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hen it came time for Hayden Stuart to give a speech at his Nunavut Sivuniksavut graduation this past spring, he stepped up to the podium and did something that surprised both him and the crowd – he put aside his prepared speech and spoke from the heart. “It was very overwhelming, and I thought I would never have that feeling ever,” he says. “At that moment, graduating from the program made me feel very emotional because it happened so fast.”