Opening Ceremony of the 21st Inuit Studies Conference

Aluki Kotierk & Louis Tapardjuk discuss the importance of Inuktut as a human right.

ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓗᐃ ᑕᐹᕐᔪᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑑᒃ ᐱᓪᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓴᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ.

Natan Obed is the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. He speaks about Inuit knowledge and culture. 

ᓇᐃᑕᓐ ᐅᐱᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ.

Ruth Kaviok is the outgoing President of the National Inuit Youth Council. She speaks about youth.

ᐅᓗᑎ ᑲᕕᐅᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᒥᒃᓴᓄᑦ.

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril is an award-winning director, producer, and screenwriter. She talks about the truth, about finding our voice and our ability to speak up.

ᐊᓖᑎᐊ ᐊᒡᒋᐅᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑯᖅ-ᕙᕆᐅᓪ ᓵᓚᒃᓴᕐᓂᑯ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᕆᔭᐅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᓴᕿᑦᑎᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᓱᓕᔪᒥᒃ, ᓇᓂᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᐱᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᓪᒪᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ.

Aaju Peter is a lawyer, businesswoman and activist. She speaks about Inuit law and Inuit traditon.

ᐋᔪ ᐲᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᓴᕐᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᒃᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖁᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ.

Dr. Dalee Sambo Dorough, is currently the Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council. She speaks on the challenges and goals of sustainable development.

ᓘᒃᑕᖅ ᑕᓖ ᓴᒻᐳ ᑐᕋᐅ, ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕐᓇᐅᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᕌᒐᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ.

Lisa Koperqualuk's keynote address opens the 2019 Inuit Studies Conference. She discusses education in Inuit communities. Students from the Nunavut Sivuniksavut school perform at the end of the opening ceremony. 

Nunavut Elders from all over the territory meet and discuss pertinent issues and tell stories. 

Nunavut Elders from all over the territory meet and discuss pertinent issues and tell stories.