Canada’s Inuit look forward to working with newly appointed ministers
Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and the Canadian section of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) have indicated
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International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says
Thursday is International Inuit Day, a celebration set up to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit culture and contributions, but most importantly
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Sea level rise to provoke ‘profound governance challenges’ & ‘difficult social choices’ says UN climate report
Climate change in the world’s polar regions is affecting every corner of the planet and urgent action is needed to
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska to host 2018 Inuit Circumpolar Council assembly
The Arctic Alaskan city of Utqiaġvik will host the 2018 general assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, the organization announced this week.
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Food insecurity in Alaska
In the far north, where wild fish, game and plants are dietary staples and where store-bought foods are sometimes prohibitively expensive,
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Arctic missing from Paris climate agreement
While the United Nations climate change agreement was praised when it was reached this month, the omission of the word
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Inuit Circumpolar Council discussing food security in Arctic
The Inuit Circumpolar Council is holding a meeting in Nome, Alaska this week. The topic is food security, and the
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BLOG: The exceptionality of Inuit diplomacy
This month marked the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, the largest land claim
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‘Yes’ to development but on our terms, say Canada’s Inuit
Indigenous leaders from several regions around the world released a declaration this week calling for an end to Arctic resource development. The
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