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One hundred years ago this summer, Robert J. Flaherty presented “Nanook of the North” to the public in New York. In the documentary genre, this extraordinary portrayal of an Inuit (at that time called ...

This article first appeared in print in the Stars and Stripes Global edition, Jan. 15, 2015. It is republished unedited in its original form. THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — On a bitter late September day ...

NAIN, Newfoundland (Reuters) - Rex Holwell has spent his life on the sea ice that forms each winter off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador in eastern Canada. Like other Inuit, he learned to hunt ...

The Inuit inhabit northern locations, ranging from Alaska to Greenland. The lives of these communities vary, but all have a central focus around hunting. Inuit depend on it for survival because the ...

There are places so strongly tied to mythical imagery that you can’t help but dream about them. And when their mountains are covered in ice and snows, of course, you want to go skiing there. Greenland ...

It’s an old adage, that the Inuit language has over fifty words for snow. And yet, this popular misconception is not too far from the truth. That’s because, as researchers from the University of ...

Amid the discussion between U.S. President Donald Trump and Danish and European leaders about who should own Greenland, the Inuit who live there and call it home aren’t getting much attention. The ...

Dorte Mandrup has been commissioned to design the new Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre in Canada. The unusual building, which is inspired by snowdrifts, will be partially buried into the ground, offering ...

Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North Postdoctoral Fellow, School for the Study of Canada, Trent University And these problems have historical roots. Canada has been running federal ...