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June 23, 2022 2022-06-27 10:30News
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We were elated to have Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada
We were elated to have Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, join Piruqatigiit team and families on July 8th to talk about the important work we do to promote the mental health and well-being of Nunavummiut. We spent the morning talking with caregivers and youth, …
AJUNNGITTUTIT COMMUNITY LEARNING PROGRAM
Ajunngittutit is a daily learning program for neurodiverse children and youth who have stopped attending their Iqaluit community assigned school. Our Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit curriculum and inclusive approach offers small group and individualized hands-on learning, Inuktitut immersion, essential math and literacy skills, social skills development and an emphasis on life skills. …
Public Notice Update on Piruqatigiit Resource Centre
Piruqatigiit Resource Centre is very happy to hear about the renewal of the Inuit Child First Initiative (ICFI) for an extended year and will continue to advocate for this much needed program to continue for Inuit children and youth and their caregivers …
Piruqatigiit Resource Centre launches our FASD Handbook for Nunavut Educators
2024 FASD INUK Educators Handbook_Piruqatigiit Sept 2024_FASD Educators Handbook_Piruqatigiit In celebration of International FASD Awareness Month, Piruqatigiit Resource Centre has launched our FASD Handbook for Educators: How Nunavut Educators can Create FASD-Informed Schools. This handbook provides FASD and neurodiversity knowledge-sharing from a strengths-based approach, anchored in Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit practices and …
Piruqatigiit Resource Center named Arctic Inspiration Prize Finalists
Piruqatigiit Resource Centre and Wenson Support Services have identified a gap for learners with neurodiversities including trauma presentations who may have left school or been pushed out of school early due to unmet needs and different ways of learning, doing, being and relating. Through an alternative education program for those …
We won the Claudette Bradshaw FASD Innovation Award from CanFASD!
ᐱᕈᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᖏᑦ Piruqatigiit Resource Centre is elated to announce that we won the Claudette Bradshaw FASD Innovation Award from CanFASD! …
Piruqatigiit FASD Assessment Clinic
We are hosting an FASD Assessment Clinic for Children & Youth in Iqaluit. If your family is waiting for an FASD assessment, we may be able to help. – This clinic is for children and youth ages 3-17. – Anyone can reach out to us to ask about being assessed. …
Our first book is here! “Inuuqataugumajungattauq – I want to Belong”
Our first book is here! Illustrated by Charlotte Karetak. Co-authored by Adelle Noah & ᐱᕈᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᖏᑦ Piruqatigiit Resource Centre. Nala is a young girl who lives in Nunavut. She was born with FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), and wants to share her experience and knowledge with others. Nala helps readers …
