Science, Tradition and Youth

The traditions that are handed from one generation to the next among the people of Canada Continue reading Science, Tradition and Youth

GIS Job is “Awesome”

No doubt about it, Alec Amarook is aiming high in his career. Alec joined the NPC Continue reading GIS Job is “Awesome”

In September, the NPC supported the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) in hosting a series of GIS workshops in Cambridge … Continue reading Students Catch On Quickly to GIS Computerized Mapping

IQALUIT – Hunters in Nunavut are getting a big increase in their polar bear quotas. Akesuk says more data is … Continue reading Traditional knowledge used to hike polar bear quotas

IQALUIT – Saying there's no scientific evidence polar bear numbers have increased, an international animal welfare organization is criticizing the … Continue reading Polar bear decision drawing more international criticism

IQALUIT – Hunters and biologists are bringing together Inuit traditional knowledge and western science to determine the prospects for a … Continue reading Two traditions meet to save caribou

IQALUIT – Scientists around the circumpolar world say lakes and ponds are changing so fast it may be impossible to … Continue reading Proof of warming is written in mud: Researchers

IQALUIT – Hollywood actors Selma Hayek and Jake Gyllenhaal joined hundreds of Canada's Inuit for a group photo-shoot in Iqaluit … Continue reading Nunavut Earth Day protest gets star support

IQALUIT – Health officials in Nunavut are calling on residents to "Drop the Pop" this week in an effort to … Continue reading ‘Say no to pop,’ Nunavut residents told