Exploring Stakeholder: "Inuit Tapariit Kanatami"

NationTalk: There are approximately 70,000 Inuit in Canada living in 51 communities spread across the Inuit homeland known as Inuit Nunangat. For Inuit, health is intrinsically linked to wildlife, the environment, culture, and other social determinants of health. Inuit are best positioned to define research priorities and carry out research activities that address the needs...

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: The National Inuit Youth Council is excited to host the 2022 Virtual National Inuit Youth Summit (NIYS): Inuit Empowering Inuit. The NIYS is taking place online between July 25-28, 2022 from 1PM-4:30PM ET. The NIYS will provide an opportunity for Inuit youth (ages 13-35) to come together to learn, share and strengthen...

The relationship between Inuit and the research community is replete with examples of exploitation and racism. Research has largely functioned as a tool of colonialism, with the earliest scientific forays into Inuit Nunangat serving as precursors for the expansion of Canadian sovereignty and the dehumanization of Inuit. Inuit in Canada are among the most studied...