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June 30, 2017 – Many Inuit have said that we are proud Inuit and also proud Canadians. The late Jose Kusugak, who is someone very dear to me and a former ITK President, coined the phrase “first...
We are patriotic, as seen in the way we cheer for Team Canada on the international sporting stage, and we accept that we are part of this great democracy. But the time has come to...
This article describes how Inuit and all Canadians can transform the way we talk about, understand, and work together to prevent, suicide in Inuit Nunangat
When O Canada was informally adopted as the national anthem in 1939, the term “True North strong and free” had little practical application to Inuit. We didn’t have the right to vote. We did not enjoy the...
This article describes how Inuit and all Canadians can transform the way we talk about, understand, and work together to prevent, suicide in Inuit Nunangat
Ottawa marks National Aboriginal Day with ceremonies, name changes Wednesday is National Aboriginal Day, and people in and around Ottawa found many ways to observe the occasion. Among the events were summer solstice ceremonies at...
Reevely: Converting embassy to indigenous centre still only an idea Indigenous leaders hailed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement that the former U.S. embassy on Wellington Street will become a centre for Indigenous Peoples Wednesday afternoon,...
Since the 1970s, Inuit have been working to promote, protect, maintain and revitalize our language. Much of our efforts have been focused on promoting and supporting the continued use of Inuktut in Inuit Nunangat. We...
The ‘Indigenization’ of Toronto city hall | Toronto Star Joleine Kasper has experienced different sides of being an Indigenous person working at Toronto City Hall. When a co-worker asked about her Medicine Wheel pin, she...
