Ottawa, December 20, 2021 We are now more than two months into the Iqaluit Water Crisis. Winter has settled in. The public emergency has made international headlines. Iqalungmiut have endured: From neighbours getting river water for Elders to volunteers standing out in the cold to hand out bottles of water.
ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᓕᐊᖑᑦᓴᐅᑎᒋᔪᑦᓴᖅ, ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 17, 2021 (ᐋᑐᕚ, ᐋᓐᓂᐅᕆᔫ) – ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᕋᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᐸᔪᑦᑎᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐸᔪᑦᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᒻᒥᕈᑦ, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᓗᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓯᑕᒪᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᕐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᑯᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᖏᓪᓗ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᑲᓇᑕ ᒎᔅᑯᑦ (Canada Goose) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒫᔅᑐᒪᐃᓐ ᐱᙳᐊᑦ (Mastermind Toys), ᑲᑎᖅᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ $17,000ᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᑐᒧᖓ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᑖᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᕐᓂᒃ ᒫᔅᑐᒪᐃᓐ ᐱᙳᐊᑯᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᖓᓂ
ᖃᖓᑕᓗᑎᑦ ᕗᐊᑦ ᓯᒻᒪᓐ-ᔭᓗᓚᐃ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖓᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 3, 2021−ᒥ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 24, 2021−ᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑭᖏᑦ $149* ᐃᓂᑦᓴᓕᐅᕈᕕᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᑎᑭᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 24. ᕼᐄ ᕆᕗᒥᑦ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒧᑦ $149 ᑲᑎᓕᒫᕐᓗᒍ* ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒥ ᕼᐄ ᕆᕗᒧᑦ $159.50 ᑲᑎᓕᒫᕐᓗᒍ* ᕗᐊᑦ ᓯᒻᓴᓐᒥ ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒧᑦ $374.85 ᑲᑎᓕᒫᕐᓗᒍ* ᔭᓗᓇᐃᒥ ᕗᐊᑦ ᓯᒻᓴᓐᒧᑦ $385.35 ᑲᑎᓕᒫᕐᓗᒍ* *ᐅᖓᒻᒧᐃᓐᓈᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᔪᑦ ᑖᒃᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑭᓕᕆᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ. ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑭᓪᓕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᓄᑖᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓂᑦᓴᓕᐅᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂ, ᐊᑉᐸᓯᒋᐊᕋᑦᓴᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ. ᐅᑎᖅᑎᒐᑦᓴᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᐅᑏᑦ. ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅᐊᓚᒃᑲᙱᒃᑯᓂ ᖃᖓᑕᕕᑦᓴᒥᓂ. ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕋᑦᓴᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᕐᓗᒍ. ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᑦᑕᖏᑦ – ᓂᐅᕕᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ
ᓴᖅᑭᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑕᐅᑎᒋᓗᓂ, ᓅᕕᐱᕆ XX, 2021 – ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᕆᑦ ᑎᒥᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᖓ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᕕᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᒧᒋᐊᕐᕕᔅᓴᐅᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂ. ᖃᐃᖅᑯᔭᐅᕗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᕗᑦ, ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓅᕕᐱᕆ 10, 2021, ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᓂ 10 ᐅᓪᓛᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᑭᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ 3:30 ᐅᓐᓄᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᑦᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᓂᕆᕕᖓᓂ. ᑕᕝᕙᓂᔅᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᐱᓱᖅᑕᐅᓂᖃᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᔅᓴᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᓯ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔭᓯ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᔅᓴᐃᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᒥᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓯᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨ, ᓂᐅᕕᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓂᒃᑕᓕᐅᕐᕕᓕᕆᔨ. ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ
ᐅᓯᒃᑯᕕᒃᑰᖅᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᖅᐸᑦᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᑎᒋᕙᕋ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᒍᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᓯᒃᑯᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕈᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᑕ ᐋᑐᕚ, ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒻᒥᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑦᑕ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᐅᑉ ᓄᙳᐊᓂ. ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᓚᕿᔪᑦ ᐅᓯᒃᑯᕕᒃᑰᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᒌᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᒍᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓂᑦᓴᓕᐅᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐅᓯᒃᑯᕕᒻᒨᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᖁᓇᒋᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᒌᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᓯᒃᑯᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᕕᓕᒫᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᙱᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓯᒃᑯᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᑐᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂ ᐋᑐᕚᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᓈᑦᓰᖑᔭᓛᕐᓂᐊᖅ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 6 ᐊᐃᑉᐱᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 9. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᕋᓴᐅᒐᑦᓯ, ᑲᓇᐃᑎᐊᓐ ᓄᐊᑦᑯᑦ
