Archivists poring over 75,000 hours of stories in northern Indigenous languages collected by Canadian broadcaster
About 65 years ago, Joe Kiloonik was hunting caribou near Taloyoak, Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, when he came across
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First Nations in northwestern Canada fed up with education system, after auditor general’s report
First Nations leaders in Yukon, northwestern Canada, are blasting the territorial government for failing Indigenous students, and saying it’s time
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Canadian eastern Arctic: Inuit values, inmate care, focus of new Nunavut Corrections Act
Nunavut’s new Corrections Act focuses on Inuit participation, mental health for inmates, and creates an independent oversight position for the
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Video – Inside Russia’s rapid Arctic expansion
Russia is rapidly expanding its economic and military presence in the Arctic. The country’s ambitions are bringing changes to the
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Leaked report says teacher education program not sufficient in Nunavut, Arctic Canada
A leaked report by a Vancouver-based research firm concluded that the Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP) was “not capable of
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City council in Northern Canada considering path to reconciliation
A reconciliation plan for the city of Yellowknife is slowly making its way through city council. The city is getting
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Alaskans push for acceptance of walrus ivory, but there’s an elephant in the room
U.S. federal law prohibits sales of African elephant ivory, but six states have now banned the sale of ivory more
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Inuk student biking across Canada to raise awareness of suicide crisis among Inuit youth
After a wave of youth suicides in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Northern Quebec, last fall, Inuk student Hannah Tooktoo
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Five things to know about the agreement-in-principle for the Akaitcho land claim in Northern Canada
The key for Akaitcho government negotiators is settling a land-claim agreement that preserves sovereignty. For the past 19 years, Fred
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A problem of popularity: How Canada’s northern musicians are hurt by lack of access
Andrew Morrison of The Jerry Cans is setting up to play what would be — for most bands with their
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Violence against Indigenous women: paving the way forward for Canada’s Northwest Territories
Jane Weyallon is unequivocal in her assessment of the Canadian government’s colonial relationship with Indigenous women. The president of the
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New Canadian cancer strategy has focus on Inuit, First Nations and Métis people
The Canadian Partnership against Cancer has released its latest 10-year strategy and it includes a special focus on Inuit, First
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Canada’s long-term neglect of Arctic must stop says Senate report
Canada’s neglect of the Arctic has gone on for too long and northern residents are paying the price, says a
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Senate committee passes bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada
The Senate’s Aboriginal peoples committee has passed a bill that will implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
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Boating deaths, injuries in Canada’s Northwest Territories an ‘urgent public health issue,’ researcher says
A researcher whose recent work centred on boating safety in N.W.T.’s Fort Simpson, Deline and Inuvik (Canadian central Arctic), says
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