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Kyran Alikamik

University of British Columbia
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
2021 Ralph M. Barford Loran Scholar
East Three Secondary School

While studying English Literature at UBC, Kyran has become involved in education, working with the Beaufort Delta Divisional Educational Council in Inuvik, Northwest Territories to remodel and decolonize schooling across the region. For his public policy Loran summer, Kyran worked with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a policy advancement firm based in Ottawa, ON that works to advance the rights of all Inuit across the Inuit Nunangat (land occupied by various Inuit in Canada). Kyran has also worked with the Boys and Girls Club in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.