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Who Rules the Arctic in the 21st Century? Tony Penikett in Edinburgh

EVENT DATE20 October 2017 · 15:00 (Europe/London)
VENUE / FORMATSeminar Room 1, Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15A George Square, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
PRPI’S ROLECollaborating partner
Event date and source notes

PRPI-supplied event programme. Record checked 2026-11-08.

Indigenous Chiefs, Regional Legislators and Nation States: Who Rules the Arctic in the 21st Century? featured a keynote address by Tony Penikett, former Premier of Yukon, and the launch of his book Hunting the Northern Character.

Dr James Kennedy, Director of the Centre of Canadian Studies, chaired the event. It was organised by the Centre of Canadian Studies and Northern Scholars at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with PRPI.

Other participants

  • Tony Penikett, former Premier of Yukon; former Deputy Minister, Government of British Columbia; former Chief Devolution Negotiator, Government of Nunavut
  • Dr James Kennedy, Director, Centre of Canadian Studies – Chair
Who Rules the Arctic in the 21st Century? Tony Penikett in Edinburgh – programme
Event programme supplied by PRPI.