Makivik Magazine Issue 114

ᐊᐅᒡᒍᓯ 14, 2017-ᒥ, ᖁᓕᓪᓗ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᕐᑐᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒃ
ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᕗᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᔪᕗᑦ. ᖁᓕᓪᓗ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᐃᑦ ᐊᓂᒍᓕᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕗᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᑐᑦ ᑕᑯᓂᐊᕐᑕ­ᐅᓯᒪᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᐳᑏᒃᑯᓄᑦ
ᐅᕕᒐᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᓄᐃᑕᐅᓯᒪᑦᓴᓕᕋᑕᕐᖁᖅ.
ᐃᓕᓴᕋᑦᓭᑦ
ᓄᓇᕕᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᕗᑎᒍᑦ, ᐃᓕᓵᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᑐᑦ ᖁᓕᓪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᓗᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᑕᐅᓲᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᖁᐊᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ (ᐱᖓᓲᔪᕐᑑᓈᕐᑎᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᐅᑉ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᑎᑦᑕᓂᖓ ᒪᓕᑦᓱᒍ)
ᐅᑭᐊᑦᓴᒥ (ᐊᐅᒡᒍᓯᒥᑦ-ᑎᓯᒻᐱᕆᒧᑦ)
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᕐᒨᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᕋᑦᓭᑦ
ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᕆᐊᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᕈᓯᑎᒍᑦ
ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒐᑦᓭᑦ ᐃᕐᖃᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᖏᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕈᓯᖏᑦ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓ
ᐅᑭᐅᒥ (ᔭᓄᐊᕆᒥᑦ-ᒣᒧᑦ)
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ
ᑕᒐᑕᒐ ᖃᓄᕐᑑᕈᑕᐅᒋᐊᓖᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ
ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᒥᒃ ᓄᐃᑕᑎᑦᓯᓃᑦ
ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕈᓯᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᔦᒥᓯ ᐯᒥ ᑯᐯᒃᓗ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᒃ
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᑐᖃᖏᑦ (ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕋᕐᓂᖅ)
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᕙᒪᒍᓯᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ
ᑕᒐᑕᒐ, ᖁᓕᓪᓗ ᒪᕐᕈᓘᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓕᓴᕋᑦᓭᑦ ᖁᓖᑦ ᔮᓐ ᐋᐸᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥ
ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᕈᑎᑖᕈᑎᑦᓭᑦ. ᒪᕐᕉᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᕋᑦᓵᒃ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᕈᑎᑖᕈᑎᑦᓴᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᒃ 2018-
2019ᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᓕᓵᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᖁᕝᕙᕆᐊᕈᑎᑖᕐᓯᒪᐅᑎᖃᕈᑎᒃ
ᑯᐯᒃᒥ ᓇᓪᓕᐊᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᕈᑎᒋᒐᓱᐊᕐᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ
ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᑦ. ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᐊᑦᔨᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ
ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᑎᕆᒍᒪᒐᓗᐊᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓂ.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓴᕋᑦᓴᓂᑐᐊᒍᖕᖏᑐᖅ ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓴᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ
ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᐅᖏᓐᓂᓴᐅᓚᕿᔪᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑦᑐᓯᒪᓗᐊᕋᑕᖕᖏᓇᒥ
ᐊᓯᑦᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᕐᒪᑦ, ᐃᓕᓵᓪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓭᑦ ᑭᖕᖒᒪᒋᔭᖏᑎᒎᕐᓂᓴᐅᑦᓱᓂ ᐊᖏᓂᕐᓭᑦ
ᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᐅᓲᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓱᒋᑦ. ᐃᓕᓵᑦ, ᐅᓪᓗᓕᒫᖅ, ᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂ
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᒫᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᓲᑦ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᒌᓲᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥᐅᒍᒋᐊᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑐᔪᐊᓘᒻᒪᑦ
ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓱᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕕᒻᒪᕆᒻᒥ. ᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᖓᑦ, ᐊᕙᑕᖅ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕕᐅᑉ
ᐊᓪᓚᕕᖃᕐᕕᖓᓃᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᓕᓵᑦ ᐃᓕᓭᔨᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᓯᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᐊᓪᓚᕈᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᐊᓃᒍᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖕᖏᓂᕐᓴᐅᒐᔭᕐᓱᑎᒃ.
ᙯᕐᖁᔭᐅᓯᒪᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐅᖄᒋᐊᕐᑐᑲᑦᑕᓲᑦ ᔦᐱᑎ ᓄᖕᖓᖅ, ᔨᐊᓂᕗ ᒍᐊᑦᑭᓐ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
ᓇᑖᓐ ᐅᐱᐊᑦ. ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑕᒫᑦ ᒥᕐᓱᓲᑦ. ᓄᕕᒻᐸᒥ, ᐃᓕᓵᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᓕᒫᒥ
ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᓛᕐᑐᑦ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᓪ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᓪᓚᕆᓐᓄᑦ
ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐊᕈᓯᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ. ᐅᐱᕐᖓᓴᖅ, ᑲᖏᕐᓱᔪᐊᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᕐᖁᓯᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ
ᐃᓕᓴᕆᐊᓛᕐᑐᑦ ᐊᓯᓃᑦᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓗᑎᒃ. ᐃᓕᓵᑦ ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓴᓲᒍᒻᒥᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ
ᐱᕐᖁᓯᑐᖃᖓᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᕆᐅᕐᓴᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᕐᖁᓯᕐᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓴᐸᑦᓱᑎᒃ
ᓇᐅᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐅᔮᕐᑕᐅᒍᑎᑦᓴᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᓐᑐᕆᐊᒥᓪᓘᓃᑦ.
On August 14 th , 2017, 18 Nunavimmiut started at Nunavik
Sivunitsavut. With that, the process that began 11 years ago with
a visit to Nunavut Sivuniksavut by the youth-group Saputiit has
finally become a reality.
COURSES
At Nunavik Sivunitsavut, the students take 12 college-level
courses (six per semester).
Fall (August-December)
Inuktitut
Circumpolar Literature
Cultural Exploration in the Arts
Knowledge and the History of Nunavik
Inuit Games
Inuit-Government Relations
Winter (January-May)
Inuktitut
Current Issues in Nunavik
Cultural Performance
World Views and the James Bay and Northern Quebec
Agreement
Traditional Skills (on-the-land)
Administration and Governance in Nunavik
Currently, 10 of the 12 courses are accredited by John Abbott
College. The two remaining courses will be accredited for the
2018-2019 school year. Students will be able to use the credits
from these courses toward any college diploma in Quebec. We
are currently looking at models for expansion and plan to offer
programming in Nunavik’s communities in the coming years.
Not just college courses
What sets this project apart is that it is small enough to be
flexible and dynamic, and able to respond to a wider-range of
student needs than the larger institutions. The students, who
spend all day, five-days-a-week together, support each other
through the challenges of living in Montreal and studying at
college. The location, in the Avataq Cultural Institute, provides
the students and teachers with a depth and breadth of resources
that is unavailable in any other setting.
Guest speakers such as Zebedee Nungak, Jennifer Watkins,
and Natan Obed are a regular feature of the program. There are
sewing workshops once a week. In November, the students took
part in a one-week cultural retreat outside the city with workshops
animated by experts from Nunavik. In the spring, they will have
an on-the-land course in traditional skills in Kangiqsujuaq. The
students also practice traditional art forms and cultural practices
that they will showcase at public events in and around Montreal.
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