ICC Presents Case for Consultative Status to IMO Council

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Mar 1, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases

 March 1, 2021 – Ottawa, Canada –  The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) presented its case for consultative status to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and took questions from the international Council during a virtual session on February 22nd.  The IMO is...

ICC Commends the Government of Canada for Precedent-Setting Legislation to Implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Dec 8, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases

December 8, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska – 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...

Inuit Call for Stronger Protections for Safe Arctic Shipping Considering Weak HFO Ban Passed at IMO

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Nov 24, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases

November 24, 2020 – Ottawa, Canada – 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.  Inuit Circumpolar Council has a...

ICC Policy Paper on “Local Communities” Chronicles Opposition to the Undermining and Erosion of Inuit Rights

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 26, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases

October 26, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska – 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...

The Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska releases Inuit led report: Food Sovereignty and Self-Governance – Inuit Role in Arctic Marine Resource Management

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Sep 14, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases

September 14, 2020 Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska, in collaboration with partners, is pleased to release the report: Food Sovereignty and Self-Governance – Inuit Role in Arctic Marine Resource Management. This Inuit-led report...

ICC Launches Podcast: ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ / UNIKKAAT / UNIPKAAT / UNGIPAGHAT / NALLUNAIRUTET Circumpolar Wave

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 6, 2020 | 2020, News, Press Releases

August 6, 2020 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) will launch a new podcast on August 9th – the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It also coincides with the 40th anniversary of our 1980 ICC General Assembly in Nuuk, Greenland...