Projects

The theme for this year’s contest was “Memories”! We received many beautiful art submissions from across the territory and would like to thank everyone who took the time to submit their artwork.

September 10th is Embrace Life Day / World Suicide Prevention Day and every year IIKELC honours this day with Nunavummiut to acknowledge the lives of our loved ones and to promote life.

Isaksimagit Inuusirmi Katujjiqatagiit Embrace Life Council was thrilled to host an Auricular Acu-Technician (AAT) Training through the People’s Organization of Community Acupuncture in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

…the holidays can be hard, especially if you’ve lost a loved one to suicide. We created this Holiday Self-Care calendar and invited Nunavummiut to follow along with these self-care prompts over the winter break of 2022/2023.

We received many beautiful and diverse entries from all over the territory in a multitude of mediums, including poetry, drawings, paintings, reels, photography, and sewing!

Over the years we have created multiple beading tutorials and we wanted to make these tutorials accessible to all Nunavummiut; please feel free to download the documents below to assist you in future beading projects!

This was a biweekly online event that took place over social media. Every two weeks, a new theme and activity would be shared online and community members all over Nunavut were encouraged to participate for a chance to win prizes.

Athletic taping workshop for Iqaluit residents aged 16+. February 12-13 2022.

After lots of different kinds of scraps began piling up, the Iqaluit office decided to give out free ziplock bags full of sealskin & fox fur scraps that could be used for sewing, arts, and crafts projects!

The 12 winners’ drawings of the 2020 Mental Health Art Contest were made into 2021 Calendars!

Tea and Bannock stands occurred throughout the summer and early fall outside the Embrace Life office in Iqaluit.

Near the end of the year of 2020, ELC was donated over 250 backpacks filled with homemade blankets, teddy bears and other small souvenirs.