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Fashion show raises close to $11,000 for NS

A fashion show to raise some money took place on Monday, Dec. 12 at the National Arts Centre for Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS) students in Ottawa.
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Meeka Kakudluk takes the stage to entertain the crowd by playing the accordion. Félix Charron-Leclerc/NNSL photo ᒦᑲ ᖃᖁᓪᓗᒃ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓂᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.

A fashion show to raise some money took place on Monday, Dec. 12 at the National Arts Centre for Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS) students in Ottawa.

The evening started with NS students presenting various songs in Inuktitut and English. The students also competed in some Arctic games, such as the leg wrestle and the knuckle hop.

Through the night, three designers presented their fashion lines on the runway: Adrienne Aliyak, InukChick and Victoria’s Arctic Fashion.

Musicians entertained the crowd in between the models walking the runways. Meeka Kakudluk played the accordion and the Trade Offs also took the stage, performing some songs they had just released on their latest album, Let Go, Give In, Fall Down.

NS executive director Lynn Kilabuk says, “This was NS’s first fundraising fashion show at the National Arts Centre. We raised $10,772.55!”

When asked if more events like this one would be organized in the future, Kilabuk replied that “Hopefully each year it can be decided.”

“I would like to thank National Arts Centre and Taking It Global for sponsoring,” she added.

ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᓇᒃᑲᔾᔭᒥ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 12-ᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ.

ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᙱᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑐᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᓲᕐᓗ ᓂᐅᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑭᖅᑯᐊᑦ.

ᐅᓐᓄᐊᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕋᔾᔨᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓂᑦ ᒥᕝᕕᖕᒥᑦ: ᐊᐃᑐᕆᐊᓐ ᐊᓕᔭᖅ, ᐃᓄᒃᑳᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕕᒃᑐᐊᕆᐊ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᑦ.

ᓂᔾᔭᐅᓯᔭᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒋᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓱᑦᑐᑦ ᒥᕝᕕᒻᒥᑦ. ᒦᑲ ᖃᖁᓪᓗᒃ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᐅᖅᓰᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᑦ, ᐃᙱᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᐃᙱᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᙱᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᐊᑏ, ᑐᓂᓯᓪᓗᑎᒃ, ᐅᑭᐊᔅᓵᒃᑯᑦ.

NS-ᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖓᑦ ᓕᓐ ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, “ᑖᓐᓇ NS-ᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖓ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ. $10,772.55-ᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍᑦ!”

ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖅᑐᖃᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᖅᑎᑐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᓇᔭᖕᒪᖔᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᑦ, ᕿᓚᕝᕙᖅ ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ “ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖕᒪᑦ.”

“ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᕈᒪᕙᕋ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᖢᓂ.

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The Trade-Offs perform songs from their newly released album Let Go, Give In, Fall Down. Félix Charron-Leclerc/NNSL photo ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑕᐅᖅᓰᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐃᙱᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓵᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓂᔾᔭᐅᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ, ᑲᑕᒃᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ.
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Nunavut Sivuniksavut students compete in a traditional Inuit game. Rowen Demaio is in the foreground and Leanne Thompson is in the background. Félix Charron-Leclerc/NNSL photo ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᐅᑎᖃᑕᐅᓇᓱᖃᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᕈᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᕉᐊᓐ ᑎᒪᐅ ᓄᓇᒦᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᒻᓴᓐ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᔪᖅ.
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NS students on the fashion show runway at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. From left, Pauline Illuituq, Rowen Demaio and Leanne Thompson. Félix Charron-Leclerc/NNSL photo ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᒥᕝᕕᒻᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᖅᑐᓕᕆᕕᒻᒥ ᐋᑐᐋᒥ. ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ, ᐹᓖᓐ ᐃᓪᓗᐃᑦᑐᖅ, ᕉᐊᓐ ᑎᒪᐅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓕᐊᓐ ᑖᒻᓴᓐ.
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NS students perform a traditional dance to the rhythm of the drum. From left, Basil McAtasney, Doreen Kanayuk, Sheena Kayaark, Melissa Akulukjuk, Lean Palituq, Nivi Rosing, Pamela Kununak, Tommy Arloo, Shavanna Oogaaq and Elijah Qappik. Félix Charron-Leclerc/NNSL photo ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᓂ ᒧᒥᖅᑎᑦᑎᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᕿᓚᐅᑎᙳᐊᒧᑦ. ᓴᐅᒥᐊᓂ, ᕙᓱᓪ ᒪᒃᐋᑕᔅᓂ, ᑑᕇᓐ ᑲᓇᔪᖅ, ᓰᓇ ᖃᔮᖅ, ᒪᓕᓴ ᐋᑯᓗᔾᔪᒃ, ᓕᐊᓐ ᐸᓕᑦᑐᖅ, ᓂᕕ ᕌᔅᖕ, ᐹᒥᓚ ᑯᓄᓇᒃ, ᑖᒥ ᐊᓗᖅ, ᓴᕙᓇ ᐅᒑᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᐃᔭ ᖄᐱᒃ.