
People & Culture
Kahkiihtwaam ee-pee-kiiweehtataahk: Bringing it back home again
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
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People & Culture
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
People & Culture
Multilingualism is at the heart of Canada‘s identity. It’s also a matter of decency and human rights.
People & Culture
As the federal government prepares to move forward with its promised Indigenous language legislation, the Witsuwit’en Language and Culture Society is hoping for a language renaissance in Canada
Mapping
See where 60 languages belonging to 12 language families are being used right now
People & Culture
“The more I learn, the more I realize that it’s my responsibility to teach”
Kids
Mapping
Mapping
People & Culture
Kids
People & Culture
People & Culture
A leading Michif language and culture educator shares why the language of the Métis matters
People & Culture
Elder Calvin Racette explores language loss and its impact on the Métis community
People & Culture
The author of the Michif Dictionary takes us on a deep dive into the history of the Michif language from its earliest roots in the fur trade up to the present day
People & Culture
Award-winning Métis singer, songwriter, performer, actor, and writer Andrea Menard explores how she is working to promote the use of Michif language, teachings, and worldview through her own contemporary artistic practice
People & Culture
How does a Canadian wind up wandering an ancient tea-trading route through the Himalayas? We talk to 'Tea Explorer' Jeff Fuchs about his documentary film and his ongoing journey to unlock the secrets of the leaf.
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
From enduring extreme isolation and psychological strain to operating high-tech robotics and undergoing an intense physical fitness regimen, here’s a glimpse at what it takes to head to space
Science & Tech
Biomedical engineering professor Molly Shoichet has been named this year’s L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science North American laureate
Environment
The spider's web is the perfect metaphor for the interconnections between species, people and place
Environment
The new executive director of the David Suzuki Foundation discusses her viral moment as a young environmental activist and the link between language and stewardship of the land
Environment
Ten years after the release of her seminal book Sea Sick, Alanna Mitchell again plumbs the depths of the latest research on the health of the world’s oceans — and comes up gasping
Environment
International water conservationist Alexandra Cousteau visits the Ottawa River
Environment
What can we learn when western science and traditional knowledge intersect?
People & Culture
The Society hosted a panel discussion on Indigenous languages to mark the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages
People & Culture
The latest app from FirstVoices allows users to type, text and post to social media in more than 100 indigenous languages
People & Culture
The First Nations political leader and Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society reflects on his childhood on reserve and his role as an oskâpêwis — a Cree word meaning helper
People & Culture
Descendants of French-speaking Acadians in Louisiana saw their culture and language slip away in the 20th century. Now, a new generation of proud Francophones is leading a resurgence.
People & Culture
Reflecting on 20 years of Canada's newest territory, Nunavut
History
Bringing television and radio to the world wasn't a simple process, but it started a revolution
Mapping
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic's 2017 issues and special publications
People & Culture
Following the Good River is a biography of Cecil Paul's life as one North American’s more prominent Indigenous leaders.
People & Culture
The president of the National Inuit Youth Council talks climate change, women's issues and Inuit culture
Mapping
David Waltner-Toews speaks about his updated book On Pandemics: Deadly Diseases from Bubonic Plague to Coronavirus
Mapping
The staff of the Inuit Heritage Trust is racing across Canada’s North to document traditional Inuit place names before much of that knowledge passes on with the elders who hold it. Canadian Geographic sits down with lead researcher Lynn Peplinski.
Mapping
Maps have long played a critical role in video games, whether as the main user interface, a reference guide, or both. As games become more sophisticated, so too does the cartography that underpins them.
Mapping
This online map platform displays hundreds of stories on ecological farming issues from around the world
Wildlife
Plus: Marathon hare migrations, increasingly efficient wolves, wandering basking sharks and homemaking bees
Science & Tech
How so-called rare earth elements are powering our modern tech — and where to find them
People & Culture
Once a traditional way of life across Canada, trapping survives and even thrives in communities throughout the North, including Colville Lake, N.W.T.
People & Culture
Twelve Indigenous people honoured for their extraordinary work across Canada
People & Culture
In British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley, the next generation of Nuxalk culture-keepers and Guardian Watchmen is establishing a new paradigm for Indigenous rights
Wildlife
Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish?
Wildlife
Our feathered friends are increasingly calling our urban centres home. Why crows in particular are nesting among us.
Wildlife
Ask Jennifer Ackerman whether being called a birdbrain is an insult or a compliment, and she’ll tell you that there’s no question it’s the latter
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
Wildlife
After more than a million years on Earth, the caribou is under threat of global extinction. The precipitous decline of the once mighty herds is a tragedy that is hard to watch — and even harder to reverse.
Wildlife
Why Canada’s cougars are on the rise — and what that means for us
Wildlife
Algonquin wolves face an uncertain future primarily because they can be legally shot and trapped in many parts of Ontario
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
People & Culture
Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, on the idea of a Inuit-Crown relationship, Canada’s Inuit homelands and the role of Inuit in the world
Kids
Yukon students from Khàtìnas.àxh Community School win an all-expenses-paid trip to Manitoba
Kids
Exploration
A foremost Amundsen expert shares some highlights from famed Norwegian explorer’s 1903-06 expedition to the North Pole
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Artificial intelligence combines with social-media analysis to inform first responders and scientists
Science & Tech
Physical distancing requirements to slow the spread of COVID-19 will make it difficult for researchers to visit suspected tornado sites this year, so the team behind the Northern Tornadoes Project is calling on the public to help
Travel
An insider’s account of the modern-day gold rush
People & Culture
The items given to Syrian refugees — warm clothing, DVDs, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms — represent more than just practical considerations; they're the building blocks of a shared Canadian identity
People & Culture
From Letterkenny to Schitt’s Creek, Canada’s geography has become the laughing stock of television — and that shouldn’t come as a surprise
Environment
David Grémillet explores the remarkable life and work of fisheries scientist Daniel Pauly
Environment
Five eco-friendly products used around the world to create paper
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
People & Culture
One of Canada’s leading chefs and Indigenous food experts on why making traditional Métis foods, including the harvesting of local ingredients, helps contribute to the preservation of the Michif language and identity
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 17 explorers boldly went where few have dared
Exploration
Part of our roundup of 90 of Canada’s greatest explorers, these 16 explorers significantly advanced our knowledge of Canada’s geography through mapping
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
People & Culture
*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of maps and art that help us understand her people’s story.
People & Culture
Indigenous and Inuit communities are expressing concern as the threat of COVID-19 comes nearer to their communities
People & Culture
The history behind the Dundas name change and how Canadians are reckoning with place name changes across the country — from streets to provinces
People & Culture
A look at the winners of the 25th annual awards
People & Culture
An exclusive Q&A with British explorer, comedian and actor Michael Palin
People & Culture
People & Culture
Free lesson plans on Franklin expedition now available in Inuktitut.
People & Culture
People & Culture
#MuseumSelfie trended on Twitter January 20th as people the world over shared their snaps.
People & Culture
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People & Culture
Canadian Paralympians and Para athletes join the mission to increase trail accessibility across Canada
Travel
Bring it … and leave it all on the mountain