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Arctic Change
Destined it seems to forever be a fragile, changing frontier, the North needs to quickly grow capacity and capability, more urgently in the realm of education, opportunity and the ongoing development of healthy and sustainable economic and social programming that will prepare people for change within the context of their own self-determination and the needs and expectations of future generations.
Camera On A Mission
Electric curtains of radioactive green swirl, undulate and dance across the diamond flecked night sky, as I set up my camera gear for my first great show of the season. I’m with close friends on a small island just outside Yellowknife, one of the best places on earth to witness the Northern Lights.
Arctic Navigator
On the 12 of August 1869, Captain Joseph Elzéar Bernier, aboard the brigantine Saint- Joseph, weighed anchor in Quebec City’s harbour, bound for England. The builder and owner of the ship was Bernier’s father, Thomas, but Thomas was not on board. Twenty-seven days later his son Joseph dropped anchor in the port of Teignmouth, Devon, England. The ocean crossing had been without incident.
About the North
Northern Female Artists Showcased
The red carpet was unrolled in Winnipeg over November 3 and 4 to honour North American aboriginal artists from Inuvik to Albuquerque at the 6th Annual Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards (APCMAs). Northern talent was represented in force with Yellowknife’s own Leela Gilday taking home the prize for Aboriginal Female Entertainer of the Year.
Inuit Forum
Get the Data Bug
Knowledge is power. And knowledge in our contemporary society frequently takes the form of data. In our political and business world, to make a political argument, or a business case, sound and credible data is needed. One of the projects the Inuit Qaujisarvingat has brought to life is one of the most remarkable data sets among Aboriginal peoples in Canada called Naasautit.
About the North
Pushing Pop Cans for Polar Bears
With polar bear conservation at the helm of their campaign, the WWF has teamed up with corporate giant and marketing engine Coca Cola to raise both awareness and funds for the initiative. Making an initial donation of $2 million dollars to the cause, the company is also printing white labels on 1.4 billion of its normally red soda cans.
Arts, Culture & Education
Innovators of Tomorrow
Campers at Actua’s Health Careers Camp analyze real x-rays of the human body, listen to a baby’s heartbeat and remove plaque from realistic teeth moulds with genuine dental instruments. During this weeklong, hands-on experience, the children are not just roleplaying, they is starting to think about their own career in health sciences.
