Issue 123 of Inuktitut celebrates the arts, especially the diversity that Inuit show in art. Willie Thrasher speaks to Inuktitut...
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“The major concern for us is that our academic partners would use the information, and the data sets, for their own academic purposes. We didn’t ever agree to have a purely academic exercise about particular populations and their health outcomes. We did this to improve the lives of Inuit,” Natan Obed.
Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, speaks at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa on March 22 at the launch of the National Inuit Strategy on Research along with Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett.
The National Inuit Strategy on Research (NISR) is a pivotal document targeting governments and research institutions. The strategy identifies areas for partnership and action that can strengthen the impact and effectiveness of Inuit Nunangat research for Inuit.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is pleased to release the National Inuit Strategy on Research (NISR), a pivotal document that outlines the coordinated actions required to improve the way Inuit Nunangat research is governed, resourced, conducted, and shared.
Urban Inuit are gaining a strong voice in southern Canada and in this issue of Inuktitut magazine we feature some...
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a discussion paper today on why the Canadian government should implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) through comprehensive national legislation.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) recommended in our January 2017 position paper that the federal government develop comprehensive national legislation as part of its approach to implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a position paper today on implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
This position paper outlines the expectations of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) regarding the Government of Canada’s support for and commitment to implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s submission to the Naylor Panel for Canada’s Fundamental Science Review was developed to provide the panel with an Inuit perspective on Fundamental Science in Canada, in response to the lack of Inuit engagement in Canada’s Fundamental Science Review.
Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representational organization for Inuit in Canada, welcomed today’s statement of good will by Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, at the 15th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, that Canada will be a full supporter of the U.N.