The vast territory of the Arctic – of Inuit Nunangat, or Inuit homeland – is starkly beautiful, writes Globe & Mail columnist Tanya Talaga.
What’s beautiful, too, is how the region shows Canada what is possible when it works with Indigenous people: Inuit Nunangat is co-managed by Inuit and the federal government thanks to functional modern-day treaties with the Crown and Canada that are delivering results.
The relationship between Inuit and Canada – one that has been carefully rebuilt, largely by the previous Liberal government, after a history of pain and forced relocation – should be viewed as a shared strength, leaned on in times of both need and prosperity. And modern agreements that address self-government and resource management, said Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed, could even give Canada a helpful relational guidebook to dealing with sovereignty threats from the United States.
Globe & Mail
Publication Date
April 24, 2025
