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New chairman for Inuit Circumpolar Council
last update: Jun 24, 2009 11:03 AM
From a CBC.CA article: James Stotts has been appointed by the Inuit Circumpolar Council as its new chairman, signalling a change in leadership in the international Inuit organization.
Stotts, who is an Inupiaq from Barrow, Alaska and been active with the Inuit Circumpolar Council as both its executive director and as an executive council member, replaces fellow Alaskan Patricia Cochran, who resigned as council chairwoman last week.
Stotts said his priority will be implementing the 2006 Utqiagvik Declaration, which laid out the council's vision for the next four years, which includes a commitment to continue working on issues of importance to Inuit, such as climate change and toxic contaminants in the Arctic environment.
He also plans to focus on improving co-operation among the Inuit Circumpolar Council's offices in Canada, Greenland and Chukotka, Russia.
Article:
CBC.CA, 23rd June 2009
