Principal Founder and CEO
ᒥᐊᓕ ᑰᓕ−ᓴᓪᓗᕕᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᔭᒪᐃᑲᓐ ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᐃᓅᓕᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᕈᖅᓴᕐᕕᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᓪᓗ. ᐊᓪᓗᕐᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᐱᖑᓱᕈᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᐊᓕᐅᑉ ᐃᓗᖏᖅᓱᒻᒪᕆᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᓐᓂᒥᓪᓗ. ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᓚᐅᑐᓂ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᑖᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ (Bachelor's of Education) 2013ᒥ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓄᑲᖅᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ. ᒥᐊᓕ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᕈᒪᕗᖅ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᓪᓗᓂ ᔭᒪᐃᑲᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᑕᒫᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕉᑎᖃᐃᓐᓇᐸᑦᑐᖅ5. ᐊᐅᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕈᓘᔭᖅᐸᒃᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᕈᓐᓇᖃᑦᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᖓᑦᓯᐊᕐᕕᒋᔭᒥᓄᑦ.
ᒥᐊᓕ ᖁᕕᐊᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓇᔫᑎᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᐊᑦᑕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓂᕙᒋᐊᖃᑕᐅᒋᐊᖅ, ᐅᒥᐊᖅᑐᖃᑕᐅᒋᐊᖅ, ᐊᒻᒨᒪᔾᔨᐊᖃᑕᐅᒋᕐᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᒧᑕᐅᔭᖃᑦᑕᕆᐊᖅ. ᐃᓗᖏᖅᓱᓂᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᒥᐊᓕ ᐃᑉᐱᒍᓱᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᒥᒃ ᑭᑐᕐᖓᒥᓂᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᓐᓂᒃ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᓯᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᓪᓗᕐᕕᖕᒥᒃ ᐅᓐᓂᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓕ ᐊᖏᕐᕋᓂ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᐅᒃ. ᒥᐊᓕ ᓂᕆᐅᑦᑐᖅ ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᒪᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐱᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᔪᕆᖅᑐᐃᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓅᓱᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᕕᖃᓕᕌᖓᑦ.
ᐅᑭᐊᒃᓵᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ 2018ᒥ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᐱᓐᖑᖅᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑕᐃᔭᐅᓪᓗᓂ “ᑐᓵᕕᓰ ?” ᐅᑭᐅᒥᓗ 2021ᒥ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᖑᖅᑐᓂ ᐱᓐᖑᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐱᕕᐊᕆᔭᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎᐅᒋᐊᑦᓴᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᒃ; ᐱᓐᖑᐊᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑕᐅᕙᑦᑐᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᒥ ᓰᐲᓰ−ᑯᑦ ᔭᒻ (CBC Gem) ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ‘21 ᕿᓐᓂᖅᑕᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᐅᔪᑦ (21 Black Futures)’. ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᒐᔪᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᒥᐊᓕ ᐅᓐᓂᓯᐅᕋᓱᒃᓯᒪᕗᖅ ᓂᐱᒥᑎᒍᑦ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓᓂᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑐᖃᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᖏᓐᓂᑦ, ᑐᓴᐅᒪᒐᓱᐊᑦᓴᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᐅᖑᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ.
Miali Coley-Sudlovenick is an Inuk Jamaican born and raised in Iqaluit (formally Frobisher Bay). Allurvik Inc. is a demonstration to Miali's passion around Education and Inuktitut. Currently a Graduate Student with University of Victoria, Miali is studying to complete a Masters of Indigenous Language Revitalization Program. Since completing her Bachelor's of Education in 2013, Miali has taught elementary students, as well as adult learners at Pirurvik and Nunavut Arctic College and online. Miali seeks to celebrate her full identity and continue to learn and make the most of life.
With the dedication Miali has made to her two children, she began Allurvik to prioritize her family, create a way to share her skills and stay connected to the activities around her community. Miali hopes to continue honing her knowledge around Inuktitut, serving Elders and encouraging youth whenever possible to strive for Inuit Excellence.
With previous experiences in travel, Miali has always returned home where she feels most connected. Miali enjoys spending time with her family plus getting out on the land for berry-picking, boating, clam-digging and skiing.
In February 2023, Miali was awarded the 'African Descent Person of Excellence in Nunavut 2023' from Nunavut Black History Society. Since creating Allurvik in 2021, Miali has kept busy working in areas to provide Consultation, give Inuktitut Classes (in South East Baffin Dialect), Facilitate meetings, Host Events and Present research. In winter of 2021, Miali became a playwright which incorporated her love for writing and the North; her play 'Blackberries' was featured on CBC Gem through '21 Black Futures' and her story 'Blackberries' has been included and released in a book by Obsidian.
In Fall of 2018, Miali created the first Inuktitut podcast called “Tusaavisii?”, many people still tune in to the podcast and often comment how much they appreciate hearing Inuktitut interviews and songs online. In a world which often questions her identity, Miali seeks to share her voice and experiences.
So why Allurvik? Because we are here to help you with your Inuktitut Learning Journey. Take the next steps with Allurvik.