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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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Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 23, 2024 at 14:06
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By Amanda Gear Every year at Christmas, a choir comes together in St. John’s to celebrate centuries-old traditions and music

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Passing on the Inuit drumming tradition in Nain

CBC News
Posted: Monday, December 2, 2024 at 10:24
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By Heidi Atter  ‘Drumming makes me feel like a good person,’ said 8-year-old Ashton Allan A Nunatsiavimuit mother is working

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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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Promoting Indigenous Voices: Greenland writers host summit on literature

Radio-Canada
Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 16:03
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In mid-September, about 60 authors, cultural leaders, and scientists gathered in Nuuk, Greenland, for a summit aimed at promoting and

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Whitehorse fashion students design and sell orange T-shirts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Cameron MacIntosh, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 11:34
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By Camilla Faragalli A group of students in Whitehorse have created their own orange T-shirts as a fundraiser for the

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Inuit and Korean artists collaborate for 2024 Gwangju Biennale

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:39 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 15:50
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Inuit and Korean artists are teaming up to share their artwork at the 15th annual Gwangju Biennale in South Korea,

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Culture Culture (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 

Nunavut’s newest cultural centre rethinks the basics of building in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Monday, September 9, 2024 at 12:24
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A new cultural centre in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, will provide space where elders can share traditional skills such as how

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Google adds North Sámi to translation service

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 10:42
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Languages of multiple ethnic groups in Russia are included in Google Translate’s update. North Sámi is the largest of the

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People gathered behind a sign reading "Nunavik Québec" and the Quebec flag.
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Nunavik-Quebec to become permanent member of Arctic Winter Games committee

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 09:55 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 09:59
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By TJ Dhir It’s been a long time coming, but Team Nunavik-Quebec is set to be a permanent member of

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New CBC, APTN Netflix series captures joys of life in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024 at 13:19
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By Samuel Wat · CBC News  North of North, filmed in Iqaluit, to be released in 2025 Nunavut filmmakers Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and

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Inuk artist Elisapie to be celebrated with Canadian postage stamp

CBC News
Posted: Friday, June 7, 2024 at 09:09
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It’s 1 of a set of 3 new stamps to be released on National Indigenous Peoples Day Inuk artist Elisapie

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Taloyoak band, Nickelback producer set up recording hub in Arctic community

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 11:59
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For one week this winter, the quiet of Taloyoak’s Boothia Hotel was broken by the rumble of electric guitar.  Every

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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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