ᐊᑎᖅᐳᑦ

We have lived in Iqaluit as a family since 1992. I am originally from Clyde River. My father, the late Pauloosie Arnakak, was born here in 1921. That was at a traditional camp called Minguqtuq approximately 100 miles away from the city of Iqaluit down Frobisher Bay. So my roots in Iqaluit are deep.

I have worked for over 20 years as a community school counsellor at Joamie Elementary School here in town.

It is exciting and about time we had a dedicated store that will be focused on the health and well-being of the individual.

ᓄᓇᓕᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᑕ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑐᒍ 1992. ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᖓ.ᐊᑖᑕᒐ, ᐃᓅᔪᓐᓃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐸᐅᓗᓯ ᐊᕐᓇᑲᒃ, ᐃᓅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑕᒫᓂ 1921-ᒥ. ᑕᒻᒫᕐᕕᒋᔭᒥ ᐊᑎᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒥᖑᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒻᒪᖄ 100 ᒪᐃᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᓐᓂᖓ ᓄᓇᓕᐸᐅᔭᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᐃᑦ ᐃᒪᖓᓂᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᑯᓂ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᐊᓯᙳᕈᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ.

ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᖓ ᐊᕙᑎᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᔪᐊᒥ ᒥᑭᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓂ.

ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕝᕙᓕᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᖃᓕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᓂᐅᕕᕐᕕᒻᒥᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᒧᑦ.