2020

Courtesy of Victoria Okpik
ᑲᑎᕕ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᑦ

ᑏᕕ ᐅᒃᐱᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᑦᓯ ᐊᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᐅᓱᓂ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐊᓗᓪᓗ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔨᐅᓲᑐᖃᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᒨᓕᖓᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᔭᑦᓴᖁᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓅᒍᓐᓀᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᕿᓄᑦᔭᒐᓂ ᔪᓓ 23­ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑐᓵᔨ ᐊᐱᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖃᐅᑎᒥᒃ ᑰᒃᔪ ᐊᒥ.
ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᕐᓱᓂ 86­ᓂᒃ.
ᑏᕕ ᐃᓅᓕᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓅᕕᒻᐱᕆ 13, 1933­ᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᓅᓕᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑑᖏᑦᑐᒥ ᖁ ᐊᕐᑕᒥᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᒋᔭᐅᓕᕐᑐᒥ. ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᓯᑎᐅᓚᐅᔪᔪ, ᑭᓯ ᐊᓂ ᑭᖑᓂ ᐊᒍᑦ ᖁᕕ ᐊᒋᔭᖃᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓯᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂ ᐊᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᖃᖕᖑ ᐊᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᖅ “ᑏᕕ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑎᒥᒃ” ᑌᒫᒃ ᐊᑎᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᖕᖑ ᐊᓱᓂ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖑᓱᔫᓂ ᐊᖓ ᓂᕿᑦᓴᓂᒃ. ᐃᖃᓪᓕ ᐊᓯᒪᑦᓱᓂ ᑕᓕᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐊᕐᖁᓇᕐᑐᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᑏᕕ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐅᔭᕋᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱ­ᐊᖃᑦᑕᖔᓯᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ. “ᑕᓕᕋ ᓱᓕ ᐊᕙᐅᒪᖏᓐᓇᓲᖅ ᑭᓯ ᐊᓂ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᓯ ᐊᕐᑕᕋ, ᐃᓚᒃᑲᓗ ᑭᖕᖒᒪᑦᓯᖏᓐᓇᓱᑎᒃ (ᓂᕿᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ) ᓂᕿᑦᓴᒥᓐᓂᒃ. ᑭᓯ ᐊᓂ ᓂᕿᑦᓴᓯᐅᓪᓗ ᐊᓱᖑᖕᖏᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᕐᑐᖓ.” ᑌᒫᒃ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᔪᔪᖅ 1998­ᒥ ᐊᐱᕐᓱᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈ ᐊᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐃᒻᒥᓂᕿᑦᓱᓂ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᖄᒋᐅᕐᓱᓂᓗ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ ᓄᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓯᓚᓐᓂ ᐊᑎᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃᓗ ᓈᓚᑦᑏᑦ ᓂᑦᔮᑎᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᑦᔭᓗᑦᑖᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᓚᑉᐸᓱᓂ.
1956­ᒥᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᓱᒍ 1957, ᐱᓇᓱᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐆᓯᐋᓂᒃᑯᓂ ᑲᖏᕐᓲᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᑕ ᐊᑭ ᐊᓃᑦᑐᓂ. “ᑌᑦᓱᒪᓂ, ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᓯ ᐊᓛᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔪᑦ.” ᐊᐱᕐᓱᑕᐅᓂᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᑌᒫᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᔨᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᕐᑐᖅ, ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᔨᑦᓱᓂ ᐅᖁᒣᑦᑐ ᐊᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᒋ ᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᕋᓱᑦᑎᑕᐅᒐᓱᓐᓂᕆᕙᑦᑕᕕᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᓱᑎᒃ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐅᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᕕᒃᑲᐅᓂᕐᓭᓗ ᐃᓄᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᓱᖑᓕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓇᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᕙᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯ ᐊᐸᓕᕐᒪᑕ.
1985­ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓄᓇᒥ ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᑦᓯᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᓴᕐᕿᑫᓚᕿᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐊᑦᔨᖃᖕᖏᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑦᓴᓂᑕᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᐅᕙᑦᑐᕕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᔪᕕᓂᐅᑦᓱᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᑐᕐᓕᐅᕙᓐᓂᕕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖄᕕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᖁ ᐊᕐᑕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᑕ ᐊᕙᑖᓂ.
ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐅᓕᕋᒥ, ᑏᕕ ᐃᓕᓭᖃᑦᑕᓕᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᑭᖑᕚᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑦᓯ ᐊᖏᓐᓇᓕᒫᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᔪᑦᓱᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᓂᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᖁ ᐊᕐᑕᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᐅᒋ ᐊᖕᖓᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ 1978­ᒥ ᖁ ᐊᕐᑕᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᕈᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒻᒪᓂ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᔨᕕᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᓯᒪᒻᒥᓱᓂ ᓴᐳᑦᔨᓯᒪᓇᓱᖃᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ.
ᑏᕕ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᑕ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᑉ ᖃᓄᐃᖕᖏᓯ ᐊᕐᑐᓴᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔨᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᕕᒋᓚᐅᔪᔭᒥᓄᑦ 1979­ᒥᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᓱᒍ 2009 ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᔪᒻᒥᓱᓂᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᑦᔪᓯᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᓱᕐᕋᑕᐅᓂᑦᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔨᐅᕕᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖓᑦᓱᑎᒃ 55 ᐃᑳᖓᔫᑉ ᖁᓛᓂ ᓄᓇᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᔪᔪᖅ 1997­ᒥᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᓱᒍ 2000. ᑭᖑᓂ ᐊᒍᑦ ᑎᒃᑯ ᐊᑕᐅᓕᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᖓᓕᕐᑎᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᒫᙰᕆ ᐊᕐᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᖕᖓᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᕕᒋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᖓᓄᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᐱᕆ 2000­ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
ᑭᓯ ᐊᓂ ᑕᑉᐱᑯ ᐊᖑᒐᓗ ᐊᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᒍᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᓐᓂᐹᖑᓯᒪᕐᖁᑐᖅ 1992­ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᔮᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᕕᒋᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑦᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒪᕉᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓ, ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᔮᒐᕐᓂ ᑏᕕ, ᐳ ᐊᓗᓇᐅᖕᖑ ᐊᓯᒪᒐᒥ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᔮᒐᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᒪᒐᒥ 1930­ᓂ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖕᖑ ᐊᓱᑎᒃ.
ᑏᕕᐅᑉ ᐃᕐᓂᖓ ᔮᔨ ᐅᒃᐱᒃ, Facebook­ᒥ ᐊᓪᓚᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᕐᖃᐅᒪᑦᓯᒍᑎᒥᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᐊᑖᑕᖓ ᐊᑯᓂᒍᓗᒃ ᐋᓐᓂ ᐊᖃᓕᓚᐅᔪᒋ ᐊᖓ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕈᕐᑐᑦ ᐋᓐᓂ ᐊᑕᕆᓲᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂ ᐊᖃᕐᒥᓱᓂ ᓄᑭᑎᒍᑦ ᓴᔪᓗᓐᓇᑐᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂ ᐊᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓃᖓ ᐋᓐᓂ ᐊᖃᓚᐅᔪᓂᕋᕐᓱᒍ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᖁᓕᒐᓚᓐᓂ.
“ᐃᓕᓐᓂ ᐊᑎᓯᒪᔮᖓ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᕐᓗᖓ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᒐᓱᒍᓐᓇᒪᖔᕐᒪ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓇᕈᓂ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓂᖃᕆ ᐊᖓ!” ᓚᑦᓱᓂ ᐊᓪᓚᓚᐅᔪᔪᖅ. “ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᕐᐸᕋᓗ ᐊᓈᓇᒐᓂᒃ ᐁᑉᐸᖃᓕᕆ ᐊᖓ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓂᑦᔭᓗᑦᑖᕕᖃᖃᑦᑕᓱᓂ ᖃᓄᕐᓘᓃᓪᓗ ᓯᕐᓕᕿᓂᖃᖕᖏᑐᒦᓕᕐᓱᓂ.”
ᖁ ᐊᕐᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓂᖃᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᔪᓓ 24­ᒥ. ᕿᒣᕗᕐᓗ ᐸᓂᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᐱᒥᒃ, ᐋᓂᒥᒃ ᕕᒃᑑᔨ ᐊᒥᓪᓗ, ᐃᕐᓂᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᖄᔨᒥᒃ, ᔩᒥᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔮᔨᒥᒃ, ᐊᒥᓱᒍᓗᓐᓂᓗ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᓪᓗ. ᑏᕕ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐅᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᐃᓅᒍᓐᓀᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᒥᓂᑦ ᒫᑭᒥ ᐸᓂᒻᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᔪ ᐊᓇᒥᑦ.

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