Strengthening Youth Leadership and Cultural Wellness Across Nunavut
In four remote Nunavut communities: Arctic Bay, Sanikiluaq, Chesterfield Inlet, and Whale Cove, the Arctic Rose Foundation (ARF) is helping Inuit youth build confidence, leadership, and connection through art. With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Catapult Canada grant, ARF is expanding its Messy Book Program, an Inuit-led, arts-based afterschool initiative that empowers local youth […]
Passing Down Inuit Knowledge Through the Angunasuktiit Program
In Clyde River, Nunavut, the Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre, a division of the Ilisaqsivik Society, is helping the next generation of Inuit youth reconnect with their culture, language, and traditional ways of life through the Angunasuktiit program – meaning “hunters” in Inuktitut. With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Catapult Canada initiative, Angunasuktiit offers […]
ᓴᙱᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ
“ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓕᕆᒍᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᐊᕐᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ”, ᐅᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔩᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ (NBES) ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐHᐊᐱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ (IE). ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᕇᑐ Hᐊᓪ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖓ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᕈᒃᓴᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ (ITE) ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓐHᐊᐱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑭᖑᓕᕇᑦᑕᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ (ILS) ᐊᑐᕋᒃᓴᑦ ᑲᑎᕐᓱᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ—ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ. ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᓚᖅ? […]
Building a Stronger Future Through Inuktitut Literacy
“Strong literacy skills are the foundation of academic success,” say the educators behind a new initiative led by the Nunavut Bilingual Education Society (NBES) and Inhabit Education (IE). With support from the Rideau Hall Foundation’s Indigenous Teacher Education (ITE) Initiative, NBES and IE are launching the Inuktitut Literacy Sequence (ILS) Resource Package—a landmark project designed […]