Splash’N Boots is a Canadian children’s musical duo who are broadcasted on the Television show “Tree House”.

The Nunatsiavut Department of Health and Social Development and Air Borealis came together to sponsor this amazing opportunity for children to watch a live performance done by the Splash’N Boots show.

The two main duo characters are Nick Adams and Taes Leavitt.

They are currently traveling to the North coast communities to hold live performances.

They were in Nain on Monday to hold a performance for children at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Center.

A huge amount of children, care givers and parents were there.

They have released 11 albums and 5 DVDs, have traveled across the world performing live shows, and live in their Big Yellow Boot on Tree house TV.

Tune into today’s Sugusivut show to hear what their thoughts were about traveling to the north coast communities and where they will be traveling next.

The After School program registrations will be held today.

Registration will take place today at 6pm located at the Jeremias Sillitt Community Centre.

There are 15 seats available for children in Kindergarten to grade 3 and 15 seats available for children in grades 4-7.

This is a first come-first serve basis, and you must bring your child’s MCP.

For more information, you can contact the Acting After School Program Supervisor, Gwen Dyson at 922-2690 or 922-2691.

The first Annual Tom Jararuse Dart Tournament in Hopedale was held this past weekend.

Hannah Winters held this event and said it went very well and had very close games.

All eight teams played; three out of five top teams played in Semis.

Which were Tabea Jararuse’s team, Stonia Nochasak’s team, Jill Nitsman’s team, and Tommy Tuglavina’s team.

Bottom two teams played for third; Stonia Nochasak team and Tommy Tuglavina team with Stonia team winning third with a prize of $400.

The last two teams played; four out of seven, Tabea Jararuse vs Jill Nitsman.

Tabea Jararuse won on double four, which was Nicky Jararuse that finished.

Their team consisted of Tabea Jararuse, Nicky Jararuse, Antuan Jackobish, and Sophie Tuglavina.

They won t-shirts and $2,000, second place won $900.

Jararuse adds that they had awards for most runs for male and female.

And the most finishes for male and female went to Martin Nochasak Jr. who won a t-shirt.

The base camp is closed again for the summer months and everyone is returned back to their home towns.

Maria Merkuratsuk is from Nain.

She says she was a bear guard this summer up north.

Merkuratsuk says she would walk around with tourists and show what was there and there.

She adds youth were up there as well, and she showed how to clean a seal skin.

Click here to hear more from Merkuratsuk later on today.

The Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh just released their report today in Nain, ‘A Long Wait for Change’.

This report is the independent review of the province’s child protection system’s response to Inuit children.

The Child and Youth Advocate launched this full review last year in April 2018 after receiving a referral from the Nunatsiavut Government.

She reviewed several program areas where Inuit children receive services from the Department of Children, seniors and Social Development including protective intervention in care, foster care, youth services and other alternative placements.

The report identifies 33 recommendations resulting from community sessions and other interviews, a review of 213 case files, an analysis of relevant literature on this issue, and from experiences advocating for vulnerable Indigenous children and youth over the years.

She would like to give her sincere thanks to extended to the Elders, young people, families, foster families, community leaders, service providers, as well Nunatsiavut Government, and representatives within the Provincial and Federal Governments.

We will be airing the interview we had with Jackie Kavanagh tomorrow during out AtjiKangitut show tomorrow.

The sing and dance television show, Splash ‘n Boots from Tree House will be in Nain on September 1st, 2019, and also all along the North Coast that week.

We spoke with Taes who is also known as Boots.

She says she and her whole crew is excited to come to Nain.

The times and locations are yet to be announced.

Sunday, September 1, 2019 they will begin their tour in Nain.

Monday, September 2, 2019 they will travel to Hopedale.

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 they will travel to Postville.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019 they will travel to Makkovik.

And last on Thursday, September 5, 2019 they will end their tour in the community of Rigolet.

Click here to hear more of what Taes has to say about her upcoming tour.

The Nunatsiavut Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism are pleased to launch their new website.

Kyle Crotty is the Heritage Program Coordinator for Nunatsiavut Government.

This website was released on Monday, August 19, 2019.

He says this website is a digital storytelling initiative focused on preserving Nunatsiavut’s rich oral history.

On this new website you will find audio recordings and videos of original stories or stories passed down and told by the people of Nunatsiavut.

The idea to start Nunatsiavut Stories began when reading recommendations in reports from previous annual Nunatsiavut Heritage Forums from previous years; (2016, 2014 & 2013).

Among the recommendations, there was a consistent message that there needs to
Be more elder involvement in heritage-related programming in the region.

The plan for the Nunatsiavut Stories website is to feature people of Nunatsiavut through a variety of digital media platforms, including audio recordings, video and photographs.

This connects the Nunatsiavut Government’s (NG) current heritage programming to the activities of the former Torngâsok Cultural Centre, which was regularly conducting interviews with Nunatsiavummiut, and particularly elders, prior to the establishment of the NG.

This work is in response to the expressed wishes and needs of Labrador Inuit, and it will help to ensure that oral history is preserved for future generations and that local stories continue to be an important part of Nunatsiavut’s rich heritage, this is also a great way to preserve Inuktitut, as language revitalization is currently recognized as being of extreme importance in the region.

Due to the upcoming Labour Day Holiday, there will be no IlinniaKatigennik Show next week.

On Monday, September 2, will be the Labour Day Holiday.

Because of this holiday there will be no IlliniaKatigennik until Tuesday, September 10, 2019.

Also, the Okalakatiget Society will be closed on September 2nd.

OK Radio will be back on air again on Tuesday, September 3, 2019.

The Child and Youth Advocate were visiting each Inuit communities last year to review on how the child protection systems are responding to Inuit children in care.

We spoke with Karen Gray who is the Director of Advocacy and Investigation with the office of youth and advocate.

They will be coming to Nain Tuesday September 3, 2019.

She says this report will be given to families, foster parents, and anyone who would like to find out about the independent review of child protection systems response to Inuit children.

Jackie Lake Kavanagh, Child and Youth Advocate, will release the independent review of the child protection system’s response to Inuit children on Wednesday, September 4 at 11:00 a.m. in the Pulapvik Conference Room, former LIA Building, 17 Sandbanks Road, Nain.

Grey says last year they began a review to services provided for Inuit children and they took a year and began the review in April 2018.

Part of the review they included with consulting in the Inuit communities, they visited communities in Makkovik, Rigolet, Postville, Nain, Happy Valley Goose Bay and North West River.

They listened to many stories of Inuit stakeholders and families, foster parents, the Nunatsiavut Government, Provincial and Federal Government.

During their visits to the Inuit communities they looked at file reviews for children who are in case.

They will be coming back to Labrador and are really hopeful to have a big turnout for this report and to hear the highlights.

There is a 1st Annual Recreation Co-Ed Volley-Ball Tournament held in the community of Hopedale this weekend.

The Volley-Ball tournament begins today August 30th to the 31st, of 2019.

We spoke with the Recreation Facility Manager, Belinda Denniston.

She says the fee is $50 per person, with first prize of $2000 and second prize of $1000.

It is 3 males and 3 females, and 5 players minimum with 7 players maximum.

There is a minimum of 10 teams for the tournament.

The deadline was on August 28, to apply for this tournament.