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Fostering Healing and Preserving Cultural Heritage
By Adventure Canada
Explore the Hebron and Nutak Reunions project through the lens of Lena Onalik, an archaeologist with the Nunatsiavut Government. In this interview, learn how this initiative aims to reunite Inuit Elders with their homelands.
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Did You Ever Get to See Your Bird?
By Steve Burrows
Have you ever sought a bird that always seems to elude you? Award-winning author Steve Burrows discusses his quest to see a particular bird on his upcoming trip to the High Arctic. Read on to discover the connection between the birds from his literary works and the extraordinary avian species living in Greenland and Arctic Canada, where he hopes to find his nemesis bird.
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Part 3: Inuit Explorers of Great Britain—Once More Into the Passage
By Ken McGoogan
Early in the nineteenth century, as more and more British whalers and explorers turned up in the Arctic, at least two young Inuit found ways to reverse the usual direction of exploration going from their Arctic homes to the UK and causing quite a stir. Arctic historian, author, and expedition team member Ken McGoogan shares their fascinating stories in the third installment of this six-part series.
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Part 2: Chasing Kane from Beechey to Greenland—Once More Into the Passage
By Ken McGoogan
As author-historian Ken McGoogan prepares to sail again Into the Northwest Passage, he reflects on what he has learned from following in the wake of Elisha Kent Kane. In the second installment of this six-part series, Ken starts on Beechey Island and finishes in Greenland.
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Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
By Adventure Canada
Today marks the 9th International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a day to celebrate the contributions of women and girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) communities, highlight the critical role that women and girls play in scientific and technological innovation, and critically discuss how diverse participation can be facilitated and strengthened.
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For This Inuit Woman of Science, It's a Team Operation
By Scott McDougall
To celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we feature Liz Pijogge of Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, who, with her team, is doing pioneering work on plastic pollution in the North Atlantic.
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Part 1: Discovering John Rae—Once More Into the Passage
By Ken McGoogan
In 1999, author-historian Ken McGoogan, along with two other men, placed a plaque overlooking Rae Strait, commemorating John Rae’s 1854 discovery—the final link in the first navigable Passage. Twenty-five years later, McGoogan finds himself reflecting on his return to this very spot. Experience the Arctic through his perspective as he shares behind-the-scenes insights from his award-winning book, Fatal Passage, in the first of this six-part series.