ITK seeks $10M from Ottawa for national Inuit identity card

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author and assistant professor of Indigenous health studies at First Nations University of Canada, said she believes a card like this could be useful. “I think a card does connect to Inuit identity in a practical way but a card does not represent the essence of being an Inuk,” Dunning said. “[It] would be great in terms of having one card, especially in terms of travel and using a national card overall.” Dunning said she has encountered confusion when using her Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. beneficiary card, particularly within health-care systems. She said this has led to situations where staff attempt to process her benefits as though she is a First Nations person with status, resulting in her having to explain that Inuit benefits work differently. The lack of photo identification on Inuit beneficiary cards has also created challenges, Dunning said. “As a student, when I applied for...