First issue of Inuktitut Magazine published sometime in May
May 2, 1959
Cover of Inuktitut – 1968 Summer/Fall
Inuktitut magazine is the longest-running Indigenous language periodical in Canada. First published in 1959, Inuktut magazine has always been Inuit-led, with first editors Mary Panigusiq Cousins, Elijah Menarik, along with Robert (Bobby) Williamson. It is now published by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK). The magazine is meant to showcase Inuit people, culture, history and language. It is now published in Inuktitut (including Inuktitut syllabics), Inuinnaqtun, French, and English.