While stories of running away were common at other residential schools across Canada, Piita Irniq, now 75, says it would have been impossible at Turquetil Hall, located in Canada’s far north. “You’d ...
Venturing through the ice can be a dangerous task as the Earth warms. A new mobile app could help members of the Inuit indigenous community to navigate the effects of climate change. Named after the ...
ROME – Survivors of Canada’s residential schools met with Pope Francis Monday to share their stories and request further action from the Catholic Church in terms of recompense, including “unfettered ...
IQALUIT, Nunavut (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the edge of the Arctic on Friday to deliver an apology to the Inuit people for the “evil” of Canada’s residential schools, wrapping up his week-long ...
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WHY IT RATES: HX Expeditions announced community-led Arctic excursions in partnership with Inuit Elders, launching in 2025 to offer authentic cultural experiences on Northwest Passage sailings, with ...
“ ‘The world is ill at ease, the sea does not freeze!’ said my friend Qisunguaq, pointing across the open water in front of Dalrymple Rock. ‘This year has not passed as it usually does; see, we shall ...
Mar. 8, 2007— -- Educators and explorers Will Steger, John Stetson, Elizabeth Andre and Abby Fenton joined four Inuit hunters on a 1,200-mile, four-month-long dogsled expedition across the ...
RESOLUTE BAY, Canada — The ancient language of the Inuit, the nomadic hunters of the Arctic, is said to have more than 20 words for snow and a dozen ways to convey the direction “over there.” But ...