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April 19, 2023 in Announcements, NIYC Opportunities

NIYC Presidential Election 2023

The National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) will elect its next President on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. The NIYC President elected…
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Inuit mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Parliament Hill

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the release of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy (NISPS).
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About the NIYC

 

Most Inuit live in 51 communities spread across the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), and Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador). This vast region is known as Inuit Nunangat. It encompasses roughly 40 percent of Canada’s land area and 72 percent of its coastline. Youth make up the majority of Canada’s 65,000 Inuit.

The National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) was established by the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, now known as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) in 1993 to provide guidance and input into issues of interest for Inuit youth in Canada. Each NIYC representative is tasked with voicing the concerns and ideas of Inuit youth from their respective regions, with the elected President serving as the National voice of Inuit youth.

The council is made up of six voting members and 1 president, who is elected for a 2 year term every second June. There are 6 regional youth file holders, employed by the respective land claims organizations that sit on the NIYC as the voting members. The Youth Project Coordinator(s) of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), our parent organization, serve as the secretariat for the NIYC.

Current Members

Brian Pottle

President | National Inuit Youth Council

Chaim Andersen

Nunatsiavut Government


Ooleena Metuq

Qikiqtani Inuit Association

Davonna Kasook

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation

Shantel Qirngnuq

Kitikmeot Inuit Association

Susie-Anne Kudluk

Qarjuit Youth Council
Vice President | National Inuit Youth Council


Christine Tootoo

Kivalliq Inuit Association

National Inuit Youth Council

75 Albert Street, Suite 1100
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E7
Canada

Phone: 1 (613) 238-8181
Toll-Free (Canada): 1 (866) 262-8181
Fax: 1 (613) 234-1991

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