Making the most of the masquerade

Town to the rescue
Municipality to offer assistance to Jamboree after bingo licence mix-up
Volume 50 Issue 49
Glimpse at future of early
childhood education
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015
Kicking
it at the
youth
centre
Going gluten-free is
easier than it looks
Making the
most of the
masquerade
Andrew Livingstone/NNSL photo
Mystery and intrigue swept over the Midnight Sun Recreation Complex Jan. 31 for the Second Annual Starlight Masquerade Ball hosted by the
Inuvik Figure Skating Club. Jennifer Maier, left, Adam Maier, Jennifer Cockney and May Cockney show off their finery. For more photos, see
inside.
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community
Elders and students meet with flavour
Andrew Livingstone/NNSL photo
Grade 11 student Kyla Hbatum serves up a piping hot bowl of carrot and ginger soup during the elder
lunch program at East Three Secondary School. The program provides a hot meal for students and physical
activity.
Traditional values come to school with a hot meal to boot
by Andrew Livingstone
Northern News Services
Connecting
students
at East Three Secondary
School with
elders in the
community is something teacher Patrick
Gauley-Gale
believes is important.
So being able to combine
healthy eating and nutrition
with traditional knowledge
and values is at the core of
the new twice-weekly elder
lunches being hosted at the
school.
Gauley-Gale is the food
and gardening teacher at the
school and said with some
recent funding from the
Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, he's been able to
launch a series of new foodbased programs that help
incorporate traditional knowledge and learning into his
classroom.
"The idea is elders
will come in and facilitate
these events and kids get a
free hot lunch with it," he Gale said he's seen students
who aren't getting proper
said.
"There was an option to meals or enough healthy
access funding and we're foods in their daily lives.
This program is an
always trying
to find ways opportunity to provide supto
incorpor- port to those students while
ate traditional giving them a chance to learn
values into the from elders in the community.
school."
"There are a handful
Grade
11
student Kyla Hbatum said the of kids who suffer from
program helps expose stu- food insecurity and it's a
dents to their
chance to provide
culture and
a warm meal and
connect with
healthy activity,"
elders in the
he said.
community.
The
lunch
"It encouris prepped by
ages people
older students
to eat lunch,
that
Gauleyespecially
Gale
works
those
who
with, and he
sa id
t he
might not have
example they set
anything to
for the younger
eat," she said
Patrick Gauley-Gale
students helps to
while helping
build a stronger
serve food to
community, both
at least 30 students at the school on Feb. 3. inside the school and out.
Since
beginning
"It's leading to this comhis teaching career at munity building aspect that's
the school in 2011, Gauley- so important," he said.
COFFEE
Break
"It's leading
to this
community
building
aspect that's
so important."
Gauley-Gale said the
school has also received
funding from the corporation
for two other projects.
Students will be making
a trip out to the reindeer station to harvest reindeer to
celebrate the 80th anniversary of the herd coming to
the region, something he said
he's excited for because of
the chance to learn from the
students.
"I'm more of the student
in those settings and it gives
them some confidence to
stick out the classroom work,"
he said.
"It's important for kids to
get time outside the classroom. It provides a setting for
kids to take on a leadership
role."
They have also received
funding for a community
kitchen program to involve
adults in learning how to prepare meals for their families
at home.
The lunch-hour activity currently runs two days
a week, on Tuesdays and
Thursdays.
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NEWS
Briefs
Satellite station
to get new antenna
The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) plans to increase its
capacity at the Inuvik Satellite
Station Facility with the addition
of a new multi-mission antenna.
The expansion is driven by
an increase in demand for communication with polar-orbiting
satellites, normally used for Earth
observation and atmospheric
monitoring.
“With increased capacity at
Inuvik, we will not only be able
to maintain the high level of services for our current customers
but we will also be able to offer
our services to new customers,”
said Leif Osterbo, president of
SSC’s satellite management services division.
The new 13-metre antenna is
expected to be fully operational
late this year.
Curling territorials
kick off
The 2015 NWT Curling Men's
Brier Championship gets underway today at the Inuvik Curling
Club.
The four-day event to determine who will represent the territory on the national stage in
Calgary from Feb. 28 to March
8 will see three Inuvik teams and
three Yellowknife teams face off
in a round-robin format.
The three teams from Inuvik are skipped by Nick Saturnino, Larry Greenland and
Dave McLeod, while the three
Yellowknife teams are skipped by
defending champion Jamie Koe,
Greg Skauge and Steve Moss.
The Brier final is slated for
Feb. 8.
Mama Mia, it's Italian
Get your Italian food fill this
weekend at the Italian dinner and
auction hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary in support of East Three
Secondary School Art Travel
Club.
Club members are on a mission to raise $80,000 for a trip to
Italy next spring.
The event will take place at the
Legion on Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. with
silent and live auctions to be followed by dinner. Eat-in and take
out are available, and gluten free
and vegetarian meals can be made
upon request.
Justice committee
hosts boys night
The Inuvik Justice Committee
is hosting a weekly boys night for
youth in the community to come
out and do fun activities in a
boys'-only environment.
Free for boys in grades six
through nine, the first weekly
event was held Jan. 26 and will
continue each week at the Interagency Building behind the Igloo
Church from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Andrew Livingstone/NNSL photo
About 40 early childhood educators with the Western Arctic Aboriginal Head Start Council from across eight NWT communities
convened on Ingamo Hall from Jan. 27 to Jan. 28 for professional development and to work on improving the curriculum the
organization has worked with for the last three years.
Child-centred curriculum
celebrated by teachers
Educators praise Aboriginal Head Start program at workshop
by Andrew Livingstone
Northern News Services
Maria Storr speaks passionately
about the work she does with young
children. And most importantly for
her, education at a young age isn't
just about being able to recite the
ABCs and count to 10.
Storr was one of nearly 40 early
childhood educators with the Western Arctic Aboriginal Head Start
Council from across the territory
gathered in Ingamo Hall for a threeday workshop where they built on
the tools and confidence they need
to provide their students with a fun
and engaging learning environment
that is child-centred.
“There isn't just one way to
learn,” said Storr during the final
day of the workshop.
“There is also the emotional and
social way to learn that isn't always
taken care of.
“They can recite the alphabet
and count, but when kids are put
side by side they don't know how to
interact with one another,” she said,
adding an example of how pushing
standard education through books
and memorization creates gaps in a
child's development.
“Learning how to get along is so
much more important in life.”
For Storr, and the other educa-
tors, it's not just about cognitive
development, but social and emotional development, too.
boring, they'll be going crazy,” said
Murphy.
She equates parents and some
educators beliefs of child-centred
Foundation of fun
learning with the book Lord of
Building a child's foundation for the Flies. She said there is a myth
success in elementary school at an around the concept that kids are
early age isn't done by
doing whatever they
rushing them into the
want in the classroom,
textbook form of edua far cry from how she
cation. And, for early
sees the educational
childhood educator
philosophy.
Lisa Murphy, that
“It is truly the hardest way to be because
foundation-building
you need to be paying
begins with having
attention to the chilfun.
dren,” she said.
Child-centred
“You have a plan
teaching is all about
Lisa Murphy
for the day but you're
the importance of
flexible in it.”
free time, being outside “and the importThe concept of
ance of what we call controlling the developmentally appropriate pracenvironment rather than the chil- tice (DAP) targets all four domains
dren,” said Murphy, an early child- of a child's development – social and
hood specialist and owner of Ooey emotional needs, physical needs,
Gooey Inc., a New York-based com- language and literacy and cognitive.
pany focused on providing parents,
A good program, she said, will
educators and administrators with meet all four domains, rather than
the knowledge, facts and research the current status quo in North
that support a child-centred educa- America.
tional philosophy.
“Instead of telling kids this is
“This means you don't need 49 what they are going to do and make
rules posted on the wall and the them be quiet and I'm the teacher,
space is relevant and meaningful there is a sense of presenting the
for the kids. If the environment is ideas and activities and watching to
" All of that
physical
development
needs to
happen first."
see what happens,” she said.
“My job is to make sure the
areas in the classroom are rich and
engaging and draw children into the
space.”
Validation received
Reanna Erasmus, chair of the
Aboriginal Head Start in the territory, said when she heard Murphy
speak over two days, she was happy
to hear that the curriculum the
organization has developed over the
last decade, and brought into action
in 2012, was similar to approaches
by other education specialists.
“When I saw her presentations I
knew where she was coming from,”
said Erasmus.
“It really validated what we were
doing. We're on the cutting edge of
early childhood education.”
The current approach to early
childhood education leaves gaps in
the foundation that require teachers
in elementary to fill when students
reach the classroom, said Murphy.
She said educators and parents alike
overthink the early childhood education experience and that when
children are playing none of the
development in the four domains is
happening.
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4 INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, February 5, 2015
Town lends hand to Jamboree
Council offers free use of recreation complex to king and queen contestants,
offers community hall for one-night event to help raise money
by Andrew Livingstone
Northern News Services
With the loss of a lucrative
bingo night during the annual
Muskrat Jamboree, the town
has decided to step up and
give additional support to the
organizing committee to help
it meet its financial needs.
Council voted unanimously Jan. 28 to allow king
and queen contestants for
this year's jamboree in late
March to use the Midnight
Sun Recreation Complex free
of charge to run a fundraising
event. The town also voted
to allow the jamboree to host
an event on a Saturday night
where every couple could
work together to raise money.
The loss of the bingo, which
brings in a significant amount
of money to cover overhead
costs for the jamboree, has left
the organizing committee in a
bind, said Coun. Derek Lindsay. He called for the town to
step up and alleviate some of
the burden.
“We need to help them
raise these funds without
using taxpayer dollars,” said
Lindsay, adding the committee didn't come to the town for
a cash donation, but donation
of town facility space. “It'll
shine on us all.”
The committee had
requested use of a number
of town facilities, but Mayor
Floyd Roland said the use of
the library would have to be
arranged with staff there, and
the use of the Inuvik Curling
Club would have to go through
management there. The town
leases the curling space to the
club and it would be up to
them if contestants could use
it.
Coun. Joe Lavoie said the
jamboree will suffer without
the bingo. However, he was
concerned with the committee's proposal to give a large
portion of the money collected
back to the winners. The committee suggested the winning
couple get 50 per cent of the
money they collected as their
prize.
“I don't know if it's fair
to donate to people who are
going to benefit in the end,”
he said.
Acting senior administrative officer Gary McBride all
but quashed the idea of giving a portion of the money
collected when he said it
contravenes the town bylaws.
Organizations aren't allowed
to pay out compensation under
fundraising efforts. In the past,
the jamboree gave cash prizes
or more extravagant winnings
like plane tickets or trips,
among other things.
Coun. Terry Halifax asked
the town to bend its policies
for the jamboree because of
its long-standing status in the
community as Inuvik's premiere event that involved residents of all ages. He also said
the concern of some council-
lors that by donating the space
it could set a precedent for
the town and open the door
to more requests wasn't to be
taken seriously.
“I can't see we're going to
be getting an outpouring of
requests for donation,” he said.
Andrew Livingstone/NNSL photo
QUILTING WEEKEND
Eight-year-old Tessa Jenks concentrates on sewing the fabric for a section of the quilt she is making, while her mother Anick Jenks
looks on as support and guidance. The Jenks women were part of a two-day quilting workshop hosted at Aurora College on Jan. 31 and
Feb. 1. The group was able to bring up two instructors from Yellowknife, Hazil Wainwright and Dawn MacDonald, using grant money the
Inuvik Quilting Club had been awarded.
The future of childcare in Inuvik
Child, from page 3
“It's the teachers job to articulate
the play in the classroom and link it
back to the domains so that it doesn't
just mean the kids are doing anything they want,” Murphy said.
“We really focus on language and
literacy and cognitive, but we were
sacrificing the other domains and
it's very much lopsided. My main
reminder is that being play-based
doesn't mean you're ignoring any
parts of these domains.”
“You'll have kids expected to hold
a pencil but not let them run around
and be kids. All of that physical
development needs to happen first.
It's not that we're letting them run
around for the sake of it, but it's a
thing they have to do to help them
develop balanced.”
Erasmus said the program will
continue to be tweaked in the coming years through collaborative
efforts between educators from the
eight communities the organization
is working in, and most important,
the curriculum is built by communities, for communities.
“This isn't the government telling us how to teach our children,”
she said.
“This is what we want to be doing
to teach our children.”
opinions
INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, February 5, 2015 5
Great move to
help jamboree
needed to help the king and queen
contestants be able to raise more
The Muskrat Jamboree is one of
money to help the jamboree cover
the most important events to take
its expense bill. If they didn't, it could
place in the town. But the organizing
spell financial disaster for the 57-year
committee revealed to town council
event. No one wants that to happen.
on Jan. 26 the sad news that it had
The jamboree brings the town and
failed to submit a lottery licence
surrounding communities together. It
application for its annual
builds friendship, creates
mega bingo. After much disTHE
ISSUE:
friendly competition and
cussion, the town couldn't
LOST
BINGO
strengthens the community.
make a day available for the
REVENUE
So, they took it one step
jamboree due to alreadyfurther.
Mayor Floyd Roland
approved licences. There
WE SAY:
suggested
the town offer a
would be no bingo for the
COUNCIL
Saturday night at the com2015 festival.
STEPS UP IN
munity
hall for the jamboWhile it's disappointing
BIG WAY
ree
to
host
a community
residents and jamboreeevent
for
all
the contestgoers won't be able to dab
ants to be a part of. By doing this, he
their cards this year and win big
hoped it would help them raise some
money, the more concerning part is
more money. Council didn't hesitate
the loss of approximately $30,000
to vote yes, resoundingly.
in revenue for the jamboree to operThis is what makes this town so
ate. When you're budget to
special, council and comput on the event is close to
munity organizations work$120,000, that kind of reving together for a common
enue hole is tough to fill.
goal -- to make Inuvik an
In steps town couninviting and fun place to
cil. The committee had
live.
requested the town donate
The jamboree plays such
facility use for the jaman important role every
boree's king and queen
year, and council did the
contestants. Every year,
right thing by stepping up
contestants raise funds
to bat and doing more to
ANDREW
through chili sales, raffle
draws, among other things, LIVINGSTONE help fill the void left by the
loss of bingo. Lindsay said
and the committee wanted
the move to help would
to use a town facility for
shine
on
them
all.
them to run their events. Council
Kudos, council, for your efforts. It's
unanimously voted to allow contestshining down on you.
ants the use of the recreation complex for one night each.
For Coun. Derek Lindsay, the jamboree is the most important event
the town has every year. With the loss DO YOU THINK THAT HAVING AN
of the bingo and revenue generated
ACTIVE ARMY CADET PROGRAM IN
from the event, he felt it was importINUVIK IS IMPORTANT FOR YOUTH
ant for the town to step in and help.
AND THE COMMUNITY?
Couns. Terry Halifax, Joe Lavoie,
Yes, it helps keep the youth out of trouble
Clarence Wood and deputy mayor
and teaches them important life skills.
Jim McDonald all agreed -- the town
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news
Grade 7 students at
East Three Elementary
School have been writing
poems and working with
musicians to help turn
their word creations into
a musical performance. A
group of students will be
performing the musical
composition in Yellowknife
in May with the city's
youth choir.
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Student poetry comes alive
Music made from poems to become concert
for East Three students
by Andrew Livingstone
Northern News Services
The thought of the poetry
Lexis McDonald has created being turned into music
makes her excited.
The Grade 7 student at
East Three Elementary
School has been working with
her classmates to create poetry that will be used to create
a musical performance.
“It makes me feel proud,”
she said. “The thought of my
own words being turned into
music is amazing.”
Abe Drennan, an English
teacher at the school who has
been working with his class
of students on creating the
poetry for the collaboration,
said the year-long project has
opened up students to the
world of expressing their feelings and emotions through
words and music.
Under the direction of
professionals from across
Canada, students have been
writing poetry, participating
in workshops and working
on vocal and performance
techniques in preparation for
a regional event in May in
Yellowknife.
Students were required to
create poetry based on the
theme of elements -- earth,
fire, wind and water. Drennan
said the theme was something
students could find relatable.
“The poetry was to get
them to think about the land
and the relationship they have
with it and the elements,” said
Drennan, adding he had students write free-form poetry
based on their connection to
one or more of the elements.
Isabelle Day said she was
looking forward to hearing
the final product of the class's
poetry molded together with
music.
“It's your own words that
you get to help create a song
with,” she said. “I think it's
going to fit well.”
Drennan said the opportunity for Northern youth
voice to be heard in such
a unique way is an exciting
experience for his students to
be a part of such a memorable, artistic experience.
Ten students have been
selected to represent Inuvik
in Yellowknife and their poetry will be on display at the
Northern Arts and Cultural
Centre during a performance
with the Yellowknife Youth
Choir and 80 other students
from across the BeautfortDelta and Yellowknife
regions.
“They're going to get this
chance to sing their song,”
said Drennan. “It's a rare
opportunity for this collaboration and a rare opportunity
to hear young peoples' voices
from the North.”
He said students were
apprehensive at first but, by
breaking down the barriers
associated with poetry, using
the music of Michael Jackson's Thriller, the children
opened up to the project.
“They were taking their
poems and adding rhythm to
their words,” said Drennan.
“They began to think of their
poems as more than words.”
The students heading to
Yellowknife for the performance have to raise $5,000 in
order to attend, and have been
holding bake sales and other
events to raise the needed
funds.
Drennan said a number
of donations have come in,
including $500 from Northmart, $1,000 from the Inuvialuit Community Corporation
and a $500 personal donation from resident and former town councillor Vince
Sharpe.
The group needs to raise
the money by March in order
to attend the event in May.
photo courtesy of Alanna Duffy
Students from kindergarten to Grade 2 at Angik
School enjoy the first sunrise of 2015 on Jan. 26
at about 1:30 p.m. The school, located in Paulatuk, held a celebration to welcome its return.
Feast to mark
sun's return
Ikaahuk/Sachs Harbour
Sachs Harbour residents gathered at Inualthuyak School
Jan. 30 to welcome the sun with a potluck feast.
About 30 to 50 people attended and were treated to reindeer from Inuvik, fish caught in Ulukhaktok, geese, bannock,
dry meat and more.
“Everything was great actually,” said Andrea Keogak, justice committee co-ordinator. “More people than we expected
showed up. All the food was prepared very good.”
The justice committee in partnership with the Sachs Harbour Community Corporation and the recreation department
ran the event.
Sachs student
brings home gold
Ikaahuk/Sachs Harbour
Students at Inualthuyak School all wanted to try on Casey
Tai's medals Feb. 3.
Tai competed in a badminton tournament in Yellowknife
the preceding weekend.
He took gold in doubles under 19 and in singles under 16.
He also finished second in mixed doubles.
Teacher Jennifer Griffin said the school is very proud of
the Grade 8 student’s accomplishment.
Youth Valentine
party planned
Tsiigehtchic/Arctic Red River
Tsiigehtchic youth are invited to celebrate Valentine's Day
with a bingo and pizza party in the community gym.
The event runs Feb. 11 starting at 6 p.m. for ages six to 15.
“There’s going to be a lot of door prizes and everybody is
guaranteed to go home with something,” said organizer Sasha
Blake.
Prizes include chocolates, gift cards, iTunes cards and
Valentines Day cards.
Many youth at hockey camp
Aklavik
Dozens of youth improved their hockey skills during a
clinic held Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in Aklavik.
Andy Nowicki of Red Deer, Alta., flew in to run the event.
Dean McLeod, hamlet recreation co-ordinator, said he was
pleased to see 48 youth participate.
“Some of them, they come a long ways in that little time,”
he said. “It was a really good clinic. They had three days of
learning new skills and drills in hockey because a lot of the
kids don’t get the opportunity to go south for hockey school.
It’s too expensive so we bring in a good instructor.”
Nowicki worked with ages 9 and younger, 10 to 13 year
olds, and 14 and older.
McLeod said he is thankful to Canadian North for sponsoring the clinic.
A second hockey clinic is scheduled for Feb. 5 to 7, said
McLeod. Deb Strome from Hockey North will coach.
Any community members interested in the clinic are welcome to stop by, said McLeod.
“The main thing is to come out and have fun.”
photo stories
INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, February 5, 2015 7
Masks and mystery
COSTUME
Feature
by Andrew Livingstone
Northern News Services
The Second Annual Masquerade Ball at
the Midnight Sun Recreation Complex on Jan.
31 brought out the mysterious and plenty of
intrigue.
With more than 60 people in attendance for
the Inuvik Figure Skating Club annual fundraiser, event-goers were decked to the nines. From
two-piece suits to ball gowns, it was a night of
good food, great prizes and music.
Patrons were treated to a succulent beef dinner complimented with homemade french onion
soup and a trio of salads.
After the dinner, live and silent auction,
and dessert auction – which made more than
$900 – were done, Tony Devlin pumped up the
volume and treated the crowd to its very own
dance party.
Adam Maier, left, and Mario Duquette took the Masquerade Ball seriously by donning Mexican wrestling masks.
Behind her mask, Coun.
Melinda Gillis is all smiles
as she shows off the homemade cake she bid on and
won during the Masquerade Ball's live cake auction.
Overall, the Inuvik Figure
Skating Club made more
than $900 on about a
dozen cakes.
The Mexican wrestlers are joined by Patrice Stuart, left, Angel Simon, Jennifer Maier, Jennifer Cockney and May Cockney during the dance portion of the Masquerade Ball on Jan. 31.
Dave DeKwant shaves the roast beef in preparation for the sit-down dinner at
the Masquerade Ball.
Dressed to the nines, Patrice Stuart, left, Laura Worsley-Brown and Tanya
Gruber pause for a photo during the Masquerade Ball at the Midnight Sun
Recreation Complex on Jan. 31.
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INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, February 5, 2015 9
Horoscopes Feb. 5 - 12
What do you think about
the Muskrat Jamboree not
having bingo this year?
with Andrew Livingstone
inuvikdrum@nnsl.com
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you may feel
that a goal is beyond reach, but you can get
there if you are willing to make some sacrifices. Make a decision quickly this week.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Many different
people, including loved ones and colleagues,
hold you in high regard, Taurus. That's
because you are a forward thinker willing to
take chances.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, take a
careful approach to any obstacles that come
your way this week. A problem that arises will
require some thoughtful analysis and a slow
and steady approach.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, be honest
about what you desire, even if it seems like
getting it is impossible. You never know what
you can achieve if you push yourself and have
a little patience.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Leo, you have many good
ideas and are ready for many of them to come
to fruition. Muster up some energy and clear
your schedule so you can conquer the tasks
at hand.
Carmen Edwards
“I know there are big bingo
fans and it's a tradition. It's too
bad.”
Renee Wissink
“Bingo brings in a lot of money
for the groups here, it is unfortunate.”
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you have more
in common with a colleague at work than you
originally imagined. Pool your resources and
work as a team to get the job done.
Stan Gordon
“It's a lot of money to miss out
on, so maybe they could do a
50/50 draw instead.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, you may have
to be a little more assertive than usual to get
your way this week. If you have good ideas,
stick behind them and make your voice heard.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Set goals that are
difficult to reach, Scorpio. This is a great way
to push yourself to be the best you can be.
Expect some special news to arrive very soon.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Something
that may have been important to you a few
days ago has lost its luster this week, Sagittarius. Don't pursue it any longer because it's not
worth your time.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn,
make the most of a business opportunity
that presents itself in the coming weeks. This
opportunity could be the chance you have long
been waiting for.
John Crawford
“It's too bad they won't have
it.”
Cheryl Mackie
“It would be a big problem to
lose out on that money.”
Clara Smith
“It really doesn't bother me. I
haven't played all year.”
Go no farther with sister
I'm having a terrible time with stress. I work full-time,
take graduate classes and have a busy family life. My young
daughter has severe ADHD and was having problems at
school that took me away from work.
My job is stressful, but I love it and it pays well. Yet I
am often sent out of town for weeks at a time and expected
to perform to high standards. We are due to move for my
job this June, and I don't know where yet. In addition, we've
been coping with a medical condition involving my son.
On top of this, we were already coping with severe
financial stress. My husband developed a gambling problem
two years ago. When I discovered it, my first impulse was
to leave. But I was eight months pregnant and terrified of
the idea of having the baby alone while caring for our rambunctious daughter.
So I gave my husband a list of tasks he had to accomplish to stay with me. To my surprise, he did all of these,
including seeing a counsellor and putting his name on a
list making it illegal for him to enter casinos. I've seen the
paperwork. It's not just his word.
Working to be frugal, we paid off half his gambling debt
last year.
Yet for all the stress, I am deeply satisfied with my life,
amazed even, at all we have overcome. The problem is my
family and others make life harder. As a result, I cut off
many people five months ago, including my mother and
sister.
I tried to resolve the problem with my mother first. I
wrote her a long letter about our issues. She did not take it
well. We had a phone call, and I fell into our old negative
habits where I accepted her punishment and begged for forgiveness.
After the call, I felt cheated. I was not sorry for writing
the letter. I meant every word of it. Nevertheless, since the
call she's been better. So, it seems the cards landed OK in
the end.
I want to write my sister as well, but every time I start
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Don't push yourself beyond your limits this week, Aquarius.
There's no rush to get things done and no
need to subject yourself to fatigue or burnout.
with "I miss you," the letter stops because while I want
to be loving, I don't want to give ground. The letter stops
because I am afraid it invites more stress.
I miss her. I really do. But I am hurt by what she says
and does. For instance, when I visit my hometown, she
lectures me about how I don't visit enough, how it hurts my
mother's feelings, how I have a better relationship with my
dad, and how she doesn't want to lie to mom that I am in
town.
I told my sister she never has to lie. I am not hiding that
I am in town, but when the purpose of my visit is something
else, I can't overburden myself trying to see everyone.
I want to give our relationship the chance to repair
before we move, but time is ticking and I am frozen.
Zena
Zena, in the last episode of the TV show Columbo, Peter
Falk matches wits with an Irish writer who is a murderer.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, do not let
your daydreams get you into trouble. Harness
your imagination in the next few days so you
can focus on the here and now.
DIRECT
Answers
with Wayne & Tamara Mitchell
confidential@nnsl.com
The writer has a habit of marking how much he will drink
each day by scratching a line on his whiskey bottle. With
each mark he says, "This far and no farther."
You have two children, medical problems, an ex-gambling husband and a stressful job. Watch over your kids,
watch over your husband (because a single action of his
could undo all you have repaired) and watch over your job.
That's it. That's what your life is about now. Next year your
sister will still be your sister. This year you've done as much
as you need to. You have come this far. There is no need to
go farther.
Wayne & Tamara
If you have any questions or comments for Wayne or Tamara,
please forward e-mail to confidential@nnsl.com or write to Wayne
& Tamara Mitchell, Station A, Box 2820, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R1
Student of the week
KRISH SHARMA
AGE: 12
GRADE: 7
Krish is a science fanatic. With ease, he is able to navigate all aspects of
science, something he said gives him a lot of new knowledge about the
world. He enjoys performing experiments, especially involving heat and
temperature. While he loves science and could see himself doing it for a
career, he really wants to play professional basketball.
sports & recreation
10 INUVIK DRUM, Thursday, February 5, 2015
Northern games
draw the young
Inuvik Youth Centre hosts
popular traditional activities
by Andrew Livingstone
Northern News Services
French cows, ankle-biting
dogs and monkeys.
Not your typical animals
of the North, but at the Inuvik
Youth Centre's weekly Northern games night, it was like a
scene out of the zoo.
Each week 10 to 15 youth
descend on the youth centre
for two hours of traditional
games. From one and twolegged high-kick to laughing
games, the youth enjoy camaraderie with their peers while
running, laughing and partaking in cultural growth.
And despite the frigid cold
temperatures, 20 youth were
in attendance Jan. 29, some
trickling in after the 7 p.m.
start time, throwing off their
boots and snowmobile pants
to jump right into the games.
Kyle Kuptana's laughter
infects each child in the room.
The youth all know Kuptana,
and respect him when he
speaks. Some of the children
are a little shy, and he works
hard to include them all in
each game they play.
Kuptana is a dream come
true for the youth centre,
said executive director Renee
Theoret.
“I think the kids come
here for Kyle,” she said. "He
really encourages the girls
and the young boys not to
be shy and that means a lot
to them and they trust him.”
Theoret said his personality is larger than life and his
connection with the youth in
the community helps to keep
the room full of children on
Thursdays.
“It's a great energy to have
him here,” she said. “We're so
lucky. Even for us as adults,
he makes people feel comfortable and he's really in his
element.”
Joseph Semmler, drop-in
supervisor at the youth centre, said when he was growing up not many children his
age were involved in Northern
games, adding it's important
to pass on the traditions to the
younger youth.
“To see how many kids
like to participate now, it's
great to see,” he said. “It's
important to stay in the culture.”
Semmler added that Kuptana is respected by the children and is crucial to the success of the weekly program,
which runs during the school
year.
“It's awesome to have him
come in because the kids,
they love him,” he said. “He's
really good with them and
knows the games so well and
he's a great teacher. It would
be a lot different if someone
who barely knew the games
taught them. He's great to have
involved.”
Andrew Livingstone/NNSL photos
Jovian Pokiak gets some serious vertical airtime during a round of one-foot
high kick at the Inuvik Youth Centre's weekly Northern games night.
Chucky Esau kicks the target with ease during a round of one-foot high kick
at the Inuvik Youth Centre. The centre hosts weekly Northern games sessions
for youth in the community.
SPORTS CARD
VOLLEYBALL
AGE: 13
GRADE: 7
If Kaleigh could, she'd spend every waking
moment spiking the volleyball down over
the net onto the opposing team. The
ability to be creative on the court, and to
pull tricks out of her hat, is what Kayleigh
really loves about the sport.
KAYLEIGH GREENLAND
Andrew Livingstone/NNSL photo
DRIVING TO THE NET
East Three Elementary School student Eric Skinner drives past opponent Darcy
Setzer while referee Will Logan follows the action during the East Three regional
basketball tournament Jan. 31.
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news
Living with dietary restrictions
While challenging, Inuvik residents
making transition to gluten-free find it
easier than they thought
by Andrew Livingstone
Northern News Services
Andrew Livingstone/NNSL photo
Kaytlin Cooper, who just moved to Inuvik late last year said she figured she
would have to order gluten-free products to be delivered to her, but found the
products available to suit her dietary needs were beyond what she imagined.
When Kaytlin Cooper
began her trip to Inuvik late
last year, she was worried
about being able to maintain
her health-required eating habits.
Cooper, who moved
because of her job as a biologist with the Gwich'in Renew-
able Resources Board, was crackers, or mixes.”
Jana MacKay, regional
diagnosed with irritable bowel
syndrome in 2006, shortly nutritionist for the Beaufortafter moving to Canada from Delta Health and Social Services Authority, said eating
England.
Her doctor told her to elim- healthy is challenging for
inate a lot of foods from her people who aren't trying to eat
diet – chocolate, tea, coffee, with dietary restrictions, let
pop, dairy – and to eat food alone those who are.
with more fibre, like brown
“Some places down south
bread, rice and pasta. While there is much more choice,
she did find a noticeable but up here the choices overall
improvement to her health, she are limited but with a specific
was still having issues. It was restriction it is even more so,”
at her seven-year checkup in she said, adding it's important
2013 when her
for those living
doctor told her to
with dietary
cut gluten out of
needs to ease
her diet.
into the change.
“I
thought
“The best they
it would be difcan do is to try
ficult, but there
and make it as
were
many
easy as possible.”
options in health
Kaytlin Cooper
MacKay
food stores and
said meal plancertain grocery
ning for the
stores,” she said
week or even
of trying to eat
gluten free in Sault St. Marie, batch cooking can help ease
Ont., where she was living the challenge. However, with
before her arrival in Inuvik in the cost of food and the someDecember “I lost 20 pounds, times-limited options, it can
which was nice, as I was cut- still be difficult.
ting out all the snacks provided
“It's important to plan
at work.”
ahead and cook more at home,
Access to healthy foods which in many ways is a benein the North is a particular- fit because it's usually a lot
ly challenging situation. The healthier and you are able to
higher cost of food and the control the ingredients going
sometimes reduced quality of in.”
products that help to mainFor two weeks Tanya Miltain a healthy lifestyle can be heron-Badgley has been eating
difficult for some to attain, gluten free for health reasons.
either through limited access Milheron-Badgley was diagnosed with a chronic illness
or financial cost.
For people like Cooper almost two years ago and has
with dietary restrictions, the been trying to find ways to
challenge can be even greater keep it under control. After
and may require more effort in getting advice from her doctor
order to maintain those needs. and nutritionist, she decided
However, Cooper has found it to go gluten free for at least a
much easier than she thought it month to see if it would have
an impact on keeping her illwas going to be.
“I thought I would have to ness in check.
While impressed with the
order foods and flours online,
but was very surprised and options that are available to her
happy to see a good stock of at the grocery stores in town,
she's found it challenging in a
items here,” she said.
Both Northmart and Stan- number of ways.
ton's carry a variety of gluten“It's a total lifestyle change,”
free products like pre-pack- she said. “What's most challenaged flour mixes, cookies and ging is preparing a meal for me
veg ground, tofu, frozen bread, and then for my family. And
pizza, vegan cheese, almond with a busy lifestyle, it's challenging to stick with it.”
milk and soy milk.
Because of the higher cost
“I was amazed that
the prices were not much of eating gluten free, she said
more than I was paying her family continues to eat
back in Ontario,” she said. regular non-gluten-free food.
“Sure, buying flours from the She added being aware of
bulk store and mixing it your- what food has gluten and what
self is cheaper than packages, doesn't has also been a big
but for a small town in the very change.
far north of Canada, I'm very
“If you're out socializing
happy with the choices.”
you aren't always sure what is
Cooper said she has more acceptable,” she said, adding
options here in Inuvik than her reading labels and knowing
mother in England does, and what products have gluten in
even her sister who lives in them but aren't labelled is a big
Australia.
barrier.
“They can get different
“For the first few days, the
flours, but a lot has to be best way to describe it was
ordered online or they have overwhelming,” she said. “I
to travel to speciality shops,” think the awareness is there
she said. “They don't have and it's good to know you have
much access to cookies, options.”
"I thought
it would be
difficult."