Director hopes film on Hebron relocation can both educate and spark healing
The director of a short film about the 1950s relocation of Inuit from Hebron, an Atlantic Canadian community, hopes to
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Red Dress Day observed in Canada for missing and murdered Indigenous women
Red Dress Day was observed in Canada on May 5, in remembrance of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and
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Researchers identify gene variant responsible for inherited lung disease in Inuit
Canadian researchers have identified a gene variant they believe could be contributing to the high rates of inherited lung disease
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Qanittaq Clean Arctic Shipping Initiative gets $91.6 million from Ottawa
A project focused on reducing the environmental impacts of maritime transport will launch with $91.6 million from the federal government
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Inuttitut language revitalization campaign underway in Labrador Inuit region
The first-ever Inuttitut Blitz is underway in Nunatsiavut, something the government hopes will encourage people to use the Inuit language—no
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COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials
By Emily Blake Plan to eliminate TB by 2030 still in place Nunavut’s health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted
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Syllabic eye charts: Doctors’ groundbreaking approach for Indigenous patients
Inuit in northern Quebec are now able to take vision tests using the Inuktitut writing system, after two Montreal doctors
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Budget erred by suggesting Ottawa backing away from Inuit TB eradication, minister says
The Indigenous services minister says the Liberal government made a mistake in the federal budget by appearing to back away
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Beaufort Delta men don warm winter parkas they sewed from scratch
There are a lot of new sewers in the Beaufort Delta these days, all wrapped in cosy handmade parkas —
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Trailblazing Nunatsiavut researchers study the ocean, and add Inuit context for other scientists
Every year, the Canadian Coast Guard ship Amundsen makes a trek through the Labrador Sea, operating as an icebreaker and
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Report finds untapped potential for cooperation in North American Arctic
There’s untapped potential for cooperation in the eastern region of the North American Arctic that remains worth exploring despite the
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Nunavik, Nunavut and Ottawa to get shelters for Inuit women
Four projects set up to support vulnerable Inuit women have been approved for funding, Pauktuutit, the organization representing Inuit women
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Nunavik Inuit name negotiators for self-determination discussions
The organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavik has named two negotiators to lead self-determination discussions with the Canadian and
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Diplomat warns lessons of EU seal ban harm mustn’t be forgotten amid green transition
As the international community undertakes a historic green transition, accelerated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the negative impacts on
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Ottawa Inuit org opens new Food Security Program building
Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), a counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ottawa, opened its new Food Security Program building on Friday,
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