By Jill Westerman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Women can be the metaphorical thread that binds and strengthens a community through their work and actions, and Susan Aglukark, an Inuk woman who grew up in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut, believes Inuit women have started returning to the strong ways of their ancestors. \u201cThere’s always been such an important and powerful role that Inuit women have played culturally, traditionally, and even in a transition period,\u201d Aglukark said. \u201cSo when we think of traditional ways to contemporary Inuit communities, then and up to now, the role that they play is so important in the community.\u201d March 8th is International Women\u2019s Day, and this years\u2019 theme Give to Gain \u2013 highlights generosity, mutual support and collaboration \u2013 virtues that Aglukark associates… <\/p>\n
By Jill Westerman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Women can be the metaphorical thread that binds and strengthens a community through their work and actions, and Susan Aglukark, an Inuk woman who grew up in the Kivalliq region of Nunavut, believes Inuit women have started returning to the strong ways of their ancestors. \u201cThere’s always been such an important and powerful role that Inuit women have played culturally, traditionally, and even in a transition period,\u201d Aglukark said. \u201cSo when we think of traditional ways to contemporary Inuit communities, then and up to now, the role that they play is so important in the community.\u201d March 8th is International Women\u2019s Day, and this years\u2019 theme Give to Gain \u2013 highlights generosity, mutual support and collaboration \u2013 virtues that Aglukark associates... <\/p>\n