Blog – Kiruna, an Arctic Swedish town built and relocated for mining
The Arctic mining town of Kiruna, Sweden has a mythical allure to it. The community of 18,000 people built its
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Inuk elder in Arctic Canada recalls family’s forced relocation nearly 70 years ago
Twenty one survivors of a brutal forced resettlement by the Canadian government recently gathered in Arviat, Nunavut, for a formal
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Canadian government apologizes to Ahiarmiut Inuit for forced relocations in Nunavut
Seventy years after the federal government forcibly relocated Ahiarmuit away from their homeland, it’s apologizing to 21 survivors and their
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Ottawa to apologize for forced relocation of Ahiarmiut Inuit in Nunavut
Between 1949 and 1959, officials with the Canadian government forced Ahiarmiut from their homes in southwestern Nunavut, in Canada’s east-Arctic,
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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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Mining company LKAB won’t pay for earthquake damage to homes in Arctic Sweden
People living in the arctic towns of Kiruna and Malmberget say their homes have been damaged by earthquakes caused by
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