Mining

In 2012 Zacharias Kunuk and Lloyd Lipset spoke with elders about the impact of mining projects.

Interviews with Augustine Taqqaugaq, Abraham Ulayuruluk, Louis Uttak, Vivi Kunuk who talk about mining around Baffin Island and what impact it will have to the Inuit and the wildlife.

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Interview with Nuluujaat Land Guardian, and their lawyer Lori Idlout, to discuss the Mary River Phase 2 proposal and their protest.

The Nuluujaat Land Guardians drove by snowmobile Feb. 4 from Pond Inlet and Arctic Bay to Mary River, where they blockaded the tote road and airstrip until Feb. 11.

Zacharias Kunuk and his guests from Clyde River, Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay and Igloolik share their opinions on the Mary River mine and discuss what they want to see changed.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᓄᓘᔮᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑭᓱᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᔪᒪᔭᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᓪᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᑐᓂᒃ.

Zacharias Kunuk and his guests from Clyde River, Pond Inlet, Arctic Bay and Igloolik discuss the mine and how mining has affected their region.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᐅᑦ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᐅᑎᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖓᓄᑦ.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᖃᐃᖁᓯᒪᔭᖏᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃᒥᑦ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᖕᒥᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑲᑕᒃᑐᑦ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓘᑉ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᖃᓄᕐᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᓂᒃᓗ ᑕᑯᕙᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᐸᓚᐅᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᕙᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᑭᕐᑖᓗᒃᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᕐᕕᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖏᑎᓪᓗᒍ.

ᓴᖃᓕᐊᓯ ᑯᓄᒃ ᑐᖓᓴᐃᔪᖅ ᑕᐅᑐᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᓱᓴᓐ ᐊᕕᖓ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔭᕌᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ. ᐱᖃᑖᓂ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂ ᓴᕿᔮᕐᑎᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᖏᕐᑐᒑᐱᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᖃᓂᒋᔭᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓴᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᐅᓯᑲᕐᑕᕐᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐹᕕᓐᓛᓐᑦ ᓄᓘᔮᓂ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕᕐᑐ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ.

The Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) public hearing in Pond Inlet (Nunavut) to assess Baffinland’s revised Early Revenue Phase proposal and Environmental Review for the Mary River iron ore mining project.

Day 1 (January 27, 2014)

Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation Presentation (Inuktitut Version)

Camera: David Poisey, Zacharias Kunuk

Editor: Carol Kunnuk

Zacharias Kunuk interviews Pond Inlet Mayor Charlie Inuarik to discuss the proposed Mary River mine.  

January 27, 2014

Inuktitut