Quebec’s Inuit organisations welcome Viens commission’s report and call for immediate action
Makivik Corporation, the Inuit land claims organization that represents Quebec Inuit, welcomes the conclusions of a report into the treatment
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Inuit of northern Quebec are victims of systemic discrimination, concludes public inquiry report
New housing in northern Quebec, support for homeless Inuit in urban areas and improvement of their detention conditions are among
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Inmates in Northern Canada jail denounce unfair punishments through ‘kangaroo court’
Prisoners at Nunavut’s biggest jail say they’re being unfairly punished for breaking jail rules by an internal court that doesn’t
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Quebec should apologize for systemic discrimination in treatment of Indigenous people, Viens report says
The Quebec government should apologize to First Nations and Inuit for the harm they have endured as a result of
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Organization representing Canadian Inuit adopts unified Inuktut orthography
Inuit in Canada are getting a unified orthography for the first time since Inuktut writing systems were introduced by Christian
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Inuit group and NGOs renew calls for Arctic heavy fuel oil ban
An Inuit organization and a coalition of environmental NGOs renewed Wednesday their call for urgent action to ban ships sailing
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Exhibition to showcase Inuit art from Atlantic Canada
A new exhibition featuring the work of 25 known and emerging Inuit artists from Altlantic Canada is coming to Montreal
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Inuit priorities should be part of Canadian nation building, national org. tells campaigning parties
With the Canadian election campaign in full swing, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Canada’s national Inuit organization, is calling on the
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Inuvialuit knowledge helps mariners choose wildlife-friendly routes in Western Arctic
Mariners travelling through waters in Canada’s Western Arctic have a new tool to help them mitigate impacts to wildlife and
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New vessel hopes to renew fisheries in Inuit region of Labrador, Atlantic Canada
A new exploratory fishing vessel is looking to renew an old industry in Nain, in northern Labrador, Atlantic Canada. The
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation archives added to UNESCO world register
The collection of archives, personal stories and photos of residential school survivors at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
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Organization representing Canadian Inuit to lead national Inuit health survey
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the organization which represents Inuit in Canada, is launching an ambitious new project to gather up-to-date health
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Blog – Canada’s new Arctic policy doesn’t stick the landing
On Tuesday, just hours before the 2019 federal election was called, the Liberals released their long-awaited Arctic and Northern Policy
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Former officers call on leaders of Canada’s federal police to do more to recruit Inuit
Former Inuit RCMP members are calling on top brass of the national police force to invest time and resources into
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Ottawa’s new Arctic framework has lofty goals but few details, critics say
The federal government’s new Arctic strategy promises sweeping changes and an ambitious goal of closing several key gaps between people
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