓱᖏᓪᓗᖓ ᐊᒥᖄᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ
ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑑᓂᕋᓂᑦ.
“ᐊᖏᖅᑎᓪᓗᑎᒍᑦ ᑲᓇᑕ, ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᐊᖃᖏᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᔭᒐᐃᓂᕐᒥᑦ
ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ ᒥᑭᒃᓕᑎᖏᓪᓗᑕ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ.”
- ᔫᓯ ᑯᓱᒐᖅ
ᐅᖃᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ, “ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᖅ
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑎᒍᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᕈᓗᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ
ᐸᐃᑉᐹᑦ”, “ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑐᕌᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᓂᑦ
ᒪᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖓᔪᓂᑦ. ᐅᓇ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᐊ
ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᖏᔾᔪᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᖁᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ
ᓯᕗᓂᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᓗᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᑦ
ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓗᐃᑦᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᖓᓇᖅᑑᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ.
ᑯᓱᒐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᓴᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ,
ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔩᓪᓗᓂ ᓱᑲᔪᒥᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓕᑲᐅ-
ᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂ ᐅᑯᐊ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕆᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᐊ
ᑎᒥᐅᔫᑉ. ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᕈᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎ
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