Atlas of Canada created by Indigenous people coming soon
Teachers, students and families across Canada will now have access to a map of the country that doesn’t include its
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Canada: lack of detention facilities in Quebec’s North violates charter rights, says Superior Court
The Public Security Ministry has failed to offer equal services for Inuit people serving minor sentences, a Quebec Superior Court
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Canada’s Governor General heads north to spotlight Arctic science
Canada’s Governor General left for the northeastern territory of Nunavut on Thursday for a three-day trip to the Arctic. Julie
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Offender who stabbed man in heart in Northern Canada to be released from prison
A man from Kimmirut, Nunavut (Northeast Canada), will be released from prison in a couple of weeks, about four years
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Ahiarmiut Inuit and Canadian government reach settlement for forced relocations
The Ahiarmiut and the Canadian government have come to a settlement agreement of $5 million for forced relocations of the
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Vast majority of homeless in Northern Canadian city are Indigenous: survey
Results from a survey suggest that the vast majority of those who are homeless or “provisionally accommodated” in the city
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Canadian Inuit say ‘urgency’ needed in child welfare changes
Child welfare changes and suicide prevention were among the topics discussed this past week by delegates at Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s
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This Alaskan spice shop brings new flavors to Indigenous dishes
Alesha Tangman uses an ulu to cut a dark red piece of bowhead whale meat into small cubes at her
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National Geographic polar bear apology proves colonialist attitudes towards Inuit remain, say northerners
One year after a controversial video that linked an emaciated polar bear to climate change, National Geographic has published an
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Inuit boarding home in Montreal concerned as bar set to open nearby
Quebec’s liquor board has granted an alcohol permit for a Montreal resto-bar, despite concerns it will create an unsafe environment
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Natan Obed re-elected as president of Canadian Inuit organization
Natan Obed has been re-elected as president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. The vote was held during the group’s annual general meeting Thursday
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Organization representing Canada’s Inuit gathers for presidential election
Members of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) are in Inuvik, Northwest Territories (central Canadian Arctic) this week, for their annual general
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Non-Inuit staff at shelters lack cultural sensitivity, say homeless women in Arctic Canadian town
The organization responsible for two women’s shelters in Iqaluit (Canadian east-Artic) says it’s addressing concerns from clients who say non-Inuit
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Inuk woman ‘begging and pleading’ for help fighting tuberculosis in northern Canada
Bernice Clarke’s mother died in 2015. She was sick with tuberculosis and succumbed to complications resulting from treatment. Now, three
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Two candidates vy to unseat president of Canada’s national Inuit organization
Former MP Peter Ittinuar, former policy analyst Peter Williamson, and incumbent president, Natan Obed, are all in the running for
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