Manumina Documents the Bond Between Greenlandic Hunters and Sled Dogs: “They Had to Be Loved Like Humans” Nuuk, Greenland (High North News): Researcher Manumina Lund Jensen (49) has spent the last 8 years studying the sled dog culture in Greenland. Among her most fascinating finds are the stories of sled dogs being cross-bred with Arctic wolves in order to make better polar bear hunters.
"There Is No Such Thing as The Better Colonizer" "We do not wish to debate which state is better or worse to live in or is a better or worse colonizer. Rather we want to debate how we improve Inuit lives, livelihoods, wellbeing, and self-determination across all our regions. A peaceful Arctic through mutually respectful cooperation", the Inuit Circumpolar Council says in a statement.
It’s Greenland’s Turn to Lead the Arctic Council Op-ed: In 2011, Greenlandic politicians arrived at an Arctic Council meeting in Sweden to find they did not have a seat at the table. I mean this in the most literal sense: the chair where Greenland sat during previous Arctic Council meetings had been moved to the back bench. Instead, the Kingdom of Denmark, of which Greenland is a self-governing nation, held the sole central seat.
Arctic Indigenous Leaders Claim the World Stage For the first time, 3 indigenous leaders took the Arctic Circle Assembly stage as main speakers during the opening session. And the message is clear; You are welcome to cooperate but on our terms.
Baffinland Mines gets court order allowing access to Mary River airstrip Judge orders mine protesters to let employees on site to return home.
Mine at a Standstill as Hunters’ Blockades Enter 5th Day Protesters across Nunavut, Canada join in solidarity while 700 Baffinland Mine employees are affected by closure.
Sovereignty is Not the Issue in the Canadian Arctic Says New Report A Standing Committee from the Canadian House of Commons has released a new report looking at the coming decades in the Arctic, entitled “Nation-Building at Home, Vigilance Abroad.
Poor Housing Conditions Contribute to Spreading of TB Among Inuit Improving housing conditions among Inuit in Canada may reduce the occurrences of tuberculosis in the population.
"Canada must carry that guilt and that shame" After being delayed due to snowstorm, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered an apology to Inuit mistreated during TB epidemics of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
