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September 2015

The North's Own Game

Tensions, compromise, allegiances and betrayal: how consensus government really works

Written by Tim Edwards

August 2015

The Battle for the Peel

When First Nations and government agree to work together, who gets the final say?

Written by Eva Holland

Photo: Peter Mather

May 2015

Land, Eat, Dance, Take Off

The Northern charm of a government charter

Written by Tim Edwards

September 2012

How the Trumps Struck Klondike Gold

Long before 'the Donald,' his stampeder grandpa's seedy restaurant gave birth to a glittering dynasty

Written by Eva Holland

Friedrich Trump lacked his grandson's combover, but shared his lust for lucre. His White Pass eatery served the finest food, with a slice of sin on the side.

July/August 2011

A Hudson's Bay Boy Shacks Up

To please his Scottish bride, a Wrigley fur trader learns to stitch and sew

Written by Randy Freeman

Patrick Kane

September 2014

Between the Lines

Tracing the controversial history and recent revival of Inuit facial tattoos

Written by Ashleigh Gaul

Clockwise from top left: Maria, Netsilik region; unnamed, Qaernermiut (between Baker Lake and Chesterfield Inlet); unnamed, Aivilik (Hall Beach) region; Nellie, Southampton Island; Hattie, Igloolik; Pikey, unknown. J.E. Bernier/Library and Archives Canada/C-001499

July 2015

It's Changing as we Speak - Part Three

In part three of our Inuktitut series, Tim Edwards spends a year learning the language, and ends up discovering more about the place he lives

Written by Tim Edwards

July 2015

It's Changing as we Speak - Part Two

In part two of our Inuktitut series, Samia Madwar looks across the Bering Strait, where the language originates

Written by Samia Madwar

July 2015

It's Changing as we Speak - Part One

Some say Inuktitut is doomed to disappear. Others have hope. In the face of a transforming Arctic, what needs to happen for the Inuit language to survive?

Written by Peter Worden

July 2015