Memories of the sudden, dangerous birth of Hunter Tootoo in 1960s Rankin Inlet
Written by Sally Luttmer
The Tootoos' 1965 Christmas portrait, with baby Victor in the author's amauti, Jennifer, the oldest, in front of her father, and in the middle, a restless Hunter. Photo Courtesy Sally Luttmer
When a top-secret U.S. jet went down near Nunavut, it left a mystery: is there a nuke beneath the ice?
Written by Nathan Vanderklippe
Following a deadly accident involving a bomb-laden B-52, crews at Greenland's Thule Air Base load cylinders of irradiated snow onto a U.S.-bound ship.
During the Second World War, knowing the weather meant winning the fight. That's why German sailors made a top-secret incursion into Canada's Arctic.
Written by Tim Querengesser
LEBENSRAUM: The first-ever Nazi landing in North America took place after a U-boat surfaced off Labrador’s Arctic coast near the end of the Second World War. The Germans set up a secret weather station that went undetected for 30 years. Artwork by Greg Hill
In the early sixties, the federal government brought ceramics to Rankin Inlet to build a traditional arts economy. They didn’t count on the artists actually getting creative.
Written by Samia Madwar
Potential buyers found large vases, like this one by Yvo Samgushak, too big for their homes. Photo: Hannah Eden
Louie Kamookak has been on a 40-year quest to solve the Franklin mystery—for himself and for his people.
Written by Ashleigh Gaul
Louie Kamookak, Up Here's Northerner of the Year for 2014. Photo Riley Veldhuizen
Here's what happens when a group of young, skilled, educated people decides to stop talking at start acting.
Written by Samia Madwar
Left to right: Dëneze Nakehk'o, Nina Larsson, Maslyn Scott, Tania Larsson, Kyla Kakfwi Scott, Eugene Boulanger. In front: Amos Scott with Sadeya Scott. Photo: Hannah Eden/Up Here
