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for future joint projects and collaborations. Although the year has just started, I already President’s Our new cultural programs made possible by know that twelve months seems a short time our Benefits Fund and created through our to accomplish all the projects, programs and Message 2017 program review are getting off the ground. initiatives we have planned for 2018.

2018 promises to be an exciting year for our Doubtlessly, one of our biggest projects this year team at QIA. We started off in a flurry of activity will be negotiating the Impact and Benefits with a tour to gain feedback from five High Agreement for the Tallurutiup Imanga National Arctic communities about the Inuit Impact Marine Conservation Area by March 2019, once and Benefits Agreement associated with the this agreement is signed Inuit in , creation of Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Clyde River, Arctic Bay, and Grise Conservation Area. Fiord will be living on the coastline of ’s largest marine protected area, an area twice the Our Major Projects team was also on the road in We released a call for proposals in February for size of Nova Scotia. With this agreement we January visiting Pond Inlet, Igloolik, Clyde River QCAP, Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program. hope to secure more opportunities, jobs and and to deliver our second year of Now we wait to see what innovating hunting and infrastructure for Inuit in the High Arctic. financial literary workshops. sewing project proposals will come our way from Qikiqtani communities.

This year is sure to be a year filled with major landmarks at QIA.

Since pledging our $5 million support towards a Heritage Centre, we have seen the momentum grow to bring our Inuit artifacts home. We are now working with our project partners to make this dream a reality on Inuit Owned Land. I look forward to the next few months of activities We are proud of the work we are also doing at QIA, keep connected with us by visiting our to secure Inuit jobs in mining. Our $19 million website and social media pages, we promise to We also had a strong QIA contingent at training program Q-STEP, the Qikiqtani Skills and share many updates about our ongoing work as Northern Lights and the Arctic Inspiration Prize Training for Employment Partnership is up and it unfolds this year. in this year. These gatherings provided running with Inuit getting trained for various jobs opportunities to engage with other Inuit in mining. organizations and groups and make connections

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QIA met with five communities in the High Arctic impacted by the Tallurutiup Imanga IIBA Meet Sandra Inutiq

2018 started with a community tour on the Tallurutiup Imanga Inuit Impact Sandra Inutiq is the Chief Negotiator for the for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Benefit Agreement and to gather Qikiqtani Inuit Association’s Tallurutiup Imanga (QIA). Our team met with five insights from communities on what Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement. Inutiq Qikiqtani communities on the Inuit should be included in this agreement. received her law degree from Akitsiraq Law Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) QIA is working on an extremely tight School in 2005. In 2006, she became the first that will lead to the creation of the deadline, the Tallurutiup Imanga IIBA is Inuk woman in Nunavut to pass the bar exam. In Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine scheduled to be negotiated with Parks the past, she has worked as legal counsel for the Conservation Area. Canada by March 2019. Government of Nunavut, as the Director of Policy for the Office of the Languages Commissioner Sandra Inutiq, QIA’s Chief Negotiator The public meetings included a short and served as the Official Languages on the Tallurutiup Imanga Inuit presentation followed by a community Commissioner for Nunavut. Most recently, she Impact and Benefit Agreement, celebration and performance led by worked for the Tides Canada Foundation as a hosted community meetings in Arctic Qaggiavuut’s Natashia Allakariallak Senior Associate for Inuit Nunangat. Bay, Resolute Bay, Grise Fiord, Clyde and Jerry Laisa. River and Pond Inlet. Inutiq has lived in various communities The Qaggiavuut artists also led in Nunavut. She spent her childhood in The open houses were an children’s workshops in each Kangiqtualuk outpost camp and Clyde River, in opportunity for QIA to get feedback community. her youth she moved to Iqaluit, where she now lives. After graduating high school, she attended Nunavut Sivuniksavut, an Ottawa-based college program that teaches Inuit history. After Nunavut Sivuniksavut Inutiq returned to Iqaluit and took on a paralegal training position with Justice Canada. She then worked for Corrections with the Government of Nunavut, serving youth, before returning to school for an undergraduate law program at Carleton University.

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Working QCAP: QIA’s Qikiqtani together Cultural Activities to build a Program is accepting Nunavut applications

Heritage In February we released our call for applications from all 13 Qikiqtani communities for QCAP – the Qikiqtani Cultural Activities Program.

Centre Following extensive consultations with all 13 Qikiqtani communities in 2017, QIA developed QCAP. The focus of the program is cultural projects like sewing and hunting that help to preserve and transmit traditional Inuit skills and values and strengthen Inuit identity. The momentum to build a Nunavut Heritage Nunavut continues to be the only has been spending millions since 1999 to store them outside of Nunavut. Centre that houses our historic Inuit artifacts jurisdiction in Canada without a designated QIA is eager to see what kinds of proposal we receive from communities to run and fine arts collection is growing across the heritage space to house and present its innovative, community driven projects. territory. history. The Government of Nunavut and IHT conducted community consultations and a This new program stems from our revenue policy which created the Legacy Fund Nunavut Heritage Center Capital Financing The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and The Heritage Centre is projected to cost and the Benefits Fund. As the Legacy Fund grows its revenues go to the Benefits Study in 2001. NTI, Government of Nunavut Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) have $70 to $90 Million. QIA pledged $5 million Fund to increase programs for Inuit. each pledged $5 million to realize the creation towards the creation of the Centre during and IHT announced that Iqaluit would be the location of the Nunavut Heritage Center of a Heritage Centre. our Annual General Meeting in October QIA has allocated $33,000/year/community for QCAP. 2017. The Inuit Heritage Trust then in 2006. Qikiqtaaluk Corporation started to collaborate with IHT on this project and In partnership with the Inuit Heritage Trust requested support from the other Inuit “I am extremely pleased that QIA can provide funds for important community- invested in a concept plan for the Heritage (IHT) and the Qikiqtaaluk Corporation (QC), organizations during its report to the NTI driven cultural programs like hunting and sewing in Qikiqtani communities,” says Centre in 2014. QIA has been working with the newly elected board of directors meeting in Cambridge QIA president P.J. Akeeagok, “these programs help to preserve our way of life and members of the Nunavut Legislature to Bay in the last week of October 2017, and provide Inuit an opportunity to practice, teach and share traditional skills.” prioritize the establishment of the Nunavut the response was favorable. In November 2017, QIA and QC signed a lease Heritage Center. to develop a parcel of Inuit Owned Land (IOL) “Inuit stand united when it comes to in Iqaluit. This development which represents The QIA board want to see a Nunavut Heritage our desire to bring home Inuit artifacts the first privately led land development in the Center on Inuit Owned Lands in Iqaluit. They and ethnographic material collected, City of Iqaluit, is designated as the potential believe that it is time for Inuit artifacts and at times without consent, by explorers future home of the Nunavut Heritage Centre. All QCAP applications are due by March 2, 2018. ethnographic material to be returned to and researchers,” says QIA president P.J. Inuit homelands. The Nunavut Agreement Akeeagok. The Inuit Owned Land located along Federal Available Funding recognizes the need to establish facilities in the Road, is being developed as the gateway The maximum funding available to each community is $33,000. Nunavut Settlement Area for the conservation There are currently more than 140,000 into Nunavut’s capital, from the airport. The and management of a representative portion artifacts stored and preserved in other future Nunavut Heritage Centre will be a of the archaeological record. jurisdictions, the Government of Nunavut pivotal part of this plan.

Program Preferences

Each application will be considered on its merits along with other proposals by the QIA Benefits Fund Committee.

Applications should reflect the desires of Qikiqtani Inuit under the Nunavut In general, preference is given to projects that: Agreement, and: Are community based Enhance Inuit cultural knowledge, awareness, and practices Pursue objectives of significant and demonstrable benefit to the Inuit Are related to land-based programming and sewing within the community or Qikiqtani region programming Demonstrate the capacity to achieve stated aims and objectives

Although land-based programs and sewing programs are given The QCAP guidelines and application are available on the QIA website. priority, we will consider other Inuit cultural programs.

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QIA launches Q-STEP a $19 million Inuit training project

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) in partnership with Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut and Kakivak launched a new Inuit employment and training project in November

The Qikiqtani Skills and Training for Employment Partnership (Q-STEP), is designed to meet the employment needs of Inuit. This program will boost skills development across Qikiqtani, with a focus on training in the mining sector, for a four year period ending on March 2021.

Second round of free financial literacy Check out workshops qia.ca For the second year, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) hosted free financial literacy workshops in four Baffin communities. The workshops took place in Pond Inlet, Igloolik, Clyde River and Pangnirtung throughout January. or follow us qualified for employment or training opportunities. Baffinland expects to hire 25 Inuit right out of the These workshops are designed to assist Inuit gain greater financial skills to better Q-STEP Work Readiness training. They will also give manage and save money. hiring preference to Q-STEP participants. @QikiqtaniInuit Two public workshops were available in each community. The first workshop Q-STEP’s objectives are to: increase Inuit focussed on accessing financial services in the community: employment at the Mary River Mine, develop and • Reviewing bank statements deliver training programs for unemployed Inuit (with • Earning income and accessing social benefits a focus on women and youth), and provide Inuit with • Taxation and dealing with credit bureaus certified and transferrable skills and qualifications to • Managing finances and understanding money @Qikiqtani_Inuit enable them to take advantage of other employment • Money as mere numbers The Government of Canada, through the to gain access to better jobs and skills is a opportunities. Skills and Partnership Fund, will provide $7.9 priority for our team,” says QIA President, Some of the highlight of the training offered via The second workshop focussed on decision making: million towards training 360 unemployed P.J. Akeeagok. “We want all Qikiqtani Inuit to • How to spend and borrow money wisely Inuit through Q-STEP. Baffinland will have good meaningful work that challenges Q-STEP includes: • How to save and invest money smartly provide $9.4 million in-kind support to them, keeps them current in today’s job Work Readiness training • Money as a source of happiness and frustration @Qikiqtani_Inuit the project and Kakivak will provide up to market and offers stability for their families.” Heavy Equipment training $1.6 million in-kind support to the project. Trades Apprenticeships training The Government of Nunavut will offer In conjunction with Q-STEP, QIA has Mining Essentials and general skills operations support to the program. designed an Inuit Labour Pool database, development Tuttarvik, which will act as a central resource “Providing Inuit with the tools they need to assist employers in identifying Inuit

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NORTHERN LIGHTS Ceremony Inspiration Prize Awards Conference andArctic Northern Lights groups andbusinessesthat work intheNorth. munity andculture andconnect with many organizations, These events were opportunities to celebrate our com- and Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony in Ottawa. our association at the2018 Northern Lights Conference A contingent from QIA hastheopportunity to represent www.qia.ca future of our region. to take partinsomeimportant discussionsaboutthe The QIA team mademany new friendsandhadachance the North to food security. wide range of issuesfrom mininganddoingresearch in The conference featured many panelsdealing with a 9

2017 Resolution Highlights Resolution 17-01-02 RSB 17-05-13 April 10, 2017 is fixed as the date for a by-election in the community Celina Kalluk is appointed to the JPMC for Qausuittuq for a three of Pond Inlet. The winner of the by-election will be appointed to fill year term ending May 31, 2020 the vacancy created by the resignation of Enookie Inuaraq for the remainder of the term ending December 31, 2018. RSB 17-05-14 Annie Quirke is appointed to Kakivak Association Board of Directors Resolution 17-02-03 for a three year term The QIA 2017 Calendar of Events is approved and meetings will be held: RSB-15-05-15 QIA Spring Board of Directors Meeting May 30-June 1, 2017 Archie Angnakak is appointed as a trustee to the Nunavut Trust for in Arctic Bay a one year term QIA Executive Committee Meeting May 2-3, 2017 in Grise Fiord RSB-17-05-17 NTI Board of Directors Meeting August 2017 in Igloolik. The QIA Board of Directors adopts the Benefits Fund Policy

Resolution 17-02-04 RSB-17-05-18 The Board of Directors approves the QIA Budget for 2017-18 as The QIA Board of Directors approves two key themes for the Benefits Fund Policy: Cultural Activities and Daycare and Early Childhood Learning Resolution 17-02-08 Levi Barnabas, Tommy Akavak, and Liza Ningiuk are appointed to RSB 17-05-20 the Executive Committee until the end of his/her term. The QIA Board of Directors approves the adoption of a revised Human Resources Manual Resolution 17-02-09 Peter Evvik and Peter Kattuk are appointed to the Finance RSB-17-05-21 Committee for the remainder of their term as a QIA Board member. The QIA Board of Directors endorses and accepts the Feasibility Report and its recommendations, including the boundary, which RSB 17-05-10 extends to the ordinary high water mark of the shoreline with an The QIA Board of Directors approves the Investment Policy area of 109,000 square kilometers. The QIA Board of Directors calls on the parties to use the boundary for the final establishment of the NMCA for Lancaster Sound and requests the negotiation of an RSB-17-05-12 IIBA with QIA prior to the establishment of an NMCA in Lancaster David Kooneeliusie is appointed to the JPMC for Quttinirpaaq for a Sound. three year term ending May 31, 2020. RSB 17-05-24 The QIA Board of Directors supports the creation of a facility to provide care for Elders with needs.

QIA was a proud sponsor of Alianait Arts Festival’s Inuktitut Music Tribute Concert in January, featuring Igloolik musicians Terry Uyarak, Lazarus (Mister) Qattalik and Allan ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ Kangok supported by Daniel Kolola and Charlie ALIANAIT Panipak.

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