Watch the KIA April 2025 Board of Directors Meeting from Kugluktuk Live on Facebook April 15-17. April 15-16 9 am to 5 pm and April 17 starting at 9 am and finishing before noon. Please note the meeting breaks for lunch and certain sessions may not be available live. Visit https://www.facebook.com/kitikia/
Congratulations to Attima Hadlari of Cambridge Bay for being duly elected as the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) Vice President of Economic Development in a pan-Kitikmeot Election held April 7 and 8, 2025.
Thank you to those who cast their votes and thank you to George Ningark of Kugaaruk for putting his name forth to run for this position.
Attima will be sworn into his new position shortly.
Competing for the Vice President of Economic Development position are: Attima Hadlari, (Cambridge Bay) and George Ningark, (Kugaaruk). The position of Vice President of Economic Development is term to December 31, 2027.
Advance Poll: Monday March 31, 2025 1:00 – 5:00 pm MST at the community locations below.
Regular Poll: Monday April 7, 2025 10:00 am-7:00 pm MST at the community locations below.
Cambridge Bay: KIA Boardroom
Gjoa Haven: Gideon Qitsualik Memorial Hall
Kugaaruk: Community Hall
Kugluktuk: Ula Building
Taloyoak: E.W. Lyall Complex
Eligible voters can head to the Advance Poll on March 31, 2025; 1:00– 5:00 pm; or cast their ballots on Voting Day, April 7,2025; 10:00 am to 7:00 P.M. local time. Proxy forms are also available from the offices of the Community Liaison Officers in the Kitikmeot communities or from KIA’s Head Office in Cambridge Bay. Kitikmeot Inuit who are Canadian citizens, 16 years of age or older and enrolled or eligible to enroll under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement can vote in the upcoming election.
For further information contact: Martina Maniyogina Chief Returning Officer, Kitikmeot Inuit Association Tel. #: (867)-983‐2458 E-mail: mmaniyogina@kitia.ca
March 18, 2025: Earlier this morning, Nunavut leaders met with Prime Minister Mark Carney via a Zoom meeting. Originally scheduled to be an in-person meeting in Iqaluit, the typical March Nunavut weather stranded scheduled attendees across the Territory. Prime Minister Carney, pictured at the Iqaluit Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) office listened to the concerns of Inuit leadership, including Acting Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) President James Eetoolook who outlined the KIA’s vision of a more productive and safer Nunavut and Canada. For the speaker notes of what James shared with the Prime Minister from his hotel in Yellowknife, please see below.
Media Inquiries: James Kaylor, Manager of Communications, Kitikmeot Inuit Association Cell: 867.983.5340 Email: jkaylor@kitia.ca
Below are the speaker’ notes for a speech that Acting KIA President gave to Prime Minister Mark Carney (born in Fort Smith, NWT).
Good day to you Mr. Prime Minister, and thanks for taking the time to meet with us today. I am James Eetoolook, Vice President of Lands, Environment & Resources, and currently the acting President of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association. The following are priorities of our KitIA Board.
We are a big supporter of the Grays Bay Road and Port Project, we believe this project can open vast mineral deposits, including base metals and critical minerals. Having access to a road and port will allow projects in that area to become economically viable. With the possibility of the Northwest Territories changing its current ice road to an all-season road, that would link with Grays Bay Road, would see another needed all-season road to Canada’s arctic coast. This would then allow for earlier shipping of goods to our communities. The location of this project will also assist Canada in supporting sovereignty and security, due to its location along the Northwest Passage, as it could be a staging location for both Navy and Coast Guard assets.
We see mining as an opportunity to increase employment and contracting opportunities for Inuit, as well as an area where we can receive royalties that we can use to benefit our people through the creation of additional programs and services. In saying this we must also ensure that the processes established under the Nunavut Agreement are followed so that any projects that are approved follow the guidelines and conditions that are established by our Institutes of Public Government. This will help to ensure that our lands and waters remain pristine, our animals continue to flourish, and our traditional pursuits are protected. The Government of Canada can also do its part by ensuring that the systems that are in place for the selection of crown lands is a more robust system, rather than what is currently in place: which is simply clicking areas on a map and submitting the associated fee.
Another priority area is the creation of more conservation areas within the western portion of Nunavut, we will be developing a Strategy to oversee the development of these areas, both land and marine based. Having a mix of areas for conservation will help to balance out the areas that have been selected for future development.
For our people to live a good life we need to see the costs of goods lowered, more employment opportunities, and we need to see more infrastructure to allow our communities to flourish. Some of this is in progress but more needs to be done. These are not just our priorities, but they should be ones of the Government of Canada as well.
In closing, we support development that is well planned and has systems in place to protect the environment and wildlife. We want more resources that we can use to develop more programs for our people, and we want to see areas that Inuit can use to continue our traditional lifestyles. We also want to live within a safe and secure Canada, and we can be a part of ensuring this happens. We are willing to be a key partner to work for a better future for the North, our people, and to work towards a safer country.
March 2025 (Cambridge Bay, NU: Current Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) President Robert (Bobby) Greenley will be taking a leave of absence for personal reasons until late June. James Eetoolook, currently serving as the KIA Vice -President, Wildlife and Environment will now also assume the role of Acting President of the KIA. The KIA Board of Directors and staff would like to thank James for stepping up to assume this role while Bobby is away.
Media Inquiries: James Kaylor, Manager of Communications, Kitikmeot Inuit Association Cell: 867.983.5340 Email: jkaylor@kitia.ca.
Notice is hereby given to the voters of the Kitikmeot Region that a bi-election will be held on April 7, 2025, for the office of Vice President of Economic Development – Kitikmeot Inuit Association (hereafter referred to as KIA or the Association).
In order to be eligible to be elected and to serve as a Director, an individual shall:
Be a voting member of the Association;
Not be a member of Parliament, the Nunavut Legislative Assembly, a member of a municipal council; or hold an elected position with Nunavut Tunngavik Incoporated;
Not have been convicted of an indictable offence or a crime involving fraud, breach of trust or immoral conduct within the five (5) year period before the opening of the nominations;
Not be indebted to the Association or a subsidiary organization in the amount of $500.00 or more and has been in arrears for a period exceeding 90 days. Such a person shall not be eligible to be nominated or stand as a candidate unless the amount in arrears is paid in full prior to the closure of nominations: and
Meet the residency requirements as set out in the Association’s By-Laws
Nominations will open on March 10, 2025; nominations will close on March 17, 2025, for this position.
A COPY OF A CANDIDATE’S CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK MUST BE INCLUDED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF HIS/HER NOMINATION FORM.
Nominations forms can be picked up from your local KIA Community Liaison Officer (CLO) or from the Chief Returning Officer at the Association’s Cambridge Bay Head Office.
Anyone having any questions is asked to contact the Chief Returning Officer at 867.983.2458 or by email to mmaniyogina@kitia.ca
Dated at the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay on this 3rd day of March 2025.
Martina Maniyogina, Chief Returning Officer – Kitikmeot Inuit Association
February 2025 – Cambridge Bay, NU: The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) welcomes Suzanne Maniyogina to the Cambridge Bay Career Services Team as a Term Career Services Project Officer. Suzanne brings a wealth of knowledge as a program participant and post-secondary student and experience in a variety of employment sectors. Suzanne will provide service and support to clients looking for training and employment opportunities. The KIA looks forward to what Suzanne brings to the Career Services Team and their clients. Congratulations Suzanne and welcome to KIA. To learn more about KIA, please visit www.kitia.ca
The KIA manages the lands and resources that support traditional and cultural values, providing economic and social benefits to Kitikmeot Inuit.
LOCATION: CAMBRIDGE BAYDATES: MID-END MARCH (EXACT DATES TO BE CONFIRMED)
10 PARTICIPANTS – TWO PARTICIPANTS PER KITIKMEOT COMMUNITY
To become a certified First Aid instructor, you must successfully:
Complete a five-day workshop in Cambridge Bay; and
Deliver one supervised course in your home community.
Participants will learn how to instruct, present to a class, medical skills, and more!
Kitikmeot Inuit Association’s (KIA) goal is to train Instructors for future employment opportunities to deliver First Aid courses during work weeks and on weekends, as requested by communities and organizations!
Successful participants will have contracting opportunities in the future to deliver First Aid training.
WHO CAN APPLY?
Inuit registered under the Nunavut Agreement, residing in the Kitikmeot Region and planning to remain in the region who are:
18 years of age or older, unemployed or underemployed (applicants under 18 are eligible for consideration only if they have graduated); and
Willing and available to deliver programming in Kitikmeot Communities as needed
Please Note: Priority will be given to eligible Inuit registered under the Nunavut Agreement – Kitikmeot Region. Strong literacy skills are required to learn and effectively deliver the information to future participants, and to complete the course paperwork and stay organized with it.
Questions: call Nicole at 1.833.854.0062 (toll free) or 983.2458 ext. 1011 or email: nmaksagak@kitia.ca
TO APPLY: Submit your resume AND a letter explaining why you would like to become a First Aid Instructor to:smaniyogina@kitia.ca by February 28, 2025. Application period will close early if sufficient eligible applications are received prior to the deadline.
COMMUNITY BENEFICIARY COMMITTEE –SOLICITATION FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER – KUGLUKTUK
(please see below for a downloadable PDF of this text in English and/or Inuinnaqtun)
Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) is coordinating a search to find two (2) individuals to fill two (2) vacant positions on the Community Beneficiary Committee (CBC) for Kugluktuk.
The CBC consists of five members from the community of Kugluktuk. The CBC members meet on a required basis (up to 4 meetings/year) to deal with enrolment of the Nunavut Agreement (NA) and land use issues. A daily honorarium will be provided for attending Committee Meetings and periodic teleconference calls.
To be eligible to be appointed to serve as a member of the Committee, an individual shall: a) Be a voting member of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association; b) Be a Canadian citizen; c) Have attained the age of 16 prior to appointment day; d) Be enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement; and e) Have resided in Kugluktuk for the 12 consecutive months immediately preceding appointment day.
The following individuals are not eligible for appointments to the Committee: a) A member of Parliament or the Nunavut Legislative Assembly; b) A member of an Institution of Public Government under the NA (e.g. Nunavut Impact review Board, Nunavut Water Board, Nunavut Planning Commission, Nunavut Wildlife Management Board, and Nunavut Surface rights Tribunal); c) A member of a Hamlet Council; d) A member of the KIA Board of Directors or a full-time staff member of KIA; or e) A person convicted of a criminal offence within five (5) years of the opening of Expressions of Interest.
If you are interested in having your name stand as a possible candidate, please submit your resume and criminal reference check by mail to Fred Pedersen at P.O. Box 18, Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. X0B 0C0 or by email: fpedersen@kitia.ca or by fax: 867.983.2701. You can also drop off your information to the Community Liaison Officer in your community. Anyone with questions is encouraged to contact Fred Pedersen at 867.983.2458 ext. 1002, or toll free at 1.833.854.0062 or by email: fpedersen@kitia.ca. Closing Date: Friday, March 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM MST. The selection will be made at the KIA Board Meeting in April 2025.
