Indigenous leaders skeptical federal budget will deliver on 2030 infrastructure promise
By Joy SpearChief-Morris ‘Every day that they don’t invest, it’s getting more expensive to close… the gap,’ says AFN national
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Trump administration finalizes plan to open Alaska wildlife refuge to oil & gas drilling
By Becky Bohrer Decision paves way for future lease sales in coastal plain, an area considered sacred to Indigenous Gwich’in
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Repatriation of Indigenous artifacts key for cultural identity: Northern leaders
‘You know who you are if you know where you come from,’ says Darrel Nasogaluak in Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. Darrel Nasogaluak
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Blog: Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
People often eagerly discuss the end of the Arctic. Yet realizing that the Arctic Circle Assembly may have peaked could
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N.W.T. health minister pressed on response to Indigenous health-care report
By Devon Tredinnick Report released in May makes 13 recommendations to improve outcomes for Indigenous patients N.W.T.’s health minister had
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Carney appoints 11 members to Major Project Office’s Indigenous Advisory Council
By Joy SpearChief-Morris First Nations, Inuit and Métis members appointed to 2-year terms Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the members
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Northern leaders throw support behind feds’ major projects list
By Samuel Wat Projects in the North up for future round of approval Northern leaders say they are encouraged by
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New residency invites Indigenous artists to northern Sweden
A culture centre in Sweden is inviting Indigenous artists from northern Canada to participate in a new art residency program.
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Kingdom of Denmark chairs key Arctic Council meeting in Tromsø
It’s far from business as usual at the Arctic Council, but the Kingdom of Denmark, now at the helm, is
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Scientists urge global action to prevent industrial activity in Central Arctic Ocean
A coalition of over 1,000 scientists has taken the occasion of this week’s U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice to call
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Weight of traditional knowledge discussed Diavik’s water licence public hearing
Mine says putting traditional knowledge in water licence conditions will remove flexibility A handful of Indigenous governments want to see
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Indigenous groups weigh in on closure plans for N.W.T.’s Diavik mine
By Nadeer Hashmi Diamond mine currently set to close in early 2026 Some Indigenous groups in the N.W.T. are weighing
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Sámi introduce certification to promote ethical tourism in Arctic Finland
The draft of a new certification system was presented Wednesday at the Indigenous Peoples Conference in Inari, Finland that the
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‘I work for the people,’ says Mandy Gull-Masty, Canada’s new Indigenous Services minister
By Vanna Blacksmith Gull-Masty is 1st Indigenous person to hold the federal portfolio Mandy Gull-Masty says even though she swore an
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Call for Arctic Council to include Russian Indigenous groups in exile in working groups
May 12 marks the end of Norway’s two-year chairship of the Arctic Council. A closed virtual meeting between all eight
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