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Uncle teachings and auntie laughter
An ambitious initiative by the Rideau Hall Foundation seeks to enrich Canada’s learning landscape with 10,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis teachers, transforming education for Indigenous students
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People & Culture
Les protecteurs de l’Aqviqtuuq
La pointe nord du Canada continental est un paradis pour les caribous, les ours polaires et les ombles chevaliers, qui n’a pas encore été perturbé par l’exploitation minière. Les habitants de Taloyoak, au Nunavut, se battent pour que les choses demeurent ainsi.
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Protectors of Aqviqtuuq
The northern tip of mainland Canada is a paradise of caribou, polar bears and Arctic char as yet undisturbed by mining. The residents of Taloyoak, Nunavut, are fighting to keep it that way.
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People & Culture
Nunavut at 25: The circle of change
Journalist and storyteller Whit Fraser reflects on Nunavut’s past, present and future
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People & Culture
Passing the Mic, Part 2 — Taloyoak throat singers and hunters
Episode 76
In the second of three episodes from Taloyoak, Nunavut, podcast host David McGuffin speaks with young throat singers Joyce Ashevak and Martha Neeveacheak, as well as their classmate, hunter Roger Oleekatalik
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ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔭᐅᓂᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᐊᑦᑎᐊᕈᖓ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥᐊᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓯᕗᓂᔅᓴᒥ
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Découvrir Nuna, notre terre
Alors qu’on célébrera les 25 ans d’existence du Nunavut, les Inuits demandent de pouvoir décider de leur avenir.
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ᓄᓇᕗᑦ 25-ᕈᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᐃᓯᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᒻᒥᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᔪᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᔅᓴᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ
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Knowing Nuna
As the territory turns 25, a call for an Inuit self-determined future in Nunavut
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Lisa Koperqualuk on fighting for an Arctic future
Episode 33
The vice-president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council on why to protect the Arctic is to protect the rest of the world
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People & Culture
Interview: Dalee Sambo Dorough of the Inuit Circumpolar Council
The Inuit Circumpolar Council’s chair on how Inuit are speaking up about climate change with a global voice
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Environment
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami announce first ever Inuit-led climate strategy
The strategy calls for a coordinated climate policy in Inuit Nunangat and will receive $1-million from the federal government
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Environment
Il est temps d’écouter les Inuits sur le changement climatique
Étant donné que les températures dans l’Arctique augmentent plus rapidement que partout ailleurs dans le monde, nous devons considérer les expériences des Inuits comme un signe avant-coureur de ce qui est à venir – et leur demander conseil sur la façon de vivre de manière durable
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It’s time to listen to the Inuit on climate change
Because temperatures in the Arctic are rising faster than anywhere else in the world, we must look to the experiences of Inuit as a harbinger of what is to come — and seek their guidance on how to live sustainably
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Jeannie Ehaloak: An Inuit survivor of Residential Schools
Episode 67
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Hopes for the first field school on Arctic snow
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The Nunavut Quest dogsled race is revitalizing a once-threatened tradition
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Une exposition sur l’art du Nunavik au Musée canadien de la nature
Notre territoire, notre art explore le riche patrimoine du Nunavik à travers la photographie, la vidéo, la musique et plus encore
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People & Culture
With old traditions and new tech, young Inuit chart their changing landscape
For generations, hunting, and the deep connection to the land it creates, has been a mainstay of Inuit culture. As the coastline changes rapidly—reshaping the marine landscape and jeopardizing the hunt—Inuit youth are charting ways to preserve the hunt, and their identity.
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People & Culture
Un projet mené par les Inuits raconte l’histoire des liens entre les Inuits et le caribou
Après l’interdiction totale de la chasse au caribou en 2013, les Inuits de tout le Labrador partagent leur expérience et leurs réflexions sur les changements liés au caribou
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Inuit-led project tells the story of Inuit connections with caribou
After a total hunting ban was issued on caribou in 2013, Inuit across Labrador are sharing their experience and thoughts about caribou-related change
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Passing the Mic, Part 3 — A foot in two worlds
Episode 55
Inuit Knowledge Keeper George Angohiatok shares stories from his unique childhood and his life mission of teaching the skills and traditions he learned from his family to younger generations
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People & Culture
Entretien : Dalee Sambo Dorough du Conseil circumpolaire inuit
Le président du Conseil circumpolaire inuit explique comment les Inuits s’expriment sur le changement climatique à l’échelle mondiale
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Science & Tech
Building connections in the Canadian High Arctic
The new Canadian High Arctic Research Station is helping to create a positive working relationship between northern scientists and the local community
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People & Culture
Notre terre, notre force
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut
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People & Culture
Our land, our strength
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada’s newest territory, Nunavut
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Lessons from the Northwest Passage: Roald Amundsen’s experiences in the Canadian Arctic
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
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People & Culture
An ‘Angry Inuk’ defends the seal hunt, again
Award-winning documentary will have its Canadian TV premiere on CBC this weekend
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Environment
Life at the Arctic floe edge
Welcome to the sinaaq, or floe edge, where landfast ice meets open Arctic Ocean and species thrive
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Photos: A voyage through the Northwest Passage
Photographer-In-Residence Michelle Valberg shares images of the Arctic from her time aboard the Canada C3 Expedition
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Travel
Driving to the land of the pingos
The long-awaited permanent highway between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. opens next month. How will it impact the communities?
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Maison emblématique en bois flotté préservée dans le pergélisol du delta du Mackenzie
Pour de nombreux Inuits, il est essentiel de comprendre comment vivaient autrefois leurs aînés et leurs ancêtres pour construire un avenir qui allie le meilleur du présent…
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Iconic driftwood house preserved in Mackenzie Delta permafrost
For many Inuit, understanding how their elders and ancestors once lived is crucial to building a future that blends the best of the present with the best of the past. …
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History
The hunt for the Franklin ships: Inuit testimony
Exploring the three primary theories on the locations of Franklin’s missing ships
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People & Culture
Canada Goose Arctic Gallery opens at Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa's Canadian Museum of Nature unveils its newest gallery, devoted to Canada's Far North
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Canada, Denmark end 50-year “Whiskey War” over Hans Island
Historic accord creates a new land border between Canada and Denmark on the tiny Arctic island and the world’s longest maritime boundary
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People & Culture
A celebration of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
The first-of-its-kind educational resource aims to share the stories and cultures of Indigenous peoples with Canadians and the world
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People & Culture
Kakiniit: The art of Inuit tattooing
Inuit tattoos, or kakiniit, were once banned. Now they are worn with pride.
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Exploration
New book introduces the unsung heroes of Arctic exploration
Author Ken McGoogan says his latest book, Dead Reckoning: The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage, is the “more inclusive narrative of Arctic exploration” that the 21st century demands
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People & Culture
Watch the first-ever Inuktitut Heritage Minute
The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada profiles Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak and is the first to be produced in three different languages
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People & Culture
A tribute to Louie Kamookak’s life and legacy
“His life’s work held true:” Leona Aglukkaq, former Minister of Environment and Parks Canada, on the admired Inuit oral historian
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People & Culture
For the North, by the North
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
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People & Culture
Meet the winners of the 2019 Indspire Awards
Twelve Indigenous people honoured for their extraordinary work across Canada
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People & Culture
At Ottawa’s Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Inuit youth carve out their place in the world
The name roughly translates to 'Nunavut, Our Future,' and that's where students and instructors are focused
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People & Culture
Inuit, injustice, and the trial that changed everything
In his new book, Thou Shalt Do No Murder, historian Kenn Harper explores how the killing of a trader in 1920 set off a clash of cultures in the Canadian High Arctic that still resonates today
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Exploration
Les leçons du passage du Nord-Ouest : Les expériences de Roald Amundsen dans l’Arctique canadien
Un éminent spécialiste d’Amundsen partage quelques moments forts de l’expédition du célèbre explorateur norvégien au pôle Nord de 1903 à 1906.
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Inside Catherine McKenna’s tour of Nunatsiavut
The Environment and Climate Change minister visited Labrador’s Inuit region from August 2 – 5 to explore all-Indigenous National Park management and the impacts of climate change in the area.