NTI President’s Awards

(November 15, 2021 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) – The President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated recognized three Inuit who’ve made significant contributions in promoting the economical, social, and cultural well-being of fellow Inuit. Each recipient is presented with an award and cheque for $500.00.
At the 2021 NTI Annual General Meeting, President Aluki Kotierk recognized and thanked the following Inuit for their contributions:
Lucy Netser, Salliq
Lucy Netser actively contributes to the well-being of …

Message from Acting President James Eetoolook on Covid-19

Remember to practice the basics.

>ᐃᒍᕐᒃᑕᐃᓕᒃᑭᑦ ᐊᑐᓪᓚᑦᑖᕐᑲᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ. ᐊᑏ ᐱᓕᕆᕐᑲᑎᒌᓪᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᕗᑦ ᕐᑲᓄᐃᙱᓯᐊᕐᒃᑎᓪᓚᕗᑦ ᐊᑦᑕᓇᕐᒃᓯᒪᓗᒋᓪᓗ

Itkaomaktataklogit hapkua atoloakpaklugit atogialit. Tammapta pikatigeklota pinnaguagiakaktugt nunnakatikput annialktailipkagajuaklogit kayangaitpaligahoaklugitlu

Remember to practice the basics. Let’s all do our part in keeping our communities healthy and safe

NTI Election nomination period reconfirmed for November 2-13, 2020

Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Kathleen Sigurdson announced today that the nomination period for the election of President is confirmed to be November 2 to 13, 2020, as printed in the candidate’s handbook and nomination forms. The extended period will enable some candidates to obtain their Criminal Record Check from the RCMP detachments, which are running on a reduced schedule due to COVID-19, and solve any inconsistency in previous election announcements …

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF NTI ELECTIONS 2020

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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and Inhabit Media, partner to launch online resource for home learning

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and Inhabit Media Inc. are committed to ensuring that Inuit children and youth have access to high-quality Inuktut books and educational resources to support language learning from home. As this need is now urgent due to the current COVID-19 crisis and the system-wide school closures in Nunavut, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) and Inhabit Media have partnered to make Inuktut books readily available online at …

NTI Statement regarding the Declaration of a Public Health Emergency

NTI Statement regarding the Declaration of a Public Health Emergency
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) applauds the decision by the territorial Chief Public Health Officer to declare a public health emergency in Nunavut in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Government of Canada must acknowledge and address Nunavut’s vulnerability to the COVID-19 pandemic by addressing the immediate risks, as well as persistent social and economic inequities faced by Nunavut Inuit which put Inuit …

Effective March 18, 2020, and until further notice, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) offices will be closed

Effective March 18, 2020, and until further notice, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) offices will be closed and staff will be working from home to increase social distancing in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you need to contact NTI or NTI employees:
• Please use regular NTI email addresses that you normally use.
• For NTI-administered programs:
o Enrollment 1-888-236-5400
o NHSP 1-888-236-5400
o Scholarships 1-888-236-5400
o Elders’ Pension 1-888-236-5400
• If you need to call NTI, …

Katujjiqatigiinniq Protocol

Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated sign renewed protocol
IQALUIT, Nunavut (January 21, 2017) – Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) President Aluki Kotierk signed the Katujjiqatigiinniq Protocol today, to help guide shared Inuit-Government goals to benefit Nunavut Inuit.
Specifically, Katujjiqatigiinniq helps shape the work around:

the broad principles, priorities and bilateral mechanisms that will contribute towards productive working relationships and outcomes;
making practical commitments in relation to leadership, …

Self-Determination the focus of 2019 AGM

(October 24, 2019 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut)  On the conclusion of the 2019 Annual General Meeting of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), President Aluki Kotierk recognized Inuit interest for self-determination.
“Members remain optimistic that Inuit culture and language will remain strong in the territory of Nunavut, but recognize that the way forward will require innovation and urgent work,” said President Kotierk. “Inuit call for the Government to work with us to address the …

NTI statement on federal election results

For Immediate Release:
(October 23, 2019) President Aluki Kotierk, on behalf of Nunavut Inuit, congratulates Mumilaaq Qaqqaq on her election as Member of Parliament for Nunavut and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal party on their election to another term.
To MP-elect Qaqqaq, President Kotierk commented, “As you embark on your new role, we are committed to working with you to achieve the full implementation of the Nunavut Agreement. It was …

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated’s (NTI) 2018-2019 fiscal year a financial milestone

For Immediate Release:
(October 22, 2019 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut)  Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated’s (NTI) 2018-2019 fiscal year was a financial milestone. The long-term loan from the Nunavut Trust has been paid off and there is a budget surplus of $27,275,520.
“This achievement is the result of a joint effort between the Nunavut Trust, NTI and the Regional Inuit Associations,” said NTI President Aluki Kotierk. “The membership today decided to allocate these funds …

Expressions of Interest – 2 representatives to join the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti (NNI) Tribunal

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) is inviting expressions of interest for two (2) individuals to act as Independent tribunal representatives outlined in the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti (NNI) Regulations.
An independent NNI Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) hears and decides on complaints regarding the application of the NNI in the award of any contracts covered by the NNI
The NNI Regulations are the Government of Nunavut’s and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. preferential contracting policy designed to meet …

Revitalizing and Strengthening Inuktut in Nunavut

Nunavut, September 8, 2019
The Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut, and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated are collaborating toward an agreement that will support, revitalize and strengthen Inuktut in Nunavut.
In accordance with section 9 of the Indigenous Languages Act, the pathfinder agreement seeks to support:

increasing access to Inuktut-language instruction in Nunavut;
increasing and maintaining the number of proficient Inuktut-speaking Inuit educators;
increasing the number of fluent Inuktut speakers in Nunavut; and
establishing the Nunavut …

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, and the Governments of Canada and Nunavut Sign Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement for Canadian Heritage Rivers

News Release
For Immediate Release
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, and the Governments of Canada and Nunavut Sign Inuit Impact Benefit Agreement for Canadian Heritage Rivers
July 9, 2019 — Kugluktuk, NU
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Government of Nunavut
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
For countless generations Inuit have relied on the land, sea and water ways as active stewards of the lands and waters in and around Nunavut. On this Nunavut Day, the Government of Canada, the Government …

Affirming the Aspiration of Nunavut

(July 9, 2019 – Kugluktuk, Nunavut)
The aspiration of Nunavut is a step closer as Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) seeks guidance for self-government from Inuit Elders and commits to becoming an Inuktut language workplace announced President Aluki Kotierk from Kugluktuk today.
“Fifty years ago, Tagak Curley wrote to Elders seeking their vision and goals,” said President Aluki Kotierk. “These letters inspired hope. Inuit organized and began negotiations which resulted in the signing …

NTI Expresses Condolences to the Family of Ludy Pudluk

(July 2nd – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) Board of Directors and President Aluki Kotierk expressed their condolences at the passing of Ludy Pudluk of Mittimatalik, Nunavut.
Pudluk first served with the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the High Arctic electoral district in 1975.   He has been a long standing politician, serving four terms in public office. Mr. Pudluk retired from the legislature in 1995 after serving 20 …

Keynote Address – Inuugatta Inuktuuqta Conference

Keynote Address – Inuugatta Inuktuuqta Conference
NTI President, Aluki Kotierk
Thursday, March 28, 2019
 VISION
“Our elders were starting to feel depression: it was frightening…my question to the Elders was: ‘Is it worth saving Inuit culture? Or should we just discard it and learn white ways? They said: Inuit culture must not be lost. Inuit language must not be lost.”
-Tagak Curley
Language was a motivating factor for Inuit to work towards achieving a land …

Nunavut Health Careers Camp May 6-10, 2019 – looking for mentors and participants!

The week of May 6, 2019, Iqaluit will welcome students from across Nunavut to participate in the second annual Health Careers Camp. For any students considering health careers who are over 15 years of age and currently attending a high school in Nunavut, this camp may be for you!
We are inviting interested mentors and students to complete applications to attend this camp. Mentors may be health professionals, health promotion workers, …

Hope, Optimism, and a plan for a TB-free Nunavut

For Immediate Release
Hope, Optimism and a plan for a TB-free Nunavut
(March 24, 2019 – Iqaluit, Nunavut)         
March 24th is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.
“This World TB Day is a time of hope and optimism for a TB-free Nunavut – for ourselves, for our children and for generations to come,” said Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) President Aluki Kotierk. “I take this opportunity to reassure Nunavut Inuit that we now have tools for …