The Inuit Post-Secondary Education Secretariat (IPSE Secretariat) at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is hosting the 2023 National Inuit Student Gathering on March 7th-9th in Ottawa.

The Gathering will also be streamed live for those who cannot make it to the event in person.

The National Inuit Student Gathering will provide an opportunity for Inuit students to connect on important topics, such as:

• Mental Health and Well-Being
• Funding
• Inuit Culture
• Inuit Student Research and Projects
• Challenges Facing Students
• Stories of Success

The in-person registration is now full, but you can register to join in the event virtually at www.event brite.ca/…national-inuit-students.

Pauktuutit, Inuit Women of Canada is proud of the advocacy of shelters and transitional housing.

“This has been achieved through 17 years of advocacy by Pauktuutit and is of their biggest accomplishments,” said President, Geri Sharpe.

“The approval of these applications is a concrete step towards the safety of Inuit women and children.”

Also to Nunavimmiut, you also have a Pauktuutit Nunavut Regional Office in Iqaluit.

The office was officially opened by President Sharpe and former President, Rebecca Kudloo during a special ribbon cutting ceremony at Aqsaniit Hotel and Conference Centre in Iqaluit on Monday, February, 20 this year.

“Their vision is intended to solidify partnerships and expand the capacity of the Inuit Women’s Centre in Canada,” explains President Geri Sharpe.

Story courtesy of Pauktuutit webpage.

The Carl Shepperd Memorial Ball Hockey Tournament in Postville is scheduled for March 24 and 25 this year.

You must be ages 14 and up to register your team with a fee of $10.

Teams must consist a maximum of 4 male and 4 female, plus the goalie.

The deadline to register your teams is March 21st; to register your teams, you may contact Jacqueline Harris or Dennis Cornish at 479-9775 message their Postville Rec. Facebook page.

There is a drum dancing group that started last year in the Lake Melville school.

We spoke with Salome Jararuse who is the Drumming Instructor.

She says they did 8 performances so far and will be doing another for the opening of the Winter Games.

Jararuse adds that they’ve also been asked to attend a number of different schools to perform in St. John’s.

As required Under Inuit Law, the Member Services Committee (MSC) of the Nunatsiavut Assembly is required to consult and seek feedback from Inuit before the Nunatsiavut Assembly can agree to salaries and benefits for Elected Officials.

When there have been changes to the Labrador Allowance, Travel Benefit, and other such financial allowances received by the Nunatsiavut Civil Service, the MSC has adopted these new rates for Elected Officials.

In the past, the MSN has sought feedback from Labrador Inuit for each individual change. The MSC us now requesting that Elected Officials automatically receive the same rate adjustments as the Nunatsiavut Civil Service whenever there is a change in the rate; this will reduce the number of times that Labrador Inuit have to be consulted.

The Member Services Committee would like to advise Inuit of the new policy statement, Benefits for Members of the Nunatsiavut Assembly.

Amounts for the Labrador Allowance, Travel Benefit, Bilingual Allowance, and any other such financial allowances will match the amounts received by the Nunatsiavut Civil Service.

Please submit your comments in writing to:

Bryan Winters, Speaker of the Nunatsiavut Assembly
Suite 203, 145 Front Street East
Toronto ON, M5A 1E3

You can also contact him at 709-725-8871, or by email at bryan.winters@nunatsiavut.com.
Taken from NG Webpage

The 6th Annual Grace Jararuse Flowers Memorial Ice Hockey tournament champions in the Under 13 Division was lead by NGC Captain Quinten Dicker last evening.

NGC wins with score of 9-7 over Raine Andersen’s Torngat Mountains.

Top Scorer went to Quinten Dicker with 15 goals and 2 assists.

Top Goalie went to Andre Lyall
Top Female – Delaney Pijogge
Top Male – Joel Angnatok
Most Sportsminded – Andre Lyall
Grace Jararuse award – Margaret Lidd
Most Sportsminded team – Torngat Mtns
Top Defence – Andie Harris
Most Valuable Player – Quinten Dicker

After three-years, Labrador’s 3,500-kilometre Cain’s Quest snowmobile race is back, and this year’s competitors are ready to hit the snow.

Ahead of the race, which kicks off Saturday at 10am in Labrador City, event organizers held a Cain’s Quest Fan Night, where enthusiasts could meet this year’s competitors and check out the snowmobiles they’ll be racing in.

Chris Lacey, chairperson for Cain’s Quest 2023 who also competed in the event in 2016, said Thursday’s Fan Night drums up excitement for Cain’s Quest, which has been put on pause for the past few years due to COVID-19. He says the organization lost a considerable amount of volunteers and staff members during the pandemic, but that hasn’t put a damper on this year’s race.

He says there are currently 29 teams, which consists of about 40 racers in total. Aside from bragging rights, the 1st place team gets $50,000, while there is a $30,000 prize for finishing 2nd and $20,000 for 3rd.

John and Mark Nui of Natuashish are on team Miste Tshini. John Nui says he’s competed in the race a few times already, and that he and Mark are racing this year in honour of their late brother Jim.

“Big part of our team,” said John. “For both me and my brother Mark, I think it’s only fair that we continue to do it, even though he is gone.”

Mark says that although the race is hard, he enjoys meeting different people on the trek around Labrador, and racing in this year’s event for Jim makes the event all the more worthwhile.

“I said many times that I would stop racing, but I keep coming back because it’s a lot of fun,” said Mark. “If you finish the race, that’s a big achievement.”

While a lot of competitors are from Labrador, Lacey says some racers are from Alberta, and that this year Tthere is a team from both British Columbia and Finland.

The provincial government is blocking the TikTok from all government devices amid growing concerns around the amount of data and information the Chinese-based app collects.

Digital Government Minister Sarah Stoodley says based on what they’ve learned, and following discussions with the federal government about how the app uses data, they don’t think it’s appropriate on its government-issued devices.

Stoodley says as of Thursday, March 2nd, all government devices will no longer be able to download the app and it will be deleted from all government-issued phones and devices.

She says in the meantime employees can delete the app now if they want.
The minister says she’s deleting the app herself from her work and personal phones.

Story courtesy of VOCM News.

Newfoundland and Labrador reported yesterday there have been 7 more deaths in the past two weeks due to the pandemic to 321.

“Sometimes the death total from previous weeks is adjusted to data availability after the reporting period,” said Health Department, Laura Thomas.

And added from time to time, data reporting can be delayed and adjustments are made when necessary.

In the beginning of the year, it has announced a total of 10 new deaths in its by-weekly updates. The age and regional breakdowns, however reveal a total of 2.

There were 14 hospitalizations since February 12-25, down from 21 in the previous two weeks. 3 of the new hospitalizations required critical care, up from 1 in the previous update.

Since the last update, there have 4 deaths reported in the Eastern Health region, 2 in Central, and 1 in Labrador Grenfell Health.

There are many positions available in the Hopedale Inuit Community Government.

We spoke with Christine Vincent who is the Town Manager.

She says they are looking to hire a Town Clerk, a call-in Office Assistant, and Radio announcer.

They would also like to notify residents of Hopedale that they are still waiting to get some char for the community freezer.

Stay tuned to AtjiKangitut today to hear more from Vincent on Hopedale ICG.