A talent show in Baker Lake wasnSAӰӴýt just an opportunity for the community to enjoy some of its residentsSAӰӴý skills, but part of the hamletSAӰӴýs new youth councilSAӰӴýs efforts to provide meaningful and engaging activities in town.
Youth coordinator Rachel Tagoona-Tapatai, 21, had been envisioning the council for some time and was finally able to put it together this year. Grade 11 student Rick Aningaat is one of the 10-or-so members.
SAӰӴýAs a youth of Baker Lake I see that there are some youth that have nothing to do, just hanging around the buildings, talking around or just hanging out with friends and having very little events to do,SAӰӴý he told Kivalliq News.
SAӰӴýAs Rachel started up this youth council, I see that this is an opportunity for the youth of Baker Lake to do something and keep the community busy.SAӰӴý
Now that the council is moving along, Tagoona-Tapatai says sheSAӰӴýs getting more and more requests from youth to join. The goal for the group is not just to host events, but also operate as a mini-hamlet council under the guidance of Mayor Richard Aksawnee.
SAӰӴýMy mission for this youth council and as my job as youth coordinator, I want to be able to find safe and substance-free activities for youth in Baker,SAӰӴý said Tagoona-Tapatai.
She had come up with the idea of hosting a talent show and brought it to the council for approval.
SAӰӴýI just havenSAӰӴýt seen a talent show or anything like this happen in Baker since I was like 12, and ISAӰӴým 21 now, so thatSAӰӴýs quite a few years,SAӰӴý said Tagoona-Tapatai.
About 10 people had registered to perform in the show, held Aug. 9, and others walked on the stage during the event. Several dozen community members joined the crowd, filling up the hall to take in the acts.
SAӰӴýISAӰӴým glad we got to have this opportunity to have something for the community to come in and enjoy and show off their amazing talents, because everyone has a voice and a talent to show,SAӰӴý said Aningaat.
He was one of the performers, putting on a throat singing show with partner Naomi Itkilik.
SAӰӴýIt was pretty much amazing to be throat singing to the community of Baker Lake,SAӰӴý he said, adding heSAӰӴýs been practising the craft since he was in Grade 3.
Aningaat was just glad to see how many people went up on stage.
SAӰӴýTheySAӰӴýre actually all my favourites,SAӰӴý he said when asked about what acts he liked most, SAӰӴýbecause there were some people who were nervous to go up on stage, but ISAӰӴým glad they went on stage even if they were nervous.SAӰӴý
The talent show may become a regular thing after its successful first event. Tagoona-Tapatai said the council is planning to hold another one during Festival by the Lake in early September.
ᖁᖏᐊᕈᓘᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐊᔪᖏᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᖁᖏᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᑐᐃᓇᐅᓚᐅᖏᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ,SAӰӴý ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓚᖓ Hᐊᒪᓚᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᖏᑕᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᕈᓘᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒧᑦ.
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖦᖓᑦ ᕆᑐ ᑕᒍᖕᓇ-ᑕᐸᑕᐃ, 21, ᐊᑯᙳᐊᖏᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕋᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐋᕿᒃᓯᓂᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᕋᒍᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᒃ 11 ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᕆᒃ ᐊᓂᖓᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᔨᓂ 10ᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ.
SAӰӴýᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᖢᖓ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᓂ ᑕᑯᕙᒃᑲᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᓂᐅᒐᒃᓴᖃᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᒪᑯᒃᑑᖃᑎᒃᑲᓂᒃ, ᑕᒪᓂᕆᕈᓘᔭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅᖢᑕ, ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᕈᓗᔭᑐᑦ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕇᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐊᒐᒃᓴᖃᓗᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑭᕙᓪᓕᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨ.
SAӰӴýᕆᑐ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᒃ ᒪᒃᑯᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᑕᑯᔭᕋ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑭᐱᖑᐃᔭᐃᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᓄᑦ.SAӰӴý
ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑕᒍᕐᓇ-ᑕᐸᑕᐃ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᔪᖃᑲᑕᓕᕐᒪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓂᕆᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐱᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐱᖑᐊᖅᑎᑎᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᒨᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑲᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᓴᔨᕋᓛᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᑕ ᒪᐃᔭᒧᑦ ᕆᑐᑦ ᐊᒃᓴᓐᓂ.
SAӰӴýSAӰӴýᑐᕌᖅᑐᖓ ᑖᔅᓱᒧᖓ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᓪᓗᒍ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓂᓐᓂ, ᑐᓂᓯᔪᒪᓪᓗᖓ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᖑᐊᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒍᓇ-ᑕᐸᑕᐃ.
ᑕᑯᕋᓐᓇᕈᓘᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐊᕆᓚᐅᖅᐸᒐ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᒃ ᐊᕿᒃᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ. SAӰӴýᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᖏᓐᓇᒪ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂᑦ 12 ᐊᕋᒍᖃᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᒐᒪ, 21ᓂᒃ ᐊᕋᒍᖃᓕᖅᑐᖓ, ᐊᑯᓂᕈᓘᔪᖅ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᑕᒍᕐᓈ-
ᑕᐸᑕᐃ.
10 ᖁᖏᐊᕈᓘᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖁᖏᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒍᓯ ᓪ,
ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᐱᓱᒃᖢᑎᒃ, ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ, ᐱᖑᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᑕᑕᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᖏᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓄᑦ. SAӰӴýᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᒋᕙᕋ ᑕᒪᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒋᕈᓗᔭᖅᖢᒋᒃ ᑕᑯᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔪᙱᑕᒥᓂᒃ, ᓱᖃᐃᒻᒪ
ᑭᓇᓕᒪᖅ ᐊᔪᖏᑕᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᓂᐱᖏᑎᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕈᓘᔭᕈᓐᓇᖅᖢᑎᒃ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐊᓂᙵᑦ.
ᖁᖏᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᑕᔾᔭᖃᑎᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᓇᐃᔪᒥ ᐃᑦᑭᓕᖕᒥ.
SAӰӴýᖁᕕᐊᓇᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᑕᔾᔭᖅᖢᓂ ᖃᒪᓂᑦᑐᐊᕐᒥᐅᓄ,SAӰӴý ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ, ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᐃᓐᓇᕋᒥ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓕᒃ 3-ᒥᓱᖓᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ.
ᐊᓂᙵᑦ ᐱᑯᒍᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᖏᐊᕆᐊᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ.
SAӰӴýᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᑯᒋᓚᐅᖅᑕᒃᑲ,SAӰӴý ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᒐᒥ ᑭᓱ ᐱᑯᒋᓛᕆᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᔾᔪᒃ, SAӰӴýᓱᖃᐃᒻᒪ ᐃᓚᖏᑦ ᑲᙳᓱᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᓴᕿᑦᑕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᐱᒃᑯᒋᕙᒃᑲ ᓴᕿᒃᑐᓐᓇᓚᐅᕐᒪᑕ ᖁᖏᐊᕐᕕᖕᒧᑦ ᑲᙳᓱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᒪᑕ.SAӰӴý
ᖁᖏᐊᕈᓘᔭᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᓇᑐᐃᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᑦᑎᐊᓵᕋᑦᑕ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᒥ. ᑕᒍᓇ-ᑕᐸᑕᐃ ᐅᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᐸᕐᓇᒃᓯᔪᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᑲᑎᔩᑦ ᐱᖑᐊᕕᒡᔪᐊᕈᓘᔭᕐᓂᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ ᐱᒋᐊᓴᖅᐸᑦ.






