Hilitdjuhiqput Alanguqtirutaa

Takuguuk tahamna alaanguqtirutaa havaktiit havauhikhait alaanguqtitaunginik, ilauniqput autautimut ilagiingniq mamitingniqlu, tahapkuatlu ilauyut uvani tautugakhami.
Pikiqtaliit Ikayuqtiit Havaangat Allangurtingnia

Tahamna qinmiqtungniq ikayuutaa atuqtauluarilingmat, Pukiqtaliit Ikayuqtiit havaangat Pukiqtaliit Ikayuqtiitta havauhikhaat Alanguqtuq.

1970min 1090mun Pukiqtaliit Ikayuqtiit PUKIQTALINGNUT ilauqliqpalialiquyauyut, PUKIQTALINGUQTITAUNINGMUT.

Pukiqtaliit Ikayuqtiit hulilukaarutait ikayuutaitlu 1800min 1900mun hatdja ublumimun Nanminiit Pukiqtaliit aulayut huvniurutikhainut aulatdjutainutlu ublu PUKIQTALIIT havauhiini. Tahapkuat hulitdjuhiit ataqhugit qangaraaluk avanmut havauhiitlu ublumi atungniqaqtut Inuit Nanmiiniit havaktigiiyainni, alavaluitlu inungni inuungitkauluaqhutik havaktiini, PUKIQTALIKKUT havaangat havaktauluangniqqaqtut Kanadami Nunataimilu.

RCMP Aboriginal Policing Flag

Gerry Kisoun itqaivaktuq haffuminga, S/Cst. Otto Bindermiutdjutiminik. Itqaiyuq umminga, Ottup uqauhia hamna, “Ilauguitli PUKIQTALIKKUNI havaqqatigilugilutta?” Gerry tahamna uqauhiq ihumaliurutigiplugu taima ilauvuq PUKIQTALIKKUNI Pukiqtaliit Ikayuqtiini ukiungani 1971mi. PUKIQTALIIT iliharvianit ilihaqtani iniqhimayaa 1975mi PUKIQTALINGUQHUNI, havaanikhuni Albertami Yukonmilu.

Inuvialuupluni, Gerry ayumayuq Ukiuqtaqtumut. Inuutini havaqqatigiplugit Tuktuuyaqtuumi Inuuvingmilu hapkunani ukiuni 1986 min 1996mun PUKIQTALIUPLUNI.

Talvangaaniit, Gerri inuutini havaqatigivaktait nunalaatlu havaqatigiplugit Nunataimi, hamnalu havaariplugu Kamissionap TugliaNunatiami ukiuni hapkunani 2016/2017.

Inuvik Sub/Div. Insp. John Sebastien congratulates S/Cst. Gerry Kisoun on receiving his Regimental number, allowing him to attend the RCMP Training Academy, 1974.

NWT RCMP special constables in Vancouver at Expo ’86

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RCMP Officer Julia Crapeau of Detah at the “G” Division Headquarters in Yellowknife, 1989.

NWT Archives/G-1995-001:2877

Corporal April Bell una ublumi PUKIQTALIUYUQ, Nunatiangmi inuguqhimagami, ukiuqtaqtumut utirumaffaaqpaktuq ukiuqtaqtup inuutait havaqqatigiyumaplugit. Atan'nguuyaupluni Nanminiit Inuutaita Pukiqtaliini uvani “G” Havakvianni, ihuariyaa havaariyani hapkuat Nunatiangmi Nunalaat pukiqtaliit havariyaini.

Right: Cpl. April Bell in full Red Serge, 2017.

Background: 1973 RCMP Commemorative Plaque outside “G” Division Headquarters in Yellowknife.

Ihuaqhaqtauniq

Ihuaqhaqtauniq tahamna inmikut inuup ihuaqhaqniqaqtaa, imaalu ihuaqninga ihuaqhautiqarvilik. Ilauniqaqhuni tahapkunnanga ilihariaqtuqhimayunit nutarautilutik ugahiktumut ilaitumik, ukuatlu ilauyut Itqiliit Ilihaviitnuktaqhimatuqnutarautilutik, aturviit, gavamatkut, ukuatlu Kanadamiut.

Tahamna ilitarinauniq Nanminiit Inuutainik pukiqtaliit havaangini ikayuqhimayuni hivuumuutdjutayuq ihuaqhaqtaunirmut.

Background: Exhibit Opening, August 3, 2017. (Angela Gzowski Photography)

Exhibit Opening
Ilihimayuayukhat

Una tautukvingmi " Munarivaktavut" anmaqhimayuq PRINCE of Wale Northern Heritage Centremi Yellowniami Nunatiami, Taaqtulirviani 3, 2017mi. Hapkuat paaniagiikhutik Nunatiap Gavamagit, Ilihangniup Havakviit, Uqaqtitaaqtut Havakviit, PUKIQTALIIT KANADAMI "G" Havaktiitnitlu.

Tahapkuat tamait quyagiyyumayavut unipkaaqtut uvaptingnut uvaga takuurvingmut iliyukhamut:

Bella Arey, Inuvik
Sonny (Edward) Balsillie, Fort Resolution
Steve Beck, Hay River
Otto Binder Jr., Inuvik
Grace Blake, Tsiigehtchic
Mabel Brown, Inuvik
Dale Clark, Tsiigehtchic
Albert Elias, Inuvik
Freddy Jerome, Inuvik
Thomas Kotchea, Trout Lake
Wilfred Lennie, Tulita
George Mandeville, Fort Smith
Arlene Wright, Fort Liard
Charlotte Menacho, Tulita
Louie Mercredi, Fort Smith
Winston Moses, Inuvik
George Niditchie, Tsiigehtchic
Louise Reindeer, Tulita
Peter Ross, Tsiigehtchic

Ukuat ilitariyavut huffumani ikayungmatta:

RCMP Heritage Centre
Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, Ottawa
Paul Andrew, Yellowknife
Lee Cazon, Fort Simpson
April Bell, Yellowknife
Gerry Kisoun, Inuvik
RCMP Quarterly
Gwich’in Tribal Council staff:
Alestine Andre, Ingrid Kritsch, Diane Baxter
CBC NWT
GNWT Aboriginal Languages and Learning Secretariat
Wally Wolfe, St. Albert
Sue Look, Hay River
Wallace Finlayson, Trophy Lodge, Reliance
Leslie McCartney
Kevin Antoniak, Fort Smith
Barb Cameron, Yellowknife

Translated into Inuinnaqtun by
Emily Kudlak