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Soaring Above the Stereotypes

Tear Sheet

These women bush pilots earn top marks in a very macho milieu

By Laurie Sarkadi

Photos by Laurie Sarkadi

Photos by Laurie Sarkadi

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The Other Natural Resource

The Lutsel K’e Dene aim to prove they can make a business out of protecting the land

By Tim Edwards

Photo by Pat Kane

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Photo by Richard Hartmier

25 Years on the Dempster Highway

Published in Up Here June 2004

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Photo by Richard Hartmier

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Pitter Patter

Inuvik’s having a moment as investment piles into arctic sovereignty. The community needs to seize the opportunity. Mayor Peter Clarkson, Up Here’s Northerner of the Year, is the guy to get ’er done

 

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A Long Road Home

Chuck McAvoy was a daring and charismatic pilot. The return of his final flight took almost 40 years

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Alms Along the Ingraham

A Buddhist bush monk camping outside Yellowknife has people giving—and talking

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The Cure for Drowning

Two boys are up to their necks, sinking in mud. The community of Arviat comes to their rescue

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Going to the Show

Welcome to the NHL, Gavin McKenna. You’re the 11th Northerner to make it

November 5th, 2026 November 5th, 2026

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"What Scares Me the Most"

A bestselling Tłı̨chǫ author reveals the stories that chill his bones

November 5th, 2026 November 5th, 2026
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