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Why Are Immigrants From Tropical Countries Coming to This Arctic Outpost?

"Why not here?" says the owner of a Lebanese restaurant in Canada's semiautonomous Nunavut Territory.

Reason · Jul 8, 2025

How a Lost Buoy Brought Me Home

A flight to Greenland, a summer festival, and a remarkable coincidence showed me what the future of Inuit could look like

The Walrus · Dec 13, 2024

The long-forgotten Inuit survivors of Catholic abuses

In the remote Canadian city of Iqaluit, survivors confront – and forgive – an abusive church legacy.

Al Jazeera · Aug 30, 2022

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Reparations to Indigenous Peoples are critical after Pope's apology for residential schools

Many people are contemplating Pope Francis’s recent apology for residential schools in Canada during his visit to Alberta, as well as his statements from Québec City and Iqaluit. In the aftermath of historical atrocities, apologies can offer a sense of justice and acknowledgement for people who were the targets of…

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022

Pope calls Canada abuse ‘genocide’

Pope Francis said on Saturday that decades-long abuse of Indigenous schoolchildren across Canada amounted to “genocide”, as he warned upon his return to Rome that he needed to slow down his pace of travel — or resign.

Bangkok Post · Jul 30, 2022

The pope visited Nunavut for the final apology of his Canadian tour

Pope Francis traveled to the edge of the Arctic to deliver an apology to the Inuit people for the "evil" of Canada's residential schools, wrapping up his week-long "penitential pilgrimage" to Canada.

WEKU · Jul 30, 2022

On last Canadian stop, Pope rallies Inuit youth to unite like a hockey team

Pope Francis, in his last speech on a six-day trip to Canada, delivered a message on Friday meant to inspire northern Inuit youth, including a reference to one of the country's most popular sports, hockey.

Reuters · Jul 29, 2022

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Pope again asks for forgiveness as tour ends in Canada's north

Pope Francis again asked for forgiveness after meeting on Friday with residential school survivors in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, the last stop in his six-day visit to Canada to apologize to indigenous people for abuse in government schools run by the Roman Catholic Church.

Reuters · Jul 29, 2022

Pope Francis apologises again as Canada visit wraps up in Nunavut

Pope’s six-day tour of Canada is ending in northern territory of Nunavut, where he met residential school survivors.

Al Jazeera · Jul 29, 2022

Pope ends Canadian visit with stop in small, far-north city

In his extensive papal travels, Pope Francis has never journeyed further north than Iqaluit, the capital city of the Inuit-governed territory of Nunavut in northern Canada

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

In Canada's north, environment-minded Pope to get climate change close-up

Pope Francis's upcoming visit to Canada's Arctic territory of Nunavut draws attention to a focal point for global climate change, with sea ice disappearing fast and permafrost thawing.

Reuters · Jul 28, 2022

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