Threats that pass through the Arctic emanate from outside of Canada and pass through or over Canada’s North to strike targets outside of the region, says Whitney Lackenbauer

ITK President Natan Obed speaks on vulnerabilities and Grey Zone threats, amongst other security - and sovereignty - challenges.
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Denmark's Arctic Council Chairship seems to reorder priorities and sees Indigenous People's agency Trump environmental action. arctic-council.org/site/assets/...

As the Canadian Government lays out plans for bolstering defence in the North, the President of the ITK @inuittapiriit.bsky.social advocates for greater Inuit involvement.
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Great interview with Qupanuk Olsen. ‘He sounds like another coloniser.'
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Good article about the recent Op NANOOK-NUNALIVUT, with a telling closing comment from a Canadian Ranger: "I’m more worried about the lack of infrastructure we have up here than running into a Russian when I’m out on my snowmobile."
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It's a story I keep coming across. Communities that can't trust generations of Traditional Knowledge as they once did, but leveraging impressive adaptive capacity and resilience to stay safe in a changing environment regardless.
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I wonder what available legislative tools GN and NTI are referring to. www.tunngavik.com/news/governm...

Operation Nanook-Nunalivut 2025. Very proud to support this endeavour.
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Yukon Indigenous communities identify a 'moment in time' as their expertise is used to support both traditional and contemporary security concerns in the Arctic.
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So much material published with regard Indigenous peoples in the north is in English. It helps maintain heat and light on critical issues globally, but promoting Indigenous languages can ensure proper representation, and that nothing is missed in the discussion. www.facebook.com/share/p/19rW...

Whilst positing a CFB Iqaluit and increase in the number of Canadian Rangers, Pierre Poilievre name checks Indigenous Peoples’ support to traditional security in the Arctic. This idea can be used as a conduit to help address many other security concerns in the region.
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Two recent press releases identify narratives with respect Greenland familiar to Canadian Arctic Security. An Indigenous Peoples hopeful to leverage soft power, and a state focused on traditional security. Both offer opportunities, but the latter may gain more traction than the former.

"...couldn't bring them to the table officially". A branch to my investigations is a state's leveraging of an Indigenous Peoples' trans-boundary relationships as a mechanism of multi-track diplomacy. This may prove to be an interesting case study. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

In this article, Nunavummiut prospectors reveal how leading on resource exploration has to be balanced with Inuit values in their communities. Another example of an activity that both needs, and challenges those values.
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Interesting example of cooperation, highlighting the importance of regional policy and personal connections. www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/united-...

"Na-Cho Nyäk Dun has 'moral opposition' to arms manufacturing." Environment, ethics, security, defence - Indigenous peoples walk a line in the north.
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An expertise currently untapped, on more than one level.
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Canada's first National Indigenous Defence Conference.
nidc.onehoop.ca