We Inuit live in a crucial time in the Arctic

The key issue moving forward will be mutual respect.

Dancers pictured at the Taste of the North at the NAC in 2013. We, as Inuit, can respect the Government of Canada and we can respect the private sector. We demand respect in return. That is a positive thing for Canada as it overcomes colonialism, writes Natan Obed. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY NATAN OBED

June 20, 2016

Over the past several months, the Liberal government has talked extensively about a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous peoples. In my conversations with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and federal cabinet ministers, I have requested, for Inuit, a renewed “Inuit-to-Crown” relatio...

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