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The main focus of the National Inuit Elders and Youth Summit should be:
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Support of a different kind
Nunavut Sivuniksavut students had a visit this week from the board and staff of the Nunavut Implementation Training Committee (NITC). Not only did they bring words of encouragement for the students, but they also brought down country food, a welcome reminder of home.
Here NITC chairperson, Paul Quassa (in back) and Executive Director, Lorne Kusugak (right) share in the feast with students (front L-R) Ulaaju Peter and Natasha Tattuinee, and (middle row, L-R) Alex Ittimangnak, Angela Nuliayok, Lisa Kolola, and Dennis Nakoolak
Click on “read more”, below, for past NS photo’s of the week.
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National Inuit Elders and Youth Summit
Qamani'tuaq, Nunavut - March 12-16, 2007
The National Inuit Youth Council is hosting the National Inuit Elders and Youth Summit in Qamani’tuaq from March 12-16, 2007. The purpose of the summit is to bring Inuit elders, youth and resource people together from across Canada and work to address our shared concerns.
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Photo by Mary Potyrala
“Together we can stop HIV/AIDS and Hep C”
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Una ajjinnguarmiittuq sunaummangaaq qaujimasuriguvit "Comments" naqiguk, kisuusuringmangaaqpiu titirarlugu.
If you think you know what is depicted in the photograph, please tell us by clicking on "Comments".
Please make every effort to provide your guess in Inuttut/Inuktitut/Inuinnaqtun/Inuvialuktun and be as specific as possible about what you think is in the photo.
To see previous Una Huna’s and the answer photographs, click on “Read More” below.
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Question: What are and how can we challenge and break some of the myths surrounding HIV?
Myth: We don’t need to do anything because its not here.
Myth: If you are doing any work on it then you must have it.
Myth: There are lots of treatments for HIV now, so even if I get it I will still live along time.
Myth: Only gay people get HIV.
Myth: Abstinence is impossible.
Myth: We can’t stop nature from taking it’s course, abstinence isn’t possible.
Click here to see the "Buster" to each "Myth"
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Inuit leaders join together to recognize
Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week
Ottawa – In recognition of Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week, December 1st – 5th, Martha Greig, President of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Nancy Karetak-Lindell, Member of Parliament for Nunavut, have joined together to voice the need to address the issues surrounding HIV/AIDS that are affecting Inuit today.
Given that northern communities have the highest birth and sexually transmitted infection rates in Canada, there is a growing concern that the rate of HIV infections amongst Inuit may be higher than the current available statistics show. Globally, the fastest increasing rate of HIV infections is in women 15-25 years of age.
“This is an alarming statistic”, says Mary Simon. “The education and health systems should work together to ensure young people are informed in an appropriate way about this disease.”
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A common Inuit legend about the Aqsarniit (northern lights) is that the lights are caused by spirits playing a game similar to football/soccer with a walrus head. This suggests that our ancestors knew and played a game similar to soccer.
Could it be that soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is a traditional game played by Inuit for thousands of years? What do you think? What do Elders in your community think? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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.. If anyone do not want to chat. That is up to everyone!!! From nathaniel...... 
, haa anyways were going to try again, but anyways that was long ago you were talking about...but its true, young teens/kids who think tobacco use is cool, well its not!..thats all I want to say, so hope to meet you all one day 
