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Canadian FedElxn 2019: 800 candidates, 40,000 tweets…. but only 7 mention Inuit? What gives?

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 09:21 — Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 14:04
Arctic, climate, ENAP, indigenous, North, Nunavut, shipping, social media, Twitter
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A team of Canadian researchers analyzing candidate tweets on Inuit, Métis and First Nations issues during the current federal election

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Leaders take on climate, Indigenous issues, but Arctic absent from Canadian election debate

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 23:54 — Last Updated: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 13:24
Arctic, climate, climate change, elections, energy, environment, First Nations, indigenous, Inuit
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The leaders of Canada’s six federal parties took to the debate stage in Gatineau, Quebec Monday night, facing off over

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Finnish and US Presidents agree on Arctic security policies

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 17:21 — Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:02
Arctic, environment, Finland, security, Trump, US
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Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed Arctic issues, including security and the environment, during their meeting

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UK’s new flagship polar research vessel officially named Sir David Attenborough

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, September 27, 2019 at 17:56 — Last Updated: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 10:40
Arctic, Attenborough, polar, research, Science, sea ice, ship, UK, United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom’s new polar research ship was formally named RRS Sir David Attenborough on Thursday by the Duke and

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Ottawa and Inuit in Atlantic Canada to launch study on protected marine area

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 08:41 — Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2019 at 16:28
Arctic, Catherine McKenna, conservation, nature, Nunatsiavut, Nunavik
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A coastal area adjacent to the Torngat Mountains National Park in northern Labrador in Atlantic Canada is under consideration to

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Legacy of Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook explored in Canadian exhibition

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 01:01 — Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2019 at 11:45
Arctic, Cape Dorset, drawing, Nunavut, West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative
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Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook (1951 – 2014) was well-known for his drawings of solitary figures or architecture placed amongst vast Arctic

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Iceland glacier lost to climate change to get memorial ceremony this month

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 15:18 — Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 15:19
Andri Snær Magnason, Arctic, Borgarbyggð, climate change, emissions, glaciology, Oddur Sigurðsson, oil industry, Okjökull, Rice University
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Iceland’s Okjökull glacier, or should we say former glacier, will be getting a memorial service this month when a delegation

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Canadian exhibition showcases miniature carvings by Inuit artists

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, July 29, 2019 at 08:22 — Last Updated: Monday, July 29, 2019 at 10:56
Arctic, Government of Nunavut Fine Arts Collection, Jocelyn Piirainen, Manitoba, Nunavut, WAG, Winnipeg Art Gallery
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Large carvings are amongst the most iconic works produced by Inuit artists, but a new Canadian exhibition is casting a

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Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 09:37 — Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 16:40
Arctic, entertainment, Finland, indigenous, languages, movies, nordic, Sweden, U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages
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The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation

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Canadian Heritage to contribute funding to travelling Kenojuak Ashevak exhibition

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 12:13 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 14:19
Arctic, indigenous, Inuit, Kenojuak Culture Centre, Kinngait Arts Foundation, Nunavut, prints, West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative
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The federal Department of Canadian Heritage is contributing $464,000 to help fund a travelling exhibition featuring the work of Kenojuak

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U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: When policy isn’t enough

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, April 5, 2019 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 14:11
Arctic, education, Inuit, Inuktitut, Inuktut, languages, Nunavut, schools, U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages
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The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The goal is to to make people more

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Carnival Corporation ships switch to cleaner fuel on Arctic cruises

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 12:45 — Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:31
Arctic, Carnival Corporation, cruise ships, heavy fuel oil
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In a move applauded by environmental groups, cruise industry giant Carnival Corporation says all of its ships sailing in the

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Russian navy does submarine hunt training in Norwegian Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 4, 2019 at 11:18 — Last Updated: Monday, March 4, 2019 at 11:46
Arctic, Bergen, military, Northern Fleet, Norway
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Russia’s Northern Fleet reports on Sunday that the group of three navy vessels from Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula successfully

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Nunavik gun-owners will have support to comply with registration legislation, says provincial rep for Arctic Quebec

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 14:53
Arctic, Firearms, hunting, law, Makivik
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Gun owners in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Quebec, will receive the support necessary to comply with the province’s gun

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Inuit org wants working group with Quebec gov on firearms legislation

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, February 25, 2019 at 14:37
Arctic, hunting, James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, JBNQA, law, Makivik, NILCA, Nunavik, Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement
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Makivik Corporation, the land claims organization that represents the political interests of Quebec Inuit, wants to revisit Quebec’s firearms legislation

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