(English Follows)

ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᓂᖏᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᓇᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᕗᐊᓗᒻᒥ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᒋᐊᕕᒋᕗᑦ.

ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᓕᐅᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᓅᕕᒻᐱᕆ 1-ᒥᑦ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᖑᕕᒑᐱᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓚᖓᓕᕆᕗᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᓇᕐᓯᓕᕐᒥᒋᐊᖓ. ᑐᑭᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᒪᕐᐱᓕᕆᔨᕐᔪᐊᑯᑦ ᐱᔭᑦᓴᖁᑎᓕᐅᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᓇᕈᓐᓀᑐᒥᒃ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᓲᒥᒃ ᓯᑉᑎᒻᐱᕆ 1-ᒥ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᓇᕐᓯᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖏᑦ ᑐᑭᑖᕈᑎᐅᒍᓐᓇᖁᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃᓗ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐊᖑᕕᒑᐱᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓅᕕᒻᐱᕆ 1 ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑖᑦᓱᒪᓂᓗᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᓪᓗᓃᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᓇᕐᓯᒋᐊᓪᓚᓂᐅᑉ ᖃᖓᐅᓂᑦᓴᖓ ᑐᑭᑖᖑᒍᓐᓇᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ.

ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑌᒣᓕᖓᓂᖓᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᖃᕈᑎᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᑐᑭᑖᕆᔨᖏᑦ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᑎᑦᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕿᓂᐅᑉ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᑕ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᖁᓵᑲᐱᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᕐᖁᓵᕇᑦᓯᐊᓂᑦᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓐᓂᑐᕐᓂᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓯᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᖃᓚᐅᖕᖏᓂᕐᒥᓂ ᐊᖏᔪᖑᐊᖑᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ ᓯᕿᓂᐅᑉ ᓂᐱᕝᕕᐊᑕ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᖁᓵᓕᕈᑎᒃ ᐊᓐᓂᑐᐊᖑᓂᑦᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐊᖑᕕᒑᐱᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᓂᕐᐸᐅᒪᑕ ᖃᖓᐅᓕᕐᐸᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᓯᔪᑦᓴᐅᒪᖔᑕ ᓇᓪᓕᖁᐊᕇᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᓪᓗ ᐱᒍᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᓄᖑᐃᓐᓇᑎᑦᓯᑌᓕᓂᕐᒥᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᒍᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᕿᓂᐅᑉ ᓄᐃᕕᐊᑕ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᖏᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓛᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᓄᑦ ᕿᓚᓗᒐᕐᓂᐊᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓛᕐᓗᑎᒃ.

The seasonal opening of beluga harvesting in the Hudson Strait is coming soon. As of November 1st, the local LNUK may announce the re-opening of hunting. For clarity, DFO is responsible for announcing the seasonal closure on September 1st, but the re-opening is to be decided and announced by the local LNUKs on or after November 1st. This can be decided locally.

The intention is for local decision-makers to allow the EHB belugas and early migrations to pass by, before opening for harvest from the larger WHB beluga migration. Local LNUKs are best positioned to know when hunting should occur to balance the needs of the community with the conservation efforts of the EHB beluga for future generations to hunt.