Kitikmeot Inuit Association Names Pamela Hakongak Gross as Chief Executive Officer

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 27, 2026 – Cambridge Bay, NU: Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) President James Eetoolook is pleased to announce the naming of Pamela Hakongak Gross as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the KIA.

“Pamela’s senior executive, political and governance experience made her the perfect choice for the role of KIA CEO,” says Eetoolook. “When reviewing candidates, Pamela clearly stood out as the right person.”

Pamela has recently served the people of the Kitikmeot as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cambridge Bay, Deputy Premier and Cabinet Minister of the Government of Nunavut, the Mayor of Cambridge Bay, and the Executive Director of Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society.

“Pamela has also shown her commitment to the Kitikmeot through her involvement with the Inuit Heritage Trust, Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association and other committees and associations,” adds Eetoolook. “I look forward to working with Pamela and improving how the KIA works and represents the Kitikmeot.”

The CEO position, formerly titled Executive Director, will drive the implementation of the KIA Board’s strategic goals and annual priorities.

“Pamela ataniokatakhimavluni, kavamalikinikut tatvalu atanionikut havagihimayait ihomagivlutitku tatva namakpiaktok tikuaghutitku Ataniotkuvlugo CEO tatvani KIA-kuni,” ukaktok Eetoolook. “Ihivgioghutitku tahapkua havaghamik uktoktut, Pamela naunaitpiaktok una  Inuk namakniaktok.”

Pamela kangahaak kivgaktoihimayok Inuinaknik Kitikmeoni tatvani Maligaliokvikmi Ikaluktutiami Maligalioktiovluni, Togligiya uma Hivuliktiuyup tatvalu Ministaukataohimayok tatvani Nunavut Kavamatkuni, Maiyauhimayok tatvani Ikaluktutiami, tatvalu Ataniohimayok tatvani Pitquhirnikkut Ilihautiniq/Kitikmeoni Ingilgaaknitalikiyiit Katimayiitni.

“Pamela tunnighihimangmiyok tahamani Kitikmeoni havakaghimavluni tahapkunani Inuit Ingilgaaknitalikiyiit Katimayiitni, Amautiit Nunavumi Inuit Arnait Katuyikagitni tatvalu ahiani katimayigalaatni katimayiitnilu,” unnighioktok Eetoolook. “Nigiuktunga havakatigiyumavlugu una Pamela tatvalu ilingaikpaligomavlugu kanok ukkua KIA-kut havaoliat kivgaktoktitlutitku tahamani Kitikmeoni nunaliit.”

Una Atanioluaktok CEO havaginiakta , attikaktugaloak un ahavagiya Atanguyak, havaginiaktait tahapkua ihuaghaotighaitnik ukkua KIA Katimayiit parnaiyaotait havaginiaktaitnik tatvalu aipagugaikpat ihivuliotiyagiakaktot havaghagiyait.

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ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ ᑕᐃᓯᕗᑦ ᐹᒥᓚ ᕼᐊᑯᙵᖅ ᒍᕉᔅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᖕᒧᑦ

ᓴᕿᑕᐅᑲᐅᑎᒋᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ: ᐊᐃᐳᕈ 27, 2026 – ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅ,ᓄᓇᕗᑦ: ᖅᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᕐᒃᑯᕕᐊᓱᒃᐳᖅ ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᒪᖢᑎ ᐊᑎᖅᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᓱᒥᖓ ᐹᒥᓚ ᕼᐊᖁᖓᖅ ᒎᕈᐊᔅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃᒧ ᑖᒃᑯᓄᖓ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓄ. “ᐹᒥᓚ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᖅᒧᓪᓗ  ᐱᓕᕆᖃᖅᑕᓯᒪᓂᑰᓂᖓ ᐃᖕᒥᓐᓄᒃ ᓇᒻᒪᓈᖅᖑᓛᖑᓂᖓᓄ ᓂᕈᐊᓚᐅᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕋᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕆᔭᖓᓐᓄ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖅᒧ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ. “ᕐᒃᑭᒥᕈᓕᕌᖓᑉᑕ ᓂᕈᐊᒐᒃᓴᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂ, ᐹᒥᓚ ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᒃᒪ ᓱᓕᑦᔪᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᕗ ᑖᒻᓇ ᐃᓄᒃ. ᐹᒥᓚ ᕐᒃᑲᖓᑦᑎᐊᓵᖅᒥᒃ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᕋᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᒃᓄ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᒥᖅᑕᐅᔪᓄ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅᒥᐅᓄᑦ, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᑉ ᑐᒃᓕᐊ ᐊᒻᒪ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᓂ, ᒪᐃᔫᓚᐅᖅᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᖃᓗᒃᑑᑦᑎᐊᖅᓂᒃ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐱᖁᓰᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᕼᐊᐅᑎᓂᖅ/ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᑦᑕᕐᓂᓴᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ.  “ᐹᒥᓚ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᒋᕗᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᒍᒪᔪᖅ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᖃᑕᐅᕋᑦᑕᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓇᐅᑦᑎᖅᑐᖅᑎᓄᑦ, ᐊᒪᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕋᓛᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᓪᓗ,” ᐅᖃᕆᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ. “ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᖓ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓂᐊᕐᓗᒍ ᐹᒥᓚ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᓗᓂᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᕙᖕᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃᓗ ᕿᑎᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ.” ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᐃᓂᒋᔭᖓ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᒃᑐᖅ ᐊᑎᕆᔭᖓ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᖅᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᕕᒃᒧ, ᐃᖏᕋᑦᔪᑎᒋᓂᐊᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᔪᐃ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᕐᒃᑲᓄᐃᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᑭᓐᓇᓱᐊᖅᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓄ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᑦᕌᒍᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ.

Media Inquiries: James Kaylor, Manager of Communications, Kitikmeot Inuit Association jkaylor@kitia.ca (cell) 867.983.5340