ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑮᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔭᒃᓴᕆᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒡᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒦᖖᒑᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓅᓯᕐᓂᒃ, ᐊᔾᔨᖖᒍᐊᖃᐅᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ. ᓴᖅᑮᓇᓱᒃᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅᐸᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒍ. ᓴᖅᑭᒃᐸᒃᑕᓕᒫᕗᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᔨᒻᒪᕆᖕᓄᓪᓗ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᒫᖏᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᑯᓕᒪᔭᖏᓐᓃᖖᒑᖅᐸᒃᑐᑦ—ᓈᓴᐃᓂᖅ, ᐆᒪᔪᑦ, ᐃᓚᔮᕇᑦ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑐᖃᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓪᓗ—ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᑕᒃᑯᐊᓃᖖᒑᖅᑐᑎᒃ.
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅᐳᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᕆᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᑎᑎᖅᑭᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᕋᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᓐᓂᖖᒋᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖏᑕ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᑕ ᐱᖅᑯᓯᖏᑕᓗ.
Arvaaq Press is a Nunavut-based educational publishing company with a mandate to provide educators and parents with educational resources that are infused with authentic Northern perspectives, ways of life, and imagery. Our publishing initiative always considers stories and information in an educational context. All of our publications are developed by a team of Northern educators and language experts. These titles incorporate concepts that students are familiar with—counting, animals, family, traditional stories, and so on—within a Northern context.
Our books are designed to support students across Canada in their literacy development while providing access to materials that reflect Canada’s diverse geography, culture, and traditions.
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ
Nunavummi Reading Series
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖖᒋᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ–ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑎᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ (ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓪᓗ), ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᑦ, ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑐᓪᓗ. ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᕗᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓯᒪᓂᖏᑕ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓕ, ᓇᓕᒧᒋᔭᐅᒋᕗᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᓲᕐᓗ ᕙᐅᓐᑕᔅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᓂᐅᒃᑯᑦ.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᓂᒋᕐᒥᐅᑕᕐᓄᑦ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔨᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᕐᓄᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑕᒃᑯᐊᓃᖖᒑᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᕐᓂᒡᓗ. ᑲᓇᑕ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᐅᖕᒪᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᑎᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᑎᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᓄᓪᓗ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑎᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕆᐅᖅᓴᐅᑎᖁᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑑᑎᖃᖅᐳᑦ ᓅᑦᑐᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᑭᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕐᓂᖖᒋᓐᓂᖅᓴᓄᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᕕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᒋᑦ: ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᓖᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖖᒋᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᓲᔾᔨᔾᔪᑎᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕗᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔮᔪᒃᓴᐅᖖᒋᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᓇᓃᓪᓚᕆᖕᓂᖓᓂᒃ.
The Nunavummi reading series is a unique Nunavut-made levelled reading series that aligns the reading expectations of Inuktut (Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun), English, and French. The reading series corresponds closely to the reading levels and expectations developed by the Department of Education in Nunavut. As well, equivalency to other levelled reading programs such as Fountas and Pinnell are also identified.
For southern educators, this series represents an opportunity to infuse their levelled reading programs with authentic Nunavut perspectives and knowledge. Canada is a country of cultural, geographic, and linguistic diversity, and the Nunavummi reading series helps educators create a literacy program that reflects this diversity, while easily fitting into existing levelled reading programs.
Books in the Nunavummi reading series build on the reader’s skills as he or she moves progressively from simple sentences to complex short stories and non-fiction informational books. Note: grade ranges are provided merely as a guide and may not reflect the developmental stage of a given individual reader.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᓂᕐᓂᒃ
Social Emotional Learning
ᐃᓐᕼᐋᐱᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᔮᖅᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᔭᕐᓂᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᑑᖅᑎᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑲᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔪᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐃᒃᐱᖕᓂᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕈᑎᑦᑎᐊᕙᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓱᐊᕐᓂᑦᑎᐊᕙᖕᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᖅᑕᐅᔪᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᑕᒪᒃᑭᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐ ᖃᓪᓗᓈᑎᑐᓪᓗ, ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓗ ᐅᐃᕖᑎᑑᖅᑐᑎᒃ.
Our Social Emotional Learning series features thoughtful, engaging stories that help school-aged children identify and learn to regulate their emotions in healthy ways. This series lays the groundwork for good mental health in stories children will want to revisit again and again. All titles are available in English and Inuktitut, with select titles available in French.
ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ
Qinuisaarniq Program
ᕿᓄᐃᓵᕐᓂᖅ (“ᒪᑭᒪᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅ”) ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔾᔪᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᖅᓯᒪᓇᑎᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᑎᑦᑎᓇᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔾᔪᑕᐅᓇᓱᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦ ᐱᕕᖃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᔾᔪᑕᐅᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒡᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐱᓕᕆᓃᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐃᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓯᒪᖕᒪᑕ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᓪᓗ ᒫᓐᓇ ᓱᓕ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ.
Qinuisaarniq (“resiliency”) is a program created to educate Nunavummiut about the history and impacts of residential schools, policies of assimilation, and other colonial acts that have affected the Canadian Arctic. Each resource has been carefully written and reviewed to include level-appropriate opportunities for students to learn about colonial acts and policies that have affected Inuit. These acts and policies created long-lasting impacts on Inuit individuals and communities, which are still being felt today.