Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami srsbµ5 si4√oxa?5g5 75 Albert Street | ANNUAL REPORT Suite 1101 Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1P 5E7 ( 613.238.8181 613.234.1991 2014.15 UKIUTAMAAT UNIKKAALIANGUVATTUT | RAPPORT ANNUEL Table of Contents About ITK..........................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Mission ......................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Vision..........................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Values.........................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Board of Directors and Structure ...........................................................................................................................................................3 ITK Structure............................................................................................................................................................................................4 Board Biographies.................................................................................................................................................................................5 President’s Report.........................................................................................................................................................................................8 ITK Priorities and Projects.......................................................................................................................................................................11 Inuit Health Policy Development and Advocacy.....................................................................................................................11 Social Determinants of Health...............................................................................................................................................11 Health Research ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Mental Wellness ..........................................................................................................................................................................12 Food Security ...............................................................................................................................................................................12 Disease Prevention.....................................................................................................................................................................12 Inuit Health Approach ..............................................................................................................................................................13 Inuit Knowledge and Research ......................................................................................................................................................13 Inuit Qaujisarvingat ...................................................................................................................................................................13 Inuit Research Advisors ............................................................................................................................................................13 ArcticNet........................................................................................................................................................................................13 Canadian High Arctic Research Station..............................................................................................................................14 Nilliajut ...........................................................................................................................................................................................14 Sustainable Use Policy Development and Advocacy – Inuit, Arctic Wildlife and the Environment .............................................................................................................................14 Inuit Role in Arctic Wildlife Conservation and Management......................................................................................15 Northern Contaminant Program...........................................................................................................................................15 Inuit Youth, Education and Skills Development.......................................................................................................................15 Early Childhood Development Toolkit................................................................................................................................15 National Inuit Youth Council...................................................................................................................................................16 Skill Development and Training ............................................................................................................................................16 Inuktitut – Language Preservation...............................................................................................................................................17 Language Standardization Project.......................................................................................................................................17 Truth and Reconciliation Commission ........................................................................................................................................18 Financial Statements.................................................................................................................................................................................19 ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................23 ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ Roman Orthography.................................................................................................................................................................................45 Français...........................................................................................................................................................................................................67 2014.2015 ANNUAL REPORT 1 About ITK Mission: Founded upon and guided by the spirit of unity, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is the national voice for protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada Vision: Together, ensuring a Canada in which all Inuit thrive Values: These serve as guidelines for our conduct and behaviour as we work towards achievement of our vision. • Inuit Knowledge – ITK strives to include and respect • Accountability – we are committed to measuring, Inuit knowledge, culture, heritage and language in achieving and reporting results, and to using donor our work. dollars wisely. • Quality – our focus is on the people we serve and • Partnerships – we are committed to developing and we will strive for excellence through continuous maintaining long-term and effective alliances with improvement. volunteers, government and the private sector. • Caring – we are committed to serving with empathy • Health – the health of Inuit and our employees is a and compassion. top priority. • Integrity – we are committed to act in an ethical, • Inuit Language – ITK supports language and cultural honest manner. capacity development in employees and the Regions. • Respect – we believe that all people should be treated • Global Perspective – we ensure that Inuit national with consideration and dignity. interests are represented internationally. • Diversity – We value diversity. • Sustainable practices – ITK builds sustainable • Transparency – we strive to be accessible, responsive, policies and practices. flexible, transparent, and to demonstrate a sense of • Respect for Arctic wildlife and environments. urgency in our resolve and decision-making. 2 INUIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI Board of Directors and Organizational/Board Structure ITK Structure Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education ITK, formerly Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, is the national e Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education was voice of 60,000 Inuit living in 53 communities throughout created to implement the recommendations of First Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and the Inuvialuit Settle- Canadians, Canadians First: e National Strategy on Inuit ment Region of the Northwest Territories. Inuit call this vast Education. e Amaujaq Centre is currently focusing on region Inuit Nunangat. Founded in 1971 ITK promotes the implementing four of the ten recommendations: supporting interests of Inuit on a wide variety of environmental, social, children to stay in school, increasing the availability of cultural and political issues at the national level. Inuit-centered curriculum, capacity