Federal and Inuit leaders talk housing, food security

The need for more housing and improved food security across Inuit Nunangat were among the subjects discussed by federal and Inuit leaders during a meeting last week in Ottawa. Here, Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is seen with Carolyn Bennett, minister of Crown-Indigenous relations. The two also discussed work on the jointly developed Arctic and Northern Policy Framework. “We have continued our important work to jointly support a strong, vibrant Inuit Nunangat led by Inuit,” Bennett said in a Dec. 4 news release. “By working together to set priorities and create opportunities for Inuit, we are giving life to reconciliation and a renewed Inuit-Crown relationship.” (PHOTO COURTESY OF ITK)