February 2012
46 posts
Nancy Karetak-Lindell named Chair of IPY 2012... →
“International Polar Year 2012”
– (via hivulipta)
“International Polar Year 2012”
– (via hivulipta)
“http://www.ipy2012montreal.ca”
– Nanisiniq will be one amongst the many to attend this IPY conference this year. (via hivulipta)
Congratulations to Science Fair Winners !
hivulipta:
Qitiqliq Middle School students Kesha Owingayak and Kathryn Nibgoarsi were working in pairs for their science fair project.
Both these students will now attend a regional science fair that will be held in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut in March, 2012.
Keep up the good work and good luck !
History of Canadian Syllabics Series II →
hivulipta:
Edmund Peck (Uqammaq) 1850-1924
History of Canadian Syllabics Series I →
hivulipta:
James Evans, a short biography
Jordan Konek: North to South - Cultural Shock →
jordan-konek:
You don’t see it, you don’t notice it and you can’t tell if it’s there? I don’t know, but I will be going to Peru for about a month to help build kitchens for Peruvians. I am very excited because of my interest for carpentry, we will be building kitchens with bricks. You know Nunavut has no bricks…
Watchhivulipta:
Peter Irniq Speech
Podcast with Library and Archives Canada →
This podcast was named the most viewed podcast on the Government websites! Martha Okotak, Amy Owingayak, Jordan and Curtis Konek are in this podcast! Check it out!
Inuit Games
hivulipta:
Played with some rules and varied from different communities.
Types of games are:
Kicks - high kicks
Reaches - hand, mouth, bench, side
Pulls - arm, wrist, finger, hand, neck, ear, foot, mouth, walrus, match stick, indian stick, stick
Push - head, musk ox, back push, eskimo style push up, one hand push up
Hangs - rope, rope pulling, toe and finger
For more info contact KDBE at...
When was the last time ?
hivulipta:
when was the last time you greeted an elder ?
When was the last time ?
hivulipta:
When was the last time you preserved your culture ?
When was the last time ?
hivulipta:
When was the last time you went outside as soon as you woke up ?
How would . . . .
hivulipta:
find out where the wind’s direction is coming from using an old traditional way ?
Do you ?
hivulipta:
Do you notice the snow on your window caused by blizzard comes off itself in chunks that is driven away by the wind and that it doesn’t stick to the window ?
Did you know that the snow that sticks on the window is like a sign that blizzard is yet to stay ?
Describe
hivulipta:
Your pride in being an Inuk
Humility
hivulipta:
Humility is sensed in many of the Inuit around the circumpolar regions.
Silence
hivulipta:
is a gentle way of Inuit attitude.
So an example could be something like:
A white man may have numerous questions and topics to talk about. An Inuk quietly responds with his eyes, light nod or squint. Probably a smile meant a satisfactory answer too.
“Atauq”
– Not telling the truth (via hivulipta)
“Oo ui”
– Just a second please (via hivulipta)
“Maq”
– Amazed (via hivulipta)
“Aqa”
– Get out of my way (via hivulipta)
“Atiiguuq”
– Could be used either in: (depends who it’s said to)
Excuse me
Let me do it
Here, I’ll do it instead
(via hivulipta)
“Taimaqaa”
– I bet (via hivulipta)
“Larik”
– Very much so (via hivulipta)
“Tipyirnaikuni”
– So unexpectedly (via hivulipta)
“Quaqaaqtuq”
– Could be used either way:
Shocked
Caught off guard
Jeopardized
(via hivulipta)
“Amirrat”
– Many (via hivulipta)
“Paqqaqtuq”
– Blaming, accusing, assumption (via hivulipta)
“Niqituraqtuq”
– Hiccups (via hivulipta)
“Hai ?”
– what ? (via hivulipta)
Watchhivulipta:
Balloon Drop
Order of Nunavut for Late Mark Kalluak →
Jordan Konek: An Igloo filled with Scientific... →
jordan-konek:
It feels as if I’m in a science lab or I’m in class learning these things from my grandfather. Where you get those light bulb moments, and start to really think about it. When my grandfather talks to me one on one, I start to think how much information is being lost and it’s not being recorded….
WE WERE SO FAR AWAY - book →
WE WERE SO FAR AWAY - book →
