PGR Program

Congratulations to our recent SIKU GooseWatch community winners, Evander Cheezo, Emma Lazarus, Stanley Annanak, Jobie Nuvuka, Matthew Okpik, Ian Alaku, Willia Amamaatuak, Iola Sagiaktuk, Denise Okheena for posting the first Siku app Goose Posts in Eastmain, Kashechewan, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kuujjuaraapik, Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Salluit, Kimmirut and Ulukhaktok.… Read more

 Host Aiden Kunnizzi walks us through the Inuvialuit Day festivities in Inuvik, celebrating the 39th anniversary of the signing of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement. We learn about the history of the the agreement (the first comprehensive land claim agreement signed north of the 60th parallel), get to hear some music from local artists, and some Inuvilauit drum dancers.… Read more

 Denise Okheena’s Ice Watch Challenge post has been chosen as a feature video for broadcast on UvagutTV! It is an excellent example of community knowledge sharing using the SIKU App!… Read more

Host Evano Jr. Aggark welcomes Thomas Nibgoarsi back to the show. Thomas is a skilled artist, and shows us his process of carving statue figures from caribou antlers. Thomas also works with soapstone and beluga whale. LIVE on June 1st, 2023.

Congratulations to Richard Amarualik from Iglulik - the May 22-28 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31962 near their community.

The Ice Watch Word of the Week is Sikuliaq (Sikuliak, Hikuliaq, Hikulihaaq).

Sikuliaq, or young ice, forms as sikuaq freezes up and gets thicker and harder. It no longer looks grey and can have some snow on top. It can be strong enough to support some animals but not always thick enough to support a person walking on it. siku.org/app#/map/browse/ice/37

Arviat piliriqatigiit, tamaaniqatiginialirivaa Thomas Alikahuaq tabani tunganarnniq nunagijavukuni, Thomas innarijaujuq arviat nunavumit.… Read more

Congratulations to Jason Iqaluq from Sanikiluaq - the May 8-14 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31618 near their community.

 Congratulations to Naalak Mifsud from Kangiqsujuaq - the May 15-21 Ice Watch Winner for their SIKU Ice Post siku.org/app#/map/deployment/31929 documenting qainngu near their community.

 Learn how to make a Goose Watch post using the SIKU App! Add a photo of the goose or nest and tag your community. Upload your post to SIKU and you’re automatically entered to win great prizes! Harvest, nest and other observation posts are all eligible and SIKU works without an internet connection, so you can save posts when you are on the land.

Robert & Agnes Kuptana discuss the importance of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement and the process involved in its negotiating and implementation spearheaded by COPE organizer Nellie Cournoyea. Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society. First broadcast on Uvagut TV on May 24th, 2023.

 Congratulations to our recent SIKU GooseWatch community winners, Paulusi Alayco, Dylan Basto, Cornilusie Niviaxie, Brian Kasudluak, Danny Angnatuk, Jobie Fleming, Billy Palliser, Allan Rumbolt, David Saunders, Ryan Solomon Jaaji Akpahatak, Daryll Baker and Daniel Jaaka for posting the first @sikuapp Goose Posts in Akulivik, Hopedale, Umiujaq, Inukjuaq, Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuaraapik, Puvirnituq,… Read more

Sikuaq, or Hikuaq in the western dialects, is when Qinu or slushy ice begins to solidify and forms very thin freshly formed ice.
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Host Evano Jr. Aggark welcomes returning elder Peter 2 Aulatjut back to the show. Peter 2 tells some stories and teaches us a bit about fishing. LIVE on May 18th, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐃᕙᓅ ᓄᑲᖅᖠ ᐊᒡᒑᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐅᑎᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐲᑕ 2 ᐊᐅᓚᑦᔪᑦ. ᐲᑕ 2 ᐅᓂᑳᖅᑐᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥ. ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᒫᐃ 18, 2023.

ICS hosts Bambi Amos and Karli Zschögner guide us through the Beluga and Muskrat Jamborees in Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik showcasing the games, dancing and dog mushing. Produced by the Inuvialuit Communications Society, first broadcast on May 17th 2023.