My introduction to this world didn’t start out like most people. I was born on an airplane enroute to Frobisher Bay from Clyde River. As there is no one place I can pinpoint as my place of birth, I have the luxury of choosing where I call home. I have chosen Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit).  Like my place of birth, I was raised by more than one set of parents; both grandparents and parents guided me through my youth. When I was living with my grandparents in Clyde River, we would spend early spring to fall living off the land; I would often be the first to leave school and one of the last to return.

This never affected my learning and education has now become an integrated part of my life. I began with my teaching certificate, completed my Bachelor of Education, as well as my Certificate of Eligibility as Principle. My teaching career has been split between Clyde River and Iqaluit. Though, it is in Iqaluit where I live with my husband and two grown children.  Currently, as the Community-based Coordinator for Nunavut Arctic College (NAC), my focus lies in researching and incorporating our Inuit language, terminology, culture and history within the curriculum at NAC.  I have also helped produce more than fifteen books.