Arctic

Legacy of Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook explored in Canadian exhibition

19 August 201923 August 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, Cape Dorset, drawing, Nunavut, West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative

Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook (1951 – 2014) was well-known for his drawings of solitary figures or architecture placed amongst vast Arctic

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Iceland glacier lost to climate change to get memorial ceremony this month

2 August 20192 August 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Andri Snær Magnason, Arctic, Borgarbyggð, climate change, emissions, glaciology, Oddur Sigurðsson, oil industry, Okjökull, Rice University

Iceland’s Okjökull glacier, or should we say former glacier, will be getting a memorial service this month when a delegation

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Canadian exhibition showcases miniature carvings by Inuit artists

29 July 201929 July 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, Government of Nunavut Fine Arts Collection, Jocelyn Piirainen, Manitoba, Nunavut, WAG, Winnipeg Art Gallery

Large carvings are amongst the most iconic works produced by Inuit artists, but a new Canadian exhibition is casting a

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Walt Disney Animation Studios to release Saami-language version of “Frozen 2”

24 July 201926 July 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, entertainment, Finland, indigenous, languages, movies, nordic, Sweden, U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages

The sequel to the Walt Disney mega-hit film Frozen will also be available in the Saami language, Walt Disney Animation

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Canadian Heritage to contribute funding to travelling Kenojuak Ashevak exhibition

23 May 201923 May 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, indigenous, Inuit, Kenojuak Culture Centre, Kinngait Arts Foundation, Nunavut, prints, West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative

The federal Department of Canadian Heritage is contributing $464,000 to help fund a travelling exhibition featuring the work of Kenojuak

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U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages: When policy isn’t enough

5 April 201924 July 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, education, Inuit, Inuktitut, Inuktut, languages, Nunavut, schools, U.N. Year of Indigenous Languages

The United Nations has designated 2019 as the Year of Indigenous Languages. The goal is to to make people more

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Carnival Corporation ships switch to cleaner fuel on Arctic cruises

12 March 201915 March 2019 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments Arctic, Carnival Corporation, cruise ships, heavy fuel oil

In a move applauded by environmental groups, cruise industry giant Carnival Corporation says all of its ships sailing in the

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Russian navy does submarine hunt training in Norwegian Sea

4 March 20194 March 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Bergen, military, Northern Fleet, Norway

Russia’s Northern Fleet reports on Sunday that the group of three navy vessels from Severomorsk on the Kola Peninsula successfully

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Nunavik gun-owners will have support to comply with registration legislation, says provincial rep for Arctic Quebec

27 February 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, Firearms, hunting, law, Makivik

Gun owners in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Quebec, will receive the support necessary to comply with the province’s gun

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Inuit org wants working group with Quebec gov on firearms legislation

25 February 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, hunting, James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, JBNQA, law, Makivik, NILCA, Nunavik, Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement

Makivik Corporation, the land claims organization that represents the political interests of Quebec Inuit, wants to revisit Quebec’s firearms legislation

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Pauktuutit to explore challenges confronting Inuit women in Canada’s extractive industry

22 February 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, Baker Lake, ECONOMICS, economy, Inuit Nunangat, labour, mining, resources, sexual harassment, violence, work

Canada’s national women’s organization is working to launch a new project to better understand the violence and harassment faced by

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Greenland ice cores reveal historic climate clues, says study

18 February 201922 February 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Antarctic, Arctic, British Antarctic Survey, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Birmingham, University of Cambridge and the

Scientists have linked past sea ice reductions to some of history’s most extreme climate change events in the North Atlantic,

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Notable book recommendations from across northern Canada

16 November 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, children's books, First Nations, Inuit, literature, Nunavut, NWT, publishing, residential schools, Yukon

The First Nations Book Fair (Kwahiatonhk: Salon du livre des Premières Nations) gets underway in the Canadian province of Quebec November

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NATO wants to keep tensions low in the High North, says Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

30 October 20182 November 2018 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments Arctic, NATO, Russia, security, Trident Juncture

Even as NATO is conducting its largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War close to the Arctic

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Inuit hail Arctic-focused restructuring at DFO and Canadian Coast Guard

24 October 201825 October 2018 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments Arctic, Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Inuit, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

As climate change opens up the Canadian Arctic to more shipping, fishing and resource development the federal government is reorganizing

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