ᐱᓕᕆᒃᑲᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖅ
Outstanding Cultural Experience Award

ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓯᒪᓂᑯᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖅ, ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓂᒃ, ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᕚᓪᓕᕈᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᒧᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᐊᖕᓂᖕᒧᑦ, ᓴᓇᐅᒐᓂᑦ, ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᖕᓂᓪᓗ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖅ ᑐᕌᕆᔭᖃᖅᐳᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑰᓕᕋᔭᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑕᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕆᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓇᓗᙱᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᐊ ᓂᐲᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᒥᖅᑳᕈᑕᐅᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ.
 

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓕᖅᐸᑕ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓖᑦ:

• ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓂᒃ

• ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕘᑉ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ

• ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅ ᔭᒐᑎᑦᑎᑦᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖕᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖕᓂᑦ

• ᐃᓱᒪᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ

The Outstanding Cultural Experience Award, celebrating Inuit culture, recognizes initiatives that engage travelers in the traditions, values, and artistry of Inuit. This award highlights programs that promote understanding of the Inuit way of life, including their deep connection to the land, storytelling, traditional crafts, and communal practices. The award aims to create lasting connections and enrich cultural awareness, ensuring that the voices and stories of the Inuit community are shared responsibly.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Reflection of Inuit Cultural practices

• Respect for Nunavut’s cultural beliefs

• Commitment towards preservation of cultural heritage

• Reflection of ISV

ᐃᓄᑐᐊᓄᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᑦᑎᐊᖕᓂᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖅ
Individual Service Excellence Award

 ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᑦᑎᐊᖕᓂᖕᒧᑦ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᓯᐊᖅ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᖕᒥᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖕᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑳᖅᐸᒃᑐᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐃᓅᕗᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐸᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᑳᖅᐸᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑎᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒡᓗ. ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᑦᑎᐊᖕᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᖕᓂᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᖕᓂᖕᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒡᓗ.

•  ᑭᓱᒥᓪᓕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖃᖅᐸ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃ?

• ᖃᓄᕐᓕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐱᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᖅᓯᒪᕙ ᐳᓛᖅᑎᓄᑦ?

• ᖃᓄᕐᓕ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᕙ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ?
  
  The Service Excellent Award recognizes an individual who is a great ambassador for the travel and tourism sector on the front lines. They are a person who provides a positive first impression to visitors, other businesses and Nunavummiut. Service excellence is reflected in positive attitude, relationships with others and solutions orientated approach.

• What front-line occupation is this person employed?

• How has this person provided a positive impression to visitors?

• How has this person reflected a solution orientated approach?

ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ
Tourism Business of the Year

 ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒥ ᑐᓐᓂᖅᑯᑕᐅᓲᖑᕗᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᒧᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᑦᑎᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᓪᓚᕆᒍᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᔭᐅᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖓᓐᓂᒃ. ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒧᑦ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᓴᙱᔫᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐳᓚᕋᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᕙᒃᖢᑎᒡᓗ ᖁᑦᑎᒃᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

ᖃᐅᔨᓴᓕᖅᐸᑕ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓖᑦ:

•  ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓗᒍ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᕆᔭᖓ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑲᒻᐸᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕘᒥ

• ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᕙ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ

• ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᐸ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᐅᔪᓂᑦ?

The Tourism Business of the Year is awarded to a business that has demonstrated all-around excellence in delivery, commitment to developing the travel and tourism sector and reflective of Inuit Societal Values and Nunavut's unique culture. They exhibit commitment to contributing to Nunavut, community involvement and leadership. They are seen as a strong partner in tourism and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.

Evaluation Criteria:

• Describe the impact this company has had on the sector and Territory

• How does this business demonstrate leadership & Integrity

• What makes this business stand out from others in the sector?