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...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Press Releases
October 16, 2018 – Ottawa, Canada – Inuit support the strong findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on Global Warming of 1.5°C, but say the emergency debate in the House of Commons last night to discuss the critical issue of...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 19, 2018 | 2018, Press Releases
July 19, 2018 – Utqiaġvik, Alaska – Inuit delegates from Alaska (USA), Greenland, Canada, and Chukotka (Russia) today concluded a successful 13th Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) General Assembly on the theme of “Inuit – TheArctic We Want” in Utqiaġvik, Alaska,...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 15, 2018 | 2018, Press Releases
July 15, 2018 – Utqiaġvik, Alaska – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) is pleased to announce the results of its elections for the positions of President, and Vice-President ofICC (Canada) today following it’s Annual General Meeting held in Utqiaġvik, Alaska. The...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 10, 2018 | 2018, Press Releases
July 10, 2018 – Iqaluit, Nunavut – The Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Ms. Okalik Eegeesiak expressed deep sorrow at the news of the death of former ICC President Mr.Hans Pavia Rosing in Greenland. He was ICC’s President from 1980-1986 during...