{"id":1812,"date":"2019-06-19T13:47:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T17:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/?page_id=1812"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:07:30","slug":"inuit-health-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/icc-activities-2\/health-and-wellness\/inuit-health-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Virtual Inuit Health Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"

ICC Activities<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>

Taking Action to Advance the Inuit Vision<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

2021 Virtual Inuit Health Summit<\/h1><\/div><\/div>
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Article 23 of the 2018 Utqia\u0121vik Declaration directed ICC to host a Circumpolar Inuit Summit on Health and Wellness focusing on efforts and initiatives to reduce and eradicate health disparities harming our families and prioritizing mental wellness, addictions, and suicide prevention.<\/p>\n

The Virtual Inuit Health Summit was held from September 20 \u2013 October 26, 2021, with participants from Chukotka, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. The focus was on youth and how a strong connection to our culture is a protective factor against suicide, and essential to improved mental well-being.<\/p>\n

Just over 50 Inuit - mostly youth \u2013 were split into three groups.\u00a0 Each group met once a week for five weeks. The Summit ended with a finale on October 26 which brought all groups together to share knowledge gained throughout the five weeks.<\/p>\n

Cultural performances were shared from Chukotka and Greenland.\u00a0 The ICC Chair, Dalee Sambo Dorough; Greenland\u2019s National Spokesperson for Children, Avi\u00e2ja Egede Lynge; Inuit Health Steering Committee Chair, Minnie Grey all gave remarks.\u00a0 ICC was also very pleased to welcome Canada\u2019s first Indigenous Governor General, Her Excellency, Mary Simon to give closing remarks to the summit participants.<\/p>\n

The overall feedback was that the summit was a resounding success and much gratitude and thanks are needed to the organizers, facilitators and funders.\u00a0 The summit also brought to light the need to bring more of a focus on men\u2019s mental wellbeing specifically and to continue to highlight culture and pride in being Inuk as a protective factor.<\/p>\n

Graphic recordings of the sessions can be downloaded here:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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