Arctic Inspiration Prize
The Arctic Inspiration Prize recognizes “northern innovation and excellence,” celebrating the achievements of individuals and groups in areas spanning education, the arts and sciences, health, language and culture, community development, and more.
The Arctic Inspiration Youth Prize funds and supports youth who bring positive change to the North. One Plane Away is pleased to be the sponsoring organization of Investing in the Futures of Inuit Women, which received an Arctic Inspiration Youth Prize in May 2024.
This initiative will increase the income-earning potential of young Inuit mothers and women by providing employment and skill-building opportunities. Investing in the Futures of Inuit Women will lead two programs in the coming months in Nunavut, including parka-making in three communities and a youth employment program with One Plane Away. Read more
Meet Our Team
Aneeka Sapangalik Anderson
Aneeka is an urban Inuk from Ottawa, Ontario. Her biological mother is from Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Aneeka holds a BA in Political Science and Anthropology from McGill University and currently works for Inuusivut, part of the Mental Health and Addictions program at the Government of Nunavut. She began volunteering with One Plane Away in Fall 2023 when she moved to Iqaluit.
Beverly Alum Ongahaimna Jolley
Beverly Alum Ongahaimna Jolley is an urban Inuk who grew up across Canada as a child and now resides in Vancouver Island, BC. Beverly’s mother is from Arviat, NU. She has been in Iqaluit for the summer working and is now beginning her final year at the University of Victoria.
Caris Madsen
Caris is the founder and a board member of One Plane Away. She graduated from Lakehead University and is now beginning her second year of Nursing at Lakehead in Thunder Bay. She goes back to Iqaluit regularly to visit family and hopes to return to the North once all her studies are completed.
Megan
Megan is an Inuk youth who has lived in Iqaluit for 16 years. She previously lived in Kinngait and Happy Valley - Goose Bay. Megan speaks fluent Inuktitut. She supports One Plane Away as part of the team that packs up baby boxes in Iqaluit.
