Canada’s Inuit look forward to working with newly appointed ministers
Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and the Canadian section of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) have indicated
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New York Times article on Inuit draws backlash for reliance on stereotypes
When Francine Compton saw many Inuit frustrated by a recent article in the New York Times, she didn’t want to read it.
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Nunavut’s chief coroner working to recruit a coroner for every community
Charlie Tautuaqjuk has been a coroner in Baker Lake for two years. He says it’s a valuable job that helps
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Oldest Arctic sea ice vanishes twice as fast as rest of region, study shows
As the Earth warms up, the Arctic Ocean’s year-round ice cover is reducing at an alarming rate. Over the past
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“It’s important to be aggressive about our human rights,” international Inuit leader tells Montreal conference
With international interests increasingly active in the Arctic, it’s more important than ever that Inuit stand up for their human
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Inuit priorities should be part of Canadian nation building, national org. tells campaigning parties
With the Canadian election campaign in full swing, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Canada’s national Inuit organization, is calling on the
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July may surpass hottest month in recorded history says World Meteorological Organization
July at least equalled, and may even have surpassed, being the hottest month in recorded history, says the World Meteorological
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2019 Arctic wildfire season ‘unprecedented’ say experts
June and July are shaping up to be the most intense Arctic wildfire periods on record with blazes raging everywhere
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Arctic underwater forests set to expand with rapid warming
While much of the world attention has been focused on rapid sea ice reduction in the Arctic, the changes underneath
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Arctic Council experts tackle black carbon risk posed by wildfires
Forest fires, important sources of black carbon emissions, devastated Arctic regions around the world in 2018, and are an increasing
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Barclays latest bank to nix Arctic oil financing, singles out Alaska’s ANWR
Citing global warming and the Paris climate agreement, international banking behemoth Barclays says it’s nixing most future investment in Arctic drilling.
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Blog – Franklin expedition: How a doomed Arctic voyage presaged transpolar flights
Last month, I flew from Los Angeles to Hong Kong on one of those sleek jets that fuse heaven and
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Canada’s Inuit set out their priorities for federal Arctic policy roadmap
As the federal government works on developing its new Arctic policy strategy, Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on Ottawa
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Increasing ocean acidification ushering era of uncertainty for Arctic, says report
If left unchecked, acidification levels in the Arctic Ocean will have significant consequences for northern communities as well as the
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Ex-priest Eric Dejaeger loses conviction appeal in sex offences case in Canada’s Arctic
Dejaeger’s appeal related to the amount of jail time awaits written decision The Nunavut Court of Appeal will not grant
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