Global Inuit group voices concern about coronavirus impact on Arctic communities
Dealing with an outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the Arctic would pose serious logistical and public health challenges for remote
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Q&A: How the International Inuit Business Association wants to transform commerce in the Arctic
As interest in the Arctic ramps up in the global community, Inuit business leaders from across the Arctic want to
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Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups
The International Maritime Organization’s sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) meeting wound up in London on Friday, with agreement
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Inuit in Canada, Alaska and Greenland found international business association
A new alliance made up of Inuit business representatives from across North America has formed to create the International Inuit
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Inuit leaders applaud UN move to designate International Decade of Indigenous Languages
International Inuit leaders applauded the UN move on Wednesday to proclaim 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. “We,
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International Inuit leaders demand decisive action on climate change amidst COP25 breakdown
Just before the COP25 climate conference went into overtime in Madrid this weekend, international Inuit leaders renewed their call for
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International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says
Thursday is International Inuit Day, a celebration set up to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit culture and contributions, but most importantly
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“It’s important to be aggressive about our human rights,” international Inuit leader tells Montreal conference
With international interests increasingly active in the Arctic, it’s more important than ever that Inuit stand up for their human
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Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland & Russia condemn U.S. torpedoing of Arctic Council declaration
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents 165,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada ,Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia, blasted the
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Inuit leaders to advance Indigenous human rights
Inuit delegates from the U.S. state of Alaska, the Russian region of Chukotka, Greenland and Canada concluded Thursday the 13th
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Inuit leaders meeting in Alaska seek greater voice in governance
As dozens of Inuit leaders from Greenland, Canada, the United States and Russia gather in Northern Alaska this week, they
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Canada’s northern affairs minister to attend ICC general assembly in Alaska
Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, will participate in the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s general assembly in
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Inuit in Canada and Greenland seek co-management of crucial Arctic habitat
The Inuit of Canada and Greenland are calling on Ottawa and Copenhagen to create an Inuit-managed protected area in the
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Inuit organization plans economic development across national boundaries
When it comes to economic development, Inuit people across the Arctic face similar challenges, including sparse populations, pockets of poverty
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New chair of ICC to come from Canada’s eastern Arctic
Okalik Eegeesiak, an Inuk from Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is expected to become the next chair of the
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