Indian Agent, the Alaska band reclaiming Indigenous voices
In the 1800s, the U.S. government hired non-indigenous people known as Indian agents to interact with and work to assimilate
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Novatek to artists: Can you beautify our gas plant?
Novatek invites artists to decorate the storage facilities of its Yamal LNG. Arctic landscape as long as the eye can
Read moreThe New Raw: Documentary Report
In this 2010 documentary report, Eye on the Arctic’s Eilís Quinn travelled to Cape Dorset, Nunavut to speak with the Arctic artists whose work is exploring the rapid social and environmental change in their communities.
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Ivory bans in contiguous U.S. hit Alaska Native carvers hard
Recent measures to curb elephant poaching in Africa are having unintended consequences in Alaska. This July, the U.S. Fish and
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Canadian Guild of Crafts celebrates 110 years of indigenous art
The Canadian Guild of Crafts in Montreal, Quebec is a non-profit organization that works to promote the art of Inuit
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Iceland, art & street lighting: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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‘Iceberg’ sculpture captures ‘awe’ of Canadian Arctic
An arctic-themed sculpture inspired by icebergs is being mounted at the Canadian Museum of Nature in the nation’s capital, Ottawa.
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Ships, spys and international ‘uncooperation’ – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Arctic mural underway in Toronto, Canada
A giant wall mural by Arctic artists finally got underway in Canada’s largest city of Toronto on Thursday. Artists Patrick
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China, defence strategy & drilling: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Native artifacts stolen from Bethel, Alaska health corporation headquarters
BETHEL — Native artifacts and artwork were stolen from display cases at the administrative headquarters of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., a discovery
Read moreTHE REBEL – Jutai Toonoo
Artists often say they create art for themselves and don’t care what other people think. But when Eye on the Arctic’s Eilís Quinn tracked down Jutai Toonoo working in Nunavut’s Kinngait Studios in 2010, we got the sense that he really, really meant it.
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Feature interview: ‘Gamifying’ Inuit art
A video game development company based in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, has been working for two years on bringing
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U.S. House passes bill to allow sale of feathery art
The U.S. House passed a bill Monday to allow Alaska Natives to sell handicrafts that include the feathers of migratory
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Two Alaska Native artifacts return home after clandestine auction bid by nonprofit
Two Alaska Native artifacts have been returned to local Native organizations after some behind-the-scenes intervention from the U.S. State Department
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