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New openness to decolonization also needed in Inuit climate-health research

  • Shortly after the new year, a major press conference was held in Ottawa to announce a $40-billion settlement over the systemic underfunding of child welfare
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | February 7, 2022
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured on Jan. 4, 2022, at a Hill press conference, held to provide an update on the negotiations related to compensation and long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services concerning the Moushoom and Trout class actions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New openness to decolonization also needed in Inuit climate-health research

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | February 7, 2022
  • Shortly after the new year, a major press conference was held in Ottawa to announce a $40-billion settlement over the systemic underfunding of child welfare

New openness to decolonization also needed in Inuit climate-health research

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | February 7, 2022
  • Shortly after the new year, a major press conference was held in Ottawa to announce a $40-billion settlement over the systemic underfunding of child welfare
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller and Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured on Jan. 4, 2022, at a Hill press conference, held to provide an update on the negotiations related to compensation and long-term reform of First Nations Child and Family Services concerning the Moushoom and Trout class actions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Why Inuit matter globally

  • This fall has seen devastating floods hit southern British Columbia following a summer of heat waves, drought, and wildfires. And Newfoundland and Labrador and
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | December 8, 2021
Harvesting country food continues to be a fundamental part of Inuit traditional knowledge, culture, and survival. Veronica Ell likes to dip her fish in salt water when making pipsi at Duke of York Bay, near Coral Harbour, Nunavut. Photograph courtesy of Elsie Harron

Why Inuit matter globally

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | December 8, 2021
  • This fall has seen devastating floods hit southern British Columbia following a summer of heat waves, drought, and wildfires. And Newfoundland and Labrador and

Why Inuit matter globally

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | December 8, 2021
  • This fall has seen devastating floods hit southern British Columbia following a summer of heat waves, drought, and wildfires. And Newfoundland and Labrador and
Harvesting country food continues to be a fundamental part of Inuit traditional knowledge, culture, and survival. Veronica Ell likes to dip her fish in salt water when making pipsi at Duke of York Bay, near Coral Harbour, Nunavut. Photograph courtesy of Elsie Harron

Arctic shipping critical issue for new ministers

  • Today, Nov. 1, 2021, is the first full day of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland. There is a strong delegation of
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | November 1, 2021
Shipping as envisioned by most is a large tanker vessel loaded with everything from produce to computers, to vehicles. For Inuit, shipping and, broadly, marine transportation is critical infrastructure. Inuit are a maritime people. We rely on free movement, first and foremost, to eat, since so much of our diet is derived from hunting. Photograph courtesy of NASA

Arctic shipping critical issue for new ministers

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | November 1, 2021
  • Today, Nov. 1, 2021, is the first full day of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland. There is a strong delegation of

Arctic shipping critical issue for new ministers

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | November 1, 2021
  • Today, Nov. 1, 2021, is the first full day of the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland. There is a strong delegation of
Shipping as envisioned by most is a large tanker vessel loaded with everything from produce to computers, to vehicles. For Inuit, shipping and, broadly, marine transportation is critical infrastructure. Inuit are a maritime people. We rely on free movement, first and foremost, to eat, since so much of our diet is derived from hunting. Photograph courtesy of NASA

For Inuit, the key to better mental health is our culture

  • The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is currently holding a health summit with participants from Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia). The focus is on
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 4, 2021
The ICC held a 'Virtual Knowledge Exchange' for Arctic suicide prevention workers early in 2021. The organization created a safe space for participants to build on the work already happening in their communities. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada

For Inuit, the key to better mental health is our culture

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 4, 2021
  • The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is currently holding a health summit with participants from Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia). The focus is on

For Inuit, the key to better mental health is our culture

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 4, 2021
  • The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) is currently holding a health summit with participants from Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Chukotka (Russia). The focus is on
The ICC held a 'Virtual Knowledge Exchange' for Arctic suicide prevention workers early in 2021. The organization created a safe space for participants to build on the work already happening in their communities. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada

The Arctic is being overlooked in this election

  • The silence is deafening. Unless you live in the Arctic, as I do, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
Ivujivik, Nunavik is pictured. Unless you live in the Arctic, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up more than half of Canada’s territory, writes Inuit Circumpolar Council President Monica Ell-Kanayuk. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada

The Arctic is being overlooked in this election

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
  • The silence is deafening. Unless you live in the Arctic, as I do, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up

The Arctic is being overlooked in this election

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | October 9, 2019
  • The silence is deafening. Unless you live in the Arctic, as I do, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up
Ivujivik, Nunavik is pictured. Unless you live in the Arctic, you probably haven’t heard anything about the region that makes up more than half of Canada’s territory, writes Inuit Circumpolar Council President Monica Ell-Kanayuk. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada

Arctic sovereignty is contested, Inuit rights are not

  • Recently, the question of “who owns the Arctic” was thrust back into the news following comments by U.S. Secretary General Mike Pompeo challenging Canada’s
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | June 17, 2019
Presidents of the ICC offices, pictured at the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting held May 6-7, 2019, in Rovaniemi, Finland: Jimmy Stotts (Alaska), left, Monica Ell-Kanayuk (Canada), Hjalmar Dahl (Greenland), and Lubov Taian (Chukotka). Photograph courtesy of Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)

Arctic sovereignty is contested, Inuit rights are not

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | June 17, 2019
  • Recently, the question of “who owns the Arctic” was thrust back into the news following comments by U.S. Secretary General Mike Pompeo challenging Canada’s

Arctic sovereignty is contested, Inuit rights are not

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | June 17, 2019
  • Recently, the question of “who owns the Arctic” was thrust back into the news following comments by U.S. Secretary General Mike Pompeo challenging Canada’s
Presidents of the ICC offices, pictured at the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting held May 6-7, 2019, in Rovaniemi, Finland: Jimmy Stotts (Alaska), left, Monica Ell-Kanayuk (Canada), Hjalmar Dahl (Greenland), and Lubov Taian (Chukotka). Photograph courtesy of Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada)

Let’s remember: climate change is not ideological, it’s fact

  • As 2018 came to a close, I spent part of December in Katowice, Poland. As president of Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) I was there
Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) president Monica Ell-Kanayuk, left, and National Inuit Youth Canada president Suwaksiork Ruth Kaviok speak to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna at the COP24 climate change meeting in December in Katowice, Poland. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada

Let’s remember: climate change is not ideological, it’s fact

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
  • As 2018 came to a close, I spent part of December in Katowice, Poland. As president of Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) I was there

Let’s remember: climate change is not ideological, it’s fact

Opinion | BY MONICA ELL-KANAYUK | January 8, 2019
  • As 2018 came to a close, I spent part of December in Katowice, Poland. As president of Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) I was there
Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada) president Monica Ell-Kanayuk, left, and National Inuit Youth Canada president Suwaksiork Ruth Kaviok speak to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna at the COP24 climate change meeting in December in Katowice, Poland. Photograph courtesy of ICC Canada
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