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ICC (Canada) Announces Results of Elections for President and Vice-President of ICC (Canada)

July 15, 2018 – Utqiaġvik, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) is pleased to announce the results of its elections for the positions of President, and Vice-President ofICC (Canada) today following it’s Annual General Meeting held in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

The candidates for ICC (Canada) President were: Monica Ell-Kanayuk, Okalik Eegeesiak, Herb Angik Nakimayak

Following the election, the new ICC (Canada) President for the 2018-2022 term is Monica Ell-Kanayuk.

The new ICC (Canada) Vice-President for the 2018-2022 term is Lisa Koperqualuk.

Outgoing ICC (Canada) President Nancy Karetak-Lindell thanked all candidates for running in the election for the two positions, which have terms of four years each. The new President and Vice-President take on their new duties following the conclusion of the 13th ICC General Assembly, to be held July 16-20 in Utqiaġvik, Alaska.

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Contact: Natasha Latreille ICC (Canada) 613-563-2642

The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is an Indigenous Peoples’ Organization (IPO), founded in 1977 to promote and celebrate the unity of 180,000 Inuit from Alaska (USA), Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia). ICC works to promote Inuit rights, safeguard the Arctic environment, and protect and promote the Inuit way of life. In regard to climate change, we believe that it is crucial for world leaders and governments to recognize, respect and fully implement the human rights of Inuit and all other Indigenous peoples across the globe.