Growing Up in Cambridge Bay
Portraits and interviews
Read MoreNovember 2007
Franklyn Griffiths examines the impact of climate change on the Inuit; Andy Kirkpatrick recalls his visits to sites of war in Northern England and Greenland; John Vaillant reflects on the thin line between animal and human; Alison Pick recounts a trip through the Northwest Passage…
Linnaeus Canadensis
Almost 300 years ago, the great Swedish naturalist sent an acolyte to discover Canada’s flora and fauna
Read MoreFrom the Inside Out
I have never been to the Arctic—Canadian, Siberian, or any other northern region now being contested because there is something there that non-indigenous populations want, feel entitled to, and, yes, …
Read More“Sailarjuarmiinginaaqitaa?”
Two new books ask, “Are we still in the same world?”
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Sovereignty from the North
An Inuit leader says Canada is asleep at the post in the Arctic
Read MoreGod’s Dancing Lessons
Notes on survival in Siberia
Read MoreThe Archetypal Walrus
Reflections on robbing the dead
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Paddling Back in Time
Navigating the icy wake of an Arctic explorer
Read MoreShow Me Yours
Saw northern lights last night. Nice and big across the sky: 1:30. Green. We saw baby ones trying to swim like little faint feathers so we helped them by rubbing …
Read MoreTo Live and Die in Wales, Alaska
A young man tries to make his way in a village still reeling from the flu of 1918
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