National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, issued a statement on the death of Canadian ranger corporate Donald Anguyoak. The full statement is available online. Call 613-288-8181.
National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, issued a statement on the resignation of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.). The full statement is available online. Call 613-277-3178.
Inuit invented the 100-mile diet, and continue to live off the bounty of the land. On Monday April 29, 2013, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), in collaboration with the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, will showcase the simple elegance of Inuit culture during the premiere event of the season: A Taste of the Arctic. The cultural … Read more
National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and Mary Simon, chair of ITK’s National Committee on Inuit Education (NCIE), formally opened the Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education during a celebratory event at the Nunavut Sivuniksavut Training Program in Ottawa. The Amaujaq Centre will coordinate the implementation of the recommendations of … Read more
Inuit organizations across Canada are applauding the Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision that requires the Government of Canada to provide to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) all relevant federal documents related to the legacy, past and present, of residential schools in Canada, including documents at Library and Archives Canada. The court announced the … Read more
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the organizations that form its board of directors, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Makivik Corporation, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Nunatsiavut Government, are pleased to present the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to 33 men and women who have made exceptional contributions to Inuit and Inuit society. More information is available online. … Read more
National Inuit leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, released a compendium of Inuit ideas and attitudes towards Arctic security and sovereignty during the Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program’s third annual conference, “Arctic Peoples and Security.” The full release is available online. Call 613-292-4482. National Inuit leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, extended … Read more
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Terry Audla issued a statement n the re-election of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated president Cathy Towtongie. The full statement is available online. Call 613-277-3178.
Representatives from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and the Government of Nunavut, concluded a productive week of meetings in Brussels, Belgium, aimed at persuading members of the European Parliament to vote against a United States proposal to transfer polar bears from Appendix II to Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES). … Read more
The Government of Nunavut (GN), Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) were pleased with the progress of the appeal hearing on the Inuit-led legal challenge on the European Union (EU) seal ban. Officials representing the three organizations, along with other plaintiffs, were in Luxembourg to attend the hearing of the appeal of … Read more
