Items of interest from around the Circumpolar region.
Monday, 14 September 2015
Pure History Specials - Arctic Manhunt
"...On Christmas Day, 1931, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, with the assistance of #aboriginal #trackers, approached a rural cabin near the #Arctic Circle. They were there to question an unknown #trapper about vandalized trap lines but were met with open fire instead of answers. Over the next 49 days one of the largest #criminal searches in Canadian history ensued, taking the #RCMP above the Arctic Circle where they had to endure harsh weather conditions on top of firefights with the mysterious #fugitive they were pursuing. Ending with the trapper's suicide, police found $2,400 in cash on his body but nothing to identify him or indicate why he was on the run. [...] Almost 80 years later, #forensic #experts #dig up the remains of the fugitive to try and determine his identity once and for all...." #video http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/arctic-manhunt/ https://youtu.be/E4GHEAAiKvc
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Prohibition in Nunavut Canada: VICE INTL (Canada)
"... Officially founded in 1999, Nunavut is the youngest territory in Canada. It's only been two generations since Canada's stewardship of the land forced the Inuit people out of their semi-nomadic way of life and into a modern sedentary one. But while the introduction of contemporary conveniences seem to have made life more comfortable, the history of Canada in the arctic is mired in tragedy, and the traumatic effects of residential schools and forced relocations are still being felt.
Today, Nunavut is in a state of social crisis: Crime rates are four times the national average and the rates of suicide are more than ten times higher than the rest of Canada.
If you ask people here what the driving force of the problem is, a lot of them will say: alcohol. Even though alcohol is completely illegal in some parts of the territory, it's been reported that 95 percent of police calls are alcohol-related...."
Published on Jan 14, 2015 https://youtu.be/BIhUhHbTJ_s
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
New #mobile #app lets #Apple #iPad + #iPhone users #text in #Inuktitut #syllabics
New #mobile #app lets #Apple #iPad + #iPhone users #text in #Inuktitut #syllabics http://ow.ly/OsiPp video guide http://ow.ly/Osjyu
Friday, 12 June 2015
OpenBroadcaster, KITIKMEOT INUIT ASSOCIATION AND SSI MICRO TO COLLABORATE ON REGIONAL RADIO PILOT PROJECT
Mandatory paid subscription, unlock codes or dongles NOT required for full operation. OpenBroadcaster is free to use; for experimenters, community, the curious... even in commercial applications under AGPL3 Open Source licence https://www.openbroadcaster.pro/
"…KITIKMEOT INUIT ASSOCIATION AND SSI MICRO TO COLLABORATE ON REGIONAL RADIO PILOT PROJECT
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, June 11th, 2015
The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) and SSI Micro are very pleased to announce a collaborative partnership to launch a Regional Radio Pilot Project in Nunavut's Kitikmeot region. The Pilot Project will operate for an initial two years, with an anticipated start date in spring 2016 once all necessary regulatory authorizations are secured.
Under the framework of the Pilot Project, SSi will construct and commission a satellite-supported FM radio network in the Kitikmeot communities of Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay with initial engineering and regulatory work commencing this summer. Once in operation, SSi's radio network will provide a platform for KIA to broadcast what is proposed to be a daily Inuit Language radio service mainly focused on revitalizing the Inuinnaqtun dialect in the two communities.
To allow KIA and other community collaborators to manage content over its radio network, SSi intends to employ a web-based, media asset management system developed by Yukon-based OpenBroadcaster Inc.; thus making the Pilot Project a uniquely pan-territorial initiative.
Following the recent meeting of the KIA Executive Committee, at which KIA's formal support of the project was confirmed, KIA President Stanley Anablak stated, "The launching of the Regional Radio Pilot Project is a very important milestone in KIA's efforts to help revitalize the use of the Inuit Language in our communities. KIA is fortunate to have a technical partner in SSi Micro that has a very capable team and years of experience delivering telecommunication services in the north. This partnership allows KIA to focus our efforts on developing content for the proposed language service. To create this content, we intend to work with Inuit Language speakers in our communities and beyond to generate the material that will form the backbone of the radio service. While we are still in the very early days of this initiative, KIA already recognizes that the partnerships, infrastructure and content management systems proposed to be put in place could, if the Pilot Project proves to be successful, be scaled up to provide a regional radio service to the entire Kitikmeot."
Jeff Philipp, President and Founder of the SSi Group of Companies, noted, "As a company with deep northern roots SSi understands the value of oral communication in the Inuit culture. Today's announcement is an important step in what I hope will be the first building blocks for a Nunavut-wide radio network. I commend the Kitikmeot Inuit Association for their vision and I am proud to say that SSi has a long and successful working relationship with KIA, dating back to 1998 when we broke new ground together and built our first satellite network to bring Internet to the region's five communities. We've come a long way since then and we are constantly engaged in new opportunities to upgrade and enhance our network. I look forward to this next venture and a new era of radio communication in Nunavut."…"
https://www.facebook.com/qiniq/photos/a.472625781441.256195.29273906441/10152737614111442/?type=1&theater
"…KITIKMEOT INUIT ASSOCIATION AND SSI MICRO TO COLLABORATE ON REGIONAL RADIO PILOT PROJECT
Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, June 11th, 2015
The Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA) and SSI Micro are very pleased to announce a collaborative partnership to launch a Regional Radio Pilot Project in Nunavut's Kitikmeot region. The Pilot Project will operate for an initial two years, with an anticipated start date in spring 2016 once all necessary regulatory authorizations are secured.
Under the framework of the Pilot Project, SSi will construct and commission a satellite-supported FM radio network in the Kitikmeot communities of Kugluktuk and Cambridge Bay with initial engineering and regulatory work commencing this summer. Once in operation, SSi's radio network will provide a platform for KIA to broadcast what is proposed to be a daily Inuit Language radio service mainly focused on revitalizing the Inuinnaqtun dialect in the two communities.
To allow KIA and other community collaborators to manage content over its radio network, SSi intends to employ a web-based, media asset management system developed by Yukon-based OpenBroadcaster Inc.; thus making the Pilot Project a uniquely pan-territorial initiative.
Following the recent meeting of the KIA Executive Committee, at which KIA's formal support of the project was confirmed, KIA President Stanley Anablak stated, "The launching of the Regional Radio Pilot Project is a very important milestone in KIA's efforts to help revitalize the use of the Inuit Language in our communities. KIA is fortunate to have a technical partner in SSi Micro that has a very capable team and years of experience delivering telecommunication services in the north. This partnership allows KIA to focus our efforts on developing content for the proposed language service. To create this content, we intend to work with Inuit Language speakers in our communities and beyond to generate the material that will form the backbone of the radio service. While we are still in the very early days of this initiative, KIA already recognizes that the partnerships, infrastructure and content management systems proposed to be put in place could, if the Pilot Project proves to be successful, be scaled up to provide a regional radio service to the entire Kitikmeot."
Jeff Philipp, President and Founder of the SSi Group of Companies, noted, "As a company with deep northern roots SSi understands the value of oral communication in the Inuit culture. Today's announcement is an important step in what I hope will be the first building blocks for a Nunavut-wide radio network. I commend the Kitikmeot Inuit Association for their vision and I am proud to say that SSi has a long and successful working relationship with KIA, dating back to 1998 when we broke new ground together and built our first satellite network to bring Internet to the region's five communities. We've come a long way since then and we are constantly engaged in new opportunities to upgrade and enhance our network. I look forward to this next venture and a new era of radio communication in Nunavut."…"
https://www.facebook.com/qiniq/photos/a.472625781441.256195.29273906441/10152737614111442/?type=1&theater
Wednesday, 3 June 2015
Rally Against Fracking in the NWT
Rally Against Fracking in the NWT
Fracking Action North (FAN) is a coalition of NWT organizations, including Alternatives North, Ecology North, the NWT Chapter Council of Canadians, Canadian Physicians for the Environment, and individuals/citizens who are concerned that hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in the NWT is proceeding without a full and transparent consideration of all of the health, social, environmental and economic costs and benefits.
FAN invites all NWT residents to learn more about fracking, and the potential costs and benefits of this technology. Please browse our information and resources for links to many scientific journals and peer-reviewed articles on the impacts of fracking on human health, water quality and quantity, air quality and social and community well-being.
Coalition Members - Please take the time to visit each of our supporting groups.
Fracking Action North http://frackingactionnorth.ca/
Ecology North http://www.ecologynorth.ca/ admin@ecologynorth.ca
Alternatives North http://www.alternativesnorth.ca/ info@alternativesnorth.ca
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) http://www.cape.ca/
Council of Canadians: NWT Chapter http://cocnwt.ca/ cocnwt@gmail.com
GNWT “Public Engagement Meetings” on its proposed regulations for Fracking in the NWT
Yellowknife June 15 6 to 8pm Multiplex Gym
Yellowknife (en français) 16 juin 18 heurs Yellowknife Inn
Ben McDonald, #FrackingActionNorth remettant au député @BobBromley une pétition contre la #fracturation http://t.co/lXKbNdW51e @aquilontno
@KieraDawnKolson s'adressant à l'@AssemblyNWT manif contre la #fracturation de #FrackingActionNorth http://t.co/gNuX5mKT6e @aquilontno
RT @aquilontno: Manifestation de #FrackingActionNorth contre la #fracturation hydraulique à #Yellowknife le 2 juin. http://t.co/yJgCKHq0f7
RT @call_randall: #cbcnorth #FrackingActionNorth #rally #yzf #nwtpoli
http://vine.co/v/ehtVebPQzmg
RT @deneze: #FrackingActionNorth #rally in #yzf http://instagram.com/p/3b73rNqLNd/
RT @deneze: #FrackingActionNorth #yzf #rally http://instagram.com/p/3b4IziKLGU/
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Live, interactive Webinar. Online:"Free, prior and informed consent: human rights, Indigenous protocols and good practice"
Free, prior and informed consent: human rights, Indigenous protocols and good practice
"...Supreme Court decisions and international human rights standards including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognize the right of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to make their own decisions about resource development on their lands and other important issues. This symposium is an opportunity to discuss this important of free, prior and informed consent, its status in Canadian and international law and its relevance in crucial decisions facing Indigenous peoples today...."
"....Public symposium, online http://www.fpicforum.ca/ and in person
9-5 pm, Wednesday, May 20th, University of Ottawa
Participate in person or through a live, interactive webinar.
Online:
Please register to receive information by email on how to log in and submit your questions during the seminar. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-prior-and-informed-consent-human-rights-indigenous-protocols-and-good-practice-tickets-16620134269
In Person:
University of Ottawa, Fauteux Hall Room 147. Room opens for registration at 8:30 am on the 20th.
Supreme Court decisions and international human rights standards including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognize the right of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to make their own decisions about resource development on their lands and other important issues. This symposium is an opportunity to discuss this important of free, prior and informed consent, its status in Canadian and international law and its relevance in crucial decisions facing Indigenous peoples today.
Join in person or online to learn more about FPIC, share your own experiences, and help identify practical recommendations going forward.
Agenda for the day
Morning panels and discussion
Panel 1: Status of FPIC in Canadian and international law
Panel 2: FPIC in Indigenous peoples' protocols and customary laws
Afternoon panels and discussion
Panel 3: Understanding challenges and opportunities for industry and investors
Panel 4: Overcoming challenges in implementation...."
"....Indigenous peoples are asserting their right of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in dealings with corporations and government regulatory processes and through the adoption of their own protocols. Investors and industry associations are also increasingly referring to FPIC in their own policies. While the federal government continues to deny the existence of this right, FPIC has been come an increasingly important factor in decisions about energy and resource development in Canada.
"...Supreme Court decisions and international human rights standards including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognize the right of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to make their own decisions about resource development on their lands and other important issues. This symposium is an opportunity to discuss this important of free, prior and informed consent, its status in Canadian and international law and its relevance in crucial decisions facing Indigenous peoples today...."
"....Public symposium, online http://www.fpicforum.ca/ and in person
9-5 pm, Wednesday, May 20th, University of Ottawa
Participate in person or through a live, interactive webinar.
Online:
Please register to receive information by email on how to log in and submit your questions during the seminar. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-prior-and-informed-consent-human-rights-indigenous-protocols-and-good-practice-tickets-16620134269
In Person:
University of Ottawa, Fauteux Hall Room 147. Room opens for registration at 8:30 am on the 20th.
Supreme Court decisions and international human rights standards including the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples recognize the right of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to make their own decisions about resource development on their lands and other important issues. This symposium is an opportunity to discuss this important of free, prior and informed consent, its status in Canadian and international law and its relevance in crucial decisions facing Indigenous peoples today.
Join in person or online to learn more about FPIC, share your own experiences, and help identify practical recommendations going forward.
Agenda for the day
Morning panels and discussion
Panel 1: Status of FPIC in Canadian and international law
Panel 2: FPIC in Indigenous peoples' protocols and customary laws
Afternoon panels and discussion
Panel 3: Understanding challenges and opportunities for industry and investors
Panel 4: Overcoming challenges in implementation...."
"....Indigenous peoples are asserting their right of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) in dealings with corporations and government regulatory processes and through the adoption of their own protocols. Investors and industry associations are also increasingly referring to FPIC in their own policies. While the federal government continues to deny the existence of this right, FPIC has been come an increasingly important factor in decisions about energy and resource development in Canada.
This one-day, interactive symposium is a unique opportunity for Indigenous leaders and activists- as well as partner organizations- to discuss the status of FPIC in Canadian and international law and its relevance in crucial decisions facing Indigenous peoples today. Learn more about FPIC, share your own experiences, and contribute to identifying practical recommendations to advance this important human rights standard.
Participate in person or through a live, interactive webinar....."
Event Poster (PDF) http://www.writeathon.ca/fpicforum/Resources/FPICPosterMain.pdf
Event Poster (JPG) http://www.writeathon.ca/fpicforum/Resources/DeclarationEventMain.jpg
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
CBC's #IndigenousEyes photo contest for aboriginal youth now accepting submissions that focus on elders
#IndigenousEyes photo contest puts lens on aboriginal elders
CBC's photo contest for aboriginal youth now accepting submissions that focus on elders
CBC is launching its #IndigenousEyes photo contest, and this year the lens is focused on the role of elders in aboriginal communities.
Lisa Charleyboy, the editor of Urban Native Magazine, will join me and CBC's Gloria Macarenko on the judging panel to choose a winner for the photo contest.
For Charleyboy, the role of elders in aboriginal communities came into focus in 2013, when she took part in an indigenous writing residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
There she met Pahan Pte Ste Win, a Lakota woman from Winnipeg. She asked Pte Ste Win for guidance on her writing, and the two hit it off.
"She had mentioned that she was interested in adopting me, so we did a formal adoption ceremony as we closed the residency," she said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenouseyes-photo-contest-puts-lens-on-aboriginal-elders-1.3007693?cmp=abfb
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