Tara Tootoo Fotheringham is CEO of the Arctic Buying Company – Kivalliq in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She has been an established entrepreneur since 2000 and is celebrated for providing services promoting accessible services based on community needs and traditions. She is an advocate for Indigenous issues and “will always speak up for the Northern communities to ensure that they have everything they need.”

Tootoo Fotheringham is also a member of the Amundsen Science Board of Directors, President of the Kivalliq Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Kivalliq Legal Services Board and the non-profit Inuit women’s association Amautiit.

Tara is a founding member of the Niriqatiginnga, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2024 and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.