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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) has given 150 scholarships of $3,000 and one $10,000 award to some of the Qikiqtaaluk region\u2019s Inuit post-secondary students. QIA\u2019s $3,000 scholarships are awarded to Qikiqtani Inuit on a first-come, first-served basis. This year, the QIA distributed a total of $461,000 in scholarships, up by $205,000 from last year. Iqaluit\u2019s Jamie Comeau received the $10,000 John Amagoalik scholarship, which honours the late namesake for advancing Inuit rights. Comeau, 18, is in her second year of the Advanced Inuit Studies program at Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa. She found out she won on Oct. 2. \u201cI was in the room with my best friend, and we were just really super excited. I texted my family that I… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) has given 150 scholarships of $3,000 and one $10,000 award to some of the Qikiqtaaluk region\u2019s Inuit post-secondary students. QIA\u2019s $3,000 scholarships are awarded to Qikiqtani Inuit on a first-come, first-served basis. This year, the QIA distributed a total of $461,000 in scholarships, up by $205,000 from last year. Iqaluit\u2019s Jamie Comeau received the $10,000 John Amagoalik scholarship, which honours the late namesake for advancing Inuit rights. Comeau, 18, is in her second year of the Advanced Inuit Studies program at Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa. She found out she won on Oct. 2. \u201cI was in the room with my best friend, and we were just really super excited. I texted my family that I... <\/p>\n

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