Making Nunavut truly “our land”
The need for self-determination
Opinion
Looking back, moving forward
Confessions of a kid born in Manitoba, raised in the N.W.T. and a proud(ish) Nunavummiut since 1999
Will Inuktut survive?
Probably, says Kenn Harper. But the Inuit language will be different. Much of it may even be unrecognizable.
ᐃᓄᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᖅᐹ?
ᐄᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᒃᓴᐅᕗᖅ, ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᐊᓐ ᕼᐋᐳ. ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖓ ᐊᓯᙳᕐᓯᒪᓂᐊᕐᑐᖅ. ᐃᓚᖏᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᕐᓇᔾᔮᙱᖢᑎᒃ.
Learning in our own language
The challenges of Nunavut’s education system
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᖢᒍ
ᐊᒃᓱᕈᕈᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ
Don’t forget Nunavut’s rural and remote regions
We need to focus on improving the quality of life in these smaller communities
ᐳᐃᒍᙱᓪᓗᓯᐅ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᖃᙱᓗᐊᖅᑐᓃᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ
ᑕᐅᑐᖕᓂᕐᓴᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᕋᑦᑕ ᐱᐅᓯᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑖᒃᑯᓇᓂ ᒥᑭᓐᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ
Is history repeating itself? A tale of two territories
“We need healthy exploration today to find the mines that will carry on the jobs and benefits”
Why the Arctic Report Card grows more important every year
The more time passes and the Arctic changes, the wiser a 2005 decision to provide an annual summary of Arctic research and conditions now seems
Meet our newsmaker of the year: the polar bear
A climate change emblem becomes a symbol of bitter conflict
How robots are helping doctors save lives in the Canadian North
Advances in telecoms, robotics, sensor technology and AI have opened the door to better health care
Canada’s shameful history of sterilizing Indigenous women
“We are finding a disturbing legacy of sterilization of Indigenous women”
Are Nunavut prosecutors failing to protect Inuit from the police?
The Crown office isn’t doing enough to curb police brutality, contends Thomas Rohner
Canada’s genocide: The case of the Ahiarmiut
“The entire group doesn’t need to die for a deportation to be considered genocide”
Nutrition North Canada update fails to make retailers accountable
“Retailers can sell subsidized food for any price they see fit. And they do.”
Financial empowerment is the road to success for Indigenous youth
“Sharing the wisdom and power of culturally relevant financial literacy education”
Why we should stop labelling people climate change deniers
“Do local populations feel engaged in climate change action? I doubt it.”
Study finds northern kids with arthritis lack vitamin D
“Indigenous populations in northern Canada are especially at risk for vitamin D deficiency”
Canada’s aviation policy should reflect the uniqueness of the North
Air transport regulations conflict with northern realities
How we solved an Arctic mercury mystery
Why marine mammals in the western Arctic are contaminated with more mercury than those in the east
GN’s sexual harassment policy isn’t good enough
“It’s hard to see how the current GN policy could deter harassment, mostly because the process operates in secret”
Northern airline merger would be “disastrous” for northerners
“I hope federal regulators such as the Competition Bureau are watching”
Igloolik’s Kingulliit helps make first feature film in the Haida language
Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife) produced by Jon Frantz of Kingulliit, formerly Isuma
Canada is unprepared for the dangers of increased Arctic shipping
“There is a lot that can and needs to be done to reduce future risks”