Media Centre - 2005 February

NTI Congratulates Government of Nunavut on Budget

Released | February 28, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 28, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik President Paul Kaludjak welcomed many of the initiatives included in the Government of Nunavut’s 2005-2006 Budget, tabled Friday by Finance Minister Leona Aglukkaq in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly. Increased transfer payments from the federal government will permit an increase in spending on [...]

Federal Budget Gets Mixed Reviews from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

Released | February 24, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 24, 2005 — Kugluktuk, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak said that while he was pleased by certain aspects of the 2005 Budget tabled by federal Finance Minister Ralph Goodale yesterday, he was disappointed in other aspects.
Federal cash transfers for health care in the territories and provinces increased [...]

Inuit Encouraged to Pursue Traditional Diet Following Contaminants Workshop

Released | February 18, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 18, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. wrapped up its Contaminants in Nunavut: Inuit Capacity-Building Workshop today. Conference Chair Thomasie Alikatuktuk and Conference Facilitator Joanasie Akumalik agreed that the workshop was overwhelmingly successful.
The workshop brought together nearly 50 environmental experts to focus for three days on contaminants [...]

Contaminants in Nunavut - Capacity Building Workshop

Released | February 15, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

Contaminants in Nunavut - Capacity Building Workshop

Inuit Firm Registry - Final Report

Released | February 15, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

Inuit Firm Registry - Final Report

NTI to Host Contaminants Workshop in Iqaluit

Released | February 14, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 14, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 1st Vice-President James Eetoolook announced today that an environmental workshop will begin tomorrow in Iqaluit at the Association des francophone du Nunavut Building.
Called Contaminants in Nunavut: Inuit Capacity-Building Workshop, the event will bring together a group of more than 40 environmental [...]

Joint Secretariat to Support Wildlife Organizations in Nunavut

Released | February 10, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 10, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak today announced the creation of a new Joint Secretariat formed to provide support to Nunavut’s three Regional Wildlife Organizations, and the Hunters and Trappers Organizations.
Ningeocheak made the announcement on behalf of the Wildlife Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC), [...]

NTI Committed to Inuktitut Preservation Initiatives

Released | February 7, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 7, 2005 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today encouraged families in Nunavut to speak Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun at home. Mr. Kaludjak made the statement in honour of Nunavut’s Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq (Language Week), Feb. 5 - 12, 2005.
The first language children learn is the language [...]

Hamlet of Repulse Bay to Stage 2005 Bowhead Whale Harvest

Released | February 7, 2005 | No Comments | Print this article

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(February 7, 2005 - Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak announced today that the Repulse Bay Hunters and Trappers Organization was successful in its quest to host the 2005 Bowhead Whale harvest.
Ningeocheak made the announcement following a meeting of the Wildlife Policy Advisory Committee, which he [...]