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...
Pond Inlet, from its Inuit name ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ (Mittimatalik) translates as “landing place”. Its original name is a reference to a rock from which gulls came and went when fishing. The place was renamed in 1818 by the Scottish explorer John Ross in honor of John Pond, an...
Narwhals are increasingly under stress due to the growing shipping traffic. (Foto: Heiner Kubny) Researchers have found evidence that the ever-increasing shipping traffic along Baffin Island puts narwhals under stress. Moreover, narwhals are also threatened in their...
SITUATION UPDATE: Nunavut is again free of COVID-19 infection. The patient, who had tested positive last week, did not have COVID-19 after all. A second test plus a repeat with the original material of the first test showed that the first result had been false...