Nala is a young girl who lives in Nunavut. She was born with FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder), and wants to share her experience and knowledge with others. Nala helps readers of all ages learn more about brain differences, while also celebrating strengths and ways to create community for everyone to belong and feel welcome.

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᓕᖏᑦ:

ᓈᓚ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᖑᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᖅ.

ᐃᓅᓂᑰᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖃᖅᓱᓂ FASD (ᓇᔾᔨᐊᖑᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒻᒧᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ), ᓈᓚ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᕈᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᑕ ᐊᑐᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓯᓯᒪᔭᖏᓂᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒥᓄᑦ.

ᓈᓚ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᐸᑦᑐᖅ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓂᑦ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᓱᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑎᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑐᑭᓯᐅᒪᔭᐅᒃᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒋᓗ ᖃᕆᓴᖓᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ,

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᖃᑎᖃᖅᐸᑦᓱᓂᓗ ᐊᔪᙱᑑᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᕙᔅᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᖅᑲᑎᒌᑦᓯᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᓕᒫᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᑎᒌᓯᐊᕐᓂᖕᒥᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᙵᓱᑦᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᑦ.

Piruqatigiit Resource Centre ᐱᕈᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᖏᑦ is a nonprofit organization that provides evidence-based and Inuit-informed resources, education, information, programming, and advocacy for Nunavummiut with suspected and confirmed FASD and their loved ones.

One of their goals with this book was to offer children and schools an educational tool for supporting the inclusion and support of learners with FASD and other neurodiversiteis.

You can find out more about Piruqatigiit Resource Centre on their website: www.piruqatigiit.ca

ᐱᕈᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᖓᑦ ᖃᑭᒪᒍᑎᔅᓴᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᖅᑎᐅᓇᑎᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᖅᐸᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ−ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓅᖓᔪᐃᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒐᓱᐊᕋᑦᓴᓂᒃ,

ᐱᓕᕆᐊᔅᓴᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕙᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᑲᖐᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᒍᑎᓕᓐᓂᑦ (FASD) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᖏᓐᓄᑦ.

ᑕᓐᓇ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ ᑐᕌᖓᖃᓯᐅᑎᔪᖅ ᓱᕈᓯᕐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᒋᔭᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᑲᓐᓂᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᒍᑎᓕᓐᓄᑦ (FASD) ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᕆᓴᖓᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᑦᑕᐅᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᓕᓐᓄᑦ. ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᒪᒍᕕᑦ ᐱᕈᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑲᑎᕝᕕᖓᑦ ᑭᒃᑰᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑕᑯᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑎᑦ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᕗᖓ: www.piruqatigiit.ca/iu/