Art of an avant-garde Arctic in downtown Anchorage
When people imagine Alaska’s Arctic, experimental art isn’t typically first thing that comes to mind. But a new exhibit at
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Southcentral cheer team vies for top spot at Worlds competition
On Saturday, Alaska’s Black Ice team will compete in the 2016 Cheerleading Worlds competition in Orlando, Florida, where they’ll go head to head
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Former Nunavut politician’s Swedish roots to be subject of documentary film
Nearly a century after Swedish explorer and fur trader Petter Norberg left his homeland for a life of adventure in
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Swedish archbishop wants ‘truth commission’ for abuse against indigenous Samis
Archbishop Antje Jackelén wants Sweden to set up an independent commission that will look into the state’s injustices against the country’s indigenous
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College to offer course in professional gaming
A community college in Northern Sweden is offering “elite” training in the Counter Strike computer game, with the aim of
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O Canada! … A Norwegian writer takes on our country’s features & foibles
Norwegian writer and retired literature professor Gerd Bjørhovde has always had a thing for Canada. And there is only one person
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Alaskans win Norwegian film contest
BETHEL — The challenge was to make a short film about the Arctic that went beyond icons like polar bears
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Jutai Toonoo, iconoclastic Arctic artist, dies in Nunavut
VIDEO: Eye on the Arctic documentary interview with Jutai Toonoo, 2010 Jutai Toonoo, the iconoclastic artist from Arctic Canada, died
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Sami & indigenous film festival in Stockholm
Dellie maa, Sweden’s first indigenous film festival, arrived in Stockholm on Wednesday after two previous editions in Umeå and Tärnaby,
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Arctic artworks featured at Canadian auction
The Walker’s Inuit and First Nations Art auction is known for its focus on Canadian art from the Far North. But
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Canadian Heritage minute spotlights Inuit artist
Canadians will soon know more about the late Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak and how her work influenced art coming from the
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Emilie-Claire Barlow’s latest album began in Arctic
Emilie-Claire Barlow is releasing her 11th album, ‘Clear Day’, and a Canadian ice-breaker played a major role. The Toronto born-and-
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‘Iceberg’ sculpture captures ‘awe’ of Canadian Arctic
An arctic-themed sculpture inspired by icebergs is being mounted at the Canadian Museum of Nature in the nation’s capital, Ottawa.
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Canada: Inuit Youth Summit begins on Thursday
Canada’s National Inuit Youth Summit will kick off on Thursday in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory
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Alaska cultural tourism comes with challenges
Several times a week, Cecelia George dresses in the regalia of her Tlingit ancestors to play the coveted role of Raven
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