The Greenland flag in Nuuk's Old Town. Recent elections put resource development front and centre in discussions throughout the territory.
Photo Credit: Eilís Quinn/Eye on the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic – Week in Review 12/05/14

Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North  

On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this week:

Greenlanders and Alaskans went to the polls last week. Arctic expert Mia Bennett looks at what the results mean for resource extraction in the North

– A study looks at what the traditional diet of Arctic peoples has imprinted on their genes and how it is affects health today

-Does Finland need to better defend itself? A group of reservists in this Nordic country think they have the answer

And in this week’s feature interview, we bring you another instalment of our occasional series looking at the role of youth in the environmental movement in Canada’s North. This time, turning our attention to Yukon, where we spoke to Geri-Lee Buyck a member of the Na-Cho Nyäk Dun First Nation:

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For more on your most read northern stories, visit Eye on the Arctic at RCInet.ca/arctic

Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca

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