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International Inuit Day
International Inuit Day
Date	7 November
Next time	7 November 2025
Frequency	annual

International Inuit Day (Inuktitut: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑉᓗᐊᓂ, romanized: Inuit Upluani), also known as International Circumpolar Inuit Day (Inuktitut: Tamaat Ukiuktaqtuniitunik Inuit Ubluangit), is a holiday that was created to celebrate Inuit and amplify their voices. It falls on 7 November.^[1]

The holiday was established by the Inuit Circumpolar Council in 2006 at their general assembly in Utqiagvik.^[2] The council chose 7 November to honour the birth of Eben Hopson Sr., the organizer of the first Inuit Circumpolar Conference.

References

^ Quinn, Eilís (7 November 2019). "International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says". Eye on the Arctic.
^ Quinn, Eilís; Arctic, Eye on the (6 November 2023). "International Inuit Day on Nov. 7 marks Inuit leadership and accomplishments". Eye on the Arctic.

External links

Press Release about Inuit Day from the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC).

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[1] Quinn, Eilís (7 November 2019). "International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says". Eye on the Arctic.

[quinn-2] Quinn, Eilís; Arctic, Eye on the (6 November 2023). "International Inuit Day on Nov. 7 marks Inuit leadership and accomplishments". Eye on the Arctic.

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