‘Start by changing your team name’: Inuk MP responds to Edmonton Eskimos post referencing racism
A social media post by the Edmonton Eskimos referencing racism drew criticism over the weekend given the ongoing controversy over
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Canada announces new COVID-19 funding for Inuit communities
The federal government is making an additional $650 million available for Indigenous communities to deal with current COVID-19 needs and
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Delay on gender violence action plan a “disappointment,” says Canadian Inuit women’s org
The organization that represents Inuit women in Canada says its disappointed by the government’s announcement this week that it was
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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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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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Arctic Canada: Nunavut extends public health emergency until June 11
Nunavut’s public health emergency is extended until June 11 because of COVID-19. After releasing a reopening plan for the territory on
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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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Arctic Canada: Nunavut government releases COVID-19 reopening plan
The Nunavut government unveiled its COVID-19 reopening strategy Monday, with the territory’s top doctor calling it a flexible, cautious and
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COVID-19 Roundup: $75-million for Canada’s Indigenous people ; Russia’s Yakutian parents should do a better job of self-isolating children
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $75-million in new funding on Thursday that will go to organizations that serve First
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Why on-the-land educators see opportunity in a global pandemic
COVID-19 is forcing the reinvention of formal education Most students can identify with the feeling of looking wistfully out a
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COVID-19 roundup: pleasure boats banned in Arctic Canada; travel advice in Finland, Sweden
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has banned pleasure boats from operating in Canada’s Arctic as of June 1 in order
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Canada’s Northwest Territories could begin first part of reopening plan as soon as Friday
The Northwest Territories government has announced its plan for reopening the territory as the country continues to battle the COVID-19
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More than 100 people refused entry to Canada’s North under COVID-19 travel bans
More than 100 people have been refused entry to Canada’s territories since travel restrictions were first put in place in
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Fruit pizza in Nunavut, Arctic Canada (don’t tell the president of Iceland)
Remember a few years ago when the president of Iceland said he was fundamentally opposed to pineapple on pizza? Hawaiian
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Arctic Canada: top doctor apologizes for Nunavut’s false positive COVID-19 case
Further test results on a person believed to have been Nunavut’s first case of COVID-19 have come back negative, prompting an
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