We are excited to release the Kinngait Sea Ice Glossary!

ᑭᙵᐃᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᖓ ᓯᑰᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓱᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ 20 ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᓯᑯᓰᓚᕐᒥᐅᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒎᓰᑦ ᓯᑰᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ.

The Kinngait Sea Ice Glossary was created over 20 years of documenting Sikusiilarmiut Inuktitut sea ice terminology.

ᑭᙵᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᖏ ᐊᓯᕙᖅᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᖁᔨᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓯᑰᑉ ᑕᐃᒎᓯᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᖏᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒍᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋ, ᐃᓄᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᖅᑐᒦᖁᓇᒋ ᓯᑯᒥ.

Kinngait Elders and hunters wanted to document detailed sea ice terminology so community members and future generations could learn, and to help people be safe on the ice.

“ᐃᓄᑐᖃᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖁᔨᕗᒍ ᓯᑰᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᒍ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎ ᓯᑰᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑕᐅ ᐊᐱᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᕗᒍ ᓯᑰᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒪᓕᑦᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑕ ᓯᑯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᕈᑦᑕ. ᑲᑎᒪᓗᑕ ᓯᑯᒥ ᐱᐅᓂᖅᓴᐅᕗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑎᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᑎᓐᓂᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕐᓗᑕ.”

“As Elders, we invite you to learn about sea ice through this resource, but also to ask us questions or to accompany us on sea ice trips. Being together on the sea ice we can better share our knowledge and experiences.”