ᓴᑐᕐᕖᑦ ᐊᕐᓀᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐱᐅᓭᑦᓱᓂ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑕᐅᓯᐊᕐᓂᓴᐅᑎᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᑎᒍᑦ, ᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓗᓯᓕᕆᔭᐅᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᓚᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᐆᑦᑑᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ ᒪᓐᑐᔨᐊᓪᒥ. ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᑭᑖᕐᑎᓯᒋᐊᕐᓂᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓱᒋᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓯᑎᒋᐊᕐᓂᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓗᐃᒃᑲᓯᐊᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓯᒍᓐᓇᑕᒥᓂᒃ. ᑕᕝᕙᓂ ᑐᖓᓕᖏᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᕐᓯᐅᑎᐅᑉ ᓱᓕᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᕐᕿᓲᑎᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᐊᕐᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᕕᓂᕐᓄᑦ, ᓴᑐᕐᕖᑦ ᐃᒣᒍᒪᔪᑦ, ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐹᒥ, ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᖑᒍᓐᓇᓯᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖕᖓᖃᔭᖕᖏᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᖄᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᐊᕐᓀᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᕕᒃᑫᑦ ᐃᓅᕕᓖᑦ ᑳᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓲᖑᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᑕᒫᑦ ᓵᖕᖓᓯᒐᓗᐊᕋᒥᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᐃᓂᒃ ᐊᕝᕕᐊᓗᑕᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒐᓱᐊᒻᒪᕆᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ.  

ᓴᑐᕐᕖᑦ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᖃᑫᓐᓇᕈᒪᕗᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᓂᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᕿᓄᕕᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᓴᓯᐅᖁᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᒪᖔᑕ ᐱᐅᓯᐅᒥᑎᒋᐊᕐᑕᕗᓐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᖄᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᐊᕐᓀᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ, ᑕᕝᕙᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᑳᓇᑕᒥ ᕿᑲᕐᓇᐅᓚᖓᔪᒥ, ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒪᕙᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓕᒫᒐᓴᒃ. ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᒃ, ᑯᐯᓕᒫᒥ, ᑕᑯᓐᓇᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓕᕐᓱᑕᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᓯᑦᔨᑐᐃᓃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖕᙰᓯᒪᒍᓐᓇᓲᒍᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓖᒋᐊᕐᓂᒥᒍᑦ ᓱᓕᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᕐᕿᓲᑎᒋᐊᕐᓂᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᐊᕐᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᕕᓃᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓂ.  

ᐊᓪᓛᑦ ᐃᒣᓪᓚᕆᑉᐸᒪᑕᑕᒐ, ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᕐᓀᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒥᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕆᐊᖃᕐᐸᑐᑦ ᐱᓚᑦᑕᐅᒋᐊᕐᑐᓱᑎᒃ, ᑲᒡᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᒥᓴᕆᐊᕐᓱᑎᒃ, ᐱᓀᓗᑦᓯᓯᒪᔪᓪᓗ ᓄᑕᕋᑦᓴᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᑎᒍᑦ ᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᐅᒍᑎᒋᓲᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᑯᒋᐊᓕᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓗᓯᓕᕆᔭᐅᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ, ᑕᒫᓂᕐᕿᔫᔮᕈᑎᖃᓚᕿᕙᒻᒪᑕ ᑲᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᕐᑕᒥᓄᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᓐᓂᕆᖕᖏᑕᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒦᓕᕋᒥᒃ ᐊᑦᔨᒋᔭᐅᒐᓛᖕᖏᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᒥᓂᒥᑦ.   ᐆᑦᑑᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ, ᐊᐅᔭᖅ, ᑕᕐᕿᐅᑉ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᐊᐱᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐱᖓᓱᑦ ᐊᕐᓀᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᒪᑦᑐᔨᐊᓚᓕᐊᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᕐᑕᐅᒋᐊᕐᑐᓱᑎᒃ ᑲᓕᑦᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᔪᒻᒪᑕ ᓄᓇᒃᑰᔫᓄᑦ ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂ ᑎᑭᓐᓂᕕᓂᖏᑦᑕ ᑎᒻᒥᔫᒃᑯᑦ, ᑕᑯᔭᐅᕕᑦᓴᒥᑕ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᓯᐅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕕᑦᓴᒥᑕ. ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᐸᒃᑲᑕ ᑭᓪᓕᖃᓗᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕈᑏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑐᓭᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓕᖕᙰᓯᒪᕙᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓲᓗᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᕐᓀᑦ.  

ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᖓᔪᕗᑦ ᓄᑲᕗᑦ, ᐊᓈᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᓐᓈᕗᑦ. ᑕᑯᕙᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᓇᓗᓕᕐᓇᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᐅᔨᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᓐᓂᕈᑎᖃᕐᐸᓱᑕ ᑌᒣᒐᓗᐊᕋᑦᑕᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᖃᔭᕐᐸᓇᒋᑦ ᓴᐳᑦᔭᐅᓂᖃᕈᓐᓀᓗᑕ ᐊᓯᑦᑎᓄᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇᑕᒐ ᐱᑦᔪᑎᒋᑦᓱᒍ, ᕿᓄᕕᖃᕐᐳᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑎᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᖁᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑫᓪᓗᑐᐃᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓗᒡᒍᓯᑎᒎᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᑎᒎᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐋᕐᕿᐅᑎᑦᓴᐅᒍᓐᓇᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᓕᑎᑦᓯᒍᓐᓇᓚᖓᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓂ ᐱᓀᓗᑕᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᓐᓇᓱᑎᒃ.      ᓱᓕᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᕐᕿᓲᑎᒋᐊᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᐊᕐᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᕕᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᖅ ᐃᓕᑦᓯᐅᑎᓂᐅᒻᒥᒪᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᑦᑎᒍᑦ. ᑌᒣᑦᑑᒪᑦ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓕᑕᕐᓯᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᖓ ᐃᓗᒡᒍᓯᒧᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᐅᖏᓗᐊᕐᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᕕᖃᑲᓪᓚᓂᖅ ᑕᑕᒥᐅᒪᓐᓇᑑᔮᕐᒪᑦ ᓄᑦᑎᑎᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓄᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᒥᑦ ᐱᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᓕᐊᕐᑐᓄᑦ, ᑌᒫᑦᓭᓇᖅ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᓐᓇᑐᑦᓴᐅᒪᑦ ᑕᑕᒥᐅᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᕕᖃᑲᓪᓚᓱᓂ ᐃᓗᓯᕐᓱᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑕᐅᒋᐊᕐᑐᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᕕᔪᐊᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᐊᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊᓪᓚᕆᐅᓲᒍᒻᒪᓃᒃ, ᐊᓯᐊ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓗᒡᒍᓯᕆᔦᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᒌᖕᖏᓂᖏᑦ.   ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐹᒥ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᓯᐊᒍᓚᖓᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᒋᐊᓯᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᑦᓯᐊᓂᕆᓲᖏᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒉᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᑦᑕᑐᑦ, ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᑎᑌᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓗᒡᒍᓯᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓯᐊᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᑕᕐᕋᒦᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓯᒍᓐᓇᓯᐊᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᐅᕗᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᔦᒋᐊᕆᐊᖃᓕᕐᓱᑕ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᑎᒋᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓯᐊᕐᑐᕆᓂᖏᑦ.

ᑌᒣᒍᓐᓇᓯᓂᐊᕈᑦᑕ, ᑎᒦᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᓯᑦᑎᑐᑦ, ᑲᔪᓯᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᓯᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᐳᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᓚᖓᖁᔭᐅᑉᐸᑕ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᐊᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᒧᐊᖓᔪᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒉᑦ.    ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᑕᒣᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᒡᒍᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕐᓂᒥᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᓱᑕ ᓲ

Kaudjak Padlayat, Vice President, Out of Territory representative

Trina Qumaluk, 2nd Vice President, Hudson Representative

Phebe Bentley, Executive Treasurer, Out of Territory Representative

Jessica Tooma, Executive Secretary, Ungava Representative

Margaret Tukkiapik, Ungava Representative

Lizzie Calvin, Hudson Representative

Annie Tertiluk, Hudson Strait Representative

Congratulations to the new Board Members. We would also like to thank the previous Board members: Winifred Nungak, Anna Ohaituk, Annie Nulukie, Annie Ittoshat and Louisa Arnamitsak for their role with the Saturviit Association and dedication to serving and representing the JBNQA Inuit women beneficiaries. 

Sarah Samisack

Sarah is a very talented seamstress, mother of four and an up-and-coming entrepreneur. She has been showcased as a seamstress to represent Nunavik both nationally and internationally. Her first project, which garnered international attention, was with the second edition of the Canada Goose Project Atigi where she was a participating designer of a one-of-a-kind atigik.

Sarah was then selected to be the Nunavik representative for the Red Amauti Project where she was to design a Nunavik style amautik to raise awareness and honour MMIWG. She also designs parkas for local organizations.

When Sarah is not busy sewing, she is busy planning her own upcoming business. She is currently in the development phase of opening a coffee house in Inukjuak. This will be the first of its kind in her community, which is set to open sometime this year. We wish her the best of luck in her endeavours. 

Community Project Funding Program

Saturviit has a funding program available up to $3000 to each Nunavik community, including Inuit communities in Southern Quebec. The actions of the community projects should be designed to make women’s lives better; be culturally relevant raise awareness, promote equality between women and men, encourage healthy lifestyles or other positive actions. 

Click here to read more and apply to the community project fund.d at the end of the project.