Co-chairs Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, deliver opening remarks at a meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee in Ottawa Nov. 24.
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Some Indigenous leaders say Tuesday’s federal budget lacks the investments in health and education their communities desperately need.
Some Indigenous leaders say Tuesday’s federal budget lacks the investments in health and education their communities desperately need.
Some Indigenous leaders say Tuesday’s federal budget lacks the investments in health and education their communities desperately need.
ITK has requested $75.1 billion over 35 years, including $30 billion over 10 years to cover urgent infrastructure needs
st money into Indigenous economic reconciliation’ and that somehow that will float all boats, and that we will all of a sudden see prosperity across our society,” said ITK President Natan Obed.
“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.
“Going through the front door is always the best option when working with Inuit,” says ITK President Natan Obed
Politicians and industry both in Canada and afar have their sights on the arctic. For the Inuit who have called this place home for centuries, there’s real concern on what the future holds. CBC The Current spoke with President Natan Obed, ITK, and Jeremy Tunraluk, President of NTI.
Tuberculosis rates remain high in Nunavik, despite a 2018 pledge to halve rates by 2025 and eradicate the disease by 2030.
President Natan Obed answers questions about Prime Minister Mark Carney, the major projects fast-track law, what Canada’s Inuit need most from the federal government.
President Natan Obed speaks with Peter Mazereeuw, host of the Hot Room, a Hill Times podcast, about Prime Minister Mark Carney, the major projects fast-track law, what Canada’s Inuit need most from the federal government, and his decision to run for the leader of ITK once more.
