The 72-year-old Canadian Inuit woman still stands on the barricades of her people The Arctic Council was central during Putin's arctic conference in St. Petersburg last week. High North News met Mary Simon, one of the chief architects of the council. The 72-year-old Canadian Inuit woman still stands on the barricades of her people and for peaceful cooperation in the Arctic.
Commentary: Territory of Dialogue - The Exceptional North Ottawa, Canada: Arctic history was written 22 years ago just a stone’s throw away from the hotel I am staying at. Back then, Inuit Mary Simon led the negotiations that led up to what is today known as the Arctic Council. The Ottawa Declaration was to lay the foundation for future cooperation in the Arctic.
