National Inuit Leader Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, offered sincere appreciation to Terry Audla for his work in leading the national Inuit organization over the past three years. “I would like to thank ongoing ITK President Terry Audla for his leadership over the past three years. His dedication to Inuit representation has been admirable … Read more
Natan Obed is the new president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami following a vote by delegates at the close of the organization’s annual general meeting on Sept. 17. Obed received 54 per cent of the votes cast. “I would to congratulate Natan and I look forward to working with him. As the new President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, … Read more
Maatalii Okalik, president of the National Inuit Youth Council, offered congratulations and support to the new members of the Nunavik Youth Forum, including executive president Alicia Aragutak and vice president Louisa Yeates, who were elected by acclamation. “I wish the new members every success in fostering meaningful discussion among Nunavik youth and engaging young Nunavimmiut … Read more
Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, commended a decision by the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) that the current level of trade in polar bears is not detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. “This is a team of more … Read more
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the National Inuit Youth Council called attention to the growing suicide crisis with an event on Parliament Hill as part of World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is responsible for 40 per cent of deaths among Inuit youth, compared with eight per cent in the rest of Canada. “This is a Canadian tragedy,” said … Read more
Responding to appeals from early childhood educators, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, in collaboration with its Inuit Early Childhood Development Working Group, has developed an interactive digital library of English and Inuktut materials to allow educators to share teaching tools across Inuit Nunangat and build upon existing resources. Katiqsugat: Inuit Early Learning Resources is a central repository for … Read more
Participants in a Summit on the Unification of the Inuit Writing System in Iqaluit agreed on Aug. 26 to recommend that jurisdictions formally explore the implementation of an Inuit writing system that is rooted in a standardized form of roman orthography, developed by Inuit for Inuit and introduced through the education system. Members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s … Read more
Members of the National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) and youth delegates from across Inuit Nunangat wrapped up the 10th National Inuit Youth Summit in Iqaluit this week and committed to strengthen ties between NIYC and Inuit youth organizations across the circumpolar world. They began that work by welcoming three representatives from Sorlak, an Inuit youth … Read more
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s Chief Electoral Officer, Peter Geikie, announced that there are three candidates for the organization’s presidential election. The candidates are: Terry Audla; Jerry Komaksiutiksak; and Natan Obed. The election will take place on September 17, 2015, in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, following ITK’s annual general meeting, which begins on September 16. More information is … Read more
Youth from across Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland in Canada, will gather at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit from August 20-24 for the biennial National Inuit Youth Summit. The summit is organized by members of the National Inuit Youth Council, and the Iqaluit event will be the first hosted by president Maatalii Okalik, who was … Read more
