The Arctic Council has taken another step towards resuming work, with a meeting this month with the body’s six Indigenous groups. The council, consisting of world’s eight circumpolar countries and the Indigenous groups, known as Permanent Participants, said the meeting in Girkonjárga-Kirkenes in Norway was held to discuss areas of focus. Eye on the Arctic contacted some of the Permanent Participants with Canadian membership for details on the priorities they shared at the meeting but did not receive responses. Earlier this summer, they headed a meeting of the states and permanent participants to establish guideline consensus for restarting the working groups. The Norwegian Arctic Council chairmanship runs until 2025.

Source: CBC News October 11, 2023 20:56 UTC