Media Release

Media Releases

2010
Post date Title
2010/08/19 National Inuit Leader welcomes suspension of EU seal product ban by EU court
2010/08/16 Inuit youth name new president, launch new magazine at Inuvik gathering
2010/08/05 National Inuit Leader rallies support for First Ministers’ Meeting
2010/08/04 National Inuit Leader to meet with Premiers in Churchill, Manitoba
2010/07/27 Inuit Call on Canadians’ Sense of Social Justice to Support the Current Mandatory Long Form Census
2010/07/26 Media Advisory * Inuit to Address House of Commons Committee on Census Long Form
2010/07/20 Inuit See Value in New Federal Arctic Shipping Regulations - Insist on Greater Inuit Involvement
2010/07/09 National Inuit Leader Mary Simon Asks Federal Government to Reconsider Decision to Eliminate the Mandatory Long Form Census
2010/06/22 Media Advisory * ITK Annual General Meeting
2010/06/22 Inuit youth to gather in Inuvik, elect new president of national organization
2010/06/01 Blue light outside Inuit homes sign of tobacco enlightenment
2010/05/26 National Inuit Leader Says Canada Should Invoke a Temporary Moratorium on Offshore Oil Drilling in the Arctic Until Specific Environmental Safeguards are in Place
2010/05/22 New Food Mail Program Promising But Raises Concerns for Smaller Retailers Says National Inuit Leader Mary Simon
2010/05/10 Inuit-centred health and social science projects receive $1 million
2010/04/28 Inuit Restate Call for Prime Minister to Hold First Ministers Meeting on Aboriginal Issues
2010/04/21 Inuit and partners chart bold future for Inuit education
2010/04/01 Inuit speak of frustration, hope at national early-childhood education gathering
2010/03/17 Inuit early-childhood educators begin historic gathering in Labrador
2010/03/17 Inuit early-childhood educators begin historic gathering in Labrador
2010/03/10 Inuit TB rate doubles to 185 times the rate of Canadian-born non-aboriginals; First Nations rate 31 times higher
2010/03/08 Discover the Arctic and Change Your Life - ITK and Students on Ice Team up to Provide Arctic Scholarships
2010/03/05 Federal Budget Renews Inuit Determination to Tackle Fundamental Social Problems in Inuit Communities
2010/03/03 Inuit welcome federal promise to endorse UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
2010/03/02 National Inuit Leader sets out federal budget expectations
2010/03/01 Hopes and Dreams Borne of Canada’s Sparkling Olympics
2010/02/17 National Inuit Organization calls on Ottawa to include Inuit in Arctic Summit
2010/02/15 Inukshuk Symbol Welcomes the World to Vancouver and to Inuit culture
2010/02/12 Inuit performers to bring Olympic spirit to Vancouver stages
2010/01/16 Inuit Contribute $90,000 to Haitian Earthquake Relief
2010/01/13 Inuit Sue European Union (EU) to Overturn Seal Product Import Ban, Defending Inuit Rights and Upholding the Rule of Law
2010/01/12 National Inuit Leader Announces Inuit Qaujisarvingat: The Inuit Knowledge Centre
2010/01/11 Media Advisory: National Inuit Leader To Announce Creation Of Inuit Knowledge Centre
2009
Post date Title
2009/12/21 Copenhagen Accord excludes Inuit but contains promise of hope
2009/12/11 ITK Award for Excellence in Arctic Journalism * First Recipient: Mr. Peter Mansbridge
2009/12/10 Inuit Mental Wellness Action Plan a Tool for Arctic Regions
2009/12/08 National Inuit Leader demands consideration for Arctic in climate change talks
2009/11/30 Canadian Inuit Leader Mary Simon to Speak on Arctic Issues in Edinburgh
2009/11/25 "The North Wants In": Mary Simon Launches 2010 Year of the Inuit with Release of The North Poll
2009/11/23 ITK-TI Press Release * $1.78-million for Urban Inuit Housing Will Build 12 New Units in Ottawa
2009/11/03 National Inuit Leader Issues Call to Action on Canadian Confederation
2009/10/29 National Inuit Leader Urges Prime Minister Harper to Convene First Ministers’ Meeting on Aboriginal Issues in 2010
2009/10/22 Simon to deliver Symons Lecture on the State of Canadian Confederation
2009/10/21 National Inuit Leader Mary Simon to Attend European Development Days in Stockholm
2009/10/16 Inuit Disappointed at US Activism on CITES Polar Bear Up-Listing Proposal
2009/10/06 Inuit Call for Increased Mental Wellness Programs Throughout the Arctic
2009/09/24 Inuit and partners draft plan for National Strategy on Inuit Education
2009/09/11 Joint Press Release * UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Canadian government isolated as Global Implementation Moves Ahead
2009/09/10 Joint Press Release * Inuit Mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Parliament Hill
2009/09/09 ITK/Pauktuutit * Inuit Mark FASD Awareness Day on September 9
2009/08/20 Simon to Harper: Healthy Inuit Communities Drive Arctic Economic Development

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Tel: 613.277.3178, hendrie@itk.ca

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