.The ship was named after a respected Inuk Elder from Kangiqsujuaq, Nunavik, a village of 800 along the northernmost tip of Quebec.
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WHEN NOEL COCKNEY heard the news of wildfire evacuations in the Northwest Territories last summer, he went straight to the Inuvik wildfire office to see how he could help. A volunteer firefighter of four years, Cockney was already trained in fighting wildland fires. Here he two-week deployment combatting one of many fires that devastated the western Canadian territory over the summer of 2023.
Decades after being forced to leave, these Labrador Inuit got to return home
THIS SUMMER ISSUE of Inuktitut magazine travels across Inuit Nunangat. In our cover feature you’ll find a success story that merges Inuit self‐determination with food security, thanks to an Inuvik‐based country food processing plant. Also from the West, we’ll hear the firsthand account of an Inuvialuit wildfire fighter who battled one of the many blazes that raged through the Northwest Territories in 2023.
Indigenous leaders will attend a meeting with Canada’s premiers on Monday, with health care on the agenda
This Infrastructure Midterm Review discusses the experiences of the four Inuit Land Claim Organizations in accessing the federal Indigenous Community Infrastructure Fund.
ITK is welcoming the public to visit its public exhibit at 100 Wellington in Ottawa
ArcticNet’s Arctic Change Conference takes place December 9-12, 2024, in Ottawa. You can nominate Inuit researchers for a recognition award or to have their travel expenses covered.
The University of Saskatchewan announced a new system to verify the Inuit enrolment status of people applying for opportunities or positions meant specifically for Inuit.
University of Saskatchewan and ITK sign agreement to ensure Inuit benefit from opportunities reserved for Inuit
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are partnering to prevent the harmful appropriation of Inuit identity and ensure that individuals who benefit from opportunities at USask based on Inuit identity are Inuit.
