Kelly McLeod named interim deputy grand chief of Gwich’in Tribal Council in Canada
Kelly McLeod, president of Nihtat Gwich’in Council in Inuvik, a city in Canada’s Northwest Territories, will fill his late sister’s
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How floor repair of ‘igloo church’ in Arctic Canada could offer deeper look into North’s permafrost
The church is no outlier — several buildings in the community are affected by freeze-thaw cycle of permafrost Even an
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Residents in northern Canada prepare to watch annular solar eclipse
Residents of Northern Ontario, Northern Quebec and Nunavut will see the sun become a ‘ring of fire’ Sky watchers in
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Gwich’in Tribal Council supports wind project in Arctic Canada despite Nihtat Gwich’in Council opposition
Grand Chief says Nihtat Gwich’in argument against wind turbine ‘fundamentally flawed’ The Gwich’in Tribal Council wants to see a wind energy
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Pandemic unexpectedly leads to bounty at greenhouse in Arctic Canada
While the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged national economies, it’s unexpectedly led to prosperity at the community greenhouse in Inuvik, Northwest
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Arctic Canada: Beaufort Delta region gets creative with activities amid restrictions on gatherings
Organizations and communities across the Beaufort Delta region of the Northwest Territories are finding new ways to stay connected, amid
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Stop sign project in northern Canadian town on pause after questions over Gwich’in wording
The group behind newly translated signs in Inuvik, N.W.T., is pausing their project after people began questioning the Gwich’in translation that
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Stop signs in northern Canadian town to include Indigenous languages
A new multilingual stop sign project in Inuvik, N.W.T., is hoping to highlight the importance of Indigenous language preservation. The community-based
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Man in Arctic Canada fined for unlawfully killing polar bear
A man from Inuvik, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, has been fined $1,500 for killing a polar bear last year. Justin
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Indigenous mapping conference in Arctic Canada gives attendees on-the-land skills
About 75 people from across Canada, and as far as Australia and New Zealand, are in Inuvik, N.W.T., in northwestern
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Canadian gov to fund runway upgrades for Inuvik, Northwest Territories airport
Two months after announcing $22 million to protect permafrost underneath Inuvik’s airport, the federal government has returned to the Northwest
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What you need to know about wildlife photography in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories creatives are laying into the territorial government after an Inuvik photographer was cautioned by the Department of Environment
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Rules around wildlife photography in Canada’s Northwest Territories news to local photographer
A photographer from Inuvik, N.W.T., got an unexpected phone call soon after recently using his drone to make a video
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New bylaw in Inuvik, Arctic Canada bans cannabis stores in ‘downtown corridor’
If a cannabis retail store eventually opens in Inuvik, N.W.T., it won’t be in the town’s main downtown retail sector.
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Water levels unusually low across Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada
Water levels have been noticeably low across the Beaufort Delta region, in northwestern Canada, this summer. “It’s the lowest I’ve
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