ARVIAT WELLNESS SOCIETY
SOCIETY
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ 2 ACTIVITY 2
ᑐᑭᓯᓂᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᕆᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᓗ
ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᖅ/ᐱᔭᕆᐅᖅᓴᕐᓂᖅ
pilimmaksarniq / becoming skilled
understanding my skills and developing more skills
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᓱᕈᑎᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ.
ᑭᓇᒃᑯᓕᒫᑦᓯᐊᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᕐᓂᐅᕆᐊᖏᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᙱᑦᑐᓂ ᐃᓅᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐊᓯᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ.
Inuit put a great emphasis on pilimmaksarniq.
Everyone was expected to become capable in various areas in order to live well and to be able to help others live well.
ᐱᔭᕆᐊᕆᐊᖃᖅᐸᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃ:
There were certain basic necessities for everyone to survive:
ᓂᖅᓯᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᓂᕿᓕᕆᓂᕐᓗ
Cook and prepare foods
ᐊᓯᕙᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ
Being able to hunt
ᒥᖅᓱᓂᖅ ᑭᓪᓚᐃᔭᐃᓂᕐᓗ
Sew and mend clothing
ᐊᖏᕋᖃᖅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᓗ
Find and make shelter
ᓴᓇᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᐸᓪᓗᑎᒃ
Make and use tools
ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑭᑦ?
ᖃᓄᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᓐᓂᖅ ᐱᔭᕆᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᕕᑦ?
ᖃᓄᖅ ᑕᒪᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᖅᑲ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ?
What skills do you have now?
What are the areas of your life where you want to become more skilled?
How can having these skills help you cope financially?
ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᓱᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᙵᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖓᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕐᕕᐊᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᐅᒪᕝᕕᒃᑯᑦ - Developed in partnership between Department of Family Services and Aqqiumavvik Society