Repulse Bay students off to New Brunswick

Next week, an instructor and three students from Nunavut Arctic College in Repulse Bay are joining a group of 99 students for a “YouthLinks” summit at the Université de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick.

At the summit, Earl Dean and three students, Rebecca Tuktudjuk, Anthony Katokra and Randy Kopak, will examine the history of explorer Samuel de Champlain. They’ll also look at current issues such as globalization, meeting of cultures, conflict and war and reconciliation, through a choice of multi-media, including video, documentary, clay animation, Web-zine, radio and newspaper.

The summit is sponsored by “Historica YouthLinks,” an on-line program for high school students.

The summit’s theme is The Clash of Cultures, reflecting the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Champlain in Acadia.