by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Nov 29, 2006 | 2006, Press Releases
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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Nov 21, 2006 | 2006, Press Releases
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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 11, 2006 | 2006, Press Releases
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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jun 20, 2006 | 2006, Press Releases
OTTAWA , Tuesday, 20 June 2006 The Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC) Canada will be led by the same president who presided over the organization during the last four years. Duane Smith of Inuvik, NWT first took over the organizations top position in Kuujjuaq,...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | May 11, 2006 | 2006, Press Releases
Ottawa, Thursday May 11, 2006 Inuit oppose and seek clarification of the decision announced on May 2, 2006 by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) to upgrade the status of the polar bear to “vulnerable” on the Red List. While we accept the climate change...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | May 9, 2006 | 2006, Press Releases
Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Iqaluit, Nunavut Ms. Sheila Watt-Cloutier, the elected Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, expressed gratitude for the honors to be given to her in June. She is to receive an Honourary Degree of Law from the University of Winnipeg on June...