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2012 Inuit Studies Conference

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18th Inuit Studies Conference 2012The 2012 Inuit Studies Conference at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History kicked off on Thursday in Washington, D.C.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Arctic Inuit Connections: Learning From the Top of the World.”

Scheduled talks explore everything from governance to resource development to culture.

Politicians, researchers and Inuit representatives are flying in from all over the Arctic including Alaska, Canada’s Nunavut territory and Greenland.

They’ve set up things so anyone can listen and participate in the sesssions online. Click here to get started

You can check out the program, here.

The conference ends on Saturday, October 28.

Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic

Eilís Quinn is an award-winning journalist and manages Radio Canada International’s Eye on the Arctic news cooperation project. Eilís has reported from the Arctic regions of all eight circumpolar countries and has produced numerous documentary and multimedia series about climate change and the issues facing Indigenous peoples in the North.

Her investigative report "Death in the Arctic: A community grieves, a father fights for change," about the murder of Robert Adams, a 19-year-old Inuk man from Arctic Quebec, received the silver medal for “Best Investigative Article or Series” at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The project also received an honourable mention for excellence in reporting on trauma at the 2019 Dart Awards in New York City.

Her report “The Arctic Railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?” on the impact a multi-billion euro infrastructure project would have on Indigenous communities in Arctic Europe was a finalist at the 2019 Canadian Association of Journalists award in the online investigative category.

Her multimedia project on the health challenges in the Canadian Arctic, "Bridging the Divide," was a finalist at the 2012 Webby Awards.

Her work on climate change in the Arctic has also been featured on the TV science program Découverte, as well as Le Téléjournal, the French-Language CBC’s flagship news cast.

Eilís has worked for media organizations in Canada and the United States and as a TV host for the Discovery/BBC Worldwide series "Best in China."

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