BE THE SPARK

Someone I know
Age
29-35

ACCOMPLISHMENT
I started working at Isuarsivik as a Recovery Counsellor (Trainee) in 2022. In one year, I have grown and evolved in many different ways. I have gained many new skills through on-the-job training, workshops and the ACS program I am enrolled in at Marie Victorian College. However, my biggest accomplishment was to learn how to light a Qullik. I was guided by two amazing proud Inuit women who supported and empowered me to try and I gained the confidence in my ability and I can now light the Qullik with pride and a great sense of accomplishment. (Photo by Samuel legace)

My name is Rose Victoria Adams, I live in Montreal but I am originally from Kuujjuaq, Nunavik. I graduated with two law degrees from McGill University in 2021, and was officially sworn in as a lawyer in July 2022. I have since then been working as a lawyer at Dionne Schulze, a law firm which practices Aboriginal Peoples’ law. I help Indigenous communities throughout the province with their different legal needs. While I live in a big city, I am fortunate enough to come back to Kuujjuaq a few times a year to visit my family. There is nothing I value more than when my family members take me out on the land and I get to remember why I work so hard to fight for our lands, culture and rights.
I nominate Curtis Mesher.

Someone I know
Age
15-21

ACCOMPLISHMENT
An accomplishment of mine is getting Inuit traditional tattoos with the Stick and Poke method by a really good friend of mine to start the year 2023. Ever since I graduated at Nunavik Sivunitsavut in 2021, I have been so proud of myself for how far I have come and learned so much throughout my journey. From creating unforgettable memories with friends,working hard and consistency, dealing with depression and anxiety, learning how to sew an Atigik (Inuit traditional parka), catching my first animals, discovering new places and most of all, spreading kindness.