Makivik Magazine Issue 97

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Congratulations for Terry Audla
Terry Audla, a descendant of the High Arctic Exiles who had been
relocated from Inukjuak in 1953 & 1955, was voted in as the new president
of ITK during the organization’s annual general meeting, hosted by
Makivik at our head office in Kuujjuaq last June 6. Terry received 13 votes
while Robbie Watt, the only other contender, received one vote.
During his campaign speech, Terry expressed a lot of
praise to Inuit that originally created ITK. And on his blog
a few days afterward, he submitted, “I am inspired by the
work of our early leaders, including the late Jose Kusugak of
Nunavut and Nunavik’s Jacob Oweetaluktuk, who said during
ITC’s first meeting in 1971, “Our culture is still here, but
in the near future it is not going to be the same as it used to
be…. We have to find an organized voice amongst ourselves
so we may direct our lives the way we want them to be.””
This Inuit Nunangat organization that “advances the
Inuit cause” has suffered heavy cutbacks from the federal
government in recent times, as the outgoing
two-term president, Mary Simon said in
her speech to the assembly, “I know you all
felt, as I did, regret at having to lay off nine
employees this year… The current round of
federal belt-tightening will likely continue,
and Aboriginal peoples and organizations
will not be immune.”
Today’s challenging public policy
environment in Canada add to ITK’s struggle
to make progress on issues faced by
Canadian Inuit such as housing shortages, mental and physical health,
education and food insecurity.
Our Makivik executives, Jobie Tukkiapik, Johnny Peters and Michael
Gordon were among the 13 ITK delegates who took part in the vote. The
ITK presidency is a three-year term.