Skip to content

ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᒐᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ

ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᒋᐅᖅᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ.
25567473_web1_210623-kiv-baking-elders_2
Eli Sammurtok and Makayla Kaludjak drop off baked goods for Elder Geela Merkosak. Sammurtok and Kaludjak have been involved in a baking program dedicated to feeding Elders in the community organized through Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council. Photo courtesy of Ilitaqsiniq Nunavut Literacy Council ᐃᓚᐃ ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑭᓚ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᓯᔫᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᒧᑦ ᔨᓚ ᒥᖅᑯᓵᕐᒧᑦ. ᓴᒻᒧᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᐃᒐᒋᐅᖅᓴᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ.

ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᒋᐅᖅᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓂᕆᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥ ᑕᖅᑭᓂᒃ ᖄᖏᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ.

ᐃᓂᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒍ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑑᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᙳᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓂᒃ.

“ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒡᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᑕᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓐᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑉᑎᒍᑦ… ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒍᓐᓇᖁᑉᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓂᒃ. ᑕᐃᑲᓂ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᑉᓗᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑭᓕ ᑲᓛᒃ–ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ.

ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᖁᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓖᑦ 12-ᓂᒃ 18-ᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ. ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᑕᖅᑮᖕᓂᒃ ᓇᑉᐸᖓᓂᓗ, ᑲᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᑉᓰᑲᓪᓚᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐃᒐᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ 15-ᓂᒃ 20-ᓄᑦ ᐋᓪᓕᕋᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓂᕐᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ. ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᕌᖓᑕ, ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᙵᐅᓕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᒐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ.

“ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᐅᔪᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᖅᑲᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ. ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᐃᑦ ᑐᓂᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᖁᔭᓕᑦᑎᐊᓲᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᓛᒃ–ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ.

12-ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᓕᒃ ᒪᑭᓚ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᒥ ᐃᒐᒍᒪᒃᑲᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᕉᖅ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᓯᓂᒥᓐ ᐸᓐᔅᓂᒃ ᐊᕿᕐᕈᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓇᑦ ᐸᓚᓴᒻ ᑯᑮᓂᒃ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᕐᓗ ᑕᑯᖃᑦᑕᕋᒥ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒥᓂᒃ.

“ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᑦᑎᐊᓲᑦ ᐊᔾᔭᖅᓯᕝᕕᒋᔭᕌᖓᑉᑎᒍᑦ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᒪᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᒐᒋᐅᖅᓴᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎ ᐃᓱᓕᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᓛᒃ–ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.

ᖁᓕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᖁᓕᖏᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᔭᐅᔪᖅ.

“ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᓇᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᔫᒥᒍᓱᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᑕ,” ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᓛᒃ–ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ.