by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | May 2, 2016 | 2016, Press Releases
May 2, 2016 – Pond Inlet – The Pikialasorsuaq Commission completed the initial community hearings in Grise Fiord and Pond Inlet, Nunavut. The hearings spanned 5 days in the two communities with additional participation from community members from Clyde River, Arctic...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Apr 8, 2016 | 2016, Press Releases
April 8, 2016 – Ottawa, ON – The board of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada appointed today a new president. Ms. Karetak-Lindell said she was honoured to have been given the confidence of the Inuit leaders who represent the four Inuit land claims...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Mar 23, 2016 | 2016, Press Releases
March 23, 2016 – Iqaluit, Nunavut – The 3rd Biennial Arctic Observing Summit concluded Friday, March 18th in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Summit brought together over 450 delegates from 30 countries, including scientists, Indigenous peoples from across the circumpolar...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Mar 11, 2016 | 2016, Press Releases
Friday March 11, 2016 – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) applauds the joint statement released by the United States and Canadian governments on Arctic cooperation. In particular, ICC appreciates the attention given to issues related to climate change,...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jan 19, 2016 | 2016, Press Releases
January 19, 2016 – Iqaluit, Nunavut and Nuuk, Greenland – The Inuit Circumpolar Council, Office of the Chair and the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland have initiated the Pikialaorsuaq Commission to consult with Canadian and Greenlandic communities that are most...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Dec 13, 2015 | 2015, Press Releases
December 13, 2015 – Ottawa – The climate change treaty finalized today in Paris is “historic,” said Okalik Eegeesiak, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) “but we recognize the compromise in the text.” Eegeesiak led the circumpolar Inuit delegation to the...