Please join us on Thursday, November 7th at the Family Connections Centre between 5:00 - 8:00 pm to celebrate International Inuit Day.
This is a holiday created to celebrate Inuit and amplify their voices, and Skydancer’s first all Inuit event!
We are proud to welcome Goota Desmarais and Inuksuk Mackay as cultural presenters for the evening, as well as Brenda Egotak to facilitate some Inuit Crafts!

Goota, who hails originally from Kinngait (Cape Dorset, NU) and Arctic Bay, NU, to introduce Inuit culture. During her presentation, she will use artifacts, artworks, images, and storytelling to share the different aspects of the culture. She will show clothing, ingenious technologies, and traditional Inuit games, as well as some Inuktitut words. She will be bringing a traditional tupiq as well as some traditional foods such as caribou, whalrus, narwal and more for those who are eager to try!

Born and raised in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories with roots in Nunavut’s Kivalliq Region,
Inuksuk grew up both on the land and in the city. The presence of such diverse extremes in her upbringing cultivated a unique esthetic that shows through in her art. Inuksuk is an Inuk writer, performer, and workshop facilitator. She will be bringing us traditional games, singing and drumming performances with her husband and sons.

Brenda Egotak is originally from Ulukhaktok, NWT. She has been sewing traditional crafts since she was very young. She will be demonstrating and facilitating the creation of an Inuit Happy Face Pin trimmed in real fur!

Please join us as we host this event to learn more!
Thank you!
This event is proudly made possible by the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program (MARP) grant from the Government of Canada that provides funding to community-based events such as this.