Connecting through culture—How Isaruit became a haven for Ottawa Inuit
OTTAWA-Christine Awa, originally from Pond Inlet, Nunavut, discovered her love for Ottawa during a medical trip to the city with
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Iceland makes first state visit to Canada in 23 years
An Icelandic delegation visited Canada on the weekend, the first state visit in 23 years. “Iceland and Canada have had
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N.W.T. MLAs get glimpse of future remediation work, and question how northerners will benefit
What will life look like in the Northwest Territories, after the mines? There are more than 500 sites in the
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Beaufort Delta men don warm winter parkas they sewed from scratch
There are a lot of new sewers in the Beaufort Delta these days, all wrapped in cosy handmade parkas —
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Connection to nature, concern for environment amongst results of Sami youth survey
A recent survey of Sami children in Finland suggests a connection to nature is one of the most important factors
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Art gallery in Yellowknife visitor centre set to host full roster of shows in 2023
It seems 2023 will be busy for the Yellowknife Artist Run Community Centre (YK ARCC). Alongside running its own mobile art
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‘Without language identity is lost’: feds invest $39.4 M into Indigenous language programs in the North
Language is fundamental to identity. That was the message of politicians at a press conference in Dettah, N.W.T. on Friday as the federal government
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‘The rebirth of our nation’: Gwich’in accord passed at biennial gathering
Gwich’in across northern Canada and Alaska will now be more coordinated and unified in efforts to tackle collective issues like
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Preserving Indigenous language, cultural teachings with tech in Northwestern Canada
Preserving language and culture is important for Indigenous people, and from creating language apps to cultural camps, there have been
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Direct flight between Canada and Greenland could strengthen cultural, language ties
When Navarana Beveridge finally takes a long-overdue trip home to Greenland from Nunavut, she’ll have two options for getting there:
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Arctic Finland: 70th annual reindeer cup races held on frozen Lake Inari
After a two-year pause, the annual reindeer race cup was finally taking place on the frozen lake Inari last weekend.
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New road signs to raise visibility of Tlingit language in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory
‘Tlingit could become more of a living language ‘ said local resident who helped with project The next time you
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Sami Language Week to take place October 19-25
Sami Language Week, an event created to raise awareness and increase visibility of the Sami language, will take place this
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Alaska Indigenous woman has become ‘TikTok famous’ for celebrating her culture online
An Iñupiaq woman from Utqiagvik, Alaska, is taking the TikTok world by storm by giving her followers a taste of
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Pompeo to talk Arctic at upcoming meeting with Danish FM
The Arctic will be high on the agenda when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to Copenhagen at the
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