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2006 News Archive

Nunavut Court of Justice Approves Residential School Settlement Agreement

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(December 20, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today commended the Nunavut Court of Justice’s decision approving the proposed Residential School Settlement Agreement.
Courts in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia and the Yukon released decisions announcing their approval for the proposed settlement last Friday. Final approval of the settlement agreement will not take place until the …

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Courts Approve Residential School Settlement Agreement

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(December 15, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak said he is pleased that significant steps were taken today toward final approval by the courts of the proposed Residential School Settlement Agreement.
While the courts in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories have not yet released their decisions, courts in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia and the Yukon released …

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NTI Launches Lawsuit Against Government of Canada for Breach of Contract

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(December 6, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Paul Kaludjak today announced that the organization is filing a lawsuit against the Government of Canada for breach of contract. The lawsuit is being filed in the Nunavut Court of Justice in Iqaluit.
Kaludjak said the Government of Canada is not living up to it implementation responsibilities and is therefore violating the Nunavut Land …

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Aboriginal Peoples Survey Underway in Nunavut

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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 economic realities, housing, daycare, the essential practice of harvesting country, the strength of Inuktitut, …

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NTI to Host Annual Televised Year-in-Review Program

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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 Raymond Ningeocheak will all participate in the broadcast with well-known host and former CBC …

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NTI Recognizes First Female Inuk to Practice Law in Nunavut

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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 bar recently, thus becoming the first Inuk woman to earn the right to work …

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NTI AGM Delegates Approve 2007-08 Budget

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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 operations while implementing the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
This budget adheres to NTI’s policy of …

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Land Claims Pioneer Passes Away

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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 the way for the signing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement in 1993. He …

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Health Integration Initiative Report Released

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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 Piliriqatigiinngniq – Working Together For the Common Good, The Health Integration Initiative Project In …

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Nunavut Wildlife Management Board to Continue Special Meeting

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(October 31, 2006 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak said today he was pleased the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board has decided to continue their special meeting on the Wildlife Act regulations. The NWMB began the meeting in September, reconvened it last week, and said they planned to continue the discussion on the regulations at a later date. When the …

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NTI Launches Photography Contest for Inuit

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(October 17, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak today officially launched a new photography contest for Inuit. The contest, launched on NTI’s new website, provides Inuit with the opportunity to submit their photographs to NTI. NTI will use the photographs on their website and potentially in publications.
When Inuit are out on the land, we are capturing the beauty of Nunavut …

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NTI provides additional funds to Successful Education Program

NR 06-17 NSC ENG Nunavut Sivuniksavut Funding.doc
(October 11, 2006 — Ottawa) The Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Board of Directors today presented Nunavut Sivuniksavut students and teachers with an additional $60,000 in funding for the current school year. The funds will help finance the highly successful post-secondary education program as it continues to prepare Inuit youth from Nunavut for educational, training, and career opportunities that are being created by the Nunavut …

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NTI supports District Education Authorities demand for increased local authority in new Education Act

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(August 21, 2006 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) A Territory-wide District Education Authority meeting was held in Iqaluit from August 15-17 to discuss the development of a new Made-in-Nunavut Education Act. Elected District Education Authority chair persons or alternates from each community attended the meeting, along with other key stakeholders including NTI and the GN education department. In response to the meeting, an Education Act coalition …

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NTI clarifies Nunatuqaminut Beneficiary Program

NR 06-18 NUN ENG Nunatuqaminut Program.doc
(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 Inuit living in southern provinces wanting to travel to their home communities in Nunavut. …

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NTI and RIAs drafting uranium mining policy

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(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 (LPAC) to create a comprehensive Draft Policy Concerning Uranium Mining in Nunavut, and for …

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NTI Opposes Vulnerable Polar Bear Designation

NR 06-15 VUL ENG Polar Bear Designation.doc
(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 change in the IUCN’s criteria and categories for their threatened species system, not because …

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NTI and RIAs drafting uranium mining policy

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 (LPAC) to create a comprehensive Draft Policy Concerning Uranium Mining in Nunavut, and for …

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Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, Makivik Corporation, and Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Approve Final Residential Schools Settlement Agreement

NR 06-13 AGR ENG Residential School Agreement.doc
(April 26, 2006 – Iqaluit, NU; Kuujjuaq, QC; Inuvik, NT) Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), Makivik Corporation, and Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) approved on Monday the final Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. The agreement addresses the legacy of Canada’s residential school policies and marks a collaborative effort between Aboriginal groups, government, churches, and lawyers to provide justice, reconciliation, commemoration, healing, and funding for education to …

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Berger Calls for Bilingual Education System in Nunavut

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(April 5, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Paul Kaludjak announced that NTI’s five-year effort to negotiate a new Implementation Contract was vindicated by Thomas Berger’s Final Report on the Implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.
Thirty-two years after Berger won the landmark case in the Supreme Court of Canada that resulted in Canada’s land claims process, Berger completed his …

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Backgrounder: Thomas Berger’s Final Report on the Implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement.

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(April 5, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut)
In November 2004, the negotiations to renew the NLCA Implementation Contract between Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), Government of Nunavut (GN) and Government of Canada reached an impasse.
In May 2005, Thomas Berger was appointed conciliator to put the Parties back on track to conclude negotiations to fund and plan for the second planning period of the Implementation Contract.
On …

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Nunavut Inuit Wildlife Secretariat Workshops a Success

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(March 29, 2006 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak announced today that a series of training workshops hosted by the Nunavut Inuit Wildlife Secretariat for Hunters and Trappers Organization (HTO) managers in all three regions were successful.
Nunavut Harvester Support Program (NHSP) officials co-hosted the training workshops to ensure HTO managers run NHSP initiatives efficiently.
Issues addressed during the three workshops …

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Eetoolook Re-elected for a Four-year Term

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(March 22, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) NTI Elections Chief Returning Officer Patrick Tagoona today announced the results of the election for the position of 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance.
James Eetoolook was re-elected to the NTI Executive Officer position, beating Iqaluit challenger Joe Sageatook by 1,816 votes. Of a possible 16,085 votes, 2,791 Inuit voted for Eetoolook while 895 voted for Sageatook. Voter turnout …

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Inuit Head to the Polls for NTI Elections 2006

NR 06-09 VOT ENG NTI Elections Voting Day.doc
(March 15, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) NTI Elections Chief Returning Officer Patrick Tagoona today announced that Inuit will head to the polls next Tuesday, March 21, 2006 to elect one person to serve as NTI’s 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance.
Iqaluit resident Joe Sageatook will challenge Taloyoak’s James Eetoolook for this position on the NTI Executive.
Inuit Beneficiaries who are 16 years …

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Nunavut Harvesters Support Program Review Released

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(March 13, 2006 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak today announced that the Final Report on a Consultation-Based Review of the Harvester Support Programs of the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. was complete and available to Beneficiaries and other members of the public.
The report provides a review and analysis of the support provided to harvesters in …

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Nunavut Harvesters Support Program

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(March 7, 2006 – Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. 2nd Vice-President Raymond Ningeocheak today announced that the Nunavut Harvesters Support Program would spend $2.8 million on its programs this year.
NTI understands the important role that harvesting plays in the lives of our Beneficiaries. NTI is clearly showing how committed we are to ensuring Inuit continue to participate in harvesting activities. This is one …

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NTI Elections Announces I Am Inuk Initiative

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(March 2, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Chief Returning Officer Patrick Tagoona today announced a new NTI Elections initiative designed to boost voter turnout.
NTI will hold an election for the position of 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance on March 21, 2006.
It is very important for Inuit to vote in NTI Elections. NTI is an important organization because it is the main …

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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Announces the names of Candidates

NR 06-03 CAN ENG Candidates.doc
(February 22, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Chief Returning Officer Patrick Tagoona today announced the names of the candidates who submitted their nomination papers for the position of 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance.
NTI will hold an election for this position on March 21, 2006.
Iqaluit resident Joe Sageatook will challenge Taloyoak’s James Eetoolook for this position on the NTI Executive.
Eetoolook held the …

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NTI Elections Nomination Period to Open

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(February 7, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. today announced that the Nomination Period for NTI Elections will open today, Feb. 7, 2006. The Nomination Period will remain open for two weeks and closes Feb. 21, 2006.
Elections for NTI Executive Officer positions are held every two years. On March 21, 2006, one position is up for election, 1st Vice-President and Vice-President of Finance. …

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Nunavut Delegation calls Visit with Greenland Premier a Success

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(January 26, 2006 — Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Paul Kaludjak, Inuit Circumpolar Conference Chair Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Premier Paul Okalik, and Environment Minister Olayuk Akesuk yesterday traveled to Nuuk, Greenland to meet with Premier Hans Enoksen and other officials to discuss that country’s recent ban on the import of Canadian seal skins.
The Greenland Home Rule Government announced the importation ban on Canadian seal skins …

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