Photo: Nunavik educator wins Indspire award

Ivujivik-based educator Siaja Mark Mangiuk is the recipient of the 2017 Indspire Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Award in the category Culture, Language and Traditions. A graduate of the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Mangiuk has worked for the Kativik Ilisarniliriniq since 1989 as a teacher and a pedagogical counsellor. She’s currently working with colleagues from Puvirnituq to develop an education glossary of Inuktitut terminology and concepts. Mangiuk received her award at a Dec. 1 ceremony in Montreal. (PHOTO COURTESY OF KI)