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… »
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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… »
Environment & Animal Life, Health, Indigenous, Society, Your Columns
Eye on the Arctic – Yukon program focuses on First Nations culture
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… »
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… »
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