Inuit Nunangat University closer to realization with $50M Mastercard investment

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The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says the dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation.

President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Natan Obed, speaks to reporters after a meeting of Canada's premiers and Indigenous leaders at the Council of the Federation, in Halifax, Monday, July 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

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