Yellowknife roundtable looks for solutions to homelessness
About 70 people came together to speak about homelessness in Yellowknife at a roundtable discussion at the Tree of Peace
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80 per cent of Nunavut teachers experienced violence this year, new study says
Violence is still going largely underreported, according to union Nunavut’s teachers union says 90 per cent of its members witnessed
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‘The rebirth of our nation’: Gwich’in accord passed at biennial gathering
Gwich’in across northern Canada and Alaska will now be more coordinated and unified in efforts to tackle collective issues like
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Violence Against Women bill would expand power of up to 30 Alaska tribal courts
To help tackle the high rates of violence in Alaska Native villages, a bill in Congress would expand tribal court
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What northern Canadians want from the upcoming throne speech
Next week, Governor General Julie Payette will take to the throne in Canada’s Senate chamber to deliver the Liberal government’s
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No charges in police-related death in Arctic Canada, Ottawa police say
After completing an investigation into the RCMP-related death of a man in Kinngait, Nunavut, the Ottawa Police Service says the officer
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Arctic Canada : Lawyer wants man in violent Kinngait arrest video to join his class action
A lawyer is trying to get in touch with the Kinngait man who, earlier this month, was captured on video
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Violence by Canadian federal police against Inuit: few are stopping systemic racism, Indigenous leaders say
To address the systemic racism against Indigenous people shown by police forces such as the RCMP, Canadian leaders need to look
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Man in violent Canadian Arctic arrest video wants officer charged, minister says he’s ‘outraged’
The federal Indigenous Services minister says he’s “outraged” and “pissed” by the continuing pattern of police violence against Indigenous people
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Man in violent arrest video in Canadian Arctic later ‘viciously attacked’ while in police cells
UPDATED – Nunavut RCMP say they will conduct a review of an attack against an Inuk man from Kinngait, Nunavut,
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Women in Northern Canada travel farthest to access domestic violence shelters
It was the first and only time Ann Kasook attempted to run away. She still feels shaken when she talks
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Iceland most gender-equal country says World Economic Forum 2020 report, Canada comes in 19th
Iceland has been named the world’s most gender-equal country by the World Economic Forum. It’s the 11th year in a
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Pauktuutit to explore challenges confronting Inuit women in Canada’s extractive industry
Canada’s national women’s organization is working to launch a new project to better understand the violence and harassment faced by
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Inquiry on violence against Indigenous woman heads to Arctic Canada
A national inquiry into crimes against Indigenous woman will hold it’s first hearing in the Canadian Arctic next week. The
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U.S. Attorney General announces new focus on Alaska Native issues
The U.S. Department of Justice is rolling out a new focus on Alaska Native issues. In Anchorage last week to discuss
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