Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada’s National Inuit Organization and its National Inuit Committee on Health with expertise from the Inuit Public Health Task Group has released a comprehensive review on the Social Determinants of Inuit Health in Canada in response to the disproportionate health challenges Inuit face compared to non-Inuit Canadians. Inuit experience comparatively lower life expectancies, … Read more
Inuit representatives are in Quito, Ecuador, this week for the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) to oppose a proposal to introduce a listing for polar bear under Appendix II of the convention. “The CMS has an ethical responsibility to consider how a polar bear listing will help – … Read more
Canada’s National Inuit Organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), is encouraged to see Canada pursuing expanded access and opportunities in European markets for Inuit seal products. The joint statement by Canada and the European Union is a first-step in potentially restoring some economic opportunities for Inuit sealers and their families. “Inuit have suffered immeasurably as a result of … Read more
National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, congratulated delegates who participated in the inaugural World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in New York City, and welcomed the meeting’s outcome document, in which delegates reaffirmed support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the right to free, prior and … Read more
The Board of Directors of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is seeking expressions of interest from Inuit to serve as chair of the National Committee on Inuit Education (NCIE), which directs the work of ITK’s Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education. The call comes following a decision earlier this year by Mary Simon, the inaugural chair of … Read more
The National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are inviting Canadians to celebrate life, World Suicide Prevention Day, and to recognize that we all have a role in reducing stigma and providing support to those with mental health illnesses. “Mental Health is NIYC’s top priority, and we are continuously working hard to create … Read more
The Inuit Circumpolar Council, Canada announced that Herb Nakimayak was elected as vice president – International at the Annual General Meeting in Inuvik. Duane Smith was acclaimed as ICC president at the close of the call for nominations on July 23, 2014. More information is available online. Call 613-292-4482.
As Canadians from coast to coast to coast come together to celebrate this great nation, ITK president Terry Audla and National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) president Thomas Anguti Johnston are taking time to also recognize the culmination of an ambitious goal. Six-time Olympic medalist in the summer and winter Olympics, Clara Hughes, arrived in Ottawa after … Read more
Inuit from across the Arctic are coming to Inuvik, Canada 20-24 July to participate in the 12th General Assembly (GA) of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). This quadrennial gathering comes to Canada only once every 12 years and this time around Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.) is serving as the assembly’s honorary … Read more
National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami decried a decision by the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to uphold a discriminatory European Union (EU) ban on Canadian seal products. “I am morally outraged at the self-righteousness and sanctimoniousness of the EU’s claim to protect the morals of its citizens,” … Read more
