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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Senators, including Alaska’s, sound alarm on cuts impacting Indigenous health care agency
Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is among a bipartisan group of senators is demanding that the federal government stop staffing
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women awareness week observed in the U.S.
This week marks Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Week across the U.S., and on Wednesday, Senator Brian Schatz
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Territorial premiers say internal trade talks should consider northern context
By Ashley Joannou Premiers say trade talks should consider modern treaties, need to support territorial economies The premiers of Canada’s
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Analysis: Will Carney win bring new investment, security to North, or more of the same?
As the Liberal Party prepares for its fourth consecutive term, and its first under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Arctic
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Memorial University won’t recognize NunatuKavut in new Indigenous verification policy
By Abby Cole NunatuKavut President Todd Russell says it’s an attack on the community The NunatuKavut Community Council says it’s willing to
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EU’s raw materials plan an attack on Indigenous land and culture, says Saami Council
The European Commission’s recent approval of 47 strategic projects aimed at mining and processing raw minerals, has been condemned as
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Inuit women recount experiences past and present of forced sterilization
Woman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay shocked to realize her case wasn’t an outlier While a national organization seeks to track
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Changes to Jordan’s Principle unfair for N.W.T. children, some say
By Nadeer Hashmi Canada is repeating ‘discriminatory conduct from the past,’ says advocate for Indigenous children A woman working at
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ICC warns against sidelining Inuit as global powers eye Greenland
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has issued a strong warning about the risk of marginalizing Indigenous voices as foreign powers
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Indigenous knowledge can make health care more sustainable in North: study
By Tharsha Ravichakaravarthy New research paper uses sharing circle held with Indigenous elders in the N.W.T. A new research paper
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Advocates hope a new national registry will reveal extent of Indigenous sterilization
By Nadeer Hashmi · No official numbers or records exist for similar cases, organization says Advocates hope a new national registry
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Leaders reflect on Justin Trudeau’s legacy in the North
Prime minister promised Monday he would resign before next election Leaders across Canada’s territories are reflecting on what Prime Minister
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