Beluga numbers had declined in some regions of Arctic Canada, prompting federal authorities to impose hunting bans. However, according to representatives of local wildlife management organizations, these were decided without prior consultation with the population and...
How does the judicial system work in Nunavik, the Arctic region of Norther Québec and can equal access to the system be guaranteed where Western and Inuit culture met? Image: Pixabay All Western societies with a democratic system have long had the access to justice...
(Photo: Ian Schofield) For the 13,000 residents of Nunavik facing a healthcare shortage this summer, help has come — though not in the form of the military medics healthcare officials they asked for earlier this month. Instead, Québec’s health authorities have...
The Nattilik Heritage Centre in Gjoa Haven is one of the buildings that will benefit from federal funding to promote clean-energy projects (Photo: Nattilik Heritage Centre) Four Inuit-led clean energy projects in Nunavut and one each in Nunavik and Newfoundland and...
Walruses(Odobenus rosmarus) are the largest seals in the Arctic. They live in seasonally ice-covered waters of the Arctic. Photo: Julia Hager Over thousands of years, the Inuit have passed on their knowledge of animal migrations, animal behavior, ice conditions, and...
