Wednesday, April 29, 2009

A television series on Inuit wellness will feature Nunavik’s men’s group and midwifery program

OTTAWA — In Inuit Tuttarvingat’s live, phone-in television series on Inuit wellness this May, viewers will see stories of initiatives in Nunavik that are making a healthy difference in the lives of Inuit men, women and their families.

The television series, called Qanuqtuurniq – Finding the Balance, is being produced by Inuit Tuttarvingat of the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO). The series is a communications and outreach project supported by the Government of Canada Program for International Polar Year.

Three live, phone-in shows about Inuit wellness will be broadcast on APTN North and streamed live on the Internet on May 11, 12 and 13, 2009.

Stories about Nunavik’s ―Qajaq Men’s Network and the ―Inuit Midwife Apprenticeship Program will be featured on two of the Qanuqtuurniq – Finding the Balance shows.

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