OTTAWA, May 5, 2022 – Today, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada recognizes International Day of the Midwife by launching “Irnisuksiijiit – Our Right“ an Inuit midwifery advocacy video. Pauktuutit embraced the traditional Inuit story-telling approach to capture the...
OTTAWA, April 26, 2022 – Today, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada participated in the United Nations 21st Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to improve working conditions for Inuit women working in the resource extraction industry. Speaking to...
OTTAWA, April 14, 2022 – Following a special Board of Directors meeting on April 12, Pauktuutit is pleased to announce the following changes to our leadership team, until our AGM in February 2023. Nancy Etok, representing Ungava, Nunavik, was appointed as the new...
April 8, 2022 The following statements were issued by Gerri Sharpe, President of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, after the Government of Canada tabled its 2022-23 budget yesterday. General Comments: “Inuit women face stark social and economic inequities...
OTTAWA, March 15, 2022 – Pauktuutit has officially announced a change in executive leadership on their Board of Directors. At their board meeting on March 10, elections were held to fill the vacancies for the positions of President and Secretary-Treasurer. Gerri...
Awards celebrate the inspiring achievements of Inuit women OTTAWA, March 4, 2021 – Community advocate and fundraiser Naomi Tatty and high school student and aspiring nurse Emelia Angnatok have been named Inuk Woman of the Year and Young Inuk Woman of the Year,...
OTTAWA – March 2, 2022 – Today, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada launches ‘Beauty in Brain Difference’ as part of our Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Supporting our Inuit Families and Communities project. Pauktuutit works for the betterment of individuals, families,...
Implementation of UNDRIP Act, increasing food security and improved policing services among issues discussed OTTAWA, Tuesday, March 1 – Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually on the evenings of February 23 and 24....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA, February 10, 2022: At an international awards ceremony today, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada received the “Women, Peace and Security Civil Society Leadership Award” from the Government of Canada for its work and achievements toward...
ᑭᑐᓗᒃᑖᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖁᕕᐊᓲᑎᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᒥ, ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᐱᓚᐅᖅᑕᖓᑦ “ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ, ᓴᐃᒪᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒥᑦ” ᑲᓇᑕᒥᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᐊᓂᒃᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᖕᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓄᑦ.