by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 21, 2019 | 2019, Press Releases
London, UK – This week the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) is meeting in London, UK. Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada Vice-President (International) Lisa Koperqualuk is attending the meetings to...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 21, 2019 | 2019, Press Releases
Ottawa, Canada – On this day the Inuit Circumpolar Council honours and commemorates International Mother Language Day. It is a day to promote the preservation and protection of all languages. The day has been celebrated each 21st of February since 2000 when it was...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 1, 2019 | 2019, Press Releases
February 1, 2019, Ottawa, ON and New York, NY– Inuit leadership from the four Inuit regions in Canada: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated President, Aluki Kotierk of Nunavut, Makivik Corporation President Charlie Watt of Nunavik, Nunatsiavut Government President Johannes...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 29, 2018 | 2018, Press Releases
October 29, 2018 – Ottawa, Canada – 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. The discussion toward its eventual ban was held at the International...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 26, 2018 | 2018, Press Releases
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 governance and genuine partnership needed to...