Celebrate Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 50th anniversary with a visit to Inuit Nunangat (https://www.itk.ca/) with us through the Inuit Nunangat Taimannganit project.
ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᖓᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ 50-ᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᓄᑦ ᓇᓪᓕᐅᓂᓯᐅᕈᑎᒥᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᒪᒍᑦᓯ ᖃᐅᔨᒋᐊᕐᕕᖃᑕᐅᓗᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᖖᒐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦᑎᒍᑦ. ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᓗᓯ ᓇᐹᖅᑐᖃᐅᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᑎᒎᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᑎᓪᓗᑕ. ᓛᐸᑐᐊᕆᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᒡᔭᒋᔭᖓ ᐱᐅᓪᓚᕆᒃᑑᖕᒪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᐅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᓂᖅᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ.
Quviasugutiqarningannut Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 50-nut ukiunut nalliunisiurutiminnik ilagijauqataujumagutsi qaujigiarviqataulusiuk Inuit Nunangat Inuit Nunangat Taimannganit piliriattigut. Ilagijauqataulusi napaaqtuqauqtuulluni Nunatsiavut aviktuqsimaningatiguut ingirratilluta. Labrador-up Uangnangani tariup sigjagijanga piullariktuungmat, ammalu unikkausiusimaningit Nunatsiavummiunit tusarniqtummariullutik.
Inuit Nunangat is the Inuit homeland in Canada, encompassing the land claims regions of Nunavut, Nunavik in Northern Quebec, Nunatsiavut in Northern Labrador and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories. It is inclusive of land, water and ice, and describes an area encompassing 35 percent of Canada’s landmass and 50 percent of its coastline.
This map was developed by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. It is free for download and use without modifications in non-commercial applications. Please credit Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, formerly the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, was founded at a meeting in Toronto in February 1971 by seven Inuit community leaders. The impetus to form a national Inuit organization evolved from shared concern among Inuit leaders about the status of land and resource ownership in Inuit Nunangat. Industrial encroachment into Inuit Nunangat from projects such as the then proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline in the Northwest Territories and the James Bay Project in Northern Québec, spurred community leaders to action.
They agreed that forming a national Inuit organization was necessary to voice their concerns about these and related issues, choosing the name Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (“Inuit will be united”) for the new organization. The first ITC conference was held in Ottawa later that year.
Our appreciation to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami for the articles and photos.