Media Centre - 2006 November

Aboriginal Peoples Survey Underway in Nunavut

Released | November 28, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

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(November 28, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., in conjunction with Statistics Canada, is now conducting the Aboriginal Peoples Survey and Aboriginal Children’s Survey in all 25 Nunavut communities.
From October to January, surveyors will ask 3,500 Inuit across the territory a series of important questions about social and [...]

NTI to Host Annual Televised Year-in-Review Program

Released | November 28, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

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(November 28, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. will broadcast a two-hour Year-in-Review live, televised program on the Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN) Northern Service on Dec. 7, 2006 from 7-9 p.m. EST.
President Paul Kaludjak, 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance James Eetoolook and 2nd Vice-President [...]

NTI Recognizes First Female Inuk to Practice Law in Nunavut

Released | November 16, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

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(November 16, 2006 - Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak last night honoured Iqaluit resident Sandra Kunuk Inutiq during a feast organized by NTI to celebrate the 2006 Annual General Meeting.
Inutiq, one of 11 inaugural graduates of Nunavut’s Akitsiraq Law School, was called to the [...]

NTI AGM Delegates Approve 2007-08 Budget

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

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(November 15, 2006 –Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Annual General Meeting delegates today approved the proposed budget for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
The $39 million budget will provide NTI, Regional Inuit Associations, and Inuit Heritage Trust with the financial resources required to carry out their regular [...]

Land Claims Pioneer Passes Away

Released | November 14, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

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(November 14, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today opened the organization’s Annual General Meeting by speaking about the important accomplishments of Frank Calder, the man widely credited for pushing the Supreme Court of Canada to recognize the existence of Aboriginal title.
Calder’s efforts paved [...]

Background Paper on the NTI Uranium Policy

Released | November 1, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

Background Paper on the NTI Unranium Policy

Health Integration Initiative Report Released

Released | November 1, 2006 | No Comments | Print this article

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(November 1, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak and Government of Nunavut Minister of Health and Social Services Leona Aglukkaq today announced the completion of a multi-party consultation designed to improve health care in Nunavut.
The final report for the Health Integration Initiative Project is entitled [...]