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Inuit org expresses solidarity with First Nations after Indigenous woman taunted before death in Quebec hospital

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020 at 14:56
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Makivik Corporation, the Inuit land claims organization in Arctic Quebec, says it condemns the treatment of Joyce Echaquan, 37, an

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Canadian Inuit women’s org says throne speech sent the right signals

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, September 25, 2020 at 15:30
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Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, an organization that represents Inuit women in Canada, says Wednesday’s throne speech sent the right

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Northerners hopeful after Canadian throne speech

Richard Gleeson, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2020 at 13:33
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The premier of the Northwest Territories says she is generally happy with the federal commitments identified in Wednesday’s throne speech,

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Indigenous, distinction-based health legislation & moving forward on UNDRIP among Canadian government priorities in throne speech

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 17:11
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Northern-specific issues were largely absent from Wednesday’s throne speech in Canada, but moving forward on introducing legislation on the United

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI 

Two candidates to vie for presidency of Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 08:30
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Two candidates will vie to become president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General RCI 

Feds invests $3.2 million in Indigenous-managed watershed program in northern Canada

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, August 28, 2020 at 09:10
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The Canadian government will invest $3.2 million in the Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area in the Canadian province of

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Top Nunavut cop gives more details into how man was killed by officer in Arctic Canada

Thomas Rohner, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 16:12
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In the face of mounting pressure for transparency and rising tensions in Kinngait, Nunavut, the territory’s top Mountie made the

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) 

Canada’s Arctic province wants to stop relying on Ottawa police force to investigate police shootings

The Canadian Press
Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 11:06 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 16:13
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The government of Nunavut is affirming its intention to create a civilian police oversight body after a recent review of a shooting

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Indigenous services minister announces $82.5M for COVID-19-related mental health needs

Jorge Barrera, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 17:20
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Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced $82.5 million in new funding Tuesday for Indigenous communities to deal with increased mental health needs

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut extends public health emergency into September

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 21, 2020 at 18:22
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Nunavut’s health minister has announced that the territory’s public health emergency is extended for another two weeks into September. The COVID-19

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Canada Culture Culture (Canada) General RCI 

Artist from Canada’s Northwest Territories designs new Royal Canadian Mint collector coin

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 15:15 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:29
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Inuvialuk artist Myrna Pokiak from Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) has designed the new collector coin for the Royal Canadian Mint to

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Police-related death rate in Northern Quebec 30 times higher than Ontario’s

Thomas Rohner, CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2020 at 15:53 — Last Updated: Monday, August 10, 2020 at 16:11
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Nunavik has seen more police-related deaths in the last two decades than any of Canada’s three territories, despite having a

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Canada Politics Politics (Canada) RCI Society (Canada) 

‘People need help’: Canadian MP gathering firsthand stories of housing crisis in Arctic territory

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 7, 2020 at 10:12
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Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq says a lack of housing in the territory is the primary concern she hears from residents — so she’s launching a

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

How a Canadian interpreter is keeping Inuktut speakers safe through COVID-19

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 3, 2020 at 16:09
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Nunavummiut have gotten used to hearing from their health minister and chief public health officer since pandemic precautions were put

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Art Art (Canada) Canada Culture RCI 

Campaign underway to name Ottawa park after renowned Canadian Inuk artist

Idil Mussa, CBC
Posted: Friday, July 31, 2020 at 10:24
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An Ottawa woman is campaigning to have a park in Sandy Hill named after internationally renowned Inuk artist Annie Pootoogook.

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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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