The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Annual General Meeting took place by videoconference this week, with participants from all regions of Inuit Nunangat. The videoconference tested the bandwidth limitations of many representatives, spread across multiple time zones from Inuvik and Ulukhaktok in the west to Nain and Postville in the east.
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᖖᒐᓱᒃᑎᑦᓯᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑦᒪᓐᑕᓐᒥᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖅᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕇᑦ ᐱᖖᒍᐊᖅᑎᖏᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑦᓯᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᑐᖃᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕈᖕᓃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑐᖃᒥᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᒃᑯᑕᕆᓯᒪᓕᖅᑕᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᓴᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᔾᔩᓯᒪᓕᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᑖᓄᑦ, ᓱᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᓯᒪᓇᓂ ᐊᑎᕆᓕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᖖᒐᓂᖃᓚᐅᖅᐳᑦ ᑕᕐᕆᔭᐅᑎᕐᓚᒃᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᖓᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᑕᐅᕙᒌᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᒥᓐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᓱᒍ. ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᔪᑦ ᐅᖃᓪᓚᐅᓯᖃᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖖᒍᖅᑎᑦᑎᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᔪᓇᐃᑎᑦ ᓃᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑎᖓᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᕐᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᒐᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᔨᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓯᒪᓕᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓈᓚᖕᓂᖃᓚᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᕐᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖏᓂᑦ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ.
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᕝᕕᐅᖕᒪᑕ ᓄᑖᑎᒍᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖁᑎᔅᓴᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᖅᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᖏᓂᒃ.
ᐋᑐᕙ, ᐋᓐᑎᐊᕆᐅ – ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓂᓯᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖏᓂ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᖅᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 231-ᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᑎᓕᐅᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᓚᐅᖅᑕᖏᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᒐᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑭᓪᓕᓯᓂᐊᖅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᐅᔨᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᕐᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ (MMIWG), ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ (ITK) ᓱᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐃᓗᐃᒃᑲᐅᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᖃᑎᒌᒃᓯᒪᓕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓯᒪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᕐᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᕐᔪᐊᖅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ.
ITK is calling for air transportation to be designated an essential service in Inuit Nunangat for the duration of the COVID-19 response. In winter and spring, airline travel routes are lifelines, the equivalent to roads and railways in southern Canada. They are the sole entry points for food, medicine and other essential supplies in all but two of 51 Inuit communities, and a critical means of travel for patients requiring advanced medical treatment.
ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᔾᔨᖃᖖᒋᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᑕ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ (ITK) ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓯᒪᔪᒪᕗᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᖃᕐᓂᖏᑕ ᐃᑲᔪᓕᕆᐊᕐᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑖᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦᑕ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒦᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖖᒋᑦᑎᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ (ITK) ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᐳᕝᕕᕆᓇᖅᑐᐊᓗᒃ ᓄᕙᒡᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ (COVID-19) ᖃᓂᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑭᐅᓯᒪᓕᕆᐊᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᐃᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᓂ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐅᔪᑦ.
The National Inuit Strategy on Research (NISR) is a pivotal document targeting governments and research institutions. The strategy identifies areas for partnership and action that can strengthen the impact and effectiveness of Inuit Nunangat research for Inuit.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a discussion paper today on why the Canadian government should implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) through comprehensive national legislation.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a position paper today on implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representational organization for Inuit in Canada, welcomed today’s statement of good will by Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, at the 15th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, that Canada will be a full supporter of the U.N.
