2012 | Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

Inuit Circumpolar Council Celebrates Inuit Day

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:48:41 +0000

OTTAWA – 7 November 2012 –Duane Smith, President of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada today called on all Inuit and all Canadians to celebrate Inuit Day. In 2006 ICC General Assembly in Barrow, Alaska instructed ICC to “annually proclaim the November 7th birth date of ICC visionary, Eben Hopson, Sr., as Inuit Day, and to urge […]

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ICC Chair congratulates Canadian Inuit leader who receives prestigious indigenous achievement award

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:49:26 +0000

16 October 2012 – Nuuk, Greenland – Aqqaluk Lynge, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) today congratulated ICC Canada President and ICC Vice-Chair for Canada, Duane Smith, for having received the prestigious 2013 Indspire Award for Politics. Indspire awards are given to Canadians who are both indigenous and an inspiration to others. “The Inuit […]

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Circumpolar Inuit leader calls for real action on 5-year old UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 18:49:54 +0000

Ottawa, 14 September 2012 – Following yesterday’s celebration at the Canadian Museum of Civilization marking the 5th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the president of the Canadian chapter of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC Canada) called for “real action” on the Declaration. “I would like to see Canada work […]

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Circumpolar Inuit leader applauds appointment of Leona Aglukkaq as Arctic Council Chair

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:50:23 +0000

Ottawa, 23 August 2012 – The president of the Canadian chapter of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC Canada) is happy about the prime ministerial appointment of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq as the next Chair of the Arctic Council. Duane Smith said in Ottawa today, “ICC believes that this appointment means the Canadian government is serious […]

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Little progress on atmospheric mercury emissions at fourth UN negotiations

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:50:51 +0000

10 July 2012 – Punta del Este, Uruguay/Ottawa, Canada – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) fourth Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) met from June 27th until July 2nd in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The goal of the negotiations is to have a legally binding, global treaty on mercury ready for adoption by October 2013. The […]

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Inuit leader stresses Arctic sovereignty, resources, and circumpolar cooperation in meeting with three territorial premiers

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:51:30 +0000

28 June 2012 – Iqaluit, Nunavut – The Canadian leader of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) met with the premiers of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon on Tuesday this week to discuss greater cooperation on matters circumpolar and international. Inuit leader Duane Smith, President of ICC Canada, urged premiers Eva Aariak, Bob McLeod, and Darrell […]

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