Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Trapping, hiking and cooking over a fire. These aren’t the kinds of activities most Canadian students encounter as part of their high school curriculum. But a… »
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
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology
Eye on the Arctic – Flame retardants found in northern gulls
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North A recent study has discovered a range of contaminants in the glaucous gull population in Canada’s eastern Arctic. The study was conducted near the predominantly Inuit community of… »
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Eye on the Arctic: Inuk aritst Mark Igloliorte on how skateboarding inspires his work
Mark Igloliorte is an Inuk artist from Nunatsiavut, the Inuit self-governing region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. He grew up in the Labrador town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay.Igloliorte draws heavily from both Labrador Inuit culture and… »
INSIDE ARCTIC COLLEGE – Visit an Arctic College class in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
Ever wondered what goes on in one of Nunavut’s Arctic college learning centres? While many people are aware that Nunavut’s Arctic College was set up to provide education and vocational opportunities for those living in Canada’s eastern Arctic, many are… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Politics
Eye on the Arctic – Caribou conservation in Canada’s North
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Caribou is central to Inuit and First Nations cultural life in northern Canada. But the decrease in the numbers of certain herds is causing concern in many aboriginal… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Would a Canada-U.S. merger be good for the North?
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Canada and the United States have a reputation for being among the world’s friendliest neighbours. They share a common language, a common culture and what’s regularly touted as… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics
Eye on the Arctic: Is Barents plan a model for Canada-U.S. cooperation in the North?
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North A four-day conference on Arctic ports wound up on Thursday in Narvik, Norway. The international conference was organized by the Port of Narvik, Ocean Futures, a… »
Arts & Entertainment, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Artist Itee Pootoogook’s unique take on contemporary Inuit life
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook is one of Canada’s most exciting contemporary artistic voices of the moment. Known for his clean lines and realistic representations of contemporary Inuit life,… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Inuit community worried about muskox deaths
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North Several muskox were recently found dead on Banks Island in the Arctic region of Canada’s Northwest Territories. But some are worried that a bacterial disease that… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
Eye on the Arctic – Cleaning up Canada’s radar sites
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from across the North The Distant Early Warning Line system, known as the DEW Line, was a radar site that operated across northern Canada from 1958 to 1992. Since then,… »
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