Iceland, Obama, and indigenous rights: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Sanctions, Sami and polar bear hair: Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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High-speed train kills 54 reindeer in Arctic Sweden
A high-speed train killed 54 reindeer belonging to the Laevas Sami association on Thursday near Kiruna, in northern Sweden. The
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Sámi classes breathe new life into Finland’s rarest languages
By Maura Forrest and Lily Haines | Barents Observer In Inari, Finland, the Sámi Education Institute is teaching young people to
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Health, climate and security: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Local opposition buries plans for diamond mine in Arctic Finland
An Irish mining company’s bid to begin prospecting for diamonds in Utsjoki, northern Finland has fallen flat following opposition to
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Blog: Arctic Council Ministerial – Winners and Losers
Canada’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council concluded on Friday in Iqaluit. With the dust now settled, it’s time to review
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Sweden to expand teaching of minority languages
The Swedish National Agency for Education, or Skolverket, is to expand the teaching of Sweden’s five national minority languages (Yiddish, Finnish,
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US seeks Finnish support for Arctic goals
The United States is seeking a closer partnership with Finland through the Arctic Council, which brings together countries on or
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Blog: The evolving role of regions in Arctic governance
An interesting thing happened last Fall as the US prepared for its upcoming Arctic Council chairmanship. The Alaska Arctic Policy
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The food crisis in the Far North
Global warming could trigger a food crisis in the High North with hunters’ ability to live of the land threatened
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Norway’s radioactive reindeer
A major spike in radioactivity was detected in central Norway’s reindeer and scientists say it’s because of a nuclear accident
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Alarming situation for indigenous peoples in Russia
President of the Norwegian Sàmi Parliament, Aili Keskitalo, presses the alarm bell to world leaders meeting in New York about
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Norway: New Arctic industry research program in Fram Centre underway
The MIKON flagship program in the Fram Centre is using both social and environmental sciences to examine how High North industrial development
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Cultural ties may help prevent suicide in Arctic indigenous peoples, experts say
Amid the grim statistics about suicide in the far north there are some bright spots — and potential lessons for
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