Who contributed to Tusaalanga

Building Tusaalanga has been a team effort involving a number of players.  We would like to acknowledge the contributions of:


Gwen Angulalik who wrote the Inuinnaqtun section of Tusaalanga and lent her voice to the recordings.

Janet Tamalik McGrath, Atima and Elisabeth Hadlari, Nilaulaaq Aglukkaq and Lena Arqviq  who adapted their materials for teaching Nattiliŋmiutut and agreed to have them included on Tusaalanga.

Mark Kalluak who wrote the Kivallirmiut section and Vinnie Karetak who provided the voice talent for the dialouges and sound files.

Jeela Palluq who produced the Aggurmiut materials.

Leena Evic and Myna Ishulutak who worked on the Uqqurmiut materials and tested them out in the classroom.

Eva Qamaniq Aariak and Mary Ekho Wilman – Pirurvik’s first Inuktitut instructors who developed much of the original materials that appear on Tusaalanga.

Carole Cancel, an excellent translator and Inuktitut student who converted the materials into a version for Francophones.

Chris Douglas who worked with Pirurvik’s instructors to adapt the materials used in Pirurvik's Inuktitut Second Language programs for the world wide web.

Gavin Nesbitt who co-ordinated and contributed to the development of Tusaalanga.

The team at Web Networks who designed and built Tusaalanga and help make it available to the world.

The Nunavut Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth and the Department of Canadian Heritage who through the Canada-Nunavut Co-operation Agreement supporting the Inuit and French Languages made Tusaalanga possible with their generous support.