‘Treasure trove’ of Native Press photos donated to territorial archives in Northern Canada
The Native Communications Society has donated 200,000 Native Press images to the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) government, to be preserved and
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Canada to apologize for treatment of Inuit with tuberculosis in mid-20th century
The federal government is poised to apologize for how it treated Inuit who were plucked from their communities across the
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Jordin Tootoo, NHL’s first Inuk player, looks back on career and path to sobriety
Announcing his retirement from professional hockey in Brandon, Manitoba (Canadian Prairies), on Friday was like “coming full circle” for Jordin
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Inuit hail Arctic-focused restructuring at DFO and Canadian Coast Guard
As climate change opens up the Canadian Arctic to more shipping, fishing and resource development the federal government is reorganizing
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Environmental and Indigenous groups call on Canada to commit to dirty fuel ban in the Arctic
As the world’s maritime body gathers this week in London, a coalition of environmental and Indigenous groups is calling on
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Remote community in Arctic Canada struggles to cope with barge cancellation
The community of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, in the Canadian Arctic, received its first freighter flight of goods on Saturday from the
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Student in Arctic Canada sits during national anthem to ‘make a statement’ about residential school curriculum
A 12-year-old student in Iqaluit, in Canada’s east-Arctic, says he ended up in the principal’s office after he sat during
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Canada’s northern food security program has ‘lost its way’, says federal minister
Canada’s Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is promising changes to the federal government’s northern food security subsidy program
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Quebec Inuit leaders plead for mental health support in wake of youth suicides
In Nunavik, Quebec’s expansive northern region dotted by remote fly-in Inuit villages, most residents are connected to at least one,
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Fearing issues at U.S. border, Canada’s western Inuit put stop to cannabis sales in Arctic town
Cannabis becomes legal across Canada on Wednesday, but unlike other large communities in the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), residents in Inuvik
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Nunavut people speak out about Arctic mayor’s controversial statement on male Inuit leaders
Sexual harassment and how to talk about it has been a topic of conversation both on and off social media
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Dental health crisis affecting hundreds of children in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Around 550 Nunavut children are waiting for dental treatment requiring general anesthetic — meaning they need to be put to sleep
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Canada’s Supreme Court rules Ottawa has no duty to consult with Indigenous people before drafting laws
Canada’s lawmakers do not have a duty to consult with Indigenous people before introducing legislation that might affect constitutionally protected
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Mayor in Arctic Canada faces backlash after calling out some male Inuit leaders as sexual predators
Sexual harassment in the workplace remains a challenge for women in the territory of Nunavut, according to Iqaluit Mayor Madeleine
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Nunavut, Canada iron mine gets federal OK to up production with regional Inuit support
The Canadian government has approved Baffinland increasing its iron ore production against the advice of the Nunavut impact review board
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