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Join us to do some good.
A global day of goodness, kindness and giving back
Tomorrow, we're participating in #GivingTuesdayCA—an annual global movement that celebrates giving in all of its forms.
Whether it’s your time, your support, your voice, or a donation. Make someone smile. Help out a neighbour or an Elder. Call a friend you haven't heard from in awhile. Show up for an issue you care about. Give to an organization that’s doing important work. Since 2013, GivingTuesday has united millions of Canadians to support and champion the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live. Join the movement tomorrow—do a little good, and then celebrate and uplift people and organizations in your life that are doing some good! |
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For a dose of goodness, check out Kiihimajuq Kammak Revival. It's a glimpse into the work that is happening on a weekly basis in our community. In this short film, generations of knowledge is passed down as grandmothers, mothers, and daughters unite to revive an Inuit artistic tradition. |
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This Giving Tuesday, give in the spirit of reconciliation...
Inuinnaujugut. We are Inuinnait—a regionally distinct group of Inuit, living across the Central Canadian Arctic. We are the link between the generations before us and the generations after us. We are stewards of our ancestors’ knowledge, and the reason that our children and grandchildren will continue to be stewards of our homelands.
With your help, we can ensure this link remains unbroken.
The impact of residential schools is felt deeply across our communities. But still, there is so much hope. For 25 years, our work has supported healing and reconnection to our ancestors and their worldview. Working with our remaining Elders, speakers, and knowledge holders, we are reawakening our language, reclaiming our identity, and finding our voices in Inuinnaqtun once again.
Less than 600 speakers of our language remain. Inside each speaker lives a vast library of words, phrases, and understandings of our world that links to knowledge accumulated by our ancestors over millennia. Knowledge that lives within each new generation. It tells us how to make clothing and build houses so that our people can thrive in one of the world’s most extreme climates. What each part of an animal is used for, so that we may respect their nourishing gifts and waste nothing. How to read snow and sea ice conditions for safe travel. How to navigate across the vast expanse of our homelands using the stars. What our values are. How we see the world and interpret what is happening around us. To mark the milestone of our 25th anniversary, we set a goal to raise $250,000 through the Akhuuqhimajara Inuinnaqtun / I'm all in for Inuinnaqtun campaign. With three months to go, we've hit 76% of our goal! Will you help us reach $250,000? Every dollar supports long-term, evidence-based initiatives that are uplifting our people every day. Fluent speakers are meeting weekly with language learners for one-on-one immersion. Language teachers are coming together to develop curriculum grounded in our values. Language nests and the creation of safe spaces are immersing all ages in Inuinnaqtun. Generations are reconnecting at the Cultural Centre and on the land to share and transfer knowledge and restore our traditions. Our programs are healing spirits, and reclaiming our sense of identity and place in the world as Inuinnait. |
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Not able to donate? Help us spread the word to your family and friends! Share this email. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram for meaningful content and good stories that share hope. Find and follow other organizations that are doing good in the world and fill your social media feed with goodness.
As always, Quanaqpiaqquhi Ikajuqatitgiikkavit. Thank you all very much for your support. |
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 | | Our 2020-21 Year In Review | Take a look through our 2020-21 Annual Report, and all of the activities that continue to propel our mission forward.
"It is evident how our organization is operating with the dedicated staff and the board working together to serve its people and everyone abroad, there are many more projects going forward, and I encourage you all to learn and take pride in our beautiful language and culture." — Emily Angulalik, Executive Director
Read the Full Report here. |
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 | | Celebrate Youth Filmmakers Virtually! | Join us on December 14th at 7pm MST / 9pm EST as we celebrate 11 young Nunavut filmmakers and their original music videos. Set to the music of Beatrice Deer Band, these films tell stories of life in the North alongside the lyrics and talent of one of Nunavut's own.
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 | | Mentor-Apprentice Program Update | | This group of Mentor-Apprentice teams took part in a virtual course to introduce the principles of one-on-one immersion and approaches for success. Since 2019, we have been working with Layla Chuutsqa Rorick (seen on the screen in the background), a Mentor-Apprentice Program Coordinator in BC and knowledge expert on getting programs going and supporting teams. |
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 | | Mapping Inuinnaqtun | Inuinnaqtun was
once its own robust ecosystem, with Inuinnait physically immersed in a landscape and way of life that
nourished a fluent and full language, supported human relationships, and maintained a sophisticated
body of cultural knowledge. The Inuinnait journey into the 21st century has challenged the practice
of Inuinnaqtun, along with the connectivity of its ecosystem. How can an integrated Inuinnaqtun
ecosystem be restored in contemporary Inuinnait society?
In this paper, the PI/KHS looks at the decade-long use of a digital mapping program to document traditional forms of engagement between Inuinnait, language and land. We examine the successes and challenges, and question whether digital technology is really able to digitally represent Inuinnaqtun ontology. Can digital technologies play a role in the revival of traditional Inuit knowledge ecosystems?
Read the full article here. |
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 | New Look,
Same 'Good Coffee' | Our social enterprise coffee company donates 75% of annual profits to the PI/KHS to support language and culture revitalization. So, not only does our coffee taste good, it does good.
This fall, Kaapittiaq debuted a new look by Inuk designer Mark Bennett. The gussets and bottom of our new 70% compostable / 30% recycle bags are inspired by traditional Inuinnait textile art, and the sleek front and back reveal textured lines representing topography and a landscape that we are deeply connected to.
Four unique roasts in ground and whole bean make the perfect treat for yourself or the perfect Christmas gift for the coffee lover in your life.
Shop coffee. |
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 | In the spring, legislation will enshrine Mi-kmaw as Nova Scotia's first language. This important step will ensure that hearing, seeing and speaking the language becomes a normal part of life in Nova Scotia.
The impact of collaboration: Indigenous governments and the Government of the Northwest Territories have come together to support a Mentor-Apprentice Program that is seeing great success.
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 | An Ottawa band is taking Inuit throat-singing to the dance floor.
Inuit youth are making space to seek climate resiliency in the Arctic.
Explore what life in Igloolik, Nunavut was like during lockdown for one family through a documentary by Carol Kunnuk.
Elders in Kinngait are recording 1,000 year old songs with the help of record label Hitmakerz.
From the high Arctic to south Baffin, Inuit dog mushers gathered in Iqaluit in November to discuss bringing dog teaming back to the territory.
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 | The Government of the Northwest Territories is offering $5,000 scholarships to students from NWT studying Indigenous languages.
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We're a leader for culture and heritage in Nunavut, guided by an Inuinnait Board. We address projects of critical importance to the revival of Inuit culture, language and history. We focus on the critical needs of Inuinnait—a distinct regional group of Inuit living in the Central Canadian Arctic.
Our mission is to preserve and renew Inuinnait knowledge, language and culture for the benefit of all Inuit.
Our vision is to concentrate and connect the resources, expertise and technology critical to Inuinnait cultural and linguistic survival. |
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