Tentative Agreement Reached in Lawsuit
(March 9, 2015 -- Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Cathy Towtongie today announced that a tentative settlement has been reached by negotiators in the lawsuit against the Government of Canada concerning implementation of...
NTI Announces 2014 Photo of the Year Contest Winners
(January 6, 2015 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. today announced the 2014 Photo of the Year Contest winners. Eileen Arragutainak of Sanikiluaq was awarded $1,000 in prize money for her photograph. Arragutainak also received...
NTI Supports Baffin Island Caribou Harvest Moratorium
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Vice-President James Eetoolook said NTI fully supports the Government of Nunavut’s moratorium on harvesting caribou from the population located on Baffin Island. Environment Minister Johnny Mike recently announced the interim...
James Eetoolook Re-elected NTI Vice-President
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Chief Returning Officer Nancy Karetak-Lindell today announced that James Eetoolook was re-elected vice-president of NTI in today’s election. Eetoolook will serve as vice-president until 2018. Eetoolook will also serve on NTI’s...
Voting Day for NTI Elections
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Chief Returning Officer Nancy Karetak-Lindell announced today polls would open on voting day for the election of vice-president on Dec. 8, 2014, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. local time. Douglas Aggark (Chesterfield Inlet), James Eetoolook...
GN and NTI partnering to revise the NNI Policy
Nunavut’s Minister of Economic Development and Transportation George Kuksuk and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated President Cathy Towtongie have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the process for amending the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti...
New Study confirms West Hudson Bay Polar Bear is Stable
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Cathy Towtongie today said a new Environment Canada study confirms that the polar bear population in west Hudson Bay is stable. Towtongie’s comments came following a Nunavut Wildlife Management Board meeting in Rankin...
NTI President Calls for Transparency in NNC Program
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Cathy Towtongie today called on the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development to immediately make changes to their Nutrition North Canada program to make it more transparent and accountable to Inuit....
Advance Polls to Open for NTI Elections
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Chief Returning Officer Nancy Karetak-Lindell announced today that advance polls for the election of vice-president will open Dec. 1, 2014, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. local time. Douglas Aggark (Chesterfield Inlet), James Eetoolook...