By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News A non-profit organization that funds Inuit-led initiatives in Nunavut, called Annauma Community Foundation, received $5.5 million from Australian group BHP Foundation. Annauma will give out 40 per cent of that money in community grants over the next three years, attendees of the Nunavut Trade Show were told at Iqaluit\u2019s Aqsarniit Hotel on Sept. 15. \u201cWe would be doing a disservice to community if one year we only had $500,000 and the next year we had $3 million. So that\u2019s why we spread that across three years, so we can maintain stability, said Danielle Gibbie, executive director of the Annauma Community Foundation. Long-term funding from Annauma goes towards the traditional sewing organization Agguaq Collective in Rankin Inlet, youth group Red Fish… <\/p>\n
By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News A non-profit organization that funds Inuit-led initiatives in Nunavut, called Annauma Community Foundation, received $5.5 million from Australian group BHP Foundation. Annauma will give out 40 per cent of that money in community grants over the next three years, attendees of the Nunavut Trade Show were told at Iqaluit\u2019s Aqsarniit Hotel on Sept. 15. \u201cWe would be doing a disservice to community if one year we only had $500,000 and the next year we had $3 million. So that\u2019s why we spread that across three years, so we can maintain stability, said Danielle Gibbie, executive director of the Annauma Community Foundation. Long-term funding from Annauma goes towards the traditional sewing organization Agguaq Collective in Rankin Inlet, youth group Red Fish... <\/p>\n