Important Message from Arctic Indigenous Youth:“Look to the Future Not with Fear, But with Resolve”

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Aug 9, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases

 August 08, 2023 – The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed each August 9th and this year’s theme is “Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self-determination.” The Inuit Circumpolar Council celebrates all Inuit youth and their...

Historic 50th Anniversary Arctic Peoples’ Conference Charts Path for Next Half Century

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 25, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases

July 25, 2023 – Ilulissat, Greenland – A remarkable and historic 50th anniversary gathering of Arctic peoples was held in Ilulissat, Greenland July 20-21, 2023. The Arctic Peoples’ Conference – hosted by the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) and the Saami Council –...

Inuit gather in Ilulissat Greenland – United in firmly asserting Indigenous Rights at International Level

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 21, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases

July 20, 2023 – Ilulissat, Greenland – Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) delegates from Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka (Russia) gathered this week for our first in-person meeting in five years. The setting was the beautiful community of Ilulissat in Western...

ICC Holds First In-Person International Inuit Gathering following Global Pandemic

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 14, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases

July 10, 2023 – Nuuk, Greenland – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) will hold its first in-person international gathering of Inuit leaders in five years in Ilulissat, Greenland, from July 17-19. ICC normally holds a General Assembly every four years. Due to...

Inuit Circumpolar Council calls on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to engage Indigenous Peoples in setting a 1.5 degree pathway for global shipping 

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 11, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases

 July 10 2023 – Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) called for Indigenous Peoples to be included in plans to reduce climate emissions from shipping at last week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Delegates heard ICC calling for the inclusion...

Inuit Engaged at the Central Arctic Ocean Fisheries Agreement COP2

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jul 7, 2023 | 2023, News, Press Releases

June 16, 2023, Incheon, South Korea—The 2nd Conference of the Parties of the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean (CAOFA) took place this week, and Inuit are engaged as part of our national delegations to ensure...