Features
At Home in Tombstone
Every summer, Anna Tupakka and her partner roam in the Yukon wilderness. Bugs, broken gear and inquisitive wolves can’t wear them out—but the human condition might
The southern portion of the Ogilvie Mountain range includes Tombstone Mountain, for which the park is named, and Mount Monolith.
Running a Northern Lodge
A peek behind the scenes of the business of running a Northern lodge: from blizzards, bear invasions and caretakers gone crazy, to the ever-changing face of tourism.
Running a Northern Lodge
A peek behind the scenes of the business of running a Northern lodge: from blizzards, bear invasions and caretakers gone crazy, to the ever-changing face of tourism.
Illustration by Michael Byers
Visions of Deline
A tiny community beside a huge body of water makes a historic decision. Its prophet would approve.
Photo by Angela Gzowski
Last Word: She comes with baggage
Housesitting is usually a fun escape. But as one veteran discovers, it’s the tiny, but crucial, details that get you.
Illustration by Monika Melnychuk
Inappropriation
Every day aboriginal culture is borrowed, copied, dressed up or watered down. Is that art? Or is it stealing? Appropriation, it turns out, is all about the attitude.
“How do you teach someone the complexities of a situation without alienating them? Talking about cultural appropriation in the bathroom of a bar is the worst way to learn.” Jeneen Frei-Njootli Artist, Old Crow, Yukon. Photo courtesy of Jeneen Frei-Njootli
