VIDEO: Inside Nunavut’s Arctic College – Qikiqtarjuaq
Ever wondered what goes on in one of Nunavut’s Arctic college learning centres?
While many people are aware that Nunavut’s Arctic College was set up to provide education and vocational opportunities for those living in Canada’s eastern Arctic, many people are unaware that outside the major campuses, in places like Iqaluit, there’s Arctic College learning centres in many of Nunavut’s smaller communities.
There, programs can range from cooking, for those keen on a job as a cook at the local hotel, to traditional skills, for those wanting to keep Inuit traditions alive.
When Eye on the Arctic travelled to Qikiqtarjuaq, an island community of around 400 people, the centre’s traditional sewing program was in full swing.
In this video, the centre’s adult educator Lizzie Aliqatuqtuq was kind enough to show us around and share her thoughts on what makes Arctic College’s learning centres so important and so unique.
To watch the video, click here.
To read my earlier interview with Ragelee Angnako, the centre’s traditional sewing instructor, click here.
Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca