An Open Letter from James Eetoolook, President of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association to the Hamlet of Arviat
Re: Being Selected to Host the Main Campus of Inuit Nunangat University

February 17, 2026: On behalf of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) I would like to offer my congratulations to the Hamlet Arviat for being selected to be the home of the main campus of Inuit Nunangat University. Thank you to Arviat (in advance) for being the home to what will be an important component and step in Inuit-led education.

The decision of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Board of Directors to select Arviat as the home of the main campus was officially announced on February 11, 2026, by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI). I cannot overstate the importance of this announcement and what the future University will mean to Nunavut.

Inuit-led post-secondary education will mean that our future generations of leaders will have access to an education on our land. That education will be grounded in Inuit teaching and based on our traditions, knowledge, history, culture and language.

Congratulations to Arviat and all those who call it home!
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Angmaumatiaktumik Titikikiyait uma James Eetoolook, Angayokangata Kitikmeot Inuit Katuyikatigit tatvunga tugaakta Hamalatkut Arviatni
Pitjutauyok: Tikkuaktaungmata Nayokvighanik tahaffuma Ilihakpalikvikhap tatvani Inuit Nunangata Ilihakpalikviginiaktatni

February 17, 2026: Kivgaktoghugit ukkua Kitikmeot Inuit Katuyikatigit (KIA-kut) Uvanga ukkautiyomayatka hagimagivlugit tahapkua Hamalatkut Arviatni tikuaktaungmata nayogighanik tahaffuma ilihakpalikvihap tatvani Inuit Nunangata Ilihakpalikviginiaktatni. Koanakpiaktot Arviaqmiut (hivunighugit) angilgakviginiakmatjuk tahaffuminga piunighauniaktup tatvalu aplutauluni tahaffumina Inuit-hivulikniaktatnik ilihainikut.

Ihomalioghimayaat ukkua Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Katimayiit tikuakhivlutik Arviat-nik angilgakvigiyauniaktitlugu tahaffuminga ilihagiakpalikvighaaknik iliitagiyauyok ukkautauvluni tatvani February 11, 2026-mi, tahapkunangat Nunavut Tunngavik Timingatnin. (NTI-kutnin). Ukkautigihimaagungnaktaga tahamna pimagiuninganik tahaffuma ukkautautitlugu tatvalu kanok hivunighami una Ilihagiakpalikvighak ikkayutauniaka tahapkuninga Nunavunmiutnik.

Inuit-hivuliktatnik ilihagiakpalikvikmi ilihainik tukikakniaktok tatva hamna hivunighaptingni kinguvaaghavut hivuliktiuniaktitlugit ilihaitjutikakniaktot tahamani nunautiptingni. Tahamna ilihautiginiaktat tungavikakniaktok Inuinait ilihailutik tatvalu ilihautiginiaktat tahapkua iliitkuhiktotivut attoklugit, kaoyimayatokagiyaptingnik, ingilgaknitanik, iliitkuhiktotinik tatvalu ukkauhiptingniklu atoklotik.

Hagimagiyavut hapkua Arviaqmiut tahapkualu angilgakvikaktot tatvani nunaliitni!
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ᑎᑎᖃᑖᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᔭᐃᒥᓯ ᐃᑦᑐᓗᒃ−ᒥᒃ.
ᐊᖓᔪᖄᖅ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ−ᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᓄ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᓄᑦ
ᑐᕌᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ: ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᖅᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅᒥᒃ

ᕕᐳᐊᕆ 17, 2026: ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᖅᓯᒪᖢᓂ ᕐᒃᑭᑎᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᑦᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᕐᒃᑯᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᔪᒪᕙᕋ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒃᒪᑕ ᐊᖏᕋᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᕐᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖓᓐᓄ. ᕐᒃᑯᔭᓐᓇᒦ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᑦ (ᓯᕗᓕᖅᐹᒥᒃ) ᐊᖏᕋᐅᓯᒪᓗᓯ ᓱᓇᒥᒃ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᐅᖑᓯᒪᒃᒪ ᐃᓗᓕᒋᓕᖅᑕᖓ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑭᖑᓂᐊᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒃᓂ−ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᖃᖅᓗᑎ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ.

ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᓯᔪᓐᓇᖅᒪᑕ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᓂ ᐊᖏᕋᕆᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᖢᓂ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᕕᐳᐊᕆ 11, 2026-ᒥᒃ, ᑖᒃᑯᓇᖓ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᖓᕕᒃᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖓᓐᓂᒃ. ᐅᖃᕆᐊᖅᐹᓪᓕᕈᓐᓇᖏᓐᓇᒪ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᕆᔭᖓᑕ ᑖᒃᓱᒧᖓ ᑐᓴᖅᑕᐅᓵᖅᑐᒧ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓱᓇᐅᓂᐊᖅᐸ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃᔪᐊᖅ ᑐᑭᓂᕆᔭᖓᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦᒥᐅᓄ.

ᐃᕗᐃᑦ−ᓯᕗᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓂᖅᒧ ᐱᖃᑖᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓂᖅ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᑦ ᑭᖑᕚᕆᓂᐊᖅᑕᕗᓪᓗ ᐊᖁᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅᒧ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᖁᑎᑉᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ. ᑖᒻᓇ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᑐᖓᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᐃᓂᖅᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑐᖓᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᖢᑎᓗ ᐱᖁᓯᕆᔭᑉᑎᓐᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕆᔭᑉᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ, ᐱᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᕙᓚᐅᖅᑐᓄᓪᓗ, ᐃᓕᖁᓯᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓕᕆᓂᒃᑯᓪᓗ.

ᕐᒃᑯᕕᐊᓲᑎᒋᕙᕗᑦ ᐊᖅᕕᐊᖅᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑕᒪᐃᑕᓗ ᑕᐃᒍᐃᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃ ᐊᖏᕋᕗᑦ!

James Eetoolook

President, Kitikmeot Inuit Association

P: (867) 983-2458 ext. 1001

E: jeetoolook@kitia.ca