Interview – How a new wave of Indigenous cinema is changing the narrative of Canada
It’s being called the “new wave” of Indigenous cinema. Indigenous filmmakers got a boost in 2018 with the creation of
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Culture
Blog – Sámi school preserves reindeer herders’ heritage with help of internet
In my previous post, I wrote about how a Concorde jet and Chinese tourists have irrevocably changed Lapland in the
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Alaska museum’s latest exhibit gives unique look at pingoes
When Seattle-base sculptor John Grade first headed to the Arctic, he was searching for the northernmost tree he could find.
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Arctic tourism in the age of Instagram
Arctic tourism in the age of Instagram
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Can Arctic Finland lure Hollywood producers?
It’s becoming a more common sight: Hollywood location scouts travelling to Lapland to see if what they see and hear
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Canada wants to list mysterious Arctic petroglyphs as UNESCO World Heritage Site
Their exact location is a jealously guarded secret but a set of mysterious petroglyphs in the Eastern Canadian Arctic feature
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Arctic Indigenous Film Fund launches in Norway
As climate change brings increased international attention to the Arctic, Indigenous filmmakers across the circumpolar countries will have a new
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Canadian province of Ontario contributes $96,000 towards update of Inuit art trademark
The Canadian province of Ontario may be a southern province, but this month it pledged $96,844 towards the Inuit Art
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Film exploring racism against Sami wins big at Swedish film awards
“The Nile Hilton Incident” and “Sami Blood” took home gold at this week’s Guldbagge ceremony presented by the Swedish Film
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`Enough of this postcolonial sh#%’ – An interview with Greenlandic author Niviaq Korneliussen
Greenland’s Niviaq Korneliussen is single-handedly redefining readers’ notions of northern literature with her first novel, Homo Sapienne. In her book,
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National recognition for 2 Alaska artists
Alaska was well-represented among recipients of the 2017 Joan Mitchell Foundation’s grant awards for painters and sculptors. There are only
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Finlandia book prize shortlist: Climate change, fiction from the North and a political memoir
Finland’s biggest book prizes, the Fiction, Non-Fiction and Juvenile Finlandia awards, will be handed out on 29 November, just as
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Finns scoop up Nordic prizes for film, music, books and environment
Finnish entries scored four out of five awards at the annual Nordic Council Prizes award ceremony, held this time in
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Passing of celebrated Inuit carver Barnabus Arnasungaaq marks end of era
Art collectors and lovers in Canada and around the world are quietly mourning the death of a celebrated Inuit carver
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34th Annual Elders and Youth Conference kicks off in Alaska
The first full day of the 34th annual Elders and Youth Conference kicked off in Anchorage Monday morning. The gathering
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