{"id":1507,"date":"2014-07-19T14:55:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T18:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/?p=1507"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T19:57:14","slug":"election-results-of-vp-international-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/press-releases\/election-results-of-vp-international-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Results of VP International"},"content":{"rendered":"July 19, 2014 - Inuvik, Northwest Territories \u2013 The Inuit Circumpolar Council, Canada is pleased to announce that Herb Nakimayak was elected as Vice President \u2013 International at today\u2019s Annual General Meeting in Inuvik. Mr. Duane Smith was acclaimed as ICC President at the close of the call for nominations on July 23, 2014.\r\n\r\nThis is Smith\u2019s fourth term as ICC President being first elected in June 2002. As President of ICC Canada, Smith is also Vice-President of Canada\u2019s National Inuit Organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Smith has been involved with ICC Canada since 1998.\r\n\r\nTwo nominations were received for the position of Vice-President International Affairs in advance of the July 23, 2014 deadline: Vernon B. Amos and Herb Nakimayak, both from the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.\r\n\r\nHerb Nakimayak was elected by delegates from all four Inuit regions across Inuit Nunangat.\u00a0 Originally from Paulatuk, NWT, Nakimayak brings experiences working across Canada in search and rescue and the resource conservation and development industry. He is a strong advocate of Inuit, especially Inuit youth.\r\n\r\n\u201cI am honoured to welcome Herb to ICC-Canada, representing the interests of Canadian Inuit at the Inuit Circumpolar Council and internationally,\u201d said Smith. \u201cHolding this position for over a decade has established important continuity as well as the ability to foster long-lasting relationships with our Inuit partners around the circumpolar region. I look forward to continuing this work in the coming years.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cI am pleased to have been elected as Vice President \u2013 International for ICC Canada,\u201d said Herb Nakimayak.\u00a0 \u201cI am excited to work with the well-established ICC team and serve Inuit in this role.\u00a0 Many thanks to those who have supported me in this endeavor.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe ICC in Canada is a non-profit organization led by a board of directors comprising the elected leaders of the four land-claims settlement regions: Inuvialuit, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik, and Nunavut. An elected executive, including a president, two vice-presidents, and a secretary-treasurer, manages the organization.\r\n\r\nFor more information, please contact:\r\nPatricia D\u2019Souza\r\ndsouza@itk.ca<mailto:dsouza@itk.ca>; 613-292-4482\r\n\r\nHerb Nakimayak Biography:\r\n\r\nHerb was born in Inuvik nad raised in Paulatuk, NWT.\u00a0 He was raised in a traditional lifestyle which included hunting, fishing and trapping.\u00a0 At the age of 12, Herb managed to balance distance school while living in the bush learning from his father, Jonah, and Elder, Billy Ruben.\r\n\r\nHerb has worked with Parks Canada in seven National Parks in the area of resource conservation, search and rescue and mentoring and advocating for Aboriginal involvement.\r\n\r\nHerb has worked with Inuit from the Western Arctic, Nunavut and Labrador on the Inuit Health Survey as a land team member and research assistant.\u00a0 He also served as a panelist and helped develop the script on Qanuqtuurniq (Finding the Balance) \u201cHow are we as men\u201d two hour live series on APTN on Inuit Men\u2019s health and well-being and the \u201cI am young, I am proud\u201d live series on APTN on Inuit youth, communication and inclusion.\r\n\r\nHerb has served as a facilitator and research assistant with Arctic North Consulting \u201cAdaptation to Climate Change\u201d workshops in Paulatuk, NWT and Ottawa, ON. He facilitated a study by the University of Quebec in Paulatuk on the use of drugs and alcohol through interviews with students, teachers and community leaders to compile data for Inuit use for community dynamics.\r\n\r\nHerb now works for Raytheon Canada as Zone Manager operating 11 radar sites from Inuvik, NWT. Planning projects and recruiting Inuit from across Canada has been a priority for Herb and continues to be a focus.\u00a0 His goal is to include and empower Inuit involvement in the workforce through participation, recruitment, networking, leadership and mentoring partnerships.\r\n\r\nHerb has been involved in local and regional organizations such as the Hamlet of Paulatuk as a counselor and helped develop the Paulatuk Development Corporation in conjunction with the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. He has facilitated and participated in anti-poverty campaigns and roundtables in the Northwest Territories and in Nunavut.\r\n\r\nHe is committed to continuing traditional ways of life through stories of Elders and hunters and trappers including carrying out \u201cOn the Land\u201d programs for Elders and Youth.\u00a0 He has attended numerous leadership conferences and training such as John C. Maxwell\u2019s spring leadership in Spokane, WA and Algonquin College in Ontario.\r\n\r\nAside from work and community involvement, Herb spends his time in London, ON where his daughters Madeline and Grace live and attend school.\u00a0 He currently lives in Edmonton, AB, working on rotation 6 weeks on and 6 weeks off, allowing him to spend much time as ICC Vice President \u2013 International.\r\n\r\nHerb\u2019s diverse work and personal history has led him to become a valuable resource from the grassroots to implementing programs that have positive impacts for Inuit.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-28","category-press-releases"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1507"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987515341,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1507\/revisions\/987515341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inuitcircumpolar.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}