Montreal (September 18, 2017) – From 2:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday September 20, 2017, Nunavik Sivunitsavut will be celebrating its official inauguration at the Club Atwater (3505 Atwater Ave, Montreal (QC) H3H 1Y2).

The program of the event will include performance from students and special guests.

You may confirm attendance by email at publicrelations@kativik.qc.ca

About Nunavik Sivunitsavut:

Nunavik Sivunitsavut proposes accredited college-level courses designed to prepare Inuit youth to further post-secondary education, develop workplace skills relevant to positions in Nunavik institutions and support the creation of a critical mass of culturally confident youth equipped to lead the political and social future of their region. In Inuktitut, Nunavik Sivunitsavut means “Nunavik, our future”. Kativik Ilisarniliriniq (formerly the Kativik School Board) coordinates the development and implementation of Nunavik Sivunitsavut in partnership with the office of the Academic Dean and the Department of Continuing Education at John Abbott College, under the leadership of the Nunavik Sivunitsavut Advisory Committee. The members of the Advisory Committee are: the Kativik Regional Government, the Makivik Corporation, the Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the Avataq Cultural Institute and John Abbott College. More information can be found at: www.sivunitsavut.ca

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For information, please contact:

Jade Duchesneau-Bernier

Communications Coordinator

publicrelations@kativik.qc.ca