Acknowledgements
Special thanks to Government of Nunavut Departments of Justice, Victims Fund and Canadian Heritage, Aboriginal Women’s Program, for funding support.
We especially appreciate the work of our Pauktuutit project team.
This Training Module is part of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada’s implementation of our National Strategy to Prevent Abuse in Inuit Communities. Pauktuutit is grateful to many individuals who shared their knowledge, experience and ideas for this Training Module and its accompanying work book.
This Module is dedicated to the memory of Elisapi Okituk, from Salluit, Quebec.
Elisapi was very dedicated to her work in abuse prevention.
We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of front-line staff working in the fourteen Inuit Women Shelters:
NUNATSIAVUT
Judy Ford, NAIN SAFE HOUSE
Sybilla Bennet, HOPEDALE SAFE HOUSE
NUNAVIK
Sara Tagoona, TUNGASUVIK WOMEN’S SHELTER
Aku Puxley, INITSIAQ INUIT WOMEN’S SHELTER
Laura Ekomiak, TUNNGAVIK WOMEN’S SHELTER
NUNAVUT
Debbie Paquette and Napatchie McRae, Tanya Louis Campbell, QIMAAVIK TRANSITION HOUSE
Evelyn Thordarson, KATAUYAQ SOCIETY CRISES CENTRE
Anaoyok Alookee, IKAJUQTAUVIK SHELTER
Alice Isnor, CAMBRIDGE BAY COMMUNITY WELLNESS CENTRE—SHELTER
Richard Leblanc, TUKKUVIT WOMEN’S SHELTER
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Jenny Jacobson, TUKTOYAKTUK WOMEN AND CHILDREN SHELTER
Ann Kasook, INUVIK TRANSITION HOUSE SOCIETY
Lisa Quinlan, ALISON MCATEER HOUSE