President Natan Obed gave witness testimony to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources and answered their questions about resources, sovereignty, and investment in Inuit Nunangat.
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The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors approved an Inuit Nunangat Poverty Reduction Strategy at their meeting in Ottawa this week. The Strategy is a commitment of the ITK Strategic Plan and is rooted in Inuit values and driven by a shared vision to eliminate poverty across the Inuit homeland. It will be prepared for public release in the coming months.
ITK President Natan Obed spoke about Inuit sovereignty, infrastructure, and impact of development in Inuit Nunangat in this Guardian article.
ITK President Natan Obed talks to CBC The Current host Matt Galloway about how this money will impact northern communities
“Today’s announcement of Arviat as the location of the main campus of Inuit Nunangat University is the beginning of a long-term partnership to build an institution rooted in Inuit self-determination, culture and knowledge,” – ITK President Natan Obed
Ottawa’s new investments have eased some concerns about the future of those programs, but Inuit say they want to see more than just funding for stop-gap measures
ITK President Natan Obed is calling on Ottawa to take more leadership, with targeted funding for housing and health infrastructure, food security and poverty reduction.
ITK, Inuit leaders, celebrate selection of Arviat, Nunavut, as Inuit Nunangat University main campus
ITK announces main campus of Inuit Nunangat University will be in Arviat, Nunavut. Watch livestream here.
“One of the driving forces of the strength of our society is our knowledge and our education. So having a university in Inuit Nunangat is going to be another step that we need to secure our country,” said ITK President Natan Obed.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Inuit Treaty Organization leaders and other Inuit delegates travelled to Kalaallit Nunaat in February to show support for Kalaallit sovereignty and self-determination and to celebrate the opening of the Canadian Consulate in Nuuk.
