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‘Arctic pay’ among the perks Congress is sending to improve military assignments in Alaska

Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 30, 2022 at 11:00
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Members of the military stationed in Alaska are in line for some extra financial benefits in 2023. Bills Congress passed

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Akaitcho chiefs call for support as communities grapple with suicide, addiction

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 12:32
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Yellowknives Dene Chief Edward Sangris says he would support having a treatment centre in the Akaitcho Two Akaitcho chiefs said the

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N.W.T. MLAs call on government to take immediate action on suicide prevention

Natalie Pressman, CBC News @natpressman
Posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 08:28
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Members of the N.W.T. Legislative Assembly are calling on the government to take immediate action on suicide prevention.  A motion

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Canada: Suicide rate in Arctic Quebec worsens compared to rest of province

Maud Cucchi, Espaces autochtones
Posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 15:33
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Nunavik, the Arctic region of Quebec, has the highest suicide rate in the province. According to the latest available data

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Psychosocial support for Sami proposed ahead of Finland’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11:39
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The truth and reconciliation commission, due to begin in 2023, is likely to stir up difficult emotions. A working group

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Snow can help lift people’s moods says researcher at Stockholm University

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, February 19, 2021 at 10:38
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Winters with snow may cut down on some depressive symptoms. Being outside in the snow almost doubles our exposure to

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U.S. investigates Alaska’s psychiatric treatment of children

The Associated Press
Posted: Friday, January 29, 2021 at 12:30
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether the state of Alaska unnecessarily institutionalizes

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Danish PM apologizes to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in 1950s

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2020 at 09:23
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized this week to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in the 1950s. “I have

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Indigenous services minister announces $82.5M for COVID-19-related mental health needs

Jorge Barrera, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 17:20
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Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced $82.5 million in new funding Tuesday for Indigenous communities to deal with increased mental health needs

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New phone program in Canadian northwestern Arctic territory will help parents, kids with mental health

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 10:50 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:47
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Northern families dealing with anxiety, child behavioural difficulties and other challenges got good news on Wednesday — soon, they may be

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Eye on the Arctic report Death in the Arctic wins prize at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020 at 11:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:46
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Eye on the Arctic won a silver medal at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) for its report Death in

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Canada Culture Culture (Canada) 

Kelly Fraser, acclaimed Canadian Inuk singer, was ‘fiercely open with her fans,’ says family

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 30, 2019 at 13:41
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Family confirms the 26-year-old, who was from Nunavut and had been living in Winnipeg, died by suicide Kelly Fraser, the

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

Atlantic Canada: Inuit helping Innu community deal with suicide crisis

Jacob Barker, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 at 10:36 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:46
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As support workers continue around-the-clock support to help people in Sheshatshiu deal with the community’s suicide crisis, the effort has

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Fall sitting in Canada’s Nunavut territory begins Thursday

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 10:09 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 16:09
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MLAs and cabinet ministers of Nunavut, in Canada’s eastern Arctic, are gathering in Iqaluit today for the start of the

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Canada Culture Culture (Canada) General 

Eye on the Arctic report Death in the Arctic among finalists at Canadian Online Publishing Awards

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 14:37 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:46
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Eye on the Arctic has been named as a finalist at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA) in the

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