Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Natan Obed, and the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Rebecca Alty, joined federal Cabinet colleagues and elected Inuit leadership from the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Makivvik, and the Nunatsiavut Government to advance shared priorities for Inuit Nunangat.
As all eyes focus in on Inuit Nunangat, we are seizing the opportunity with unity, strength and a commitment to creating prosperity and equity for our people.
The Strategy is an Inuit-led roadmap to reduce poverty, strengthen self-determination, and close longstanding socioeconomic gaps between Inuit and non-Indigenous Canadians.
The ITK Awards recognize Inuit excellence and work to advance Inuit self-determination in Canada.
ITK will host a two-day, Inuit-led sovereignty, defence and security conference in June
April 21, 2026 – Ottawa, Ontario Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Sean Boyd, Chair of the Board…
The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors approved an Inuit Nunangat Poverty Reduction Strategy at their meeting in Ottawa this week. The Strategy is a commitment of the ITK Strategic Plan and is rooted in Inuit values and driven by a shared vision to eliminate poverty across the Inuit homeland. It will be prepared for public release in the coming months.
“Today’s announcement of Arviat as the location of the main campus of Inuit Nunangat University is the beginning of a long-term partnership to build an institution rooted in Inuit self-determination, culture and knowledge,” – ITK President Natan Obed
Inuit across Canada stand in solidarity with our fellow Inuit in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) who have said unequivocally that they seek to determine their own future in the face of threats from the United States to buy or invade their country.
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.
Carla Pamak, Inuit Research Advisor with the Nunatsiavut Research Centre, has been presented with the 2025 Inuit Recognition Award
