How can parents of Inuit children be expected to jump through so many bureaucratic hoops?
As any parent would, I take my children’s health to heart. This letter is based on my personal experience as a parent applicant to the Inuit Child-First Initiative (CFI), a program delivered by Indigenous Services Canada. According to the Government of Canada, the Inuit CFI “ensures Inuit children have access to the essential government funded…
“ᐅᑯᐅ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᑦᑐᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ”
“These community‐wide screenings were not publicized”
“This is a fundamental policy change that will affect many Inuit parents and Inuit children in Nunavut”
“ᐅᓇ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᖕᒪ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖅ ᐊᓯᙳᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐅᓄᕐᑐᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᕋᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ”
“The Department of Education has collaborated with our valued partners in good faith”
“ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᖓᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅ ᐅᓇ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᖅ ᐃᒻᒪᑲᓪᓚᓕᓴᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ”
“I do realize this photo is from a long time ago”
“We must recognize how essential our early learning and child-care workers are to the Nunavut workforce”
ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᐳᒍᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐃᕕᖕᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᐃᕆᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᒃᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ
“They shot him so many times. I watched my son die right before my eyes.”
“Imagine if your entire infrastructure were reduced to one vehicle”
Consultant responds to article on Nunavut’s internet failures
“It seems like the smaller communities across the territory of Nunavut don’t have a say”
“Why not honour and respect Inuit by listening?”
Inuit students can feel “uncomfortable and unwanted”
“The staff at the boarding home have been effective, polite and honest”
“We will not be taking advantage of the change in the local competitive landscape in our pricing”
