Survey data sheds light on Indigenous languages, traditional activities across Canada’s North
Aboriginal Peoples Survey regularly queries thousands of Indigenous people across Canada Less than one in 10 Indigenous Yukoners can speak or
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Nunavut mine in Arctic Canada says it’s not allowed to harm Inuit harvesting
Baffinland reacts to the blockade and a community call to slow down its expansion In the wake of last week’s
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Inuit association in Canada’s eastern Arctic adjusts COVID-19 financial support announcement after deluge of applications
An Inuit association in Canada’s eastern Arctic is adjusting an announced financial support initiative to help families during the COVID-19
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In the Arctic, ‘everything is changing,’ massive animal tracking study finds
Archive of over 200 studies since 1991 reveals climate change impacts on 86 species Animals across the Arctic are changing
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Alaska group sues to block wolf trapping season on island
An Alaska conservation group filed a lawsuit to stop the state from reopening wolf trapping season on Prince of Wales
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Climate change driving food insecurity in First Nations communities while Canada stands by, report says
Human Rights Watch criticizes ‘inadequate’ government response to issue, calls for stronger climate targets The federal government is not doing
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RBC latest bank that will not directly fund drilling projects in Alaskan Arctic refuge
The Royal Bank of Canada recently joined more than 24 major financial institutions that will not fund resource development in the
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Inuit organization in Canada’s western Arctic to continue On The Land program over summer
The Inuvialuit Regional Coroporation (IRC), the organization that represents Inuit in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT), will be able to continue
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Yukon advocates want moratorium on grizzly bear hunting in Canada
A group of advocates wants a moratorium on grizzly bear hunting in Yukon until the decades-old bear population estimate is updated, but
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Sami in Sweden start work on structure of Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The Swedish government announced 1.2 million Swedish kroner (approximately $170,00 CDN) this month for the Sami Paliament to begin laying
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Inuit in Canada’s western Arctic urged to mark Inuvialuit Day at home or out on the land
Inuit in Canada’s western Arctic are being encouraged to celebrate Inuvialuit Day at home, or out on the land, because
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Inuit government renews call to respect ban on George River caribou harvest in Atlantic Canada
The Nunatsiavut Government of the Inuit region of Atlantic Canada is renewing their call for their land claims beneficiaries to
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Swedish Sami and hunters react to historic win over state in land use case
The Supreme Court, in Stockholm, was packed with people, most in traditional Sami dress, waiting for the result of a
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Sami indigenous village wins historic land use case over Swedish state
The Supreme Court has granted a Sami association in the far north the sole right to manage small-game hunting on
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International Inuit organization announces youth leadership award winners in honour of Hans-Pavia Rosing
The Inuit Circumpolar Council Council (ICC) announced the recipients of its inaugural youth leadership awards on Monday, recognizing what the
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