Language awards

Louis Tapardjuk, Minister of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth, awarded four language awards during Language Week.

Miali Elise-Coley of Iqaluit won the Youth Language Award for her work as youth representative at the Inuit Circumpolar Conference.

Mark Kalluak of Arviat won his award for translating the New Testament of the Bible into Inuktitut, and serving as the editor of the Keewatin Echo in the 1960s and 1970s.

Nursing student Gloria Mimialik of Iqaluit won her award for her traditional skills such as cooking and sewing, and for encouraging fellow students to use Inuktitut medical terms.

Manasie Evic of Pangnirtung won the elder language award for passing on traditional knowledge to youth. Evic has recorded elders’ stories for the local school and teaches youth how to raise dog teams.