Alicia Aragutak
Executive Director
Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre
Kuujjuaq, Québec

 

At only twenty-eight years old, Alicia Aragutak is a seasoned role model; she has travelled as far as Peru, New Zealand, and South Africa to speak about the vital importance of Indigenous culture. She is known for her active and participatory citizenship in her region and beyond.

Most recently, as the founder and first President of the Qarjuit Youth Council, Alicia held Inuit youth consultations for all fourteen Nunavik communities, creating pioneering programs to bring youth and elders together. In her current position as Executive Director of the Isuarsivik Regional Recovery Centre, Alicia helps facilitate an organization that practices healing through culture.