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initiatives.

Annauma is honoured to provide funding that uplifts Inuit-led initiatives across Nunavut — projects that foster connection, learning, and collaboration within and among communities.

This page highlights both direct funding from Annauma and stewarded funding that helps community partners advance their work and shape a vibrant future together. Through these efforts, we help sustain Inuit values, skills, and worldviews in ways that encourage lifelong learning and nurture collaborative relationships.

Annauma recognizes that project priorities may evolve, plans may shift, and organizations may adapt their ideas after funding has been confirmed. When this happens, participants come together to re-establish consensus, ensuring that decisions remain community-led. Annauma continues its financial backing in alignment with each cohort’s collective choices. Accordingly, this page may be updated to reflect those changes.

2025-2026

Inuit Children and Youth

Through collaboration and consensus, cohort participants distributed $300,000 to fund these projects and initiatives:

867 Strength

Plans to launch a youth camp that promotes strength training, wellness, and inclusivity, starting with staff certification to ensure participant safety and support.

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Arctic Children and Youth Foundation

Are continuing a youth parka program that partners with local seamstresses to provide parkas for families while offering youth hands-on learning to preserve intergenerational skills.

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Isaksimagit Inuusirmi Katujjiqatigiit Embrace Life Council

Are creating Inuit-designed and illustrated grief journals for youth to include in care packages and distribute to schools across the territory.

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Pirurvik Preschool

Is launching a food education program that combines traditional and modern methods to teach children through Pillimaksarniq, fostering healthy eating, food sovereignty, and intergenerational learning in schools and the community.

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2024-2025

Arts and Culture

Through collaboration and consensus, cohort participants distributed $250,000 to fund these projects and initiatives:

Fiddles North/Violins Nord

Added a part-time Director of Operations and plans a mentorship program for alumni to teach in their home communities.

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Qajakkut Society

Reviving the building and paddling of traditional qajait (Inuit canoe) with Elders, passing cultural knowledge to youth and engaging the community.

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Redfish Arts Society

Created a Junior Welder Assistant role offering Inuit youth paid, hands-on learning.

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Community Health and Well-being

Through collaboration and consensus, cohort participants distributed $240,000 to fund these projects and initiatives:

Isaksimagit Inuusirmi Katujjiqatigiit Embrace Life Council

Developed a strategic plan through a staff retreat and hosted a full in-person team meeting of staff from across the territory.

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Pairijiit Tigummiaktikkut Inuit Elders Society

Hired staff to support daily operations and long-term planning alongside the Executive Director.

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Piruqatigiit Resource Centre

Used funds to support sustaining operations and salaries while advancing strategic leadership transition planning.

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Uquutaq Society

Creating a culturally grounded, trauma-informed peer support program led by those with lived experience.

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Education and Learning

Through collaboration and consensus, cohort participants distributed $140,000 to fund these projects and initiatives:

Ilitaqsiniq

Ran Becoming Innumariik and Amausiurniq programs, focusing on healing and growth through Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and traditional Amautiit sewing guided by Elders.

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Nunatta Student Council

Stocked the Nunavut Arctic College food bank and is developing a community space to support student belonging.

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Tukisigiarvik Society

Hosted Savvirutiit workshops to teach traditional beading and Inuktitut garment terms, keeping cultural practices alive.

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Community Identified Opportunities

The Community Nominated Award is $100,000 in flexible funding provided by Annauma to an organization nominated by their community.

Tukisigiarvik Society

The inaugural Community Nominated Award went to Tukisigiarvik Society, recognized for decades of community impact and Inuit-focused programming.

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Fund for Gender Equality

In partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, Annauma stewarded a total of $825,000 to consensus cohort participants who collectively decided to support these projects and initiatives:

Ilitaqsiniq

Developed a holistic leadership program for women in Nunavut that strengthens leadership across community, family, and workplace settings.

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Iqaluit Amateur Hockey Association

Created a territory-wide plan to engage Inuit girls in hockey and support Inuit women coaches through camps, skills training, and leadership development.

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Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society

Launched the Elders in Training program to reverse Inuinnaqtun language loss through mentorship, language documentation, and resource development.

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Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre

Through its Inuit Women’s Circle program, offers weekly on-the-land activities that strengthen cultural learning, traditional knowledge, and community resilience.

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Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre

Hosted a Research Week for early-career Inuit women and is planning a follow-up focused on Elder-led learning and culturally grounded mentorship.

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2023-2024

Inuit Children and Youth

Through collaboration and consensus, cohort participants distributed $240,000 to fund these projects and initiatives:

Arctic Children and Youth Foundation

Funding used in support of staff members who were not currently receiving housing stipends to promote equity and employee well-being.

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Iqaluit Music Society

Organized a summer camp for teenage volunteers to develop leadership and musicianship skills.

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Nunavut Bilingual Education Society

Created a resource manual for parents and caregivers to help children learn Inuktitut at home.

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Skills Canada Nunavut

Conducted a junior apprenticeship program to introduce Inuit youth to career opportunities in the trades industry.

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2022-2023

Community Services Recovery Fund

In partnership with Community Foundation of Canada, Annauma stewarded a total of $330,000 to consensus cohort participants who collectively decided to support these projects and initiatives:

Arctic Children and Youth Foundation

Received support to to redesign its organizational strategy and operations.

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Iqaluit Humane Society

Received support to develop an operations plan and strategy for an animal rescue and wellness center.

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Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society

Received support in undertaking transformational strategic planning and strengthen their capacity for Inuit-led governance.

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Qikiqtani Inuit Association

Received support to implement a decision-making tool to serve their increased capacity and future initiatives.

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