National Nursing Week – Working in the Arctic
National Nursing Week kicks off in Canada on Monday, May 12 and runs until May 18. In honour of the
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Inuit
Inuk woman refused service at liquor store goes to human rights commission
An Inuk woman in Canada’s Northwest Territories has filed a human rights complaint against a Liquor Shop in Yellowknife, the
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New strategy promotes hunting as cure to Nunavut hunger
A new strategy from the Nunavut Food Security Coalition says helping people hunt and share more caribou, seal and other
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The effects of climate change on human health in the North
The High Arctic is experiencing serious effects from the changing climate. It’s also affecting the health of Inuit who live
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Inuk NHL star Jordin Tootoo stick giveaway video goes viral
A video that shows National Hockey League star Jordin Tootoo making a kid’s day at a hockey game has gone
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Alaska second state to officially recognize indigenous languages
Supporters of a bill to make 20 Alaska Native languages official state languages organized a 15 hour sit-in protest at
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Nunavut couple questions medical travel mixups
An elderly couple from the community of Arviat in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has been through an ordeal
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Two of Canada’s northern airlines plan merger
The owners of Canadian North and First Air have confirmed they are proposing to merge the two northern airlines. NorTerra
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Canada’s Fair Elections Act could discourage voting in North
John Louison lives in the community of Fort Good Hope, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, where community residents have a PO
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Feature Interview: The life and work of Itee Pootoogook 1951-2014
Canada recently lost one of its major Inuit artists when Itee Pootoogook passed away in March at the age of
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Food security in Canada’s North: ‘We can find a solution to this’
A study commissioned by Health Canada says one thing isn’t going to solve food security in the North, and instead,
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Prison in Canada’s eastern Arctic ‘appalling’ and should be closed, report says
The current state of disrepair and overcrowding at the Baffin Correctional Centre in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern
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To vote or not to vote? Aboriginal people in northern Quebec to decide
– By Caroline Nepton, CBC News To vote or not to vote – that is the question for many Quebecers caught up
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Arctic mining: unexpected social negatives for Inuit women
Proponents of development in the far north, often mining, claim it will bring needed employment and money to the region.
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Alaska village stares down climate change and refuses to budge
When the ocean turns violent and waves slam the ground not far from his doorstep, Mike Sookiayak can feel the
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