Northern CanadaIndigenous knowledgeClimate adaptationArcticClimate change impacts on Indigenous peoples in remote regions pose unique institutional challenges and opportunities for governments. Reducing vulnerability and enabling collaborative knowledge creation through the inclusive consideration of Indigenous peoples'...
Canada - Multiculturalism, Indigenous Peoples, Arctic: In 1951 the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts, Letters, and Sciences issued a report (what became known as the Massey Report) warning that Canadian culture had become invisible, ne
in-marrying (endogamous) group. Although the term “Eskimo” was long applied to the Inuit, they never called themselves by this name. The peoples of Canada’s North Atlantic and easternHudson Bay, theLabrador Inuit(Labradormiut) and the Inuit ofQuebec, were often described as whole units,...
seen from their perspectives. The book contributes important insights into the achievements and influence of Arctic Indigenous Peoples. Since the first Arctic Peoples’ Conference was held in 1973, Arctic
The indigenous peoples of the world’s high latitudes include the Iñupiat, Yup’iit, Alutiit, Aleuts, and Athapaskans of Alaska; the Inuit, Inuvialuit, Athapaskans, and Dene of northern Canada; the Kalaallit and Inughuit of Greenland; the Sámi of northern Fennoscandia......
a group of islands belonging to Canada and located off the northern coast of North America. Area, 1.3 million sq km. The largest islands are Baffin, Ellesmere, Victoria, Banks, and Devon. The archipelago is located within the continental shelf. On the north and the east it is washed by ...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Arctic Circle Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to Arctic Circle:Antarctic Circle,North Pole Arctic Circle The parallel of latitude approximately 66°34′ north, the southern boundary of the North Frigid Zone, marking ...
Canada's North has been smashing warm weather records lately, and a new report says this past summer was also the warmest on record across the Arctic. TheArctic Report Card, released annually by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adm...
Arctic indigenous peoples include for example Saami in circumpolar areas of Finland, Sweden, Norway and Northwest Russia, Nenets, Khanty, Evenk and Chukchi in Russia, Aleut, Yupik and Inuit (Iupiat) in Alaska, Inuit (Inuvialuit) in Canada and Inuit (Kalaallit) in Greenland. All of the ...
As melting sea ice brings more ships through the Northwest Passage, new research shows that Canada must prepare for the costs and consequences of an Arctic oil spill. The growing rate of ice melt in the Arctic due to rising global temperatures has opened up the Northwest Passage (...