• Akuttujuuq—The Inuit Educators Research Network

• Tungasuvvingat Inuit means a place where Inuit are welcome. Tungasuvvingat Inuit is a diverse, unique and thriving home base for Inuit, enriching lives for over three decades with front-line social and cultural programs in Ottawa and across the country.

• Founded in 1977 by the late Eben Hopson of Barrow, Alaska, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is an international non-government organization representing approximately 160,000 Inuit of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia).  ICC is a Permanent Participant at the Arctic Council and holds Consultative Status II at the United Nations. ICC is a representative voice and speaks on behalf of all Circumpolar Inuit on matters of international importance.

• The Artic Institute: To reach a full understanding of the complicated and interconnected challenges facing the region today, their work covers military, economic, social, political, cultural, and environmental issues.

Stories to Share

• Akuttujuuk - Taking Action on Bilingual Education ~ This series of six videos explores the use of Inuktut in Arviat, Nunavut, where the Inuit language is strong. Each module introduces a topic, includes a video with testimony from Nunavut community members, and leaves the viewer with questions to think about.

• Angry Inuk. This film interweaves the reality of Inuit life with the story of their challenge to both the anti-sealing industry and those nations that mine resources on Inuit lands while simultaneously destroying the main sustainable economy available to the people who live there.

• Going Places: Preparing Inuit High School Students for a Changing Wider World

• Unikkausivut - Sharing our Stories: The National Film Board of Canada - in collaboration with the Inuit Relations Secretariat of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, the Government of Nunavut (Department of Education), and with the support of Inuit organizations - has selected more than 60 films from its collection, the most important worldwide, that represent all 4 Canadian Inuit regions (Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, Nunavut and Inuvialuit), some available in Inuktitut.

• Discover a powerful portrait of the Inuit experience, past and present, in these animated shorts and documentaries.

• Please find the detailed interdisciplinary educationial resource for Unikkausivut here.

• Who are the Inuit? A Conversation with Qauyisaq “Kowesa” Etitiq. This document focuses specifically on the Inuit perspective and a variety of recommended resources are included for each division: Primary, Junior and Intermediate.

Primary Division

• UUMAJUT *

Junior Division

• A Walk on the Tundra*

• Ava and the Little Folk*

• Joy of Apex*

• The Dreaded Ogress of the Tundra : Fantastic Beings from Inuit Myths and Legends*

• The Giant Bear*

• The Shadows that Rush Past*

Intermediate Division

• The Country of Wolves (Graphic Novel)*

Senior

• Skraelings* (low vocab/high interest)

*Link to teacher study guide

General Resources:

• The Inuit Cultural Online Resource has been designed with the primary goal of teaching Canadian school age children about Inuit culture. We also hope that the content provided within this site can help all Canadians learn more about this rich vibrant and proud culture. We have resources included for teachers such as downloadable colouring sheets, and various other activity sheets.

• Map and brief overview of Inuit Nunangat

• The Inuit Way:  A Guide to Inuit Culture

Historical & Contemporary Relationships with Canada

• 'A grotesque travesty': Inuit men hanged in 1923 to assert Canada's control over the north

• Inuit History and Heritage - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

• Inuit and the Residential School System

• Modern Inuit: Contact with Europeans and Government of Canada

• We Were So Far Away:  The Inuit Experience of Residential Schools