Happy New Year! Nutaami Ukiumi Quviahugluhi!
There is much to celebrate as we complete another circle around the sun, especially in the North, this is the time when the sun finally returns, after a long period of darkness. In this issue, we celebrate the bright and amazing accomplishments of Inuvialuit over the past year – successful initiatives like Nunamin Illihakvia (pg 8) where generations come together to rediscover and bond over unique Inuvialuit culture, advances in self-determination, education (National Strategy on Inuit Education, 24; Lauren Green, 78), going beyond boundaries of Inuit art (Bill Nasogaluak, 52) and entrepreneurship (Howie McLeod, 24; Hester Inuaslurak, 54.)
Everything is interconnected. Our shadow side has to be reconciled in order for light to emerge, and resolution support workers report hope and healing of those impacted by the dark days of the residential school system (Truth and Reconciliation in Vancouver, 40)....
