Canadian Inuit organization releases strategy to eliminate TB by 2030
Canada’s national Inuit organization released Monday its strategy to eliminate by 2030 the “staggeringly high rates” of tuberculosis (TB) among
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Inuit hail Arctic-focused restructuring at DFO and Canadian Coast Guard
As climate change opens up the Canadian Arctic to more shipping, fishing and resource development the federal government is reorganizing
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New, Inuit-specific child care initiative will ‘right a wrong,’ says leader of Canada’s Inuit
The federal government will create a new, Inuit-specific service to ensure Indigenous children have full access to health and social
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Canadian Inuit say ‘urgency’ needed in child welfare changes
Child welfare changes and suicide prevention were among the topics discussed this past week by delegates at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s
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Natan Obed re-elected as president of Canadian Inuit organization
Natan Obed has been re-elected as president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The vote was held during the group’s annual general meeting Thursday
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Organization representing Canada’s Inuit gathers for presidential election
Members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (central Canadian Arctic) this week, for their annual general
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Two candidates vy to unseat president of Canada’s national Inuit organization
Former MP Peter Ittinuar, former policy analyst Peter Williamson, and incumbent president, Natan Obed, are all in the running for
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Human remains and artifacts left at doorstep of Canadian Inuit organization
A box containing human remains was dropped off anonymously at the Ottawa offices of a national organization representing Inuit on
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Too soon to say what Indigenous affairs overhaul means for Arctic, says Inuit leader
Canada’s National Inuit leader says his organization is watching the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate departments
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Inuit must have seat at the table when Canada’s provincial, territorial leaders meet, says ITK
Intergovernmental forums in Canada must include Inuit, and other Indigenous organizations, as full partners so policy positively benefits their Peoples, says the
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Canadian Inuit release suicide prevention strategy
Canada’s National Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), released its National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy this week saying the country can
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Indigenous mental health funding sends important signal says Canadian Inuit leader
Canada’s national Inuit organization says the indigenous mental health funding announced this week is important not only for the resources it will provide,
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Canadian Inuit elect new president
Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, has elected Natan Obed as their new president. Obed was elected with 54 per cent
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Canada’s national Inuit organization opens nominations for president
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Canada’s national Inuit organization, has opened nominations for its next president. The election will take place
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Seal ban omitted from Canada-EU trade talks
The European Union’s ban on the import of seal products was not discussed as part of the free trade negotiations
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