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
BRANTFORD – Wilfrid Laurier University’s Office of Aboriginal Initiatives will host an Idle-KNOW-More teach-in to promote awareness and understanding of the Idle No More movement and other colonial resistance activities across Canada and North America. The teach-in will be held Monday, March 4 beginning at 9 a.m.… Read more
Starting this year, the Berlinale will devote itself to the cinematic storytelling of Indigenous peoples in a special series entitled “NATIVe – A Journey into Indigenous Cinema”. In its first year, the series will begin with a territorial focus on films from Oceania, Australia, North America and the Arctic.
The Qaggiavuut Society is holding the Summit to bring together performers from across Nunavut and raise awareness about the value of the performing arts and the need for a regional performing arts and culture centre. … Read more
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