{"id":14847,"date":"2024-01-24T12:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kativik.qc.ca\/?p=14847"},"modified":"2025-12-09T13:49:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T18:49:47","slug":"spotlight-on-ki-employees-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kativik.qc.ca\/en\/spotlight-on-ki-employees-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight on KI Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]Mary Cain has been a teacher at Ajagutak School in Tasiujaq for over 30 years.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;white&#8221; style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; border_width=&#8221;4&#8243; el_width=&#8221;60&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;10\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text]Mary Cain has been a teacher at Ajagutak School in Tasiujaq for over 30 years. \u201cIt\u2019s feels like it\u2019s only been three days that I\u2019ve been working here, but it\u2019s actually been 30 years. Time flies!,\u201d she chuckled.<\/p>\n<p>Mary started her career teaching Inuktitut and religion class for grades one and two, but has been a teacher-training counsellor, special education counsellor, special education teacher, and now a secondary teacher, her preferred position to date.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to describe herself, this is what she had to say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Mary Cain. I live in a small town that I really like. It\u2019s because everything is quiet, not many things moving about. I like being surrounded by my family. I like going to church. I am able to go camping. I am able to go berry picking. I am able to go fishing. Caribou hunting. And just be in peace. I\u2019m very happy to be here. I want to stay in Tasiujaq for the rest of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary also had a message for Nunavimmiut students:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want everybody to continue their schooling. Education is a tool. Either in Inuktitut, French or English. Students have good teachers that teach them well. There are so many materials and so many programs right now, more than when I was a student. Now they have trips, and so many activities going on. It makes me wish I was a student right now!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Any future plans for Mary?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never stop doing things in town. I can say that I\u2019m an active person. I do a lot of sewing and activities with girls, boys, women and men. For example we make parkas and snow pants. This year we learned how to make socks out of <em>qiviut<\/em> (muskox fur). My plan is to continue teaching. To be out on the land, fishing, camping, berry picking. 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