Every week, Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Protesters demonstrated in the northern Canadian territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories this week against plans to develop the Peel watershed. The Peel Watershed is… »
Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Eilís Quinn est une journaliste primée et responsable du site Regard sur l’Arctique/Eye on the Arctic, une coproduction circumpolaire de Radio Canada International. En plus de nouvelles quotidiennes, Eilís produit des documentaires et des séries multimédias qui lui ont permis de se rendre dans les régions arctiques des huit pays circumpolaires. Son enquête journalistique «Arctique – Au-delà de la tragédie » sur le meurtre de Robert Adams, un Inuk de 19 ans du Nord du Québec, a remporté la médaille d’argent dans la catégorie “Best Investigative Article or Series” aux Canadian Online Publishing Awards en 2019. Le reportage a aussi reçu une mention honorable pour son excellence dans la couverture de la violence et des traumatismes aux prix Dart 2019 à New York. Son reportage «Un train pour l’Arctique: Bâtir l'avenir au péril d'une culture?» sur l'impact que pourrait avoir un projet d'infrastructure de plusieurs milliards d'euros sur les communautés autochtones de l'Arctique européen a été finaliste dans la catégorie enquête (médias en ligne) aux prix de l'Association canadienne des journalistes pour l'année 2019. Son documentaire multimedia «Bridging the Divide» sur le système de santé dans l’Arctique canadien a été finaliste aux prix Webby 2012. En outre, son travail sur les changements climatiques dans l'Arctique canadien a été présenté à l'émission scientifique «Découverte» de la chaîne française de Radio-Canada, de même qu'au «Téléjournal», l'émission phare de nouvelles de Radio-Canada. Au cours de sa carrière Eilís a travaillé pour des médias au Canada et aux États-Unis, et comme animatrice pour la série «Best in China» de Discovery/BBC Worldwide. Twitter : @Arctic_EQ Courriel : eilis.quinn@radio-canada.ca
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Canada attends Norway conference on Arctic development
Each week Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Today on the Eye on the Arctic column, we check in on a major international conference that took place this week in the Norwegian Arctic. Arctic… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
What Arctic highway project tells us about Canada’s plans for North
Each week Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Construction on Canada’s long planned Arctic highway project in the western Arctic got underway this month. The project will connect the Arctic community of Inuvik, in… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New app teaches Inuit language through song
Each week Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North No language is easy to learn, but Inuktitut? Many a langauge student has been sidelined by the complex sounds and system of infixes. But a new… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Indigenous art & urban culture
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North The Canadian exhibition, Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture, winds up its three-month run at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, (Montreal Museum of Contemporary… »
Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Inuk carver Toonoo Sharky
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Carving is usually the first thing that comes to mind when people think about northern art. But just like other art forms in the Arctic, carving is… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – 2013 year in review
Each week Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North 2013 was another big year for Arctic news, especially in Canada. Earlier this year, Canada took over chairmanship of the Arctic Council from Sweden. This put… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Eye on the Arctic – An Inuk hunter on the importance of dog teams
Radio Canada International journalist Eilís Quinn interviews Joelie Sanguya, an Inuit hunter and musher, as he prepares to go out on the land. He discusses how he communicates with the dogs on his sled team, training methods, the language he… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Shipping challenges in Canada’s North-West
Each week Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada’s western Arctic is rich in resources and communities keen to participate in responsible development. But tapping into the economic potential of the region, which includes… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Why Inuit are still fighting the EU seal ban
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North From the moment the European Union issued a ban on seal products, Inuit around the circumpolar world braced for the consequences. The European Parliament had passed… »
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