Cheers for Alaska native language bill
The Barnes Committee Room at the Alaska Capitol erupted in cheers on Tuesday, as a panel of lawmakers unanimously moved
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Canada: Dene elder refuses to pay fine for caribou hunt
A Dene elder in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) who had his caribou meat and rifle confiscated has no plans to
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Anti-fracking groups petition N.W.T. Legislative Assembly
Three social action groups in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) have launched a petition against fracking operations in the territory after
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Canada pledges $70M for Northern health services
The 2014-2015 federal budget pledges $70 million over three years to improve health services in the three Northern territories, in
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Wildlife officials in Canada mull quotas for world’s last unregulated polar bear hunt
Northern wildlife officials will meet in the Arctic region of the Canadian province of Quebec Wednesday to discuss quotas on
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Support hunters to fight hunger in Nunavut, says report
A new study of food security problems in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is calling for increased support for
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A look at the controvery around development in Yukon’s Peel watershed
Protesters demonstrated in the northern Canadian territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories this week against plans to develop the Peel
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Alaska program hopes to help restore Tlingit language
A three-year language mentorship program beginning in Southeast Alaska in August hopes to help revitalize the Tlingit language, classified as
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Yukon to build first new campground in 30 years
The government in Canada’s Yukon territory has given final approval for a new campground on Atlin Lake. The Taku River
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Eroding Alaska village urges Congress to address climate change
Congress has the dirt on climate change — literally. Five residents from the eroding village of Shishmaref in Northwest Alaska
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Nunavut coroner to launch inquiry into suicides
The chief coroner in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is calling an inquiry into the high rates of suicide
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Nunavut suicides reach record numbers
A record number of people took their own lives in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut in 2013, yet young
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Push to give Alaska Native languages official status
The state of Alaska has long fought against tribal sovereignty, but the state’s many Native languages will be officially recognized
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Alaska: Rare Tlingit helmet object of repatriation effort
Tribal leaders are hoping a rare Tlingit war helmet that sat mislabeled in museum archives in western Massachusetts for more
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Yukon government staffs up to consult First Nations
The government of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory has created a new position to advise its departments on consultation with First
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