A meeting of the Arctic Council’s senior arctic officials takes place in Canada’s Northwest Territories from March 25-March27. The agenda includes discussions on climate and sustainable development. Canada is the current chair of the council, an international forum that includes… »
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Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
The need for business cooperation in the Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North All over the circumpolar world, business and the prosperity of indigenous communities is taking centre stage. Canada, the current chair of the Arctic Council, has pinpointed development… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Internet, Science & Technology
What acoustics can tell us about whales in the Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North A new study suggests that certain species of sub-Arctic whales are increasingly making their way through the Bering Strait towards Arctic waters, raising questions about what may be… »
Economy, Indigenous, Internet, Science & Technology, Society
New strategy to increase Inuit workforce in Quebec mines
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Mining has become an increasing important part of the economy in Nunavik, the Inuit self-governing region of northern Quebec. But the local Inuit population is still under-represented… »
Inuit language celebration underway in Nunavut, Canada
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Inuit Language Weeks Celebration is now underway in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. The annual event has been held each year as a way to promote… »
Arts & Entertainment, Indigenous, Society
The return of Inuit Art Quarterly
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Inuit Art Quarterly, long regarded as one of the most important sources of information on the art and artists of Canada’s North, is back. The magazine was… »
Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, International, Politics, Society
New ICC chair to come from Canada’s eastern Arctic
Eye on the Arctic brings you stories and newsmakers from across the North Okalik Eegeesiak, an Inuk from Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, is expected to become the next chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). Canadian Inuit leaders… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Indigenous, Society
Protests in Canada’s North over development of Peel watershed
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… »
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… »
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