Renowned annual print collection by Canadian Inuit to launch October 20
The famed annual print collection from the Inuit community of Cape Dorset in Arctic Canada goes on sale Saturday and
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Art and Culture
Atlas of Canada created by Indigenous people coming soon
Teachers, students and families across Canada will now have access to a map of the country that doesn’t include its
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Budget cuts threaten international Sámi language cooperation
The central organisation for coordinating all issues related to the indigenous Sámi languages in the Nordic countries may not be
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10,000 pages of Indigenous language material published online in Northwestern Canada
A collection of Yukon Indigenous language books has been scanned, organized and made freely available online. There’s at least 10,000
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Canadian Inuit language settings coming soon to Facebook
Facebook users could be clicking “piugijara” instead of the “like” button to show they support someone’s post by next year.
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Alaskan Inuit dialect added to Facebook’s Translate app
Facebook added Inupiaq, an Alaskan Inuit dialect, as a language option thanks to a grassroots project started by an Alaskan
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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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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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