N.W.T. dental patients want to see improved care after infection warning
By Nadeer Hashmi Public health says risk of exposure to infections is very low and an investigation is underway. Dental
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As grizzlies and hybrid bears push north, N.W.T. harvesters look to protect caribou
Hunters and researchers say they’re seeing more and more grizzly bears and hybrid bears push north into Victoria Island and
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‘Like being at a loud rock concert’: study looks at how ship noise affects Arctic marine mammals
A research study is painting a fuller picture of how ship noise affects Arctic marine mammals in the eastern Beaufort
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Could Ulukhaktok’s community network be an internet model for other communities?
A free internet option is now available in Ulukhaktok, one of Canada’s most remote Arctic villages, something those involved in
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For some, the Arctic Winter Games is a matter of family pride
Krista Kitekudlak, who’s competing in Arctic Sports at the Arctic Winter Games, said she’s already achieved her objective. “Being here is my
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Government-set fuel prices up in some northern Canadian communities
Fuel prices in N.W.T. communities that don’t have privately-owned gas stations went up on April 4, for the first time
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Western Arctic hamlet left without reliable internet for 8 days, worst residents have seen
Residents of Ulukhaktok, a small Inuit community in Canada’s Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), say they’ve never experienced anything like this before —
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Non-profit to set up local, community-run internet service provider in Arctic Canada
The days of the internet monopoly in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., in Arctic Canada, are numbered. A $20,000 investment by a non-profit
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Youth workshop in Arctic Canadian community to focus on safe partying
A Yukon organization is headed to Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories (central Arctic), on Tuesday to put on a workshop for young
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Small community in Arctic Canada disappointed by cruise ship cancellations, says mayor
The cancellation of two luxury cruise ships that were supposed to land in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories (N.W.T.), this week is
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THE MENTOR – Louie Nigiyok
Louie Nigiyok is a printmaker and artist from the Inuit community of Ulukhaktok (Holman), in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Eye on the Arctic’s Eilís Quinn sat with him to discuss his art, his inspirations and the rich history of Holman’s print program.
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Is the Holman print program worth saving? – The evolution of the arts economy in Canada’s North
ULUKHAKTOK (Holman), Northwest Territories – Louie Nigiyok, a printmaker and artist from this remote Inuit community in Canada’s western Arctic, starts his days pretty much the way that he always has since the 1980s. He wakes up and makes his way to the local print studio, now housed at the Ulukhaktok Arts Centre.
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