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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

With Trump administration intentions unclear, Alaskans might have to fill the void on Arctic policy

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 15:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 15:45
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For the rapidly warming Arctic, where people may be anxious about climate change, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week had some soothing words.

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Climate change exacerbates mental health problems in Labrador’s Inuit communities

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at 16:29
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Climate change is causing tremendous pain and distress in Inuit communities in northern Labrador, compounding already complex mental health issues

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 Blog General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Blog: Arctic Council continues to defy pessimism

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 16:31 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 16:33
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On May 11th, the Arctic states and Indigenous Permanent Participants met in Fairbanks for the tenth Arctic Council Ministerial. Ministerial

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Establishment of Álgu Fund marks new beginning in Arctic Council, indigenous peoples say

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 15, 2017 at 16:03 — Last Updated: Monday, May 15, 2017 at 16:06
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The financial instrument is to help indigenous groups raise resources for involvement in decision-making and participation in the Arctic Council.

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

U.S. ends Arctic Council chairmanship with reluctance on climate action

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, May 12, 2017 at 14:30 — Last Updated: Friday, May 12, 2017 at 18:46
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FAIRBANKS — When he opened a meeting of his colleagues from all the Arctic nations, U.S. Secretary of State Rex

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 Business Business (USA) General USA 

Alaska Native Tara Sweeney steps down as head of Arctic Economic Council

Jeannette Lee Falsey, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 18:36 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 18:37
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FAIRBANKS — The chairmanship of the Arctic Economic Council passed from the United States to Finland on Tuesday, with Tara

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Canada General Science Science (Canada) 

Canadian researchers count on Siberian reindeer herders to solve archaeological mystery

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 18:41 — Last Updated: Friday, May 5, 2017 at 14:09
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Two Canadian archaeologists are on their way to a remote part of the Russian Arctic hoping that the traditional knowledge

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ARCTIC COUNCIL 2017 Blog General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Blog: Senior Arctic Official David Balton on what makes Arctic Council so unique (Part 1 of 2)

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 17:34 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 15:44
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The Arctic Council Ministerial will be held in Fairbanks on May 11, marking the end of the United States’ two year

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Bering Sea tribal groups slam Alaska delegation for ‘standing by’ as Trump struck order giving them voice

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, May 1, 2017 at 19:08 — Last Updated: Monday, May 1, 2017 at 19:14
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Alaska Native elders from Bering Sea coastal communities on Friday blasted Alaska’s congressional delegation for not doing more to prevent

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

At Native Youth Olympics in Alaska, free the mind and the body will follow

Doyle Woody, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, April 28, 2017 at 18:09 — Last Updated: Friday, April 28, 2017 at 18:25
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The physical requirements in the kneel jump — explosive power, core strength, coordination, rhythm, flexibility and balance — pack a

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Culture Culture (Finland) Finland General 

Finnish National Museum returns thousands of artefacts to indigenous Sámi people

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 10, 2017 at 14:24
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A collection of about 2,600 items will be transferred from the National Museum in Helsinki to the Siida Museum in

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Canadian NGO wins Google grant to build ‘Wikipedia of Inuit knowledge’

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 18:14 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 19:14
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A Canadian NGO working with Inuit and Cree communities in the rapidly changing Hudson Bay region is one of five

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

Alaska controversial Chuitna coal mine ‘shelved’ after investor backs out

Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 15:05
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The company behind a large and contentious coal mine proposed for the west side of Cook Inlet is suspending all

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (USA) Politics USA 

Inuit organization plans economic development across national boundaries

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, March 31, 2017 at 16:52
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When it comes to economic development, Inuit people across the Arctic face similar challenges, including sparse populations, pockets of poverty

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada’s Supreme Court to decide on northern wilderness watershed

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 18:08
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It’s an area in Canada’s Yukon territory that is twice the size of Belgium, or one and a half times

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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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