{"id":95471,"date":"2026-07-25T08:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/inuvialuit-chair-erwin-elias-under-investigation-due-to-unspecified-allegation\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T08:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:16:21","slug":"inuvialuit-chair-erwin-elias-under-investigation-due-to-unspecified-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/inuvialuit-chair-erwin-elias-under-investigation-due-to-unspecified-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Inuvialuit chair Erwin Elias under investigation due to unspecified allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-68791\">\n<div>\n<header>      <\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"679\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/thegitchemanitou.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/68791-inuvialuit-chair-erwin-elias-under-investigation-due-to-unspecified-allegation.jpg\" alt=\"inuvialuit-chair-erwin-elias-under-investigation-due-to-unspecified-allegation\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span>Inuvialuit chair Erwin Elias under investigation due to unspecified allegation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>                                                                                                                            Published 9:26 pm Friday, July 24, 2026                                                                        Erwin Elias, the chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC), has stepped aside from his leadership role while under investigation for an \u201callegation.\u201d The IRC made the announcement by way of a news release on Friday, indicating that Elias has taken leave from his leadership role.  Although details of the allegation were not specified, it predates his election and will be independently investigated, the IRC stated.  \u201cThe IRC board of directors is taking the matter seriously while respecting the integrity of the investigation and the privacy of everyone involved,\u201d the news release reads. \u201cIRC expects an update from the investigation in August, and the board is committed to reviewing it promptly and acting quickly to determine next steps. \u201cBecause the investigation is ongoing, IRC is not in a position to comment on the specifics of the allegation or the process at this time,\u201d the news release continues. Elias was elected chair and CEO of the organization on Jan. 21. He previously served as mayor of Tuktoyaktuk. In an interview with NNSL Media in January, Elias emphasized that \u201cI\u2019m not here to hurt the organization. I think there is a lot of amazing work that\u2019s been done throughout the years, and I commend Duane [Smith, former IRC chair] for that\u2026 I\u2019m definitely up for the challenge, and I\u2019m here for all the Inuvialuit people. Nothing\u2019s going to happen overnight, but we\u2019re definitely going to make sure that we try and meet the needs of the people.\u201d His opponents in the IRC election were Lucy Kuptana, Hans Lennie, Duane Smith, Brian Wade, Kurt Wainman and Lawrence Ruben. While Elias is under investigation, IRC vice-chair Jordan McLeod will become acting chair.              <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inuvialuit chair Erwin Elias under investigation due to unspecified allegation Published 9:26 pm Friday, July 24, 2026 Erwin Elias, the chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC), has stepped aside from his leadership role while under investigation for an \u201callegation.\u201d The IRC made the announcement by way of a news release on Friday, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":575,"featured_media":95472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118,4954,1],"tags":[116,4953],"class_list":["post-95471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-indigenous","category-nunavut","category-uncategorized","tag-indigenous","tag-nunavut"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/575"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}