In This
Issue...
Editorial:
Firsts,
F.I.D.O.s and Foremosts
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F.I.D.O.:
Daniel
Annanack
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F.I.D.O.:
Mark
Brazeau and Qimmiit Utirtut
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Wolf
Problems
in Kuujjuaq
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Inuit
Dogs of
Mawson Station
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Differences
in
Mushing: Greenland and Arctic Canada, Part II
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Inuit
Produced
Information Resources
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In the
News
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Book
Review:
1000
Days with Sirius
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Product
Review: 3M™ Precise Skin Stapler
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IMHO:
A Time
for Action
Links
Editor's/Publisher's
Statement
Editor: Sue Hamilton
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Inuit Produced Information
Resources
Assembled by Sue Hamilton
The following organizations are listed by alphabetical
order. The "about"
and mission statement descriptions are taken right from
their web pages.
Please take time to explore these sites, there is a wealth
of information
available that is often not readily apparent based on the
organizations'
descriptions.
Avataq Cultural
Institute: The Inuit
Culture of Nunavik
Avataq Cultural Institute is a non-profit organization
dedicated to
protecting and promoting the indigenous language and
culture of Nunavik
Inuit.
Department of
Culture, Language,
Elders and Youth (Nunavut)
The Department of Culture, Language, Elders and Youth will
achieve
its mission through: providing leadership within the
government on Inuit
Qaujimajatuqangit approaches to work; promoting the use of
Inuit languages
in the workplace and within the territory; assisting
non-profit, community
based individuals and organizations in cultural, language
and heritage
activities; and encouraging ongoing dialogue between
elders and youth and
the government.
Inuit
Circumpolar Conference
The principal goals of ICC are:
• strengthen unity among Inuit of the circumpolar
region;
• promote Inuit rights and interests on an
international level;
• develop and encourage long-term policies that
safeguard the
Arctic environment; and
• seek full and active partnership in the
political, economic,
and social development of circumpolar regions.
Inuit Heritage Trust
The Inuit Heritage Trust is an Inuit organization
established by and
for the Inuit of Nunavut. The Trust is dedicated to the
preservation, enrichment
and protection of Inuit cultural heritage and identity
embodied in Nunavut's
archaeological sites, ethnographic resources and
traditional place names.
The Trust's activities are based on the principle of
respect for the traditional
knowledge and wisdom of our Elders.
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national Inuit
organization in
Canada, representing four Inuit regions - Nunatsiavut
(Labrador), Nunavik
(northern Quebec), Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit region in
the Northwest
Territories.
• To represent the interests of the Inuit of Canada
through
their settlement claim organizations on matters of a
national nature;
• To preserve and promote the unity of Inuit as a
single people
within Canada, and to ensure that Inuit of their
settlement claim organizations
are capable of speaking collectively on matters of a
national nature;
• To cooperate with the Inuit Circumpolar
Conference (Canada)
in putting forth the positions of Canadian Inuit on
international matters;
• To represent, where appropriate, the interests of
Canadian
Inuit living outside the Inuit settlement areas;
• To promote and facilitate coordination and
cooperation among
the Inuit settlement claim organizations on matters of a
national nature;
• To facilitate coordination and cooperation on
matters of a
regional nature involving two or more Inuit settlement
claim organizations
at the request of the concerned organizations;
• To take measures to further enable Inuit to fully
exercise
their rights within Canadian Society in general, including
their right
of self-government;
• To assist the Inuit settlement claim
organizations to protect
the rights of Inuit in the Canadian Constitution with
necessary amendments;
• To help protect the environment and renewable
resources so
that present and future generations of Inuit can fully
enjoy their relationship
with the land and sea;
• To take measures at the national level, along
with other national
Inuit organizations, to protect and promote Inuit culture,
language, values,
health, education, justice and any other matter that
impacts upon the ability
of Inuit to shape the future of their society within
Canada;
• To take measures at the national level, along
with other national
Inuit organizations, to help foster economic development
and trade among
the Inuit and within Canada in their economic and business
endeavors;
• To work with other national Inuit organizations,
where appropriate,
to further our aims and objectives.
Inuvialuit
Regional Corporation
The mandate of Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is to
continually improve
the economic, social and cultural well-being of the
Inuvialuit through
the implementation of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement and
by all other available
means.
Ivakkak
Celebrating the Inuit culture - Promoting the traditional
way of dogsledding
and the return of pure bred Inuit Husky dogs in Nunavik
Kitikmeot
Heritage Society
The Kitikmeot Heritage Society preserves, promotes and
celebrates the
history, culture, language and diversity of the people of
the Kitikmeot
region.
Kitikmeot
Inuit Association
The objectives of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA),
under the
Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) is to defend,
preserve and promote
social, cultural and economic benefits to Inuit of the
Kitikmeot Region.
Labrador Inuit
Association
LIA is responsible for advancing the aboriginal,
constitutional, democratic,
social and human rights of Labrador Inuit. It promotes
Labrador Inuit language
and culture. It works to advance the health and well-being
of our people.
Makivik Corporation
• To receive, administer, use and invest the
compensation money
intended for the Inuit, as provided for in the James Bay
and Northern Québec
Agreement.
• To relieve poverty and to promote the welfare,
advancement,
and education of the Inuit.
• To foster, promote, protect and assist in
preserving the Inuit
way of life, values and traditions.
• To initiate, expand and develop opportunities for
the Inuit
to participate in the economic development of their
society.
• To exercise the functions vested in it by other
Acts or the
Agreement.
• To develop and improve the Inuit communities and
to improve
their means of actions.
• To assist in the creation, financing or
developing of businesses,
resources, properties and industries of the Inuit.
Nunavut Government
Embracing both traditional knowledge and values and the
new opportunities
presented by technologies like the Internet, the
Government of Nunavut
now provides a wide range of services tailored to the
unique needs of approximately
29,500 residents.
Nunavut Tungavik
Incorporated
NTI is responsible for advancing and protecting Inuit
interests in
the creation of the Nunavut Territory in 1999 by assuring
that the terms
of the Nunavut Political Accord are lived up to.
NTI's ten member Board meets regularly in different
Nunavut communities
to debate issues and make decisions on implementation of
the Nunavut Land
Claims Agreement, safeguarding the environment, advancing
and protecting
Inuit interests and rights, as well as business
development and numerous
other matters in the Nunavut settlement area including a
pension plan for
our Elders, and a Support Program for Inuit hunters.
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Protecting and Promoting Inuit Rights and Values
There are very
likely other fine
resources of Inuit origin that are not included in
this list. Readers are
welcome to send others to The Fan Hitch, c/o
Sue Hamilton, mail@thefanhitch.org.
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