Agriculture committee  One that comes to mind is “Going Off, Growing Strong”, which is a project out of Nunatsiavut that links experienced hunters with the young population. They go off, they harvest foods, they fill community freezers and then those community freezers are accessed by elders and other

Agriculture committee  It is harder and harder for us to transmit harvesting knowledge among generations, whether it's the effects of climate change and the changing patterns of wildlife or sea ice because of that, or whether it's the cost of being able to go off and harvest because we are now more dep

Agriculture committee  Where food insecurity rates are referenced, 70% food insecurity is a number that is specific to Nunavut and Nunavut Inuit. It comes from the Nunavut Inuit health survey that was done in 2007-08. We don't have reliable data that is rolled up in a national level. We know that foo

Agriculture committee  Sure. The severe food insecurity for Inuit means that we're lacking secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food on a regular basis. Moderate food insecurity means that over the course of a month a person might make food choices that are not in the best inter

Agriculture committee  Thank you. Ulaakut. Good morning, everyone. It's good to be here for this very important topic that links into our food security and our participation in Canada's economy. I want to start by talking a little bit about who we are as Inuit. I'm the President of Inuit Tapiriit K

Canadian Heritage committee  This is a Government of Canada bill. Often, we, as representatives of indigenous peoples, are put in pretty precarious conditions when we are asked to do consultation on behalf of the federal government, because in the end it is not our piece of legislation. We also cannot guaran

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry about the cavalier nature of my description of the bill. From where I sit, we have Inuit governance and Inuit democracy, and this is a Government of Canada exercise. I'm not necessarily meaning to conflate a private member's bill and a Government of Canada bill.

Canadian Heritage committee  There have been a number of pieces of legislation that have had consultation over the past few years. I think the first nations, Inuit and Métis languages legislation comes to mind as the federal government doing a distinctions-based approach to consultation with indigenous peo

Canadian Heritage committee  I think Canada is still in an educational phase with regard to first nations, Inuit and Métis and how we fit within this country. Almost all the work that we're doing on the legislative front and also on the renewal of the relationship front is pushing back against ignorance, pus

Canadian Heritage committee  In the Inuit community, we haven't had a lot of conversation. This hasn't been a primary concern of our population in relation to a lot of our other socio-economic issues and the hopes that we have for a renewed relationship. This is something that is undoubtedly a good thing—we

Canadian Heritage committee  Absolutely. The educational components of the TRC calls to action are being undertaken in some places, and in some cases not. I think there still needs to be a big breakthrough in the respect for the representatives of indigenous peoples to lead curriculum development and finaliz

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. The idea that we would spend a day to recognize and consider and think about not only residential schools, but more broadly the very negative effects of colonialism for first nations, Inuit and Métis in this country, especially, as I said, in relation to things like relocati

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  The “yes” was that this is the first time that we at ITK have been consulted on this particular bill.

Canadian Heritage committee  The evolution of National Indigenous Peoples Day has been wonderful to see. From the early 2000s until now, I think it has grown, and we now have celebrations that happen all across this country, and more Canadians understand it. Many first nations and Inuit and Métis look forwar