Media Centre - 2006 May

NTI clarifies Nunatuqaminut Beneficiary Program

Released | May 19, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

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(May 19, 2006 - Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak would like beneficiaries to know how the Nunatuqaminut (Traditional Lands) Travel Program works.
It has become a common request, beneficiaries wanting to travel from one community to another community. And we do get requests too from [...]

NTI and RIAs drafting uranium mining policy

Released | May 15, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

NR 06-05 URA ENG Uranium Mining.doc
(May 15, 2006 - Cambridge Bay, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance James Eetoolook today announced that NTI and the Regional Inuit Associations (RIAs) are working on a draft uranium mining policy.
The NTI Board of Directors and Executive Officers authorized the Lands Policy Advisory Committee [...]

NTI Opposes Vulnerable Polar Bear Designation

Released | May 12, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

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(May 12, 2006 -Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak today stated that NTI opposes the World Conservation Union’s (IUCN) decision to list polar bears as a vulnerable species on their red list.
The recent designation of polar bears as vulnerable was initiated because of a [...]

Second Five Year Review of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement

Released | May 11, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

NTI and RIAs drafting uranium mining policy

Released | May 9, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

NR 06-11 URA ENG Uranium Mining.doc
(May 9, 2006 - Cambridge Bay, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance James Eetoolook today announced that NTI and the Regional Inuit Associations (RIAs) are working on a draft uranium mining policy.
The NTI Board of Directors and Executive Officers authorized the Lands Policy Advisory Committee [...]