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ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ, “ᑲᖏᖅᑐᑦᑎᐊᑯᓗᒃ,” ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᓐᓇᖅᐸᓯᖓᓂ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ Patricia Bay. ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓃ 900 ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᓂᖅᑲᔮᒥ, ᐊᕙᓗᔭᐅᒪᑦᓱᓂ ᑲᔾᔮᓇᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᖏᖅᓱᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ Barnes Icecap-ᒧᑦ. ᐃᓐᓈᕈᐊᓗᐃᑦ, ᐱᖃᓗᔭᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᔪᐃᑦᑐᓪᓗ ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒻᒥ ᐅᐸᒍᒪᕆᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᔭᖅᑲᓂᒃ ᓯᑯᓂᓗ ᒪᔪᕋᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥᒃ. ᑕᑯᔭᑦᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑐᑦᑐᐃᑦ, ᐊᓪᓚᓐᖑᐊᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ ᐳᐃᔩᑦ. ᐃᒐᓕᖅᑑᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓂᕐᔪᑎᖃᕐᕕᒃ, ᓴᐳᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᕐᕖᑦ, ᐃᓂᖃᖅᓱᑎᒃ Patricia Bay-ᒥ.

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ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᑉᐸᖅᑎᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓂ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᕗᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᓯᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂ ᓲᕐᓗ ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᖁᐊᖑᐃᓐᓇᐅᔭᖅᑐᖅ  ᐊᐅᒃᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ, ᓯᒡᔭ ᓱᕋᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓕᖅᖢᓂ, ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᓂᒡᓚᓱᖕᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᖁᒃᐸᖕᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖓᓂᕆᕙᒃᑕᖓᓄᑦ.  ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓱᒪᒥᐅᑕᕆᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᐆᒥᖓ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᒃᓴᐅᑕ

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that changes into various chemical forms through geochemical processes. It is an element that occurs naturally in the environment but with industrialization, humans have altered its cycle by adding more mercury in the water, air, and soil.

The Nunavut Climate Change Partnership (NCCP) was a collaborative partnership between the Government of Nunavut, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and Natural Reosurces Canada to build capacity for community-level adaptation planning.

ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓂ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐱᕙᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓴᖅᑮᒍᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᓗᐊᓐᖏᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᑦᓱᓂ ᐅᓕᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᓯᑑᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᐅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᓯᓈᓂ ᓯᑯᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᓯᓚᕐᓂᓪᓗᓯᑲᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓈᑉ ᓄᖑᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖃᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ.

ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᓂᕈᒥᑦᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᐊᔭᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᓱᑲᑦᑐᐊᓗᒻᒥᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᔪᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐆᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᒋᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᒪᓐᓂᑦᓯᐅᑎᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐃᖅᑳᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᐊᕐᔪᐊᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓕᕇᖅᑐᓄᑦ.