Nunatsiavut president Sarah Leo led an Inuit delegation representing the board of directors of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) met with James Anaya, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in Ottawa. “There are many pressing issues we could have brought to the attention of the UN Rapporteur, but … Read more
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) expressed disappointment with the decision of the European Court of Justice to reject the appeal of a 2011 ruling on a legal challenge to the 2009 European Union (EU) ban on the import and sale of seal products in the EU internal market. The full release is available online. Call 613-292-4482. … Read more
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said that Canada must respect the right of Indigenous Peoples to make decisions about resource development on their lands Indigenous Peoples’, human rights, and faith organizations are calling on Canada to ensure that Indigenous Peoples can freely decide for themselves whether and when resource development projects will take place on their traditional … Read more
National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, expressed his deepest regrets on the crash of a helicopter working with the research icebreaker Amundsen. He offered his condolences to the families of pilot Daniel Dube, commander Marc Thibault and University of Manitoba scientist Klaus Hochheim. Call 613-292-4482.
To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention (CASP) and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the national voice of Canada’s Inuit, are encouraging all Canadians to join a worldwide movement to celebrate life and to save lives. World Suicide Prevention Day is an opportunity to … Read more
Inuit leaders from across Inuit Nunangat discussed new goals for the evolving Inuit-federal partnership with Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) and members of his cabinet during the first ever meeting between Inuit leaders and representatives of the Crown. “This historic meeting was a step in the direction of a new relationship between Inuit … Read more
National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami commented on the federal cabinet shuffle and its implications for Inuit across the Canadian Arctic. “I’m pleased to see Leona Aglukkaq as the new Minister of the Environment, CANNOR, and the Arctic Council. We worked very well with Minister Aglukkaq when she was Health Minister, … Read more
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami issued a statement saying that Inuit share in Nunavut’s joy as Land Claims Agreement Turns 20 July 9, 2013. National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, called on Canadians to celebrate Inuit political progress as the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) marks its 20th anniversary. More information is available … Read more
A reduction in project funding to Aboriginal Representative Organizations including Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) announced by the federal government brings to nearly $2 million the amount of federal cuts to Canada’s National Inuit Organization since 2012. ITK received a letter from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada announcing a 30 per cent reduction in project funding … Read more
Thomas Anguti Johnston of Iqaluit is the new president of the National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC), following a vote by NIYC members during a face-to-face meeting in Kuujjuaq. Sarah Jancke of Cambridge Bay is the new vice-president. Johnston, 25, is the regional youth coordinator for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, and has served as the NIYC … Read more
