The head of the United
Nations panel of climate-change experts today said he was encouraged by
climate pledges at the recently concluded G-8 summit but was also
concerned that “we have very little time” to reach even those general
commitments, which still fell short of what was required by science.
Entre 1970
et 2004, les émissions de gaz à effet de serre ont augmenté de 70%, a
rappelé aujourd’hui le Président du Groupe d’experts
intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC), pour illustrer
l’urgence qu’il y a à conclure la Conférence internationale de
Copenhague, prévue… Read more
Most Nunavummiut don’t get enough to eat, researchers who worked on the Qanuippitali health survey in Nunavut said at last week’s International Congress on Circumpolar Health in Yellowknife.
In the lead-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
in December, various stakeholders will hold rallies, conferences and meetings.
On December 7, 2009, leaders from 192 countries will gather at the UN
Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark to determine the fate
of our planet.
Ten former students of Canada's notorious Indian residential schools
have been appointed as advisers to the federal government's Truth and
Reconciliation Commission, as it prepares to begin hearing from
ex-students across the country.
Indian and Northern Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl unveiled the
Indian Residential School Survivor Committee on Wednesday in Ottawa.
Young New Malden adventurer Louise Biddle will make a
once-in-a-lifetime trip to the Arctic tundra in August, to film a BBC
documentary about life on chilly Baffin Island.
The Canadian government has decided to approve Nunavut's proposal to
declare Inuktitut, English and French its official languages.
The territory's Official Languages Act was passed by Nunavut's
politicians last June, but it needed final approval from the federal
government before it could become law.
Fulfilling an election promise to create a new regional economic development agency for the North, Stephen Harper will visit Canada's Arctic next month.
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DIAMA preserves irreplaceable Inuit and Aboriginal media archives at risk of being lost. IsumaTV cleans, reformats, digitizes and uploads priceless audio-visual materials collected since the 1970s.… Read more
This movie was made as part of the Haidawood Media Project over a two week period in the summer of 2007. Haidawood aims to make short stop motion animated movies with the help of Haida youth, artists, and language teachers, to help promote and teach the Haida language.
Isuma in-house trailer for Before Tomorrow, Isuma's third feature film, the story of a woman and her grandson who face the ultimate challenge of survival and discover that human dignity is the core of life from beginning to end.… Read more
Okichitaw is a martial art developed by Canadian martial artist, George J. Lépine, (1962, Manitoba, Canada) based on the fighting techniques of the Assiniboine and Plains Cree Indian Nations, which have been maintained within his family for generations.
Did you know that the average child laughs between 300 and 400 times per day? By the time we reach adulthood we are reduced to laughing, on average, only 12 times a day! Laughter has been proven to reduce stress, pain, and depression while improving creativity, physical vitality and a sense of well being.
And Native Land explores National Identity in the tense atmosphere around Six Nations / Caledonia. What does it mean to be Canadian? What does it mean to be Native? Is it possible to be both?
In this short video based on a traditional story, Skywoman returns to earth, only to discover that humans have wreaked havoc on the environment, making our future dangerously unstable.
This is the trailer of the film "Issaittuq". A story about a young Inuk who lost his love. Using alcohol, he is trying to put the reality and the past behind, but the past keeps hunting him. One day he looses control of himself and starts beating a man who's walking on a street beside his house.… Read more
An ambitious reporter is sent to interview an Indigenous elder to get some "real poetic and stoic stuff" for coverage of a conference on the environment. What she finds is a reminder that she didn't realize she needed to hear.
This channel showcases Radio and Video interviews with the minds behind IsumaTV, and their reflections about its development.
IsumaTV is a collaborative multimedia platform for indigenous filmmakers and media organizations. Each user can design their own space, or channel, to reflect their own identity, mandate and audience.
