Plastic Pollution: Ottawa Funds Indigenous Research in the North
Minister of Environment Julie Dabrusin has announced a $2.4 million investment to study the impact of plastic pollution on Indigenous
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Etsy is banning the sale of fur — and Indigenous artisans may suffer most
By Bianca McKeown New policy says fur items must be removed from website by Aug. 11 Lisa Pottle had just
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Feds announce $14.3M for arts and culture in the Yukon
The federal government is spending $14.3 million to support over two dozen Yukon organizations and First Nations governments with arts,
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At 82, this Inuvialuktun translator wonders who will replace her
After three weeks on the road in Yellowknife doing Inuvialuktun translation for the Northwest Territories legislative assembly, Lillian Elias says
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Students excited about Taloyoak’s new school, on track for fall opening
A handful of students in Taloyoak, Nunavut, say they’re looking forward to going to the community’s new high school –
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Elder says writing kids book about Taloyoak, Nunavut, a ‘dream come true’
An elder in Taloyoak says publishing her first book is a dream come true. Elizabeth Lyall, 72, is a co-author
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Alaska Natives welcome new state limits to protect chum salmon
The Alaska Board of Fisheries is cutting chum salmon fishing by 30 per cent in southwest Alaska. Alaskan Native communities,
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This Nunavut teenager has her own dog team, preserving an Inuit cultural tradition
Out in the distance in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, 15-year-old Sophia Johnston heard a familiar sound — a team of sled
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Indigenous governments in N.W.T. get $21M in first round of conservation funding
By Saloni Bhugra Money part of larger $375M federal and private fund to be distributed over 10 years Indigenous governments
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Visibility isn’t enough, Arctic Indigenous women say authority must follow
TROMSO, Norway — While Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt’s high-profile defence of the island’s sovereignty reflects the rise of Indigenous women
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Yukon First Nations express skepticism around promised permit ‘fast-tracking’
Fast-tracking project permits came up in just about every session last month at Roundup, the Vancouver international mining conference, including
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Traditional knowledge can help limit exposure to contaminants, researcher says
Traditional knowledge and harvesting practices may help limit the buildup of contaminants such as mercury in people who live in
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Giving a voice to youth is a priority for Nunavut’s new suicide prevention minister
By Samuel Wat Warning: This story discusses suicide. Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster has spent two decades working in health care in
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Supreme Court case involving Indigenous could have repercussions in the North
By Samuel Wat The Supreme Court of Canada is deliberating a case that could shape the way sentences are handed
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Nearly all parliamentary groups back formal apology to indigenous Sámi
Only the Finns Party dismisses the idea of a state apology to the Sámi people, as called for by Prime
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