Rhoda Pudjuut Kayakjuak has earned distinction as an ambassador for Canadian Aboriginal culture.
OTTAWA, ON, June 17, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Rhoda Pudjuut Kayakjuak has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. Kayakjuak is one of Canada's most prominent Inuktitut interpreters and translators, and has earned distinction as an ambassador for Canadian Aboriginal culture. Growing up facing the tension of navigating both a traditional and a colonized lifestyle, she found that her language skills were a bridge between the two and a vessel to share her culture. In 1984, Ms. Kayakjuak completed coursework at Thebacha Campus, NWT, and has pursued additional study in translation and localization through Lionbridge.
In 1990, Ms. Kayakjuak was welcomed to the Canadian government's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, where she served as a communications officer and public engagement team leader until 1994. Between 1995 and 1999, she worked directly with the Nunavut Planning Commission as an Inuktitut to English interpreter and provider of voiceover translations for video and audio materials. In 2000, Ms. Kayakjuak established Uqausiit Communication Services to bring her lifetime of experience in translation for business, arts and government applications directly to clients.
Ms. Kayakjuak remains active as the owner and translator for Uqausiit Communication Services, where she currently focuses on video narration and voiceover content. Her work has included Inuktitut interpretation for the Prime Minister of Canada, an engagement with an Italian museum and several audiobook narrations, including a volume of poetry, "Poems on the Edge of Extinction: An Anthology of Poetry in Endangered Languages," published in 2019. She is likewise a member of the Federal Interpreters Advisory Board. Outside of her professional circles, Ms. Kayakjuak maintains a visual arts practice, and enjoys time spent with her family, including her ten granddaughters and a great-grandson.
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