March 31 is National Indigenous Languages Day in Canada. Today and every day, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami celebrates Inuktut, the rich...
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“We still want to help defend Canada against foreign threats but our communities are quite concerned that history may repeat itself in not respecting our rights or our treaties”
ITK calls on Canada, and all parties seeking to form government in our next election, to prioritize the shared commitment between Inuit and Canada to eliminate TB by 2030 and identify the funding to achieve this goal.
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Inuit leaders in Iqaluit on Tuesday on his way back from his whirlwind trip to Paris and London.
Inuit look forward to working with Prime Minister Carney and his team to advance shared Inuit-Crown priorities
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced March 8 that the program will be renewed for another year
“What I’ve encouraged Minister Anandasangaree to do is just take advantage of every possible day he’s within that office and with that portfolio, and he’s done it.”
Inuit leaders and the Crown signed a long-awaited implementation contract under the Nunavut Agreement March 8 — the first time the contract has been renewed since the agreement was signed more than 30 years ago.
“We have an opportunity to become the nation we want to be”
“This process of identifying a central location is designed to be inclusive and ensure the best possible delivery model is chosen.”
ITK is alarmed by the growing likelihood of an abrupt curtailing of funding for the program and the consequences this will have for Inuit families and communities.
“There’s been a push towards unity at the national level”
