This is a sibling vole, a small rodent that was accidentally introduced into the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard about 60 years ago. (Photo by Nigel G. Yoccoz from the University of Tromsø)
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“It’s really an amazing story, in the sense of, the chance of that happening, it was extremely low”
One of the more unusual examples of Russia’s expanding influence in the Arctic doesn’t involve nuclear submarines or troops conducting military exercises.
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“The name of it is Inuit Studies Conference so it makes sense … that we wanted to use an Inuit language”
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Big fish, old fish, small fish, young fish
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“They’re not human. They’re goddesses.”
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“The whole of the Arctic depends on what is happening here tonight”
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New Iqaluit business turns bone into keepsake
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“So using remote sensing and any of these airborne instruments is really key to understanding the North”
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“I live this every day and I wasn’t sure how much you knew”
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Sci-fi film production underway in Nunavut community
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Free drop-in activities held weekly at Sylvia Grinnell Park
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“We’re all in the same war, we just have different battles. You’re not alone.”
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“Some people’s hearts are in the arts. That’s where my heart is.”
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Air Inuit’s training program gets new pilots off the ground, from home base
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“There’s more help, medical or whatever help you need, you can get it here”
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Youth produce custom-printed parkas through Embassy of Imagination’s summer program
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Photographer, filmmaker and northern traveller trained many Nunavut media workers
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Nunavut artist takes a new look at traditional Inuit eyewear
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“There was surprisingly little fanfare over this extraordinary accomplishment”
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“It was great seeing other artists and then great seeing that there was such a support for sealskin products”
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Umiujaq’s school connected with with David Saint-Jacques, a Quebec astronaut and former Nunavik doctor
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“We get a lot of respect from this community”
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“People have been asking about them”
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“I’m rapping to talk about real issues, about the things I grew up with”
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“I think seeing Indigenous kids as heros is a big thing”
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“I am trying to do this with my videos—tell the story behind how we lived”