I do this because it brings me joy hearing our language spoken and seeing so much beauty in being able to connect with others in such an intimate way, but it goes deeper than that, too. My generation is responsible for picking up the pieces to reclaim our identities, our cultures, and our languages.

Miali Coley-Sudlovenick

She was belittled, mocked and scolded for speaking Inuktitut, if the system had their way, she would have lost it completely.

Miali Coley-Sudlovenick

It's an incredibly rich language that allows us to truly understand our land, who we are, how we treat and connect with our community, many people want to learn Inuktitut but don't have the access or the supports in place. All I want to do is to make Inuktitut a little more accessible, especially to Inuit who want to learn and anyone else who's interested. I hope my work also inspires others to make Indigenous languages more widely available.

Miali Coley-Sudlovenick

It makes us feel insecure about who we are as people, as if we're supposed to try to be White or less of ourselves in order to be accepted into mainstream society, so much of our culture is gone, so much of who we identify with has been erased. All we're trying to do is bring those parts of us back to life.

Miali Coley-Sudlovenick