May 2016

Commentary

Indigenous Rights: Did anything really change at the UN?

Minister Carolyn Bennett’s announcement is no clear departure from the Conservative government’s position on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”extra-color-2″ hover_text_color_override=”#fff” image=”default-arrow” size=”medium” url=”https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2016/05/16/indigenous-rights-did-anything-really-change-at-the-un/” text=”Read Article” color_override=””] Written By...

Media

Natan Obed: Let Inuit Decide for Themselves

Natan Obed: Let Inuit Decide for Themselves Many young Inuit don’t grow up learning their language or culture in school. That gap in education is at the heart of their struggles, says Canada’s Inuk leader....

Nuluaq

Mapping Project Launched

Nuluaq – The Inuit Community-Based Food Initiatives Mapping Project has been launched! The project was created to facilitate partnerships and improve coordination between initiatives; highlight and promote the work of these initiatives; bring attention to...

Media

‘Deeply personal’: N.L. residential school settlement hits home for national Inuit leader

‘Deeply personal’: N.L. residential school settlement hits home for national Inuit leader Having grown up hearing painful stories of what his family went through at residential school, this week’s settlement for survivors in Newfoundland and...

Media

National Inuit leader says government’s UN announcement ‘concerning’

National Inuit leader says government’s UN announcement ‘concerning’ ‘To start this new path forward in support of the implementation of the declaration in Canada, without having considered how the Government of Canada would do that...

Announcements

National Inuit Leader Says Canada’s Support for UNDRIP represents little change

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...

Optional

National Inuit Submission on the Pre-Inquiry Phase of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

The impact of violence against Inuit women and girls has left a devastating mark on Inuit communities throughout Canada. To address the subject justly, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls...

Media

Ahead of missing and murdered inquiry, Inuit seek to have voices heard

Ahead of missing and murdered inquiry, Inuit seek to have voices heard First it was one niece, murdered just over a decade ago, and then, within a few months, another, both lives cut short before...

Commentary

Free, Prior & Informed Consent and the Future of Inuit Self-Determination

This article describes how the right of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) relates to the work Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) carries out as the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. IKT President, Natan...

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