Sakku Mens Healing On-The-Land Application / ᓴᒃᑯ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᑐᔅᓯᕋᐅᑦ

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About the Program

The Sakku Men’s Wellness Land Program is a land-based cultural and wellness initiative developed to support Inuit men through cultural revitalization, knowledge sharing, and capacity building. The program provides targeted programming for Inuit men by creating opportunities for intergenerational knowledge transfer, particularly between experienced hunters and younger participants. Through hands-on land-based activities, survival and hunting skills training, language use, and facilitated discussions, participants strengthen their cultural identity, leadership skills, and personal resilience. The program supports healing through direct and indirect methods, promotes Inuit value and respect, and encourages participants to contribute positively to their families, host communities, and home communities. 

 

Who Can Apply

Applicants must:

  • Be a Qikiqtani Inuit member living in the Qikiqtani region
  • Be 18 years or older and listed on the NTI enrolment list
  • Be Inuit male participants
 

How to Apply

Applications can be submitted: online, in person, by phone, or on paper.

 

Deadline: March 30, 2026

 

Email, phone, or mail:

  • Email: IDW@QIA.ca
  • Phone: 867-975-8372

Mail:
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
200-922 Sivumugiaq Street
Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 3H0

ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᑉ ᒥᔅᓵᓅᖓᔪᑦ

ᓴᒃᑯ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᐃᓂᖅ ᓅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᑖᓐᓇ ᓅᓯᒪᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ−ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᖅ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒋᔪᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᕐᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒃ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖑᑎᓄᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᔅᓱᐃᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕋᔅᓴᓂᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᕇᓂᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᑎᑦᑎᕙᑦᑐᑎᒃ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᙵᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᑦᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓱᓐᓂᕐᓴᓂᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ. ᑭᓱᓕᕆᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᓅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ, ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᔭᕆᐅᕐᓴᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒋᐅᕐᓴᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᑎᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑎᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᕐᓯᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖃᕐᐸᑦᑐᑎᒃ, ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᕈᓐᓇᓯᒃᑲᓂᕐᐸᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᕈᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᑲᓐᓂᐸᑦᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᒪᑭᑕᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓯᕙᑦᑐᑦ. ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᐸᑦᑐᖅ ᒪᒥᓴᐃᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᒥᓪᓗ ᐱᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂᑦ, ᐊᑐᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᑎᐊᕈᓯᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓱᐃᒍᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓂᐅᕐᕈᕕᒋᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ.

 

ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑲᑦ

ᐱᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ:

  • ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓅᓗᑎᒃ ᑕᒫᓂᒥᐅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ
  • ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ 18ᓂᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓂᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖓᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ 
  • ᐃᓅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖑᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃ

 

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᓴᐅᒻᒪᖔᖅ ᓴᒃᑯ ᐊᖑᑎᓂᑦ ᒪᒥᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓅᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ >ᑐᔅᓯᕋᐅᑦ

ᑐᔅᓯᕋᐅᑏᑦ ᑐᓂᔭᐅᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ: ᖃᕋᓴᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ, ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖅ ᐋᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐸᐃᑉᐹᑎᒍᑦ.

 

ᒪᑐᕕᔅᓴᖓ: ᒫᑦᓯ 30, 2026

 

ᐃᕐᖐᓈᖅᑕᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ, ᑎᑎᖅᑲᓂᐊᕐᕕᑯᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ:

  • ᐃᕐᖐᓈᖅᑕᐅᑖ: IDW@QIA.ca
  • ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑖ: 867-975-8372

Mail:
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
200-922 Sivumugiaq Street
Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 3H0

APPLICANT INFORMATION/ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᖓ

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