Seismic testing approved over Inuit opposition in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Canada’s National Energy Board has approved a five-year plan for seismic detection of oil and gas reserves under the sea
Read more!["Nobody cares for our concerns,” says Jerry Natanine, mayor of Clyde River, Nunavut. “And our Minister [of the Environment] in Ottawa, Leona Aglukkaq, not speaking up against this for Inuit is very wrong.” (Courtesy Jerry Natanine)](https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2014/07/jerry-natanine.jpg)
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Alaska Native youth and violence
Last week federal officials and Alaska tribal leaders met to talk about the impact of violence on Alaska Native children.
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Alaska: U.S. Justice Department to work with tribes to enhance voting access
The National Congress of American Indians is holding their mid-year conference in Anchorage this week. Titled-Claiming our Rights and Strengthening
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Blog: Addressing northern food insecurity
The challenge of northern food security is not new, but awareness on the issue has been growing, thanks to efforts
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Lodge owner in northern Canada apologizes for racist slur in brochure
“Holy cow, how could I be so stupid,” said lodge owner Brent Fleck after his planning guide warning guests to
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$1 million in grants awarded to Alaska clinics to shift to emerging health care model
Five Alaska health care providers have been awarded grants to transition to an emerging health care model that seeks to
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Updated: Canadian Inuit blast ruling on continued EU seal ban as ‘morally reprehensible’
The leader of Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), denounced Thursday’s WTO ruling upholding an EU ban on
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WTO upholds EU ban on seal products
The World Trade Organization appellate body issued a ruling on Thursday that upholds the controversial European Union seal ban. A
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Web doc sheds light on Inuit relocation in Arctic Canada
The relocation of Inuit from northern Quebec to Canada’s High Arctic in the 1950s is one of the darkest episodes
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Fighting to protect bird habitat in North America’s boreal forest
Billions of birds are returning from the South to North American’s boreal forests where they’ll be nesting this spring. But
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National Nursing Week – Working in the Arctic
National Nursing Week kicks off in Canada on Monday, May 12 and runs until May 18. In honour of the
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Inuk woman refused service at liquor store goes to human rights commission
An Inuk woman in Canada’s Northwest Territories has filed a human rights complaint against a Liquor Shop in Yellowknife, the
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New strategy promotes hunting as cure to Nunavut hunger
A new strategy from the Nunavut Food Security Coalition says helping people hunt and share more caribou, seal and other
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Feature Interview: What questions should we be asking about the Arctic’s future?
Arctic oil spill response made headlines last week with a new report from the National Research Council in the United
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Woodcutting case turns spotlight on indigenous rights in Canada’s North
A $230 fine for cutting firewood has turned into a court battle for an aboriginal man in Canada’s Northwest Territories
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