Reneltta Arluk is an Inuvialuk, Dene, and Cree artist and arts administrator from the Northwest Territories, Canada. She currently serves as the Senior Manager for Policy, Protocols, and Strategic Initiatives within the Indigenous Ways and Decolonization (IWD) department at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in Ottawa. In this role, which she began in July 2023, Arluk works across departments and with senior leadership to embed Indigenous worldviews and protocols into the gallery’s policies and practices. Her approach emphasizes Indigenous values such as respect, relevance, responsibility, relationality, and reciprocity, aiming to create inclusive and culturally grounded engagement with Indigenous communities and audiences. ​

Arluk is also the founder and Artistic Director of Akpik Theatre, the only professional Indigenous theatre company in the Northwest Territories, established in 2008. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Alberta, where she became the first Indigenous woman and first Inuk to graduate from the program. In recognition of her contributions to the decolonization of cultural institutions, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Alberta in 2024. ​

Before joining the NGC, Arluk was the Director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, where she developed Indigenous-led programming across artistic disciplines and fostered partnerships with Indigenous and non-Indigenous institutions. Her extensive career includes directing at major Canadian institutions, such as the Stratford Festival and the National Arts Centre, and curating the performing arts component of the 2023 Arctic Arts Summit. ​

Arluk continues to advocate for Indigenous arts and culture through her leadership roles, including serving as Vice-President of the Inuit Art Foundation and Jennifer Podemski’s SHINE Network.