Canada’s Auditor General gives northern territory of Nunavut failing grade in supporting student career goals
The office of the Auditor General of Canada has found that Nunavut isn’t doing enough to help teens and adults
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Arctic Canada: Proposed changes to Nunavut education act would phase in Inuktitut over 20 years
The government of Nunavut is planning to push the deadline for bilingual Inuktitut-English education for Grade 12 students, 20 years
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Dene woman enters medical school in hopes of serving North
For many youth in small communities in the Northwest Territories, in Canada’s central Arctic, becoming a doctor is a dream:
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Youth in Canada’s eastern Arctic speak up about lack of mental health services
Youth in Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, say they don’t know how to access mental health services, or what services
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Ontario, Canada launches First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies curriculum
The Canadian province of Ontario launched their new First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies curriculum on Tuesday, saying they hope
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Inuk woman from Arctic Canada wins $25K national STEAM Horizon award
Tyra Cockney-Goose is the first Inuk, and the only woman this year, to win the prestigious STEAM Horizon award. The
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New climate studies program coming to schools in Finland
The Trade Union of Education (OAJ) and education development group Opinkirjo are developing a new teaching model that would make
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Anchorage, Alaska school district to allow for Indigenous attire at graduation
Kenneth Huffer always knew his family was Native American. But the blond-haired, blue-eyed Chugiak High School senior says the first
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Canadian eastern Arctic: Inuit organization accuses Nunavut’s education system of ‘cultural genocide’
An Inuit organization in charge of overseeing the implementation of the Nunavut Agreement that created Canada’s newest Arctic territory 20
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U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: When policy isn’t enough
The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The goal is to to make people more
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Survey in northern city asks parents: should O Canada be sung in schools?
The public school authority in Iqaluit, Nunavut is looking into whether O Canada should be sung at its four schools.
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Alaskans pack hearing to testify on proposed state budget cuts
About 100 Alaskans testified before lawmakers during a public budget hearing in Anchorage on Sunday. The meeting was one of
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Blog – Pursuing polar studies from below the Arctic Circle
Last Friday marked the first week of spring, which means that it was also Polar Week! It was also the
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Northern Canada: New science building will be ‘cornerstone’ of Yukon University
The president of Yukon College says a new $26-million dollar science building will bring together Western science and Indigenous traditional
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Federal budget promises $700M for Canada’s North over next decade
The federal government has promised to spend $700 million over the next 10 years for Canada’s North, with money coming
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