MP, Inuit leader identify reconciliation priorities

By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News When it comes to reconciliation, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Jeremy Tunraluk both say they want the federal government to address health and access to food inequality. Idlout said the federal government needs to treat the territory better. “Reverse the chronic underfunding of Indigenous communities and services to improve the lives and well-being of all Indigenous children and families in equal partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples,” Idlout told Nunavut News. She said the federal government should stop fighting Indigenous children in court, adhere to Jordan’s Principle and the Inuit Child First Initiative, providing timely access to health and education. Speaking for Nunavut Tunngavik (NTI), Tunraluk pointed out that it’s been 10 years since…

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