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Inuit women and gender-diverse Inuit across Canada need and deserve an organization that listens to their needs and works toward solutions that address real and emerging issues. Pauktuutit is this organization – we will create a safe space for celebrating and preserving Inuit culture, language, and traditions. It is important to have a strong advocate to support both national and local efforts that recognize the ongoing impacts of colonialism on Inuit. This includes focusing on reconciliation by directing resources and attention to the significant challenges faced by Inuit women, girls and gender-diverse Inuit.

This Strategic Plan outlines our mission, vision, priorities, and goals for the next five years. It explains the steps we will take to achieve these goals. The plan also reflects on the past while considering the present and future. It is designed to be both hopeful and practical, showing our commitment to being transparent and accountable to our clients, partners, funding agencies, and the Inuit who we serve and represent.

Year Published October 2024

Pauktuutit initiated this project to better understand the unique challenges related to housing and homelessness for Inuit women in urban centres. This work sought to explore how urban Inuit women deal with housing challenges in southern Canadian urban centres and to understand the unique obstacles they encounter. The research was conducted following the principles of Inuit Qaujimuituqangiit, Pauktuutit’s Inuit‑Specific Gender‑based Analysis Plus (GBA+) framework, intersectionality, and distinctions-based understandings.

Year Published October 2024

The “United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People” defines the rights that Indigenous peoples around the world deserve. UNDRIP is not a law, but it tells the Government of Canada how to make sure its laws do not harm Indigenous peoples and do protect their rights.

Pauktuutit has created Inuit specific resources to empower Inuit women, girls, and gender diverse to stand up for their rights.

Year Published June 2024

The “United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People” defines the rights that Indigenous peoples around the world deserve. UNDRIP is not a law, but it tells the Government of Canada how to make sure its laws do not harm Indigenous peoples and do protect their rights.

Pauktuutit has created Inuit specific resources to empower Inuit women, girls, and gender diverse to stand up for their rights.

Year Published June 2024

Ajuqiqtuq Parenting Life Skills Toolkit was developed to articulate and reinforce the benefits of preparing young Inuit men and boys to understand the skills needed to communicate and maintain healthy relationships, to learn about the importance of managing anger and stress, and to understand the value of accepting gender and sexual diversity among Inuit. Together, this knowledge will help young fathers discover practical coping skills to help them positively manage the stress and frustration that can come with parenting.

The toolkit also offers practical information on life skills grounded in Inuit Quajimajatuqangit, interpersonal communication skills in promoting gender equality and providing care and support in efforts to prevent gender-based violence. The toolkit also covers Inuit games and land-based activities for youth bonding and learning about resilience. The tools and activities provided may be adapted and utilized by other organizations, in addition to offering guidance on advocacy, needs assessment, and monitoring related efforts to engage Inuit young men and boys.

The purpose of the Ajuqiqtuq Toolkit was created to:

1. Provide guidance to plan and facilitate a Parenting Life Skills Workshop for young Inuit men and boys;
2. Share the ever-growing body of Inuit knowledge on mental and emotional life skills, healing, and Inuit parenting; and
3. Contribute to healthy families.

Year Published 2024

The environmental scan conducted for the Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and the Family Justice System Response Project covers resources and services in each region of Inuit Nunangat and select urban centers, as well as at broader national, provincial, and territorial levels. It identifies existing resources for law practitioners and frontline workers supporting Inuit IPV survivors through the legal system, highlighting gaps and needs. The scan focuses on Inuit-specific or broadly relevant Indigenous Canadian resources, excluding non-Indigenous specific materials.

All actions undertaken should be grounded in evidence-based data to support responses. To ensure that the voices of Inuit women are heard, we support research, data collection, and environmental scans / gap analysis, in all projects.

Year Published 2024