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A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.
Scientists have identified what may be Earth's oldest rocks following new research into the formations. The discovery centres ...
The Inuit communities Holwell is working with for SmartICE have started compiling their own lists of Inuktitut words for different types of sea ice. In Nain, they’ve come up with 37, which they ...
As ice melts, the Inuit strive to keep their culture alive Amid a warming climate and disappearing traditional knowledge, Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic are grappling to adapt.
Image: DepositPhotos Wan chengpeng We were especially interested in testing the idea that Inuit languages have many words for snow. This notorious claim has long been distorted and exaggerated.
“Empire of Ice and Stone” tells the terrifying story of a 1913 expedition gone wrong.
In the Inuit language, tusarnitut means “sounds that please the ear.” It’s a fitting title for a new exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts focused on the power of songs and music in ...
The government of Canada on Saturday apologized to the Inuit of northern Quebec for the mass killing of sled dogs in the 1950s and 1960s, which devastated communities by depriving them of the ...
In “Twice Colonized,” which recently premiered at Sundance, the 63-year-old activist provides an insight into her lifetime at the forefront of the fight for Inuit rights.
In a new show in New York City, Ashoona’s memory-based compositions infuse truth coupled with whimsy surrounding life in the Arctic.
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada’s Inuit people will press Pope Francis to help return a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse to face charges in Canada, a ...
The sea ice is everything to the people who live in Nain. The tiny town on the Labrador coast is on the frontline of climate change. As the sea ice melts, the Inuit are racing to adapt.