Inuit leaders from Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia meet at the 15th assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
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“It creates a real opportunity for us to be leaders on the global stage for Indigenous peoples and for Inuit.”
ITK President Natan Obed says his organization is looking for a new model for Nutrition North Canada’s much-criticized subsidy component.
“Carney and Inuit leaders meet amid military boost in the North”
Inuit leaders say that Canada’s plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on Arctic defence could repeat past harms in the North unless Inuit are involved as partners.
KUUJJUAQ — A meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit leaders Tuesday wrapped with a commitment for a new program to replace the Inuit Child First Initiative, and for Ottawa to use its channels to get a proposed Inuit Nunangat University accredited.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami leader Natan Obed agreed Tuesday there is room to improve the relationship between Ottawa and Inuit as they kicked off a meeting of the Inuit-to-Crown partnership committee. Carney was in Kuujjuaq, Que., with six of his cabinet ministers for a meeting with Inuit leaders. (June 30, 2026)
Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Kuujjuaq, Que., on Tuesday to attend a meeting of the Inuit–Crown Partnership Committee.
Inuit leaders say that Canada’s plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on Arctic defence could repeat past harms in the North unless Inuit are involved as partners.
ITK releases its Inuit Nunangat Poverty Reduction Strategy and recommended changes to how Nutrition North Canada operates in the region.
Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on the federal government to be better partners, saying Canada must respect Inuit rights to governance and self-determination.
Watch to see remarks from ITK President Obed and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty.
