Communications
Communicating KIA’s role through Community Liaison Officers and other informative communications.
Economic Development & Training
How we promote economic development in the region including training and career services.
Finance
Financial transparency and planning for the organization.
Lands, Environment & Resources
Support for development and preservation of Kitikmeot’s natural spaces.
Social & Cultural Development
We offer financial assistance in the form of grants, scholarships, and more.
Communications
Communicating KIA’s role through Community Liaison Officers and other informative communications.
Economic Development & Training
How we promote economic development in the region including training and career services.
Finance
Financial transparency and planning for the organization.
Lands, Environment & Resources
Support for development and preservation of Kitikmeot’s natural spaces.
Social & Cultural Development
We offer financial assistance in the form of grants, scholarships, and more.
The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) is a Designated Inuit Organization (DIO) under the Nunavut Agreement. The KIA manages the lands in trust for Kitikmeot Inuit, supporting traditional and cultural values and providing economic and social benefits to Kitikmeot Inuit. A not-for-profit designated Inuit organization with community-elected leadership, the KIA represents the Inuit people of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.
Established in 1976 when the Nunavut Agreement was given Royal Assent, the Kitikmeot Inuit Association is an incorporated society designated as an Inuit Birthright Organization. The Kitikmeot Inuit Association is one of the three Regional Inuit Associations, along with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, and the Kivalliq Inuit Association that advocate for regional interests in Nunavut.
KIA has a democratically elected board and represents all Inuit beneficiaries of the Kitikmeot Region. The communities of the region include Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, and Taloyoak. As of 2020, there were over 6500 Kitikmeot Inuit members, of which 5000 are of voting age.
An Open Letter from James Eetoolook, President of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association to the Hamlet of Arviat
Re: Being Selected to Host the Main Campus of Inuit Nunangat University
February 17, 2026: On behalf of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) I would like to offer my congratulations to the Hamlet Arviat for being selected to be the home of the main campus of Inuit Nunangat University. Thank you to Arviat (in advance) for being the home to what will be an important component and step in Inuit-led education.
The decision of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors to select Arviat as the home of the main campus was officially announced on February 11, 2026, by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI). I cannot overstate the importance of this announcement and what the future University will mean to Nunavut.
Inuit-led post-secondary education will mean that our future generations of leaders will have access to an education on our land. That education will be grounded in Inuit teaching and based on our traditions, knowledge, history, culture and language.
Congratulations to Arviat and all those who call it home!
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Angmaumatiaktumik Titikikiyait uma James Eetoolook, Angayokangata Kitikmeot Inuit Katuyikatigit tatvunga tugaakta Hamalatkut Arviatni
Pitjutauyok: Tikkuaktaungmata Nayokvighanik tahaffuma Ilihakpalikvikhap tatvani Inuit Nunangata Ilihakpalikviginiaktatni
February 17, 2026: Kivgaktoghugit ukkua Kitikmeot Inuit Katuyikatigit (KIA-kut) Uvanga ukkautiyomayatka hagimagivlugit tahapkua Hamalatkut Arviatni tikuaktaungmata nayogighanik tahaffuma ilihakpalikvihap tatvani Inuit Nunangata Ilihakpalikviginiaktatni. Koanakpiaktot Arviaqmiut (hivunighugit) angilgakviginiakmatjuk tahaffuminga piunighauniaktup tatvalu aplutauluni tahaffumina Inuit-hivulikniaktatnik ilihainikut.
Ihomalioghimayaat ukkua Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Katimayiit tikuakhivlutik Arviat-nik angilgakvigiyauniaktitlugu tahaffuminga ilihagiakpalikvighaaknik iliitagiyauyok ukkautauvluni tatvani February 11, 2026-mi, tahapkunangat Nunavut Tunngavik Timingatnin. (NTI-kutnin). Ukkautigihimaagungnaktaga tahamna pimagiuninganik tahaffuma ukkautautitlugu tatvalu kanok hivunighami una Ilihagiakpalikvighak ikkayutauniaka tahapkuninga Nunavunmiutnik.
Inuit-hivuliktatnik ilihagiakpalikvikmi ilihainik tukikakniaktok tatva hamna hivunighaptingni kinguvaaghavut hivuliktiuniaktitlugit ilihaitjutikakniaktot tahamani nunautiptingni. Tahamna ilihautiginiaktat tungavikakniaktok Inuinait ilihailutik tatvalu ilihautiginiaktat tahapkua iliitkuhiktotivut attoklugit, kaoyimayatokagiyaptingnik, ingilgaknitanik, iliitkuhiktotinik tatvalu ukkauhiptingniklu atoklotik.
Hagimagiyavut hapkua Arviaqmiut tahapkualu angilgakvikaktot tatvani nunaliitni!
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ᑎᑎᖃᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ−ᒥᒃ.
ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖅ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ−ᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᓄ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᓄᑦ
ᑐᕌᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ: ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᖅᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅᒥᒃ
ᕕᐳᐊᕆ 17, 2026: ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᖢᓂ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᕐᒃᑯᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᔪᒪᕙᕋ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒃᒪᑕ ᐊᖏᕋᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᕐᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖓᓐᓄ. ᕐᒃᑯᔭᓐᓇᒦ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᑦ (ᓯᕗᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ) ᐊᖏᕋᐅᓯᒪᓗᓯ ᓱᓇᒥᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐅᖑᓯᒪᒃᒪ ᐃᓗᓕᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᓂ−ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖃᖅᓗᑎ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ.
ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᒪᑕ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᖏᕋᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᐳᐊᕆ 11, 2026-ᒥᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᖓᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᓐᓇᖏᓐᓇᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᓵᖅᑐᒧ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᐸ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᑐᑭᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥᐅᓄ.
ᐃᕗᐃᑦ−ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᖅᒧ ᐱᖃᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓂᖅ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᓪᓗ ᐊᖁᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅᒧ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᑉᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ. ᑖᒻᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑐᖓᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᖅᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᖓᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᓗ ᐱᖁᓯᕆᔭᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᑉᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ, ᐱᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ, ᐃᓕᖁᓯᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ.
ᕐᒃᑯᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᐃᑕᓗ ᑕᐃᒍᐃᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐊᖏᕋᕗᑦ!
President, Kitikmeot Inuit Association
P: (867) 983-2458 ext. 1001
KIA relies on a diverse range of funding sources to sustain its mission and drive positive change in the Kitikmeot Region. Our financial foundation is built upon a combination of government grants, private sector partnerships, philanthropic donations, and community contributions. These collaborative efforts ensure a stable and robust funding base that allows us to execute our programs and initiatives effectively.
The funding acquired by KIA is strategically allocated to support a wide array of programs and initiatives that align with our mission and community needs. We prioritize transparency and accountability in the allocation of resources, ensuring that every dollar invested serves a purpose. Our programs encompass cultural preservation, community engagement, sustainability initiatives, economic development, and educational opportunities.
The KIA is the sole shareholder of Kitikmeot Corporation (KC) a 100% Inuit-owned company committed to creating economic activities that contribute to the overall wealth and wellbeing of the Kitikmeot Region. KC are the proud owners and joint venture partners for over 25 companies that participate in a wide range of key sectors within Canada’s northern economy. KIA is directly responsible for overseeing profitable development in the Kitikmeot Region and ensuring that all economic activities benefit the region and its people. KIA provides insight, resources, accessibility, advocacy, and governance to support KC in its activities.
Comprised of passionate professionals across various fields, our team brings a wealth of expertise to support the organization's vision and mandate. From community outreach specialists to administrative professionals, each team member plays a crucial role in fostering cultural preservation, educational opportunities and overall community well-being.
We strive to uplift the people and communities of Kitikmeot. If you need support or want more information about KIA and our programs, please contact us!
30 Mitik Street