Blog: The innovation imperative in Arctic policy
Arctic foreign policy, like public policy in general, goes through phases. Our current phase began around 2006 and can
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New website shares treasure trove of ancient objects found in Kotzebue, Alaska
In 2013, construction workers laying cable for a new 3G network stumbled upon some artifacts near a Kotzebue beach. Those
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Angry Inuk: Canadian filmmaker takes on anti-sealing groups
Animal rights groups have over the last few decades raised and spent millions of dollars on sleek, celebrity-endorsed campaigns designed
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Kotzebue brothers make first app for all 20 Alaska Native languages
When Barrow officially changes its name back to Utqiaġvik on December 1st, people all over are going to encounter the
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Canada creates Marine Protected Area in the Arctic
Calling it a highly ecologically productive area and home to many marine species, the Canadian government announced the creation of
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Edward Itta, Inupiaq whaling captain and prominent Arctic Alaskan politician, dies aged 71
Former North Slope mayor and Inupiaq whaling captain Edward S. Itta died on Sunday, his family said. He was 71.
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Alaska: Co-owner of flightseeing business under attack for anti-Native remarks posted on Facebook
A pilot who is majority owner of a flightseeing business outside Denali National Park has enraged many in recent days
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Alaska Iñupiaq leaders hope Barrow’s name change to Utqiaġvik helps heal and teach
The new-old name for Barrow may take some practice to pronounce, and it’s time to start: Utqiaġvik won the nod
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UN maritime body listens to Arctic Indigenous voices
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London heard this week from Arctic Indigenous leaders who lobbied the UN body for
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Pioneering Inuit artist honoured with Canadian ‘heritage minute’
VIDEO: The new Heritage Minute that came out this week. Her name was Kenojuak Ashevak. A founding member of the Kinngait
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Medicine will cut ‘shocking’ lung infections in Inuit babies
Indigenous babies in parts of Canada’s north have the highest rates of serious lung infection in the world, research shows.
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An ‘elder in training’ teaches Alaska crowd how to butcher a seal
FAIRBANKS — She didn’t have her big ulu or her special slanted board but Marjorie “Kunaq” Tahbone smoothly sliced blubber
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Arctic Alaskan city of Barrow votes to change name to Utqiagvik
Utqiagvik. That’s the name that Barrow will now be identified as. By a margin of six votes, residents of Barrow
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Ungava Gin: apologies for cultural insensitivity and appropriation
The company behind the successful Ungava Gin liquor brand, named for the region in northeastern Quebec, has issued an apology, following the
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Inuit in Canada and Greenland seek control of marine oasis
Indigenous peoples from Canada and Greenland are seeking to have joint management of a unique area of the Arctic Ocean,
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