2021 ICC Health Summit Begins Online for a Month – Focusses on Links Between Inuit Culture and Health

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Sep 20, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases

September 20, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is pleased to announce the virtual Inuit Health Summit taking place from September 20 to October 26, 2021. The Circumpolar Inuit Health Steering Committee (CIHSC) has been planning this...

Arctic Council at 25 – Plaudits for Early Achievements

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Sep 19, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases

Inuit Say it Needs to Understand “Meaningful Engagement” September 19, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), as one of the original Permanent Participants to the Arctic Council, says there is much to be proud of in terms of accomplishments...

ICC Holds Workshops to Develop Circumpolar Protocols for Equitable and Ethical Engagement of Inuit Communities and Indigenous Knowledge

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 30, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases

August 30, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – Inuit Delegates from circumpolar countries – Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia) – are meeting today, for the first in a series of workshops, to begin developing Inuit Circumpolar protocols for the Equitable and...

Inuit Joint Submission to UN Special Rapporteur: Four Key Recommendations to Improve Access to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Infrastructure

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 27, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases

August 27, 2021 – Anchorage, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), and the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) in Canada, have made a joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. The submission...

Former ICC Chair Mary Simon named Governor General of Canada: New era in Crown-Indigenous relations begins

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 6, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases

 July 6, 2021 – Ottawa, Canada – The appointment of former Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Chair Mary Simon as Canada’s 30th Governor General is a major step forward in relations between the Crown and Indigenous Peoples domestically, and globally. Ms. Simon is...

Slow Progress Towards Clean Arctic Shipping at IMO

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jun 23, 2021 | 2021, News, Press Releases

June 23, 2021 – Ottawa, Canada – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) attended the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC 76) virtual meetings June 10-17, 2021. The IMO MEPC discussed key steps to...