Natan Obed, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, co-chaired the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) on Monday.
Since the signing of the Inuit Nunangat Declaration in 2017, the Government of Canada and Inuit leaders have continued to meet three times annually and work together through the ICPC towards a renewed Inuit-Crown relationship based on the recognition of rights, respect, and cooperation.
Participants at Monday's meeting included:
- Natan Obed, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
- Duane Smith, Chair and CEO, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
- Aluki Kotierk, President, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
- Johannes Lampe, President, Nunatsiavut
- Pita Aatami, President, Makivvik
- Lisa Koperqualuk, President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada
- Gerri Sharpe, President, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
- Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada
- Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs Canada
- Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services Canada
- Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
- Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage
- Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
- Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages
- Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities
During Monday's meeting, ICPC Leaders endorsed work plans to advance Legislative Priorities and Housing. They discussed progress on a range of priority areas, including Land Claims Implementation, Reconciliation Measures and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Health and Wellness, Homelessness, and Education, Early Learning, and Skills Development.
