Map of the NWT, Nunavut, Nunavik and Labrador

A variety of languages and dialects are spoken in these regions. During the workshop the participants were grouped according to language in the following way:

• Two groups of women who were most comfortable working in Inuktitut;
• One group of women who were most comfortable working in English;
• One group of women who were most comfortable working in the Nunavik dialect.

Facilitators

The workshop was designed and facilitated through the cooperative efforts of four literacy organizations - three from the north and a national one. For more information about these organizations please see the appendix.

Workshop Designer/Facilitators

• Kim Crockatt, Executive Director, Nunavut Literacy Council;
• Cayla Chenier, Literacy Development Coordinator, Nunavut Literacy Council;
• Sarah Thompson, Senior Trainer, Frontier College.