Julie Dicker, a school principal in Nain, Nunatsiavut, is the winner of the 2023 ITK Award for Inuit Excellence
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International borders often separate Indigenous people in Canada, the U.S. and Greenland from their relatives and homelands. Some First Nations even issue passports, which other countries recognize for free travel, but Canada does not — something the federal immigration minister now says should be fixed.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami hosted its Board of Directors meeting September 27 in Nain, followed by its Annual General Meeting on September 28.
ArcticNet’s Annual Scientific Meeting takes place Dec. 5-7, 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. You can nominate Inuit researchers for a recognition award or to have their travel expenses covered.
The environment Inuit have lived in for millennia is changing fast. Canada’s government once ignored Indigenous knowledge of it but now they are jointly creating the Nunatsiavut conservation area.
ArcticNet’s Inuit Research Management Committee honours Jean Allen of Iqaluit in 2022 Inuit Recognition Award for her contributions to Inuit Nunangat research.
ITK looks forward to working with new and returning members of federal Cabinet to advance Inuit priorities and bring about substantive equality for Inuit in Canada.
This week, we look back on the time we spent with Pope Francis during his pastoral visit to Canada from July 27-29, 2022.
ITK Board of Directors met in Ottawa on July 13 and allocated $500 million in federal funding for TB Elimination, Early Learning and Childcare
“ITK generally welcomes any opportunity to share Inuit priorities with territorial and provincial leaders, but any such meeting should be done with clear objectives and be respectful of Inuit governance.”
ITK welcomes the completion of the UN Declaration Act Action Plan
