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In collaboration with Ookpik Tours and Adventures, we wrote and developed a Cultural Awareness Training package.

Tusaayaksat Winter 2019 2020 Issue Cover Page by Maureen Pokiak & Writer

Writer for Tusaayaksat on the New Exhibit at the National Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario. As a curator with a team of exhibit producers, this was one of the highlights of Myrna Pokiak's careers.

Author of an article called: “The North is Like an Igloo”, written to express my views on sovereignty, from the perspective of an Inuvialuk.

Experience is the Foundation

Alappaa has over two decades of experience in research, writing, and consulting. At the root, Alappaa was trained in education, sharing knowledge, and researching to gain incite and collaborate ideas, knowledge, and experiences.

Working with Aboriginal Governments, Territorial and Federal Agencies, Museums and Heritage Centres, and Private Industries, Alappaa brings forward perspectives from a 100% Northern and Aboriginal business, with new ideas, original content, and cultural highlights.

Alappaa's Services include:

Inuvialuit Pitqusiit Inuuniarutait: Inuvialuit Living History Website Lesson Plans. Myrna wrote lesson plans based on the MacFarlane Collection that is currently housed at the Smithsonian Institution of the North American Indian in Washington, DC. The MacFarlane collection is a variety of artefacts that were collected within the Anderson River area, an area Myrna's family has used as a trapping area. It is an area of great cultural importance for many Inuvialuit. The website showcases the Inuvialuit articafts and educates others on a piece of Inuvialuit history.

Lessons from our Elders

Alappaa has experience in the development of a variety of Educational tools, in person, and online. Myrna Pokiak lead the GNWT Aboriginal Cultural Orientation Package titled, Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training. This package was developed to educate employees and visitors to the GNWT website on the Northwest Territories from the persepectives of Metis, Dene, and Inuvialuit.

Developed and wrote a Teacher Guide for Grade 7 teachers on artifacts found at three National Parks: Ivvavik National Park, Tuktut Nogait National Park, and Aulavik National Park, within the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. The activities are to provide students with a hands-on experience for learning about artifacts that were found at the parks, illustrating Inuvialuit use and history of the area.

Inuvialuit Art

Alappaa incorporates a wide variety of cultural symbols, clothing, and tools. With the experience and knowledge the staff has with cultural sewing and techniques, Alappaa provides direct access to original and authentic art and designs.

Inuvialuit Parkas

Children Accessories

Mukluks

Hats and Toques

Sculptures and Paintings

Beluga Communication Package for Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR): A Social Component – Gathering traditional knowledge on the harvest of the beluga whale by Inuvialuit hunters and families.
Team collaboration with scientists and local traditional knowledge expertise.

Wrote six lessons for two different levels about Inuvialuit and the relation to sod houses. http://www.inuvialuitsodhouse.ca/resources/

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