Ilisaqsivik Family Resource Centre

Inuit health and wellness — “the people themselves know best”

Issue area: Community development, the Arctic
Where they work: Clyde River, Nunavut

The Inuit-run Ilisaqsivik Family Resource Centre is working to build a strong, healthy community in Clyde River, Nunavut. It offers a wide range of programs – from prenatal nutrition, to youth hip hop and on-the-land counselling – all designed to empower, connect and bring joy to the people of the community.

We chose them for:

creating a place for the community in Clyde River to learn and be actively involved in Inuit culture, developing programs on the premise that “the people themselves know best.”
engaging all parts of the community – from Inuktitut language classes, to Inuit youth summer work experience programs and traditional hunting training.
teaching that wellness often begins with changes to one’s thinking and actions – with the goal to better relationships, with oneself, with family and with the community.

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