Isaksimagit Inuusirmi Katujjiqaatigiit Embrace Life Council (IIKELC) is a non-profit organization established in 2004 through collaborative efforts and partnerships with the Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, the Royal Mounted Police Service and many communities service-based providers.

ᑐᖅᑲᑕᕐᕕᕗᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᕗᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓃᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᕐᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐊᓪᓚᕝᕕᖃᐅᖅᑐᑕ ᑲᖏᖅᖠᓂᕐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᓗ.

ᐃᓴᒃᓯᒪᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᓖᑦ, ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᓖᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᖃᕐᐸᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᐊᓘᖃᑦᑕᕐᖓᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᒐᖅᑖᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᑐᖃᖏᓐᓂᒃ (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᖏᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥ).

ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᒪᖔᑦᑕ

Artwork by Kenojuak Ashevak.

ᑭᒃᑰᒻᒪᖔᑦᑕ

Artwork by Pitaloosie Saila.

ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᔅᓴᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ

Embrace Life Council Action Plan artwork.

ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᐊᒥᓲᓛᖑᒻᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᓂᑦ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ. ᑐᑭᑖᕈᑎᖃᕐᓯᒪᒐᑦᑕ ᐊᑭᓴᖅᑐᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᒪᑐᒥᖓ. ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᓯᑎᐱᕆ 10ᖑᓕᕋᐃᒻᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓯᒍᑎᖃᕐᐸᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᓕᒫᒥ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᙱᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥᒃ / ᐃᓴᒃᓯᒪᒋᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒥ ᓇᒥᓕᒫᖅ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ. ᐊᑏ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᕐᕕᖃᕐᓂᐊᖅᑯᑎᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ


ᐊᕐᕋᒍᑕᒫᖅᓯᐅᑏ


ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᑦ

ᑎᓕᐅᕆᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖁᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᔅᓴᓂᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓕᕆᑦ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᕙᑦᑕᑎᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᔅᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᕋᕕᓪᓗ. ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᒫᓃᑦᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑭᐱᓯᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᓪᓗᐊᑕᕐᐸᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᑦᑐᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓂ.

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