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ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖅ, ᐅᐃᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᕿᑕᐅᓂᖓ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ

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A number of male residents in Rankin Inlet recently came together for their first experience within the father figure teaching component of the Rankin Men’s Group’s Better Father, Better Husband initiative in Rankin Inlet. Photo courtesy Noel Kaludjak ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑖᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᐃᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ.

ᓄᑖᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ, ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖅ, ᐅᐃᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖅ, ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᒡᕙᓂ ᑕᖅᕿᒥᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᒥᒃ ᓇᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᐃᐅᓪ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒡᓃᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᕐᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔫᔪᓂᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᓂ $10,000-ᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᑦ.

ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐊᓛᖏᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ 2023-ᒥᑦ. ᑕᓪᓕᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓗᔾᔭ, ᔮᓐ ᐅᓴᒃ, ᓯᑏᕝ ᕗᕆᐊᑦᓚᓐ, ᒌᐳᕆᔨᐅᓪ ᓂᕐᓗᖓᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔮᑭ ᓇᑯᓛᖅ.

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐱᐊᓚᐃᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓛᓕᕐᓂᖓ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓄᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᓯᐅᖅᑕᖏᑦ ᓱᑲᐃᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ.

“ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖅ, ᐅᐃᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᖅ, ᓴᖅᕿᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᓪᓗᖑ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ.

“ᐃᓱᒪᑖᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᖃᐅᔨᒐᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᓗᒃᑖᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᐅᑎᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᖑᑉᓗᑎᒃ.

“ᐃᓱᒪᓚᐅᖅᑐᖓ ᓴᖅᕿᑦᑎᒍᒪ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᕐᒥᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐃᖑᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦᑎᐊᖑᓇᔭᕐᒪᑦ.

“ᐊᒥᓲᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ, ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖓᑕ ᐊᑖᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᒡᓗᒥᐅᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ.”

ᐃᓚᖓᑦ ᖃᓗᔾᔭᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖓ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᓐᓈᕋᙳᖅᓴᑉᓗᓂ, ᐱᒋᐊᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᒥᑭᓛᖑᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᑉᓗᓂ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᓂᑦ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᖑᔪᒥᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ/ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᓈᓇᖃᙱᓪᓗᓂ.

“ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓱᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᑉᓗᓂ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᖢᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑦᑎᐊᖅᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᓱᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᖃᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

“ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᑉ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᕆᔭᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓚᐅᑦᑎᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᑖᕐᓗᓂ. ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᑯᓗᒡᓗᓂᐅᔪᖕᓇᙱᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᖕᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᓂᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.

“ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᖑᑏᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᐸᓗᐊᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕆᔭᖓᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᐅᖏᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᖕᓇᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ, ᑕᐃᒪᐅᒃᐸᑦ ᐱᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᑦ.

“ᓄᑕᕋᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ, ᖃᐅᔨᓗᒍ ᓱᖕᒪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᐃᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥ, ᐃᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᖢᑎᒃ.”

ᖃᓗᔾᔭᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᔭᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᓇᒡᓕᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥᑦ. ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ, ᐱᕈᖅᓴᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᙶᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᐅᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᒌᓂᒃ.

“ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕆᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓗᐊᕈᖕᓃᖅᑐᑦ. 1960-ᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 1970-ᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᖄᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᓕᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᑕᒪᑉᑕᓗᒃᑖᕐᓚᒃ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᕿᒪᒋᐊᖃᖅᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑕ.

“ᑕᐃᑉᓱᒪᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᕗᑦ ᒪᖃᐃᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ, ᐅᕙᒍᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᖃᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᑉᓗᑕ ᕿᒪᒃᖢᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᓗᑕ, ᑲᑎᙵᓂᖃᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᑉᑎᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ.

“ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓈᕋᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖑᑎᒧᑦ ᖃᑕᙳᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᙳᕐᔪᐊᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᓯᕗᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐊᒥᓲᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᖓᓂᖃᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᐊᑖᑕᑉᑎᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.

“ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᓄᑕᕋᕐᒥᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᙱᑦᑎᐊᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᓱᓇᓗᒃᑖᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᑐᐊᕖᓐᓈᓗᒃᖢᓂᐅᓕᖅᑐᒥᑦ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᕈᑎᕋᓗᐃᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖅᓴᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᕈᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᒡᕙᐅᖃᑎᒋᙱᖔᖅᖢᑎᒃ.