Rachel Michael

Rachel Seepola Michael is a fierce Inuk woman who was raised by her Grandparents Simonie and Martha Michael in Apex (Niaqunnguuq), Iqaluit, Nunavut. Rachel Michael is 29 years old and a graduate of Inukshuk High School in 2014, and is now the Policy Analyst on Homelessness for the Department of Economic Advancement for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. She is using her lived and work experience to advocate for Housing as a Human Right for Inuit, as well as highlighting the intersectionality between Housing and Health and advocating for equitable and accessible Mental Health Supports and the reclamation of Inuit Housing. Rachel is the co-founder of the Qupanuaq Inuit Child First Initiative Service Coordination office with the Arctic Children and Youth Foundation in Iqaluit . She is also the founder of the social enterprise Piujulia Uummatinnit. She continues to live and work in her home community in Iqaluit, Nunavut.