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December 6, 2002

Two tusks better than one

A Kimmirut hunter made a rare find while hunting in the waters off Qikitarjuaq in October.

Allen Kooneeliusie, a full time hunter, shot and harpooned a two-tusked male narwhal, which could be worth several thousand dollars.

After consulting with hunters and elders, wildlife officer Dustin Fredlund said the catch is likely the first of its kind found in south Baffin waters.

"Only three per cent of male narwhals have two tusks, and in those cases the tusks are usually smaller and two different sizes," Fredlund said. "I’m not sure if it’s a record but it is extremely rare."

Perhaps the only thing more rare would be a two-tusked female narwhal. Few female narwhals — only about three per cent — are born with even one tusk.

Fredlund estimates the rarity of the ivory will increase the tusk’s value. "Pairs like that have sold for up to $60,000 and they weren’t as good these. I can’t give you an exact figure, it will depend the seller and the buyer," Fredlund said.

"He would like to sell them, at least that what he’s expressed to me."

Kooneeliusie, a former Qikiqtarjuaq resident, harvested the marine mammal at the request of Kimmirut residents. Inter-community sharing of quotas is permitted with the approval of the local Hunters and Trappers Association.

Kooneeliusie was en route to Iqaluit from Kimmirut at press time and could not be reached for comment.

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December 6, 2002

Dewar wins second term

Veronica Dewar, the president of Pauktuutit Inuit Women’s Association, was re-elected to a three-year term during the organization’s annual general meeting Nov. 30 in Ottawa.

Four new board members were also elected: Anita Pokiak of Tuktoyaktuk for the Western Arctic; Mary Quliktalik of Igloolik for North Baffin; Martha Jaw of Cape Dorset for South Baffin; and Mary Adams of Happy Valley-Goose Bay for Labrador.

The new members join current members: Annie Buchan of Taloyoak for the Kitikmeot Region; Mary Matoo of Coral Harbour for the Kivalliq Region; Lizzie Nowradukluk of Inukjuak for Nunavik (Hudson); and Minnie Etidlui of Kangiksujuaq for Nunavik (Ungava).

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December 6, 2002

Training for home-care workers

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association and the Nunavut department of health and social services are working together to train home-care workers, prospective home-care workers and informal care givers in the Baffin region.

The GN is giving $250,000 to QIA, which has hired three registered nurses with home-care experience and knowledge of Inuit culture to provide the training. The training will include orientation to the home-care program, professional behaviour, communications, meal preparation, housekeeping duties, personal care, respiratory care, bed mobility and medications.

There will be 10 days and four evenings of training in each of 13 Baffin communities, starting in Iqaluit. The training will take place in two parts to allow trainers to return to each of the communities for a second five-day period to review problem areas and build on skills developed in the first round of training.

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December 6, 2002

Pang student recognized for poster

Daniel Keenainak of Attagoyuk School in Pangnirtung is the territorial winner in Health Canada’s fourth Canadian National Immunization Poster Competition.

The contest, open to Grade 6 students across Canada, is organized every two years by Health Canada’s Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control in partnership with the Canadian Immunization Awareness Program.

The competition is designed to help students recognize and understand the impact immunization has on the health and well being of Canadian children.

Posters were judged on creativity, brightness and how well the image of child health and immunization was projected. All winning posters can be viewed at the Canadian Immunization Awareness Program’s Web site at www.immunize.cpha.ca/english/gallery.htm.

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December 6, 2002

New phones for Nunavut

Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Iqaluit, Kugluktuk and Pond Inlet will be getting new pay phones in the next few months.

NorthwesTel is investing about $200,000 to upgrade pay phone service across the North. The new pay phones will have multi-card readers, which accept both calling cards and credit cards for payment. Coins will still be accepted and the new phones will take $1 coins as well as quarters. The new phones have adjustable volume control, voice prompts that offer dialing assistance and a next call key.

The phones will join ones already in service in Cambridge Bay, Coral Harbour, Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet.

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