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Rebirth of the Mask

Tear Sheet

Mask-making emerges from the Yukon past, as artists revive the traditions of the Inland Tlingit.

By Erling Friis-Baastad

Published in Up Here Magazine Sep/Oct 1997

Published in Up Here Magazine Sep/Oct 1997

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Tear Sheet

Illustrations by Monika Melnychuk

Summertime! When the living is:

✓ Easy ✓ In a canoe ✓ Fun (in the midnight sun) ✓ Bug and bear infested ✓ All of the above

By Aaron Spitzer

Illustrations by Monika Melnychuk

June 20th, 2026 June 20th, 2026

Tear Sheet

Published in Up Here Magazine May/June 1994

Better Late Than Never

The North’s weird, wonderful spring: you stow away the snowmobile and the skis, and then you wait

By Erik Watt

Published in Up Here Magazine May/June 1994

June 20th, 2026 June 20th, 2026

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Arctic Moment: Shoulder Season

Location: Tibbitt Lake, North Slave Region

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You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet

A Yellowknife artist looks past the landscapes and wildlife to put a new spin on northern painting

June 20th, 2026 June 20th, 2026

UP HERE - MAR/APR 2026

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Arctic Moment: What is This?

Location: Nungarut, Nunavut

June 20th, 2026 June 20th, 2026

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Photo by Margo Pfeiff

In the kitchen with the Laughing Chef

She’s Nunavut’s answer to Jamie Oliver: a cooking-show guru whose goal is to teach Inuit to eat better – and have a great time doing it.

June 20th, 2026 June 20th, 2026

UP HERE - NOV/DEC 2025

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Say It With Style

Up Here’s guide to northern jewelry

June 20th, 2026 June 20th, 2026
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