Mikki Adams – Inuuquatigiit

Inuuqatigiit is a very important agency here in Ottawa that provide services to the Inuit community here in Ottawa for head start program, education for mental health as well. They also provide systems navigators for Inuit that are coming to Ottawa for medical travel. That plays a very important role because most of Inuit that come here to Ottawa are from small communities. And when you come to such a big city such as Ottawa, you can feel lost and out of place. 

I find that when Inuit move to the city from like such a smaller community, they’re not too familiar with transportation, busing routes or what schools to enroll or if they need their immunization records up to date. Such information like that. Inuuqatigiit will help prepare them and ensure that they have all the documentation required for their child to go into school or assist them with city living.