ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᓕᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᔪᓂᒃ
HOUSING FOR
NUNAVUT ELDERS

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᕿᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᒡᓗᒃᓴᑦ
Independent Elder Living For Nunavut

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“ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᖅᖢᑕ ᐃᓕᐅᖅᑲᖃᑦᑕᓕᕋᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓗᒋᑦ − ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓃᑏᓐᓇᓐᖏᖢᒋᑦ, ᑕᐃᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᓐᖏᑕᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᒥᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖅᑎᖃᑦᑕᖅᖢᑎᒍᑦ.”

“We keep pouring money into the wrong end of the pipe when it comes to Nunavut Elder care—funding distant facilities instead of investing in local solutions that honour our Elders’ dignity and keep them close to home.”

ᐅᑯᐊ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᓐᓇᓱᒃᐳᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑎᒥᓐᖑᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᑕᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ: ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓗᒍ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᓄᑦ ᓄᒃᑎᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐅᐱᒋᓗᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖔᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕆᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒋᔭᕗᑦ.

This report calls for government and Inuit organizations in Nunavut to change our approach to Elder care from compulsory relocation to respectful support for Elders to live well in their home communities. 

Full Report - Inuktitut
Summary Sheet - Inuktitut
Full Report - English
Summary Sheet - English
Summary Sheet - Inuinnaqtun
Summary Sheet - French