April 2012
10 posts
Hivulivut: Is it right ? →
hivulipta:
The Inuit in all of the past years have been sharing their food. With little that they might have, a meat is not kept for own self unless there is a really big reason to such as scarcity or just some rare odd reason that we might find weird.
I’ve been told by mom who’s also been told by her…
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Nanisiniq Presents Research at International...
From April 22-27th 2012, the Nanisiniq Arviat History Project team will be attending the International Polar Year conference in Montreal Canada. This conference brings together over 2,000 researchers, policy-makers, Indigenous people and NGOs to discuss the the circumpolar world’s most pressing social issues.
Using the theme From Knowledge to Action, this year’s conference aims...
Jordan Konek: Natural Tools →
jordan-konek:
I am now on my way home to Arviat after leaving the community 6 weeks ago. I feel really excited to see family and friends, to tell them all the stories of my experience. I am ready to do a presentation in my community about the trip to Palca, Peru. I was in Palca, Peru to help build stoves and…
Mark Kalluak →
hivulipta:
See page 50 for the story
We have done so much
The Nanisiniq; Arviat History Project team (former and present) have come a long ways and have done so much.
Looking back to it’s birth and all the work and effort that’s been put into it is just unbelievable. Not to forget that people “behind the scenes” who started off as an idea and the negotiating and finally submitting an application to get this project started and...
Lucy Tasseor Tutsweetok; At the Art Gallery →
hivulipta:
See page 45-47 for the story
Nanisiniq connects Arviat Youth →
hivulipta:
See page 7 for story
The Book of Wisdom →
Excited to attend the IPY Conference 2012
amy-owingayak:
I am so happy that I will attend the Internation Polar Year conference in Montreal. I will finally see and get together with the Nanisiniq group which is great! And also, the second year students and my instructor from Nunavut Sivuniksavut will attend. It will be very interesting for me because in one of our classes in first year, we learned about IPY. I am looking forward for the...
