Using decades of remote sensing imagery, ITK has determined that Inuit Nunangat is home to 32% of Canada’s surface freshwater – more than the surface area of all five Great Lakes combined.
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“The best thing we can do to counter that is to invest in our homeland, invest in our communities, invest in our people.”
Carla Pamak, Inuit Research Advisor with the Nunatsiavut Research Centre, has been presented with the 2025 Inuit Recognition Award
ITK welcomes Budget 2025 references to Inuit, including support for Inuit Nunangat University and $1B over four years for a new Arctic Infrastructure Fund
In December 2021, the Government of Canada committed to closing the Inuit Nunangat infrastructure gap by 2030. This report supports those efforts by outlining the areas where Inuit Treaty Organizations recommend prioritizing investment.
“It is a little bit confusing to Inuit that all of a sudden, those people who otherwise have been completely ignorant of Inuit and our realities, are imagining they’re going to decide what happens in our homeland,” says ITK President Natan Obed.
Diana Neill-Anawak is the recipient of the 2025 ITK Award for Inuit Excellence
“Going through the front door is always the best option when working with Inuit,” says ITK President Natan Obed
We continue to encourage Canada’s Premiers to respect Inuit democratic governance, our Constitutional rights and our right to self-determination.
ArcticNet’s Annual Scientific Meeting takes place in Calgary, Alberta, December 15-18. You can nominate Inuit researchers for a recognition award or to have their travel expenses covered.
“It creates the possibility of national interest projects ending up before the courts with litigation causing significant delays,” said ITK President Natan Obed.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released today An Inuit Vision for Arctic Sovereignty, Security and Defence which highlights the need to recognize the importance of human security to national security.
