Wrap Up Special: Learning the Arctic through COVID-19 https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/media/photologue/photos/cache/httpsapipddataservicescomlistsfeed9210f98b-bbd0-4d2d-b50a-8f2ddd66e635_large The summer is almost at an end, and there’s only one thing left to do about it: reflect. Bear with me here. My introduction to the Canadian Arctic has been almost entirely through the lens of COVID-19. In fact, it was cancellations

Northern Gold Mining with Ammar Al-Joundi https://live.staticflickr.com/2942/15224300908_a26f65014e_b.jpg Today’s theme is Northern gold mining. As a buffer against uncertainty, gold has been increasing in value even before the pandemic. There are many gold deposits in the Canadian North, but what do these large-scale economic trends mean for communities and workers on the

Icebreaker Ships with Spencer Fraser https://www.bairdmaritime.com/wp-content/uploads/200812-10-Davie-Shipbuilding.jpg Today’s theme is icebreakers - a special type of ship that’s designed to navigate ice covered waters and help guide other ships safely through. In the Arctic that’s an important and expensive task, and one that’s changing in nature as the climate crisis accelerates. In

Inuit-Centred Mental Health with Mitch White https://www.rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arctic/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2017/05/mental-health-in-canadas-north-we-need-to-recognize-resilience-too.png Our topic today is not easy. It’s complicated and troubling, but incredibly important. We’re going to talk about mental health in the context of Northern Canadians, particularly Inuit communities who are burdened with suicide rates up to 25 times higher than the rest of

Canadian Arctic Diplomacy with Bob Paquin https://newsdeeply.imgix.net/20170501083807/Secretary_Kerry_Sits_with_Members_of_the_Arctic_ Council_in_Iqaluit_Canada.jpg?w=1120&h=600&fit=crop&crop=entropy&q=60 Welcome to Uncharted, an Arctic360 series about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history.  Today’s

Canada’s Arctic Future with Senator Dennis Patterson https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/candidate-mp-federal-election-nwt-1.5318310 Welcome to Uncharted, an Arctic360 series about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history.  In

Labrador’s COVID-19 Recovery with Yvonne Jones, MP https://i0.wp.com/www.lghealth.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/LWHC-1.jpg?ssl=1 Welcome to Uncharted, an Arctic360 series about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history.  Today’s

Grays Bay Port and Road with Scott Northey https://thenarwhal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NWT-Grays-Bay-Road.jpghttps://thenarwhal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NWT-Grays-Bay-Road.jpg This is Uncharted, an Arctic360 podcast about the impact of COVID-19 on the North American Arctic. All summer long we’re talking to the people who live, work and govern the Arctic, to understand how we move forward from this moment in history. 

Indigenous Economy with Paul Gruner, CEO Image credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Giant_Mine.jpg Paul Gruner is the President and CEO of Det’on Cho Corporation, the economic development arm of the Yellowknives Dene First Nations. Since 1988, Det’on Cho has grown into the third largest employer in the Northwest Territories, and contains 15 companies in the resource