Inuit knowledge and science in a changing Alaska
Since 2006, an Inuit community in Alaska has been using a platform created by scientists to document how their region is changing
A red dress against violence against women
Red Dress Day was held on May 5 in Canada to denounce violence against women.
Tuberculosis still striking in Nunavut
As the Government of Nunavut reaffirms its commitment to the fight against tuberculosis, a new epidemic is breaking out in this territory largely affected by the disease.
Vernadsky station shows art in Antarctica
In Antarctica, a new art installation has been erected at the Ukrainian Vernadsky Station. An old fuel tank that was no longer needed was reused for this purpose.
Tragic accident with sled dogs
Sled dogs have bitten to death a six-year-old boy in the West Greenland town of Aasiaat. The dogs had been chained at the city’s ski club, he said.
Rabies virus dormant in northern Canada
The polar fox transmits rabies to dogs through bites and Canada’s native population is unaware of the risks, notes a study by veterinarians.
Canada – New shelters for homeless Inuit women
Inuit women who are victims of violence or who do not have access to housing are supported by the association Pauktuutit which has just received funding to build 13 emergency shelters and 15 transitional housing units.
Hardiness in the face of fear, the explorer against all odds
Extreme environments, such as the poles, would shape a personality type that confronts rather than avoids hardship.
Justice at the borders of the Arctic: the impossible dialogue?
Can equality be guaranteed in a judicial system after centuries of unequal treatment? Guest author Mirjana Binggeli takes a look at this question among the Inuit in Nunavik in northern Canada.
World premiere of Greenlandic-Danish documentary at Sundance festival
“Twice Colonized” was selected by the Sundance jury and will premiere at the festival in January.
UNICEF Prize goes to Greenlandic childrens rights organization
The Greenlandic organization MIO is awarded the prestigious UNICEF Award by UNICEF Denmark for its efforts to uphold children’s rights in Greenland.
All-female expedition team studies marine mammals in the Arctic
The Sea Women Expeditions team will be in northern Norway promoting marine mammal research on the one hand and gender equality on the other during an expedition.
Unique form of diabetes discovered in Greenland
Greenlandic diabetics have a unique and more treatable form of the disease than in the rest of Europe, which could have implications for the future.
Sweden’s Sámi have received a second apology for church abuses
The Church of Sweden asks Swedens Sámi for forgiveness again but doesn’t expect it automatically
Paramedics called in to stabilise Nunavik’s health services
The new arrivals will provide much needed summer help and give provincial authorities some time to find a long-term solution
Canada wants priest accused of sexual abuse extradited from France
Johannes Rivoire has avoided previous efforts to force him to stand trial for sexual abuse in Nunavut
Facebook is now also available on Inuktitut
Almost 40,000 Inuit in Arctic Canada can now use Facebook in their native language.
OneWeb will launch again
OneWeb suddenly found itself without a launch service provider due to the conflict in Ukraine and the withdrawal of Roskosmos. Now two companies have agreed to step in.
Greenlandic football to go international
The Greenland Football Association KAK wants to become part of the international football world and plans to join the CONCACAF association instead of UEFA.
Denmark had an involuntary IUD programme in Greenland
The programme sought to bring down teen pregnancies. It may have been a rights violation
Virtual qaggiq draws on tradition to protect Inuit youth
A federally funded programme seeks to help make young Inuit in Nunavut more resilient
Indigenous women in Alaska fight addiction with needlework
Open for about six months, IñuPiphany in Anchorage offers women a space for arts and crafts.
Prestigious “Arctic Action” award is expanding
The €100,000 Frederik Paulsen Arctic Academic Action Award will be awarded in two categories this year and nominations can now be submitted.
Five faces, five stories – Russian Arctic peoples in “The World in Faces”
Within the framework of the exhibition “The World in Faces”, which was shown for a several months at the UN in Geneva, Russian photographer Alexander Khimushin told with his photos five living stories about rare Arctic representatives of indigenous peoples of Russia.
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