Nunavik youth council looking for members
Qarjuit president updates Kativik regional councillors on group’s activities
Qarjuit Youth Council president Aleashia Echalook updated Kativik Regional Government councillors on the group’s work on Sept. 9. (Photo by Elaine Anselmi)
The group that represents Inuit youth from Nunavik and Chisasibi is looking for more members ahead of their annual general meeting from Sept. 23 to 26 in Quaqtaq.
The Qarjuit Youth Council president, Aleashia Echalook, presented a quarterly report to the Kativik Regional Government council on Sept. 9.
She asked that regional councillors encourage youth from their communities to get involved with Qarjuit, whose board is made up of two members each from the coasts of Hudson Bay, Ungava Bay and Hudson Strait.
“Because you are representing your communities, please encourage your youth to come to the AGM,” she said. “It’s always hard to find ways the youth can participate, so this is something we’d like your support on.”
She added that youth can still apply.
The annual general meeting is a chance to hear what youth want to see from the council, Echalook said, and will include evening workshops and events around mental health and wellness—a priority for Qarjuit.
Across Nunavik and Chisasibi, Qarjuit provides funding for projects around youth health and wellness, with $10,000 delegated to each community.
This summer, the council hosted a camp with 15 elders and 30 youth, and they produce the Uvikkuit Ullumi newspaper, with a seventh edition currently in production.
More information can be found on Qarjuit Youth Council’s website at www.qarjuit.ca.
One of the problems in lack of interest is the number of committees and councils in Nunavik. It’s all you hear , all day long, on the radio, and social media. Youth, like many others are all confused about what is what in joining this or that. There should be a committee or a council to remind people to start living life, rather than struggling to plan and otherwise do nothing thru a committee or council. Learn to live your life, and get an education, and treat your family and community well. Stop this useless involvement, and waste of time and money, and don’t travel around so much away from your little kids.
Seem to be a election for this and that committie every other week in nunavik
Yes, Nunavik is all about a vote. Seems like everything and nothing gets a vote. This can be a dangerous scenario that leads to no creativity from anyone. Democratic process is being misused and even abused in Nunavik by this continued daily agendas of voting for this and that. It’s a worship to the vote, rather than taking responsibility to get real issues dealt with. Oh, just put it to a vote. We all know that Nunavik voters! Like other small societies are really doing a popularity contest when voting. There’s no real accomplishment. The general public doesn’t need to vote on every issue of life. That’s why leadership is there to represent. As for success of a vote, I’m concern, especially a yes vote needed for something like alcohol sales. Things like that don’t need a vote. It’s a bylaw of the municipal office. So vote on that.
Everywhere you go, there’s small, medium, and large groups going in and out of meeting places. This has been going on for years. People wonder why their children are so isolated and feelings of loneliness. The children left in someone’s else’s care, or worst, left to look after themselves, in the absence of parents who had gone off to the south or other villages for the meeting. The amount of money spent on travel and meetings is totally ridiculous in Nunavik. Worst of all, is that meetings are planned, so that it caters to who ever is on the boards, and what town they’re from. Can you imagine the Quebec parliament going off to the far ends of Quebec to have meetings in different places like we do in Nunavik? We wouldn’t hear the end of it, as by the protests for the amount of wasted good dollars. There’s something Nunavik could do for the youth, stay home and look after your children.
There should be committees well in place so that our communities will run smoother; education committee for issues of the school or children’s education, wellness committee overlooking the services of clsc or health board, youth committee to make population aware of issues related to our youth, and so on.
If there were no elections, imagine the councillors trying to run all the issues, pffft
There are more committees than people, that why we are in such great social shape in Nunavik. We have the best education system. The police are not very busy. Our towns are quiet. Kids are so involved with all the great parenting. People share their country food. There’s no drunks going around. People from the south are on a wait list to get into Nunavik. Great towns are well sought after. This is all from committees.