Using humor to tell the story of the experiences and difficulties faced by aboriginal women. This is the ambition of the creators and producers of a new series commissioned by Netflix, North of North, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (left) and Stacey Aglok MacDonald (right)....
The adventure game Raanaa – The Shaman Girl features an unusual selection of languages: Norwegian, Sámi, English, and Portuguese. Image: Screenshot from the game North Sámi, Kalaallisut and Inuktitut are all endangered languages with less than 100.000 speakers....
Canada’s Nunavut region (here Iqaluit) and Nunavik have similar connectivity needs. Image: Michael Delaunay Three new communities in the Eastern Hudson Bay region have been connected to the fibre-optic network, according to an announcement by Hilda Snowball,...
Light is one of the essential elements for the synthesis of vitamin D by the skin. Sunset in Nunavik. Image: Martin Tuchschere / Wikimedia Commons A new study has just documented an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in the villages and communities of northern Canada....
Nittaituq means “weather with poor visibility” in Inuktitut. Image: Nittaituq When two scientists team up with a filmmaker, the result is Nittaituq. A short film made in a Nunavut village, documenting the Inuit’s approach to climate change. Released...