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April 1 Souvenir Edition
January 20, 1977
As ITC was preparing a revised land
claims proposal, president James Arvaluk resigned from the job, saying he was
tired and needed a break.
Arvaluk resigns as ITC president
Nunatsiaq News
IQALUIT James Arvaluk
announced last Monday, January 17, that he intends to resign from his position
as President of Inuit Tapirisat of Canada effective at the end of the organization's
annual conference, to be held next week in Fort Chimo, Quebec.
Mr. Arvaluk cited personal
reasons for his decision to resign. He said he is very tired after five years
of working with the Inuit organization, and must take a break.
In a statement issued
Monday, he apologized to his friends and supporters for leaving before his term
of office is finished.
However, he said, having
made the decision, this is the proper time to announce it so delegates at the
annual meeting can decide what to do about filling the vacancy.
James Arvaluk joined the
Inuit Tapirisat in 1972 as Director of Communications and Coordinator of Land
Claims, and was elected president in September of 1974. He was re-elected to
a two-year term last March at the annual conference in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.
In addition to being President
of ITC, Mr Arvaluk has been a Director of the Federation of Natives North of
60, the National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada, and the Canadian
Association in Support of the Native Peoples.
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