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Cultural Student Support Program
Funder - Jordan's Principle – Inuit Child First Initiative

Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit

• ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ - Inuuqatigiitsiarniq
Respecting others, relationships and caring for people.
Being a person that is known to be caring as well as being open

• ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᖅ - Tunnganarniq
Fostering good spirit by being open, welcoming and inclusive.
Being someone you can approach because you never know what people are going through

• ᐱᔨᑦᓯᕐᓂᖅ - Pijitsirniq
Serving and providing for family and/or community.
Where we come together to make our space on earth an easier place for all.

• ᐋᔩᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ - Aajiiqatigiinniq
Decision making through discussion and consensus.
Come together as one to work towards the future

• ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ - Pilimmaksarniq
Development of skills through observation, mentoring, practice, and effort.
Being open to learn anything that comes along to be able to use in the future or to give a helping hand

• ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ - Ikajuqtigiinniq
Working together for a common cause.
Instead of working against each other, work together towards something greater

• ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕐᓂᖅ - Qanuqtuurniq
Being innovative and resourceful.
Being available to those that will need it in a long run, more knowledge, more of the help you can be

• ᐊᕙᑎᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᖅ - Avatittinnik Kamatsiarniq
Respect and care for the land, animals and the environment.
Being caring to your surroundings and being mindful that it is not just the peoples land, it is also the animals, the plants and anything that breaths and eats.

Bridging the Gap Cultural Student Support Worker supported 148 Inuit youth by providing cultural support in the community and schools. Support was facilitated at school drop ins - Cultural Clubs , Lodge visit and Inuuqatigiit Centre programming and through 1-1 visits in schools or virtual. This year, Bridging the Gap Cultural Student Support Workers provided lessons on the following activities:

Seal skin mittens
Wood working
Inuktitut lessons
Beading
Jewelry making
Soapstone carving
Arts and crafts
Inuit Games
Felt wall hangings
Various arts and crafts
Story telling
Throat singing
Cooking/baking
On the land activities

If you like to make a referral for individual support, please contact Leila Navabzadeh-Szabo

Leila Navabzadeh-Szabo
Education System Navigator – Education Department
e: educationsystemnavigator@inuuqatigiit.ca
c: 343-597-9375
Hardini Centre, 235 Donald St.
Ottawa, Ontario K1K 1N1

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