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Feds announce $14.3M for arts and culture in the Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 09:50
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The federal government is spending $14.3 million to support over two dozen Yukon organizations and First Nations governments with arts,

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Elder says writing kids book about Taloyoak, Nunavut, a ‘dream come true’

Liny Lamberink, CBC News @linylamberink
Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 16:58
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An elder in Taloyoak says publishing her first book is a dream come true.  Elizabeth Lyall, 72, is a co-author

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Yellowknife says goodbye to its only cinema

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:05
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The manager of Yellowknife’s Capitol Theatre says he has mixed feelings about the public reaction he’s seen to the theatre’s

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Film co-produced by Yukoner wins Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival

CBC News
Posted: Monday, February 2, 2026 at 16:37
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A documentary about a polar bear co-produced by Yukoner Mike Code has taken home a top prize at the Sundance

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Iqaluit Pan-Arctic Vision celebrates diversity, community and coming home to your cat

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 10:41
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The music festival wrapped in Iqaluit Saturday After a week of music with messages ranging from fighting for justice to

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NYC’s MoMA adds artwork by Nunavut artist Shuvinai Ashoona to collection

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, November 7, 2025 at 16:21 — Last Updated: Friday, November 7, 2025 at 16:27
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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has acquired two drawings by acclaimed Nunavut artist Shuvinai Ashoona, marking

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Connecting with the past—Artist Abraham Anghik Ruben reflects on art & ancestry

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, May 26, 2025 at 16:26
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The Winnipeg Art Gallery–Qaumajuq has launched a solo exhibition highlighting the work of Inuvialuit artist Abraham Anghik Ruben and his

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‘North of North,’ set in Arctic Canada, officially renewed for season 2

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 15:39
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The comedy series North of North has been renewed for a second season, following a successful first run across APTN,

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Two Inuit women take home Juno Awards

CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 31, 2025 at 13:52
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wo Inuit women earned awards at the 2025 Juno Awards in Vancouver, B.C., over the weekend.  Singer-songwriter Elisapie won the

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Greenland reggae band Sauwestari to play Alianait Arts Festival in Arctic Canada

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, March 28, 2025 at 14:47
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The Alianait Arts Festival, a renowned cultural event held annually in Arctic Canada, confirmed the dates for its 2025 edition

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Artists could soon get royalties when their work is resold. Inuit artists think it’s a good idea.

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 13:05
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By Samuel Wat For Augatnaaq Eccles sewing parkas is a way of feeling closer to her home in Rankin Inlet,

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Who takes care of thousands of aging artifacts at N.W.T.’s largest museum?

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 27, 2024 at 11:51
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By Jocelyn Shepel Most of the artifacts in the N.W.T.’s 70,000-piece museum collection are in one place, with a five-person

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Gwich’in artist finds healing through moccasin making workshop in Yellowknife

Luke Caroll, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 15:35 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 15:38
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A Tetlit Gwich’in artist teaching moccasin making in Yellowknife says showing others her craft is helping with her own mental

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Montreal museum’s new Inuit gallery envisioned as space for sharing inspiration

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 17:05 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 17:13
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The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) has just unveiled a brand-new gallery showcasing Inuit art, a place the curator

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New documentary spotlights Inuit perspectives on Nunavik mining impacts

Regard sur l'Arctique
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2024 at 15:46
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The Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund (NMEF) aims to highlight Inuit perspectives on the economic, environmental, and cultural impacts of the

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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