Lineup announced for Alianait Arts Festival in Arctic Canada
The Alianait Arts Festival, a renowned arts festival held annually in Arctic Canada, announced its 2023 line up on Wednesday.
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Art and Culture
Finalists for prestigious Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award announced in Winnipeg
The five finalists for the prestigious Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award (KAMA) were announced in Winnipeg on Friday. The shortlisted artists
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Director hopes film on Hebron relocation can both educate and spark healing
The director of a short film about the 1950s relocation of Inuit from Hebron, an Atlantic Canadian community, hopes to
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New exhibition features 2000 years of Inuit art from Canada, Alaska, Greenland & Siberia
An ambitious new exhibition is opening April 1 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq in Canada that showcases the evolution of
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The 2023 Iditarod starts this weekend. Here’s what to know
The 2023 Iditarod kicks off Saturday with a ceremonial start in Anchorage followed by an official race start in Willow.
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‘A little scary’: Alaska’s Iditarod to begin with smallest field ever
The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33
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N.W.T.’s 4th annual Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival a showcase for Indigenous and Northern films
Grab some popcorn, the 4th annual Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ Film Festival is on this week in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. The film festival
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Parka-making course means new coats for kids in need — and lifelong skills for new sewers
Sewers in Iqaluit put their best work on display Friday afternoon at Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit. They were showcasing
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Yukon Quest kicks off this weekend in Whitehorse, and continues to evolve
Saturday morning, 16 mushers with teams of up to 14 dogs will gather at Shipyards Park in Whitehorse for the start
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‘It gives people a purpose’: This Inuit wellness project just won a $1M prize
Fresh from learning that the wellness project she’s been leading won the top award of $1 million from the Arctic
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Celebrations begin Saturday to mark 50 years of Yukon land claims history
Teagyn Vallevand grew up in the Yukon. She’s a citizen of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation in Whitehorse. But she
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Meet Mako, the celebrity Whitehorse pup who pawed her way to fame in Arctic thriller Polaris
When Jane Bell asks Mako to speak, the five-year-old husky lets out a series of sharp barks. The well-trained pup,
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Arctic Inspiration Prize awards over $2.7M to projects ‘by the North, for the North’
Seven projects from across the North have been awarded a total of more than $2.7 million from the Arctic Inspiration
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Mission impossible: Will Tom Cruise get heli-filming permission at Svalbard?
Spectacular Arctic winter scenery is what the producers of the next Mission: Impossible will get when filming at Svalbard in
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Certification marks help both Sami artisans and consumers, says council
With more people purchasing Sami handicrafts and arts, the Saami Council says the recent launch of special trademarks will help
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