ᑭᓇᐅᓂᕗᑦ.
ᓱᒻᒪᑦ ᑕᒫᓃᒻᒪᖔᑦᑕ.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᒍᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ−ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦᑑᑎᑦᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᓲᖑᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᓴᓇᕙᓪᓕᐊᒐᑦᑕ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑕ.
ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ
ᔫᓂ 2023-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓴᐱᖅᑕᐃᑦᑑᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᖑᓪᓚᕆᑦᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᕈᖅ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᒥ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕆᐊᖅᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᑕᐅᑐᙳᐊᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖁᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑕᐅᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓕᒫᕐᒥ.
ᑕᒪᓐᓇ ᑕᐅᑐᒐᕆᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓪᓗᒍ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᑦᓴᖃᕐᕕᒃ ᒋ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔭᕗᑦ.
We believe in the power of Indigenous communities to imagine and to create a world we can thrive in – a world centered on our values and where we work to reclaim, restore and recommit to aspects of our lives that suffered through centuries of colonialism.
We strive to create safe spaces for Indigenous Peoples to actualize sovereignty in all its various forms and enable the reconceptualization of Indigenous Peoples as the bearers of rights, obligations and agents of their own destiny.
We take a strength and trauma-based approach to how we relate to each other and the communities around us by respecting their own unique histories and experiences. Ultimately, we want to be good ancestors to future generations so our children and grandchildren can know who they are, where they come from and thrive into the future living in our homelands. We center the importance of relationships in everything we do.
Rooted in Purpose, Led by Values
Our mission
To strengthen and support Inuit self-determination through accessible grantmaking and fellowships.
Our vision
A world where Inuit thrive on our homelands—building on the strengths of our ancestors and living in balance with the land, sea, and air.
Our values
Trusting in ourselves and each other
Having a perspective from a mountain top
Thinking holistically
Embracing creative thinking, being and doing
Practicing reciprocity, kindness, patience and generosity
Honouring our kinship ties to each other, the land and to all living beings
Building strong communities and being in it together
Creating safe spaces to share our truths
Theory of Change
Inuit Values As A Philanthropic Practice
The Inuit Nunaat Fund (INF) exists to strengthen Inuit self-determination by investing in the relationships, knowledge, and practices that sustain Inuit life, histories, and values across the Arctic. Our work is grounded by shared values, trust, and relationships amongst our staff, advisory council, donors, and community partners.
INF creates change by
Centering community- defined approaches
Reducing disparities and burdens
Supporting sustainability and resilience
Strengthening collaboration and solidarity.
ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᕗᑦ
ᐊᒥᓲᙱᑦᑑᓪᓗᑕ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᑦᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᓯᔪᓂᑦ ᓴᙱᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᕗᑦ.
ᔮᓃᓐ ᒪᕐᕉᕕᒻᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒻᒥ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᕈᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᑭᖃᙱᑦᑐᒥ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᓂᑦ ᑲᑎᒻᒪᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᑎᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑖᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ.
ᑕᓖ ᓵᒻᐳ ᑑᕈ (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ-ᐊᓛᔅᑲ), ᐳᖅᑐᓂᖅᐹᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᕈᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ , ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᑦᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᑯᓄᒃ (ᓵᓐᑐᓚ) ᐃᓅᑎᖅ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ−ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᑲᐃᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐱᕈᕐᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᖅᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓂ ᐊᕐᓇᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᒍᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ, ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ MakeWay-ᑯᓐᓂ, ᓵᙵᒋᔭᖃᕙᓪᓗᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ− ᒐᕙᒪᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ, ᒪᓕᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᐋᔩᕋᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
ᒥᐊᕋᒃ, ᒍᐃᑦᓯᓐ, ᔫᐱᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᑉᐱᐊᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔨᑕᖅ ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᓂᓇᓇᒥ, ᕼᐅᐳ ᐸᐃᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᓅᒻᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᒋᔭᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᑦᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᒧᐊᑦᑎᑦᓯᓇᓱᐊᖅᓱᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ− ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐸᖅᑭᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
ᐊᒫᓴ, ᑲᓛᓪᓖᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖅ, ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᓅᒃᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᒻᔅᑖᒻᒥ. ᐃᓱᓕᑦᓯᓂᐅᓴᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᑎᕈᒫᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓄᑦ. ᐱᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦᑑᑎᑦᓴᓄᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᒻᒪᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂ.
ᐋᑎ ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓅᒻᒥ, ᐊᓛᔅᑲᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᐅᓐᑕᓐ ᕕᓕᔾᒥ, ᐅᐃᐅᓪᔅᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᐊᑭᐊᓂ. ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᐃᕐᓂᓱᑦᓰᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᒍᑎᒋᓯᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᓂ, ᐃᓄᑉᐱᐊᖅᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᑖᑕᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᖅ ᓱᓕᔪᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᐃᓕᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ− ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
ᐃᕙᓗ, ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᖃᖅᑯᕐᒥ ᒫᓐᓇᓗ ᓅᒃᒥᐅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ, ᐊᑯᓐᓂᖅᓱᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᕈᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖅᓴᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᓛᓪᓖᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᓕᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒫᓐᓇ ᕿᓂᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᑎᒍᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᒍᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ.
ᐊᔅᓚᒃ ᕼᐅᓪᒻᐳᒡ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓂᐅᒡᒐᓐᒥ, ᓯᔾᔭᖓᓂ ᑰᑉ ᑎᐊᑦᓄ, ᐱᕈᖅᓴᕕᒋᓯᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᓵᒪᓂᐊᕐᕕᒋᕙᑦᑐᒍ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᓵᒥᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒻᒪᔨᓄᑦ.
ᔭᓯ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐸᓐᓂᖅᑑᕐᒥ. ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᖅ (ᓂᐊᖁᖒᑎᒥ) ᐊᐃᑉᐸᖓᓗ ᒪᕐᕉᓪᓗ ᕿᑐᕐᖓᖏᒃ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᕈᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ. ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᓯᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᑦ.
Napangcuk Katherine Leinberger is Sugpiaq from Ouzinkie on Kodiak Island and currently lives on Dena'ina Ełnena in Anchorage, AK. She has a BA in Alaska Native Studies and her work is driven by a desire to see all Indigenous people given the tools needed to lead and thrive.
Vivi Vold is an Inuk Kalaaleq researcher from South Kalaallit Nunaat, raised in the values taught by the land, waters, and ancestral stories of Nanortalik and Narsarmijit. Her work centers Inuit sovereignty in knowledge, governance, and research practice, challenging the structures of Western science through Inuit-led ethics, land-based methodology, and relational accountability.
Debbie Mekiana is from Anaktuvut Pass, Alaska. Her career has been guided by her commitment to serving Inuit students navigating western education. She has created more equitable and accommodating pathways for Inuit to achieve success as defined by our own communities.
Jessie's family is from Whale Cove in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. She was raised in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, with her late younger sister Kelly Fraser, growing up speaking Inuktitut and eating their favorite country foods. She is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to uplift Inuit and our sovereignty throughout our homelands and beyond.
ᐋᓐ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᐳᑐᐃᓐ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒻᒥ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᕗᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᑦᓴᓄᑦ. ᓯᕗᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᑦᓴᓄᑦ ᐆᒃ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ.
Previous members
We are grateful for the foundational guidance and leadership of past advisors.
ᑕᓖ ᓵᒻᐳ ᑑᕈ (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ-ᐊᓛᔅᑲ), ᐳᖅᑐᓂᖅᐹᖓᓐᓂ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕇᕈᑎᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ , ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖅᑑᑎᑦᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᖅᑐᓂ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᕐᔪᐊᕐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
Vivi Vold is an Inuk Kalaaleq researcher from South Kalaallit Nunaat, raised in the values taught by the land, waters, and ancestral stories of Nanortalik and Narsarmijit. Her work centers Inuit sovereignty in knowledge, governance, and research practice, challenging the structures of Western science through Inuit-led ethics, land-based methodology, and relational accountability.
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒋᔭᕗᑦ
ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᑯᕗᒍᑦ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᑐᑭᑖᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑕ ᑐᙵᕕᖃᖅᑐᒥ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓱᓕᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓂᖅ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᓗᑎ ᑐᑭᑖᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ. ᑐᙵᕕᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓱᓕᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑕᓗ. ᓇᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓱᒫᓗᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᑦᓴᐅᙱᓚᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᒍᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᖅᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᙱᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ. ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᒐᐃᒐᑦᑕ, ᐃᒻᒥᓅᖓᒍᓐᓃᖅᑎᕙᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᕕᖃᓕᖅᑐᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ—ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᙱᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᓄᓇᒦᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᑦᓯᐊᕆᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᕙᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᖃᙱᒐᐃᒻᒪᑦ. ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓐᓇᑐᖃᖅ ᐃᓂᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᐃᓪᓗᖅᑐᐃᕙᑦᑐᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᒋᐊᖏᓐᓇᐸᑦᑕᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓰᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᓐᓂᖃᓪᓛᓲᖑᒋᐊᖏᑦ.
ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᓪᓗᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ.
ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑲᑎᒻᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑕᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᐅᔪᑦ: ᐃᓚᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᖅᑳᓲᖑᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᐃᓛᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓴᓐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᑲᑎᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ. ᐃᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᒋᐊᖅᑳᓲᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᓖᑦ ᐅᓚᕕᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᓴᖃᙱᓂᕐᒥᓂ. ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᓲᑦ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ. ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ.
ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᑎᑕᕗᑦ ᓇᐅᓕᒫᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ, ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖃᖅᐸᑦᑐᑎᑦ ᑐᑭᑖᕈᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᐸᑦᑐᑎᑦ.
ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᕙᕗᑦ ᓇᐅᓕᒫᕐᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᕙᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᓇᐅᓕᒫᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᑖᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᖃᖅᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ. ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᑖᙳᕆᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑦᓯᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ—ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᖁᕝᕙᖅᑎᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑕᐅᙱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ. ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᓯᖏᓐᓇᕋᓱᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓂᑦᓴᒥᒃ ᓂᐱᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ.
ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᕗᑦ
ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᕗᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᓚᕿᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂ ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ: ᑮᓇᓐ ‘ᓄᒃᔅ’ ᓕᓐᑎᐅᓪ - ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᔭᓯᑲ ᐅᐃᓐᑐᔅ – ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ, ᕼᐋᓕ ᒥᑎᑦᑐᖅ ᓄᐊᑦᓚᒻ - ᐃᓄᑉᐱᐊᖅ, ᓯᕿᓂᙳᐊᖅ ᕿᑐᕋ ᓕᖕ ᐴᓪᓴᓐ – ᑲᓛᓪᓖᑦ ᓄᓈᑦ.
ᖁᓪᓕᖅ
ᑐᙵᕕᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᓇᒪᓂᖓ ᖁᓪᓕᖅ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐅᖅᑰᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᑎᙵᓂᕐᒧᑦ. ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑑᑎᐅᒐᓗᐊᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᑕ, ᖁᓪᓕᖅ ᓴᙱᓂᖃᐃᓐᓇᓕᒫᖅᑐᖅ, ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᕆᕙᒃᑲᑦᑎᒍ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦᑎᓐᓂ. ᖁᓪᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᑯᒪᖏᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔪᑦ ᓴᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᒪᑭᒋᐊᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ.
The Three Natchiit
Above the Qulliq are three Natchiit: the Western Natchiq, Central Natchiq, and Eastern Natchiq—each representing an artist involved in this collaborative work. These figures celebrate the unique design elements from our respective regions.
ᑲᓇᓐᓇᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᑦᓯᖓ
ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᙳᐊᖃᖅᑐᓂ, ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖅ ᐊᑯᓂ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓛᔅᑲᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᖏᑕ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐱᖓᓐᓇᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᑦᓯᖓ
ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᖅᑐᖃᖅᑐᓂ, ᐃᔾᔪᐊᖅᓯᓪᓗᓂ ᓯᓚ ᑲᑭᓂᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᑲᓛᓪᓖᑦ ᓄᓈᓐᓂᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᓴᓇᒪᓂᖓ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓯᒪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᓇᑦᓯᐅᑉ ᕿᓯᖓᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᓂᖓᓂᒃ.
ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᓇᑦᓯᖓ
ᓴᓇᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐳᑭᖃᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᑯᖃᖅᑐᓂᓗ ᐊᒪᐅᑎᖓ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᖏᑕ ᓴᓇᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᑲᑎᒃᑲᒥᑦ
ᐱᙳᐊᕈᓘᔭᖅᑐᑦ, ᐳᐃᔾᔪᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᑦᓰᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᓯᕗᑦ ᐅᖅᑰᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᐊᓚᖓᑕ ᖁᒻᒧᐊᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᖁᓪᓕᐅᑉ. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᐅᕗᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓱᓐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓴᐱᓕᑦᑕᐃᓕᓂᕐᒥᓪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᑎᒎᓇ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᔭᖅᓯᒪᔪᑎᒍᑦ, ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕗᒍᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑲᑎᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᑐᙵᓇᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓂᓯᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓂᒃᑯᑦ.
