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NUNAVUT DRUM DANCE FESTIVAL 2019

APRIL 6TH – 12TH 2019
CAMBRIDGE BAY, NUNAVUT

The Nunavut Drum Dance Festival is an annual event hosted by drum dance groups from across Nunavut. Each year the delegation votes on the next Festival Location.

Drum Dancers from across Nunavut are welcome to register to attend this gathering at your own expense.

Day sessions will be held for all registered Drum Dancers to share, learn, and teach one another drum dance knowledge which has been passed on from our ancestors.

Evening sessions will be open to the public, as Drum Dancers will sing, dance, and share stories to celebrate the beauty of Drum Dance.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & TO REGISTER CONTACT:

JULIA OGINA
KIA PROGRAMS COORDINATOR ELDERS, LANGUAGE, & CULTURE
TEL: 867-983-2458

 

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NTI Board of Directors Meeting Live in Igloolik

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Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated

Board of Directors Meeting
Igloolik, Nunavut
August 29-30, 2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Board of Directors Meeting

  • Call to Order
  • Opening Prayer
  • Welcoming Remarks
  • Housekeeping
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Approval of Minutes
  • Executive Committee Reports
  1. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Aluki Kotierk
  1. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Vice President James Eetoolook
  2. Kitikmeot Inuit Association President Stanley Anablak
  1. Kivalliq Inuit Association President David Ningeongan
  1. Qikiqtani Inuit Association President Pauloosie (PJ) Akeeagok
  • CEO/COO Report – James T. Arreak / Udloriak Hanson
  • Youth Coordinator Workplan
  • 2016/17 Audited Financial Statement
  1. 2016/17 Draft Audited Financial Statements
  1. Recommendation to Approve 2016/17 Audited Financial Statements
  • Appointment of Auditor

FEAST

Wednesday, August 30, 2017
  • Amendments to Contribution Policy
  • Article 32 Political Accord
  • NTI Scholarship
  • Strategic Planning Workshop Agenda Outline
  • Pilot Trichinella Detection
  • Appointments and Nominations
  1. Kitikmeot Inuit Association Nunavut Water Board Nomination
  2. Kivalliq Inuit Association Inuit Heritage Trust Nomination
  3. Kivalliq Inuit Association Nunavut Impact Review Board Nomination
  • 2016 Election Report
  • In Camera
  • Other Business
  • Next Meeting Date and Location – Cambridge Bay, Oct. 23, 2017
  • Closing Remarks
  • Closing Prayer
  • Adjournment

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iPad Giveaway

On July 9, 2017, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) launched a free iPAD application called Tunngavik. The app was launched as part of NTI’s commitment to enhance the understanding and relevance of the Nunavut Agreement.

As part of the launch, NTI will give away five iPads featuring the Tunngavik app. Inuit who are enrolled in the Nunavut Agreement are eligible to enter.

The iPad giveaway is now closed.

Winners will be announced in early August.

Request for Proposal

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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), the land claims organization for Inuit in Nunavut, is requesting proposals from qualified proponents to provide travel management services for NTI Board members and staff in the Iqaluit headquarters, Rankin Inlet, Cambridge Bay, and Ottawa offices. The ability to meet timely deadlines and provide accessible, professional service will be of paramount consideration. As per the NTI Purchasing and Contracting Policy, preference for Inuit Firms will be applied where applicable.

The deadline to submit proposals is August 23, 2017.

rfpcoverRequest for Proposal: Travel Management Services

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For further information please contact:

Sharron Griffin
Director of Finance
Department of Corporate Services
(867) 645-5438

News Release, NTI Update

President Kotierk Congratulates Issaluk on Being Selected Cultural Ambassador during Canada 150

(February 15, 2017 – Iqaluit, Nunavut)       Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Aluki Kotierk today congratulated Iqaluit resident Johnny Issaluk on being selected to be a Cultural Ambassador during the Canada 150 celebrations.

Canada 150 Ambassadors are accomplished Canadians, trendsetters and influencers from all across the country that will educate and inspire Canadians with their wealth of knowledge in their respective fields.

Issaluk is a strong advocate for mental health and suicide prevention in the territory and has over 20 years of experience teaching Inuit Games.  He is also an aspiring entrepreneur, Nurraq Outfitting, which includes motivational counseling, land trips, and arctic sports.

“I offer my sincere congratulations to Mr. Issaluk.  He has influenced and helped many Nunavummiut in his efforts for Inuit wellness.  Being chosen as one of the 150 aspiring Canadians will expand his efforts as well as educate Canadians on the many strengths and accomplishments of Inuit”, said Kotierk.

NTI Update

#BellLetsTalk

Today is #BellLetsTalk day, January 25th.

For every text msg sent, every call made, for every tweet/Instagram using #bellletstalk, every facebook video and every snap posted Bell will donate 5c more to mental health initiatives in Canada.

Please support mental health awareness.

NTI Update

NTI Announces Unofficial Results of Presidential Election

(December 13, 2016 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Chief Returning Officer Mary Wilman today announced that Aluki Kotierk was elected president of NTI. Kotierk will serve as president until 2020.

Levinia Brown, Aluki Kotierk, Joe Adla Kunuk and Cathy Towtongie all competed for the role of president during the election.

Voter turnout was approximately 31.9 per cent.

A complete breakdown of election results is available at www.tunngavik.com.

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For further information:

Mary Wilman
Chief Returning Officer
Tel: (867) 979-6554
Toll-free: 1-844-979-6554

www.tunngavik.com

NTI Update

NTI Elections for President Poll to Reopen in Kugluktuk

(December 13, 2016 — Iqaluit, Nunavut)     Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Chief Returning Officer Mary Wilman announced this morning that the poll for the NTI Election for President will reopen in Kugluktuk at 10 am MT.

 

The poll was closed unexpectedly yesterday because of poor weather. Conditions have now improved meaning the poll can reopen. Once the poll closes at 3 pm MT, the election results for all other communities will be displayed on NTI’s website, www.tunngavik.com. The Kugluktuk results will be displayed as soon as the votes are counted.    

 

Levinia Brown, Aluki Kotierk, Joe Adla Kunuk and Cathy Towtongie are competing for the role of president during the election.

 

 

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For further information:

 

Mary Wilman

Chief Returning Officer

Tel: (867) 979-6554

Toll-free: 1-844-979-6554

www.tunngavik.com

 

NTI Update

NTI Election for President Final Results to be Delayed Due to Weather

(December 12, 2016 — Iqaluit, Nunavut)     Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Chief Returning Officer Mary Wilman today said that final results will be delayed in the election for president due to poor weather in Kugluktuk. Wilman said polls in Kugluktuk closed today at approximately 2 pm MT due to weather and will reopen as soon as conditions improve. Votes will be counted as soon as the community is able to finish the election.

 

Levinia Brown, Aluki Kotierk, Joe Adla Kunuk and Cathy Towtongie are competing for the role of president during the election.

 

 

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For further information:

 

Mary Wilman

Chief Returning Officer

Tel: (867) 979-6554

Toll-free: 1-844-979-6554

www.tunngavik.com

NTI Update

Want a chance to win an iPad air? I’m Voting in the NTI Election for President because ________

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) is hosting a social media awareness campaign to promote the importance of voting in the NTI Election for President on Dec. 12, 2016.

Inuit who are enrolled in the Nunavut Agreement and are 16 years of age by Dec. 12, 2016 are eligible to participate in the contest.

All you have to do is complete this sentence to tell Inuit why voting in the NTI Election for President is important: “I’m Voting in the NTI Election for President because ______.” You also need to submit a high resolution photograph to help tell your story.

NTI will pick the four best entries and use them in our social media awareness campaign in the weeks leading up to the NTI Election for President. Each winning contestant will receive an iPAD Pro.

All entries are due Nov. 9, 2016.

For further information or to submit your entries, please contact us at:

Communications Division

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

1-888-646-0006

News Release

NTI Speaks Up for Use of Inuktut in Cape Dorset and across Nunavut Schools

(October 27, 2016 – Iqaluit, Nunavut)             “The incident in Cape Dorset invoked emotions on a very sensitive issue that we thought we would never live through again,” says the Vice President of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., James Eetoolook.

 

“Reports of an eighth grade student being threatened with punishment for speaking Inuktut are very disturbing,” said Eetoolook.  “As Minister Quassa has properly noted, it brings back painful memories of the past for many Inuit.  That era is over.  NTI is relying on the Minister to oversee a full and prompt review of the practices and policies of the Department in this regard, to make that report public, and to take the necessary corrective action.”

 

Until we have fully bilingual teachers and classes where the majority of educators speak Inuktut, language and cultural conflicts may unfortunately continue.

 

To prevent this from happening across Nunavut, we need an education system and strong legislation that are built upon fully effective bi-lingual Inuktut and English instruction in our schools.

 

Eetoolook is hopeful that bolstering the Inuit Language will bring a sense of pride for parents to be involved in their schools as well as foster a sense of belonging for children from Kindergarten to grade 12.

 

The time is now to enhance the roles of DEAs and provide them with full support, as a way for parents and children to channel their sense of belonging within the schools.

 

The Teachers Education Program was a great success story for many Inuit to become teachers after the residential school era.  We can learn from that example to bring more Inuit educators into the school system.

 

Eetoolook noted that “NTI has been and will continue to be active in offering options and solutions to education in Nunavut that will result in Inuit children graduating with a high quality education, fully bilingual in Inuktut and English.   We hope the Government of Nunavut will work with us closely on these options and solutions to improve the education system in Nunavut.”

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Employment Opportunity, Home page in all languages, News Release

NUNAVUT INUIT RESOURCE REVENUE TRUST INDEPENDENT TRUSTEE

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Nunavut Inuit Resource Revenue Trust is seeking one qualified individual to serve as independent trustee for a term of three years.

 

An ideal candidate should have a combination of post-secondary education and relevant professional experience in the fields of finance, investment, accounting, business, law or corporate management. Priority will be given to individuals enrolled under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

 

Nunavut Inuit Resource Revenue Trust was set up by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) and Regional Inuit Associations to invest and manage revenue from mining resource development in Inuit Owned Lands and other resource revenue received by NTI under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and NTI’s Resource Revenue Policy.

 

Nunavut Inuit Resource Revenue Trust is managed by seven trustees, three of whom are independent trustees.

 

Independent Trustees are generally required to attend one face-to-face meeting and one to two teleconferences every year, and will receive daily honoraria and reimbursement of expenses for attending to the business of the Trust.

 

If interested, please forward a brief cover letter and resume by email or fax to Udlu Hanson by 5:00 pm EST, December 04, 2015. Please also contact Udlu Hanson if you have any questions.

 

A copy of the Trust Deed (that contains additional requirements or restrictions related to the position of independent trustees) and an Information Sheet may be found on NTI’s website , and are available upon request.

 

Udlu Hanson, Chief Operating Officer

Tel: (867) 975-4900

Fax: (867) 975-4949

Toll-free: 1-888-646-0006

 

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Health Canada is conducting an evaluation of the First Nations and Inuit Supplementary Health Benefits (Non-Insured Health Benefits) Program

The Office of Audit and Evaluation, Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada, is conducting an evaluation of the First Nations and Inuit Supplementary Health Benefits (Non-Insured Health Benefits) Program or NIHB Program. The objective of the evaluation is to assess the relevance and performance of the activities of the NIHB Program between April 2009 and March 2015. The NIHB Program provides registered First Nations and recognized Inuit residents in Canada with a range of medically-necessary, health-related goods and services, not otherwise provided to eligible clients through other private or provincial/territorial programs.

The evaluation approach includes a survey with Inuit recipients of the above benefits. We hope you will be able to complete the survey to let us know your opinions and ideas. Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary.

Flow link to get to survey:  http://surveys.ggi.ca/cwx.cgi?_proj=3262_HC&ID=2

News Release

Historical Statistics for Suicide Released in Report

(September 16, 2015 – Iqaluit, Nunavut)     Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Vice-President James Eetoolook released a report that details the historical statistics related to suicide in Nunavut. The report was tabled yesterday during the testimony provided by NTI during the coroner’s inquest into suicide in Nunavut that is taking place in Iqaluit for the next two weeks.

 

Entitled “Statistical data on death by suicide by Nunavut Inuit, 1920 to 2014,” the report is part of NTI’s ongoing work on suicide prevention in Nunavut. The report provides historical and current rates that consider all known information relating to deaths by suicide in Nunavut, and contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date data related to the issue. The report clarifies what is known about the historical rate of suicide, showing clearly that Inuit society had a low rate of death by suicide until the 1970s.

 

“As partners in the Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy, NTI is fully committed to doing everything we can to prevent suicide. This report clearly shows to all of us that the past rates of suicide were much lower. This provides us with the valuable information the partners need to help find solutions to decrease the elevated rate of suicide we are experiencing in our territory,” said Eetoolook.

 

This report will be used as a resource to the Nunavut Suicide Prevention Strategy partners in their work to implement the strategy.

 

The report is available on NTI’s website.

https://www.tunngavik.com/blog/2015/09/15/pdf-statistical-data-on-death-by-suicide-by-nunavut-inuit-1920-to-2014/

https://www.tunngavik.com/blog/2015/09/15/pdf-statistical-data-on-death-by-suicide-by-nunavut-inuit-1920-to-2014/

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Kerry McCluskey

ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᖃᑦᑕᐅᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ

Director of Communications

ᐱᓕᕆᕕᐊᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖃᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ

Department of Corporate Services

ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖓᑦ

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

867-975-4914 (ᐅᖄᓚᐅᑎ) 867-222-2893 (ᑎᒍᒥᐊᒐᕋᓛᖅ ) 867-975-4949 (f)

1-888-646-0006 ᐊᑭᖃᖏᑦᑐᖅ

www.tunngavik.com

 

https://twitter.com/NTunngavik

https://facebook.com/Nunavut-Tunngavik-Inc

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

For more information or to submit your resume, please contact:

The Community Liaison Officer in your community

or

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The deadline to apply is January 30, 2015.

NTI Update

The Governor General’s CANADIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE May 22 – June 5, 2015


GGCLC-2015

A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER

The Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference (GGCLC) brings together Canada’s emerging leaders from business, labour, government and the community sector for a unique two-week experience aimed at broadening their perspectives on work, leadership, their communities, and their country. Conference members come from different regions, different perspectives and different careers.

All members share one thing in common: they are high potential individuals expected to achieve senior leadership positions in their organizations and communities within 10
years. 240 Canadians will be selected for the 2015 Conference. Since the first Conference in 1983, more than 1,500 young Canadian leaders have participated in this unique process of examination, debate and discovery […]

Download GGCLC Prospectus (PDF)

Karen Flaherty

Karen Flaherty
Assistant Director

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
Tel: (867) 975-4914
Toll-free: 1-888-646-0006
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NTI Update

Apply Now: Inuit Learning and Development Pilot Project

The Inuit Learning and Development Pilot project is designed to prepare Inuit for potential jobs in the public service in Nunavut and give participants a greater understanding of the opportunities and value of careers in the public service.

The pilot project will provide Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) beneficiaries with with practical work experience in federal government departments, Government of Nunavut (GN) and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI). Participants in the ILDP project will also receive formal learning, coaching and mentoring opportunities. The pilot project involves four 4-month paid work assignments in different public service positions for up to 16 participants. It will take place in Iqaluit, Nunavut.

https://www.tunngavik.com/current-initiatives/inuit-learning-and-development-pilot-project/

NTI Update

Want to be President for a day?

NTI is hosting the NTI President for a Day Contest for Inuit youth who are attending high school. All you need to do is submit a 500 word speech about Nunavut and the 20th anniversary of the NLCA. The winner will be flown to Iqaluit for Nunavut Day, July 9, 2013 and will take part in all the festivities. Iqaluit residents will be awarded $1500 cash in lieu of airfare, hotel and meals.

Submissions are due April 26, 2013

For more information:

https://www.tunngavik.com/current-initiatives/want-to-be-president-for-a-day/

To submit your entry, contact:

Communications Division,
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc
PO Box 638, Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Tel. 867-975-4900 or 1-888-646-0006

Qanuippit?


Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Cathy Towtongie
You have elected me to represent you. I want to hear how you’re doing.

Toll-free: 1-888-646-0006
Tel: (867) 975-4900

NTI Update

Community Polling Stations

NTI will hold an election for president on Monday, December 10, 2012

Advance Polls:

December 3, 2012
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. local time.

Voting Day:

December 10, 2012
10 a.m. – 7 p.m. local time.

Voters can also vote by proxy.

See the ad for information on who can vote, and where to find community polling stations:

Polling-Station-Ad.pdf

NTI Update

Official Notice of Election

Official president candidates:
• Mikidjuk Akavak
• Larry Audlaluk
• Savikataaq Ford
• Paul Kaludjak
• Vinnie Karetak
• Jerry Komaksiutiksak
• David Kunuk
• Gabriel Nirlungayuk
• Bernadette Makpah-Niviatsiak
• Manitok Thompson
• Cathy Towtongie

NTI Update

Through My Eyes Contest – Embrace Life Council

The Embrace Life Council and the RCMP “V” Division are partnering to launch a contest that seeks to understand how the issues of suicide, mental health and substance abuse affect children and youth in Nunavut. Their understanding of these issues is very important as children and youth can be deeply affected and we believe that an open discussion is necessary to create awareness, educate the public and eliminate stigma.

For more information visit the Embrace Life Council website:

http://inuusiq.com/news-and-upcoming-events/through-my-eyes-contest/

Through My Eyes – Contest Rules
Through My Eyes – Registration Form