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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) president Nathan Obed. ITK is developing Inuit Nunangat University, which holds the promise to fundamentally transform the education system guided by the vision and values of Inuit, writes Jennifer Brennan.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JENNIFER BRENNAN

January 2, 2025

The recent announcement on the creation of a new university in the North, designed and developed by and for Inuit, caught a lot of attention across the country.

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