“Inuvialuit remember a time when our rights to harvest were under threat from outsiders,” says Duane Ningaqsiq Smith. The chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation has decried the violence against Mi’kmaq fishers in southwestern Nova Scotia. “IRC is concerned that the failure of the RCMP and Department of…
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is reimbursing students in need of electronic equipment for the upcoming school year. The IRC announced in a press release it is offering up to $500 per student. The funds are intended to assist Inuvialuit students acquire basic equipment for online or distance learning. Applications must…
The Inuvik-based Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) is telling residents of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) that a team of reindeer herders will be out on the land working with the reindeer herd on a regular basis. The IRC adds that it doesn’t want any interference with the round-up and herding…
“While Inuit are asked to take part in many surveys, most are not developed and controlled by Inuit.” That’s what makes the Qanuippitaa? National Inuit Health Survey different from those in the past, according to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. “It is the only Inuit controlled health survey that includes Inuit…