Canada honours Arctic’s last known WW II bone collector
In late May 1940, 20-year-old Qapik Attagutsiak voluntarily picked up a burlap bag, put her one-year-old son in her amauti — a
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Inuit
Arctic Canada: Nunavut’s government and Inuit organization renew promise to work together
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) and the government of Nunavut have renewed their commitment to work together with the signing of
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Eliminating tuberculosis among Canada’s Inuit stalled due to lack of funding
Nearly two years after the federal government committed to eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit by 2030, progress is stalled and the
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Man gets life sentence for murder of Nunavik teen Robert Adams in Arctic Quebec
KUUJJUAQ, Quebec – A 34 year-old man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Wednesday in the 2018 killing of Nunavik
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New Quebec audio guide shows how to correctly pronounce Inuktitut place names in part of Arctic Canada
The Quebec government department responsible for authorizing place names, the Commission de toponymie du Québec, has launched a new online audio guide to
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Canadian government eyes ‘meaningful resolution’ to Indian hospitals class action lawsuit
The Canadian government has consented to the certification of a proposed $1.1 billion class action lawsuit filed over Indian hospitals
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Eye on the Arctic report Death in the Arctic wins prize at Canadian Online Publishing Awards
Eye on the Arctic won a silver medal at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) for its report Death in
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Kelly Fraser, acclaimed Canadian Inuk singer, was ‘fiercely open with her fans,’ says family
Family confirms the 26-year-old, who was from Nunavut and had been living in Winnipeg, died by suicide Kelly Fraser, the
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Kelly Fraser, Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter, dead at 26
Kelly Fraser, an acclaimed Inuk singer-songwriter born in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, who had been living in Winnipeg, has died at age 26. Fraser’s advocacy
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Canadian PM stresses relationship with Indigenous peoples in mandate letters to new government ministers
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued his mandate letters to the ministers of his new government on Friday, stressing the
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30-year-old Canadian federal document shows plan to ‘block’ Inuktut services, Inuit group says
Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI), the organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavut in negotiations, says it has uncovered a 30-year-old
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Inuit artists in their own words
INUIT ARTISTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS Ooloosie Saila, Untitled, 2017, coloured pencil and ink, 77 x 126.8 cm (Reproduced with
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Arctic Canada: label ringed seals a species of concern, wildlife advisers tell feds
Ringed seals in Nunavut are facing changes in their habitats because of climate change, says a group of wildlife advisers.
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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic
A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut parent and teacher groups decry changes to education, language acts
The organization representing parents of Nunavut students, in Arctic Canada, is denouncing a controversial proposed law that would change the
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