Natan Obed re-elected as Canada's national Inuit group leader; Trudeau congratulates
Alberta, Aug 17 (IBNS): Natan Obed has been re-elected as Canada's national Inuit group leader.
The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada, Greenland and Alaska.
Obed was declared the winner following voting in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on Thursday.
He has been re-elected to lead the group for the second term.
Obed has been the Inuit leader since 2015.
Congratulating Obed, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted, "Congratulations, Natan, on your re-election as President of @ITK_CanadaInuit. Looking forward to building on the work we’ve done to improve the lives of Inuit."
Congratulations, Natan, on your re-election as President of @ITK_CanadaInuit. Looking forward to building on the work we’ve done to improve the lives of Inuit.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) August 16, 2018
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