COVID-19 amplifying economic stress on First Nations, Inuit and Métis in urban Canada
COVID-19 is increasing the economic stress on Canada’s urban Indigenous population, including Inuit, says a new article from Statistics Canada.
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Author: Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Inuit in Canada’s western Arctic urged to mark Inuvialuit Day at home or out on the land
Inuit in Canada’s western Arctic are being encouraged to celebrate Inuvialuit Day at home, or out on the land, because
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Climate change master’s degree being planned for Ilulissat, Greenland
With global temperature change transforming life in western Greenland, the home-rule government is looking at establishing a climate change master’s
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Inuit gov. in Atlantic Canada gives gas allowances to harvesters under COVID-19 program
The Inuit government in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador will be giving gas allowances to marine harvesters
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Iceland talks COVID-19 with Canada, Greenland foreign ministers
Iceland’s Ministery of Foriegn Affairs said it has spoken with foreign ministers in other North American Arctic regions this month
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Greenland and Denmark finalize cooperation agreement on marine pollution response
Greenland and Denmark have made an agreement on environmental preparedness to better respond to environmental incidents in northern waters. The
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COVID-19 could delay Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy
The COVID-19 pandemic may delay the Kingdom of Denmark’s Arctic strategy, which expires at the end of the 2020, the
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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping
A new Arctic-specific risk assessment tool for shipping has been released, something that the international experts behind it hope will
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“Catastrophic” economic situation prompts merger talks for two Russian regions in Arctic
The Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in Russia’s northwestern Arctic announced on Wednesday in joint news releases
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COVID-19 pandemic raises hard questions about health disparities, says Int’l Inuit org
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the huge disparities between Inuit communities and the South and will require urgent attention in
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Canada’s PM OKs use of local reserve forces in Arctic Quebec during COVID-19 pandemic
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accepted Quebec’s request on Friday to use the Canadian Rangers, local reserve forces, to assist
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Inuit org wants Canada to deem air transport essential during COVID-19 crisis
The national Inuit organization in Canada is calling on the federal government to deem air transport an essential service for
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Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada postpones election over COVID-19 concerns
The May 5 election for the president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and
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Region-wide curfew in Arctic Quebec after first confirmed case of COVID-19
A region-wide curfew was put in place across the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec Sunday night after the first case
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Publisher in Arctic Canada putting Inuit-language books online amidst COVID-19 closures
A publisher, in partnership with the organization that represents Inuit in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, are making Inuit-language
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