Exploring Norse-Inuit links: How walrus ivory shaped medieval Arctic trade routes
Medieval Norse settlers in Greenland travelled deep into the Arctic, including parts of what is now Canada, to hunt walruses
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Skolt Sámi met to discuss the repatriation of human remains
By Hannah Thule The Skolt Sámi who attended the forums in Finnish-Norwegian boarder villages Neiden and Nellim expressed a wish
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Inuit Circumpolar Council launches archive to showcase Inuit global contributions
The Inuit Circumpolar Council-Canada has launched a digital database that the organization hopes will make their collections easily available and
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Historians appointed to study of Greenland-Denmark relationship
Greenland and Denmark are moving forward on the joint study into their countries’ past relationship with the appointment of two
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Author hopes sharing father’s personal journey helps illuminate Nunavik history
The co-author of a newly released book delving into the life of Inuit leader Johnny Watt said he hopes it
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New location lets Maine museum better showcase Arctic’s past and present
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum’s new location has allowed the institution to both enhance the presentation of its rich historical collection
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Blog: Russia’s Arctic gas is funding the war in Ukraine
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause”
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Canadian researcher challenges Vatican’s claim that its Indigenous artifacts were gifts
A Canadian art expert is challenging the Vatican’s official account of how it acquired tens of thousands of Indigenous artifacts
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Failed Danish social experiment haunts Greenlandic survivors taken from families 70 years ago
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Helene Thiesen says she froze when it came time to wave goodbye to her
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Finnish Christmas traditions explained
The Christmas season is all about holiday traditions, from decorating the tree to prepping the big meal and waiting for
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Danish PM apologizes to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in 1950s
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized this week to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in the 1950s. “I have
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Cracking open a ‘treasure trove’ of aviation history in northwestern Canada
Bob Cameron calls it a “treasure trove” of Yukon aviation history. The small, unassuming building in Carcross was once the
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What Gold Rush-era comedy can tell us about Canadian national identity
When Canadians think of the Klondike Gold Rush, they probably think of one of two things: the wild jubilation of
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Living through Coronavirus – but how much will we remember in the future?
How has everyday life changed since the Coronavirus outbreak, what will the future look like and how much will we
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Russia adds ancient sites along Norway’s border to cultural heritage list
The monument erected after the delineation of the two countries’ border in 1826 has officially been declared an object of
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