As Nunavut schools reopen this fall, “we need to be patient and creative for our children—continuing to put healthy learning first,” writes Jedidah Merkosak, chair of the Coalition of Nunavut DEAs. (File photo)
“It was not always easy to stay home, and now it will take extra work to go back to school”
School in Nunavut ended in March, and the weather from March to August has been excellent in many communities. Parents had extra time away from work, travel to the south was limited and more families stayed north for the summer.
“Peterloosie was one of ours at Uquutaq, one of the younger men who use the shelter, who needed care, attention, guidance and support, and now we will never be able to give it to him”
“Racial injustices, fears and concerns are not new for Inuit or people of African descent living their lives resisting a Eurocentric institutionalized racist and oppressive system of government”
“Will I find employment with housing quickly enough after I graduate, or will I end up like my younger sister, moving south simply to find a decent place to live?”