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International Inuit organization announces youth leadership award winners in honour of Hans-Pavia Rosing

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 16:12
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council Council (ICC) announced the recipients of its inaugural youth leadership awards on Monday, recognizing what the

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Trump, the Arctic Council & northern policy in Canada: Arctic stories to watch for in 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 15:27 — Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 17:14
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As 2020 gets underway, Eye on the Arctic is checking in with northern experts for their take on what to

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Inuit leaders applaud UN move to designate International Decade of Indigenous Languages

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, December 20, 2019 at 15:16
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International Inuit leaders applauded the UN move on Wednesday to proclaim 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. “We,

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Bering Sea region focus of recent papers on climate risk to northern communities

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 08:16 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 14:15
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a U.S. scientific agency, released it’s annual Arctic report card this month, warning that

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International Inuit leaders demand decisive action on climate change amidst COP25 breakdown

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019 at 08:35 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 14:15
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Just before the COP25 climate conference went into overtime in Madrid this weekend, international Inuit leaders renewed their call for

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Scientists raise alarm about polar bears’ plastic consumption in Arctic Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 16:50
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Plastic waste makes up a quarter of the diet for polar bears, says Ivan Mizin, research director of Russian Arctic

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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 16:49
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A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from

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Arctic sea ice loss linked to spread of deadly virus in marine mammals

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 17:04 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 09:34
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The reduction of sea ice in the Arctic is destroying animal habitat and affecting the entire planet. It is also

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No Alaska dog mushers at next Arctic Winter Games without ‘true competition’

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 10:24
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The future of dog mushing at the Arctic Winter Games is in doubt again, as Team Alaska considers forgoing the

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US Dept. of Transportation awards $25M for Port of Alaska upgrades

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 15:24
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The Port of Alaska is getting $25 million in federal funds to help improve and modernize. The money was announced

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International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 01:01 — Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2019 at 15:56
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Thursday is International Inuit Day, a celebration set up to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit culture and contributions, but most importantly

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Group seeking Alaska governor recall sues over rejected application

Andrew Kitchenman, Alaska Public Media & KTOO - Juneau
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 10:47 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 10:48
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The group seeking to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has sued over the rejection of its recall application. Recall Dunleavy filed

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Alaska gov disputes public defender caseloads, but recommends reforms

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 11:44
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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration unveiled a new report that looks at the status of public defenders across Alaska. It

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US Senate passes bill with funds for missing and murdered Indigenous women

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 09:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 14:46
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate last week agreed to spend $6.5 million to tackle the epidemic of missing and murdered

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How one man has made a place for struggling ivory carvers in Anchorage, Alaska

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, November 4, 2019 at 11:44
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In a cluttered downtown Anchorage, Alaska workshop, Leon Misak Kinneeveauk pondered what to do with small walrus skull on an

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