Peers and Mentors

Peers and Mentors

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Featured Leader: Aloka Wijesooriya

Aloka Wijesooriya lives in a place that people from all over the world dream of visiting: the North. She lives in the capital, Iqaluit, of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut. Aloka has lived in the North for most of her life. Prior to living in...

Published 12-10-2009 4:20 PM by Napatsi Folger
Featured Leader: James Kuptana

James Kuptana grew up in Ottawa, Ontario with strong links to his family's home of Sachs Harbour, located in the Beaufort Sea on Banks Island in the Northwest Territories. This is a small community of 120 people in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region...

Published 05-01-2009 2:55 PM by Ookpik
Featured leader: Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson is a Tlicho First Nations from Wha Ti, NT, who grew up in Somba Ke (Yellowknife), Denendeh. She is a young indigenous leader with a diverse array of interests and accomplishments. In October 2007, she received her Bachelor of Arts with...

Published 01-01-2009 2:51 PM by Ookpik
Featured leader: Gwen Healey

Gwen Healey is paving the road for Nunavummiut (Inuit of Nunavut) to better understand Inuit health and work together to address community health needs through research. She grew up in Iqaluit, Nunavut and continues to live in her northern territory even...

Published 01-01-2009 2:32 PM by Ookpik