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Leaders ask how their groups fit in Dene Nation at annual assembly in Northern Canada

Mackenzie Scott, CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 10:28 — Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 11:38
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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

Heather Avery, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 13:31
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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

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 10:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 10:22
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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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Canada Culture Culture (Canada) General News 

Gijiht’aii (try), says 23-year-old taking year off to learn Gwich’in language in Northern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 16:29
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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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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Indigenous village in northwestern Canada to declare climate change emergency

Heather Avery, CBC News
Posted: Friday, April 12, 2019 at 14:03
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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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General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Which Indigenous voices? On Arctic Refuge, lawmakers practice selective listening

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 10:02
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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

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 09:25 — Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 14:37
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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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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Calls for more fisheries officers in Canada’s central Arctic

Mackenzie Scott, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 15:08
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The regional director of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ new Arctic region has set out on a tour

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Business Business (USA) General News USA 

Barclays latest bank to nix Arctic oil financing, singles out Alaska’s ANWR

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 16:10 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 15:00
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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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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Gwich’in council in Arctic Canada strikes out on its own self-government negotiations

Alex Brockman, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 17, 2018 at 16:54
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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

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at 10:19
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It will be a historical turning point for the Dene Nation today, as delegates from across and outside the Northwest

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Preserving Indigenous languages in Alaska, one grocery store at a time

Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, November 6, 2017 at 13:39
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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

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, May 29, 2017 at 17:07 — Last Updated: Monday, May 29, 2017 at 18:01
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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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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

U.S. Democrats remount effort to block drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, April 7, 2017 at 14:45
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WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers in Congress made their opposition clear to any potential drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Arctic-Council-2015 Blog Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) Special Features Special Reports 

Blog: The Arctic Council’s Capacity Challenge

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 15:32 — Last Updated: Friday, October 16, 2015 at 15:25
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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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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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