Still work to be done to help Inuit: Cathy Towtongie – Nunavut News

Longtime Inuit advocate sees National Inuit Day as little more than lip service

Longtime Inuit advocate and politician Cathy Towtongie has her own take on things like National Inuit Day.

Towtongie said she grew up with the name tag E31256 and was told never to forget it. And she never has.

She said as far as National Inuit Day is concerned, there has to be real action take place to make that mean something more than just lip service.

“We’re living in Nunavut with a high cost of food security,” said Towtongie. “People are going hungry as Canadians (are).