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Inuvik Aboriginal Head Start Moves To New Location – IRC
April 21, 2017 Beginning on Monday, April 24, all Inuvik Aboriginal Head Start programming will take place at the Children First Centre. *Please be advised that the four-year-old programming on the afternoon of Friday, April 21 will be held at this new location* Even though the location has changed, all Inuvik Aboriginal Head Start programming will remain […]
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Most teenagers happy with their lives but schoolwork anxiety and bullying an issue
April 19, 2017 Teenagers who feel part of a school community and enjoy good relations with their parents and teachers are more likely to perform better academically and be happier with their lives, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of students’ well-being. Students’ Well-Being: PISA 2015 Results analyses for the first time students’ motivation […]
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True north, carbon-free? What the Arctic tells us about climate change – University of Calgary
The effects of climate change can be seen clearly in the Canadian Arctic. UCalgary researchers look at what they tell us about the impact of carbon emissions worldwide. As climate change melts the polar ice cap, the Arctic becomes more accessible, causing increased marine traffic and greater industrial development. University of Calgary researchers are investigating […]
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IRC: Inuit Early Learning and Child Care Engagement Session
April 13, 2017 On Wednesday, April 19, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation will be hosting an engagement session on Inuit early learning and child care. Time: 6:oo to 8:00 p.m. Location: MSC Sundog Room (Inuvik) This session invites parents, caregivers and family members to share their priorities and needs for early learning and child care. These priorities […]
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First call for papers: Northern Political Economy symposium, 26-27 Sept 2017
April 12, 2017 The 7th Northern Political Economy symposium (organized in Loma-Vietonen, Finland, 26-27 September 2017) will address this year political aspects of life in the Arctic as well as the Arctic life as an object of politics, even in the academia. Deadline for abstracts: July 31, 2017. Life in the Arctic has become politicized in […]
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Find Out When IRC’s Education Manager is Visiting Your Community
April 10, 2017 Over the next few weeks, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation’s Education Manager will be visiting multiple communities to assist in the following areas: Applications for Inuvialuit Education Foundation (IEF) Student Financial Assistance College/University Applications If you are interested in meeting with the Education Manager, plan to visit your Community Corporation during the dates listed below. […]
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Nunavut senator dumps on land use plan, Trudeau government – NunatsiaqOnline
April 05, 2017 “I have fought my entire political life to end this kind of patronizing and colonial Ottawa-knows-best decision” Proposals to protect big swaths of Nunavut land through the Nunavut Planning Commission’s draft Nunavut Land Use Plan won’t help the economy, people or caribou, Conservative Nunavut Senator Dennis Patterson said April 4 at the […]
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The Northern Pass Project and Hydro-Québec’s “Green Energy” – Aboriginal leaders say Hydro-Quebec lied to the New England public
NEW HAVEN, CT, March 31, 2017 – Three Innu First Nation leaders stated their case concerning the Northern Pass Project during a conference held today at Yale University under the auspices of the Yale Environmental Student Coalition. They stated that the project will accentuate the destruction of the iconic Betsiamites River on Quebec’s North Shore. […]
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Inuk grad student heading back to Nunavut for CHARS job – NunatsiaqOnline
March 31, 2017 “I hope to be a part of this renaissance” For a woman who has pursued post-secondary education across North America over the last decade, Angela Nuliayok Rudolph remembers getting off to a rocky start. As a student at Qiqirtaq School in Gjoa Haven, her home community, Rudolph had trouble connecting with her […]
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Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development – 10th-11th April 2017, in Prague, Czech Republic
28/03/2017 – Local economic and employment development is crucial to building more productive economies and inclusive societies. Exploring how local partnerships between public agencies, businesses and civil society groups can boost local dynamism will be at heart of the annual meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Development to be held on 10-11 […]
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