QIA Extends Condolences to the Family of Raymond Ningeocheak
QIA Extends Condolences to the Family of Raymond Ningeocheak
Iqaluit, Nunavut – September 29, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is saddened to hear about the passing of Raymond Ningeocheak. Raymond was an integral part of many discussions leading up to the negotiations of Nunavut and was a leader in Inuit Organizations since the mid-1970s serving with Inuit Tapiriit of Canada, Tunngavik […]
QIA and NTI Host walk for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Iqaluit, Nunavut – September 26, 2022 The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) would like to invite Iqalummiut to join them on a walk from the Igluvut Building to the Iqaluit square to recognize and pay respects on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The second annual walk, being held […]
QIA Welcomes proposals for the Ilagiiktunut Fund, 2022-23
June 24, 2022, Iqaluit, NU – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is reminding residents of Arctic Bay, Clyde River, Sanirajak, Igloolik and Pond Inlet that QIA accepts funding proposals all year around for the Ilagiiktunut Fund, for the funding cycle running in 2022-23. The Ilagiiktunut Fund is an element of the Mary River Inuit […]
QIA Opens the Qikiqtani Community Infrastructure Improvement Program for Applications
Iqaluit, Nunavut, June 23, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to be accepting applications for the newly created Qikiqtani Community Infrastructure Improvement Program (Q-CIIP). The objective of this program is to provide financial support for the renovations and/or improvements to existing community spaces in the Qikiqtani Region. Your committee or organization may […]
QIA Release the Tusaqtavut Studies
Iqaluit, Nunavut, June 7, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to release a series of blog posts highlighting the Tusaqtavut Studies. This study highlights the set of interviews that took place between 2019 and 2021 with 137 community members from the five impacted communities of the Mary River Project; Pond Inlet, Iglulik, […]
Pitseolak Ashoona considered for recognition on new $5 bank note
Inuk-Canadian artist, Pitseolak Ashoona, is one of eight people considered for recognition on a new $5 Canadian bank note. Ashoona, who was born on-the-land on Nottingham Island in the Hudson Straights, was one of the first recognized Inuit artists in Cape Dorset, now Kinngait. She settled in Kinngait in the early 1960s and had 17 […]
