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Facebook rejects ads for traditional Inuit knives, calling them ‘weapons’

Emily Blake, CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 10, 2019 at 11:45 — Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2019 at 11:43
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An artist in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories says Facebook is culturally discriminating against Inuit after the site rejected his ads selling

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Looking for your Valentine? Facebook group plays matchmaker for Inuit singles

Sara Frizzell, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 14:55
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If you’ve been finding the dating scene in your Arctic community a little chilly, there’s a new way to find

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Facebook apologizes for removing posts selling sealskin products — again

Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi, CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 13:13
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Facebook users in the North say they’re frustrated the social media giant is removing posts selling sealskin products — again.

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Canadian Inuit language settings coming soon to Facebook

Michelle Pucci, CBC News
Posted: Monday, July 9, 2018 at 12:31
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Facebook users could be clicking “piugijara” instead of the “like” button to show they support someone’s post by next year.

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Alaskan Inuit dialect added to Facebook’s Translate app

Kaila Jefferd-Moore, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 6, 2018 at 13:57
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Facebook added Inupiaq, an Alaskan Inuit dialect, as a language option thanks to a grassroots project started by an Alaskan

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Northern Sweden to host more Facebook servers

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 13:36 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 13:39
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Facebook buys land for its third server hall in the town of Luleå, in Northern Sweden. Facebook already has two

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A caribou grazes near Baker Lake in 2009. Wildlife managers in Nunavut are worried the growing online market for caribou meat may put extra stress on some caribou populations. (The Canadian Press)
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Selling caribou meat online may hasten herds’ decline: biologist

CBC News
Posted: Friday, May 24, 2013 at 15:55
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Wildlife managers in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of  Nunavut are worried the growing online market for caribou meat may put

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