On the run from the KGB, a Soviet nuclear physicist takes the only job he can get—teaching junior high science in Canada’s North.
Written by Herb Mathisen
NWT ARCHIVES/YK PHOTO FONDS/N-2019-001:0662
A traditional hunter, a harvester for his community and an Instagram sensation, 21-year-old Devon Manik of Resolute lives with a foot in two worlds.
Written by James Raffan
Photos by James Raffan
Defined by detailed embroidery, patient stitching, vibrant beading and hand-tanned hides, Indigenous designs in the North have always been couture—and the world is just starting to catch on.
Written by Dana Bowen
Courtesy Vancouver Fashion Week/Arun Nevader
The revitalization of hide tanning throughout the North is more than the practice itself. It’s a reclamation of land, culture, connection—and it has the power to transform communities.
Written by Meaghan Brackenbury
Photo: Morgan Tsetta/Dechinta Centre for Learning and Research
Brothers Abraham Anghik Ruben and David Ruben Piqtoukun find the soul in stone and bone, bringing epic legends and personal histories to life with brutal honesty and masterful skill.
Written by Sarah Swan
Courtesy Winnipeg Art Gallery
For a while, U.S Army vehicles were about all you would find rumbling along Iqaluit’s gravel roads. But when the airbase closed in 1963 and residents started shipping in their own cars, they certainly made some eclectic choices.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photos courtesy David Boileau
The lives of the North’s first peoples were forever changed by the fur trade.
Written by Page Burt
Photo courtesy of William I. Campbell (1951)
Scattered throughout the territories, some beaches are well-kept secrets, others are packed all summer, and a few hold fascinating histories buried beneath the sand.
Written by Up Here
Photo Courtesy Parks Canada
Conceived to slow the invasion of the English language into Northern homes, the Inuit Broadcasting Corporation celebrates 40 years of bringing Inuit–and Inuit life–to the screen.
Written by Meaghan Brackenbury
Photos courtesy of Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
An excerpt from Fran Hurcomb’s upcoming book Chasing Fish: a History of Commercial Fishing on Great Slave Lake, released Fall 2022.
Written by Fran Hurcomb
Photo from NWT Archives/Bart Hawkins/N-1992-254-0094
