Conservation groups hope to educate Canadians with new Arctic marine atlas
Faced with dramatic shifts in the Arctic due to joint pressures of climate change and industrial development, a trio of
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Atlas of Canada created by Indigenous people coming soon
Teachers, students and families across Canada will now have access to a map of the country that doesn’t include its
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$125.2 million announced for high-speed internet in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec
Ottawa and the province of Quebec announced $125.2 million this week to help improve high-speed internet in Nunavik, the Inuit
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Lack of teachers causes school year delays in Northern Canadian territory
A teacher shortage has meant classes in at least one community in Nunavut (east-Canadian Arctic) have seen the start of
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10,000 pages of Indigenous language material published online in Northwestern Canada
A collection of Yukon Indigenous language books has been scanned, organized and made freely available online. There’s at least 10,000
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Feature Interview: Every Inuk needs to stand up and be counted, says new ICC chair
As global players ramp up interest in the Arctic, the organization representing the world’s Inuit wrapped up their general assembly
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Finnish state should invest in services to keep rural areas populated: poll
Finland’s public broadcaster Yle recently asked the pollster Taloustutkimus to carry out a survey asking a sample of Finns about
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Blog – Sámi school preserves reindeer herders’ heritage with help of internet
In my previous post, I wrote about how a Concorde jet and Chinese tourists have irrevocably changed Lapland in the
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Blog – Higher learning? The quest for a Northern University in Canada
As the only Arctic nation without a university, Canada is “lagging behind” its northern neighbours admonished Senator Dennis Patterson last
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Out-dated attitudes, deficient infrastructure, block Inuit from Arctic science, G7 summit hears
Inuit are ready to work with southern scientists on the big climate and scientific questions facing the planet, but need
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Canadian students flex their diplomatic chops in Arctic Council simulation
A group of Canadian students and early-career scientists got the chance to flex their diplomatic chops on Wednesday by participating
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Arctic shows what science diplomacy can achieve, Montreal forum hears
Science diplomacy will become increasingly important in a globalized world, and the Arctic is a prime example of what is
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Norwegian-funded school in Northwest Russia inspires cooperation
About 70% of the Russian students leave Murmansk for Norway after a year at the gymnasium class. This weekend, the
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Financial literacy must improve for Indigenous Canadians says government agency
A government agency will set up a working group to improve financial literacy amongst Indigenous Canadians, a population which they
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Finnish religious group shuns youth arts program due to convictions
Pupils in northern Finland are choosing not to attend cultural performances that they find disturbing on religious grounds. The events
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