Lena and Ruby: A Story of Two Adoptions

Lena and Ruby are best friends. They love to have sleepovers, bake cookies, and make up dance routines. They are also both adopted. Learn about how the two girls met as they talk about their own unique adoption experiences, including Inuit custom adoption and transracial adoption.

Kevin Kaukuarjuk Qamaniq-Mason grew up in Iglulik and spent his teenage years in Iqaluit. His mother, Asita Uvinik Qamaniq, is from Iglurjuat, and his father, Marcel Mason, was from New Brunswick. Kevin now lives in Ottawa with his wife, their two kids, and their big dog, Inukpasugjuk, who loves pulling the family on a sled.

Mary Qamaniq-Mason lives in Ottawa and holds a PhD in Education with a special interest in wellbeing and connection. She and her husband, Kevin, have a son and a daughter by custom adoption and are foster parents to more.

Marcus Cutler is both a children's illustrator and an occasional climber of rocks. He lives in Windsor, Ontario, with his wife and two daughters.