More than 113,900 masks, 563,000 wipes and 438 gallons of sanitizer have been delivered to help protect Inuit during the pandemic in communities throughout Nunavut, Nunavik, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and Nunatsiavut.
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Covid-19
No single nation, people or person can fight COVID-19 alone. It will take collective action to protect us.
ITK commends the Government of Canada for recognizing and responding to Inuit needs during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Inuit communities particularly hard.
Announcements
Read the latest updates on Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Inuit in Canada.
A report co-developed by ITK, Inuit partners and the federal government has found that the well-being of students in Inuit Nunangat would benefit from a coordinated school food program.
The Parliament of Canada passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2021. Full and effective implementation of the rights affirmed by the UN Declaration remain pivotal for ending and preventing human rights violations experienced by Inuit.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami has released a national Inuit position paper to guide future policies and programs governing the marine environments of Inuit Nunangat.
Media
Strengthened partnerships between all levels of government, inclusive of Inuit representational organizations, would be a significant legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring that we emerge stronger, and better able to face the next one.
Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, told The Globe and Mail on Wednesday that the Edmonton CFL team’s name is a vestige of another time and the debate around it has been damaging to Inuit and damaging to reconciliation in the country.
Natan Obed: B.C.’s provincial UNDRIP law creates a self-reporting obligation, which has proven faulty in the Wet’suwet’en situation
Commentary
Una tusaratsauliangusimajuq Natan Obed−mut, Angijuqqaangat Inuit Tapiriit Kanatamikkut, pijjutiqaqsuni Puvallunnaqtuq Nuvajjuarnaq−19
ᐅᓇ ᑐᓴᕋᑦᓴᐅᓕᐊᖑᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓇᑖᓐ ᐆᕙᑦ−ᒧᑦ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖓᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᓱᓂ ᐳᕙᓪᓗᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᕙᔾᔪᐊᕐᓇᖅ−19
The following is a message from Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, related to COVID-19
I have played many roles on this journey, but my role as ambassador for Inuit has been most important. We...
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We are patriotic, as seen in the way we cheer for Team Canada on the international sporting stage, and we...
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Publications
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami has released a national Inuit position paper to guide future policies and programs governing the marine environments of Inuit Nunangat.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) was pleased that Parliament passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act in 2021 (UNDRIP) and continues to view full and effective implementation of the rights affirmed by the UN Declaration as pivotal for ending and preventing human rights violations experienced by our people.
The Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy Implementation Plan contains a roadmap for achieving better, more innovative, and self-determined outcomes along the entire housing continuum within Inuit Nunangat–from emergency shelters to affordable rentals and market home ownership.
Inuktitut Magazine
Download a copy of Issue 130 here. Inuktitut Uqalimaagaliangusimajut taakkua 130-nik itijumik atuqtausimajuvinirnik iqqaumajjutiqaqput kisianilu sivunittinnut turaangatittisimagillutik, Inuit sanaugalirininginnut,…
Inuktitut Magazine Issue 128-129 Download a copy of Issue 128-129 here. Editor: Tom Mcleod Commissioning Editor: Melo Sammurtok-Lavallee Table...
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Uqalimaagaliangusimajut 127 Inuktitut atuinnauliqtut! Taakkunani uqalimaagani, ajjiliurijinit nalunairviusimavugut timimiktigut nunaligijaminni qanutigi ungasiksisimajariaqarnirminnut asigijaminnit, Nanilavut Piliriaqaqtingit titirausiqaqsimavut tusagaksaqutiqarnirminnut asiujisimalilauqtaminnik nagligijaminnik taima...
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Work for ITK
The Assistant Director, Policy Advancement, will assist with developing and implementing departmental policies and procedures, support staff training and mentorship, and contribute to the advancement of departmental positions on legislation, policies, plans, and programs impacting Inuit.
The QNIHS Data Advisor will support the data processing and analysis needs of QNIHS regional managers and data analysts and will conduct statistical analysis of the QNIHS national core data.
ITK is seeking a consultant to develop an implementation plan to guide the actions of the National Inuit Action Plan on Missing and Murdered Inuit Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
