Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
P.O. Box 1000, Station 1500 X0A 0H0 Iqaluit, NU, Canada

The UN Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights' report on Canada: A document everyone should see, and even read :) It's a very good companion to your copy of the report on Canada of the UN Rapporteur on the Right to Food. Happy Friday!... http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org//GEN/G05/100/26/PDF/G0510026.

New session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples starts today. Check it out! We must have a better understanding of the views and values of indigenous peoples by engaging them in decision-making and providing a platform for issues affecting their lives and livelihoods [...] http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp

Nunavut breaks new ground with Collaboration for Poverty Reduction Act! This is a new tool in the fight against poverty, and in the development of Nunavut's democratic process. Passed in the Legislative Assembly and officially announced today. Read the news release at www.makiliqta.ca

Happy international Family Day! http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp

While we don't (yet) have farmers in Nunavut, the material linked below does present some interesting possibilities: "...[Internet] and computers are being used to improve the information flows to and from the Local Committees for the Coordination of Farmers’ Organisations (CLCOPs) and local radio to disseminate specific information on a larger scale. " http://www.iicd.org//farmers-changing-national-policy-the-