by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Mar 9, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases
March 9, 2023 – Nuuk, Greenland – Last week’s agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine areas on the high seas was a long time in coming but a major step forward, according to the Inuit Circumpolar Council. Following years of negotiations, the...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 21, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases
February 21, 2023 – Nuuk, Greenland – February 21st is International Mother Language Day, and the International Decade of Indigenous Languages has been well inaugurated. The day calls for reflection on the importance of preserving and continuously...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 13, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases
Monday, February 13, 2023 — Real progress on protecting ocean ecosystems requires the full participation of Indigenous Peoples. That message was heard clearly at last week’s Fifth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) in Vancouver,...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 6, 2022 | News
Thanks to the Department of Canadian Heritage – Indigenous Language Component, ICC Canada has received a grant to support and celebrate culture and language in Canada. In celebration of the first year of the United Nations Decade of Indigenous Languages, ICC Canada...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jun 20, 2022 | News
The week of June 6-10, 2022 was a busy one for ICC. The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 78 meeting took place in London. Meanwhile, in Bonn, Germany, a meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jun 15, 2022 | News
ICC has received one nomination for the position of President. Lisa Koperqualuk is the duly elected ICC (Canada) President for the 2022-2026 term. Two nominations were received for the position of Vice-President International Affairs. The nominees are Crystal...