A school teacher working in an indigenous community in the remote Canadian Arctic has been awarded a US$1m (£803,000) global teaching prize for her work helping to reduce teenage suicide rates. Maggie MacDonnell, who teaches at the Ikusik School in Salluit, a remote Inuit village, was commended for her achievements within the local community, where harsh conditions are a significant barrier to education.
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