What is the NIYC? Across the Canadian Arctic, there are four
Inuit regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR), Nunavut,
Nunavik (Northern Quebec) and Nunatsiavut (Labrador). Inuit
Nunangat (Inuit homelands) have an estimated 55,000 Inuit living
in 53 communities. Inuit youth make up a clear majority of the
overall population. The National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC)
represents the interests of Inuit youth in Canada. The council
is made up of six voting members and 1 president. The president
is voted in by the memeber on a 2 year term every second June.
There are 6 regional youth file holders, employed by the
respective land claims organizations that sit on the NIYC as the
voting members. The Youth Project Coordinator(s) of Inuit
Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), our parent organization, serve as the
secretariet for the NIYC. Qikiqtaani Inuit Association: Thomas
Anguti Johnston, Acting President (Nunavut) Kitikmeot Inuit
Association: Sarah Jancke (Nunavut) Kivalliq Inuit Association:
Eugene Kabluitok (Nunavut) Makivik