Inuit work towards greater voice in shipping as IMO meeting gets underway
As an International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-committee meeting on ship construction got underway in London on Monday, the Inuit Circumpolar
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Nunavut officially takes over land, resource responsibilities from feds
By Emma Tranter · CBC News Prime Minister Trudeau signs agreement for largest land transfer in Canada’s history Nearly 25 years after
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Nunavut is signing a devolution deal. Here’s how it worked in the Yukon and N.W.T.
Devolution — transferring responsibilities for land and resources — is unique to each Canadian territory A final devolution agreement, transferring
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Trudeau to sign long-awaited devolution agreement with Nunavut Thursday
Agreement would transfer more federal responsibilities to the territory After nearly 25 years as a territory, Nunavut is expected to
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Wastewater study launched in Iqaluit to help better detect TB
A study examining wastewater is being launched in Iqaluit that the Nunavut government, Inuit leaders and researchers say could help
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Que. coroner says alcohol withdrawal should be taken into account when sentencing
Recommendation comes following Inukjuak man’s death from alcohol withdrawal A Quebec coroner says judges should take alcohol withdrawal into account
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Network in Alaska centering Indigenous knowledge in Arctic climate research
A network of Arctic observers spanning nearly all of Alaska’s northern coast is helping to center Indigenous knowledge in climate
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Parliament tables new management plan for Canada’s northernmost national park
Parliament tabled a new management plan for Canada’s northernmost national Park last week, with emphasis on Inuit knowledge being a
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COP 28 “transitional, but not transformative” says Int’l Inuit org
The agreement by nations to phase out fossil fuels was a promising step at COP28, but for Arctic Indigenous Peoples
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Arctic research conference is held in the Arctic for 1st time
A national Arctic research conference is taking place in Iqaluit this week, marking the first time in the academic conference’s
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Chiefs seek unity as a fractured Assembly of First Nations elects new leader
First Nations leaders gathering in Ottawa this week to elect a new national chief say the top issue facing the
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Case of U.S. man caught with walrus tusk reveals debate over Inuit art exports
By Matthew Lapierre · CBC News Montreal art gallery now charged with illegally selling sperm whale teeth On July 25, 2021, Pedro
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Cabinet shuffle poses challenges for advancing Inuit priorities, ITK president says
By Brett Forester · CBC News ‘We often as Inuit leaders have to be the ones that educate ministers,’ Natan Obed says
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Author hopes sharing father’s personal journey helps illuminate Nunavik history
The co-author of a newly released book delving into the life of Inuit leader Johnny Watt said he hopes it
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Federal Court in Iqaluit to hear lawsuit over fishing license decision
By Emma Tranter · CBC News The Federal Court is in Iqaluit this week hear a lawsuit launched by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
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