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July/August 2021

When you think of music in the Arctic, the button accordion isn’t always the first instrument that comes to mind.

In the Arctic, the accordion is an everlasting tradition, connecting today’s players with past generations.

Photo screen shot by Qaggiavuut Performing Arts Centre

May/June 2021

A woman gets "867" tattooed on her shoulder

While some provinces have up to a dozen area codes, there is just one spanning all three territories. But these digits are more than the numbers you dial ahead of a phone call. It’s a symbol of identity and of the place we call home.

Adobe Stock/photo illustration

May/June 2021

iPhone displaying Inuktitut translation

When Microsoft added Inuktitut to its translation program, the world became a little less isolated.

Photo by Up Here

May/June 2021

Matthew Lien plays for a crowd

It took several weeks, more than $3,000, and a trip overseas to bring Matthew Lien’s piano from Taipei to Whitehorse. But for him, the journey was worth it.

Photo courtesy Whispering Willow Records