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Indspire Announces Recipients, Broadcast Date and Watch Party Contest for 2022 Indspire Awards

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Friday, May 13, 2022
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If youre watching with friends and family, you can register your watch party for the chance to win two business-class tickets to anywhere in North America from Air Canada: www.indspire.ca/watch-party .

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  • If youre watching with friends and family, you can register your watch party for the chance to win two business-class tickets to anywhere in North America from Air Canada: www.indspire.ca/watch-party .
  • Indspire is an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Mtis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.
  • With the support of its funding partners, Indspire provides financial awards, delivers programs, and shares resources so that First Nations, Inuit, and Mtis students will achieve their highest potential.
  • In 2020-2021, Indspire provided more than $20 million through 6,245 bursaries and scholarships to First Nations, Inuit, and Mtis students across Canada.

Canada Goose Launches Bespoke Project Atigi Collection Featuring 18 Inuit Designers

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Friday, January 17, 2020
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TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Canada Goose (NYSE: GOOS)(TSX: GOOS) today launched its latest collection for Project Atigi, a social entrepreneurship program featuring hand-crafted parkas by Inuit designers from Inuit Nunangat in Northern Canada.

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  • TORONTO, Jan. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - Canada Goose (NYSE: GOOS)(TSX: GOOS) today launched its latest collection for Project Atigi, a social entrepreneurship program featuring hand-crafted parkas by Inuit designers from Inuit Nunangat in Northern Canada.
  • Building on the success and impact of the inaugural collection, this year's expanded Project Atigi collection features 90-bespoke pieces, created by 18 Inuit designers from 12 communities across Inuit Nunangat.
  • In partnership with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Canada Goose commissioned this group of talented designers to each create a collection of five jackets which reflect their heritage, communities, and artisanship.
  • Proceeds from the sales of the Project Atigi collection, which are expected to double last year's contribution, will benefit Inuit communities across Canada through ITK, the national Inuit representational organization that works with the four Inuit regions of Inuit Nunangat.

Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee releases national Inuit housing strategy and continues progress on shared priorities

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Thursday, April 4, 2019
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These accomplishments include:

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  • These accomplishments include:
    The release of the co-developed Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy, which will help improve housing conditions across Inuit regions of Canada, and develop Inuit-led housing solutions that reflect Inuit lifestyles, traditions, and culture.
  • The endorsement of the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Framework and joint commitment to eradicate tuberculosis among Inuit by 2030.
  • We're committed to finding community-owned, community-driven solutions, like the new housing strategy, which has been designed by Inuit in partnership with the federal government, and will be delivered by Inuit.
  • The collaboration with the federal government on the National Inuit Housing Strategy which is being released today seeks to improve housing conditions across Inuit Nunangat and ensure better outcomes through greater Inuit self-determination and control."