by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 12, 2010 | 2010, Press Releases
Ottawa – 12 February 2010 – The Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), visiting Ottawa this week from Alaska, announced today that he expects that Inuit will be invited to the summit of five foreign affairs ministers, hosted by Canada next month. The five...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jan 22, 2010 | 2010, Press Releases
Inuvik, 22 January 2010 — The decision by TRAFFIC, the international wildlife trade monitoring network, to reject the proposal by the USA Government to have polar bears listed as threatened with extinction under CITES (Convention on International Trade of...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Nov 13, 2009 | 2009, Press Releases
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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Nov 13, 2009 | 2009, Press Releases
— 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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 16, 2009 | 2009, Press Releases
(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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 9, 2009 | 2009, Press Releases
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...