Nunavut: DFO Refuses To Visit All Affected Communities

Nunavut: DFO Refuses To Visit All Affected Communities   Nunavut Tunngavik Vice-President James Eetoolook advises Inuit that legal action against the Department of Fisheries and Oceans is continuing. Eetoolook said NTI expected an announcement from the court in the near future.   NTI initiated legal action after DFO put an international trade ban in place on narwhal tusks from 17 Nunavut communities. The ban was announced by DFO officials in Ottawa in December, 2010, with no prior notification...

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