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Inuit org expresses solidarity with First Nations after Indigenous woman taunted before death in Quebec hospital

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 2, 2020 at 14:56
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Makivik Corporation, the Inuit land claims organization in Arctic Quebec, says it condemns the treatment of Joyce Echaquan, 37, an

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Premier François Legault apologizes for Quebec’s treatment of Indigenous peoples

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 12:05 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:05
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Quebec Premier François Legault apologized to the Canadian province’s Indigenous and Inuit inhabitants Wednesday, saying successive provincial governments have failed

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Quebec’s Inuit organisations welcome Viens commission’s report and call for immediate action

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 16:33 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 11:11
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Makivik Corporation, the Inuit land claims organization that represents Quebec Inuit, welcomes the conclusions of a report into the treatment

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Inuit of northern Quebec are victims of systemic discrimination, concludes public inquiry report

Mathiew Leiser, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 18:33 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:45
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New housing in northern Quebec, support for homeless Inuit in urban areas and improvement of their detention conditions are among

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Quebec should apologize for systemic discrimination in treatment of Indigenous people, Viens report says

Benjamin Shingler and Kamila Hinkson, CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019 at 10:35 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 12:44
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The Quebec government should apologize to First Nations and Inuit for the harm they have endured as a result of

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Language barrier in northern Quebec can make court baffling for Inuit, justice workers say

Catou MacKinnon, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 11:56
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For Inuit in Quebec accused of breaking the law, the first of many barriers to equal treatment in the justice

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Arctic Quebec: Inuk woman’s botulism symptoms not taken seriously by nurse, widower says

Catou MacKinnon, CBC News
Posted: Monday, November 19, 2018 at 11:39
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A man from Inukjuak said the failure of a nurse stationed in the Arctic Quebec community to recognize the signs

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Canada General News Politics Politics (Canada) 

Commission hears about strained relations between Quebec’s Inuit and northern police force

Catou MacKinnon, CBC News
Posted: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:49 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:56
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The fractured relationship between Inuit and police in Arctic Quebec is reflected in Johnny Anautak’s tears, anger and disappointment. His

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Grieving Inuit families in Arctic Quebec blame deaths on racism in health-care

Catou MacKinnon, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 12:04 — Last Updated: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:43
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Kuujjuarapik’s community centre echoes with the sounds of Mary Pirti Kumarluk’s sobs. Her daughter, Siasi ​Kumarluk, along with a support

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Inuk woman sheds light on dramatic impact of poor services in Arctic Quebec

Catou MacKinnon, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 16:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 09:14
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Lucy Kumarluk breaks down when she thinks about her son, his life on the streets in Montreal and the brother

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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