Changing Sea Ice: The Ripple Effect
Anthropologist Lene Kielsen Holm, an Inuk (Inuit) from Greenland, talks about the importance of sea ice in Inuit culture and
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Video Reports
Lucrative Future – The Fibre-Optic Connection
The CBC’s Marie Wadden speaks to Jeff Howard, a St. John’s, Newfoundland businessman who helped Greenland land its fibre-optic cable
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Caring for our People: Inside Arctic Nursing
Across the Canadian Arctic, local nurses are in great demand. The majority of the nursing force is still made up
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COUNTRY FOOD vs. JUNK FOOD
Vox pop with Canadian Inuit in Nunavut and Nunavik, on changing food attitudes in the North.
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The Sami Health Paradox
Sweden’s Sami are the healthiest Indigenous population in the Arctic. But has this come at a cost to their culture?
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Interview with Aqqaluk Lynge
Aqqaluk Lynge is a poet and the current chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council and the president of the ICC–
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Sixteen Minutes with TuuMotz
Meet TuuMotz, one of the founders of Nuuk Posse, Greenland’s seminal hip-hop group and now a solo artist. Here, Radio
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Losing their Words
In this documentary, Radio Canada International journalist Eilís Quinn follws the unique linguistic journey of an aspiring MC from Nunavut.
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Interview with Kyra Fisher
Write to Eilís Quinn at eilis.quinn(at)cbc.ca
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THE TECHNICIAN – Andrew Qappik
Andrew Qappik is one of the most well-known artists working in Nunavut. He has designed images for everything from tapestries and prints, to the Nunavut Coat of Arms.
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THE DREAMER – Jolly Atagooyuk
Jolly Atagooyuk talks about how Nunavut’s wildlife sparks his imagination and how different printing techniques help images come alive on the page.
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The New Raw
Art in the North is changing. While traditional art is still quite popular around the world, Inuit artists are increasingly
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THE UP-AND-COMER – Ningeokuluk Teevee
There’s little consensus on what the future of Inuit art will or should look like. But there’s one thing almost everyone can agree on — Ningeokuluk Teevee will certainly be part of it.
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THE PIONEER – Kenojuak Ashevak
The iconic prints of late Canadian artist Kenojuak Ashevak (1927-2013) almost single-handedly came to define Arctic art both in Canada and on the world stage. In this 2010 conversation with Eye on the Arctic, Ashevak talks about her work, her success and what she really thinks about the next generation of northern artists.
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THE PRINTER – Niveaksie Quvianaqtuliaq
The Cape Dorset art story has been told thousands of times over. But no matter who tells it and how, the printers who actually produce the physical lithographs and stone cuts, often get left out of the narrative. So Eye on the Arctic wanted its audience to meet one.
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