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Deadline extended! – Call for Applications – QIA’s Social Policy Committee
March 11, 2020 EVENT: Call for Applications; Qikiqtani Inuit Association, Social Policy Committee, youth representative. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is looking for energetic and dynamic individuals to fill the following committee position. To be considered, candidates must be actively and personally committed to represent the interest of Qikiqtani Inuit and have a sound understanding […]
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Canada supports the Arctic Council’s Project CREATeS
From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Suicide Prevention among Indigenous Youth March 4, 2020 — Iqaluit, Nunavut — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Suicide is a serious public health issue that impacts people of all ages and backgrounds and is a significant issue in Canada’s North and Arctic. Suicide prevention among Indigenous youth […]
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UArctic Congress Youth Panel
What would you do if you were in charge? The Arctic Youth Network has partnered with the UArctic Congress 2020 to bring together a panel to participate in a plenary session on youth: how youth see the future of the Arctic, what they think should be done, and how they would do it were they […]
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UArctic Congress Youth Panel
What would you do if you were in charge? The Arctic Youth Network has partnered with the UArctic Congress 2020 to bring together a panel to participate in a plenary session on youth: how youth see the future of the Arctic, what they think should be done, and how they would do it were they […]
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Alicia Aragutak named 2020 Indspire Inuit youth laureate – Nunatsiaq News
10 February 2020 “Be courageous, start things, try things out and learn from your mistakes,” Aragutak tells youth Alicia Aragutak is the 2020 Indspire Inuit Youth Award recipient, and the first Inuk from Nunavik to take home the honour. The 26-year-old, originally from Umiujaq, said she was shocked when she got the call that she’d […]
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YT Government: $51,000 awarded to support marginalized youth
Yukon youth will benefit from more than $51,000 awarded to 15 community groups through the Government of Yukon’s Youth Investment Fund. The funding will support a variety of arts, recreation and educational programming, including horseback riding, cycling and a teen mentoring program. The Youth Investment Fund provides financial support to short-term projects aimed at marginalized […]
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APECS at COP25: representing ECR in the panel discussion, “Breaking the Ice – bringing young scientists and Indigenous youth to the decision-making table in the Arctic”
During the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s Arctic Program invited APECS to take part in a panel discussion entitled “Breaking the Ice – bringing young scientists and Indigenous youth to the decision-making table in the Arctic”. Jilda Caccavo (APECS President 2018-2019, current ex-officio to the Executive […]
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Shane Thompson: NWT Youth Ambassador Program
Mr. Speaker, as the Minister Responsible for Youth, I am proud to speak today about one of our most successful youth initiatives, the NWT Youth Ambassador Program. From November 14th to the 18th of this year, the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs hosted the NWT Youth Ambassador Program orientation and training event in Yellowknife. […]
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YT Government: New live-in and outreach program to support youth at Nts’ äw Chua
A new innovative program created to support youth and provide an alternative to traditional group care is launching in Whitehorse. A wide range of services with a youth-led, culturally relevant approach will be offered at 22 Wann Road, now named Nts’ äw Chua (in-so chua). In both the live-in and outreach programs, staff will work […]
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Young people in the NWT taking a long close look at climate change – APTN News
December 2, 2019 Over the past year young people worldwide have been a driving force behind a move demanding action against climate change. Youth in the north are very familiar with the effects climate change – you might say they have a front row seat to the crisis. APTN News went out looking to see […]
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