2009 | Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

Circumpolar Inuit Call on Global Leaders to Act on Arctic Climate Change at COP15 in Copenhagen

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:34:22 +0000

13 November, 2009 – Copenhagen, Denmark — Inuit leaders, through the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), today released a document calling on global leaders to adopt a meaningful agreement at December’s UN Climate Change Convention (UNCCC) Conference in Copenhagen – one that will safeguard the future of the Arctic. The Inuit homeland in the Arctic has […]

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Inuit Call to Global Leaders: Act Now on Climate Change in the Arctic

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:33:32 +0000

— November 13, 2009 — The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is an indigenous peoples’ organization, founded in 1977 to promote and celebrate the unity of 160,000 Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Russia. As the international voice of Inuit, ICC is calling upon global leaders at the December UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties […]

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ICC Canada says latest US effort to stop polar bear trade threatens Canada’s conservation system

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:34:58 +0000

(October 16, 2009 – Ottawa, Canada) Duane Smith, President of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada, says the USA proposal to stop world trade in polar bear hides ignores the demonstrated ability of Inuit to manage their own resources wisely and sustainably. The USA is submitting a proposal for consideration at the 15th Conference of the Parties […]

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Circumpolar Inuit Health Summit July 9-10, 2009 Yellowknife, NWT

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:35:30 +0000

Inuit from across the Arctic met in Yellowknife this week to focus on the health and wellness challenges confronting circumpolar Inuit. Organized by the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), this first-ever Circumpolar Inuit Health Summit provided participants an opportunity to share information on national initiatives in Inuit health and to promote promising practices. “This Summit is […]

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Inuit Circumpolar Council Names New Chair

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:36:46 +0000

Nuuk, Greenland, 18 June 2009 – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) announced the appointment of James (Jimmy) Stotts as its new Chair. Mr. Stotts, an Alaskan Iñupiaq from Barrow, Alaska, replaces Patricia Cochran who resigned as ICC Chair last week. He was unanimously elected by the ICC executive council at a special meeting held here […]

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Circumpolar Inuit Launch Declaration on Arctic Sovereignty

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:37:20 +0000

Tromsø, Norway – 28 April 2009 – Inuit leaders from Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Russia today launched a Circumpolar Inuit Declaration on Arctic Sovereignty. In developing this declaration, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) worked with Inuit across the circumpolar Arctic over the past six months to address the increasing focus by outsiders on the Inuit […]

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Inuit Circumpolar Council Leader Calls on Canadian Government to Follow Australia and Endorse UN Indigenous Rights Declaration

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:37:49 +0000

Inuvik – 2 April 2009 The president of the Canadian office of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC Canada), Duane Smith, praised the Australian government for endorsing tonight (3 April Canberra time) the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. At the same time, he expressed his disappointment that Canada has yet to announce […]

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European Union Knows Proposed Seal Ban Would Be Unlawful

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:38:34 +0000

Ottawa, Ontario – March 27, 2009 – Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) and the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC Canada) today revealed that the Council of the European Union (EU) has been told by its own legal advisors that a proposed EU-wide ban on seal product imports would contravene both the EU’s own Charter and the EU’s […]

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Inuit of Canada Expect Substantial Consultations Prior to Canadian Polar Bear Listing

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:38:54 +0000

Monday January 19, 2009 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Inuit leaders were in Winnipeg Manitoba on Friday January 16, 2009, to attend the National Polar Bear Roundtable hosted by the Federal Minister of Environment, Jim Prentice. The Roundtable also included government, non- government organizations, Wildlife Management Boards, and scientists to address Canada’s Polar Bear listing, […]

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