Natan Obed
Natan Obed | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Obed in 2016 | |
| President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador |
Natan Obed is a Canadian politician and current President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK).
Biography
Although born in Fredericton New Brunswick, he considers Nain, Nunatsiavut his hometown where he was raised[1]. He moved to Maine as a teenager with his mother when his parents separated[2][3]. Obed stayed in the United States for college when he received a scholarship Tufts University in Boston. He graduated in 2011 with an English and Aboriginal Studies degree.[4] After graduation, he returned to Canada and worked for Labrador Inuit Association and was Director of Social and Cultural Development for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the organization that represents the rights of Nunavut Inuit[5].
Political career
On September 17, 2015 Obed was elected president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national organization represents Inuit across Canada[6]. Oban regularly speaks out about issues affecting the Arctic and Inuit community such as the colonial harm of the Edmonton football team's moniker.[7] the poor press coverage of the Prime Ministers apology for the government's role in the mistreatment of Inuit with tuberculosis in the 1940s-1960s, [8] and suicide epidemic[9].
In 2016 he authored report "Inuit Priorities for Canada’s Climate Strategy: A Canadian Inuit Vision for Our Common Future in Our Homelands"[10] and in 2019 the federal government committed $1 million toward implementing the strategy[11].
In 2018 Maclean's named him one of five politicians to watch[12]. He currently lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, with his wife and two sons[9].
References
- ^ Madwar, Samia (2018-06-21). "Becoming Natan Obed". The Walrus. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ Madwar, Samia (2018-06-21). "Becoming Natan Obed". The Walrus. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Inuit Leader Calls Out Media For Asking SNC-Lavalin Questions At Apology". HuffPost Canada. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ News, Nunatsiaq (2015-08-27). "The ITK presidential contest: Natan Obed". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Natan Obed". www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Natan Obed elected president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 17, 2015. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NunatsiaqOnline 2015-12-02: COMMENTARY: Natan Obed: why the name "Edmonton Eskimos" harms Inuit". Nunatsiaqonline.ca. 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ "Inuit Leader Calls Out Media For Asking SNC-Lavalin Questions At Apology". HuffPost Canada. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ a b "Difficult childhood shaped my Inuit identity, Natan Obed says". Canadian Broadcasting Company. December 8, 2015. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Obed, Natan (2016). Inuit Priorities for Canada's Climate Strategy: a Canadian Inuit Vision for Our Common Future in Our Homelands (PDF). Ottawa, ON.: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatam. OCLC 1000201960.
- ^ Kyle, Kate (2019-06-07). "Canadian Inuit organization launches climate change strategy". Eye on the Arctic. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Top 5 politicians to watch". Maclean's. 130: 25. January 2018.
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