Photo: Families feast on traditional values

By NUNATSIAQ NEWS

Kuujjuaq's Pitakallak School Principal Susie Koneak, left, and teacher Annie A. Gordon fill plates of food at a school feast April 26. The school organized the event and invited families to join  staff to learn about the school’s core values—respect, unity, harmony and vision—and to help grow a sense of community at the school. Participants got to enjoy country foods—caribou and fish—as well homemade food cooked by the school’s staff and community members. Elders were invited to speak at the event and participants enjoyed games, both indoor and outdoor, as well as prizes. (PHOTO BY ISABELLE DUBOIS)


Kuujjuaq’s Pitakallak School Principal Susie Koneak, left, and teacher Annie A. Gordon fill plates of food at a school feast April 26. The school organized the event and invited families to join staff to learn about the school’s core values—respect, unity, harmony and vision—and to help grow a sense of community at the school. Participants got to enjoy country foods—caribou and fish—as well homemade food cooked by the school’s staff and community members. Elders were invited to speak at the event and participants enjoyed games, both indoor and outdoor, as well as prizes. (PHOTO BY ISABELLE DUBOIS)

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