NTI presidential candidate Cathy Towtongie on the issues

By Kira Wronska Dorward Local Journalism Initiative We asked, they answered. The four candidates vying to be president of Nunavut Tunngavik  Incorporated (NTI) have submitted their responses about their  background, motivation and specific positions on some of the most  pressing issues for Nunavut Inuit. The election is scheduled for Dec. 9. What it is about your personal and professional background that makes you well suited for the role? I have always been committed to Nunavut and Inuit. I can speak both  languages: English and Inuktitut. Along with that, I am bi-cultural and  [a] linguist. I am a former NTI president. [I have] knowledge of the Nunavut Trust and the Nunavut land deal.  Here is what I often say: Nunavut is two, not one. You have the Nunavut  land agreement with certain…

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