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Gained In Translation
Ever notice how a word starts losing its meaning when you say it too often? Now, try hitting it with an “evil poison bullet"
Illustration by Monika Melnychuk
A Cold and Deadly Place
Three summers ago, a hiker vanished on the Yukon's Donjek Route. When authorities found his remains, Northerners kept searching for a deeper truth.
Base Instincts
Baffin Island’s become an unlikely mecca for some of the most extreme thrill-seekers and BASE jumpers on the planet.
Base Jumping off Mount Asgard, Baffin Island
The Little Guy
Memories of the sudden, dangerous birth of Hunter Tootoo in 1960s Rankin Inlet
The Tootoos' 1965 Christmas portrait, with baby Victor in the author's amauti, Jennifer, the oldest, in front of her father, and in the middle, a restless Hunter. Photo Courtesy Sally Luttmer
Between the Lines
Tracing the controversial history and recent revival of Inuit facial tattoos
Clockwise from top left: Maria, Netsilik region; unnamed, Qaernermiut (between Baker Lake and Chesterfield Inlet); unnamed, Aivilik (Hall Beach) region; Nellie, Southampton Island; Hattie, Igloolik; Pikey, unknown. J.E. Bernier/Library and Archives Canada/C-001499
If Any Living Inuk Knew
Louie Kamookak has been on a 40-year quest to solve the Franklin mystery—for himself and for his people.
Louie Kamookak, Up Here's Northerner of the Year for 2014. Photo Riley Veldhuizen
