Inuit knowledge to be included in Greenland’s new military education
“We need more Greenlanders in the corps,” Major General of the Joint Arctic Command tells Polar Journal.
“We need more Greenlanders in the corps,” Major General of the Joint Arctic Command tells Polar Journal.
North Sámi, Kalaallisut and Inuktitut are all endangered languages with less than 100.000 speakers. But new technologies are making them more accessible and could help preserve them.
Three new communities in the Eastern Hudson Bay region have been connected to the fibre-optic network, according to an announcement by Hilda Snowball, President of the Kativik region, on Monday.
In the new Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship, 17 young people from Alaska, North Canada and Greenland traveled to each other’s countries.
In September, the Admiral Bellinghausen became the first Estonian ship to pass through the legendary sea passage and (approximately) the 160th yacht to complete the voyage.
In the past, teachers in remote villages in Greenland had to teach all subjects to all age groups.
The Polar Issues Chair led by Anne Choquet and Brest’s maritime higher education courses looked at the profession of polar guide, at the heart of the controversy surrounding tourism in the Arctic and Antarctic.
The book by Christian Kempf describes one of the least known corners of Greenland, the North East, and combines a wealth of information into a coherent overall picture for polar fans.
The new 10-year management plan for Quttinirpaaq National Park on Ellesmere Island, Canada’s northernmost park, will strengthen Inuit engagement.
The museum in Grytviken, South Georgia, has received important memorabilia from Shackleton’s “Endurance” expedition as a donation, including a silver polar medal, and is now placing it on display.
A book about a major scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean, a well-illustrated groundbreaking experience in the study of the ocean, ice and climate of the polar regions, aimed at a wide audience.
Three days with 100% Arctic, focused on future challenges in all fields: energy, community development, large-scale economy… Thousands of participants packed Reykjavik’s convention center.
In Nunavut schools, Elders teach children and teenagers traditional Inuit knowledge and skills to turn individuals into global citizens and experts in Arctic living conditions.
Anne Choquet, a lawyer specialized in the law of the polar regions and a proponent of scientific approaches combining several disciplines, is working on a new research project at the crossroads of science, education and the business world.
Students in Nunavut are facing a back-to-school period marked by a shortage of teachers and infrastructure problems partly linked to old buildings.
A new strategy at the prefecture of the Southern and Antarctic French Territories (TAAF) continues a promising dynamic for France’s polar heritage, which is growing with new objects and documents.
The Fondation Pacifique takes young scientists on board to explore the Northwest Passage, starting in the North Atlantic between Newfoundland and Greenland, then along the west coast of Kalaallit Nunaat.
Alaska Maritime Heritage Preservation Program is open to funding projects by museums, others
Thanks to the dediocation of two brothers in Scotland, the two famous ships Erebus and Terror are once again sailing in the Southern Ocean and taking scientific data.
Drawing workshops in Greenland are allowing people to tell their own story to historians. The result is a more detailed picture of the past
One of the regions most affected by climate change is Greenland. Its mainly Inuit population is seeing the effects, but to the great surprise of a sociological survey, many are unaware of the causes and of human responsibility.
Young Greenlanders accompanied by their English and science teachers visited Rennes, in Brittany, on Friday
Qajaq-building workshops are giving Inuit in Nunavik a way to connect with their roots
The “Paasisavut” casting show chose the Greenlandic research star for 2023, but in the end the Greenlandic society and research also won.