b'INUIT FOCUSInspiring by Nickita LongmanTRANSFORMATIONStill shy of 30, Alicia Aragutak is already making an impact as part of her work at a northern recovery centreA licia Aragutak is an Inuk woman from Umiujaq, a town of less than 500 people on the eastern coast of Hudson Bay, and a place that she credits for shaping her into the person she has become.I was brought up by many people, including my mother and my aunts, and that kind of upbringing strongly influenced who I am today, notes Aragutak, who earlier this year was honoured with the 2020 Indspire Inuit Youth award. I was named after my Anaanatsiak, or Grandmother, Alice Aragutak, and although I did not have a chance to meet her, the community treated me the way she would have.To this day, Aragutak carries a strong connection to the Elders in her life. Humility, discussing decisions through consensus, and giving room and space to learn and include one another are all factors that play out in both an office setting and in my personal life, she says. Traditional ways of engaging are never too out-of-reach in our day-to-day work. The 26-year-old developed a strong foundation of her Inuit identity from those around her, and this has helped her forge her path in life. She is currently working on an undergraduate degree in health 36Fall/Winter 2020'