Indspire recipient 2017 Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Awards

Published on January 16, 2018

URFDEMA team joins its voices in congratulating her and thanking her for her commitment and her fine and relevant contribution to educational developments within the partnership!

Siaja Mark Mangiuk is a teacher at the Nuvviti School in Ivujivik for Kativik Ilisarniliriniq  since 1989. As a teacher, she continually develops educational projects to ensure pupils success. It also devotes a great deal of time and energy to encouraging parental participation. Her compassion and humanity make her an outstanding teacher who adapts to the diverse needs of her students. She knows how to create a classroom environment conducive to the development and learning of her students. At the regional level, Siaja is known for her knowledge of Inuit culture, traditions and the Inuktitut language she strives to keep alive in Ivujivik and other Inuit communities.

As member of the co-management group of the Inuit teacher training programs of Puvirnituq and Ivujivik, she collaborates with the UQAT in the development and in the development of these programs centred on the preservation and the strengthening of the inuktitut language which meet the needs of teachers of both communities. As senior co-teacher, she participates in the preparation and in the dispensation of the courts in association with the UQAT professors and the lecturers . Her role is then to interpret the contents of the course in the educational context of Nunavik and to translate them in  inuktitut there to favor their appropriation by the students in their mother tongue. This co-teacher's role is the mainspring of conservation and the development of the mother tongue.

About Indspire
Indspire is an Indigenous-led national charity that invests in the education of Indigenous people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada. With the support of its funding partners, Indspire disburses financial awards, delivers programs, and shares resources with the goal of improving graduation rates for Indigenous students. In 2017-2018, Indspire provided $14.2 million through over 4,900 bursaries and scholarships to First Nations, Inuit and Métis students across Canada. For more information about the 2018 National Gathering for Indigenous Education, visit indspire.ca.