Elaine Uppahuak-Prusky
Elaine Uppahuak-Prusky, Inuk from Arviat, Nunavut formally known as Eskimo Point; currently residing in Nunavut’s capital, Iqaluit. Uppahuak-Prusky’s career has always been a public servant, where she worked at Nunavut Arctic College for fifteen years and was responsible for administration and corporate services. Couple of Elaine’s achievement while working at the College included re-establishing partnerships with Greenland Inuit Cultural Institutions and being involved in the capital planning of the Main Campus’ Centre for Inuit Excellence. Her current position is with Government of Nunavut’s Department of Human Resources as a Director overseeing the territory’s Inuit employment planning and initiatives.
Elaine is currently volunteers her time as the Chairperson of the Arctic Children and Youth Foundation (ACYF), a Canadian charity, based in Iqaluit, serving all of Nunavut. ACYF’s hope is that all Nunavut children and youth obtain standards of living and services like the rest of Canada in terms of education, opportunities, health, and well-being. Elaine is also a board member and secretary treasure of Nunavut Sivuniksavut (NS), of where she is an alumnus. NS’s mission is to provide Inuit youth with the best possible post-secondary academic and cultural learning experiences. Throughout the length of the program, students participate in activities designed to support the development of a vital set of Inuit history, knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes that will allow them to successfully contribute to the world as young adults.
Uppahuak-Prusky’s doctoral research will investigate defining Inuit methodology while exploring Inunnguinniq: Making a Capable Human Being and how this might look like in academic and arctic research. Uppahuak-Prusky holds a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Road University (2021).
