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Cultural activities showcased at scientific conference

Storytelling, drum dancing, and throat singing were performed live at the Aqsarniit Centre Dec. 5.
Kira Wronska Dorward
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Solomon Awa kicks off the evening with some storytelling and anecdotes passed down from his father. Kira Wronska Dorward/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ photo α“΅α“šα’ͺᓐ αŠα•™ α±α’‹αŠα–…α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα”ͺα–… ᐅᓐᓄᒃᓴα’₯ᑦ α…α“‚α‘‰α‘³α–…α‘αŠα–…α–’α“‚ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α‘α“΄α•ˆα’₯ᓇᖅᑐᑦ αŠα‘–α‘•α–“α“‚α™Άα–…α“―α’ͺα”ͺα“‚α’ƒ.

β€œYou’re going to hear a lot of stories tonight,” begins emcee Joanasie Akumalik, as he introduces ArcticNet’s traditional evening cultural events.

The Dec. 5 performances followed a day of scientific sharing and discussions at the Aqsarniit Centre in Iqaluit. There was storytelling, drum dancing, and throat-singing from Solomon Awa, Haugaaq Ogina, Jerry Puglik, Dorothy Aglukark and David Serkoak.

β€œAlthough there are many issues because of lack of trust, [those] issues are now progressing, and being inputted to bridge the connection” among all kinds of peoples, Inuit and settlers alike, from all over the Arctic Circle and the rest of Canada, according to Akumalik.

It is through performances such as these that the cultural knowledge and traditions are shared and passed down to a new generation.

β€œα‘α“΅α“‚αŠα–…α‘α‘Žα‘¦ ᐊα’₯α“±α’»α’ͺα•†αŠα“—α–•α“‚α‘¦ α…α“‚α‘‰α‘³α–…α‘αŠα“‚α’ƒ ᐅᓐᓅα”ͺα–…,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃα“ͺα“šα’ƒα‘Žα…α”ͺα–… α”ͺαŠα“‡α“― αŠα‘―α’ͺα“•α’ƒ, α‘α‘­α“―α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα‘‰α“—α“‚ ArcticNet-ᑯᑦ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅα”ͺᒃᑯᑦ α–ƒα“„αƒα“•α…α–…α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα“‚α•α“„α‘¦ α…α“α“„α–ƒα–…α‘Žα‘Žα“ͺᓗᒋᑦ.

ᐋᒑα”ͺᓕᕐᕕᒃ 5-α’₯ᑦ α‘•α…α‘α•‹α“α“ˆα–…α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα“šα…α–…α–’α‘Žα’ƒ α‘­α–‘α“‚αŠα’α‘¦ ᐅᑉᓗᕐα’₯ᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓇᓱᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐα’₯α’ƒ α‘α“‚α…α‘Žα–ƒα‘¦α‘•α…α‘Žα‘‰α“—α‘Žα’ƒ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᐅᖃα“ͺα“—α•†α’ƒα“΄α…α‘Žα“šα…α–…α‘α‘¦ αŠα–…α“΄α•α“ƒα‘¦ αƒα‘Žα–…α‘•α•α••α–•α’₯ᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂᑦ. α…α“‚α‘‰α‘³α–ƒα‘¦α‘•α–…α–’α‘Žα’ƒ, α•Ώα“šα…α”Ύα”­α–…α–’α‘Žα’ƒ, α•ΏαŠα•α•šα–…α–’α“‚α“— α“΅α“šα’ͺᓐ αŠα•™, α•ΌαŠα…α’‘α–… α…α’Œα“‡, ᔨᐅᕆ ᐳᒑᓕᒃ, α‘α•ˆα‘Ž αŠα’‘α“˜α’ƒα‘²α–… αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α‘•αƒα••α‘Ž α“―α–αŠα–….

β€œαŠα’₯α“±α“‚α’ƒ ᐱᔾα”ͺᑕᐅα”ͺα–ƒα•‹α“—αŠα–…α‘Žα“ͺᓗᒍᑦ α‘•α‘Žα’‹α”­α–„α“‚α–α“α“‚α–… ᐱᔾα”ͺα‘Žα’‹α‘‰α“—α’, [α‘•αƒα‘‰α‘―αŠ] ᐱᔾα”ͺᑕᐅα”ͺᑦ ᐱᕙα“ͺα“•αŠα“‚α–ƒα“•α–…α‘α‘¦, αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α…α–ƒα…α“―α…α–ƒα‘¦α‘•α–…α–’α‘Žα’ƒ α‘²α‘Žα“α“‚α–ƒα–…α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα“‚αŠα•α“—α‘Žα’ƒβ€ αŠα”Ύα”¨α’Œα™±α‘¦α‘‘α‘Žα“‚α‘¦ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— α‘•α’ͺᐅᖓ α‘Žα‘­α–¦α–’α‘Žα’ƒ ᓄᓇᑖᖅᓯα’ͺα”ͺᑦ, ᓇᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐα’₯ᙢᖅᑐᑦ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— αŠα“―αŠα“‚α‘¦ ᑲᓇᑕα’₯ᑦ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ αŠα‘―α’ͺα“•α’ƒ.

α‘•α‘―α•‹α“α“ˆα–…α‘Žα‘¦α‘Žα“‚α’ƒα‘―α‘¦ ᒫᓐᓇ αŠα‘α–…α‘•α‘‰α‘Žα‘α‘¦ ᐱᖅᖁᓯᕐα’₯α’ƒ ᖃᐅᔨα’ͺᓂᕆᔭᐅα”ͺα–… αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᐱᖅᖁᓯᑐᖃᕆᔭᐅα”ͺᑦ ᑐᓂᐅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— ᓄᑖᓄᑦ α‘­α–‘α•šα•†α”­α…α”ͺα“„αŠα–…α‘•α…α‘‰α“—α‘Žα’ƒ.

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β€œYou’re going to hear a lot of stories tonight,” says emcee Joanasie Akumalik. Kira Wronska Dorward/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ photo β€œα‘α“΅α“‚αŠα–…α‘α‘Žα‘¦ ᐊα’₯α“±α’»α’ͺα•†αŠα“—α–•α“‚α‘¦ α…α“‚α‘‰α‘³α–…α‘αŠα“‚α’ƒ ᐅᓐᓅα”ͺα–…,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖃα“ͺα“šα’ƒα‘Žα…α”ͺα–… α”ͺαŠα“‡α“― αŠα‘―α’ͺα“•α’ƒ.
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Haugaaq Ogina recounts some tales from her life before beginning drum dancing and singing with husband Jerry Puglik. Kira Wronska Dorward/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ photo α•ΌαŠα…α’‘α–… α…α’Œα“‡ ᐃᖅᖃᐅα’ͺᔭᕐα’₯α“‚α’ƒ ᐅᓂᑉᑳᖅᑐᖅ αƒα“…α“―α•†α“šα…α–…α‘•α–“α“‚α’ƒ α•Ώα“šα…α”Ύα”­α–ƒα‘¦α‘•α“•α•α“‚αŠα“΅α–…α‘Žα“ͺᓗᒍ αŠα’»α’ͺα“— αƒα’»α–α–ƒα‘Žα’‹α“—α“‚α…α’ƒ ᐅᐃᓂ ᔨᐅᕆ ᐳᒑᓕᒃ.
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Haugaaq Ogina sings while her husband Jerry Puglik dances with his own handmade caribou-hide drum. Kira Wronska Dorward/ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟΝψ photo α•ΌαŠα…α’‘α–… α…α’Œα“‡ ᐃᒻᖏᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᐃᖓ ᔨᐅᕆ ᐳᒑᓕᒃ α•Ώα“šα…α”Ύα”­α–…α–’α“‚ ᓇᖕα’₯α“‚α–… ᓴᓇᔭᖓᓂᑦ ᑐᒃᑑᑉ α’ͺα’₯ᖓᓄᑦ α•Ώα“šα…α‘Žα’₯ᑦ.

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