Planning is in the works for the second annual Elders Fishing Derby in Rankin Inlet on May 7 and 8.
The derby is sponsored by the Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre with support from other local entities.
The friendship centre has a tentative budget for the event of about $15,000 for the two days, which will include transportation, hiring, cooks, snacks, supplies and either prizes or a gift bag for each Elder.
Derby coordinator Jamesie Alariaq said the friendship centre hopes to build upon the success of the inaugural Elder’s Fishing Derby in 2023.
Alariaq said the Elders derby was well-received this past year, with an average of 25 participants out fishing each day.
He said the organizers set up a fishing spot on Meliadine Lake and transport the Elders by bus to the lake.
“Once they get to the lake, we shuttle them from the bus to the fishing spots by Ski-Doo and ATV,” said Alariaq.
“Basically, they fish all day and we hire a couple of cooks to prepare their meals for them while they’re out there. We also have snacks and refreshments available to them.
“This year, we’re going to have a couple of frames there for cook tents, as well as a couple of Eskimo pop-up tents for restroom services.”
At the time of the interview, Alariaq said there were still a few final details and partnerships to, hopefully, be worked out before the derby begins.
He said although not mandatory, each Elder is allowed to bring a helper with them if they so desire — “like one of their children or a grandchild, for example, that’s perfectly fine, as long as they’re not too young,” he said. “They have to be physically able to help them.
“We’re still, very much, in the planning and preparation stage, but I’m sure we’ll have everything worked out in time.
“We’re, basically, going to do it the exact same way as we did it last year, only this year we’ll be a little bit better prepared. We know the areas where we needed improving upon from last year, so that’s what we’re concentrating on for this year’s derby.”
ᐸᕐᓇᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑐᒡᓕᐊᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᒎᒃᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᕐᕋᐃᑦ 7-ᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 8-ᒥᑦ.
ᐃᖃᓗᒡᒎᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᖅ ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑕᐅᑉᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓄᑦ.
ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᒎᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ $15,000 ᖃᓂᑖᓂᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ ᐅᑉᓘᖕᓅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑖᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐃᒐᔨᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᑕᒧᐊᔭᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐱᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᑖᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ.
ᐃᖃᓗᒡᒎᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐊᓚᕆᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐳᓛᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᔪᒪᔭᖓᑦ ᐱᐊᓂᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᒎᒃᑎᑕᐅᖕᒪᑕ 2023-ᒥᑦ.
ᐊᓚᕆᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᖃᓗᒡᒎᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᓂ, ᐃᖃᓗᒃᓯᐅᖅᑎᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᙳᖅᖢᒋᑦ 25-ᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᑉᓗᑕᒫᑦ.
ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓱᐃᔪᑦ ᐃᖃᓪᓕᐊᕐᕕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᓯᕐᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ.
“ᑕᓯᕐᒧᐊᖅᐸᑕ, ᐸᓯᒥᑦ ᓯᑭᑑᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕼᐋᓐᑕᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒡᔭᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᓯᐅᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓚᕆᐊᖅ.
“ᐅᑉᓗᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᑦ ᐃᒐᔨᑖᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᖅᑕᓂᒃ ᑕᓯᕐᒦᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ. ᑕᒧᐊᔭᒃᓴᖅᑕᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐅᖅᖃᒐᒃᓴᓂᒃ.
“ᐅᑭᐅᖅ, ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᑐᐱᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑭᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑐᐱᕐᓂᑦ ᖁᕐᕕᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ.”
ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᐊᓚᕆᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑉᓯᐊᕐᔪᖕᓂᒃ ᓱᓕ ᐋᖅᕿᒃᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᓂᕆᐅᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᓯᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᖄᖅᑎᓐᓇᒍ.
ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑑᒐᓗᐊᖅ, ᐊᑐᓂ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᒃᓴᕈᖕᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᒍᑎᒃ - “ᓲᕐᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᕐᖑᑕᖓᓂᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ, ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᒪᒃᑯᓗᐊᖅᑑᖏᑐᐊᖅᐸᑕ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓚᕆᐊᖅ. “ᑎᒥᖏᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᖕᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ.
“ᒫᓐᓇ ᐸᕐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒦᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᓱᓕ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓇᓗᙱᑦᑐᖓ ᓱᓇᓗᒃᑖᑦ ᐋᖅᕿᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᐅᑎᓗᑎᒃ.
“ᐊᕐᕌᓂᑎᑑᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᒪᓂᖅᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᓯᓂᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᐅᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᑦ, ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᓯᓃᑦ ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᓯᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ.”