Rare recording collection of Sami Joik given UNESCO status
Karl Tirén’s collection of over a century old recordings of one the most iconic elements of Sami music, the Joik,
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UNESCO highlighting importance of Indigenous languages in 10-year plan
UNESCO held conference this month on its action plan on decade of Indigenous languages For Alice Rigney, speaking her Dene
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Mark Indigenous languages decade by making Inuktitut official in Canada: Inuit UN rep
It would show Canada’s commitment to Indigenous languages, says Inuit advocate When Lorraine Whitman’s father, Chief Joseph Peters, asked for
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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation archives added to UNESCO world register
The collection of archives, personal stories and photos of residential school survivors at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
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Wood Buffalo National Park in northern Canada listed among threatened World Heritage Sites
The conservation outlook for Wood Buffalo National Park has been downgraded to one of “significant concern” by the International Union
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Will climate change remove dry land between Finland and Sweden?
The effects of climate change, including rising temperatures and sea level, can already be seen in the Kvarken, the narrowest
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