The eight countries that have territory within the Arctic Circle are Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States (Alaska). In addition to these countries, there are also several indigenous groups that have lived in the region for centuries, incl...
However, Indigenous peoples have inhabited the Arctic for thousands of years. The proportion indigenous people are estimated to be about 10 percent of the total population living in arctic areas. There are over 40 different ethnic groups living in the Arctic. Map with fact boxes on Indigenous ...
Regions:Canada|Greenland|Iceland|Svalbard and Spitsbergen|Antarctica PrevNext 123456 Tourism in the Arctic - Where will I go and what will I see? Svalbard- coastal voyage or circumnavigation A series of islands belonging to Norway, the largest of which is Spitsbergen. High above the Arctic Circ...
association in Canada, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), to redraw the map of Canada to ensure all Inuit benefit from domestic northern policies. Both domestically and internationally Arctic indigenous peoples are challenging the conventional concepts of territory in favor of a regional understanding...
Canada climatic zone Frigid Zone Gällivare Greenland Greenlandic High Arctic Iceland References in periodicals archive ? Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic: Local and Indigenous Communities Human and Societal Security in the Circumpolar Arctic: Local and Indigenous Communities In add...
These natives can be included among those peoples who live closest to the top of the world. Although their language is similar to that of the Yup’ik, the Inupiaq are more closely related to their counterparts in Canada and Greenland. Their main language (Inupiaq) spans from Norton Sound on...
Tucked away in the northeastern corner of Alaska is one of the most contested landscapes in all of North America: the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Considered sacred by Indigenous peoples in Alaska and Canada and treasured by environmentalists, the refuge provides life-sustaining habitat for cari...
The Inuit live in the circumpolar regions of Greenland, Canada, USA, and eastern Russia. Largely a maritime culture, the Inuit also rely upon caribou (Rangifer tarandus L.) for sustenance. The Oestridae flies Hypoderma (Oedemagena) tarandi (L.) and Cephe
Miranda Virginillo, from the School of Art and Culture at Carleton University, is an undergraduate practicum student in the Public Services Branch at Library and Archives Canada. Share this: ,,Charles GimpelIndigenous InitiativesInukInuksugalait,Inuksuk PointIqaluitKinngait ...
Eastern rim of the Kara Sea (Arctic Ocean). In North America, large parts of what is now known as Canada were buried under two large ice sheets. Greenland and parts of the Bering Sea coastline were glaciated too. What was the ice situation like even further North, in the Arctic Ocean?