Media Advisory: National Inuit Leader To Announce Creation Of Inuit Knowledge Centre

National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, will discuss details of Inuit Qaujisarvingat: The Inuit Knowledge Centre.

Inuit Qaujisarvingat: The Inuit Knowledge Centre envisions a world in which Inuit and Inuit knowledge advance sustainable Arctic science and policy. The Centre will lead education and training efforts to ensure an increasingly active role for Inuit that leads to the generation innovative research and policy making within a Canadian and global context.

When: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 11:15 a.m.

Where: Charles Lynch Theatre, Room 130S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa

Northern media please call 613/230-4520 to participate via teleconference.

For more information:
Patricia D’Souza, communications officer
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
613/292-4482; dsouza@itk.ca