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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Federal government departments must develop policies and deliver programs in a way that complies with the Inuit Nunangat Policy, according to a directive announced Thursday by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree. \u201cIt changes structurally how the federal government operates, and it really does put the onus on federal departments and agencies to ensure that the Inuit perspectives are fully integrated into our decision-making,\u201d Anandasangaree said in an interview. \u201cCabinet directives are quite rare, and this particular directive \u2026 really ensures \u2026 the Inuit Nunangat Policy is at the centre of the decision-making relating to the federal government.\u201d Anandasangaree made the announcement during his visit to Iqaluit, speaking alongside Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Jeremy Tunraluk and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami… <\/p>\n

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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Federal government departments must develop policies and deliver programs in a way that complies with the Inuit Nunangat Policy, according to a directive announced Thursday by Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree. \u201cIt changes structurally how the federal government operates, and it really does put the onus on federal departments and agencies to ensure that the Inuit perspectives are fully integrated into our decision-making,\u201d Anandasangaree said in an interview. \u201cCabinet directives are quite rare, and this particular directive \u2026 really ensures \u2026 the Inuit Nunangat Policy is at the centre of the decision-making relating to the federal government.\u201d Anandasangaree made the announcement during his visit to Iqaluit, speaking alongside Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Jeremy Tunraluk and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami... <\/p>\n

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