Establishment of Álgu Fund marks new beginning in Arctic Council, indigenous peoples say
The financial instrument is to help indigenous groups raise resources for involvement in decision-making and participation in the Arctic Council.
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Politics (USA)
From the south, keen interest in the Arctic and the Arctic Council
Hot, humid India may lie well south of the Arctic Circle, but it has plenty of connections to the Arctic, its
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Arctic Council presents united front as Finland takes over from U.S.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska –The run up to this week’s Arctic Council ministerial was dominated by just how U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
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Arctic Council ministerial – View from the United States
The United States hands the Arctic Council’s two-year rotating chairmanship to Finland on May 11th in Fairbanks, Alaska. Foreign ministers
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Blog – The Fairbanks ministerial: What to expect
For the tenth time since 1998, the eight Arctic states and six Permanent Participants will gather together as an Arctic
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Green groups sue over Trump executive order on Arctic drilling
WASHINGTON — Ten environmental and Alaska Native groups sued the federal government Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed
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U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson will attend Arctic Council event in Fairbanks
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be in Fairbanks on May 10 and 11 to attend the Arctic
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Blog: Chairing the Arctic Council was hard work but a joy, says David Balton (Part 2 of 2)
The Arctic Council Ministerial will be held in Fairbanks on May 11, marking the end of the United States’ two
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Blog: Senior Arctic Official David Balton on what makes Arctic Council so unique (Part 1 of 2)
The Arctic Council Ministerial will be held in Fairbanks on May 11, marking the end of the United States’ two year
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Bering Sea tribal groups slam Alaska delegation for ‘standing by’ as Trump struck order giving them voice
Alaska Native elders from Bering Sea coastal communities on Friday blasted Alaska’s congressional delegation for not doing more to prevent
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Trump to rescind Obama’s ‘permanent’ Arctic leasing ban
President Trump is expected to sign an order Friday aimed at lifting his predecessor’s ban on new oil leasing in waters off
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For first time, Alaska reveals recipients of cash credits for oil and gas activity
Alaska ended years of silence about its oil and gas tax credits this week by announcing the names of companies that
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Group challenges constitutionality of move to revoke Alaska refuge hunting rule
WASHINGTON — An environmental group has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a congressional resolution that repealed a U.S.
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Alaska’s Arctic policy adviser falls victim to fake news — in Russia
Craig Fleener, the Arctic policy adviser for Gov. Bill Walker, was at a conference in Russia at the end of
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska to host 2018 Inuit Circumpolar Council assembly
The Arctic Alaskan city of Utqiaġvik will host the 2018 general assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, the organization announced this week.
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