The 10th annual Heritage Forum will take place in Hopedale next week.

Jamie Brake is an Archeologist for Nunatsiavut Government.

He says the scheduled dates are from Monday, June 25 – 28 th this year.

There are approximately 30 delegates who will be attending.

Brake says among those there are also some special guests invited who will be doing presentations.

They include: Hans Rholmann,Lisa Rankin, Sarah Anala, Heather Igloliorte, Brian Winters, Nigel Markham some who are well known by many.

To hear Brake discuss more details on what will be happening at the Heritage Forum next week, click HERE.

The OKâlaKatiget Society will be holding their Annual General Meeting; in Nain, starting today June 22nd – 24th.

If you are interested in the OK Society Language Programming in Radio and or Television or feel you can contribute to any future Programs or Administration of the same, please call our office to have your name considered as a Delegate.

The National Indigenous Peoples Day in Nain will Start their celebrations at 4pm today at the Ball Field.

Here is the Agenda

4:00 p.m- Opening Prayer/Speech with Johannes Lampe,Moravian Church/President of Nunatsiavut Government,

Proclamation with AngajukKâk Joe Dicker.

Remarks and speeches with Oridinary Members Jim Lyall and Tony Andersen.

4:30— 5:00 Northern Games— Monkey Dance, Owl Hop and Running race—ages: 5-7, 8-12, 13+

5:00—5:30—Community Feast—Partridge and Caribou Soup, panitsiak and Kuak char

5:30—Cutting of Cake with an Elder and Youth

5:45—Judging of Bake Off

6:00— Traditional Best Dressed

6:15—Stepper Down

6:30— Entertainment—Beardos, Youth Band, Brass Band, Throat Singers, Open Mic

7:30—Volunteer Appreciation

7:45—Closing Prayer/Thank you

Kajak Display and Activity and Tattoos during events.

Craft Table and Food Table – if you would like to sell food or your wonderful crafts

Prizes to be won for best traditional dressed, stepper down, Bake off and the Northern Games.

As we celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day it is important that we recognize our elders and to thank them for the contributions they have made, and continue to make, in helping other Nunatsiavummiut understand our past so that we can move forward in meeting the challenges that await.

It is also important to remember and to recognize those who have gone before us for helping to shape who we are as a people, and as a society. Labrador Inuit have persisted for thousands of years, through good times and through bad.

The colonial policies and practices of the past attempted to disempower us and strip us of our dignity and our pride; the relocation from Nutak and Hebron tested our resilience to survive and adapt; and the residential school system attempted to divide us, to assimilate us into an unknown culture.

We cannot, and must not, forget the past or hide from the truth. It has made us stronger, more determined and proud of our identity.

The progress we make today and the challenges we overcome will one day be history – a part of the past that shapes the future for our grandchildren and their grandchildren.

By celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day, we are celebrating our ancestors, ourselves, our place in history, and our future.

I am proud to be a Labrador Inuk, proud of what we have accomplished and excited about what lies ahead.

Message from Nunatsiavut Government President, Johannes Lampe.

National Indigenous People’s Day is being celebrated in Nunatsiavut today.

In Rigolet they are having a Walk and Picnic starting at 6pm.

There are prizes to be won for Adults a Propane BBQ Grill and for Children a Swimming Pool.

Hopedale started their events at 1:00 with a parade that began at the Nanuk Center.

This will be Followed by fun games throughout the day and evening and A traditional meal will be provided for supper.

A Traditional Dress Contest will be divided into 2 age groups: 18 under and 19+.

In Postville they’ll celebrate their NIPD on Sunday, June 24th with Family Fire pt at the playground at 7pm.

On Monday, June 25th they will continue the celebrations with Family traditional food potluck at the community centre at 4:30pm and to end off the events there will be a jerry cans concert at the school gym at 7pm.

In Makkovik they have events going on throughout the whole Day.

Jermaine Manning is the Economic Development officer for Makkovik.

To hear Jermaine discuss more about what is planned for NIPD in Makkovik, click HERE.

Woodward’s Oil Tanker has been making its way up to the north coast communities.

That’s according to Lindiwe MacDonal who is a Senior Advisor for Indigenous Relations and Partnerships with the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region.

He has sent an update that the CCG icebreaker is operating and assisting a tanker into Natuashish and Nain over the coming week

The schedule is still fluid (could change) due to ice conditions.

On June 21, 2018 at 9:00 a.m., Assistant Commissioner Peter Clark, Commanding Officer of RCMP NL, will be joined by representatives of the St. John’s Native Friendship Center for a special flag raising of the Aboriginal Policing Services Ensign to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day.

The ensign incorporates symbols representing the three Aboriginal cultures the RCMP serves – eagle feathers for the First Nations, Inuksuk for the Inuit and the Assumption sash for the Métis.

The maple leaf symbolizes the national mandate of RCMP Aboriginal Policing Services.

The event will also include a smudging, which is a ceremony practiced by some Indigenous peoples that involves the burning of sacred medicines, in some cases for spiritual cleansing or blessing.

In cooperation with Indigenous Peoples’ national organizations, the Government of Canada designated June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day, a celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ culture and heritage.

This date was chosen because it corresponds to the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and because for generations, many Indigenous Peoples and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on or about this day.

The 10th annual Heritage Forum will take place in Hopedale next week.

Jamie Brake is an Archeologist for Nunatsiavut Government.

He says the scheduled dates are from Monday, June 25 – 28 th this year.

There are approximately 30 delegates who will be attending.

Brake says among those there are also some special guests invited who will be doing presentations.

They include: Hans Rholmann,Lisa Rankin, Sarah Anala, Heather Igloliorte, Brian Winters, Nigel Markham some who are well known by many.

Tune into AtjiKangitut later this week to hear Brake give you more details on what will be happening at the Heritage Forum next week.

National Aboriginal Day is a day recognising and celebrating the cultures of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Indigenous peoples in Canada.

The day was first celebrated in 1996, after it was proclaimed that year by then to be celebrated on June 21st annually.

On June 21st of last year Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement pledging to rename the event to National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD).

NIPD will be celebrated in the Nunatsiavut Communities tomorrow.

In Hopedale the events will start at 1:00 with a parade that will begin at the Nanuk Center.

Followed by fun games throughout the day and evening.

A traditional meal will be provided for supper.

Traditional Dress Contest will be divided into 2 age groups: 18 under and 19+.

In Nain the event will start at 4pm with an opening prayer with President Johannes Lampe.

Rutie Lampe is the Mental Health and Addictions Worker with DHSD.

She says weather permitting the celebrations will be held at the Ball Field, if the weather is bad the celebrations will be held at the JSCC.

To hear Lampe discuss more information of what will be going on in Nain on NIPD, click HERE.

Atlantic Council for International Cooperation (ACIC) is excited to launch this year’s International Internships for Indigenous Youth Program (IIIYP) with funding from Global Affairs Canada, ACIC and Northern Council for Global Cooperation (NCGC) have partnered to hire 20 Indigenous youth to work for four months in five different countries around the world!

Youth will travel in teams of four to their host country, and will remain there for the duration of the project.

ACIC and NCGC is offering internships in 5 countries: Costa Rica, Guyana, Nepal, Cambodia, and Kenya.

Over five years, ACIC and NCGC will support 100 indigenous youth in engaging in community development both internationally and at home.

By providing internships that give opportunities to gain transferable skills, learn about key development issues in their own communities and abroad, explore education and career pathways in the field of international development interns will be better positioned to engage as active global citizens.

This program will also strive to build confidence and experience in public engagement, and build networks in the international development sector and their own communities that will allow them to put their skills and passion to work for positive change.

This is a paid internship, while some expenses will be the responsibility of the intern, they will cover the costs of travel, accommodation, and a majority of administrative costs will be covered.

To be eligible for the IIIYP, you must meet all of the following criteria:

Be an Indigenous person in Canada (Federally recognized as either status or non-status First Nations, Inuit, or Métis), be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, be between the ages of 18 and 35 at the time of hiring, have not previously participated in an internship within the Global Affairs IYIP initiative (formerly CIDA and DFATD), be legally entitled to work in Canada, and not be a university graduate—graduate of a degree or diploma program from a university.

Please note that Indigenous youth with a CEGEP or technical college diploma are eligible to apply.

This year’s internship runs from October 2018 – January 2019.

The deadline to apply is June 22, 2018.

For more information or to apply please contact:

Dylan Letendre, IIIY Program Manager, by email: dylan@acic-caci.org or by phone: 1(902)-431-2311