About Us
Mission
Pauktuutit is the national non-profit organization representing all Inuit women in Canada. Its mandate is to foster a greater awareness of the needs of Inuit women, and to encourage their participation in community, regional and national concerns in relation to social, cultural and economic development.
Pauktuutit undertakes activities intended to:
- Promote the rights of Inuit women and children;
- Provide the Inuit women of Canada with a united voice;
- Work towards better social, economic and political conditions for Inuit women;
- Work for the betterment of individual, family and community health conditions through advocacy and program action;
- Encourage Inuit women to take their rightful place in society;
- Promote equity for the views of Inuit women in all levels of Canadian governmental and non-governmental structures;
- Motivate Inuit women to realize their potential as individuals and as a group;
- Promote self-confidence and self-reliance amongst Inuit women;
- Provide resources to ensure that our children are raised with Inuit values, heritage, culture and language;
- Encourage the involvement of Inuit women in all levels of Canadian society; and
- Facilitate collaboration between Inuit women and other Indigenous peoples.
Our brochure also has basic information about Pauktuutit and our activities. Read more below or click here to download it.
Click here to read our policy on workplace harassment, abuse and violence.
Contact Information
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
350 Sparks St. Suite 805,
Ottawa, ON K1R 0A4
T: 613-238-3977
Toll Free: 1-800-667-0749
Reception
info@pauktuutit.ca
For media inquiries:
communications@pauktuutit.ca
Gender-Based Violence
- Access to Justice
- Katinngak – Together
- Addressing Gendered Violence against Inuit Women: A review of police policies and practices in Inuit Nunangat
- NATIONAL INUIT ACTION PLAN on Missing and Murdered Inuit Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
- The Red Amautiit Project
- Inuit Women Taking the Lead in Family Violence Prevention
- Intimate Partner Violence – Traumatic Brain Injury
- Meeting Survivors’ Needs
- Nipimit Nanisiniq – Finding Voice
- Pilimmaksarniq – Engaging men and boys in reducing violence
Contact Information
Nadia Noor, Manager, Violence & Abuse Prevention, Justice
Contact Information
Lema Ijtemaye, Manager, Social and Economic Development
lijtemaye@pauktuutit.ca