The Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre is at full speed gearing-up for its first intake of a 28-day addiction program on the land near Rankin Inlet.
The first intake will be aimed at male participants from Rankin Inlet and will run from June 2 until June 30.
The friendship centre’s addiction program manager, Linda Haulli, said the centre will, eventually, host a women’s intake, followed by future intakes aimed at participants from the entire Kivalliq region.
She said this being the centre’s first intake, it is only geared to Rankin Inlet residents as part of a trial run because of it being so new to the program’s delivery.
“We did hire facilitators from outside of Rankin Inlet who are coming in to do the 28-day, on-the-land-treatment program with the participants,” said Haulli.
“A schedule is also in place for the 28-day program. This being our very first intake, we aim to have at least eight male participants at our campsite outside of Rankin Inlet.
“We have a lot of support from the community for this program and are doing our very best to ensure its success.”
Haulli said the addictions-program team will have at least 20 to 25 sessional staff to assist the daily needs of the program.
She said the two facilitators who are coming in to run the program will be dealing with the participants only.
“So, in our schedule, we have included evening activities for the participants, which our local staff will be at the campsite for, as well. Also, the community counsellors from each community in the Kivalliq region will be on-site if any of the participants would like to have additional counselling.
“We have also scheduled Inuit traditional knowledge as part of the evening activities.
“I would like to add that a treatment program like this is highly needed in Nunavut. To be able to offer a program like this in the Kivalliq region could very well be our first step to, possibly, having similar programs succeeding in Cambridge Bay and Clyde River.
“Many organizations have recognized that this is a much-needed program in Nunavut and are supporting us in the running of our initial effort and hoping for its success.”
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᕕᒃ ᓱᒃᑲᓕᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᖅᐳᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ 28-ᓄ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᖃᓂᒋᔮᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᖅ.
ᓯᕗᓪᓕᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᕌᖄᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᓂ ᐃᖏᕋᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᔫᓂ 2 ᔫᓂ 30-ᒧ.
ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᕕᒃ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑎᔨᖓ, ᓕᓐᑕ Hᐊᐅᓕ, ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕇᑎᐊᖅᑐᒃᑯᕕᒃ, ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᑦᒥᒐᒥ, ᐊᕐᓇᓄᖓᔪᒥᒃ, ᒪᓕᒃᓗᓯ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᑲᙵ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᐅᓕᒫᓂᒃ.
ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕ, ᑐᕌᓚᐅᑲᒃᑐᖅ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᐅᓄ ᐆᒃᑑᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᑖᖑᓂᖓᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖓ.
“ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᑖᓚᐅᖅᑐᒍ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᖔᖅᑐᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᑦ 28-ᓄ ᐅᓪᓗᓄ, ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒦᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓴᖅ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖃᐅᖅᖢᓂ,” ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ Hᐊᐅᓕ.
“ᐅᓪᓗ ᐋᕿᒃᑕᐅᖕᒥᔪᖅ 28-ᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᕆᓪᓗᓂᔾᔪᒃ, ᑐᕌᖅᑐᒍ 8-ᓂ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᐅᑉ.
“ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓂ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒧ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᒃᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᖏᕋᑦᑎᐊᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑦ.”
ᑲᒪᔨ, Hᐊᐅᓕ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐅᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᓄ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴ ᐃᓚᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ 20 − 25ᓄ ᑎᑭᑦᑕᓚᐅᑲᑦᑕᖅᑎ ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓄ.
ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔩ ᖃᐃᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᖏᕋᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓄᑐᐊᖅ.
“ᐱᓪᓗᒍ, ᐅᓪᓗᕗ, ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯ ᐱᓕᕆᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓄ, ᐃᖃᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪ ᓄᓇᐃᓐᓇᕐᒥ, ᐱᖃᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧ ᒪᒥᓴᖅᑎ ᑕᐃᑲᙵ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᔪᑎᖃᒃᑲᓂᕈᒪᒃᐸᑕ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.
“ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᒍ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔾᔪᓯᖓᑎᒍ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓐᓄᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ.
“ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓗᒍ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑖᒃᓱᒥᖓᑎᑐ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᖕᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑐᓂᓯᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᓱᒪᑎᓄ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ, ᐊᔪᕐᓇᖏᑉᐸᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᑲᓴᖏᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᓂ ᑐᓂᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᔪᑎᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᑦᑑᑎᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᑦᑐᕌᐱᒃ. “ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᐋᕿᕐᓱᐃᔩ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑲᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᖏᕋᑎᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᒋᐊᕆᐅᖅᑕᕗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ.”