{"id":730536,"date":"2026-06-11T20:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/730536\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:55:19","slug":"ive-always-been-a-go-getter-nti-president-reflects-on-first-2-weeks-on-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/730536\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019ve always been a go-getter\u2019: NTI president reflects on first 2 weeks on job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two and a half years is a short window for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Gloria Uluqsi to do everything she wants to.<\/p>\n

But the newly elected leader says she\u2019ll do her best as she takes over as head of the organization responsible for upholding the promises to Inuit set out in the Nunavut Agreement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand I\u2019m not going to be able to accomplish everything,\u201d Uluqsi said in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been a go-getter, I\u2019ve always been a hard worker, and I\u2019m sure that I will work towards showing results for our people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uluqsi spoke to Nunatsiaq News two weeks after winning the May 27 byelection<\/a>, which was prompted by Jeremy Tunraluk\u2019s resignation earlier this year.<\/p>\n

She earned 19.6 per cent of the vote in a race that featured 10 candidates.<\/p>\n

The past two weeks have been \u201cvery exciting,\u201d Uluqsi said.<\/p>\n

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Based in Iqaluit, the former educator travelled all over Nunavut to communities including Pangnirtung, Cambridge Bay, Kugluktuk, Rankin Inlet, Baker Lake and Arviat in her bid for the presidency.<\/p>\n

She spoke to Nunavummiut on the street, at grocery stores, schools, elders\u2019 facilities and on local radio.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe highlight of my whole campaign was to talk to Inuit people on the ground,\u201d Uluqsi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI still have that drive and determination and, really, passion about helping Inuit.\u201d<\/p>\n

She focused on several issues<\/a> including housing, food security, elders, education, training and employment, elders, leadership and accountability.<\/p>\n

To advance those priorities, Uluqsi is promising collaboration and \u201copen communication\u201d with the Government of Nunavut and the three regional Inuit associations.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI want to work honestly with them in advancing similar priorities \u2014 not duplicating \u2014 but in working in collaboration, how we can help, in what ways,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

So far, Uluqsi has been settling into her new job and getting familiarized with the various files NTI is working on.<\/p>\n

But there has also been change at the organization, with last week\u2019s departure<\/a> of CEO Kilikvak Kabloona.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a personal matter and it\u2019s confidential, and NTI remains focused on its mandate and responsibilities,\u201d Uluqsi said when asked about that development.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Going forward, Uluqsi says she\u2019s excited to work with the NTI board and its partners.<\/p>\n

She said she\u2019s also looking forward to Nunavut Day on July 9, which she plans to celebrate with her team and fellow Inuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two and a half years is a short window for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Gloria Uluqsi to do…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":730537,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[49,48,295,66],"class_list":["post-730536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=730536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/730536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=730536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=730536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=730536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}