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ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ, ᒫᔾᔨ 8−ᒥ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕈᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᔅᑐᕉ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ. ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖓ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓄᑦ ᐊᒡᕕᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᓵᙵᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᕆᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ.

From 1999 to 2004 Commissioner of Nunavut Eva Aariak served as languages commissioner and today her daughter Karliin Aariak holds that position. Both see Inuktitut as something to be cherished and protected.The creation of Nunavut itself in 1999 is something they see as a milestone in helping the preservation of Inuit language.

1999–ᒥ 2004–ᒧᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᒥᓴᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐸᓂᖓ ᑳᓖᓐ ᐋᕆᐊᖅ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒥᖓ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᒥ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᑦ ᑕᑯᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᒻᒥ ᐊᓐᓂᕆᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᐳᔾᔭᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ.ᓄᓇᕗᑖᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᒻᒥᓄᑦ 1999–ᒥ ᑕᑯᕙᖓᑦ ᐊᖏᔪᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᐸᑦᑏᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ.

Working with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the Bank of Montreal (BMO) has delivered masks and sanitizing goods to Inuit communities, building on their existing relationships to get supplies where they are needed most.

At 8 a.m. the morning of Feb. 24 the Hamlet of Arviat announced a state of emergency to last until Mar. 2.In a release by the Hamlet it states 'due to the longevity of the Public Health Emergency in Arviat' the Mayor and Council in an emergency meeting has declared a Local State of Emergency in the community.

The large deficit the Government of Nunavut (GN) was expecting due to Covid-19 related spending in November of last year has been offset by a number of financial injections by the Federal government over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.The 2021-22 budget tabled for the fiscal year on Feb. 23 credits the feds for helping offset the significant costs of Covid.

The Rapid Housing Initiative, available to the majority of Canadians, has faced some bumps along the road in helping assist Nunavummiut due to the financial viability requirements of the program.

ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24 ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᓂᕈᕐᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᐅᕗᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᖅᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᕆᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᐃᖁᔨᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᕙᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᐅᐸᔪᒃᑐᒥ ᕕᕈᐊᕆ 24−ᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᔪᒥ #Ajunngiitunga ᐊᒻᒪᓗ #PinkShirtDay, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖑᔪᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᓇᖏᖅᓯᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᖓᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

The Iqaluit Music Society has a million reasons to celebrate after it was announced late Friday night they were the winners of this year's Arctic Inspiration Prize (AIP) – and they have high hopes in terms of what to do with their winnings.