CURRENT ISSUE

January / February 2010

Nunavut’s National Parks
Which Explorer Type Are You?

Welcome to Nunavut’s National Parks where outstanding, exotic, visitor experiences across gorgeous tundra and mountainous landscapes surround you along with the sounds of the wind, the call of birds — exploring where few get to go. The Canadian Tourism Commission and Parks Canada want to help visitors tailor their trips to the kind of visitor they are. There are nine visitor types or explorers. Which explorer type are you?

The Metuq Family of Pangnirtung

Peterosie Metuq came with his family to camp at Nunataq in Pangnirtung in the late 1950s. His life as a traditional hunter and trapper was to change quite dramatically as the community of Pangnirtung developed.
By Donald Mearns

Preserving the stories of Saoyú - ʔehdacho

Saoyú and ʔehdacho are two large peninsulas in the southwestern corner of Great Bear Lake. The Sahtugot’ine selected these areas for protection because cultural landscapes make deep connections between the Sahtugot’ine and the ecological integrity of the land.
By Mindy Willett

Special

The Urban North

Photos by Dave Brosha

Prelude Notes

The Night I Saw Jupiter Cry
By Annelies Pool

Panorama

Sport

Arctic Winter Games Prep
By Hélèna Katz

Science

Northwest Passage Training Ground

Arts, Culture & Education

NAC Arctic “Night”

Filmmaker Kelvin Redvers

Yellowknife’s Festival of Trees

Resources

Yukonography

Yukon Theatre
By Mark Koepke

Northern Bookshelf

Field Notes

Pingos
by Claus Vogel

Inuit Forum

We All have a Role
By Mary Simon

Arctic Exotica

Aging Iceberg