Residential school survivors reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis
By Jackie McKay WARNING: This story contains details of experiences at residential schools. The first time Piita Irniq was on
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Labrador Inuit communities get funds to combat climate change’s food security impact
Labrador Inuit communities will get funding to help mitigate the impacts of climate change on food security in their regions.
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World TB Day: Inuit org raises alarm on TB crisis as Canadian election begins
March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day. And with a federal election now underway in Canada, the country’s national Inuit organization
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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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Feds commit $1.5B to fulfill Nunavut Land Claim in historic deal
The new Nunavut Agreement Implementation Contract includes $600M for Inuit employment training The federal government has committed to spend $1.5
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Ottawa signs $270-million agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Nunavut
On Thursday, Ottawa co-signed a $270-million agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Canada’s Arctic, aimed at boosting jobs and opportunities
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Standing Firm – US takeover bid fuels Greenland’s independence movement
As Greenland draws international attention amidst a takeover push from US President Donald Trump, the independence movement is growing among
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Child and family health-care centre expands to better serve Cree and Inuit in northern Quebec
By Vanna Blacksmith A child and family health-care facility in Quebec’s far north opened the doors of a new building
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Nunavik education workers still without collective agreement, protest in Québec City
By Shushan Bacon, Espaces Autochtones Nunavik’s education workers have been without a collective agreement for nearly two years and several
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Poilievre’s ‘Santa Claus’ quip trivialized Inuit in Arctic, says Inuit leader
There’s more to relieving tensions in Arctic than icebreakers and guns, Natan Obed says The leader of the national organization
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Montreal centre for Inuit warns of unmarked vehicles trying to pick up clients
By Rachel Watts ‘It feels like this population is being targeted,’ says advocate A lodging centre that helps Inuit in
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Passing on the Inuit drumming tradition in Nain
By Heidi Atter ‘Drumming makes me feel like a good person,’ said 8-year-old Ashton Allan A Nunatsiavimuit mother is working
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‘Who profits on hunger?’ Inuit send pleading emails to minister about food costs
By Sarah Smellie Emails reveal people are concerned they aren’t getting the benefit of subsidies meant to keep food affordable
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For some in Nunavik, federal apology for dog slaughter step toward reconciliation
By Samuel Wat Canadian government giving $45 million in compensation to Inuit in Nunavik Getting the Canadian government to apologize
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Nunavut Inuit org. offers $100 to voters in upcoming election for its president
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says its voter turnout has been historically low The organization that represents Inuit in Nunavut is giving
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