# @gcindigenous on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C8HWqYptyZo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19277563-gcindigenous-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/63d3bba6e3.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-06-12T12:02:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** GC Indigenous (@gcindigenous) — https://gondola.cc/gcindigenous

## Caption

Charlotte Siksik is one of Nunavut’s top role models for children and youth as a high-performing athlete and academic with roots deeply embedded in Inuk culture. 

Having maintained her forward position on a string of women’s ice hockey rosters, Charlotte recently completed her first year on the women’s hockey team for the NCAA Division III Arcadia Knights in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, while majoring in biology at Arcadia University. 

As a young Nunavummiut, Charlotte’s hope for her Inuk community and hometown of Rankin Inlet is that “we will continue learning our culture in schools and find a way to support youth mental health. We need essential services and more Indigenous teachers, nurses and doctors, and encourage them to relocate to our communities so that there is consistency for our youth.” 

Charlotte believes National Indigenous History Month is important for awareness and education, as it’s part of the reconciliation journey. “It helps educate non-Indigenous people about a culture that isn’t theirs, so they can learn about the differences between Indigenous groups and their way of life. It also makes sure the wrongs that have happened aren’t repeated. Reconciliation is an opportunity to grow and overcome what happened by acknowledging the trauma. We can work together to make sure it doesn’t happen again and find a way to heal.”

Always trying to encourage girls to try hockey and train, her summer plans are to return home and work with local girls in off-season training. “I like that other girls can see that it can be done—to enjoy hockey themselves, work towards pursuing hockey as a career and joining the Professional Women’s Hockey League.”

@charlottesiksik
#MIHM2024 #IndigenousWomen #Inuit #FemaleAthlete #WomenInSports #IndigenousYouth

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GC Indigenous | @gcindigenous | https://gondola.cc/gcindigenous | Government Organization |
| Arcadia Knights | @arcadiaknights1062 | https://gondola.cc/arcadiaknights1062 | Athletic Department |
| Arcadia Women’s Ice Hockey | @arcadia_wih | https://gondola.cc/arcadia_wih | NCAA Hockey Team |
| charlottesiksik | @charlottesiksik | https://gondola.cc/charlottesiksik | Athlete |
| Joe Kraus | @photoxjoe | https://gondola.cc/photoxjoe | Photographer |
| Megan Klose | @photosbyklose | https://gondola.cc/photosbyklose | Photographer |

## Tags

womeninsports, mihm2024, inuit, femaleathlete, indigenousyouth, indigenouswomen

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