Inuit Cite IPCC Results as Further Proof of Human Impacts Contributing to Climate Change: Inuit Call on Canada to Recognize Arctic in Foreign Policy and Commit Resources Towards Adaptation

by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Feb 2, 2007 | 2007, Press Releases

Friday February 2, 2007 – Ottawa, Ontario The Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada (ICC) and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), today responded to the conclusion of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes 4th Assessment, Working Group 1 (IPCC-WG1 Report) in...

Inuit of Canada Condemn UN Vote to Postpone Decision on the Adoption of International Declaration Supporting Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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...

ICC Canada President Claims Partial Victory at Nairobi Climate Change Talks

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...

ICC Canada Applauds Arctic Sovereignty Assertion by the Prime Minister and Calls for an Arctic Component to Canadas Climate Change Plan

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...

Duane Smith To Head ICC-Canada For 4 More Years

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,...

Inuit Oppose And Seek Clarification Of IUCN Decision To Change Polar Bear Status To “Vulnerable”

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...