Study in Northern Quebec to assess impact of climate change on Inuit’s food
A project aimed at examining the impacts of climate change on Inuit health embarked on its second leg this summer,
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Canada’s territorial leaders discuss northern issues at meeting of premiers
Canada’s territorial premiers discussed northern priorities at the Council of Federation talks (a congress comprising of Canada’s provincial and territorial
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Inuit leaders to advance Indigenous human rights
Inuit delegates from the U.S. state of Alaska, the Russian region of Chukotka, Greenland and Canada concluded Thursday the 13th
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Inuit association gets $900,000 to monitor marine protected area in Arctic Canada
The association that represents Inuit in Canada’s Baffin region will get $900,000 to set up a pilot program to monitor
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Inuit leaders meeting in Alaska seek greater voice in governance
As dozens of Inuit leaders from Greenland, Canada, the United States and Russia gather in Northern Alaska this week, they
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Quebec to invest $449,000 in Nunavik elders’ projects
The Quebec government has announced $449,000 to support elders’ projects in the Inuit region of the province. The money will
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Canada’s northern affairs minister to attend ICC general assembly in Alaska
Carolyn Bennett, Canada’s minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, will participate in the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s general assembly in
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Canada moves to recognize NunatuKavut Inuit community in Labrador
The NunatuKavut community in southern and central Labrador (Eastern Canada) is entering into talks with the federal government to negotiate
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Residents concerned by Northern Canadian airline merger
Nunavummiut (Nunavut residents) have mixed feelings about plans for First Air and Canadian North to merge. The companies announced their
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Canadian Inuit language settings coming soon to Facebook
Facebook users could be clicking “piugijara” instead of the “like” button to show they support someone’s post by next year.
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Celebrations in Canada’s Nunavut for territorial holiday
Today, July 9, is Nunavut Day, when people from across the Northern Canadian territory commemorate the passing of the Nunavut
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Hunters in Arctic Canadian city want to double 2018 polar bear harvest
Iqaluit’s hunters’ organization, in Nunavut, wants to use up unharvested polar bear tags that have accumulated in recent years. Each
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Indigenous Canadians dying due to racial bias in health-care system, researcher says
While some people have raised concerns about anti-Indigenous racism in the Northwest Territories’ health-care system, an expert says it’s not
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Southern Canadian couple has perfect wedding on Arctic Ocean’s shores
When you think of a destination beach wedding, Tuktoyaktuk, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, might not be the first place that
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Family that fell through ice rescued by passersby in Canadian Arctic
It was a terrifyingly close call for a family with a three-month-old baby last weekend, when they plunged through the
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