The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Annual General Meeting concluded in Inuvik yesterday.
During the ITK AGM on Wednesday, August 15, delegates discussed progress and achievements from the 2017-2018 fiscal year. They also discussed and decided on a number of issues and initiatives including:
- To work with the federal government to support the development of Federal Child and Family Services Legislation.
- Approved the establishment of a working group with representatives from the four Inuit regions to guide work around an Inuit-specific equivalent to Jordan’s Principle.
- Implementation of the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy.
- The Inuit Crown Partnership Committee and the commitment to continue work on shared priorities.
- To establish a task group comprised of representatives of Inuit regions and Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) to review and develop a proposal to amend the ITK and ICC (Canada) by-laws, including elections procedures.
For the first time, the proceedings of the ITK AGM were live-streamed, creating greater transparency for those wishing to observe Inuit leaders’ discussions in real time.
The ITK Presidential Election will be live streamed today, August 16 beginning at 9am MDT.