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ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᑉ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᕿᓚᖓᓐᓂ

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᔫᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 31−ᒥ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ.
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Fireworks light up the sky over Williamson Lake during the annual display put on by the local fire department in Rankin Inlet on Dec. 31, 2022. Photo courtesy David Kakuktinniq ᖁᒻᒧᐊᔫᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᕿᓚᖕᒥ Williamson ᑕᓯᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯ ᓐᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 31, 2022−ᒥ.

ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᔫᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓯᕙᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᖄᖏᖅᑐᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 31−ᒥ, ᖁᔭᓐᓇᒦᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ.

ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᐅᔪᖅ 6−ᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᔫᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓᓂ ᒫᒃ ᐅᐊᐃᐊᑦᒧᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᓄᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ 7−ᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐳᖅ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᒌᓄᑦ-ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᔫᓂ ᐅᐊᐃᐊᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓕᕋᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᓂᐅᕕᐊᒃᓴᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ.

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᔫᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ 10−ᓄᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓇᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᔨᐅᔪᒥ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂ ᕼᐋᒻᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ.

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ, ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓚᐅᙱᓚᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᒧᖅᑳᖓᑕ ᑐᒡᓕᐊ ᔪᐊᔾ ᐊᒃᓴᔾᔪᐊᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᕐᕉᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

“ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓚᐅᙱᓚᖓ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᓱᓪᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᔫᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᑎᓴᒪᓂ-ᐃᓐᓯᓂ mortars ᖁᓛᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ-ᐃᓐᓯᓂ mortars−ᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ,” ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐊᐃᐊᑦ. “ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᓚ ᑲᔾᔮᕐᓇᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ -14 C−ᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᓄᕆᖃᔮᕐᓇᓂ.

“ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᑕᐅᓇᓂ (Williamson ᑕᓯᖓᓂ) -35 C−ᖑᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑎᒋᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᓗᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᖕᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

“ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓄᑖᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓄᓇᓯᐅᑎᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᓛᖑᓚᐅᕆᕗᖅ ᑕᒫᓂ ᑕᑯᓯᒪᔭᓐᓂ.”

ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖁᕕᐊᑦᑐᓂ ᖁᙱᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᔫᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐅᐊᐃᐊᑦ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᒥ ᑭᒡᓕᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ ᖃᔅᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᕐᔪᐊᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᓃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᖕᓂᖅᑕᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᒐᔪᖕᓂᐅᔪᒥ ᐅᑎᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒥ.

“ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ $6,000−ᐸᓗᖕᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᐱᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᖢᒍ ᐊᒥᐊᒃᑯᖓᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ.

“ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᐅᕐᔪᐊᖅᐳᖅ ᖃᑦᑎᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᒥ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᖃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᓄᑦ, ᑕᒪᕐᒥᐅᒐᓚᒃᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

“ᑭᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᒍᑦ 846−ᓂ ᐅᖃᓗᖕᓂᐅᔪᓂ 2022−ᒥ. ᐊᖏᓛᖑᔪᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᔪᒥ ᓯᕗᓂᐊᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᓂᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ, 2021−ᒥ, ᑭᐅᓪᓗᑕ 674−ᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒃᑐᓄᑦ.

“ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ 8−ᓂ 9−ᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓗᒡᕕᐅᕙᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᑦ– 10−ᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 30−ᒥ – ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᓂ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᕙᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂ ᐅᕙᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒥ.”