Winner: Lindsay Kidlapik
Arviat
"Peyton Nicole, age 5. Enjoying the nice weather on May 14, 2017 while ice fishing. She was very excited to camp out on the land in a tent for the first time and helped her Dad setting up the tent. Peyton had a great time the whole weekend of fishing even though she didn't catch any but excited to go again next spring!"
ᓕᓐᓯ ᕿᓪᓛᐱᒃ
ᐊᕐᕕᐊᒥᐅᖅ
“ᐲᑕᓐ ᓂᑰᓪ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒃ 5-ᓂᒃ. ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᑦᑎᐊᕚᓗᖕᒥ ᒪᐃ 14, 2017-ᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒥᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓯᕙᖅᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥ ᑐᐱᖅᓯᒪᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᓚᐅᕐᒪᒍ ᐊᑖᑖᓂ ᑐᐱᖅᓴᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐲᑕᓐ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᐊᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐅᐱᖔᖑᓕᖅᐸᑦ ᑖᕗᖓᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᕐᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᓈᓕᖅᑐᖅ!”
Runners-up:
Kattak Niviatsiak
Rankin Inlet
"This is Harrison Niviatsiak, age 3. This photo was taken by Joyce Green at Diane River in September. Playing out and enjoying the fall weather. He is originally from Rankin Inlet but lives in Winnipeg so he was enjoying playing, the calm, peaceful land and puddles."
ᖃᑦᑕᖅ ᓂᕕᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ
ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᖅ
“ᐅᓇ ᕼᐃᐅᕆᓴᓐ ᓂᕕᐊᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒃ ᐱᖓᓱᓂᒃ. ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᔪᐃᔅ ᒍᕇᓐᒧᑦ ᑖᕙᓂ ᑎᐊᓐ ᑰᖓᓂ ᓯᑎᐱᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ. ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒍᓱᒃᖢᓂ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᖑᑎᑯᓗᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᓂᑯ ᕗᐅᓂᐲᒃᒥᐅᑕᐅᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᖢᓂ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᐱᖑᐊᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᒥ, ᓯᓚᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᐃᓕᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᒪᕐᓗᖃᐅᒐᓚᒃᑐᒥ.”
Lizzie Oqaituq
Sanikiluaq
"My dad (Jimmy Iqaluk Sr., in the background) and I have been going hunting. I was pulling a seal I caught, in thin ice."
ᓕᔨ ᐅᖃᐃᑦᑐᖅ
ᓴᓂᑭᓪᓗᐊᕐᒥ
“ᐊᑖᑕᒐᓗ (ᔨᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᒃᖠᖅ, ᑐᓄᐊᓂ) ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᒐᓐᓄᒃ. ᐅᓇ ᑕᕝᕙ ᓄᓱᒃᓯᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᖓ ᓇᑦᑎᒥᒃ. ᓄᓱᒃᓴᓚᐅᖅᑕᕋ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᑦᑎᖅ ᓯᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᓵᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᑕᐅᓇᓂ ᓯᑯᒥ ᐱᒐᒃᑯ.”
David Nivingalok
Kugluktuk
"This is my son Zach Nivingalok with his first goose of the spring with his brand new 20-gauge shotgun, west of Kugluktuk!"
ᑏᕕᑦ ᓂᕕᖕᖓᓗᒃ
ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᒥᐅᖅ
“ᐅᓇ ᐃᕐᓂᕋ ᔮᒃ ᓂᕕᖓᓗᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᒥᑎᕆᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᐱᖔᖑᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᑖᕐᒥᒃ ᖁᑭᐅᑎᒥᒃ 20-gauge-ᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᓂ, ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑑᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖔᖓᓂ.
Leah Kipsigak
Hall Beach
"These are my kids Natalie and Tobie enjoying playing out, camping."
ᓕᐊ ᕿᑉᓯᒐᖅ
ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥᐅᖅ
“ᐅᑯᐊ ᓄᑕᕋᑯᓗᐃᑦ ᓇᑕᓕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑑᐱ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐊᓃᕋᔭᒋᐊᒃᓴᖅ, ᐊᓯᕙᖅᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᑕ.”