The word Eskimo is also closely tied to colonialism, something that came relatively late to some Inuit communities.

In a joint news release today, the province and the Nunatsiavut Government said COVID-19 public health measures make it impossible to safely accommodate the anticipated number of people interested in attending the public events.

The Edmonton Eskimos football team has announced it is dropping the word "Eskimo" from its team name.

Two sailors on board were detained under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and taken to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

The Edmonton Eskimos football club confirmed Monday that it is asking shareholders and "other key audiences" to complete a survey about the team's name and whether it should be changed.

The Edmonton Eskimos have promised to speed up a review of the team name and provide an update by the end of the month.

Facing unprecedented demand, Kids Help Phone called for back up, asking ordinary Canadians to volunteer to provide support anonymously over text message. The response was overwhelming.

Video surfaced on social media this week that showed an apparently intoxicated Inuit man being knocked over by the door of a slowly moving police vehicle before being arrested.

An national Indigenous organization that represents First Nations, Inuit and Métis living off-reserve and in urban centres is taking the federal government to court.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says flights services in the North have already been "drastically reduced'' due to increasingly strict travel restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus