Wednesday, July 17, 2019

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In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors

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Filming the heartbeat of the Canol Trail "Our history starts on the land," says Norman Yakeleya, our soaked but...
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Underwater Exploration

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Polar regions teem with life Devon Bayly-Jones believes those who enjoy seeing marine creatures in their natural environments will...
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Underwater monuments: Ice diving around Baffin Island

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“You are crazy!” “Is it really worth it?” “What do you see under the ice?” These are...
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Celebrating Nunavut's 20th

Celebrating Nunavut's 20th

Our Life in Stone

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In 1999 the Government of Nunavut sponsored a ‘large carving project’ in downtown Iqaluit. Artists from all over Canada participated in Nunavut’s...
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Celebrating Nunavut's 20th

Nunavut’s Qikiqtani Communities

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Traditionally Inuit lived in small migratory family groups but from the 1950s on, Ottawa began to build permanent communities in what is...
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Destination Focus

Kugaaruk

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The Hamlet of Kugaaruk is located on Simpson Peninsula south of the Gulf of Boothia on the east coast of Pelly Bay...
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Inuit Forum

Effective Climate Action Begins with a Plan

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Our lives are already impacted by the uncertainties of a rapidly accelerating global climate crisis. New dangers threaten daily activities in Inuit...
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Living Above & Beyond

Living Above & Beyond

New coin for 20th

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The Royal Canadian Mint has created a coin made entirely of gold mined in Nunavut for the territory’s 20th anniversary this year.
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Science

Permafrost mapping

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Navigating a changing landscape “Elders in the community are concerned about what they see happening in the environment,” ...
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Sport

Recreation North Training Program

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As an Arctic Inspiration Prize laureate, Recreation North believes that recreation has the power to help people grow and be healthy and...
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Culture

Toonik Tyme

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Celebrating Inuit traditions and a return to Spring Toonik Tyme in Nunavut takes place in April, an annual festival...
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Health

From Water to Web

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Connecting freshwater data across Canada’s largest watershed The Mackenzie River — also known as the Deh Cho, meaning “Big...
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Bookshelf

Bookshelf

Canada C3 Connecting Canadians: Coast to Coast to Coast

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This Coffee Table Book is a commemorative look at the historic 150-day, 25,000 km Northwest Passage journey that connected Canada and Canadians...
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The Qaggiq Model: Toward a Theory of Inuktut Knowledge Renewal

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A qaggiq, or large com­munal iglu, is a place of community renewal and celebration. The Qaggiq process has always been used to...
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