Everyone encouraged to boost Sami language visibility in Finland, Norway and Sweden this week
Sami Language Week is underway this week in Finland, Norway and Sweden and everyone is being encouraged to make Sami
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Nunavut children’s books translated for circulation in Greenland’s schools
Young students in Greenland will now be exposed to a new set of stories from Canada with the translation of
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On the frontlines of health care : A Nunavik, Canada nurse remembers relocation, racism and the rewards of healing
The first time Minnie Akparook saw and heard a plane, she started running. “My sealskin boots fell off. I was
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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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Arctic community grieves researcher’s tragic death in Greenland
One week after the death of Konrad Steffen, a Swiss/U.S. dual citizen, while doing field work in Greenland, friends and
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Iceland eases COVID-19 rules for educational institutions, sporting events
Iceland has eased COVID-19 social distancing rules at certain educational institutions and for sporting events as of August 14. Social
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New body aims to create First Nations school board in Canada’s Yukon territory
First Nations leaders in Yukon say a newly-created directorate will help them exert more control over the education of Indigenous students in the
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College in Arctic Canada cancels training program for Inuktitut-speaking teachers this fall
Nunavut Arctic College is not offering a teacher training program for its first-year students this fall — a program seen
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New Inuit health module being developed at Montreal’s McGill University
Developing an Inuit health module for family medicine courses will be one of the priorities of the new Associate Professor
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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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Continuing education a priority for new Yukon University president in Canada’s North
Mike DeGagné says continuing education and applied professional programs will be a focus of his tenure as president of the
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Climate change master’s degree being planned for Ilulissat, Greenland
With global temperature change transforming life in western Greenland, the home-rule government is looking at establishing a climate change master’s
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Why on-the-land educators see opportunity in a global pandemic
COVID-19 is forcing the reinvention of formal education Most students can identify with the feeling of looking wistfully out a
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Publisher in Arctic Canada putting Inuit-language books online amidst COVID-19 closures
A publisher, in partnership with the organization that represents Inuit in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut, are making Inuit-language
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Arctic Canada: Nunavut education minister says all parties fairly consulted on controversial education bill
Nunavut’s education minister says his department properly consulted partners on Bill 25, the Act to Amend the Education Act and
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