Current Pauktuutit leadership to continue on in executive roles

The current leadership team at Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada has been appointed to their official executive positions after serving in interim roles since February.

The national non-profit Inuit women’s organization confirmed during its regular Oct. 17 board meeting in Ottawa that Nancy Etok will stay on as chairperson of the board of directors during a regular board meeting in Ottawa on Oct. 17.

The organization announced the move in a news release Tuesday.

Etok, who took on the role of interim president in February, represented the organization in Mexico City last month as part of a trilateral working group that addressed the alarming rates of violence against Indigenous women and girls.

Looee Mike, a community wellness coordinator in Pangnirtung, continues on as the organization’s vice-chairperson. Paige Kimiksana Kreps, who also serves as the Toronto regional manager at Tungasuvvingat Inuit, is Pauktuutit’s secretary-treasurer.

All three members will continue to serve the national non-profit for the next two years.

“We are thrilled to have such a committed and experienced leadership team guiding Pauktuutit,” Etok said in a news release.

“Their continued leadership will be instrumental in driving our mission forward and advocating for the needs and rights of Inuit women, girls and gender-diverse individuals,” she said.

Recently elected board members representing Qikiqtani North, the urban Southeast region and Yellowknife, as well as a youth representative for Inuit Nunangat, were also welcomed during the meeting.

Board member positions for Iqaluit and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Urban are open to those interested, according to the news release.