The Isumajunnattiarniq app is a culturally relevant, inclusive, and accessible digital tool designed to support the mental health and well-being of Nunavummiut. Named after the Inuktitut word for mindfulness, Isumajunnattiarniq aims to provide a safe and supportive resource for users of all ages to help manage stress and trauma-related symptoms. Recognizing the ongoing challenges faced by remote communities in accessing physical and mental healthcare services, the app offers a modern, Nunavut-specific solution that combines traditional wisdom with innovative digital technology.
Isumajunnattiarniq is available for free on both iOS and Play Store!
Key features of the Isumajunnattiarniq app include:
- Cultural Relevance and Connection: The app is deeply rooted in the cultural heritage of Nunavut, reflecting the traditional six seasons—Ukiuq, Upirngaksaaq, Upirgngaaq, Aujaq, Ukiaqsaaq, and Ukiaq—and the unique landscape of the region. Each season is paired with specific content such as breathing exercises, mindfulness practices, elder stories, and soundscapes that are distinctive to Nunavut, fostering a strong sense of cultural resilience and connection to the land.
- Holistic Wellness Approach: Isumajunnattiarniq is based on the principles of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), a sensory experience known to help with relaxation and stress relief. The app offers a variety of features aimed at supporting users’ overall wellness, including guided mindfulness practices, therapeutic breathing exercises, and stories from elders that promote intergenerational wisdom.
- Multilingual and Inclusive: To ensure accessibility and inclusivity, the app is available in Inuktitut and English, with Inuinnaqtun coming soon, making it easy for users from diverse linguistic backgrounds to navigate and engage with its content. The user-friendly interface is designed to cater to all ages, from children to elders, providing a welcoming and accessible experience for everyone.
- Offline Accessibility: Understanding the challenges of limited internet access in remote areas of Nunavut, Isumajunnattiarniq is designed to function both online and offline. This feature ensures that users can continue to benefit from the app’s resources even in areas where reliable digital connectivity is unavailable, enhancing its accessibility and usability across the region.
- Community-Driven Development: The app was created through a collaborative process involving local entrepreneurs, elders, Inuit artists, and family wellness experts, in partnership with Pinnguaq Association. This co-creative approach ensures that the app reflects the needs and values of the community it serves, making it a truly representative and meaningful resource for Nunavummiut.
- Addressing Healthcare Gaps: By providing a free, accessible tool specifically tailored to the unique needs of Northern communities, Isumajunnattiarniq addresses the critical gap in mental health resources in Nunavut. While recognizing that systemic changes are needed to fully address the broader healthcare challenges in the region, the app serves as an immediate and impactful step towards supporting the healing and well-being of individuals facing these issues.
Through its thoughtful design and community-centered approach, the Isumajunnattiarniq app embodies a commitment to supporting the mental health and wellness of Nunavummiut. By integrating traditional cultural elements with modern wellness practices, it offers a unique and valuable resource that empowers users to engage in mindfulness, connect with their heritage, and foster resilience in their everyday lives.
We sincerely thank Pinnguaq Association for their dedication and partnership in developing the Isumajunnattiarniq app. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to enhancing mental health resources for Nunavummiut by combining innovative technology and traditional cultural knowledge.
IIKELC is deeply grateful to the many individuals who have contributed their time, expertise, and passion to the development of the Isumajunnattiarniq app. Each contributor has played a crucial role in shaping our vision. Your invaluable insight and hard work have helped us create a tool that we hope will make a meaningful difference in the journey toward mental wellness. Thank you to each of you for your support and dedication. If you’d like to see everyone who contributed to Isumajunnattiarniq, please click the link below!
ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᑉ ᒥᔅᓵᓅᖓᔪᖅ, ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᑭᑕᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ. ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐊᑦᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑑᓗᖓ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒨᖓᓪᓗᓂ, ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑲᑕ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᖓᑕ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒡᒐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ−ᐊᑐᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᒍᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑐᑭᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᒡᒐᓇᖅᑐᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᖏᓐᓇᐸᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒥᐅᑕᕐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᓪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔭᐅᕕᔅᓴᓂᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᓕᓴᕐᓂᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ−ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑲᕐᕆᔾᔪᑎᐅᕙᑦᑐᓄᑦ.
ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓪᓗᐊᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᐅᑉ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᑯᐊᖑᕗᑦ:
- ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᐅᑉ ᒥᔅᓵᓅᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓱᒪᓂᖅ: ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᔪᑐᖃᕐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᖓᓲᔪᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᕆᔭᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ—ᐅᑭᐅᖅ, ᐅᐱᕐᖓᒃᓵᖅ, ᐅᐱᕐᖔᖅ, ᐊᐅᔭᖅ, ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐊᖅ—ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ. ᐊᑐᓂᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓅᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᓂᕐᓵᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᓂᑦ, ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᓂᑦ, ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑐᓴᕐᓴᐅᖃᑦᑕᓲᓂᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᓲᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓲᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ.
- ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ: ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᙵᕕᓕᒃ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᓴᕐᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᒥᒃ Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑉᐱᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒨᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᓲᖑᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᔾᔫᒥᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖁᒪᐃᓪᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᕋᑖᖅᑕᖓᓄᑦ ᐸᓚᕐᓯᒍᑕᐅᓲᖑᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑐᒡᒍᑎᓂᑦ ᐃᓗᓕᓕᒃ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓄᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᔪᕆᕐᓯᐅᔾᔨᔨᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᓂᑦ, ᐊᓂᕐᓵᑐᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᓴᐃᒻᒪᕐᓴᐅᑎᓂᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᒃᑲᓂᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖏᓐᓃᙶᕐᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
- ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ: ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓇᑦᑎᐊᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᓪᓗ, ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓐ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓛᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᕈᓗᒃ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑭᓐᓂᕐᓴᐅᓛᕐᖓᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᒡᒍᙱᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᑐᕐᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ−ᐊᑐᕋᓐᓂᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᓄᑦ ᖃᑦᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᑲᑕ, ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᑦᑐᒍ, ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᐅᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᓕᒫᓄᑦ.
- ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᑲᑉᐳᓯᒪᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᐅᓂᖓ: ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓂᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᓂᕆᕙᑦᑕᖓᓂᒃ ᑭᓪᓕᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒻᒧᑦ ᑲᑉᐳᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᑲᑉᐳᑎᓯᒪᙱᒃᑲᓗᐊᕐᓗᓂᓗ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐃᑲᔫᑏᖃᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᑕᕝᕘᓇ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᐊᓪᓛᑦ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑉᐳᓯᒪᒍᓐᓇᖏᒃᑲᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐋᖅᑭᐸᓪᓕᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᒫᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ.
- ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ−ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ: ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᓖᑦ, ᐃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᕇᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑏᑦ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᙳᐊᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᖃᑎᒌᒍᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᑭᙴᒪᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕐᕕᒋᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂ, ᑕᐃᒫᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑑᑎᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ.
- ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᐃᓗᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ: ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ, ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᙴᒪᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᖓᑦ ᐱᓇᐃᓗᑕᐅᓗᐊᕐᐸᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑐᑭᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑏᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓯᕆᐊᖃᕐᖓᑕ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃ ᓯᕕᑐᓂᕐᓴᒨᖓᔪᒥᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᒃᑰᕈᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ, ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᖓᑦ ᐃᕐᖐᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑑᑎᓕᒻᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᐸᑦᑐᓂᑦ.
ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᙳᐊᑕᕐᓯᓇᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ−ᑐᕌᖓᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᐃᓱᒪᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᖓᑦ ᑲᑦᑐᖓᐃᕈᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ. ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒨᖓᔪᓂᑦ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ, ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᑎᑦᑎᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓯᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᑲᓲᑎᒍᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᑭᑕᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
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