Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ
	Map of ITK showing the four constituent regions of Inuit Nunangat: Inuvialuit Nunangat, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut
Abbreviation	ITK
Formation	1971
Type	Inuit organization
Legal status	active
Purpose	advocate and public voice, educator and network
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	45°25′20″N 075°41′43″W / 45.42222°N 75.69528°W
Region served	Canada
Membership	Inuvialuit; Nunavut; Nunavik; Nunatsiavut;
Official language	English, Inuktitut
President	Natan Obed
Website	www.itk.ca

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Inuktitut syllabics: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, meaning "Inuit are united in Canada"),^[2] previously known as the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (Eskimo Brotherhood of Canada),^[3]^[4]^[5] is a nonprofit organization in Canada that represents over 65,000 Inuit across Inuit Nunangat and the rest of Canada.^[6] Their mission is to "serve as a national voice protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada."^[2]

Founded in 1971 by Inuit leaders, the organization has gone on to accomplish various Inuit priorities such as assisting in the negotiation of land claims, representing the voice of Inuit and their culture by using television, taking legal action against those who have violated their rights, and creating a programme to improve education for Inuit children. The ITK has sought to attain its goals either in cooperation with various levels of government or in opposition.^[7] Altogether, the ITK looks to advocate on the behalf of Inuit in Canada.^[8] The contributions of the ITK led to the creation of Nunavut.^[9]

^ "Inuit Nunangat Map". ITK. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "The National Voice for Inuit Communities in the Canadian Arctic". Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ Tagoona, William (Winter 2011). "Inuit Tapirisat of Canada has important aims/Inuit Tapirisat of Canada". Inuktitut. No. 111. Toronto. pp. 63–67. ProQuest 1040533568.
^ "Inuit Tapirisat of Canada" (PDF). Inuttituut. Indian and Northern Affairs. May 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
^ "Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Canada's Indigenous suicide crisis
^ Canada, National Film Board of, Dancing Around the Table, Part One, retrieved 5 November 2020
^ "Health and Wellbeing for Inuit Communities in Canada". Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ Brooks, Stephen, 1956- (14 December 2016). Canadian democracy (Eighth ed.). Don Mills, Ontario. ISBN 978-0-19-902876-4. OCLC 1040533416.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] "Inuit Nunangat Map". ITK. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[:1-2] "The National Voice for Inuit Communities in the Canadian Arctic". Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[3] Tagoona, William (Winter 2011). "Inuit Tapirisat of Canada has important aims/Inuit Tapirisat of Canada". Inuktitut. No. 111. Toronto. pp. 63–67. ProQuest 1040533568.

[4] "Inuit Tapirisat of Canada" (PDF). Inuttituut. Indian and Northern Affairs. May 1976. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

[5] "Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[6] Canada's Indigenous suicide crisis

[7] Canada, National Film Board of, Dancing Around the Table, Part One, retrieved 5 November 2020

[8] "Health and Wellbeing for Inuit Communities in Canada". Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[9] Brooks, Stephen, 1956- (14 December 2016). Canadian democracy (Eighth ed.). Don Mills, Ontario. ISBN 978-0-19-902876-4. OCLC 1040533416.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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