Monday, February 8. 2010Adventure Canada's Newsletter - December 23, 2009
Monday, January 18. 2010Early Booking Bonus - CDN dollar approaching parity!Now is the perfect time to take advantage of our Early Booking Bonus offer!
View our 2010 Canada and the North brochure online by clicking here or email your mailing address to info@adventurecanada.com to receive a paper copy. Staff Announcement: Ukulele Chief Joins the Magical Mystery TourUkulele impresario David Newland will be bringing the magic of that tiny instrument to Matthew James and Matthew's Magical Mystery Tour scheduled for Sept 20 - 25, 2010 on Clipper Adventurer. ![]() Head of the Corktown Ukulele Jam, a weekly gathering of uke enthusiasts in downtown Toronto, David's wry observations and spontaneous quips, make his stage patter a work of art in itself. David's show is equal parts melody, comedy, and philosophy. David is an accomplished songwriter and performer with a wealth of diverse material: cowboy ballads, Maritime melodies, roots-rock anthems, sentimental songs and silly little ditties. "I've been bringing music to people, and people to music for years. I've had the chance to travel widely across Canada and everywhere I've gone, it's stories in song that have given voice to my journeys. Whether I'm writing songs, performing for an audience, or helping create and support musical communities, I'm always conscious that this music is about bringing people into awareness of each other and the moment. To share music beneath a truly northern sky is a dream come true for me and I look forward to the magic and the mystery!" Information is trickling out slowly about what the two M's are planning for their special departure, which features a taste of Greenland, the Labrador Sea, a visit to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites at L'Anse aux Meadows and Gros Morne National Park and a rollicking Newfoundland Kitchen Party. "It's going to be big, bigger than the Friendly Giant," says Matthew Swan. "Tremendous music and good times at Sea - and hey who knows, a Friendly Giant might show" Click here to view a clip of David Newland introducing Nick Tustin, a fine Uke performer from the Corktown Uke Jam. For more on the Corktown Ukulele Jam please click here. For more on the Sept 20 - 25, 2010 M&M Magical Mystery Tour, please email Matthew James by clicking here. The Captain of all Archaeological Sites!AC Archaeologist Latonia Hartery and Adventure Canada are pleased to announce the recent confirmation of a newly discovered archaeological site during our Out of the Northwest Passage 2009 sailing! ![]() Just east of scenic Lady Franklin point an extremely large site featuring wonderfully preserved fox traps, meat caches, tent rings, The discovery of several pairs of snow goggles and other wooden artifacts possessing holes created by bow-drills, a technology diagnostic of Thule Inuit, reveals the identity of the people that used this beautiful site. Although this site is the largest, several other new archaeological discoveries were made on our Arctic voyages further continuing our part in reconstructing the Arctic past and settlement patterns over the landscape. To be a part of these exciting discoveries and to learn more about the ancient Arctic and its people joins us on Into the Northwest Passage with Latonia Hartery or Out of the Northwest Passage with Bob McGhee, or join Captain Kenth Grankvist on any of our 2010 expeditions aboard Clipper Adventurer. Congrats Ken & Sheena!Historian Ken McGoogan and painter Sheena Fraser McGoogan, who sail regularly with Adventure Canada, have just been awarded S.S. Beaver medals for community service through writing and painting. ![]() In the accompanying photo, with some of Sheena's Both McGoogans will sail Into the Northwest Passage with Adventure Canada in August. For more information, please click here. Updates from John Houston!John's latest film "The White Archer" broadcast dates set
In this Inuit legend, a youth trains to become a great archer. Will Kanguq use this new power to avenge his family, or will he put an end to the cycle of violence?
APTN Broadcast Dates are: February 9, 2010 in Inuktitut AND April 7, 2010 in English.
John has dedicated this film to the memory of Thomasie Alikatuktuk (1953 - 2009) Thomasie's talent and his hard work and his focus helped make Pangnirtung famous for printmaking. He was a true artist, and brought this dedication to everything he did, going on to become an Inuit leader, president of Qikiqtani Inuit Association, and a good family man - so proud of his children. John will be joining us in 2010 on both NWP Expeditions and on our Greenland Explorer. For more information, please click here. Mark Mallory Gets Worldly!Ornithologist Mark Mallory is published in The Circle, a WWF publication ![]() magazine published by World Wildlife Fund, AC's resource staffer Mark Mallory has an article on the effects of climate change on Arctic seabirds. There are also informative articles on walrus, bowhead whales and killer whales among many others. You can download the issue by clicking here. To hear about Arctic seabirds first-hand, why not join Mark on Adventure Canada's "Out of the Northwest Passage" expedition in 2010? To find out more,please click here. Congrats Carolyn! AC Botanist turned budding poet, Carolyn Mallory has recently had her poem published!Carolyn Mallory's first ever-published poem appears in the Winter 2010 edition of the Northern Review - Yukon College's multidisciplinary journal of the arts and social sciences. It is the only peer-reviewed journal in Canada devoted exclusively to northern issues and published north of 60! Data-less by Carolyn Mallory: Fourth day of
We wake, peer outside and resign to thick, gray, fog.
Back to bed into the downy
Another hour -- fog slides in We rise. Knit, read, write, And wait.
The day wears Cliff's edge cotton batting. No data today.
The fog lifts beyond the The valley to the pale
Boots, jacket, gear, gun...
The outhouse is gone. You can join Carolyn on our Out of the Northwest Passage Expedition 2010 where she can answer all your plant-related questions and how to become a budding poet! For more information, please click here. Collector's Corner: 'Mad dance of the Qailertetang'The inspiration behind the purchase of the piece: Cultural Relevance ![]() A little-known part of Inuit religious history is the Qailertetang episode of the Sedna feasts, as observed in the Cumberland Sound by anthropologist Franz Boas in 1888. The "Mad Dance of the Qailertetang" was a festival game in which two masked persons, a man and a woman, marry off the rest of the men and women who take part in the game. In 2000, when I returned North to the make "Nuliajuk: Mother of the Sea Beasts," Lipa invited me to his outpost camp, where he would re-enact the mad dance for my cameras, seen perhaps for the first time since the early 1900s. The artist, Lipa Pitsiulak, learned of this ritual directly from his parents, the late Markosie and Kadlu Pitsiulak, originally of Blacklead Island, Cumberland Sound. To my knowledge, this was the first time the ritual, long since forbidden by the missionaries, had been portrayed in a sculpture, entirely in keeping with Lipa's philosophy of preserving Inuit culture, whether Christian or pre-Christian. - 'Mad Dance of the Qailertetang' is available for purchase. As a member of the AC family, you are entitled to a 20% discount AND Houston North Gallery will contribute an additional 10% to the Adventure Canada Discovery Fund! Details: 'Mad Dance of the Qailertetang' Lipa Pitsiulak (1943 - ) Pangnirtung, 2000 H: 14.25 x L: 8 x W: 8 inches Gallery # A3452 CDN $3,500. Less 20%: -660 = $2,640 (plus applicable taxes), with $330 being donated to the Discovery Fund. Shipping is extra and will be billed at cost. For more information or to purchase this piece please contact Houston North Gallery: inuit@houston-north-gallery.ns.ca or toll free 1-866-634-8869. Grab Some Gyre!AC Musician Ian Tamblyn releases 30th Album! ![]() The release of GYRE marks the 30th
GYRE is a break from Ian's Canadian sketch, the Four Coast project. This collection of songs features songs that travel more in the interior landscape. Though many of these songs were written around the world- Prague, Norway, Ireland, or Antarctica, the map on this CD is less marked and more imaginary, whether on "The Road to Duntroon" or "Lost in Afghanistan". Ian would like to thank Scott Merritt for his help on this project. Enjoy the musical talents of Ian Tamblyn during our Out of the Northwest Expedition - find our how by clicking here! Tuesday, January 5. 2010Nobel Prize for Adventure Canada!Nobel Prize for Adventure Canada! Adventure Canada is very excited to announce the addition of Claes Nobel to our fantastic line up of 2010's "Into the Northwest Passage" resource staff! Claes Nobel is a member of Sweden's Nobel family and nephew of Alfred Nobel, who established the Nobel Prizes over100 years ago. Claes is also the founder of the National Society of High School Scholars, and is a tireless advocate for addressing environmental issues, especially as they pertain to young people. "Sadly the current generations have left the world a looted and polluted place", says Nobel. "Our best hope is to invest our energies in young people to change that going forward." In November of 2009 the two Swan brothers - Matthew and Bill - were attending, along with Bill Lishman, an environmental conference in Cascais, Portugal where all were featured speakers. Seeing they were all of like mind, the invitation was extended to Mr. Nobel to join us and happily - he readily accepted! The Society is a private membership organization with more than 500,000 members in 180 countries. NSHSS' vision is to connect its members with meaningful content, people, resources and opportunities to help build on academic success while enhancing each student's skills and desire to have a positive impact on the global community. Claes Nobel's personal project is to initiate the writing of a set of Earth Ethics, utilizing the brightest minds from around the planet, to author an environmental manifesto that will serve as a good conduct guide for the future. With the help of the National Society of High School Scholars, our Into the Northwest Passage Expedition - Aug 14 - 28, 2010 will host a student member of the Society onboard this special Voyage into arctic waters. For more information on how you can join Claes, on Into the Northwest Passage, please click here. Wednesday, May 20. 2009Adventure Canada Featured in the Times UKWednesday, May 13. 2009New Trip Announcement: Silent Messengers with Carol Heppenstall![]() proved to be one of the more outstanding journeys of my life. First undertaken in 2008 with a small band of courageous women, we headed by boat north and west of Kingait (Cape Dorset) to explore the world of the paleoeskimo and visit the sacred site at Inuksuk Point. Norm Hallendy named the over 100 inuksuit (rock cairns) "silent messengers" as they stand there in silence - no one knows who built them or when. The journey was incredible in many ways, for those of us who experienced it, our lives have been changed. I am repeating the journey in July of 2010 for women and trip notes are available now. Included in the itinerary is precious time spent in Kingait, meeting the sculptors and print artists that have made this community famous for over 50 years. I would love to share this with you! For more information on Silent Messengers, July 6-14, 2010 please click here. or email Judy at judy.harper@adventurecanada.com Read Carol's blog on Silent Messengers 2008 by clicking here. An article by Lee Naraway chronicling Silent Messengers 2008 also ran in Above and Beyond Magazine this past January - please make sure to check it out! Sought-After Triple-Occupancy Cabin Now Available On The High Arctic Adventure 2009!![]() A female share, category 2, triple cabin on the High Arctic Adventure, August 9-21, 2009 has just become available. If you are a female traveller, looking to share with two other roomates on this incredible adventure please email Judy Harper by clicking here. For more information on the High Arctic Adventure, please click here. Updates From The Set Of The White Archer!![]() The light... the LIGHT!!! Just returning from nearly two months in the High Arctic community of beautiful Pond Inlet, Adventure Canada senior resource staffer, Houston North Gallery owner and award-winning* filmmaker John Houston is currently working his way through a bout of Arcticus Feverous, mixed with culture shock in equal portions. John and his crew just wrapped shooting of "The White Archer," a children's drama for the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) based on an Inuit legend as interpreted by his late father, James Houston, in his children's book of the same name. While he prepares for the start of his edit, John is keeping that Arctic feeling alive by preparing and posting more of his photographs to Facebook. Some of you have joined as his Facebook friends and ridden along on the adventure, but he's just getting going, and there are a LOT of new photo albums and descriptions to come, so join John on Facebook and share the astounding visuals, along with the twists and turns of Arctic filmmaking. Here's a link to one of his most recent photo albums by clicking here. To join John Houston on Facebook, please click here. Travel with John in 2009 on our Out of the Northwest Passage or Heart of the Arctic Expeditions! For more information on Out of the Northwest Passage, please click here. For more information on The Heart of the Arctic, please click here.
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