Canada: 2022 Arctic Winter Games to be hosted in northern Alberta
The 2022 Arctic Winter Games will be hosted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, in northern Alberta (Canadian Prairies).
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Calls for more fisheries officers in Canada’s central Arctic
The regional director of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ new Arctic region has set out on a tour
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Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. joins Inuit orgs across Canada in slamming Indigenous language bill
The organization representing Inuit in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut have added their voice to those of other Inuit
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Canada’s Inuit make voices heard on Arctic shipping routes
For the first time, Inuit communities are making recommendations to the Canadian government about how they want ships to move
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Ottawa tables legislation to protect and promote Indigenous languages, Inuit call it ‘colonial’
The federal Liberal government tabled legislation Tuesday to protect Indigenous languages in Canada — many of which are facing extinction
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Inuk elder in Arctic Canada recalls family’s forced relocation nearly 70 years ago
Twenty one survivors of a brutal forced resettlement by the Canadian government recently gathered in Arviat, Nunavut, for a formal
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Inuit, Sami leading the way in Indigenous self-determination, study says
Indigenous peoples across the globe have been pursuing greater control over their lands and lives and new research says two
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Canada Goose unveils parkas created by Inuit designers
Inuit designers across Canada will have their traditional parkas displayed around the world. The designers come from nine communities in
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Inuit language month kicks off in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut
February is Inuit language month in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, and this year, the event will spotlight traditional
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Mayor in Arctic Canada requests help as alcohol seeps into restricted community
The mayor of Arctic Bay, Nunavut has written a letter to politicians asking for mental health staff for the community
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Northern foods are now on the plate in Canada’s new food guide
Northern foods are finding a place on the menu in Canada’s new food guide, including whale, seal and berries. The
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Duane Smith re-elected chair of corporation representing Inuit in Canada’s western Arctic
Duane Smith will serve a second term as chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC). “Thank you for
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Seven candidates running for chair and CEO of regional corporation representing Canada’s western Inuit
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) — an organization representing the collective interests of all Inuvialuit, the Inuit in Canada’s western
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‘If he can do it, we can do it’: retired NHL star Jordin Tootoo visits community in Atlantic Canada
The crowds came out to see retired NHL star Jordin Tootoo in two completely contrasting events in Sheshatshiu, Labrador on
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Canadian government apologizes to Ahiarmiut Inuit for forced relocations in Nunavut
Seventy years after the federal government forcibly relocated Ahiarmuit away from their homeland, it’s apologizing to 21 survivors and their
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