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.
The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors met November 28 in Montreal. Leaders discussed work towards the co-development of federal distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation and provided direction on how to best inform Inuit-specific input, with an emphasis on self-determination.
“This new investment will help us continue to address the ongoing crisis and build our own capacity to create healthier, more resilient communities.”
“This new investment will help us continue to address the ongoing crisis and build our own capacity to create healthier, more resilient communities.”
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
The purpose of this Policy is to promote prosperity and support community and individual wellbeing throughout Inuit Nunangat with the goal of socio-economic and cultural equity between Inuit and other Canadians.
ITK is pleased to present our 2021-2022 Annual Report and our 2021-2022 Audited Financial Statements.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s 2023 pre-budget submission focuses on specific high-priority areas that align with Government commitments, policies and initiatives as well as current Ministerial mandate letters. It builds upon meaningful investments in previous budgets while advocating for further funding to close major outstanding gaps.
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
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
The Finance and Travel Administrator is responsible for supporting accounts receivables and payables and coordinating all stages of ITK’s travel while providing clerical and administrative support to the team.
The Administrative Coordinator is critical to the smooth logistical, administrative and day to day functions of ITK and will be responsible for supporting the planning and overseeing administrative support for ITK, including administrative support for other ITK departments.
