Film examines legacy of 1950s nuclear project in Arctic Alaska
Much has been written about Project Chariot, the 1950s-era program that contemplated using nuclear bombs to create a deep-water harbor
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Filmmakers take different approaches to Inuit culture in Canada
Canada’s film industry continues to increase the profile of the country’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. The territory has attracted,
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Sunrise ceremony marks National Aboriginal Day
Aboriginal sunrise ceremony is one of oldest traditions of First Nation culture Canada’s First Nations observe the start of National
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‘Watchers of the North’: a Canadian documentary series
A new documentary series, currently under production for Canada’s Aboriginal People’s Television Network, APTN, chronicles the activities of the little
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Lawmakers offer shot of adrenaline to burgeoning Alaska film industry
The Alaska film community breathed a collective sigh of relief in the early-morning hours of April 16 as the Alaska
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Hospitality of Arctic villages makes Kobuk 440 popular
The Kobuk 440 sled dog race is not for the faint of heart. It’s touted as “The Toughest Race Above
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Working group calls for help to preserve Sami language in Finland
The three Sami languages spoken in Finland are under threat says a working group set up to examine the current
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Ice instruments make sweet music in Oulu, Finland
Norwegian musician and composer Terje Isungset has played to audiences all over the world using instruments made of ice. Isungset,
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Russians win Helsinki ice sculpture contest
Russian ice sculptures Ivan Loktyukhin and Vadim Polin have won this year’s ‘Designed by Nature’ competition at Helsinki’s Korkeasaari Zoo.
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Sami celebrate national day in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia
Today Sami people in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia celebrate the Sami National Day. Feted every year on February 6,
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Sweden’s first winter swimming championship held in -34
Competitors from around the world braved outdoor temperatures of -34 degrees celsius at the weekend to take part in Sweden’s
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Finland’s Sámi celebrate national day
The Sámi people of Finland’s Arctic Lapland province are celebrating their national day on Monday. Celebrations are, however, scaled back this
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Feature Interview: Silent film shot in Canadian Arctic resurfaces
In1920, Canada’s iconic Hudson’s Bay Company celebrated its 250th anniversary. To mark the occasion, it commissioned a film. In the
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New historic sites discovered in Finland’s North
A cultural heritage survey carried out in Finnish Lapland last summer discovered dozens of previously unknown historic and prehistoric sites.
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Klondike historian John Gould dies at 92
John Gould, a celebrated chronicler of Klondike history, died Monday at the age of 92. Gould fell on Christmas Day
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