Celebrations begin Saturday to mark 50 years of Yukon land claims history
Teagyn Vallevand grew up in the Yukon. She’s a citizen of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation in Whitehorse. But she
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Culture
How Inuit culture helped unlock power of classical score for Inupiaq violinist
An Inuk violinist and academic is giving a concert and lecture in Montreal in February with a view to showcasing
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2022 Gollegiella Nordic Sami language prize awarded in Stockholm
A professor who devoted his career to preserving and promoting Sami languages received the 2022 Gollegiella Nordic Sami language prize
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Bear intestines, fish skins and red carpet runways: The year in sewing
Sewing has always been an essential part of northern culture. It also plays a vital role in the ongoing cultural
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UNESCO highlighting importance of Indigenous languages in 10-year plan
UNESCO held conference this month on its action plan on decade of Indigenous languages For Alice Rigney, speaking her Dene
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Gwich’in-language short film explores connection with land in award-nominated series
A Gwich’in-language short film shot in Alaska is part of the award-nominated Reciprocity Project series that looks at the relationship
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Northerners among fashion designers to get spotlight in upcoming WAG show
Northerners will be among the designers spotlighted next month when their work is featured in a special fashion show taking
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Puvirnituq students turn slimy, smelly fish skins into strong, supple leather
It’s a material many people never encounter outside of museums or cultural gatherings — a strong, supple leather decorated with
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Northern Nights Festival celebrates dark skies in the Yukon
Marie-Eve Owen and Tim Taylor wanted to spend one last family vacation outdoors as the midnight sun fades away and
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Award-winning novel set in Sapmi to get Netflix treatment
A novel by Swedish writer Ann-Helen Laestadius about a woman’s struggle to defend her Indigenous heritage in Sapmi will be
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Inuit artists gather for Alianait Festival in Iqaluit
Festival starts Thursday and runs through July 3 When Nuka Alice Lund drum dances, it’s more than just a performance.
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2022 Arctic Arts Summit kicks off June 27 in Yukon, Canada
The 2022 Arctic Arts Summit will kick off on June 27 in Whitehorse, the capital of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory.
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Inuit TV, a new channel focused on Inuit culture, launches in Canada
‘It’s a collection of our stories, our lives, and we’re telling our stories for Inuit, for us’ Inuit in the
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Preserving Indigenous language, cultural teachings with tech in Northwestern Canada
Preserving language and culture is important for Indigenous people, and from creating language apps to cultural camps, there have been
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Arctic Finland: 70th annual reindeer cup races held on frozen Lake Inari
After a two-year pause, the annual reindeer race cup was finally taking place on the frozen lake Inari last weekend.
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