ITK has supported the commitment by the Government of Canada to co-develop legislation with Inuit, First Nations and Metis to implement the UN Declaration, and worked with the federal government to positively influence its development.
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Canadian Inuit Prospering Through
Unity and Self-Determination
Our communities face significant social and economic challenges around issues such as education, health, poverty and housing.
ITK is taking action to address these complex challenges through research, political advocacy, and public outreach and education.
We have made great strides but we need your help to achieve our vision of a Canada in which Inuit are prospering through unity and self-determination. Canada prospers when its most vulnerable citizens prosper. By donating today, you will play a role in advancing the critical work of building a more equitable and prosperous Canada.
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Natan Obed
President | ITK
Canada’s National Inuit Leader
Monica Ell-Kanayuk
Vice-President | ITK
President and Vice-Chair | Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)
Duane Smith
Chair and CEO | Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
Aluki Kotierk
President | Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
Charlie Watt Sr.
President | Makivik Corporation
Johannes Lampe
President | Nunatsiavut Government
Rebecca Kudloo
President | Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Crystal Martin-Lapenskie
President | National Inuit Youth Council
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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami hopes to learn more in the coming days about how the funds outlined in the document will be allocated to Inuit specifically, as many of the investments announced yesterday were framed as general Indigenous investments.
Nominations are now open for the Inuit Recognition Award for the 2020 ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting that will be taking place virtually December 7-10, 2020.
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