International Inuit Day

International Inuit Day (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᐊᓂ, romanized: Inuit Upluani), also known as International Circumpolar Inuit Day (Inuktitut: Tamaat Ukiuktaqtuniitunik Inuit Ubluangit), is a holiday that was created to celebrate Inuit and amplify their voices. It falls on November 7.[1]

The holiday was established by the Inuit Circumpolar Council in 2006 at their general assembly in Utqiagvik.[2] The council chose November 7 to honour the birth of Eben Hopson Sr., the organizer of the first Inuit Circumpolar Conference.

References

Quinn, Eilís (November 7, 2019). "International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says". Eye on the Arctic.
Quinn, Eilís; Arctic, Eye on the (6 November 2023). "International Inuit Day on Nov. 7 marks Inuit leadership and accomplishments". Eye on the Arctic.

External links

Press Release about Inuit Day from the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC).

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[1] Quinn, Eilís (November 7, 2019). "International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says". Eye on the Arctic.

[quinn-2] Quinn, Eilís; Arctic, Eye on the (6 November 2023). "International Inuit Day on Nov. 7 marks Inuit leadership and accomplishments". Eye on the Arctic.