Home rule government urges all unnecessary travel to and from Greenland be avoided
As COVID-19 numbers continue to the climb in Denmark, Greenland’s home rule government is urging all unnecessary travel in and
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Author: Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Canadian Inuit women’s org says throne speech sent the right signals
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, an organization that represents Inuit women in Canada, says Wednesday’s throne speech sent the right
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COVID-19 case confirmed in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec
A new case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Kuujjuaraapik, a community in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec.
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Indigenous, distinction-based health legislation & moving forward on UNDRIP among Canadian government priorities in throne speech
Northern-specific issues were largely absent from Wednesday’s throne speech in Canada, but moving forward on introducing legislation on the United
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WMO verifies -69.6 C northern hemisphere cold record in Greenland
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized the coldest recorded temperature in the northern hemisphere as being -69.6 C that
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Iceland extends bar, nightclub COVID-19 closures in capital area until September 27
Iceland has extended its closure of bars and nightclubs until September 27 in an effort to tamp down ballooning COVID-19
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Nunavut, Canada artists to contribute to upcoming, youth-made climate change documentary
The West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, based in the community of Kinngait in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, will be partnering with
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Greenland reexamining COVID-19 rules after cases surge in Denmark
Greenland’s home rule government is currently reexamining its COVID-19 related executive order after a surge of cases in Denmark and
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Iceland orders four-day closure of Reykjavik-area bars after uptick in COVID-19 infections
Reykjavik-area bars and nightclubs started a four-day shutdown on Friday as the Icelandic government seeks to put the breaks on
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Royal Canadian Mint releases Nunavut gold collector coin
The Royal Canadian Mint released a new collector coin this month made with gold from Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of
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Two candidates to vie for presidency of Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada
Two candidates will vie to become president of Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region in the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and
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Are potential Arctic security threats eclipsing urgent action on climate? A new study makes its case
An over-emphasis on narratives around potential resource bonanzas and hard security issues in the Arctic should be recalibrated by policy
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Sami Language Week to take place October 19-25
Sami Language Week, an event created to raise awareness and increase visibility of the Sami language, will take place this
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Iceland relaxes COVID-19 restrictions for the arts, allows rehearsals to resume
Iceland has relaxed some of its COVID-19 restrictions for the arts, allowing performers, musicians and filmmakers to resume rehearsals as
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Feds invests $3.2 million in Indigenous-managed watershed program in northern Canada
The Canadian government will invest $3.2 million in the Seal River Watershed Indigenous Protected Area in the Canadian province of
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