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Countdown to Copenhagen on ISUMA.tv
By philip - 5/28/2009 Countdown to Copenhagen on ISUMA.tv Countdown to Copenhagen is Isuma’s six-month internet campaign to promote the importance of Inuit knowledge and human rights in the global discussion of Climate Change. Monthly webcasts on IsumaTV from May to November will culminate in Live From the Floe Edge, ten days of daily internet streaming hosted by Zacharias Kunuk live from his arctic wilderness hunting camp during the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, December 7-17. The series will launch with a live webcast on Friday May 29, featuring Siila Watt-Cloutier, Inuit climate activist and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, speaking on Inuit, Human Rights and Climate Change live from Iqaluit, Nunavut to a worldwide audience. The program leads off at 7:45 pm EST with the World Premiere of Tungijuq, Isuma’s new 6-minute video starring Inuit jazz and throat-singing sensation, Tanya Tagaq. At 8 pm Siila Watt-Cloutier delivers the 9th annual LaFontaine-Baldwin Lecture, introduced by John Ralston Saul, The Right Honorable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, Isuma’s Zacharias Kunuk and The Honourable Ann Meekitjuk Hanson, Commissioner of Nunavut. Go Here to Watch
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World Reindeer Herders at UN: Interview
By philip - 5/25/2009 World Reindeer Herders at UN: Interview Read an interview with the Chair of the World Reindeer Herders Association on the outcomes from his attendance at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Read the Interview here.
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EALÁT to be Presented at Ministry of Agriculture National Conference, Norway
By philip - 5/22/2009 EALÁT to be Presented at Ministry of Agriculture National Conference, Norway Svein Mathiesen, EALÁT project leader has been invited to make a presentation at a national Norwegian conference entitled "Landbruk - en del av løsningen", (June 2-3) that is being organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Innovation Norway, among others. Mathiesen's working title is Globale klimaendringer vil merkes raskest i nordområdene. Vil reindriften mestre disse forandringene? and he will be talking about reindeer husbandry, climate change and adaptation strategies. Ministry of Agriculture link to Conference
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lære mer om samisk kultur og historie!
By philip - 5/21/2009 lære mer om samisk kultur og historie! Lyst til å oppleve sjøsamisk ogelvesamisk kultur på nært hold? Lyst til å lære mer om hvilkekonsekvenser klimaendringene kan få for nordområdene? Ved å søke på dette kursetfår du en unik mulighet til å øke dine kunnskaper om samisk kultur og delta påspennende aktiviteter. Kurset er organisert som et samarbeid mellom Polaråret, Samisk høgskole, polarårsprosjektet EALÁT og SEG ogfokuserer på Menneske, Natur, Laks og Klima. Innholdet i kurset vil dekke mangeav målene i Kunnskapsløftet som omhandler samisk språk, historie og kultur. Sevedlagt program (med forbehold om endringer). Vi starter med oppmøte iKirkenes søndag 7. juni kl. 11.30 og avslutter i Kirkenes fredag 12. juni kl.19.00. Tidspunktene passer med SAS’ rutetider fra Oslo. Målgruppe: Alle lærere i grunnskole ogvideregående skole. Betingelser - det forutsettes atdeltakerne ønsker å bruke samiske og polare temaer i undervisningen og være medi et nettverk om dette senere - NB! En må dele rommed andre - 24 deltakere Ved for mange påmeldte blir detloddtrekning. I trekningen vil det bli tatt hensyn til geografisk fordeling ogfordeling på skoleslag, men det blir ikke tatt hensyn til om du har vært med påkurs i Polaråret tidligere. Pris: Kurset er gratis, men deltakerne må selv ordne transport til/fraKirkenes. NB! Søknad bare på nett: http://www.skolelab.no/ Søknadsfrist 2. april 2009
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EALAT Book Presented in UN Permanent Forum
By philip - 5/20/2009 EALAT Book Presented in UN Permanent Forum Mikhail Pogodaev, the Chair of the Board of the Association of World Reindeer Herders is representing WRH at the UNPFII and expects to make a short presentation about the work of WRH during the Arctic session. Today, Pogodaev took the opportunity to give out the EALAT book, Reindeer Herders Voice to several selected attendees, including James Anaya, the UN special rapporteur and Raimo Valle, the State secretary for Sami Affairs. Pogodaev also participated in and assisted the Youth caucus and a subsequent Arctic youth caucus. Read the full story with pictures here on the Reindeer Portal
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EALÁT, Snow and Satellites on Deutschlandfunk
By philip - 5/14/2009 EALÁT, Snow and Satellites on Deutschlandfunk Director of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, Anders Oskal was interviewed last week, by Deutschland Radio about the EALÁT project and its cooperation with the European Space Agency and the Polarview programme. Oskal outlined the importance of snow and pastures to reindeer and reindeer herders and outlined ways in which these technologies may be able to assist herders in the future, in times of future climate uncertainty. You can read a transcript of the radio programme here and also listen to live from that page. You can also download the mp3 attachment (in German).
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UN President Highlights Indigenous People and Adaptation
By philip - 5/11/2009 UN President Highlights Indigenous People and Adaptation UN President Highlights Indigenous People and Adaptation At the recent UN Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change held in Anchorage, Alaska, the President of the UN, H. E. Mr. Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann highlighted not only the risks that indigenous peoples face as a result of climate change, somehting that is becoming more widely known and accepted but also the contribution that they can mke in terms of adaptation, thanks to their contributions to knowledge in the field. You can read the full text here on the Reindeer Portal archive.
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EALÁT: Reindeer Herders Voice - Download Now!!
By philip - 5/7/2009 EALÁT: Reindeer Herders Voice - Download Now!! The recently published book Reindeer Herders Voice: Reindeer Herding, Traditional Knowledge and Adaptation to Climate Change and Loss of Grazing Lands. is now availabe for download from the Reindeer Portal Document Archive. This book (a product of the EALÁT Information project) was published to coincide with the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Tromsø and the Melting Ice seminar also held in Tromsø, where it was presented to former Vice President Al Gore and all the Arctic Ministers and foreign ministers in attendence, from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Denmark, the USA, Canada and Iceland. The book is over 130 pages, and features quotes, interviews and text from the EALÁT Information community based workshops that have been held thus far in the Sami area, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Sakha (Yakutia) and in Chukotka. Read the foreword here on the Reindeer Portal You can download a full PDF version of the book here on the Reindeer Portal Document Archive
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WRH Congress Presentations Now Available for Download
By philip - 5/6/2009 WRH Congress Presentations Now Available for Download All presentations made during the IV World Reindeer Herders Congress are now online and can be downloaded from the Reindeer Portal Document Archive. In the coming weeks, a webcast of the Congress will be be put online..Watch this space. Visit the Document Archive here
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EALÁT Featured in IPY 'Beyond The Poles' Documentary
By philip - 5/6/2009 EALÁT Featured in IPY 'Beyond The Poles' Documentary The International Polar Foundation late last year produced a30 minute documentary that gave an overview of the Internation Polar Year called "Beyond the Poles". This is a a celebration of the 4th IPY, "Beyond the Poles" explores some of the polar research projects carried out across the globe and offers a wider perspective into the future of our planet. Excitingly, for EALÁT, our project was one of the very few selected for inclusion in the documentary and the only project that was concerned with people to be covered. Footage from the EALÁT workshop in Topolinoe, Sakha (Yakutia) was used. You can now watch the whole documentary here on the Arctic Portal More about the International Polar Foundation here
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