by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 6, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases
August 6, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) will launch a new podcast on August 9th – the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It also coincides with the 40th anniversary of our 1980 ICC General Assembly in Nuuk, Greenland...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jun 11, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases
June 11, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska – In the midst of the continuing rallies, the Inuit Circumpolar Council stands in solidarity with all Black and racialized people and denounces the racist and discriminatory actions that have triggered the social revolt calling...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Apr 21, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases
April 21, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska – As the coronavirus global pandemic continues, the Inuit Circumpolar Council, and its Circumpolar Inuit Health Committee (CIHSC) continue to express strong concerns about the potential elevated health risks and exposure faced by our...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Mar 3, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases
March 3, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska – As the world community initiates response to increasing number of coronavirus outbreaks, ICC expresses concern about how our rural, remote communities are potentially at much higher risk and exposure to such epidemics due to the...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 25, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases
February 25, 2020 – Ottawa, Canada – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) attended the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR7) meeting in London, UK last week. ICC fought hard for protections for the Arctic...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 18, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joint Statement – ICC Canada / Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) (February 18, 2020) Inuit voices were among those sounding an early warning regarding climate change many years ago, before the world started to heed the warnings of scientists...