by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Sep 20, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases
September 20, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is pleased to announce the virtual Inuit Health Summit taking place from September 20 to October 26, 2021. The Circumpolar Inuit Health Steering Committee (CIHSC) has been planning this...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Sep 19, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases
Inuit Say it Needs to Understand “Meaningful Engagement” September 19, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), as one of the original Permanent Participants to the Arctic Council, says there is much to be proud of in terms of accomplishments...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 30, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases
August 30, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – Inuit Delegates from circumpolar countries – Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia) – are meeting today, for the first in a series of workshops, to begin developing Inuit Circumpolar protocols for the Equitable and...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 27, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases
August 27, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) in Canada, have made a joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. The submission...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 6, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases
July 6, 2021 – Ottawa, Canada – The appointment of former Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Chair Mary Simon as Canada’s 30th Governor General is a major step forward in relations between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples domestically, and globally. Ms. Simon is...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jun 23, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases
June 23, 2021 – Ottawa, Canada – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) attended the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 76) virtual meetings June 10-17, 2021. The IMO MEPC discussed key steps to...