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Harmonized data could help understanding of COVID-19 pandemic in North: Arctic Council briefing doc

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 09:12
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Harmonized data and circumpolar oriented statistics would contribute to better understanding the COVID-19 pandemic in the North, says a briefing

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Former officers from Canadian police reflect on how to fix policing in the North

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, July 20, 2020 at 11:29
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Since the RCMP’s earliest days, it has relied on Indigenous people for survival. In the North, Canada’s project of extending

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Northwestern Canada’s First Nation taking legal action against government over ‘unauthorized’ cabins

CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2020 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:38
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The Kátł’odeeche Fırst Natıon says it’s initiating a legal battle with the g​​overnment of the Northwest Territories and two Métis

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Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture General RCI 

New ebook explores life and legacy of Canadian artist Annie Pootoogook

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 08:49 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 08:53
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Nunavut artist Annie Pootoogook was renowned for her drawings of day-to-day life in the Inuit community of Kinngait, and now

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Environment Environment (Russia) RCI Russia 

Indigenous groups paying the price for Russia’s massive Arctic fuel spill

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Monday, July 13, 2020 at 11:08 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:38
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In 2017, the New York Times called Norilsk “Russia’s coldest and most polluted industrial city.” It may not be getting colder but

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Continuing education a priority for new Yukon University president in Canada’s North

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 11:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 11:10
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Mike DeGagné says continuing education and applied professional programs will be a focus of his tenure as president of the

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RCI Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Canadian-style reconciliation commissions draw mixed reaction across Scandinavia

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 14:02
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It began with a funding announcement — and a modest one at that. Last week, the Swedish government announced $175,000

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Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s Arctic Nenets Autonomous Okrug only region to vote against Putin’s constitutional reform

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 3, 2020 at 12:57
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Accusations of massive fraud and vote rigging notwithstanding, President Vladimir Putin secured a comfortable win in Wednesday’s referendum on constitutional

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Meet 3 Indigenous health-care workers helping keep Canadian Northern communities safe

Rhiannon Johnson, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 12:21
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Through the month of June CBC Indigenous has been sharing stories from Indigenous health-care workers across the country about their

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Nı̨̀ı̨̀kè! Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories introduces stop signs in English and Wiliideh

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 26, 2020 at 09:00
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At some Yellowknife intersections, drivers might linger a little longer. If they do, it may be because the city has

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RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Inuit in Canada’s federal penitentiaries overrepresented when it comes to COVID-19

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 08:30 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 11:10
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The most recent COVID-19 update for federal corrections facilities in Canada has found that there is an over-representation of Inuit

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Business Business (Finland) Finland 

Eskimo-branded ice cream may get name change in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 14:33 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2020 at 15:02
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The Eskimo-branded chocolate-covered ice cream on a stick will soon be re-branded in the US in an effort to fight

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General RCI Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sami in Sweden start work on structure of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 08:36
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The Swedish government announced 1.2 million Swedish kroner  (approximately $170,00 CDN) this month for the Sami Paliament to begin laying

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Canada’s Northwest Territories: Former Métis leader says day school settlement forms ‘misleading’

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2020 at 12:48 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:13
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A former N.W.T. Métis Council president alleges that day school settlement forms are “misleading” survivors away from the rightful money they deserve.

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Canada : Lawyer wants man in violent Kinngait arrest video to join his class action

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 12, 2020 at 10:56
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A lawyer is trying to get in touch with the Kinngait man who, earlier this month, was captured on video

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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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