Ayyu Qassataq: Growing Strong Inuit Identity

Join us for a presentation and discussion with guest speaker Ayyu Qassataq, an Iñupiaq & Yup’ik advocate from Alaska, about how our identities are shaped by our histories and how reclaiming cultural practices bring healing and strength to us as contemporary Inuit today. 

Ayyu is from Unalakleet and Anchorage, Alaska. She is an advocate, scholar and lifelong learner of our peoples' knowledge. Her thesis, "When Uŋalaqłiq Danced: Stories of Strength, Suppression & Hope" explored the history of missionary contact and the education system in Alaska and its ongoing impacts to Native people. Learn more about her work at linkedin.com/in/ayyu210

Nukittuumik kinaassuseqalerneq

Oqalugiartartup Alaskameersup naggueqatitsinnillu illersuisuusup - Ayyu Qassatap – nunap inoqqaavisa kinaassusaasa qanoq oqaluttuarisaanitsinnit ilusilersorneqartarnerat, qanorlu piorsarsimassuseq aallaavigalugu suleriaatsinik atueqqilernerup malitsigisaanik naggueqatigiinnut Inunnut peqqinnermik nukissamillu aatsisarnera pillugu, tamanut ammasumik oqallitsitsinertalimmik oqalugiarnissaanut peqataagit. Oqalugiarneq tuluttut ingerlassaaq kalaallisulli nutserneqassalluni.

Ayyu Alaskami Unalakleetimeersuullunilu Anchoragemeersuuvoq, ilisimatooq; illersuisoq inuillu ilisimasaanik ilinniartuartoq. Ayyup inaarutaasumik allaaserisamini: "When Uŋalaqłiq Danced: Stories of Strength, Suppression & Hope"-mi ajoqersuiartortitanut attaveqarnerup oqaluttuassartaa Alaskamilu ilinniartitaanerup aaqqissuusaanera - taakkualu nunat inoqqaavinut maannakkumut sunniutai misissornikuuai. Ayyu suliaalu pillugit uani paasisaqarnerusinnaavutit; linkedin.com/in/ayyu210