Lack of Inuit women-specific commitments in Budget 2024 is concerning, but Pauktuutit is optimistic about infrastructure, health, and food commitments for Inuit Nunangat
Ottawa, ON – April 17, 2024. Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is encouraged by the distinctions-based approach in Budget 2024 but remain concerned about the lack of intersectionality and no Inuit-specific GBA+ frameworks used to evaluate spending and priorities. The...
Pauktuutit welcomes new Interim President, thanks President Sharpe for service
OTTAWA, FEBRUARY 16, 2024 – Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada announces that Gerri Sharpe, President of the Board, has made the difficult decision not to seek reelection. As a result, Pauktuutit is excited to announce that Nancy Etok has been named Interim President...
Pauktuutit names grassroots organizer and Inuit language activist as 2024 Inuit Women of the Year
Ottawa, ON, February 14, 2024 – Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada’s Board of Directors selected this year’s Inuk Young Woman of the Year and Inuk Woman of the Year. "The Inuk Woman of the Year award honours those who embody the vibrant spirit, strength, and...
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada hosts Annual General Meeting, previews History Project, and announces Inuit Women of the Year
Media Advisory Ottawa – February 13. 2024. The event is not open to the media. Media availability can be arranged separately, and highlights will be shared on social media throughout the AGM. Pauktuutit is excited to share that we are hosting our Annual General...
Request for proposals for External Audit Services
1.0 INTRODUCTION Pauktuutit is seeking proposals from qualified Chartered Professional Accounting firms to audit its financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, with the possibility of reappointment for subsequent years. These audits are to...
Request for Proposals: Enhancing Inuit Sexual Health Education
The overarching goal of the project, funded by the Community Action Fund (CAF) through the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), is to ensure culturally relevant, safe, and effective sexual health resources and services for Inuit throughout Canada.
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada announces the appointment of two Board members
OTTAWA, August 11, 2023 – At our recent Special Board Meeting, the Pauktuutit Board of Directors appointed new members to fill two vacant positions. Elisapee Sheutiapik will now represent Iqaluit, NU, and new member Iselena Natsiapik is the Youth Representative for...
Statement by Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada’s President Gerri Sharpe about ongoing MMIWG violence and injustice
July 14, 2023 – Inuit women, girls and gender-diverse people experience gendered violence as a direct result of intergenerational traumas caused by the harmful and enduring impacts of colonial policies and efforts to remove our cultural values, principles and standing...
Inuit women are cautiously optimistic on the latest federal action plan for reconciliation
In June, 2021, Canada took a step closer toward reconciliation when it gave royal assent to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
Pauktuutit Women Inuit of Canada unveils the Red Amautiit Project
OTTAWA, ON – May 5, 2023. To mark the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada is unveiling the Red Amautiit Project. This project honours the lives and legacies of Missing and...
ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ Red Amautiit Project (ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᐅᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ)
OTTAWA, ON - May 5, 2023. ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔾᔪᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ ᐃᓕᑕᕆᓗᒋᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᐃᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓂᕕᐊᖅᓯᐊᑦ, ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ Red Amautiit Project (ᐊᐅᐸᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒪᐅᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ). ᑖᔅᓱᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᑉ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓂᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑕᒻᒪᐃᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓄᐊᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ...
Pauktuutit dévoile le projet des amautiit rouges
OTTAWA, le 5 mai 2023 - Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada dévoile le projet des amautiit rouges afin de marquer la Journée nationale de sensibilisation aux femmes, aux jeunes filles et aux personnes bi-spirituelles autochtones disparues et assassinées. Ce projet rend...