Nunavut Sivuniksavut Training Program

CONTACT INFO

Nunavut Sivuniksavut
450 Rideau Street
Ottawa, ON K1N-5Z4
Tel: (613) 244-4937
Fax: (613) 244-0058
ns@magma.ca

Students enrolled in the first year of the Nunavut Sivuniksavut program take courses in Inuit history, Inuit issues and organizations, and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. These are complemented by courses in Inuktitut, English and computers. This makes for a very full academic program. It's a lot of work!
While they are in Ottawa, NS students act as Ambassadors for Nunavut. They learn cultural performing skills from professional instructors, and use them to educate southerners about Inuit culture and the north. They give presentations to people of all ages in schools and other public events. Their performances include throatsinging, drumming, Inuit games and fashion shows.
And of course a major focus of the fall is on learning the skills needed to live successfully in the south while studying – that's a full-time program in itself!
Students who successfully complete all their courses in the Fall and Winter semesters receive both a Nunavut Sivuniksavut Certificate and an Algonquin College Certificate at the end of the program.