Lisa Gregoire

Jan 9, 2025 | itk.ca | Lisa Gregoire

Project OverviewInuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is seeking a consultant to conduct a program evaluation of the Canada-Inuit Nunangat-United Kingdom Arctic Research Programme – CINUK 2021-2025. The CINUK program is a partnership between Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Polar Knowledge Canada, the National Research Council of Canada, Parks Canada Agency, and Fonds de recherche du Québec.

Jan 7, 2025 | itk.ca | Lisa Gregoire

Leaders across Canada’s territories are reflecting on what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has meant to the North, following his announcement Monday that he will resign as prime minister once the Liberal Party selects a new leader. Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), said on Monday that Trudeau’s leadership brought an “unprecedented time of access for Inuit,” and a focus on reconciliation — something he hopes won’t significantly change under Trudeau’s successor.

Jan 7, 2025 | itk.ca | Lisa Gregoire

Indigenous leaders in Canada weighed in on the announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that he will resign as party leader and as prime minister. Inuit leaders enjoyed the sort of access to cabinet under Trudeau that was not usual under previous Canadian leaders, said ITK President Natan Obed. He said the prime minister built real connections with Inuit in communities in all four regions of their homeland.

Dec 18, 2024 | itk.ca | Lisa Gregoire

December 12, 2024OTTAWA – Ceporah Mearns is a life-long learner, knowledge keeper, tireless advocate for incorporating Inuit traditional knowledge into work and research, and now, recipient of the 2024 Inuit Recognition Award. The Inuit Recognition Award, adjudicated by ArcticNet’s Inuit Research Management Committee, is presented annually to an Inuk who promotes Inuit self-determination in research.

Nov 25, 2024 | memoirland.substack.com | Lisa Gregoire |Martha White |Joelle Kidd |Ashley Ford

Welcome to Memoir Land—a newsletter edited by Sari Botton, now featuring four verticals:Memoir Monday, a weekly curation of the best personal essays from around the web brought to you by Narratively, The Rumpus,  Granta, Oldster Magazine, Literary Hub, Orion Magazine, The Walrus, and Electric Literature. Below is this week’s curation. First Person Singular, featuring original personal essays.