The Arctic Winter Games are not only about sports, but also about celebrating Arctic culture and traditions. Photo: Jessica Crisp, Arctic Winter Games 2024 Alaska and Yukon won the medal standings at the 2024 Arctic Winter Games while the Saami and Nunavik trailed...
Natasha Peter has created her own brand of clothing and accessories, as well as pieces that incorporate traditional elements from the Kaska Dena culture, a British Columbia and Yukon Indigenous population. The young designer introduces us to a whole culture through...
When nature takes her paintbrushes, the result is the Belcher Islands. Located on Hudson Bay, they are home to the small community of Sanikiluaq and its thousand inhabitants. Image: Landsat 7 / USGS From the convolutions of frozen rivers to concentrations of...
Scientists inspecting the riverbank near Huslia, Alaska, after a large erosion event. Photo: YRITWC The eroding riverbank is unpredictable, and families are forced to move to other exposed areas to continue their subsistence farming. “I wish we had acted 10 years...
Rivers play a vital role connecting land and oceans. Any change in the chemical composition of vast river systems like the Lena in the Russian Arctic, will have an impact on the oceans. Picture: AWI, Bremerhaven. A study published by the University of Florida shows...