Canadian Inuit leader says federal election offers stark choices on reconciliation
ITK President compares campaign to the one just before the Kelowna Accord was undone The president of the national body
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Inuit Action Plan underway to implement recommendatons from landmark Canadian report on violence against Indigenous women
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, the organization that represents Inuit women in the country, and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national
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International Inuit org applauds Canadian government’s tabling of legislation to implement UNDRIP
The Inuit Circumpolar Council, which represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia, said on Tuesday that it
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Canadian legislation to implement UNDRIP “positive and historic” step says Inuit org
The Canadian government’s move to introduce legislation on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is
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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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International Inuit Day is an occasion to affirm Inuit voices across the circumpolar world, leader says
Thursday is International Inuit Day, a celebration set up to acknowledge and celebrate Inuit culture and contributions, but most importantly
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Inuit priorities should be part of Canadian nation building, national org. tells campaigning parties
With the Canadian election campaign in full swing, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Canada’s national Inuit organization, is calling on the
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Canadian Inuit organization launches climate change strategy
Gerry Kisoun stands gazing out at the eastern shore of the Mackenzie River Delta and its expansive network of rivers,
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Inuit leaders call on Canada to go “beyond symbolic gestures” for Indigenous language preservation
Inuit leaders from across Canada issued a joint statement on Friday calling on the federal government to do more to
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ITK, an Arctic Council rejig and the summit Finland won’t let die : Northern news to watch for in 2019
All year long, Eye on the Arctic brings you news, and newsmakers, from around the North. But as 2019 gets
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Human remains and artifacts left at doorstep of Canadian Inuit organization
A box containing human remains was dropped off anonymously at the Ottawa offices of a national organization representing Inuit on
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Inuit perspectives crucial as Canada develops Northwest Passage says report
Inuit must be at the negotiating table as climate change redefines the future of the Northwest Passage, says a new
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Too soon to say what Indigenous affairs overhaul means for Arctic, says Inuit leader
Canada’s National Inuit leader says his organization is watching the dissolution of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada into two separate departments
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Canada creates Marine Protected Area in the Arctic
Calling it a highly ecologically productive area and home to many marine species, the Canadian government announced the creation of
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Canadian government ignores calls for Inuk commissioner on inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women
The long-awaited details of Canada’s National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls were released on Wednesday but
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