Pauktuutit Receives Funding to Focus on Cannabis in our Communities
Pauktuutit is pleased to announce that we have received funding through a Contribution Agreement from Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program for a project entitled, Cannabis in Our Communities: A Focus on Inuit Youth and Maternal Health and Well-Being.
Press Release ‒ Funding for Multi-year Capacity-building Project Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 12, 2019 OTTAWA – Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, The Hon. Catherine McKenna, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of International Development and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, announced a $7.4...
Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
All Inuit women and girls have the right to feel and be safe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2019 OTTAWA – Working towards ending violence towards Inuit women and girls has been at the heart of Pauktuutit’s work since its inception 35 years ago. We have been anxiously...
Request for Proposals: CheckUp: Time to focus on and learn from Inuit – Social Marketing Campaign
Deadline for submissions: April 30, 2019 Statement of Work Title CheckUp: Time to focus on and learn from Inuit Introduction The CheckUp project is a social marketing campaign aimed at changing social norms to favour screening of sexually transmitted blood borne...
Response to the Federal Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2019 OTTAWA – Following an initial review of the Government of Canada’s budget released on March 19, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is concerned about a lack of details on some items and the omission of others. “While we are...
Launch of Inuit Role Model Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2019 OTTAWA – On Wednesday, the Violence and Abuse Prevention department of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada launched its national Role Model Campaign as part of the successful Pilimmaksarniq – Engaging Men and Boys in Reducing Violence...
Request for Proposals: Addressing Sexual Harassment and Violence in the Resource Extraction Industry – Surveys and Informant Interviews
This is an open call to individuals, firms, or organizations to design comprehensive surveys utilizing appropriate research methodology. The surveys will be delivered to Inuit women who have worked and are currently working at extraction sites in order to conceptualize the issue of workplace sexual harassment and violence in the resource extraction industry.
Deadline for submissions is March 15, 2019.
2018-19 Inuk Woman of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2019 OTTAWA – On January 17, Pauktuutit’s Board of Directors selected and announced its Inuk Woman of the Year. This year’s nominees are all deserving of recognition and represent just some of the diversity, strength and talent of...
Inuk Woman of the Year
Now is your chance to nominate an exceptional Inuk woman! Tell us about an Inuk woman you know who is Inspiring, Strong, Courageous, Selfless, Creative, Talented, Generous, Resourceful, or Successful Tell us about her so we can recognize her for her contributions to...
Nominations for Board of Directors – Yellowknife and Kitikmeot Regions
Pauktuutit has two positions open for the Board of Directors for Inuit women in the Kitikmeot and Yellowknife regions. Any Inuk woman can nominate or be nominated for a position on the Pauktuutit Board of Directors. Nominators must be from the same region as the...
Oral Submission to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2018 OTTAWA – Today, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, with its partners in standing ‒ Saturviit Inuit Women's Association of Nunavik, Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre, AnânauKatiget Tumingit Regional Inuit Women's Association, and...
Submissions to National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
On December 11, 2018, the oral submission from Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, AnânauKatiget Tumingit Regional Inuit Women's Association, Saturviit Inuit Women's Association of Nunavik, Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre, and Manitoba Inuit Association was made to the...