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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
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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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

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 @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 15:27 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:08
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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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Canada Society Society (Canada) 

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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
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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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
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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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
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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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

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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Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General 

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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
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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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

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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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

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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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

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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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
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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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

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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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

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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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

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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General Society Society (USA) USA 

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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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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