Too young to vote, Swedish student Greta Thunberg goes on strike for climate action
Sweden’s elections are coming up, and Greta Thunberg is too young to vote, but she’s trying to influence policy in
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Indigenous reindeer herders request emergency aid after drought, wildfires ravage Sweden
The Swedish Saami Association is demanding a comprehensive aid package from Stockholm after a season of unprecedented drought and wildfire
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Norman Yakeleya elected new chief of Northern Canada’s Dene Nation
Norman Yakeleya is the new Dene national chief. Hundreds of delegates from across the Northwest Territories and beyond cast their
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First Nation in Northern Canada begins new era as decades-long chief steps down
It will be a historical turning point for the Dene Nation today, as delegates from across and outside the Northwest
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Analysis – How do Sweden’s political parties plan to tackle climate change?
American-born climate researcher Kim Nicholas is going to vote for the first time as a new Swedish citizen in the
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Organization representing Canada’s Inuit gathers for presidential election
Members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (central Canadian Arctic) this week, for their annual general
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Swedish opposition details climate promises ahead of September elections
Sweden’s opposition centre-right Alliance said on Tuesday that it puts “results” ahead of “symbolic actions” when it comes to fighting
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Perry Bellegarde wins another term as Canada’s Assembly of First Nations chief
Perry Bellegarde won a second term as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on Wednesday amid allegations
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Podcast – Dissecting the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki
Commenting on Monday’s meeting in Helsinki between the US and Russian presidents, the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti (southern Finland) writes that
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Alaska senators blast Trump for going soft on Putin
Both of Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators take issue with President Trump’s remarks in Helsinki Monday. Trump, standing beside Russian President
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“No collusion” says Trump after Russia-U.S. summit in Finland
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin presented a united front on the question of alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US
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First Nations National Chief candidates tell Indigenous Northern Canadians to ‘exert your sovereignty’
Four candidates running to be National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations were at a forum in Whitehorse on
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Northern Norway merger overwhelmingly rejected in regional referendum
This shows that Finnmark wants to be governed by people from the region, says County Council leader Ragnhild Vassvik. As
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Arctic Norway region holds referendum against forced merger
Regional authorities in Finnmark call on locals to go to the polls in what they hope will be a decisive
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Blog – With Siumut’s re-election, will Greenland welcome Chinese investment?
Nearly 30,000 Greenlanders, or some 71.9% of eligible voters, went to the polls today on the world’s largest island. Some
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