(March 18, 2021 – Baker Lake, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) and the Regional Inuit Organizations (RIAs) allocate $11 million for four new domestic violence shelters.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for shelters built in Nunavut for Inuit, particularly women and children, whom have experienced increased incidences of violence during isolation periods, and Inuit living in overcrowded conditions.
Nunavut Inuit organizations are allocating the new phase of Indigenous Community Support …