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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Food sovereignty is part of Nutrition North reforms currently underway by the federal government, MP Lori Idlout told the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) annual general meeting in Kugluktuk on Oct. 21. Hunters and trappers organizations (HTOs) will receive increased financial backing under a reformed Nutrition North program, Idlout disclosed. \u201cThe HTOs will be given the funds. They want to make changes and add more to those that share the food or help with food sovereignty, but I don\u2019t know the operation of it,\u201d Idlout said over a Zoom call to the NTI board of directors. Nutrition North currently offers a Hunter\u2019s Support Grant that has paid NTI $29.6 million since 2022, which gets passed on to regional Inuit associations and… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News Food sovereignty is part of Nutrition North reforms currently underway by the federal government, MP Lori Idlout told the Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) annual general meeting in Kugluktuk on Oct. 21. Hunters and trappers organizations (HTOs) will receive increased financial backing under a reformed Nutrition North program, Idlout disclosed. \u201cThe HTOs will be given the funds. They want to make changes and add more to those that share the food or help with food sovereignty, but I don\u2019t know the operation of it,\u201d Idlout said over a Zoom call to the NTI board of directors. Nutrition North currently offers a Hunter\u2019s Support Grant that has paid NTI $29.6 million since 2022, which gets passed on to regional Inuit associations and... <\/p>\n

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