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Canada's Arctic Colonies?

From the Globe & Mail : Doug Saunders, Published on Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 [H]ere above the Arctic Circle in the bracing cold, the talk in bars and saunas is entirely devoted to events in balmy Vancouver. Yes, Laplanders tell me over reindeer-meat...

Published 02-13-2010 9:53 AM by Jesse Tungilik

Filed under: Arctic Council, Indigenous Peoples, economic development, Canada, Inuit

Nasivvik Summer Student Research Awards 2010 (Undergraduate level)

Description The Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments is a multidisciplinary research and training centre funded by the Institute of Aboriginal Peoples Health (IAPH), one of the 13 institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research...

Published 01-25-2010 4:57 PM by Elizabeth Zarpa

Filed under: Nunavut, Education, Youth, North, global warming, circumpolar, change, jobs, environment, policy, exploration, Indigenous Peoples, hope, social issues, politics, messages, meaning, Young Scientists

Native identity from an Inuk’s perspective

One day, I was asked what makes you Native? Is it in your blood? Is it because you speak your own language? Is it because you identify with a particular group? What makes you Native? I really had to think about this. And so I did. I realize that being...

Published 01-21-2010 8:39 AM by Elizabeth Zarpa

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

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

Copenhagen heating up for COP 15

Electricity is in the air in Copenhagen in anticipation for what some are calling the most important diplomatic gathering in human history. The 15 th Conference of the Parties on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will kick off...

Published 12-03-2009 3:10 PM by Jesse Tungilik

Filed under: climate change, COP-15, Copenhagen, UNFCCC, Indigenous Peoples

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