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“The Kivalliq Association

New Cultural Visitor’s Centre, THE KIA CULTURAL

Chesterfield Inlet, ” VISITOR’S CENTRE 9159

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Kivalliq Inuit Kivalliq Association CommunityLiaison Officer Phone:1 [email protected] EMAIL: Cultural Visitor’s Centre Who We Are The KIA new Cultural Visitor’s Centre infrastructure will de- The Kivalliq Inuit Association administers certain provi- velop added programs to sustain economic development, sions of the Nunavut Final Agreement in the Kivalliq tourism, training, cultural programs, or social, arts and crafts, Region. The KIA acts as liaison on lobbying group rep- foodbank, human resource, employment, and preservation resent beneficiaries in development, and protection, to of history, or traditional knowledge. This include act as liai- DIO administration, rights, and benefits of aboriginals son, or lobby groups, and information on wildlife, marine including socio-economic, heritage & culture, language, mammals, birds, plants, or the environment. The community the land claims, wildlife, and environment, training, or initiatives programs and services provide partnerships with human resource. various departments through socio-economic programs. The Kivalliq Inuit Association administers, and presents  Visitors Centre, Tourism, or Parks seven Kivalliq Regions that consists of elected mem- bers representing each community.  Arts and Crafts, or Market Products

 Conference, training, or Human Resource What We Do The KIA Cultural Visitor’s Centre  Retail, Cultural Programs, or Canteen The KIA prioritizes its initiatives through strategies cre- The new KIA Cultural Visitor’s Centre design infrastruc- ated by socio-economic development opportunities More about our story ture is consists of visitors centre, 2 offices, retail, arts stimulated by the Kivalliq Inuit Association’s objectives and crafts, industrial shop, and extra space for other and in response needs assessed through the region The new KIA Cultural Visitor’s Centre goals and objective is programs, foodbank, conference or training centre, lob- such as delivery of employment, training and economic to develop community based programs and services on cul- by, and canteen. The building construction started 2019, development programs to meet market demands, and ture, and heritage, wellness, entrepreneur, education, em- and completed 2020. The projected costs of the con- to provide services. ployment, training, business, environment, or tourism. struction ranged approx. $6 million.

 Training on the job The KIA Cultural Visitor’s Centre programs & services. The Programs and Services contact KIA Community  Skills development training Liaison Officer ph: (867) 898-9159, or E-mail: [email protected]  Programs for the youth

 Programs for disabilities, childcare, entrepreneurs, or Inuit-owned business Contact Us Our story The new KIA Cultural Visitor’s Centre pilot project was Kivalliq Inuit Association initiated 2017-2018 to develop infrastructure in remote community in the Kivalliq Region. The stakeholder on the project was developed through Kivalliq Inuit Associ- ation, and Nunavut Tungavik Incorporated. This project Community Liaison Officer was initiated to sustain socio-economic development, (867) 898-9159 training, or employment, and tourism in rural Municipal- [email protected] ity of . Visit us on the web: www.kivalliqinuit.ca The KIA Cultural Visitor’s Centre 2021. Photo caption