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Team Nunavut excited for 2023 Arctic Winter Games

Members of Team Nunavut attending the 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, AB., are thrilled to finally get the chance to compete against other บฺมฯณินฯอ๘ teams.
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From left, David Joanasie, minister of sport and recreation and Team Nunavut athletes Maiya Nadrowski, Pearl Uluqsi, Jerrid Nester, River McClusky and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok. Trevor Wright/บฺมฯณินฯอ๘ photo ]แ“ดแ…แ’ฅแŠแ“‚, แ‘•แƒแ••แ‘ฆ แ”ชแŠแ“‡แ“ฏ, แ’ฅแ“‚แ”…แ‘• แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘แ“•แ•†แ”จแ’ƒแ‘ฏแ“แ“„แ‘ฆ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“„แ‘ฆ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แ’ชแƒแ”ญ แ“ˆแ‘ฆแ•‰แ”…แ‘ญ, แฑแ…แ•ˆแ“ช แ…แ“—แ–…แ“ฏ, แ”จแ…แ•†แ‘ฆ แ“‚แ”…แ‘•, แ‘ฐแ–•แ’ฅ แ’ชแ’ƒแ‘ฒแ“šแ”…แ‘ญ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แ“ฏแ•—แ“•แ–…แ‘Ž แŠแ•ฟแŠแ•ˆแ–….

Members of Team Nunavut attending the 2023 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, AB., are thrilled to finally get the chance to compete against other บฺมฯณินฯอ๘ teams.

These will be the first Arctic Winter Games since the ones hosted in the NWT in 2018. The 2020 Arctic Winter Games were cancelled due to Covid-19.

โ€œIโ€™m thrilled that our young athletes are able to practise their sport again to represent Nunavut after the pandemic cancellations,โ€ said Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok.

Taking place from Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, athletes from Nunavut, NWT, Yukon, Alaska, Greenland, Nunavik and the Indigenous peoples (Sami) of Norway, Sweden and Finland will be competing.

โ€œIโ€™m very excited,โ€ said Pearl Uluqsi, an athlete from Rankin Inlet competing in futsal. This will be her first time attending the Arctic Winter Games.

Uluqsi, alongside River McCluskey (futsal), Maiya Nadrowski (female hockey) and Jerrid Nester (male volleyball) are just some of the Inuit representing Nunavut in the Arctic Winter Games. The territorial contingent will number 274 athletes, coaches, mission staff and cultural performers.

At a small ceremony at the Nunavut Legislature on Jan. 20, Team Nunavut unveiled its walkout uniforms and pin sets. The pins, when fully assembled, form a group of Inuit building an iglu.

โ€œAs an alumni of Team Nunavut, I can tell you that pin-trading is an unofficial sport of the games. Itโ€™s very fun to be trading and getting to know new people,โ€ said David Joanasie, minister responsible for sports and recreation and Team Nunavut.

Joanasie added Nunavutโ€™s athletes, โ€œwill be easy to spot among the 2,000 participants in Wood Buffaloโ€ with these uniforms.

Joanasie and Akeeagok will be travelling with the athletes to cheer on Team Nunavut.

For Nadrowski, whoโ€™s from Iqaluit, it was an achievement being named to Team Nunavut.

โ€œIt was very tough,โ€ she said. โ€œThere were lots of girls who came to play in the hockey tryouts.

โ€œI really like the gear this year, I think they did a good job,โ€ she added.

Nadrowski previously attended the Arctic Winter Games in 2018, also in hockey.

โ€œI play hockey because itโ€™s a passion of mine. Itโ€™s been a passion since I was eight years old,โ€ she said. โ€œItโ€™s not just an honour to represent my hometown but all of Nunavut.โ€

Nunavutโ€™s first independent participation separate from the NWT in the Arctic Winter Games came in 2002, the same year Iqaluit and Nuuk, Greenland co-hosted the games.

แƒแ“šแ’‹แ”ญแ…แ”ชแ‘ฆ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“‚แ‘ฆ แƒแ“šแ…แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ”ชแ“‚ 2023โˆ’แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ’ƒแ‘ฏแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚ Wood Buffalo, แ‹แ“ชแดแ‘•แ’ฅ, แ–แ••แŠแ•แ”ชแŠแ–…แณแ‘ฆ แฑแ••แ’ƒแ“ดแ–ƒแ•แ“‚แ–แ“แ“‚ แ“ตแ“šแ–ƒแ•‹แ“ฑแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ’ฅ แŠแ“ฏแ–แ“แ“‚ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ…แ”ชแ“‚.

แ…แ‘ฏแŠ แ“ฏแ•—แ“ชแ“•แ–…แธแ…แ“—แ‘Žแ’ƒ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ’ƒแ‘ฏแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ“‚แŠแ–…แณแ‘ฆ แ‘•แƒแ’ชแ™ตแ“‚ แ‘ฒแ’ชแ’‹แ”ญแ…แ“šแ…แ–…แ‘แ“‚ แ“„แ“‡แ‘ฆแ“ฏแŠแ•แ’ฅ 2018โˆ’แ’ฅ. 2020โˆ’แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ’ƒแ‘ฏแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚ แ“„แ–…แ‘ฒแ–…แ‘Žแ‘•แ…แ“šแ…แ–…แณแ‘ฆ แฑแ”พแ”ชแ‘Žแ–ƒแ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ“„แ•™แ’กแ”ชแŠแ•แ“‡แ–…-19โˆ’แ’งแ‘ฆ.

โ€œแ–แ••แŠแ•แ”ชแŠแ–…แณแ–“ แ’ชแ’ƒแ‘ฏแ’ƒแ‘แ“‚ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ–แ‘Žแ‘ฆแ‘Žแ“แ“‚ แฑแ™ณแŠแ’ƒแ‘ฒแ“แ“‚แ•ˆแ“แ“‡แ•แ“‚แ–แ“แ“‚ แ‘ญแ’กแ’แ–…แ‘แƒแ“—แ‘Žแ’ƒ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แŠแ’ฅแ“ฑแ“„แ‘ฆ แ–ƒแ“‚แ’ปแ’ชแ“แ“‡แ…แ”ชแ’ฅ แ“„แ–…แ‘ฒแ–…แ‘Žแ‘•แ…แ“‚แ…แ“šแ…แ–…แ‘Žแ“ชแ“—แ’,โ€ แ…แ–ƒแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–… แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แ“ฏแ•—แ“•แ–…แ‘Ž P.J. แŠแ•ฟแŠแ•ˆแ–….

แฑแ“•แ•†แŠแ–‘แ“‚แŠแ–…แ–ขแ“‚ แ”ญแ“„แŠแ•† 29โˆ’แ’ฅ แ••แ•—แŠแ•† 4โˆ’แ’งแ‘ฆ, แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘แ‘ฆ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ, แ“„แ“‡แ‘ฆแ“ฏแŠแ•แ’ฅ, แ”ซแ‘ณแ“, แŠแ“›แ”…แ‘ฒ, แ‘ฒแ“›แ–ฆแ– แ…แ‘‰ แ“„แ“ˆแ“แ“‚, แ“„แ“‡แ••แ’ƒ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ“„แ“‡แ–ƒแ–…แ‘ณแ–…แ“ฏแ’ชแ”ชแ“‚ แƒแ“„แ–•แ“‚ (แ“ดแ’ฅ) แ“„แŠแ•™แƒแ’ช แ“ฑแ„แ‘•แ“ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ••แ“แ“›แ“แ’ฅ แ“ตแ“šแ–ƒแ•‹แ“ฑแŠแ•แ“‚แŠแ–…แณแ‘ฆ.

โ€œแ–แ••แŠแ•แ”ชแŠแ–…แณแ–“,โ€ แ…แ–ƒแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–… แดแ•ˆแ“ช แ…แ“—แ–…แ“ฏ, แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ…แ”ชแ–… แ‘ฒแ–แ–…แ– แ“‚แ•แ’ฅ แ“ตแ“šแ–ƒแ•‹แ“ฑแŠแ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ•—แ‘ฆแ“ตแ“ชแ’ฅ. แ“ฏแ•—แ“ชแ“•แ–…แนแ•†แ“‚แŠแ–…แธแ–“ แƒแ“šแ…แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ“‚แ•แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ’ƒแ‘ฏแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚.

แ…แ“—แ–…แ“ฏ, แ“ดแ“‚แ“•แ–“แ“‚ แ•†แ•—แ• แ’ชแ’ƒแ“šแ”…แ‘ญ (แ•—แ‘ฆแ“ตแ“ช), แ’ชแƒแ”ญ แ“‡แ‘ฆแ•‹แ…แ”…แ‘ญ (แŠแ•แ“‡แ“„แ‘ฆ แ•ผแ‹แ‘ญ) แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ”จแŠแ•†แ‘ฆ แ“‚แŠแ‘ฆแ“ฑแ• (แŠแ–‘แ‘Žแ“„แ‘ฆ แ•šแ”จแนแ“ช) แƒแ“šแƒแ“แ“‡แ’แ“›แ–‘แ•—แ‘ฆ แƒแ“„แ–•แ“‚ แ‘ญแ’กแ’แ–…แ‘แƒแ”ชแ“‚ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ’ƒแ‘ฏแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚. แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ…แ”ชแ“‚ 274โˆ’แ–‘แ“‚แŠแ–…แณแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“‚, แŠแ”ชแ•†แ–…แ“ฑแƒแ•™แ’ƒแ‘แ“‚, แฑแ“•แ•†แŠแ–‘แ”ชแ’ฅ แƒแ–…แ‘ฒแ“‡แƒแ”ญแ–…แ‘Žแ…แ”ชแ“‚ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แƒแ“•แ–…แ‘ฏแ“ฏแ’งแ‘ฆ แ–แ™ฑแŠแ–…แ‘•แ…แ•™แ’ƒแ‘แ“‚.

แ’ฅแ‘ญแ‘ฆแ‘แ’ฅ แ–แ••แŠแ“ฑแ’แ‘•แ…แ”ชแ’ฅ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แ’ชแ“•แ’แ“•แ…แ•แ••แ–•แ’ฅ แ”ญแ“„แŠแ•† 20โˆ’แ’ฅ, แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘แ‘ฆ แ“ดแ–…แ‘ญแ‘Žแ‘ฆแ‘Žแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ‘ฆ แŠแ“‚แ”ญแ–…แ‘แ•แ“—แ‘Žแ’ƒ แŠแ“แ“„แ•Œแ’ƒแ“ดแ–แ“แ“‚ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ‘ฒแ‘ญแ–…แ‘ฏแŠแ“‚ แ‘ฒแ‘Žแ™ตแ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚. แ‘ฒแ‘ญแ–…แ‘ฏแŠแ‘ฆ, แ‹แ–…แ‘ญแ’ƒแ“ฑแ–…แ‘•แ…แ‘ฆแ‘ŽแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“ชแ“—แ’‹แ‘ฆ, แ‹แ–…แ‘ญแ’ƒแ“ฏแ•—แ‘ฆ แ‘ฒแ‘Žแ™ตแ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚ แƒแ“„แ–•แ“‚ แƒแ’กแ“—แ••แ’แ“•แ…แ–…แ‘แ“‚.

โ€œแฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ…แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ“ฏแ’ชแ“ชแ“—แ–“ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“‚แ‘ฆ, แ…แ–ƒแ…แ‘Žแ”ชแ“แ“‡แ–…แธแ’‹แ‘ฆ แ‘ฒแ‘ญแ–…แ‘ฏแŠแ“‚แ”พแ‘•แ…แ–…แ“ฐแ“‚แ•แ’ฅ แŠแ“ฏแŠแ’กแ’แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ•—แ–… แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚. แŠแ“•แŠแ“‡แƒแ‘ฆแ‘แ’ปแ’ชแ•†แŠแ“—แ’ƒ แ‘•แ…แ–…แ“ฐแ‘ฒแ‘•แ’ƒแ–ขแ“‚ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ‘•แ‘ฏแ”ญแ•†แ…แ“‚แ•แ’ฅ แ“„แ‘–แ“‚ แƒแ“„แ–•แ“‚,โ€ แ…แ–ƒแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–… แ‘•แƒแ••แ‘ฆ แ”ชแŠแ“‡แ“ฏ, แ’ฅแ“‚แ”…แ‘• แ‘ฒแ’ชแ’‹แ”ญแ–ƒแ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ’ฅ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ‘ญแฑแ™ณแƒแ”ญแ•แ“‚แ•แ’งแ‘ฆ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“„แ‘ฆ.

แ”ชแŠแ“‡แ“ฏ แƒแ“šแ’‹แŠแ–…แ“ฏแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–… แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“‚, โ€œแŠแ”ชแ•แ“‡แ”พแ”ฎแ™ฑแ“šแ‘ฆ แ‘•แ‘ฏแ”ญแ•†แŠแ’ƒแ“ดแ–… แ…แ‘ฏแ“‡แ“‚ 2,000โˆ’แ–‘แ”ชแ“‚ แƒแ“šแ…แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ”ชแ“‚ Wood Buffaloโˆ’แ’ฅโ€ แ…แ‘ฏแ“‡แ“‚ แŠแ“แ“„แ•Œแ•†แ”ญแ…แ”ชแ“‚.

แ”ชแŠแ“‡แ“ฏ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แŠแ•ฟแŠแ•ˆแ–… แŠแ…แ“ชแ“›แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ“‚แŠแ–…แณแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ…แ”ชแ“‚ แƒแ‘ฒแ”ชแ–…แ“ฑแƒแ”ญแ–…แ‘แ•แ“—แ‘Žแ’ƒ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“‚แ‘ฆ.

แ“‡แ‘ฆแ•‹แ…แ”…แ‘ญแ’งแ‘ฆ, แƒแ–ƒแ“—แ–•แ’ฅแ…แ‘•แ…แ”ชแ–…, แ‘Žแ‘ญแ…แ‘Žแ“‚แ•แ”ชแŠแ–‘แ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–… แŠแ‘ฆแ‘Žแ–…แ‘•แ…แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ“‚แ–“แ“‚ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“„แ‘ฆ.

โ€œแŠแ’ƒแ“ฑแ•ˆแ•แ“‡แ•แ”ชแŠแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–…,โ€แ…แ–ƒแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–…. โ€œแŠแ’ฅแ“ฑแŠแ“—แ–•แ“‚ แŠแ•แ“‡แ“‚ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•†แŠแ–…แ‘แ“šแ…แ–…แ‘แ“‚ แ•ผแ‹แ‘ญแ’ฅ แฑแ“‡แ“ฑแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚.

โ€œแฑแ…แ’‹แ•แ”ชแŠแ–…แธแ’ƒแ‘ฒ แŠแ“แ“„แ•Œแ–แ‘ฆ แ‘•แ’ชแ‘แ’ชแ“‚ แŠแ•แ•Œแ’Žแ”ชแ’ฅ, แฑแ“•แ•†แ‘ฆแ‘ŽแŠแ•†แ“šแ…แ–…แธแ’ƒแ‘ฒ,โ€ แƒแ“šแ’‹แŠแ–…แ“ฏแ•—แ–….

แ“‡แ‘ฆแ•‹แ…แ”…แ‘ญ แ“ฏแ•—แ“‚แŠแ“‚ แƒแ“šแ…แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ“šแ…แ–…แ“ฏแ’ชแ•—แ–… แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ’ƒแ‘ฏแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚ 2018โˆ’แ’ฅ, แ•ผแ‹แ‘ญแ’งแ‘ฆแ‘•แ…แ–….

โ€œแ•ผแ‹แ‘ญแ“ฒแ–‘แ•—แ–“ แŠแ“•แŠแ“‡แƒแ’‹แ•แ”ชแŠแ•‹แ’ƒแ‘ฏ. แŠแ“•แŠแ“‡แƒแ’‹แ•แ”ชแŠแ–…แ“ฏแ’ชแ•™แ•‹ แ‘•แƒแ’ชแ™ตแ“‚ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ‘ฒแ–…แ‘Žแ“ชแ“—แ–“ 8โˆ’แ’แ“šแ–•แ“‚,โ€ แ…แ–ƒแ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–…. โ€œแ…แฑแ“แ“‡แ‘แƒแ“แ“‡แ™ฑแ“šแ–… แ‘ญแ’กแ’แ–…แ‘แƒแ“‚แ•แ’ฅ แŠแ–แ•แ•‹แ“แ“‚ แ“„แ“‡แ“•แ–•แ’ฅ แ‘ญแ“ฏแŠแ“‚ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ“•แ’ซแ’งแ‘ฆ.โ€

แ“„แ“‡แ•˜แ‘‰ แ“ฏแ•—แ“ชแ“•แ–…แธแ…แ“ชแ“—แ“‚ แƒแ’ปแ’ฅแ’ƒแ‘ฐแ–…แ–ขแ“‚ แƒแ“šแ…แ–ƒแ‘•แ…แ“‚แ–แ“แ“‚ แŠแ••แ’ƒแ“ฏแ’ชแ“ชแ“—แ‘Žแ’ƒ แ“„แ“‡แ‘ฆแ“ฏแŠแ•แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ–…แ‘•แ–…แ‘แ’ฅ แ…แ‘ญแ…แ’ƒแ‘ฏแ‘ฆ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚ 2002โˆ’แ’ฅแ…แ“šแ…แ–…แณแ–…, แ‘•แƒแ‘ฒแ“‚แ‘ฆแ‘ฒแ‘•แƒแ“แ“‡แ–… แƒแ–ƒแ“—แƒแ‘ฆ แŠแ’ปแ’ช แ“…แ’ƒ, แ‘ฒแ“›แ–ฆแ–กแ‘ฆ แ“„แ“ˆแ“แ“‚ แฑแ“•แ•†แŠแ–ƒแ‘Žแ–ƒแ–…แ–ขแ‘Žแ’ƒ แฑแ™ณแŠแ•แ“‚แ…แ”ชแ“‚.

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Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok shakes the hand of Team Nunavut futsal player River McCluskey. Trevor Wright/บฺมฯณินฯอ๘ photo แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แ“ฏแ•—แ“•แ–…แ‘Ž แฑ. แŠแ•ฟแŠแ•ˆแ–… แ‘Žแ’แ’ฅแŠแ–…แ‘แ–… แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“‚แ‘ฆ แ“„แ“‡แ•—แ’ปแ’ฅ แฑแ™ณแŠแ–…แ‘Žแ“‚แ‘ฆ แ’ชแ’ƒแ‘ฒแ“šแ”…แ‘ญแ’ฅแ‘ฆ.