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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is the national voice of Canada's Inuit. ITK has been effective and successful at advancing Inuit interests by forging constructive and co-operative relationships with different levels of government in Canada, notably in the area of comprehensive land claim settlements, and representing Inuit during the constitutional talks of the 1980s.

Canada is home to 50,480 Inuit. They live in 53 Arctic communities in four geographic regions: Nunatsiavut (Labrador); Nunavik (Quebec); Nunavut; and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories.

Inuit regions constitute the majority in what amounts to 40 per cent of Canada's land mass. Inuit do not have tax-exempt status anywhere in Canada. ITK, the national organization, is comprised of four regional Inuit associations, the National Inuit Youth Council and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference.

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Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation’s Jane Glassco Arctic Fellowship Program

Mary Simon joins 13 recipients of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation’s Jane Glassco Arctic Fellowship Program in Becheko, NWT. The purpose of the program is to recognize and support talented Northerners in the early stages of their careers, as they deepen their understanding of an important issue facing the North and develop policy ideas to help address it.

Publ.Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:50:43 +0000

National Inuit Youth Council President

Jennifer Watkins, National Inuit Youth Council President

From August 16^th to 20^th The National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) met in Inuvik NWT. The summit was designed as an opportunity to develop leadership skills and set priorities for the council.

At the summit Jennifer Watkins of Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, was elected by delegates to the position of NIYC President, as President she also will hold a non-voting position on the ITK Board of Directors representing Inuit youth.

During the meetings the following items were decided upon as youth priorities, culture & language, education & health, housing, networking & communications, funding & support.

Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:29:50 +0000

Mary Simon's response to Government of Canada apology to High Arctic relocatees

It is my great pleasure to be here today to participate in this historic event.

My mind and heart go back to those dark days in the fall of 1953 when families from Inukjuak were offloaded from the decks of the C.D. Howe and the d’Iberville and deposited onto the shores of Ellesmere and Cornwallis islands in the High Arctic.

Audio:

President Simon's remarks in Inuktitut

Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:32:59 +0000

National Inuit Leader welcomes suspension of EU seal product ban by EU court

August 19, 2010 – Ottawa, Ontario – The President of the European General Court suspended the coming into force of European Parliament’s proposed Seal Ban Regulation, National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, announced this afternoon.

The ban, which was scheduled to come into force on August 20, 2010, would prevent the import of seal products into EU countries. Canadian and Greenlandic Inuit and other plaintiffs launched legal action earlier this year to annul the seal ban regulation and also sought interim injunctions while the main case is in process.

Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:48:04 +0000

Long-awaited apology to relocated families

Mary Simon responds to the Government of Canada apology to Inuit relocated in the 1950s. John Duncan, the new minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, listens via headset as she speaks in Inuktitut to a crowd gathered in Inukjuak’s community hall.

Yesterday, John Duncan, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, apologized to Inuit relocated to the High Arctic in the 1950s. Inuit have been waiting for this apology from the Government of Canada for many, many years. Here is the full text:

Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:54:25 +0000

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