The Canadian government awarded billions of dollars in contracts earmarked for Indigenous enterprises without always requiring bidders to prove that they were First Nations, Métis, or Inuit, a Global News investigation has found.
.The ship was named after a respected Inuk Elder from Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik, a village of 800 along the northernmost tip of Quebec.
The Federal Court ruled on June 12 that a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the NunatuKavut Community Council (NCC) and the federal Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations does not establish that the organization has Indigenous rights as defined by Section 35 of the Canadian Constitution.
“ITK works with the federal government through the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee to advance Inuit priorities. We are encouraged to see some of our joint efforts reflected in Budget 2024,” said ITK President Natan Obed. “But, our shared commitment toward TB elimination cannot be achieved without significant resources.”
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Métis National Council have co-authored this paper to identify how an Indigenous human rights commission and tribunal should be established and constituted based on the tools and authorities available in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act as well as in Canadian law.
In open letter, Natan Obed urges action against ‘perverse form of colonial racism’
In recent years, Canadians have been confronted with a tidal wave of false claims to Indigenous identity. These cases take advantage of the uncertainty many Canadians have surrounding Indigenous identity. Fraudulent claimants often change their stories over time and use aggressive measures to silence those who question them.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) was pleased that Parliament passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2021 (UNDRIP) and continues to view full and effective implementation of the rights affirmed by the UN Declaration as pivotal for ending and preventing human rights violations experienced by our people.
Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait is a unified orthography for Inuktut that is representative of sounds across all dialects. Speakers of any Inuktut dialect can use Inuktut Qaliujaaqpait following the pronunciation specific to their dialect.
Inuit leaders are calling for a complete overhaul of Canada’s main program to reduce hunger in Northern Canada after revelations grocers in the region are pocketing up to half of a federal subsidy meant to reduce food prices.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s 2024 pre-budget submission focuses on specific high-priority areas that align with Government of Canada commitments, policies and initiatives as well as current Ministerial mandate letters.
The Canadian government was warned internally to hold off on signing an Indigenous reconciliation agreement with a self-proclaimed Inuit group in Labrador, but did so anyway despite concerns about the unproven nature of the group’s rights, documents obtained by CBC Indigenous reveal.
