Eena, Inuit
Eena Angmarlik is a Panniqtuuq (Pangnirtung), NU-based printmaker, originally from Nunataa, a camp in Nunavut. She was diagnosed with cancer and travelled to Ottawa for treatment.
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Click Here- It is very frightening to be told that you have cancer (1:24)
- There was no one to talk to when I returned to my community (1:15)
- I could pray and worship at the boarding house chapel (1:00)
- Attending events in Ottawa helped to take my mind off my illness (1:34)
- What gave me hope and strength (0:38)
- How stress and distance affect communication (1:24)
- Missing my country food (1:13)
- Missing my husband (1:13)
- The challenges of living away from community for care (2:40)
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