Annauma Community Foundation

Annauma is short for Annaumakkaijiit which is an Inuktitut (Inuit language) word meaning helping people to stay ahead. Annauma Community Foundation is the first community foundation in Nunavut. Annauma was created to help harness the power of philanthropy to help Inuit stay ahead. ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪ ᓇᐃᓈᕐᓯᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐆᒪ ᑐᑭᒋᒻᒪᒍ ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᒃᑲᐃᔩᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᒫᒃ ᑐᑭᓕᒃ “ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ.” ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪᒃᑲᐃᔩᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᕐᐹᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ−ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᐊᓐᓇᐅᒪ ᐋᖅᑭᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᒍᓐᓇᕐᓯᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖃᑦᑕᕈᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐃᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ. Vision | ᑕᑯᒍᒪᔭᖏᑦ Inuit communities are healthy and confident, and have what they need to thrive. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓇᓗᖅᑯᑎᙱᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᓪᓗ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᖃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᑕᑦᑎᐊᓂᐊᕐᖓᑕ. Mission | ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖏᑦᑕ ᑐᕌᒐᖏᑦ To deliver funding and support that strengthens Inuit values, skills, and worldview in a manner that encourages lifelong learning and nurtures collaborative community relationships. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕈᒪᓪᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓲᖑᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᑦᑎᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑕᑯᓐᓈᖅᑕᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᔪᖏᕐᓴᐅᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᑐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒪᑦᑎᐊᕈᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑎᒌᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑉᐸᑦᑐᑦ.