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Canada will ‘not be bullied’ by Russia: Cannon
Barry Artiste Op/Ed First of all, the only people who have claim to the arctic are the ones who have lived there for thousands of years, the Inuit and Aboriginal peoples of both countries. For nations to... Narwhals trapped in arctic ice
About 400 Narwhals are trapped in ice near Baffin Island, which makes this one of the largest strandings in the Arctic. Inuit hunters spotted the whales last week, and originally thought that 200 had been... Visual Perceptions of the Arctic and Antarctic
This is the second installment of the Arctic and Antarctic series, which covered the Gender on Ice conference that was held at Barnard College on Nov. 21. Life in the Arctic and Antarctic is far more... Labrador Dumps Raided for Groceries - Canada's Shame
"Health authorities in Labrador issued a warning to people scavenging in municipal dumps for food. To augment their diets, people have been gleaning food disposed of by the food stores. The high price...
created by Barbara McPherson | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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248 views | 56 recommendations | 16 comments
Today is Canada's National Aboriginal Day
Aboriginal people have made much contribution to the Canadian culture, economy and society. Join us in their celebration today!"Celebrations are taking place across the country today to mark National Aboriginal... U.S. lists polar bears as 'threatened' species
The United States has decided to list polar bears as a threatened species under its Endangered Species Act.I think this is really good news, but is has some Canadians wondering about the hunting of polar bears... Inuit and environmentalists clash over polar bear
To save the polar bear, or to respect a way of life, that is the question."OTTAWA (Reuters) - Leaders of Canada's Arctic Inuit people denounced U.S. environmentalists on Monday for pushing Washington to declare... Canada First Nations:Celebrate 1 Million Mark
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a bittersweet celebration of a Proud Peoples whose population 500 years ago in North America was estimated to be 10 million aboriginals, with a possible...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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2809 views | 29 recommendations | 7 comments
First Native American Roundtable Sept. 13: Respect for the Earth, Native Amer...
The new North American Theology: Pastors call for progressive change in environmental and cultural thinking or risk a decline in the health of societyTurtle Island Project: First Native American Roundtable and...
created by YOOPERNEWSMAN | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Global Warming Expedition 2007
"In mid February educators and explorers Will Steger, John Stetson, Elizabeth Andre and Abby Fenton joined three Inuit hunters on a 1200-mile, four-month-long dogsled expedition across the Canadian Arctic’s... Greetings From Nunavut!
I moved up here originally for a summer job. I’m a librarian by trade so I was just graduating from library school and I saw a four month summer position up here to do cataloguing for the research institute. At... An island made by global warming
"The map of Greenland will have to be redrawn. A new island has appeared off its coast, suddenly separated from the mainland by the melting of Greenland's enormous ice sheet, a development that is being seen as the most alarming sign of global warming. Several miles long, the...Artifact: A Chilling Tale of Global Warming
From Reason Magazine (h/t FR)"The United Nations has ventured into children’s publishing with a scary story about a small boy who loses a dogsled race because of global warming. In November the odd little picture book cum policy brief, Tore and the Town on Thin Ice, made...Inuit woman builds north-south bridges - Helps Red River attract Nunavut stud...
It is the irony of Simona Baker's work that she informs people about Inuit culture at the same time as she tries to tear part of that culture down. Baker, the Nunavut representative at Red River College, organized an Inuit fashion and culture show Wednesday to raise awareness...
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