Premier Eva Aariak wants a plan "that will lead us down a path to a better life"
About 50 participants will spend the next three days at Nunavut’s poverty summit in Iqaluit, helping to draft an action plan to reduce poverty across the territory. (PHOTO BY SARAH ROGERS)
Nunavut’s poverty summit opened Nov. 28 in Iqaluit, with territorial leaders pledging to improve the quality of life by embracing traditional Inuit values.
The summit’s approximately 50 participants — including elected officials, government employees and social services workers — plan to spend the next three days drafting a poverty reduction action plan for Nunavut.
“Now we can agree on a plan with steps that will lead us down a path to a better life,” Premier Eva Aariak said at the summit’s opening Monday evening. “Our ancestors are very innovative and that is why we’re here today. This plan will be built on our current strengths and assets. How can we make better use of the abundant resources we already have?”
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