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"Protect Elders by staying away. Visit through the window instead." Poster in English and Inuktitut

Title (Dublin Core)

"Protect Elders by staying away. Visit through the window instead." Poster in English and Inuktitut

Description (Dublin Core)

One of a series of informational posters/infographics produced by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), an Inuit organization, to educate Inuit/Inuk individuals on and to promote health precautions which prevent the spread of the virus.
The ITK's resources are among those linked to a resource page created by Ottawa Public Health specifically for Indigenous residents in several indigenous languages and with cultural practices and values in mind. Ottawa has a significant Inuit population (the largest outside the North). The population is further bolstered by the fact that Ottawa is the closest major medical centre for much of the North, particularly Nunavut. As such, many come down to receive significant medical treatment and are therefore placed at a greater risk due to their medical vulnerability, on top of being in more densely populated areas with greater chances of contact with an infected person than they would at home up north.
The poster itself shows a figure in traditional dress standing in the foreground with a cane, next to a window through which is peering a second person in traditional dress with a speech bubble which says "Ai!" The text along the top is Inuktitut, in both its own alphabet and roman letters. The text along the bottom is in English and reads "Protect Elders by staying away. / Call or visit through the window instead."
inuit, Inuk, Inuktitut, indigenous language

Date (Dublin Core)

June 25, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Hope Gresser

Type (Dublin Core)

poster

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.itk.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/4-e1585245110645.jpg
https://web.archive.org/web/20200710032515/https://www.itk.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/4-e1585245110645.jpg

Publisher (Dublin Core)

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Community & Community Organizations
English Health & Wellness
English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

inuit, Inuk, Inuktitut, indigenous language
Inuit
Inuk
Inuktitut
indigenous language
Canada
PSA

Collection (Dublin Core)

Indigenous Stories
Indigenous POV
Language & Communication

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Refugee advocates beseech bylaw to 'warn and inform' after man handed $880 fine

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/25/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

07/09/2020
07/02/2021

Item sets

Covid 19
Canada

This item was submitted on June 25, 2020 by Hope Gresser using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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