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Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

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Name: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Canada Takes Helm of Arctic Council With First Indigenous Leader

With prospectors set to descend upon the Arctic faster than its ice is melting, Canada took the helm of the Arctic Council on May 15 as Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq became the first indigenous person to chair the eight-member intergovernmental foru ... [Published Indian Country Today Media Network - May 22 2013]

Entities: Arctic Council, Leona Aglukkaq, Canada

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

NEWS: Reflect on Aboriginal peoples during Aboriginal Awareness Week, ITK says

Aboriginal Awareness Week, May 21 to May 24, is an “excellent time to commemorate the contributions that Aboriginal people have made and continue to make to this great nation,” said Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s president Terry Audla, in a May 21 statem ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Greenpeace International

Leona Aglukkaq becomes first Inuk to helm Arctic Council

Inuit leaders applaud handover of power Nunavut's Leona Aglukkaq will be the first Inuk ever to lead the Arctic Council, the world's main international forum on northern issues.Aglukkaq, who is also Canada’s health and northern development minister, took ... [Published CBC - May 15 2013]

Entities: Leona Aglukkaq, Arctic Council, Biodiversity, Canada, Greenpeace International

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Stephen Harper

Frozen promises

STEPHEN HARPER, Canada’s prime minister, came to power in 2006 vowing to defend Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic by building three heavy icebreakers, installing underwater sensors, constructing a deepwater port and putting unmanned surveillance drones ... [Published The Economist - May 14 2013]

Entities: Canada, Stephen Harper, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Arctic Council

Arctic Council should deny observer status to the EU: Nunavut MLAs

"Symbolic move will tell the EU that what they are doing is not right"NUNATSIAQ NEWSNunavut MLAs say they don’t want the Arctic Council to admit the European Union into their international forum as an observer.They voted in favour of a May 9 motion, put ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - May 10 2013]

Entities: Arctic Council, European Union, Tagak Curley

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

NEWS: Nunavut’s environment minister slams EU seal ban

Nunavut’s environment minister stood up in the territorial legislature May 8 to criticize the European Union’s ban on seal products and praise the efforts made by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and others to overturn that ban.“I ask that all members join me ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 08 2013]

Entities: European Union, James Arreak, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

EDITORIAL: Most Arctic Council applicants pose little risk

We don’t know for certain if Canada will use its effective veto on the Arctic Council this month to bar the granting of observer status to the European Union, or any other applicant.But it’s fair to say that Canada’s Arctic Council minister, Leona Aglukkaq, ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 08 2013]

Entities: Arctic Council, Canada, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Leona Aglukkaq

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

Char, muskox, caribou and hare gourmet style

Ottawans lick their fingers at A Taste of the ArcticLISA GREGOIREWarning: don’t read this if you’re hungry.A Taste of the Arctic, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s third annual celebration of food and entertainment unfolded in a sea of high heels and sealskin ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Reindeer, Eva Aariak, Laureen Harper, Leona Aglukkaq, Jim Watson

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

NEWS: ITK calls for action on Inuit oral health

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami wants to bridge the oral health disparity between Inuit and other Canadians with its new Inuit Oral Health Action Plan, released this week.“Healthy Teeth, Healthy Lives: Inuit Oral Health Action Plan 2013” follows the Inuit Oral ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Action, Caries

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 2 reports

EU court dismisses Inuit bid to overturn seal product ban

The General Court of the EU rejected the claim from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and other groups that had wanted to overturn a ban that devastated much of the consumer demand for clothes and other products.ITK and the Fur Institute of Canada had argued that ... [Published CBC - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: European Union, Dismissal, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Iqaluit (Canada), Internal Market

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 2 reports

NEWS: Canada will continue fight against EU seal ban at WTO

The Conservative government will continue to oppose the European Union’s seal product import ban through the World Trade Organization, two federal cabinet ministers, including Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq, said April 25.The statement, from Aglukkaq and fisheries ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: World Trade Organization, European Union, Leona Aglukkaq, Canada

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

55/2013 : 25 April 2013 - Judgment of the General Court in case T-526/10

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and Others v CommissionEnvironment and consumersThe General Court confirms the validity of the Regulation on the marketing of seal products ... [Published Court of Justice of European Communities - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Environment

Quotes

"They have not completely ignored these issues, but have put them on the back burner for two years" said Shestakov

Leona Aglukkaq becomes first Inuk to helm Arctic Council [Published CBC - May 15 2013]

"These survey results confirm a very strong desire by teachers to acquire more tools and skills to help students learn the value of human rights" said CTF President Paul Taillefer

Canada: Teachers' survey flags scarce resources on human rights education [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

"Symbolic move will tell the EU that what they are doing is not right"

Arctic Council should deny observer status to the EU: Nunavut MLAs [Published Nunatsiaq News - May 10 2013]

"Moreover, the applicants, who are of very different origins and, for the most part, do not belong to the Inuit community, have not demonstrated the effects on their right to property in relation to the different categories into which they fall" the statement said

EU court dismisses Inuit bid to overturn seal product ban [Published CBC - Apr 25 2013]

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NEWS: Reflect on Aboriginal peoples during Abor... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 22 2013]
Canada Takes Helm of Arctic Council With First ... [Published Indian Country Today Media Network - May 22 2013]
The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 – 17 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - May 20 2013]
Canada wants permanent fix for EU seal hunt dis... [Published Nunatsiaq News - May 16 2013]
Leona Aglukkaq becomes first Inuk to helm Arcti... [Published CBC - May 15 2013]
Canada’s Aglukkaq readies for hot seat at Arcti... [Published Globe and Mail - May 15 2013]
Frozen promises [Published The Economist - May 14 2013]
Canada: Teachers' survey flags scarce resources... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
Arctic Council should deny observer status to t... [Published Nunatsiaq News - May 10 2013]
NEWS: Nunavut’s environment minister slams EU s... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 08 2013]
EDITORIAL: Most Arctic Council applicants pose ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 08 2013]
The Arctic This Week: 27 Apr 2013 – 03 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - May 06 2013]
Bevington attacks Aglukkaq over Inuit dental care [Published Nunatsiaq News - May 02 2013]
Char, muskox, caribou and hare gourmet style [Published Nunatsiaq News - Apr 30 2013]
Inuit and Canadian Officials Lash Out at Europe... [Published Indian Country Today Media Network - Apr 27 2013]
NEWS: ITK calls for action on Inuit oral health [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Apr 26 2013]
NEWS: Canada will continue fight against EU sea... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Apr 25 2013]
55/2013 : 25 April 2013 - Judgment of the Gener... [Published Court of Justice of European Communities - Apr 25 2013]
EU court dismisses Inuit bid to overturn seal p... [Published CBC - Apr 25 2013]
European Union court upholds three-year-old ban... [Published Kelowna Daily Courier - Apr 25 2013]
NEWS: EU court dismisses appeal on seal product... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Apr 25 2013]
Provinces push for national inquiry [Published Brandon Sun - Apr 18 2013]
Provinces agree to press for national inquiry i... [Published Globe and Mail - Apr 18 2013]
The Arctic This Week: 30 March 2013 – 5 Apr 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - Apr 08 2013]
NEWS: Inuit strategy on TB calls for more action [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Mar 25 2013]
NEWS: ITK runs lukewarm on federal budget [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Mar 22 2013]
The Arctic This Week: 2 March 2013 - 8 March 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - Mar 11 2013]
NEWS: Move to ban international trade in polar ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Mar 07 2013]
International conference debates fate of endang... [Published National Post - Top Stories - Mar 07 2013]
NEWS: Inuit leader chides Ottawa for failure to... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - Feb 28 2013]

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NEWS: Reflect on Aboriginal peoples during Abor... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 22 2013] Aboriginal Awareness Week, May 21 to May 24, is an “excellent time to commemorate the contributions that Aboriginal people have made and continue to make to this great nation,” said Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s president Terry Audla, in a May 21 statem ...
The Arctic This Week: 11 May 2013 – 17 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - May 20 2013] !--[if gte mso 9]>0false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalse<![endif]--> By Tom Fries , Kevin Casey & Maura Farrell The Arctic This Week 2013:19Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here . Thanks for joining us this week! We hope you find TATW useful and ...
NEWS: Nunavut’s environment minister slams EU s... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 08 2013] Nunavut’s environment minister stood up in the territorial legislature May 8 to criticize the European Union’s ban on seal products and praise the efforts made by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and others to overturn that ban.“I ask that all members join me ...
EDITORIAL: Most Arctic Council applicants pose ... [Published Nunatsiaq News - Online - May 08 2013] We don’t know for certain if Canada will use its effective veto on the Arctic Council this month to bar the granting of observer status to the European Union, or any other applicant.But it’s fair to say that Canada’s Arctic Council minister, Leona Aglukkaq, ...
The Arctic This Week: 27 Apr 2013 – 03 May 2013 [Published The Arctic Institute - Center for Circumpolar S ... - May 06 2013] !--[if gte mso 9]>0false18 pt18 pt00falsefalsefalse<![endif]--> By Tom Fries , Kevin Casey & Maura Farrell The Arctic This Week 2013:17Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here . Thanks for joining us this week! We hope you find TATW useful and ...

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"Canadian Defenders for Human Rights" education... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Dec 10 2012]