KIA Appoints Peter Akkikungnaq as Vice President – Wildlife and Environment
(For this press release as a PDF (in three languages), see bottom of this page. Media Inquiries: James Kaylor, Manager of Communications, Kitikmeot Inuit Association jkaylor@kitia.ca (cell) 867.983.5340)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2026 – Cambridge Bay, NU: Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) is pleased to announce Peter Akkikungnaq of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut has been appointed to the position of Vice President (VP) – Wildlife and Environment
“We look forward to Peter joining the KIA Board in this important position,” says KIA President James Eetoolook. “Peter has been a KIA Board Member twice in the past and this will help Peter as he takes on the Wildlife and Environment portfolio.”
Peter was appointed to this position by the KIA Board earlier this month and will serve the remainder of a term that ends December 31, 2027. The position became vacant when Eetoolook stepped down from his elected position of VP – Wildlife and Environment after being appointed KIA President in late 2025.
KIA by-law 5.10 states: ”Vacancies on the Board, however caused, shall be filled by the Directors from among the qualified Members of the Association, but in any instance where the term of office remaining as a result of vacancy exceeds two (2) years, the Board shall call a by-election in order to fill the position for the balance of the term.”
Since there are less than two years remaining in the current VP – Wildlife and Environment term the Board was able to appoint Peter to this position.
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ᑐᒃᓕᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖅᒧᑦ – ᓂᖅᔪᑎᓕᕆᓂᖅᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔩᒃᓄᑦ
ᓴᕿᑕᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ: ᐊᐃᐳᕈ 30, 2026 – ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ,ᓄᓇᕗᑦ: ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ (KIA) ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒃᑐᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅᒥᒃ ᐲᑕ ᐊᒃᑭᑯᖕᒑᖅ ᐅᖅᓱᖅᑑᕐᒥᐅᑕᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒃᓕᐊᓄᑦ (VP) – ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ “ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐲᑕ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑖᒃᓱᒥᖓ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᖕᒥᒃ ᐃᓂᒥ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑕ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖓ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ. “ᐲᑕ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᒪᕐᕈᐃᖅᖢᓂ ᑭᖑᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᑕᒪᓐᓇᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐲᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓂᒃ.” ᐲᑕ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᓴᓇᐅᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᖅ ᐱᒋᐊᓕᓵᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᑎᓯᐱᕆ 31, 2027−ᒥ. ᑖᒻᓇ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᐅᓱᐃᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ ᓄᖅᑲᕐᒪᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒃᓕᐊᓄᑦ − ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᑕᐅᕌᓪᓚᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖑᓂᕐᒧᑦ 2025 ᓄᙳᐊᓂ. ᕐᒃᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑕ ᒪᓕᒐᕋᓛᖓ 5.10 ᐅᖃᖅᓯᒪᕗᖅ: ‘ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂ, ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕋᓗᐊᖅᐸᑕ, ᐃᓐᓄᒃᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᑦ ᐊᔪᙱᓐᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓂᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᖃᖓᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᕝᕕᒋᔭᖓ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᓯᒪᙱᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓅᖅᐸᑦ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᖕᓄᑦ ᒪᕐᕉᖕᓄᑦ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑕᒪᐅᓇᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓇᔭᖅᐳᑦ ᐃᓐᓄᒃᑕᐅᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓱᓕᓐᓇᓱᖕᓂᖓᓂ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᐅᓂᐅᑉ. ᐊᕐᕌᒎᒃ ᒪᕐᕉᒃ ᑐᖔᓃᓕᕐᒪᑎᒃ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᑉ ᑐᒃᓕᐊ − ᐆᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖓ, ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᑎᒃᑯᐊᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᓯᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐲᑕ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᓂᒧᑦ.
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Kitikmeot Inuit Katuyikatigit Tikkuaktat una Peter Akkikungnaq
Tatvuna Toglia Angayokap – Angutighalikiyiit-kut tatvalu Avatilikiyiitkut
KILAMIK TOHAKTITAOYUGHAK: April 30, 2026 – Ikaluktutiak, Nunavut: Kitikmeot Inuit Katuyikatigit (KIA-kut) koviahuktut unnighiotigiyumavlutjuk una Peter Akkikungnaq una Urhuktokmiutak, Nunavut tikkuaghimaliktaat ighivautagiyanut Toglia Angayokap (VP) – Angutighalikinikut tatvalu Avatilikinikut
“Koviahuktugot una Peter pikataonialikmat tatvani KIA-kut Katimayiitni una pimagiuyok havagilugo,” ukkalaktok una KIA-kut Angayokangat James Eetoolook. “Peter tatvani KIA-kut Katimayiitni katimayiokataokatakhimayok malguighuni kinguani tatva taima ikkayutiginiakta uma Peter havaginiaktamini tatvani Angutighalikiyiitkutni Avatilikiyiitkunilu.”
Peter tikkuaktauhimayok tatvunga havaghamut KIA-kut Katimayiit-kunit tatvani tatkikhiot atoktumi tatvalu kivgaktoiniaktok tahana inniktiklugo kikligha innikvighanut December 31, 2027-mut. Una havaginiakta inukagoighimayok una Eetoolook taimaakmago una niguaktaohimavigiyaminit Toglia Angayokap – Angutighalikiyiitkutni Avatilikiyiitkunilu tikuaktaogami KIA-kut Angayokak innanut tatvani nunguliktitlugo ukkiuk 2025-mi.
KIA-kut maligatni 5.10-mi titigaghimayok: ” Inukaguikata ighivautat tatvani Katimayiitni, kanoklikak, tikuaktaoyungnaktot Katimayiokataoyoghak tahapkunanga ayungitunit Nunatakataohimayoniit tatvani Katuyikatigitkuni, kihiani kanogiliyokaktitlugo inukaguikat una kikligha niguakviohimayup avatkuhimakpat malguknik (2) ukkiunik, ukkua Katimayiit toghigungnaktot niguaktitiffaaklutik una ighivautauyok inukaligianganik una kikligha inniktiklugo.”
Taimaitmat kikligha nahimangitmat malguk ukkiuknik uma Togliuniaktup Angayokap – Angutighalikiyiitkut Avatilikiyiitkutlu ukkua Katimayiit taimatot tikkuaktat una Peter inniginiaktanun.