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Inuit decry being sidelined at Arctic conference (The Gazette)

A leading Inuit group on Friday lamented not being invited to a meeting of Arctic foreign ministers later this month, saying any decisions taken at the summit would greatly impact them. Duane Smith, head of the Canadian branch of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, which lobbies...

19 March, 2010

First Nations end blockade of Ring of Fire deposit (The Toronto Star)

Northern Development Minister Michael Gravelle is lauding First Nations for ending blockades that prevented mining companies from studying the Ring of Fire chromite deposit in northern Ontario. Two aboriginal communities had been manning the blockade since January but say they will officially end the protest...

19 March, 2010

Nunavik housing shortage a ‘crisis’: Inuit (CBC)

Inuit leaders in Nunavik are pleading with the federal government to step up efforts to build social housing to fill skyrocketing demand for safe, healthy homes in the North. Nearly 49 per cent or one in two Inuit in the northern region live in an...

18 March, 2010