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In the North, the land has long supported the people who live on it, who use plants and animals for food, clothing, shelter, medicine and more, including ornaments and spiritual purposes.

The world has survived times at least as difficult as the present. But that’s not the issue. Our challenge today is whether we will let complacency rule the future.

Inuvik is home to a new country-food processing plant for Inuvialuit communities. The goal? To create jobs and training opportunities, and to restore traditions that will increase food security. The business may not be about profit, but it’s creating value—one link of beluga sausage at a time.

With a little courage, a lot of grit, and a taste for simple pleasures, there’s nothing quite like houseboat living.

An excerpt from Fran Hurcomb’s upcoming book Chasing Fish: a History of Commercial Fishing on Great Slave Lake, released Fall 2022. 

While guiding a trip on the Tatshenshini/Alsek River in the Yukon, photographer Bethany Paquette  captured this heart- warming story of a mother moose fighting turbulent currents to save her calves.