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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Iqaluit would be a \u201cgreat place\u201d for Inuit Nunangat University, says Mayor Solomon Awa. Awa made the comments Tuesday night after city councillors voted to direct staff to begin preparing a proposal to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami about why the Nunavut capital should be the planned university\u2019s home. \u201c[Iqaluit] is a natural home for a university,\u201d Awa said. Inuit Nunangat University is ITK\u2019s long-running plan to build a post-secondary institution somewhere in the Inuit homeland. Last month, ITK named Iqaluit as one of eight shortlisted communities to be the school\u2019s potential host. The othes are Inuvik in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nain in Nunatsiavut, Puvirnituq and Kuujjuaq in Nunavik, and Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and Arviat in Nunavut. In an Oct. 6… <\/p>\n

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By Jeff Pelletier, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Iqaluit would be a \u201cgreat place\u201d for Inuit Nunangat University, says Mayor Solomon Awa. Awa made the comments Tuesday night after city councillors voted to direct staff to begin preparing a proposal to Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami about why the Nunavut capital should be the planned university\u2019s home. \u201c[Iqaluit] is a natural home for a university,\u201d Awa said. Inuit Nunangat University is ITK\u2019s long-running plan to build a post-secondary institution somewhere in the Inuit homeland. Last month, ITK named Iqaluit as one of eight shortlisted communities to be the school\u2019s potential host. The othes are Inuvik in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nain in Nunatsiavut, Puvirnituq and Kuujjuaq in Nunavik, and Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and Arviat in Nunavut. In an Oct. 6... <\/p>\n

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