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Natan Obed is the president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), the national representational organization for Canada’s 60,000 Inuit.

Inuit Nunangat University: a critical investment in Canada’s Arctic future

  • The time to act is now. Supporting Inuit Nunangat University is an opportunity to create a stronger, more inclusive, and just Canada while securing
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
Natan Obed is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inuit Nunangat University: a critical investment in Canada’s Arctic future

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
  • The time to act is now. Supporting Inuit Nunangat University is an opportunity to create a stronger, more inclusive, and just Canada while securing

Inuit Nunangat University: a critical investment in Canada’s Arctic future

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 2, 2024
  • The time to act is now. Supporting Inuit Nunangat University is an opportunity to create a stronger, more inclusive, and just Canada while securing
Natan Obed is president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national representative organization for Inuit in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-29 an attack on Inuit self-determination

  • A national council for reconciliation will be an ineffectual body duplicating work that Indigenous representative groups are already undertaking with the federal government.
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | May 2, 2024
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree sponsored Bill C-29, which achieved royal assent on April 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-29 an attack on Inuit self-determination

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | May 2, 2024
  • A national council for reconciliation will be an ineffectual body duplicating work that Indigenous representative groups are already undertaking with the federal government.

Bill C-29 an attack on Inuit self-determination

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | May 2, 2024
  • A national council for reconciliation will be an ineffectual body duplicating work that Indigenous representative groups are already undertaking with the federal government.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree sponsored Bill C-29, which achieved royal assent on April 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous human rights are not second-class rights

  • The health and well-being of our communities depends on the success of this work which would usher in a new era in Canada as
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 6, 2023
Without concerted leadership and ambition by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill recently, and central agencies within the federal system, the UN Declaration Act risks becoming little more than symbolic legislation, writes Natan Obed.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Indigenous human rights are not second-class rights

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 6, 2023
  • The health and well-being of our communities depends on the success of this work which would usher in a new era in Canada as

Indigenous human rights are not second-class rights

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | December 6, 2023
  • The health and well-being of our communities depends on the success of this work which would usher in a new era in Canada as
Without concerted leadership and ambition by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill recently, and central agencies within the federal system, the UN Declaration Act risks becoming little more than symbolic legislation, writes Natan Obed.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

COVID-19 exposes risks of social and economic inequity

  • The threat of COVID-19 and its potentially devastating impacts on Inuit Nunangat communities has put the daily vulnerabilities of Inuit families into focus for
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2020
Strict travel restrictions to Inuit regions have been effective at keeping COVID-19 out of most Inuit communities so far, writes Natan Obed, but as the pandemic extends into the short Arctic summer season, Inuit communities will be faced with hard choices. Flickr photograph by Fiona Paton

COVID-19 exposes risks of social and economic inequity

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2020
  • The threat of COVID-19 and its potentially devastating impacts on Inuit Nunangat communities has put the daily vulnerabilities of Inuit families into focus for

COVID-19 exposes risks of social and economic inequity

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2020
  • The threat of COVID-19 and its potentially devastating impacts on Inuit Nunangat communities has put the daily vulnerabilities of Inuit families into focus for
Strict travel restrictions to Inuit regions have been effective at keeping COVID-19 out of most Inuit communities so far, writes Natan Obed, but as the pandemic extends into the short Arctic summer season, Inuit communities will be faced with hard choices. Flickr photograph by Fiona Paton

Inuit Nunangat policy space would be a sign of genuine reconciliation

  • All perspective is relative, including what is North. “The North” means different things to different people in different contexts; Thunder Bay, Churchill and Grise
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
Inuit girls wearing the traditional amautiit, pictured in Main, Nunatsiavut. There is a space in Confederation for Inuit governance with Inuit land claim agreements as a central part of the framework of that relationship. Acknowledging Inuit Nunangat’s unique political and cultural primacy and expertise within our existing democratic governance structure is paramount to us in the North, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of ITK

Inuit Nunangat policy space would be a sign of genuine reconciliation

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
  • All perspective is relative, including what is North. “The North” means different things to different people in different contexts; Thunder Bay, Churchill and Grise

Inuit Nunangat policy space would be a sign of genuine reconciliation

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 10, 2019
  • All perspective is relative, including what is North. “The North” means different things to different people in different contexts; Thunder Bay, Churchill and Grise
Inuit girls wearing the traditional amautiit, pictured in Main, Nunatsiavut. There is a space in Confederation for Inuit governance with Inuit land claim agreements as a central part of the framework of that relationship. Acknowledging Inuit Nunangat’s unique political and cultural primacy and expertise within our existing democratic governance structure is paramount to us in the North, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of ITK

On Universal Children’s Day, we must speak up, address child sexual abuse

  • Universal Children’s Day, observed each year on Nov. 20, calls on us to respect the right of all children to grow up in safe,
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | November 19, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, walks with Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, in Goose Bay, N.L., in 2017. Photograph courtesy of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

On Universal Children’s Day, we must speak up, address child sexual abuse

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | November 19, 2018
  • Universal Children’s Day, observed each year on Nov. 20, calls on us to respect the right of all children to grow up in safe,

On Universal Children’s Day, we must speak up, address child sexual abuse

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | November 19, 2018
  • Universal Children’s Day, observed each year on Nov. 20, calls on us to respect the right of all children to grow up in safe,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, walks with Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, in Goose Bay, N.L., in 2017. Photograph courtesy of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Don’t squander the chance for Arctic Policy Framework to be a gamechanger for Inuit

  • Inuit welcomed the Government of Canada’s announcement in December 2016 that it would co-develop a new Arctic Policy Framework (APF) with Inuit, replacing Canada’s
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced in November, along with her cabinet colleagues, that a new Arctic Policy Framework would guide the federal government’s northern priorities until 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t squander the chance for Arctic Policy Framework to be a gamechanger for Inuit

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
  • Inuit welcomed the Government of Canada’s announcement in December 2016 that it would co-develop a new Arctic Policy Framework (APF) with Inuit, replacing Canada’s

Don’t squander the chance for Arctic Policy Framework to be a gamechanger for Inuit

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 31, 2018
  • Inuit welcomed the Government of Canada’s announcement in December 2016 that it would co-develop a new Arctic Policy Framework (APF) with Inuit, replacing Canada’s
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett announced in November, along with her cabinet colleagues, that a new Arctic Policy Framework would guide the federal government’s northern priorities until 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

We must go from Inuit exclusion to self-determination in research

  • Inuit are one of the most researched peoples in the world. We are also one of the fastest-growing populations, yet the number of peer-reviewed
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
There has never been an Inuk who has sat on any of the governing bodies of the three federal research funding agencies. This exclusion is unacceptable, writes Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

We must go from Inuit exclusion to self-determination in research

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
  • Inuit are one of the most researched peoples in the world. We are also one of the fastest-growing populations, yet the number of peer-reviewed

We must go from Inuit exclusion to self-determination in research

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | October 18, 2018
  • Inuit are one of the most researched peoples in the world. We are also one of the fastest-growing populations, yet the number of peer-reviewed
There has never been an Inuk who has sat on any of the governing bodies of the three federal research funding agencies. This exclusion is unacceptable, writes Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

New federal languages legislation must address unique linguistic needs of Inuit

  • Inuit are pleased that the Government of Canada has prioritized the co-development of national First Nations, Inuit, and Métis languages legislation during the current
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 18, 2018
Inuktut has for far too long been a secondary consideration for the federal government in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland made up of Nunavut, Nunavik (northern Quebec), Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador) and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories, even though English and French mother tongue speakers are minority populations in two of the four regions, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

New federal languages legislation must address unique linguistic needs of Inuit

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 18, 2018
  • Inuit are pleased that the Government of Canada has prioritized the co-development of national First Nations, Inuit, and Métis languages legislation during the current

New federal languages legislation must address unique linguistic needs of Inuit

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 18, 2018
  • Inuit are pleased that the Government of Canada has prioritized the co-development of national First Nations, Inuit, and Métis languages legislation during the current
Inuktut has for far too long been a secondary consideration for the federal government in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland made up of Nunavut, Nunavik (northern Quebec), Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador) and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories, even though English and French mother tongue speakers are minority populations in two of the four regions, writes Natan Obed. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

We Inuit live in a crucial time in the Arctic

  • Over the past several months, the Liberal government has talked extensively about a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous peoples. In my conversations with Prime
Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 20, 2016
Dancers pictured at the Taste of the North at the NAC in 2013. We, as Inuit, can respect the Government of Canada and we can respect the private sector. We demand respect in return. That is a positive thing for Canada as it overcomes colonialism, writes Natan Obed. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

We Inuit live in a crucial time in the Arctic

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 20, 2016
  • Over the past several months, the Liberal government has talked extensively about a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous peoples. In my conversations with Prime

We Inuit live in a crucial time in the Arctic

Opinion | BY NATAN OBED | June 20, 2016
  • Over the past several months, the Liberal government has talked extensively about a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous peoples. In my conversations with Prime
Dancers pictured at the Taste of the North at the NAC in 2013. We, as Inuit, can respect the Government of Canada and we can respect the private sector. We demand respect in return. That is a positive thing for Canada as it overcomes colonialism, writes Natan Obed. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
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