Inuit delegates expressed sorrow and strength during a historic one-hour meeting with Pope Francis in his private office at the Vatican.
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On World Tuberculosis Day 2022, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) President Natan Obed and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) President Dr. Michael J. Strong publicly renew their commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of Inuit
The President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Natan Obed, and the Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, issued the following statement today, on World Tuberculosis Day 2022.
Today, on International Mother Language Day, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, National Chief RoseAnne Archibald of the Assembly of First Nations, President Natan Obed of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and President Cassidy Caron of the Métis National Council unite their voices to mark the beginning of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022–2032), declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), a key outcome of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates the decision announced this week by Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the Department of National Defence, to award the $527 million North Warning System contract to Nasittuq Corporation
Board members discussed key files that have been at the heart of ITK’s work this year.
Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, co-chaired the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) meeting held both virtually and at the Shaw Convention Centre.
ITK would like to congratulate P.J. Akeeagok on becoming Nunavut’s Premier!
We look forward to a collaborative relationship with Premier Akeeagok at the national level as we work together toward a better future for Inuit.
The ceremony reflected a new phase of the Inuit-Crown relationship, with Ministers being sworn in by our Inuk Governor General, the Hon. Mary May Simon.
During Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s annual general meeting in Iqaluit in September, the ITK Board of Directors presented the annual ITK Awards to outstanding individuals throughout Inuit Nunangat.
The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors and Annual General Meeting Delegates met in Iqaluit from September 28-30 for their first in-person gathering since March 2020.
ITK extends warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his reelection last night and for the confidence demonstrated at the polls for a strong minority government and a collaborative and ambitious multi-party system.
