Leaders ask how their groups fit in Dene Nation at annual assembly in Northern Canada
Though the theme of the 49th Dene National Assembly was “one drum, many heartbeats,” for many present, the theme was
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Indigenous community in northwestern Canada declares climate change state of emergency
Officials in the Yukon’s most northern community have declared a state of emergency, saying the traditional way of life in
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Bill to protect ANWR passes early hurdle in Washington
Indigenous Gwich’in leaders say they’re hopeful after a U.S. bill to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), located in
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Gijiht’aii (try), says 23-year-old taking year off to learn Gwich’in language in Northern Canada
The Gwich’in language seems to roll off the tongue when 23-year-old Arlyn Charlie speaks, but according to Charlie, “Gwiintsàl Dinjii
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Indigenous village in northwestern Canada to declare climate change emergency
The chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Yukon, northwestern Canada says his community’s traditional way of life is
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Which Indigenous voices? On Arctic Refuge, lawmakers practice selective listening
A bill in Congress would reverse the 2017 decision to open the northernmost part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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‘We are caribou people’: First Nations leaders in Washington to push for ANWR protection
Indigenous leaders from Canada and Alaska told U.S. legislators on Tuesday that oil and gas development in the Arctic National
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Calls for more fisheries officers in Canada’s central Arctic
The regional director of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ new Arctic region has set out on a tour
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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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Gwich’in council in Arctic Canada strikes out on its own self-government negotiations
The Gwich’in Tribal Council is changing its approach to ongoing self-government negotiations with the federal and Northwest Territories governments. The
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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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Preserving Indigenous languages in Alaska, one grocery store at a time
Some rural Alaska shoppers have new ways to find dairy and doughnuts, body wash and toilet paper. And if they
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Canadian government invests over $35M to preserve Indigenous languages in the North
The federal government is pledging to invest $35.4 million to support and preserve Indigenous language services in Nunavut and the Northwest
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U.S. Democrats remount effort to block drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers in Congress made their opposition clear to any potential drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Blog: The Arctic Council’s Capacity Challenge
Last month the Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat (IPS) put out a request for proposals (RFP) for the long-discussed funding
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