Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. Narwhal is an important species in Canada’s North. To local Inuit communities it’s a source of food and sustenance and can provide a small source of… »
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Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Biodiversity report singles out Canada’s North
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. When people think of biodiversity hotspots, it’s often places like the Amazon or the tropics that come to mind. But in a recent report titled “10 Cool… »
Environment & Animal Life, Highlights, Indigenous
Eye on the Arctic – Inuit and First Nations unite to protect caribou
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. The plight of the George River caribou herd in Canada’s Atlantic province of Newfoundland and Labrador continues to baffle scientists, government and locals. Once numbering as much… »
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Eye on the Arctic – ‘Yes’ to development but on our terms, say Inuit
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. Indigenous leaders from several regions around the world released a declaration this week calling for an end to Arctic resource development. The groups released the statement jointly… »
Highlights, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
Eye on the Arctic –Inuit organization optimistic about Canada’s Arctic Council mandate
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions. Today, Part 3 of our ongoing series looking at the Arctic Council. The leader of Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami(ITK), says he’s optimistic about Canada’s… »
Eye on the Arctic – Concerns over Canada’s Arctic Council chairmanship
Canada will take centre stage on northern issues when it assumes chairmanship of the Arctic Council from Sweden on May 15th. But already, some observers are voicing concerns about Canada’s two-year stewardship of the organization. Canada has stated that promoting… »
Arts & Entertainment, Highlights
The Rebel: Jutai Toonoo
Artists often say they create art for themselves and don’t care what other people think. But when Eye on the Arctic tracked down Jutai Toonoo working in studio, we got the sense that he really, really meant it. Toonoo uses… »
Eye on the Arctic – What Canada’s Arctic Council chairmanship means for the North
When Canada takes over chairmanship of the Arctic Council on May 15, its stated priority is ‘developing the North for northerners’ around the circumpolar world. But Canada also takes over the organization at one of the most complex times in… »
Eye on the Arctic – Video brings students together in Canada’s North
Each week, Eye on the Arctic features stories and newsmakers from Canada’s northern regions Providing quality education to students in remote Arctic communities is a problem not only in Canada but around the circumpolar world. Distances are great, courses are limited… »
The New Raw
Art in the North is changing. While traditional art is still quite popular around the world, Inuit artists are increasingly interested in creating art that reflects today’s reality; visual reflections on social change and climate change. To date, the South… »
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