This affirmation deck was created to support Nunavummiut who have experienced prior sexual trauma. We hope these cards will provide you with words of encouragement whenever you need them and serve as a reminder of your strength and resilience.
ᑖᓐᓇ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᕈᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᖅᖢᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓕᐊᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᖅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᑦ.
ᑕᐃᒪᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐸᑦᑕᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᕌᖓᕕᑦ, ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᙱᓂᕆᔭᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᓴᕋᐃᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ.
How to Use These Cards
There are different ways to use these cards such as shuffling the deck and pulling cards out – intuitively, random card pulls or what you feel is right. Read the card and sit with the feeling it gives you and let yourself analyze what the specific quote means to you.
The booklet is there to affirm yourself with what the card reads as affirmations or body exercises.
ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᐅᒻᒪᖔᑕ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᐃᑦ
ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑐᒡᒍᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᕋᔅᓴᐅᒻᒪᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᐃᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᐊᒡᒍᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᒧᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ − ᐊᒧᒍᒪᔭᕐᓂᒃ, ᓇᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗ ᐊᒧᓯᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᓛᖑᔮᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒧᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᒍ. ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓗᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᓕᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᑲᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᓗᒍ ᐃᑉᐱᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓗᒍ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ.
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕋᓛᑦ ᑕᕝᕙᐅᕗᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᖓᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓄᑦ
ᑐᑭᖃᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᒋᑦ
ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑎᒥᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐃᔭᐅᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᒋᑦ.
ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖓ.
I am capable.
ᐃᓅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖕᒐ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᖕᒐ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᒃᑲ. ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᒃᑲ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᒃᑲ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓪᓗᖕᒐᓗ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᓂᒍᐃᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖕᒐ. ᖃᓄᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᐅᕕᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᕐᓂᑦ?
ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ – ᓄᑖᓂᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᓂᖅ
I was born as a pure infant with talent and ability already given to me. I trust in my abilities and know that I have the skills to overcome any challenge. What did you do today that you are proud of?
Pilimmaksarniq – Learning a New Skill
ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᓃᑦ
ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᒍᒪᔪᖓ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᕙᓂᓴ ᕗᐃᑦ (ᒪᐅᕆ, ᐸᐅᐊᕆᙵᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᐊᑎᐅᕈᐊᒥ/ᓂᐅ ᔩᓚᓐᒥ) ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔪᒪᓕᔪᒐᑦᑎᒍ ᑕᑯᓚᐅᖅᑐᒋᑦ ᕙᓂᓴᐅᑉ ᒫᓇ ᐅᐊHᐃᓐ ᑎᑎᕋᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ. ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᒻᒪᑦ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᒪᑭᑕᒍᓐᓇᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᖁᓄᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓗᒥᐅᑕᖅᑖᕐᓯᒪᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐱᒡᒐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ. ᕙᓂᓴ ᑎᓕᐅᕐᓯᔪᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᖃᑎᒌᖃᑦᑕᖁᔨᓪᓗᓂ ᑕᒪᑐᒪ ᒥᔅᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᑭᖃᕈᓐᓇᓯᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒪᑭᒋᐊᒃᑲᓂᕐᓂᐊᕐᖓᑕ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᒡᒐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓯᒪᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ.
ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖃᑦᑕᕋᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᕐᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒐᓕᖏᐊᒃ ᐅHᐅᑲᓐᓄᐊᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᓴᓇᐅᒐᖏᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᔅᓴᐅᕗᑦ ᐃᑭᐊᖅᑭᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕘᓇ Instagram ᐅᕙᓂ @aghaliaq.
Acknowledgements
We would like to acknowledge the support from Vanessa Voigt (Māori, from Pawarenga, Aotearoa/New Zealand) for the development of these affirmation cards. This project was inspired from Vanessa’s Mana Wahine Cards. She created the cards to help her with her own healing journey and reclaim her power from sexual trauma. We thank Vanessa for encouraging women to have open conversations about this topic and to gain the strength to recover from these trauma experiences.
The artwork on the cards is created by Aghalingiak Ohokannoak, Inuinnait from Ikaluktutiak Nunavut. Their artwork can be found on Instagram at @aghaliaq.
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