Media Centre - 2007 June

NTI’s Residential Schools Settlement Agreement Community Outreach Program Concludes

Released | June 27, 2007 | No Comments | Print this article

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(June 27, 2007 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak announced today that community outreach workers finished their visits to all Nunavut communities to ensure Inuit fully understand the Government of Canada’s Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
The agreement is now in the 150-day Opt Out Period. During this [...]

Bowhead Whale Hunt to Proceed in 2008

Released | June 21, 2007 | No Comments | Print this article

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(June 21, 2007 - Pangnirtung, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak announced today that Nunavut’s next bowhead whale hunt will take place in the summer of 2008.
The decision about the date was made earlier this month during a Wildlife Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC) meeting. The chairs [...]

NTI Disappointed in Peary Caribou Decision

Released | June 20, 2007 | No Comments | Print this article

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(June 20, 2007 - Pangnirtung, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak today expressed disappointment in federal Environment Minister John Baird’s decision to recommend to federal cabinet that it designate Peary caribou as endangered under the Species at Risk Act (SARA).
Minister Baird’s decision rejects the Nunavut Wildlife Management [...]

Stronger Language Bills Needed to Protect Inuit Language

Released | June 6, 2007 | No Comments | Print this article

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(June 6, 2007 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Paul Kaludjak was present yesterday in the Nunavut Legislative Assembly when two new pieces of language legislation were introduced by Culture, Language, Elders and Youth Minister Louis Tapardjuk. Kaludjak said that the bills are a good start, but [...]

Freedom to Choose - Gordon Foundation

Released | June 6, 2007 | No Comments | Print this article

Freedom to Choose: Natural Resource Revenues and the Future of Northern Communities - Gordon Foundation

Naniiliqpita Magazine - Spring 2007

Released | June 1, 2007 | No Comments | Print this article

Naniiliqpita Magazine - Spring 2007

Mayer Report on Devolution June 2007

Released | June 1, 2007 | No Comments | Print this article

Mayer Report on Devolution
Le rapport Mayer sur le transfert des responsibilités (French)