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
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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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Beluga whales could carry a molecule preventing mercury poisoning
Could the belugas of Northern Quebec hold the key to preventing mercury intoxication in local Inuit communities? This is what
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Canada’s Inuit look forward to working with newly appointed ministers
Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and the Canadian section of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) have indicated
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An open door to reconciliation: inside Ottawa’s new Indigenous Peoples building
Inside the ornate former U.S. embassy across from the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, a set of plain tools sits in
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New clinic at children’s hospital in Ottawa to address specific needs of Inuit patients
Young patients from Nunavut coming to CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) to be treated for complicated health issues will
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Arctic Canada: Proposed bill won’t uphold Inuit language rights in Nunavut, education board says
A Nunavut, Arctic Canada education group is calling out a “huge inequality” between language groups in Nunavut’s current education act,
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How a group of grandmothers is reconnecting youth with Inuit culture in Arctic Canada
Bessie Pihoak Omilgoetok’s worn fingers delicately tease pieces of white Arctic cotton before placing them in her qulliq — an
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Inuit art, culture and language: Selected reports
Thursday was International Inuit Day, a celebration set up to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit culture and contributions. To mark this
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Atlantic Canada: Inuit helping Innu community deal with suicide crisis
As support workers continue around-the-clock support to help people in Sheshatshiu deal with the community’s suicide crisis, the effort has
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