Community-wide tuberculosis prevention screening clinic in Naujaat
For Immediate ReleaseApril 10, 2024 (Iqaluit, Nunavut) – The Department of Health, in partnership with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI), advises residents of Naujaat that a tuberculosis (TB) prevention screening clinic is planned to run from April 15th to...
Makigiaqta and NCC Development Announce $4.9 Million Partnership to Train Nunavut Inuit in Building Construction Trades
For Immediate Release (April 9, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Today, the Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation (Makigiaqta) and NCC Development (NCCD) announced a partnership to deliver a Trades Training and Career Building Program for Nunavut Inuit. The...
NTI Board of Directors Allocate Funding for Inuit Early Learning and Child Care Funding, Infrastructure, and Improve Compassionate Travel Program
For Immediate Release (March 27, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Last week Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Board of Directors met by videoconference, with important decisions for Nunavut Inuit. The Board approved the allocation of $1.38 million for...
Partnering for a TB-Free Nunavut on World Tuberculosis Day
For Immediate Release Iqaluit, Nunavut (March 26, 2024) – Together, the Government of Nunavut (GN) and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day this past Sunday, March 24, 2024, by reaffirming their commitment to ending TB in...
NTI Awaits Nunavut Court Decision On An Appeal Brought by the GN To Halt Education Equality Rights Lawsuit
(February 13, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Today, the Nunavut Court of Appeal heard an appeal brought by the Government of Nunavut (GN), asking the Court to dismiss a lawsuit launched by two Inuit families alongside Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) in 2021. In...
NTI Applauds Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision Affirming Indigenous People’s Right of Self-Government
For Immediate Release (February 9, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Aluki Kotierk, President of Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) applauds today’s Supreme Court of Canada decision affirming the validity of the Act Respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit...
NTI Welcomes Guilty Plea but Calls for Justice for All Involved in Inuit Identity Fraud Cases
For Immediate Release (February 9, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Today, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) welcomes the guilty plea by Karima Manji in the Nunavut Court of Justice for fraud committed against Nunavut Inuit. Manji falsely claimed that she adopted...
MAKIGIAQTA ANNOUNCES $12 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT TRAINING AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION FOR NUNAVUT INUIT
For Immediate Release (January 26, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Earlier this week, the Makigiaqta Inuit Training Corporation (Makigiaqta) Board of Directors approved $12 million in funding support for training and post-secondary education for Nunavut...
NTI BOARD APPROVES FUNDING INCREASE TO INUIT ELDERS SUPPORT PROGRAM
For Immediate Release NTI BOARD APPROVES FUNDING INCREASE TO INUIT ELDERS SUPPORT PROGRAM (January 25, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) This week, the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) Board of Directors approved enhancements to the Uqqujjait Innarnut Elders...
NTI President Signs Devolution Agreement
For Immediate Release (January 18, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut) Today Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) President Aluki Kotierk signed the Nunavut Lands and Resources Devolution Agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Nunavut Premier PJ Akeeagok. Since...