The Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami or Inuit Tapirisat of Canada is an organization in Canada that represents over 40,000 Inuit. It was founded in 1971 as a successor organization to the Inuit Brotherhood. Inuit woman Inuit (ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, singular Inuk or Inuq / ᐃᓄᒃ) is a general term for a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples of the Arctic who descended from the Thule. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

The organization represents Inuit living in four regions of Canada: in Labrador, the Nunavik region of Northern Quebec, Nunavut, and the Inuvialuit region of the Northwest Territories. Its headquarters are in Ottawa, Ontario, the capital of Canada. This article is about the region in Canada. ... The Nunavik Region of Quebec, Canada Nunavik (ᓄᓇᕕᒃ) is a region making up the northern third of the province of Quebec, Canada. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... For the electoral districts of the same name, see Nunavut (electoral district) and Nunavut (Senate Division). ... The Inuvialuit (Inuit language: real human beings) are Inuit people who live in the western Canadian Arctic region. ... A former territory in the United States is called Northwest Territory. ... This article is about the capital city of Canada. ...

One aim of the organization is to preserve Inuit culture and their Inuktitut language. To this end the ITK publishes a cultural magazine named Inuktitut twice annually with content in English, French, Inuktitut syllabics, and Inuktitut roman orthography. Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Inuktitut syllabary is a writing system used by Inuit people in Nunavut and in northern Quebec. ...

The organization also represents the Inuit in matters with the Government of Canada, and advocates publically on the population's behalf. System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ...

The ITK is governed by a board of directors and president. All Inuit over the age of 18 are eligible to vote in the board of directors elections. The current president of the organization is Jose Kusugak.

External link

• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami website (http://www.itk.ca/)