The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s next general assembly will take place in hybrid form later on this month from July 19-21. “Though it is unfortunate that we are unable to meet in person due to the continuing impacts of Covid-19, we are eager to conduct this hybrid General Assembly, gathering 66 delegates to share the gains that we have accomplishments since the General Assembly of 2018 in Utqiaġvik, Alaska,” Dalee Sambo Dorough, ICC’s international chair, said in a news release. The hybrid form means the work of the general assembly will be restricted to reporting the organization’s activities so far as well as adopting a 2022 declaration. Underlining Inuit unityThe theme of this month’s general assembly is “Inuit – Strength and Peace.”ICC represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka, Russia. Next meeting in GreenlandAn in-person ICC meeting is planned to be held in Ilulissat, Greenland next year.

Source: CBC News July 04, 2022 20:39 UTC