Documenting our Progress
2024
Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Launches Groundbreaking Archive to Preserve and Share Inuit Knowledge
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is proud to announce the launch of the ICC Canada Archive, a first-of-its-kind digital database that aims to preserve and promote Inuit knowledge, participation, advocacy, and leadership on matters of global importance.
Read MoreInuit support marine shipping decisions in Arctic waters
Inuit support the designation of an Emission Control Area in Canadian Arctic waters, supporting global shipping community approval.
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) advances indigenous knowledge and rights at the International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Indigenous rights have been affirmed during the negotiations last week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in a fundamental way.
Read More2023
COP 28 “Transitional But Not Transformative” We are at a Human Rights tipping point – ICC Chair
The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change has concluded, and the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) assesses the results as mixed.
Read MoreON THIN ICE – Inuit bring strong calls to action to COP28 Climate Conference
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) will be in Dubai to carry the voice of Inuit at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 28th Conference of Parties (COP 28).
Read MoreOn Thin Ice: Inuit Climate Leadership for the World – UNFCCC COP 28 Position Paper
Inuit call on States, governmental authorities, private corporations, research institutions, and civil society to advance the following recommendations.
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Inuit and Small Island States Collaborate with their Many Strong Voices at the IMO
ICC Press Release Friday, December 16, 2022 – London UK – This week under its provisional consultative status at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) partnered with Small Island...
Read MoreICC Press Release Post-COP27
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back – Gains and losses at COP 27 It took nearly two extra days, but this year’s UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, were saved by a landmark...
Read MoreICC Press Release: Inuit: Arctic climate change is now a global reality
November 7, 2022 – Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt- The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is in Egypt for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP27 for the next two weeks. COP27 sees one of the largest Inuit...
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Inuit and Small Islands Aligned on Reducing Black Carbon and the Decarbonization of the Global Shipping Fleet to Protect Vulnerable Communities
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) participated virtually in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77 meetings last week where important issues that impact the Arctic were discussed.
Read MoreICC Concludes “EEE Workshops” to Develop Circumpolar Protocols for Equitable and Ethical Engagement of Inuit Communities and Indigenous Knowledge
Over the course of three months this fall ICC held a series of online workshops to aid in the development of the Inuit Circumpolar International protocols for the Equitable and Ethical Engagement (EEE) of Inuit communities and Indigenous Knowledge. Around 35 nominated Inuit Delegates from across Inuit Nunaat took part in the workshop series.
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) to Hold 14th General Assembly Virtually in 2022
On November 15, 2021, the ICC Executive Council held a virtual Special Meeting to discuss and decide upon the format of the 14th ICC General Assembly in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
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ICC Commends the Government of Canada for Precedent-Setting Legislation to Implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) applauds the positive actions taken by the Government of Canada in tabling legislation in the Canadian House of Commons on December 3rd that would implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Canada.
Read MoreInuit Call for Stronger Protections for Safe Arctic Shipping Considering Weak HFO Ban Passed at IMO
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) participated in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 75) virtual meetings, held November 16-20, 2020.
Read MoreICC Policy Paper on “Local Communities” Chronicles Opposition to the Undermining and Erosion of Inuit Rights
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has issued a policy paper on the matter of “local communities”, outlining how the term has eroded and undermined Inuit rights by UN member States and within major intergovernmental forums including the specialized agencies of the United Nations and regional institutions such as the Arctic Council.
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Inuit Circumpolar Council Welcomes UN General Assembly proclamation of a Decade of Indigenous Peoples’ Language
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a significant resolution that ”Proclaims the period 2022–2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, to draw attention to the critical loss of indigenous languages and the urgent need to preserve, revitalize and promote indigenous languages and to take urgent steps at the national and international levels.
Read MoreInuit at COP25 – Our Ice is Melting, Our Oceans are at Risk, Our Planet is on Fire
Inuit leaders emerge from the UNFCCC COP25 Climate Change conference underlining that greater actions and measures are needed by governments, corporations, and civil society to meaningfully address climate change.
Read MoreInuit Heading to COP25 Climate Change Conference as Latest UNEP Report Highlights Global Threat
The Chair of Inuit Circumpolar Council Dalee Sambo Dorough, ICC Canada Vice-President (International) Lisa Koperqualuk, and President of the National Inuit Youth Council (NIYC) Crystal Martin-Lapenskie will attend the conference at various times during its two-week duration.
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Inuit Support Ban of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Proposed at International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee Meeting in London, UK
Inuit worked with 14 other nations towards the development of a ban on the use of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) in the Arctic, which is currently banned in the Antarctic.
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar Chair Addresses Ministers at the Second Arctic Science Ministerial
October 26, 2018 – Berlin, Germany – “The recognition of and respect for our Indigenous human rights, status and role in the Arctic should not be viewed as a threat to the work of governments, rather, it is a matter of good...
Read More“Emergency Debate” in House of Commons on IPCC 1.5°C Report Thirty Years Overdue Says ICC (Canada)
October 16, 2018 – Ottawa, Canada – Inuit support the strong findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, but say the emergency debate in the House of Commons last...
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An Inuit Vision for the Future of the Pikialasorsuaq
Copenhagen, Denmark; Nuuk, Greenland; Iqaluit, Nunavut; Nov. 23, 2017 The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s Pikialasorsuaq Commission is calling for the creation of an Inuit- identified, Inuit-managed protected area in the...
Read MoreInuit Reaffirm Solidarity on Sustainable Use of the Arctic’s Living Resources
Inuit from Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Chukotka came together in Ottawa to discuss cultural sustainability, food security and conservation through use. The Summit resulted in a commitment to collaboratively and inclusively promote, sustain and strengthen Inuit cultural rights to food sovereignty.
Read MoreInuit Day 2017
Bonn, Germany and Ottawa, Canada Today Inuit celebrate unity and solidarity. Forty years ago Eben Hopson, the visionary Inupiat leader from Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska called on Inuit from Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka to work together in support each other, to defend Inuit Rights, and to make certain no Inuit community is left behind as […]
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Four Countries, One People: Inuit Strengthen Arctic Co-operation
Good afternoon (if past noon). My name is Nancy Karetak-Lindell. I was born and raised on the shores of western Hudson Bay in Arviat in the Kivaliq region of Nunavut. I was the Member of Parliament for Nunavut from 1997 to 2008 and since then I have served my community in many capacities. It is […]
Read MoreNovember 7th – Inuit Day
November 7, 2016 – Iqaluit, Nunavut – Okalik Eegeesiak, ICC Chair, invites you to celebrate the Arctic and those who call it home on November 7th for “Inuit Day”. The 2006 Utqiaġvik Declaration instructedICC to annually proclaim November 7th, the birth date of ICC visionary, Eben Hopson Sr., as “Inuit Day”. Eben Hopson was one […]
Read MoreSocial and research equity for Inuit – message for global leaders at White House Arctic Science Ministerial
September 29, 2016 – Washington, D.C. – “Equity is the foundation for the way forward if we are going to address changing conditions in the Arctic in a way that supports our people and communities.” This is the message that Inuit Circumpolar Council Chair, Okalik Eegeesiak, gave to leaders from across the globe, who were […]
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Progress Made in Paris: ICC Urges Action Now
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 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change COP 21 talks in Paris and […]
Read More“1.5 Degrees is More Than Enough” Arctic and Island States Call on Leaders to Agree to Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Emissions
December 9, 2015 – Paris, France – Voices from some of the world’s coldest and hottest regions were raised in unison today calling for ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets that would limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The call was issued by Indigenous Peoples’ representatives from the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Saami […]
Read MoreICC Canada and ITK Urges the Government to Enhance the Northern Contaminants Program
December 8, 2015 – Vancouver, Canada – Duane Smith, President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada is in Vancouver, British Columbia attending the Northern Contaminants Program Results Workshop. The NCP Results Workshop, held every other year, is the main venue for Canadian scientists, indigenous peoples and policy-makers to focus attention on the breadth of […]
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Inuit Views Presented At The Economist’s Canada Summit
TORONTO – 3 December 2014 – Duane Smith of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) was invited by The Economist to present the views of Inuit at its premier Canadian event held here today, called The Canada Summit: Confronting the Big Questions. The event’s main panellists and speakers included Alberta’sPremier Jim Prentice and Bank of Canada […]
Read MoreInuit inspired by strong global support at high level UN indigenous peoples conference; disappointed with dissenting voice from Canadian government
New York – 25 September 2014 – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) expressed its excitement today over an Outcome Document emanating from the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, a high level United Nations event that ended yesterday in New York. ICC Canada President, Duane Ningaqsiq Smith, said he is very pleased that after several months […]
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly Concludes With Plans For Increased Inuit Cooperation And Coordination
July 24, 2014, Inuvik, NWT – The Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly, a quadrennial gathering of Inuit leaders from Canada, Greenland, Chukotka (Russia) and Alaska, concluded today with the signing and adoption of the Kitigaaryuit Declaration. This Declaration outlines the guiding principles and activities for the ICC over the next four years and is inspired […]
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Inuit Circumpolar Council to hold General Assembly in Inuvik: First time the event will be in Canada since 2002
Ottawa (21 May 2013) – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has announced that it will hold its quadrennial General Assembly in Inuvik in July 2014. Inuit delegates, musicians, artists, and others will gather from Russia, Greenland, Alaska, and Canada to celebrate the unity of Inuit and map out the path forward for the organization over […]
Read MoreGlobal mercury treaty adopted, mentions vulnerability of Arctic ecosystems and indigenous communities
22 January, 2013 – Geneva, Switzerland/Ottawa, Canada After a week with long negotiations that lasted throughout several nights, ICC participants were pleased to see the adoption of a global mercury treaty (the ‘Minamata Convention on Mercury’) at the 5th Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Saturday, January 19th 2013, […]
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Inuit Circumpolar Council Celebrates Inuit Day
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 […]
Read MoreICC Chair congratulates Canadian Inuit leader who receives prestigious indigenous achievement award
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 […]
Read MoreCircumpolar Inuit leader calls for real action on 5-year old UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights
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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Inuit Deeply Concerned about Canada’s Decision to Withdraw from Kyoto
15 December, 2011 –Ottawa, Canada – Inuit are Deeply Concerned About Canada’s Decision towithdraw from Kyoto. ICC Canada’s President, Duane Smith, said, “The news that Canada has withdrawn from Kyoto comes as a great disappointment to Inuit in Canada and the circumpolar world. In the past, Canada was seen as a global leader on many […]
Read MoreCircumpolar Inuit to Global Leaders in Durban: Don’t Abandon Kyoto
06 December, 2011 – Ottawa, Canada – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), representing Inuit from Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka, Russia, released a document today addressed to global leaders assembled for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings in Durban. The Inuit Call to Global Leaders highlights the importance of strong commitments from […]
Read MoreShipping & indigenous languages among initiatives at Arctic Council meeting in Northern Sweden
Luleå, Sweden – 9 November 2011 – The Senior Arctic Officials (SAOs) ended their 2-day meeting today endorsing several initiatives important to Inuit. The president of the Canadian office of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) said he was pleased that two of the projects, which will be headed by Inuit, had strong support. Duane Smith […]
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Circumpolar Inuit to Global Leaders in Cancun: Strong Action on Arctic Climate Change Urgently Needed
3 December, 2010 – Cancun, Mexico – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), representing Inuit from Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka, Russia, released a document today urging global leaders assembled for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Cancun to take strong action to prevent further impacts of climate change in the Arctic. […]
Read MoreInuit Call on Global Leaders at CoP 16: Help us Sustain our Homeland – Take Immediate Action on Climate Change
November 29, 2010 – The Inuit Circumpolar Council supports the Arctic Council Statement to the UNFCCC CoP 16 that states,“Combating climate change is an urgent common challenge for the international community and requiresimmediate global action”. The Inuit Circumpolar Council welcomed the UNFCCC Copenhagen Accord,supporting the urgency for Action but is disappointed that not enough “action” […]
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar Council meets in Greenland: Plans made for Inuit leaders’ summit on resource development February 2011
30 September 2010 – Nuuk, Greenland – Following the signing of the Nuuk Declaration in July of this year, the executive of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) completed their first formal meeting here this week. “We were given a clear message from the delegates at the General Assembly in July to move forward onmany mandates”, […]
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Circumpolar Inuit Call on Global Leaders to Act on Arctic Climate Change at COP15 in Copenhagen
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 […]
Read MoreInuit Call to Global Leaders: Act Now on Climate Change in the Arctic
— 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 […]
Read MoreICC Canada says latest US effort to stop polar bear trade threatens Canada’s conservation system
(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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Pan-Inuit Sovereignty Summit To Convene In November
November 29, 2008, Ilulissat, Greenland – Aqqaluk Lynge, President of the Greenland chapter of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) as well as ICC Vice Chair, told foreign ministers gathered here yesterday from Norway, Denmark, USA, and Canada that much of the Arctic belongs to Inuit. He stressed the importance of including Inuit in any negotiations […]
Read MoreArctic Sovereignty Begins with Inuit: Circumpolar Inuit Commit to Development of ‘Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic’
10 November 2008 – Ottawa, Ontario – Inuit leaders from Greenland, Alaska, and Canada met in Kuujjuaq last week and agreed to develop an ‘Inuit Declaration on Sovereignty in the Arctic’. In advance of the Declaration the leaders also approved the attached Statement. “On behalf of ICC and Circumpolar leaders, we are pleased with our […]
Read MoreInuit Reject Call For European Union-Wide Seal Ban Urging Canada to Step Up Actions
Monday July 14, 2008 – Ottawa, Ontario – Inuit are calling on the government of Canada to step up its actions against the European Union to avoid an EU-wide ban on the import of Canadian Seal products. “We are clearly not on the same page with Europeans on this issue and I am not sure […]
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Indigenous people describe real perils of global warming
December 14, 2007 NUSA DUA, INDONESIA Indigenous people, including Canadian Inuit and Indian leaders, are emerging as some of the top stars of the Bali climate-change conference. From the Arctic to the South Pacific islands, indigenous people said they are among the first to suffer the worst effects of global warming. They drew connections between the planet’s north and south, describing how […]
Read MoreInuit Leader Announces Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change
Bali, 11 December 2007 Inuit leader and chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Ms Patricia Cochran, has announced at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali that the Inuit Circumpolar Council will host an Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change in 2009. Ms Cochran said the global summit to be held in Alaska in […]
Read MoreInuit Leaders at Bali Climate Change Conference Calling for Inclusion
Bali, 10 December 2007 Inuit leaders are attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali to meet with government leaders and UN officials, explaining to them how Inuit are trying to cope with the effects of climate change. The Inuit leadership is demanding that Inuit concerns, along with other indigenous peoples, will be part […]
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Inuit of Canada Condemn UN Vote to Postpone Decision on the Adoption of International Declaration Supporting Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Canadian Inuit leader states: “A dark day for aboriginal Canadians and all indigenous peoples worldwide” Ottawa, 29 November 2006 The Inuit of Canada today condemned the split vote by the United Nations General Assembly (GA) to postpone consideration of the adoption of the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The UN Human Rights Council […]
Read MoreICC Canada President Claims Partial Victory at Nairobi Climate Change Talks
Inuvik – Tuesday, 21 November 2006 After international climate change negotiations wound up last week, and as ministers from around the world returned to their respective countries, Duane Smith, the President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada), expressed his disappointment that the Canadian government did not stand in solidarity with other nation states in committing […]
Read MoreICC Canada Applauds Arctic Sovereignty Assertion by the Prime Minister and Calls for an Arctic Component to Canadas Climate Change Plan
Ottawa, August 11, 2006 Mr. Duane Smith, President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada today applauded the Prime Minister, visiting Iqaluit, for initiating Operation Lancaster, a major deployment of Canadas armed forces in the Canadian Eastern Arctic to bolster Canadas sovereignty over the Northwest Passage. He also applauded the Prime Ministers commitment to expand […]
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Inuit Petition Inter-American Commission On Human Rights To Oppose Climate Change Caused By The United States Of America
December 7, 2005 Contact: Paul Crowley, ICC 613-323-0212 Terry Fenge, ICC 613-762-8999 MONTREAL Ms. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, the elected Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), today submitted a petition to the Washington DC-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking relief from violations of the human rights of Inuit resulting from global warming caused by greenhouse […]
Read MoreA Renewed ICC at Alaska General Assembly in 2006
Montreal, 4 December 2005 Amidst the UN Climate Change Conference being held here, the Executive Council of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) met to sketch out the details for its 2006 General Assembly, which will be held in Barrow, Alaska. The executive council will be proposing to the 72 Inuit delegates from Russia, Alaska, Canada […]
Read MoreSheila Watt-Cloutier Awarded The Governor General’s Inaugural Northern Medal
September 23, 2005, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference received the first Governor General’s Northern Medal yesterday in a ceremony that took place at Rideau Hall. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, praised Ms. Watt-Cloutier as “an eloquent spokesperson for the North and an advocate […]
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Inuit Feast On Traditional Food In Celebration Of The Stockholm Convention
May 17, 2004, Iqaluit, Nunavut Inuit leaders, elders, community members and the former Chair of the International Negotiating Committee, Dr. John Buccini, celebrated the entry into force today of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), with a traditional feast of seal, caribou, whale and char. The Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) was a key […]
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Ottawa April 21, 2004 Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), today thanked the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation particularly its Founding President John Kim Bell, and the selection jury for her 2004 National Aboriginal Achievement Award. The award was presented by Paul Okalik, Premier of Nunavut, at a ceremony in Calgary on April […]
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar conference provides testimony on impacts of climate change to the U.S. Senate Committee
March 3, 2004 On Tuesday March 3, 2004, Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, provided written testimony to the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation about the threat posed by climate change to Inuit. Ms. Watt-Cloutiers written testimony was referred to repeatedly by the Chairman, Senator John McCain, as the […]
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Climate Change in the Arctic: Human Rights of Inuit Interconnected with the World
December 10, 2003 Milan, ItalySheila Watt-Cloutier, the elected Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), spoke today to media, non-governmental organizations, and states attending the ninth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Milan, Italy. Representing the 155,000 Inuit who live in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka in theFar East of the Russian Federation and living in Iqaluit, the […]
Read MoreRenewed Spirit of Hope, Energy, and Resilience Among Inuit in Chukotka
Ottawa, July 3, 2003 Returning on June 24, 2003 from Provideniya and New Chaplino in Chukotka in the Russian Far East, Ms. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, the Iqaluit-based Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, reported a renewed sense of hope and optimism among the region’s 1,500 Inuit, and an eagerness to work closely with Inuit organizations in […]
Read MoreExecutive Council Meeting, Nome, Alaska, June 27, 2003
June 27, 2003 Nome, Alaska – The Executive Council of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), an organization representing 155,000 Inuit in Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Chukotka, Russia, continues to be diligent in addressing its concerns about the ability of future generations to maintain the Inuit culture in the face of the many globalized pressures that […]
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Arctic Dimension Absent From WSSD
Johannesburg, South Africa Monday September 2, 2002 Inuit leaders are in Johannesburg to press for the recognition of Arctic concerns on the global agenda, but are deeply concerned the Arctic will be ignored in the final political declaration. There were limited opportunities at WSSD to voice concerns of the sustainability of Inuit culture and the […]
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar Conference Concludes 9th General Assembly in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik
Kuujjuaq Declaration Passed Sheila Watt-Cloutier Elected ICC Chair Kuujjuaq – Thursday August 15, 2002 The 9th General Assembly of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), representing Inuit of Russia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, concluded today in Kuujjuaq following four days of deliberation on topics of concern to the Inuit world. Celebrating its 25th anniversary ICC elected a […]
Read MoreInuit Circumpolar Conference Holds 9th General Assembly In Kuujjuaq, Nunavik 25th Anniversary Of ICC Celebrated
Kuujjuaq, Monday August 12, 2002 Inuit in Kuujjuaq are playing host to fellow Inuit in Canada, Greenland, Alaska, and Russia. The Inuit Circumpolar Conference General Assembly, held every four years, is the largest gathering of Inuit leaders in the world. The theme of this years conference is: Inuit Voice Enlightening the World. Aqqaluk Lynge, President of […]
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Inuit Applaud Canada’s Leadership And The Global Effort To Eliminate Toxic Substances
Stockholm, Sweden, May 23, 2001 Sheila Watt-Cloutier, President of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (Canada) and Vice-President of Inuit Circumpolar Conference, and delegates of 110 countries took part in the signing ceremony today for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Ms. Watt-Cloutier congratulated David Anderson, Canada’s Minister of the Environment on signing and ratifying the […]
Read MoreInuit Applaud The Announcement That The Government Of Canada Will Sign And Ratify The Global Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Ottawa And Iqaluit, May 9, 2001 Sheila Watt-Cloutier, President of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference Canada and Vice-President of ICC, today congratulated the Prime Minister and ministers of Environment and Foreign Affairs and International Trade upon the announcement that Canada would sign and ratify the global convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) at a ceremony in […]
Read MoreCanadian Inuk Leader Writes To US And Canadian Industrial And Waste Disposal Facilities Regarding Dioxin Pollution In Northern Canada.
Ottawa February 26, 2001 Ms. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, President of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference Canada and Vice-President of Inuit Circumpolar Conference, today released the text of letters sent to ten industrial plants and medical and municipal waste facilities in the United States and Canada. These facilities release dioxins (by products of combustion, especially of plastics and […]
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