{"id":92571,"date":"2021-06-02T17:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devsite.adra.ca\/?p=92571"},"modified":"2023-08-02T19:46:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T23:46:19","slug":"hope-in-a-bag-of-berries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/stories\/hope-in-a-bag-of-berries\/","title":{"rendered":"L'espoir dans un sac de baies"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Properly referred<\/span>\u00a0to as indigenous or\u00a0<\/span>aboriginal, Inuit<\/span> are part of the\u00a0<\/span>First Peoples<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>Canada and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>are among the most culturally resilient in North America<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

M<\/span>any Inuit face persisting social and economic hardship. Many families struggl<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0to meet their basic needs in safety, housing, and\u00a0<\/span>getting enough food to eat.\u00a0 The history of colonization among the Inuit has left a legacy of trauma and violence.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span><\/i>Many have lost complete hope up here. Depression is an epidemic.\u00a0 People need the love of Jesus,<\/span><\/i>\u201d <\/span><\/i>says Jose Quezada,\u00a0Lay preacher for Igloolik, Nunavut.<\/p>\n

Thanks to support from ADRA, Jose and his team were able to provide hope in the form\u00a0<\/span>of antibacterial handwashing soap and frozen\u00a0<\/span>berries, a prized food commodity in northern communities.\u00a0 ADRA also\u00a0<\/span>twice distributed\u00a0<\/span>$100<\/span>\u00a0food<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>vouchers to<\/span>\u00a050 of the most vulnerable families in Igloolik<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0redeemable\u00a0<\/span>for groceries<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the local Co-<\/span>o<\/span>p<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>tore<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Evelyn<\/span>*<\/span>\u00a0and her family\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span>\u00a0one of the\u00a0<\/span>153 families<\/span>\u00a0who received the 3 packages of frozen berries,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>2 bottles of soft soap, and <\/span>one of 50 families to receive <\/span>$100 food voucher<\/span>s, in addition to the new<\/span>\u00a0jacket<\/span>\u00a0she received from ADRA previously<\/span>.\u00a0 She said, \u201cI am very happy that ADRA has given us food so that I could feed my baby and my family during this time of need and I am glad to hear that they will continue helping us.\u201d<\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0the city of Iqaluit<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Nunavut\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0capital,\u00a0<\/span>Pr. Melvin Bartley, transplanted from<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span>askwacis<\/span>, Alberta, is Iqaluit SDA Group\u2019s first official pastor since 2008.\u00a0 Arriving in February 2020, Melvin (as\u00a0<\/span>he\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0known locally), witnessed the pandemic\u2019s effect on the north.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Pr. Bartley and his team<\/span>\u00a0of twenty volunteers<\/span>\u00a0wasted no time. They\u00a0<\/span>used\u00a0<\/span>ADRA in Canada\u2019s financial support to help over\u00a0<\/span>1,000<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>unemployed<\/span>\u00a0people<\/span>\u00a0and seniors.\u00a0<\/span>They\u00a0<\/span>coordinated their\u00a0<\/span>efforts<\/span> with the local food centre<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>community<\/span>\u00a0kitchen<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>local<\/span>\u00a0Elder\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>R<\/span>esidence<\/span>.\u00a0 They also\u00a0<\/span>partnered with the Embrace Life Council, responsible for training and suicide prevention in the community<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a result of ADRA\u2019s support and volunteer efforts, three times between May and August 2020, the distribution of cereal, milk, oil, rice, flour, frozen and fresh mixed vegetables, and other essentials helped seniors and families in Iqaluit.\u00a0 Puzzles and sewing materials were also purchased to help with isolation due to mandated stay-home orders. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pr. Bartley shared that\u00a0<\/span>\u201cappreciation was [noted] of not only the food, but also of a face-to-face visit, and positive surprise [for] the kind gesture of those not fully acquainted with [ADRA].\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

ADRA Canada\u2019s Canadian Emergency Program is committed to assisting First Nations and Inuit communities in increasing food security, promoting health, wellness<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0and youth engagement by partnering with local indigenous communities and\u00a0<\/span>First Nations and Inuit <\/span>leadership.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your support of our Canadian projects has expand<\/span>ed our mission<\/span>\u00a0here in Canada. Thank you for partnering with us in making a difference here at home.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

*Name changed to protect privacy.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Correctement appel\u00e9s autochtones ou aborig\u00e8nes, les Inuits font partie des premiers peuples du Canada et sont parmi les plus r\u00e9silients culturellement en Am\u00e9rique du Nord. De nombreux Inuits sont confront\u00e9s \u00e0 des difficult\u00e9s sociales et \u00e9conomiques persistantes. De nombreuses familles ont du mal \u00e0 r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 leurs besoins fondamentaux en mati\u00e8re de s\u00e9curit\u00e9, de logement et de nourriture suffisante. L'histoire de la colonisation chez les Inuits a laiss\u00e9 \u2026 lire la suite<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":92573,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":19,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[108,117,145],"class_list":["post-92571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories","tag-canada","tag-messenger","tag-news-and-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/92573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adra.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}