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ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᑯᖏᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ $100,000−ᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ

7−ᖑᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ $2.7 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᔪᒥ “ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ” ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ.
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ᓵᓚᒃᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᖓᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᕌᐱᓐ ᐸᕕᐊ. ᓴᐅᒥᖕᒥ, ᒫᒃ ᐸᕕᐊ, ᓵᑭ ᓄᓇ, ᐊᓛᓱᐊ ᕼᐋᓐᓴᓐ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕌᐱᓐ ᐸᕕᐊ. The winning team with their mentor Robynn Pavia. From left, Mac Pavia, Saaki Nuna, Alassua Hanson and Robynn Pavia. Photo Courtesy of Mac Pavia

7−ᖑᔪᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᖓᓐᓂ $2.7 ᒥᓕᐊᓐᓂ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᔪᒥ “ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ” ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᔪᒥ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ $100,000 ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒍᔾᔨᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᖏᒡᓕᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᓂᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᓯᐊᒻᒪᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᓴᒥ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖓᓂ.

“ᐃᓱᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓚᐅᖅᐸᕋ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᐊᕈᓯᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᖓᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᓇᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ. ᐅᔾᔨᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖓ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓗᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᕐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᓐᓂ. ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕗᑦ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓗᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᑯᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂ ᑐᖅᑯᖅᑎᕆᓗᑕ ᐱᐅᒧᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᕐᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᒥ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᓂ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᒫᒃ ᐸᕕᐊ, ᑲᑎᙵᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ.

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᔪᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ: ᐹᕕᐊ, ᓵᑭ ᓄᓇ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓛᓱᐊ ᕼᐋᓐᓴᓐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᔨᐅᔪᖅ/ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐆᒥᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥ.

ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᔪᖅ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᐊᕆᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᔪᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᓇᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᓂ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᔭᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓂ ᐊᓂᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ.

“ᐱᓕᕆᓂᕐᒦᑉᐳᒍᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᔪᒥ. ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᓗᑕ ᑲᑎᙵᓗᑕ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᒐᕐᓂ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᕕᐊ.

ᑕᖅᑭᒐᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᓂᕐᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᖓᓐᓂ ᐅᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2022−ᒥ, ᑭᒥᐊᓂ ᐸᕕᐊ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐱᔪᒥᓇᑦᑎᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ.

“ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐊᑲᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ. ᑲᒪᓇᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑎᑦᑎᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᕕᐊ. “ᓂᕈᐊᕆᐊᖃᓚᐅᕈᒪ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᒥ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᓐᓂ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᕙᖓ ᐱᓱᒃᖢᑕ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑕᐅᕕᖕᒧᑦ. ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᒐᒃᓴᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓃᖦᖢᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᒻᑎ P.J. ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᕼᐃᐊᕆ ᕙᓚᕈᑎ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖓᓂ ᓯᒃᑭᒥ $100,000−ᒧᑦ.”

“ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᒐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ, ᑭᑉᐹᕆᒃᑐᒦᑉᐳᖅ; ᑭᒡᓕᖃᕐᓂᖃᖅᐳᖅ. ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ (ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖅ) ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᑦ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑭᒡᓕᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᓂ ᐊᑐᕈᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐊᓕ ᓲᒪᓐ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖅ ᐊᔪᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ.

ᐊᖏᓛᖓ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᖅ ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᓚᓂ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᔪᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ, ᑐᕌᒐᕆᓇᓱᐊᖅᑖ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖄᒃᑲᓐᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᙱᑦᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᓚᑐᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ−ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ. “ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᐃᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᐊᓲᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᓕᖕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑐᕌᒐᒃᓴᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐸᖅᑭᓂᒃᒥ, ᓴᐳᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᓴᙱᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕᓕᒫᓂ,” ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 8−ᒥ ᑐᓴᒐᒃᓴᓕᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᔪᖏᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓵᓚᖃᐅᓯᐊᕐᒥ.

ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓵᓚᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ $450,000−ᓂ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᔅᓱᒪᓂᑐᖃᖅ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖑᔪᓂ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓂ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᒥ, ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐊᖅᐳᖅ 10−ᖑᔪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᓂ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᕐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᓂ ᑕᒪᒃᑭᒐᓚᖕᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᐅᓂ ᑐᓴᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂ.

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The Nunavut Youth Creative Collective receiving their award at the AIP 2023. From left to right: Alassua Hanson, Mac Pavia, Premier P.J. Akeeagok, Harry Flaherty, Andrea Brazeau and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory. Photo courtesy of Mac Pavia.
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The team behind the award winning project presented by the Nunavut Youth Creative Collective. From left to right: Saaki Nuna, Mac Pavia and Alassua Hanson. Photo courtesy of Mac Pavia.