Nunavut Youth Consulting, a Nunavut, non-profit, youth organization from Arctic Bay, has worked very hard over the past year on their Literacy Projects. In doing so they have continued to develop their Inuktitut and English skills. They have developed more self-esteem and have learned valuable skills that will assist them for the rest of their lives. With the assistance of the Nunavut Youth Editorial Board, our members have gained valuable editing and proof reading skills. They have been able to give and accept constructive criticism while realizing that their opinions matter. The most promising part of the project is the fact that the products produced have brought the youth knowledge and learning through their production and now that they are complete they will continue to bring knowledge and learning to the end user as they are distributed across Nunavut.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for giving us the opportunity to present this hoodie to you. We have been blessed over the past year with many people and organizations that have been willing to assist us with our growth and development.
During the many hours of discussing design, our committee came up with the logo "I AM INUK" to resemble the trend in the south "I AM CANADIAN". We hope that the Inuit youth will wear this hoodie with pride and dignity. For as Inuit, we have a lot to be proud of- not just proud of our past, but our present and our future.
We would like to say a special thanks to the Government of Nunavut Department of Culture, Language, Elder's and Youth and Canadian Heritage for their generous financial assistance. We couldn't have done it without them. |
