by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Sep 14, 2012 | 2012, Press Releases
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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 23, 2012 | 2012, Press Releases
Ottawa, 23 August 2012 – The president of the Canadian chapter of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC Canada) is happy about the prime ministerial appointment of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq as the next Chair of the Arctic Council. Duane Smith said in Ottawa today,...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 10, 2012 | 2012, Press Releases
10 July 2012 – Punta del Este, Uruguay/Ottawa, Canada – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) fourth Intergovernmental Negotiations Committee (INC) met from June 27th until July 2nd in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The goal of the negotiations is to have a...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jun 28, 2012 | 2012, Press Releases
28 June 2012 – Iqaluit, Nunavut – The Canadian leader of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) met with the premiers of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon on Tuesday this week to discuss greater cooperation on matters circumpolar and international. Inuit leader...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Dec 15, 2011 | 2011, Press Releases
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 ICC Canada’s President, Duane Smith, said, “The news that Canada has withdrawn from Kyoto comes as a great disappointment to Inuit in Canada and the...