Pitchiriaqtuq

Uvagut takunaqtuq sukun Saangani asulu ilisautdjiyaa uumayuaq pitchiriaqtuq, savaktiit kamasuktuaq, savaktuut mumiktisiyi, asulu annuraaq officers.

Uvagut qangma takunaqtuq

Taamna RCMP iglaat piksagaa ilitaa nakuruallaktuaq uumayuaq pitchiriaqtuq. Nunaruaqqaaqtuat ikayuqtuaq ilisimayuaqlu police inugiaktutmik. Savaktuaq – qangma – ilisimayiliqtugaa, mumiktisiyi, anguniaqti, iqalungniaqti, qitdjiuqtuaq, asulu kukiuyi.

S/Cst. Andrew Stewart loads a toboggan, Aklavik patrol, 1946. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0093

Tamaitta ilisimayuat nunami. Qanuq uumayuat. Tamaitta munariyyat RCMP nunam allauyuaq, asiin qainiktuat taamna qiqinguyuat sila. Illitaa uumayuat nunami.

Peter Ross uqaqtuaq taamna Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit

S/Cst. Andrew Stewart prepares a camp meal, Aklavik Patrol, 1946.

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S/Cst. Peter Esau (left), guides Garner King and Cst. Bob Knights into Fish Lake, Sachs Harbour, 1958.

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Cutting fire wood, 1922.

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Police Interpreter hauling water, Aklavik, 1920s.

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Kamasuktuaq

Iglumi isumaliuqtuaq inuuniarvik asulu savaktuat qilaluktuat, naniriaqtuqtuaq asulu mining. Inugiaktut iglu sanayuaq akunnirun Fort Constantine (Forty Mile, YT) asulu Lake Harbour (Kimmirut, NU), Saangani Ellesmere Island. Mikiyuqmiq iglu aturaa ubluq.

Taamna, kamasuktuaq aulayuat ungasiaqtuuq nunami, sukun pingasut nutaaq nuna. Sivuani 1999mi, taamna Northwest Territories tamaan nutaaq Nunavut territory.

Background: RCMP Detachment Resolute Bay, 1949. Library and Archives Canada/National Defence Headquarters, 126784

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Iglum Piksauyaq

Ukiuq Kamasuktuaq

Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit asulu inuuniarvik ilatt qaitaa illisaknaiqtuat qimmiit aulayuat sivituyumik asulu kamasuktuat. Qimmiq kamasuktuat ikayuqtuat isumaliuqtuat nutaaq Canadian government inuusiq Saangani. Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit aulayuaq itiyuq apun asulu qiqiruqtuaq asiin itqutiyaa – makpiraaq, asulu itiriaqtuqtuat inuit nunami.

Background: S/Cst. Andre Jerome on patrol from Arctic Red River [Tsiigehtchic] to Inuvik, 1957. NWT Archives/N-1993-002:0004

Taapqua naluyuut savaktuut qimmiitmun. Mikiyuqmiq qimmiit qimaktuqtuat asiin RCMP kataktuat qamutikmin asiin niu piksiktuat. Taapqua tadjvangatchiaqtuaq. Sukasaqtuat ilitaa.

Albert Elias, uqaqtuaq angak S/Cst. Moses Raddi

Munari qimmiit

Taimani sikiituq inugiaktut, tamaita northern illat nakuuyuq qimmiit katitait. Qimmiit savaktuaq piksagaa ubluq tamaan ukiuqmi. Taapqua aittugaa niqivialuk, iqaluklu, kukiuyi, ukiuqmi.

RCMP puppies Peter and Paul, Sachs Harbour, 1958. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0176

Uvagut nutaaq apqutait

Piniraqtuyuq savaktuat Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit pisuktuaq sivulliuyuaq qimmiit atimayuaq taglumik nutaaq apgutait sukun itiyuq, sanayaa apqun.

Breaking trail on the Dawson to Fort McPherson patrol, 1920s. NWT Archives/N-1979-067:0061

Ilisimayuat nuna

Qimmiit kamasuktuat maligaa malirutaksaq apqutait aturaa inuit. Specials ilisimayuat apqutait, asulu sila, aulayuat ilisaqtuaq nuna, asulu uumayuaq nunami. Malirutaksaq nunamun pitchiriaqtuq nakuruallaktuaq.

S/Cst. Peter Esau and Cst. Bob Knights on patrol to Holman Island [Ulukhaktok], 1958. NWT Archives/N-1993-002:0178

Qimmiq Qamutik Surautat

Background: RCMP dog leader, Fort Rae detachment, 1926. NWT Archives/N-1987-016:0618

Auyaqmi Kamasuktuaq

Auyaqmi, kuukmi asulu tasiqlu atuatchikun inuitlu asulu inuuniarvik. Auyaqmi kamasuktuat Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit ilisimayiliqtugaa police akunnirun pituraqtuat umiuyaq, umiaqpakpaaluk asulu qayaqlu.

Jimmy Akavak, Sandy Akavak, and Matthew Akavak with Cst. McLaughlin and Cst. Marchbank, on Eastern Arctic Patrol, Lake Harbour [Kimmirut], NWT, 1944. NWT Archives/N-2005-001:0249

Interpreters

Police tikittuat Northwest Territoriesmi, nalluyut Nunaruaqqaaqtuat uqautchiit.

Mumiktisiyi savaktuat asulu ikayuqtilu police inuusiq inuuniarvikmi kamasuktuaqlu. Inugiaktut Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit asulu mumiktisiyilu uqaqtuat atautchikun Nunaruaqqaaqtuat uqautchiit, French asulu Taniqtatmun.

Uqautchiit pitchiriaqtuq nakuruallaktuaq policemun, pitquyaqlu kappianaqtuat.

S/Cst. Vital Thomas, Rae [Behchokǫ̀], 1962. NWT Archives/N-2003-037:0188

Amaamak uqaqtuaq Gwich’in…tamaitta inuit itiriaqtuqtuat amaamaklu, aappaklu, uqaktuat RCMP, nalunaituut. Aturaa ilakka, kipuktisiyi uqaqtuaq Ataniq Sergeant asulu Corporal. Inuit inuuniarvikmi tutqiktuaq tamaita [ilakka] uqaknaq RCMPmun.

Louise Reindeer, uqaqtuaq aappa S/Cst. Johnny Reindeer.

S/Cst. James Fabien of Fort Resolution spoke English, French, Chipewyan and Dogrib [Tłı̨chǫ], 1933.

RCMP Letter of Engagement for dog driver and interpreter S/Cst. Jimmy Fabien, 1929.

Qanuq taivakpiung “Tiguyit Ikayuqtingit” uqausiqinga?

Annuraat Uumayuaqlu

Uqquqtuq nakuyuut annuraat pimayaa RCMP savaktiit inuyuut nunami aulayuat. Arnaq aturaa piliun kilugiktuat, aturaa natchiq utitchiaq, qavvik, tuktu asulu tuktuvak aliktaq. Arnaq tamaita kilugiktuat anu, qimmiliqun, kamik, ulik taamna qimmiit.

RCMP and friends showing off their winter clothing. Old Crow, 1954. NWT Archives/N-1979-062:0145

Amamagaa miquqtuaq atigi RCMP. Taamna RCMP marraqtuk atigi, kamikłuuk quqsuqtuq annuraaq? Amamagaa miquqtuat tamaita. Miquqtuaq annuraaq RCMP, taaman duffels, mukluks, mitquq aitqatig qibyauyaq. Kukiuyuaq bannock sivituyumik aulayuat. Amamagaa mipkuluktuaq, pipsilu.

Mabel Brown, uqaqtuq amamagaa Mary Kendi.

Mary Kendi was the wife of S/Cst. Alfred Kendi and supported the Aklavik detachment. Mary was an impressive seamstress and is fondly remembered as a pillar of the Gwich’in community.

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Martha Stewart was the wife of S/Cst. Andrew Stewart. They traveled between Fort McPherson and Aklavik, spending most of their time in the mountains. She was well-known for her sewing and traditional skills, which were valuable to the RCMP.

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