On April first, Nunavut became a reality--the first change in Canada's geopolitical boundaries since the 1949 addition of Newfoundland and Labrador. My wife Helen and I had the good fortune and honour to be present in Iqaluit for the celebrations, joining people from...

Pauline Hanson's speech on the Queensland, Australia election in Federal Parliament on Jun 2, 1998 criticized the United Nations Draft Declaration on Indigenous Rights. Her speeches and literature are not rational or based on fact. They are series of subliminal insinuations aimed at insecurities...

As the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the United States has come under heavy criticism, including from people who live almost on top of the world.The Inuits of Northern Canada and beyond are taking their case against the United States on Thursday to an...

Inuit hunters are falling through thinning ice and dying. Dolphins are being spotted for the first time. There's not enough snow to build igloos for shelter during hunts.As scientists work to establish the impact of global warming, explorers and hunters slogging across northern Canada and...

The history of the Inuit of Nunavet self-government movement in Canada. This group of aboriginal Canadians (Eskimos) have successfully pushed for legislative and constitutional changes that led to the creation of the self-governing territory of Nunavet.