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Exciting opportunies to participate in the Students on Ice Arctic Expedition 2010

Students on Ice is proud to offer several fully funded scholarships for our upcoming Arctic Youth Expedition from August 4-20, 2010! This expedition represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for youth to expand their knowledge about the circumpolar...

Published 03-09-2010 5:51 AM by Jesse Tungilik

Filed under: Arctic, environment, Canada, Year of the Inuit, Students on Ice, Norway, Scholarships

IPY Oslo Science Conference: Call for Abstracts!

The IPY Oslo Science Conference will be the largest polar science event to date! Twice as large as the last, and up to then largest, global polar science meeting in terms of submissions. It will demonstrate, strengthen, and extend the International Polar...

Published 01-22-2010 8:46 AM by Jesse Tungilik

Filed under: Arctic, Science, IPY, APECS, Conference, Oslo, Young Scientists, Antarctica

National Native Organizations brief introduction

Canada has a large Native population. Largely Native’s are known as the Aboriginal people of Canada. Many do not understand that Aboriginal is not one homogeneous group, but rather consists of a diverse group of different peoples. Generally there...

Published 01-06-2010 5:32 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Nunavut, Education, Arctic, Youth, North, circumpolar, leaders, Ottawa, government, Indigenous Peoples, hope, social issues

Government priorities could be education, but...

The Nordic model of governance used by the Nordic countries of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Denmark emphasize the importance of taking responsibility of post secondary education for its citizens. This type of governance system promotes and funds...

Published 01-06-2010 3:37 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Nunavut, Education, Arctic, North, circumpolar, change, Ottawa, government, Indigenous Peoples, hope, social issues

You can study in the North!

Working at the University of the Arctic International Secretariat is an educational experience. With two months of working in Rovaniemi, Finland where the UArctic International Secretariat is located, I have come to realize how much opportunity there...

Published 11-30-2009 1:23 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Education, Arctic, Youth, Training, North, circumpolar, leaders, networks, jobs, Intern, exploration

University of the Arctic International Secretariat welcomes newest Intern

Orginally posted on line at University of the Arctic The Circumpolar Young Leaders program (CPYL) created through the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) seeks youth who are interested in working in the north. Through the CYL program...

Published 10-04-2009 8:20 AM by Carolee Buckler

Filed under: Education, Arctic, Intern

Training Day Three for the Circumpolar Young Leaders

Today was our third day of the Circumpolar Young Leaders training. In the morning Terri Willard of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), lead an in-depth discussion about networks, partnerships, and managing collaboration. With...

Published 09-16-2009 6:08 PM by Napatsi Folger

Filed under: Arctic, Youth, Training, circumpolar, leaders, systems thinking, networks, change, partnerships

Training Day One for the Circumpolar Young Leaders

On Sunday, I had the pleasure to meet Jesse Tungilik from Rankin Inlet; Elizabeth Zarpa from Happy Valley, Labrador, Calista Morrison from Whitehorse and Napatsi Folger from Iqaluit. These impressive young northerners have been selected to part of this...

Published 09-16-2009 3:56 PM by Carolee Buckler

Filed under: Arctic, Youth, circumpolar, leaders

Geoengineering and the Arctic

Desperate Times, Desperature Measures: Advancing the Geoengineering debate at the Arctic Council Bjornar Egede-Nissen Henry David Venema This blog post is a much shortened version of the above paper, which I co-wrote the summer of 2009 as an intern for...

Published 09-10-2009 5:57 PM by Bjørnar Egede-Nissen

Filed under: Arctic, climate change, exploitation, geoengineering, global warming

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