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	<description>Indigenous Peoples at the Arctic Council</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Arctic Peoples Advance Climate Change Action on Two Fronts</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/04/23/arctic-peoples-advance-climate-change-action-on-two-fronts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/04/23/arctic-peoples-advance-climate-change-action-on-two-fronts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Clive Tesar
Arctic Indigenous Peoples are engaging in two processes this week to advance climate change action. In Svolvaer, Norway, the  Arctic Council  meeting is considering future action including a study of materials that contribute to climate change that are not carbon dioxide. These other materials include soot, ozone, and methane.
Meanwhile, other Arctic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Undermining Saami Rights in Sweden</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/02/25/undermining-saami-rights-in-sweden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/02/25/undermining-saami-rights-in-sweden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Reindeer herding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Clive Tesar
Saami in Sweden are demanding that the Swedish government improve protection for traditional Saami reindeer herding territories. The Saami are making the demand in the face of increasing pressures on traditional Saami lands for mining and wind-power developments.
We are at a crisis point in Saami areas whereby the last unexploited Saami areas are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Politics of Oil</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/02/05/the-politics-of-oil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/02/05/the-politics-of-oil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Arctic Council]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inuit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oil and Gas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Clive Tesar
The  Arctic Council  has released a version of its Arctic Oil and Gas Assessment, prompting new discussion about the effects of oil and gas development in the Arctic.
Patricia Cochran, Chair of the  Inuit Circumpolar Council , spoke at an event held when the Assessment was released. She recalled the words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Polar Bears Are The Wrong Target Say Inuit</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/01/17/polar-bears-are-the-wrong-target-say-inuit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2008/01/17/polar-bears-are-the-wrong-target-say-inuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Global warming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Clive Tesar
Canadian Inuit are opposing vigorous lobbying efforts to get the polar bear listed as “threatened” under the American Endangered Species Act. The US government has been considering the action since 2006. Now three conservation groups, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace are threatening to sue the US [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indigenous Villages Check the Bering&#8217;s Pulse</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/20/indigenous-villages-check-the-berings-pulse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/20/indigenous-villages-check-the-berings-pulse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Aleut]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[International polar year]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[traditional knowledge]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Clive Tesar
People from six villages, three on the Alaskan side of the Bering Strait, and three on the Russian side, are taking part in a ground-breaking monitoring program designed to track changes in the area. The Bering Sea Sub-Network (BSSN) will include the communities of Sand Point, Gambell, and Togiak in Alaska. They will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last Yoik in Saami Forests? Movie available</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/10/last-yoik-in-saami-forests-movie-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/10/last-yoik-in-saami-forests-movie-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rune Fjellheim</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Finland]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Forestry]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Video]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[herders]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[inari]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[logging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Secretariat in collaboration with Elonmerkki and the  Saami Council  are proud to announce that the documentary &#8220;Last Yoik in Saami Forests?&#8221; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stopping the Slow Wave of Destruction</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/06/stopping-the-slow-wave-of-destruction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/06/stopping-the-slow-wave-of-destruction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Global warming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Indigenous Peoples]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inuit]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kyoto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia Cochran and Taito Nakalevu
Three years ago, when a tsunami washed away the lives and livelihoods of people in South-east Asia, the rest of the world acted with commendable compassion. Tents, blankets and food were sent, reconstruction teams poured in, and people around the world sent millions of dollars to help. Now another devastating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IPS Premieres Saami Film on Forestry Impacts</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/05/ips-premieres-saami-film-on-forestry-impacts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/05/ips-premieres-saami-film-on-forestry-impacts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rune Fjellheim</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Arctic Council]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/12/05/ips-premieres-saami-film-on-forestry-impacts/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Clive Tesar
An influential audience of Arctic diplomats, Indigenous Leaders, and NGOs was treated to a viewing of the new Saami film “Last Yoik in Saami Forests?”. The film was screened at a meeting of the  Arctic Council  in Narvik, Norway, in Saami traditional territory. It chronicles clashes between Saami reindeer herders, determined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indigenous Peoples in Russia Losing Ground</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/11/05/indigenous-peoples-in-russia-losing-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/11/05/indigenous-peoples-in-russia-losing-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Raipon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is an edited version of an interview with Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North ( RAIPON ) Vice-President Pavel Sulyandziga. The original interview by Alexandra Beluza first appeared in the Russian Newspaper &#8220;Tribuna&#8221;.
Pavel Vasilyevich, recently the [Russian Federation] legislators rejected a bill on ethnological appraisal initiated by  RAIPON .
Yes, we did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canadian Government Promises Renewed Arctic Focus</title>
		<link>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/10/19/canadian-government-promises-renewed-arctic-focus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.arcticpeoples.org/2007/10/19/canadian-government-promises-renewed-arctic-focus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>clive</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Global warming]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gwich'in]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[by Clive Tesar
In a speech outlining the priorities of the Canadian government, the Arctic topped the agenda. Promising &#8220;new attention&#8221; to the north, the government says it will bring forward an integrated northern strategy that includes giving northerners more control over their government.
As part of this strategy, the government plans to build a new Arctic [...]]]></description>
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