Agnico Eagle Nunavut, NU, September 29, 2021 – On September 28th, 2021, an image from an internal safety awareness campaign at Agnico Eagle’s Nunavut operations circulated on social media. We acknowledge that the image was offensive and wrong.

We apologize unreservedly to our Nunavummiut staff, the communities in which we operate and the Inuit leaders we work so closely with and pledge to do better.

Agnico Eagle has a responsibility to ensure a safe and inclusive workplace to all employees, contractors and visitors as well as to respect the communities in which we operate. While the purpose of this campaign was to promote a safe working environment for all in a multi-language context by reminding that all operations-related communications and instructions need to be in a single language, we clearly failed in our implementation of this campaign.

Upon reflection, the message should have been “Safety is First” as this was the objective of the campaign. We acknowledge that the approach that was taken was offensive and wrong. The same campaign also addressed the use of French in the workplace in a similar manner, and we will also correct that inappropriate use.

Agnico Eagle recognizes that the land on which we operate in Nunavut is owned and traditionally used by Inuit and that we are visitors on their land. Being successful in Nunavut requires adaptation, listening and a deep commitment to interact with communities in ways that matter most to them, and we acknowledge that these obligations fall on Agnico Eagle, not on our partners. Agnico Eagle is committed to continue working with local organizations and the Government of Nunavut to protect and promote the Inuit culture and language.

 

ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐃᒍ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐊᒥᕋᐃᔭᕐᕕᒃ  29, 2021 – ᐊᒥᕋᐃᔭᕐᕕᒃ 28, 2021−ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ,  ᐊᔾᔨᒥᒃ, ᐊᒡᓂᑯ  ᐃᑐᒃᑯᓐᓂᖓᕐᑐ, ᐱᓕᕆᔨᓄ ᑐᕋᖓᔪᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᑕᕆᐊᓂ ᐊᓐᓂᕐᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᔾᔨᕐᑐᕈᑎᒥᒃ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᔪᖃᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᕿᕝᕕᑯᑦ. ᐃᒃᐱᒍᓱᒃᐳᒍᑦ, ᑐᑭᓱᕗᒍᓪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨ ᓴᕿᓚᐅᕐᑐ ᐃᓄᖕᓄ ᐃᖢᐃᓕᕈᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᑕᒻᒪᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒡᓗ.

ᐱᕕᖢᑕ ᐅᖃᐅᕐᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᑕᕆᐊᖃᖅᕕᒋᔭᑉᑎᓐᓂ, ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᕙᒃᑕᑉᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒪᖏᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᕐᓂᐊᕋᑉᑕ, ᐅᔾᔨᕐᑐᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᓕᕐᐳᒍᑦ.

ᐊᒡᓂᑯᑯᑦ, ᓴᓇᔨᒥᓂᒃ, ᐳᓚᕐᑎᒥᖏᓪᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᑦᓯᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᑕ ᐊᔾᔨ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᓱᓚᐅᕐᑐᒐᓗᐊ ᓴᓇᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒋᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓄᑦ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᒃᑯᖁᓇᒋᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᕐᑕᕆᐊᓂ ᓴᓇᔨᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓐᓇᕐᓯᔪᖅ, ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᑎᒋᖏᓕᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᔨᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᒃᑯᖃᑕᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᖑᐊᑦ ᓴᕿᑕᐅᒐᖓᑕ ᓇᒻᒪᓇᖏᑦᑐᑯᕐᓂᑉᑎᓐᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᕈᓂᒃᑐᑦ.

ᑭᖑᖕᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᕗᒍᑦ, ᐃᒪᓪᓇᐃᓕᖏᓚᐅᕋᓗᐊᑐᖅ; “ᐅᔾᔨᕐᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᕗᖅ!” ᖁᔨᕗᒍᑦ, ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᒃᓴᕗᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᖢᐃᓕᒃᓇᒃᑐᒥᒡᓗ ᐅᑐᓚᐅᕐᓂᕋᑉᑕ. ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐅᔾᔨᑎᐊᖓᓂᒃ, ᐅᐃ ᐅᐃ−ᑎᑐᑦ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᓚᐅᕋᑉᑕ, ᑕᒻᒪᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐊᕿᒋᐊᑦᓂᐊᒃᑕᕗᑦ.

ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᒃᐳᑦ, ᐃᓕᑕᕐᓯᑉᓗᑎᒡᓗ, ᓄᓇ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᖕᒪᒍ ᑕᐃᒪᖓᓂᖓᓗᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᑕᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᒡᓚᕐᓯᒪᑐᐃᓐᓇᕋᑉᑕ, ᐊᒡᓂᑯ ᐃᒍᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓕᑕᕐᓯᕗᑦ ᐊᕿᒋᐊᕆᐊᖃᕋᖓᒥᒃ ᐅᐸᓗᑲᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᓕᑦ ᓇᓚᑦᑎᐊᒃᓗᑎᒡᓗ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒡᓗ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓪᓚᑦᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᑉᓐᓇᐅᕈᒪᕗᑦ, ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑎᓕᔭᖁᔪᑎᒋᓯᒪᖓᑉᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ. ᐊᒡᓂᑯᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᐃᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᐊ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐊᓗ ᓴᕿᐅᒪᑎᓐᓇᓱᐊᖃᑕᐅᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ.