Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat in collaboration with Elonmerkki and the Saami Council are proud to announce that the documentary “Last Yoik in Saami Forests?” now is available on DVD and for download. The DVDs will be distributed to interested Universities in the Arctic Region and/or with a special interest in Arctic Indigenous Issues.
To get a copy for use at your University, contact us at ips@arcticpeoples.org, and specify the format (NTSC for North America, PAL for Europe/Russia). For individual requests for a copy of the DVD we ask you to contact the producer at www.elonmerkki.net.
If you just want to see it online, and maybe download a compressed copy of it for your iPod, continue reading…
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Posted on Monday, December 10th, 2007
Under: Arctic, Arctic Council, Finland, Forestry, Indigenous Peoples, Reindeer herding, Rights, Saami, Sustainable Development, Video | 2 Comments »
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At the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in [GP:Salekhard], Russia, Indigenous Leaders from the circumpolar Arctic region delivered strong messages to the Arctic Council .
Watch the statements here in their original languages. Russian/English transcripts will be added later.
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Posted on Monday, October 30th, 2006
Under: Aleut, Arctic, Athabaskan, Climate Change, Global warming, Human Rights, Indigenous Peoples, Inuit, Monitoring, Oil and Gas, Raipon, Rights, Saami, Sustainable Development, Video | No Comments »
Interview with Chief Gary Harrison, International Chair of the Arctic Athabaskan Council , on Yamal regional TV during the ongoing Arctic Council SAO-meeting in [GP:Salekhard], Russia.
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Posted on Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Under: Arctic, Athabaskan, Human Rights, Rights, Video | No Comments »
The Arctic Athabaskan Council advocates strongly for action to mitigate the human induced Climate Change the world in general and the Arctic in particular is experiencing. To contribute to public awareness of the evidence of change in the Arctic region, Arctic Athabaskan Council ">AAC has produced a film called “Through Arctic Eyes”. This is now made available online.
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Posted on Friday, September 29th, 2006
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Arctic Day was an event during the United Nations Climate Change Convention meeting in Montreal. It was a joint effort between the Canadian Government and several Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations (for more on this see the story below). The Arctic Athabaskan Council produced this film from the event:
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Posted on Sunday, July 2nd, 2006
Under: Arctic, Athabaskan, Climate Change, Gwich'in, Inuit, United Nations, Video | No Comments »