Finland’s Arctic reindeer herders get reality show
Plans are underway to create a reality TV show about the lives of reindeer herders in Finland’s Arctic. The Promotion
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Nunavut defends decision to shut down Franklin search
Nunavut government officials are defending their decision not to give a Chicago man an archeological permit to search for Sir
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Nunavut shuts down amateur explorer’s search for Franklin gravesite
A Chicago man’s bid to search for Sir John Franklin’s grave in the Arctic has been rejected by the Nunavut
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Renowned Nunavut film company going out of business
Igloolik Isuma Productions Inc., which made award-winning Inuit films like Atanarjuat (The Fast Runner), is going out of business, but
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Significant Archaeological Findings at Kilpisjärvi, Finnish Lapland
The excavation site at Kilpisjärvi in Lapland’s municipality of Enontekiö has yielded pieces of pottery and stone objects that are
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Finnish Sami Celebrate National Day
Sunday is Sami National Day. Celebrations started in the northern town of Sodankylä with a traditional flag raising ceremony. Other
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UN Report Slams Sweden Over Treatment of Samis
Listen: {play}/media/jukebox/rs-un-report. A United Nations report on the human rights situation of Sweden’s indigenous Sami population, stretching over northern Norway,
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Half a Million Letters Sent to Finland's Santa
Santa – and his elves – have their work cut out for them at Christmas. The scarlet-clad seasonal do-gooder receives
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Half a Million Letters Sent to Finland’s Santa
Santa – and his elves – have their work cut out for them at Christmas. The scarlet-clad seasonal do-gooder receives
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Kananginak Pootoogook (1935-2010): Pioneering Inuk Artist dies at 75
Kananginak Pootoogook, one of Canada’s pioneering Inuit artists, died in an Ottawa hospital Wednesday after a long battle with lung cancer.
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Fur Poppies Give Canada's Remembrance Day Inuit Flair
An Inuit seamstress from Iqaluit has crafted a distinctly northern version of the Remembrance Day poppy — one that is
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Fur Poppies Give Canada’s Remembrance Day Inuit Flair
An Inuit seamstress from Iqaluit has crafted a distinctly northern version of the Remembrance Day poppy — one that is
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'Little Mosque on the Canadian Arctic Tundra' Officially Opens
Mosque travelled 4,000 kilometres to reach its destination in the Canadian Arctic One of the world’s most northerly mosques has
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‘Little Mosque on the Canadian Arctic Tundra’ Officially Opens
Mosque travelled 4,000 kilometres to reach its destination in the Canadian Arctic One of the world’s most northerly mosques has
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Swedish Sámi visual artist shaping climate changes
“The climate is constantly topical; right now it’s all about remarkable winds, melting ice, and drowning reindeer,” says artist Britta
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