The National Voice of Inuit Women
Pauktuutit is the national representative organization of Inuit women in Canada and is governed by a 14-member Board of Directors from across Canada. We foster greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women, advocate for equality and social improvements, and encourage Inuit women’s full participation in the community, regional and national life of Canada.
President’s Message
Tungasuritsi! It is my pleasure to present Pauktuutit’s official website. Pauktuutit has been advocating for the social, cultural, political and economic betterment of Inuit women, their families and communities since 1984 – a rich history I am proud to contribute to alongside our Board of Directors. I invite you to learn more about the realities of Inuit women and the work Pauktuutit does by reading about our mandate, advocacy, and department projects. By working with government, community leaders and Inuit organizations, we support Inuit women to reach their full potential in safe, happy communities. Nakurmiik! — Rebecca Kudloo
Latest News
Pauktuutit Urges Prime Minister Trudeau Not to Leave Inuit Women Behind When Crafting His Government’s New Priorities
With delivery of the Speech from the Thone less than two weeks away, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is urgently calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, the Hon. Carolyn Bennett, to include immediate tangible support for Inuit women amongst its new restart priorities.
ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᑉ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑐᕉᑐ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᖕᓇᑦᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑕ ᓄᑖᕐᓂᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᖕᓂᑦ
ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓘᓕᖅᑑᒃ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑉ ᒪᑐᐃᕆᐊᙵᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᑕᐅᓛᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑑᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᑉ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂᑦ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ−ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑭᐅᕈᓕᓐ ᕕᐊᓇᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᒃᓴᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᕐᒃᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᖁᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ.
The National Voice of Inuit Women
Pauktuutit is the national representative organization of Inuit women in Canada and is governed by a 14-member Board of Directors from across Canada. We foster greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women, advocate for equality and social improvements, and encourage Inuit women’s full participation in the community, regional and national life of Canada.
President’s Message
Tungasuritsi! It is my pleasure to present Pauktuutit’s official website.
Pauktuutit has been advocating for the social, cultural, political and economic betterment of Inuit women, their families and communities since 1984 – a rich history I am proud to contribute to alongside our Board of Directors.
I invite you to learn more about the realities of Inuit women and the work Pauktuutit does by reading about our mandate, advocacy, and department projects.
By working with government, community leaders and Inuit organizations, we support Inuit women to reach their full potential in safe, happy communities. Nakurmiik! — Rebecca Kudloo
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Our COVID-19 resource page contains links to key information about COVID-19 that you can use.
Addressing Gendered Violence against Inuit Women:
A review of police policies and practices in Inuit Nunangat
Full Report & Recommendations
Pauktuutit Inuit Women Canada
and
Dr. Elizabeth Comack
Department of Sociology and Criminology
University of Manitoba
Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Inuit Women in the Resource Extraction Industry:
A literature review
This literature review is an important component of a three-year project which addresses the economic security of Inuit women in the resource extraction industry. Funding for this research is provided by Women and Gender Equality Canada.
Cannabis Prevalence and Interventions in Inuit Communities
A literature review
This report presents the findings of a scoping review conducted to inform a larger project with Inuit women, youth, and their partners that will develop an awareness and education campaign that encompasses a harm reduction approach to cannabis use.
Latest News
Pauktuutit Urges Prime Minister Trudeau Not to Leave Inuit Women Behind When Crafting His Government’s New Priorities
With delivery of the Speech from the Thone less than two weeks away, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is urgently calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs, the Hon. Carolyn Bennett, to include immediate tangible support for Inuit women amongst its new restart priorities.
ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᑉ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑐᕉᑐ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᒃᓯᖕᓇᑦᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᙱᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑕ ᓄᑖᕐᓂᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᖏᖕᓂᑦ
ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᓘᓕᖅᑑᒃ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᐅᑉ ᒪᑐᐃᕆᐊᙵᕈᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᑕᐅᓛᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑐᐊᕕᕐᓇᖅᑑᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᕆᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᑉ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂᑦ ᔭᔅᑎᓐ ᑐᕉᑐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ−ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ, ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑭᐅᕈᓕᓐ ᕕᐊᓇᑦ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᔾᔨᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᔭᒃᓴᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ ᓄᑖᕐᒃᒥ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᖁᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᕆᔭᖓᓂᒃ.
Pauktuutit fait appel au Premier ministre Trudeau de ne pas oublier les femmes inuites lors de l’élaboration de ses nouvelles priorités
Moins de deux semaines avant le discours du Trône, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada demande au Premier ministre Justin Trudeau et à sa Ministre des Relations Couronne-Autochtones, Carolyn Bennett, d’inclure un soutien immédiat et tangible aux femmes inuites parmi ses nouvelles priorités de relance.
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada Takes Part in Constructive Dialogue with RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki
Today, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is reporting on the positive meeting which took place last Friday between its President Rebecca Kudloo and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to discuss police practices as they relate to Inuit women, and the possibility of creating an MOU between Pauktuutit and the RCMP.
Abuse Prevention
Socio-Economic
Addressing a broad range of social, economic and political issues.
Rebecca Kudloo
President
Gerri Sharpe
Vice President
Charlotte Wolfrey
Secretary-Treasurer
Rebecca Kudloo
President
Rebecca Kudloo is the President of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada. She was born on the land outside Iglulik, Nunavut, and now lives in Baker Lake, Nunavut. Rebecca fluently speaks Inuktut and English and enjoys working with people of all ages. She was first elected as President in 2014 and previously served on the Pauktuutit Board as the Vice President and Regional Director for the Kivalliq region of Nunavut.
As President, she represents Pauktuutit on the Board of Directors of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada. Rebecca is also active on the international stage. She advised at the Preparatory Meeting in Norway before the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted, travelled to Greenland to discuss education, and is often s invited to the United Nations in New York to discuss Canada’s relationship with Inuit women.
Outside of her work with Pauktuutit, Rebecca has dedicated her life to education and community-based counselling for over 30 years. This included her work in the Department of Education of the Nunavut Government, from which she is now retired. Rebecca is also the co-founder and current Chair of Mianiqsijit, a community-based child sexual abuse and family violence counselling service in Baker Lake. She also has served on many boards and councils, including the National Crime Prevention Council; the Sexual Abuse Coalition of the NWT the NWT Status of Women Council, where she held the position of Vice President; and the Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council, where she served as the first Interim President.
When not representing Pauktuutit on the national stage, Rebecca is often spending time with her family and preparing country food.
Charlotte Wolfrey
Secretary-Treasurer
Charlotte Wolfrey (Pottle) was born on the land in the Rigolet area. Charlotte’s Inuit heritage is very important to her; she still practices her culture and lives from the animals and plants around her community. She moved away at age 11 to go to Residential School and lived away from home until 1980. Charlotte is most proud of being a wife, a mom and a grandmother
Charlotte is known mostly throughout Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Canada for her work in advocacy for the rights of women and children as well as her dedication to speaking against family violence. Charlotte has always been involved in politics, especially at a community and regional level, serving many years on the Community Council and Labrador Inuit Association. She was AngajukKak (Mayor) of the community of Rigolet for five years and held many positions in management before running for AngajukKak.
Charlotte has served on regional, provincial, national and international committees, including Canadian Inuit Circumpolar Health Society, Atlantic Aboriginal Health Research, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, Provincial Advisory Council on the Status of Women and many local/regional groups and organizations. She has held a variety of senior management positions in health care and in municipal administration.
Charlotte was given the honour of receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013, and in 2011 she was named Pauktuutit’s Inuit Woman of the Year. In 2012, Charlotte was selected as an Honorable Witness for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Charlotte also served as a member of the National Family Advisory Circle that gives advice to the commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women and Girls.
Currently, Charlotte is a Member of the Nunatsiavut Government. She sits on Pauktuutit’s Board of Directors as the Nunatsiavut Director and Secretary Treasurer.
Gerri Sharpe
Vice President
Gerri is the eldest daughter of Mauti Qitsualik, born in Yellowknife and who’s home town is Gjoa Haven. She has lived all across Canada, and now calls the NWT home.
Mother of two and grandmother of three, she has been an advocate for women and children in the NWT, serving on the Inuvik Transition House Board for over seven years. When living in Inuvik, Gerri spent many years on the Inuvik District Education Authority, the Beaufort Delta Education Council, five years with the NWT Human Rights Commission and many working groups.
Gerri is also an artist who works with seal skin, muskox wool and beads to create traditional clothing and art. She also spins her own qiviut from wool harvested from muskox.