As The U.S. government’s 30-year fight to drill for oil in vital caribou habitat intensifies, here’s what it
means for the community of Old Crow—and the Vuntut Gwitchin who share the land with the Porcupine herd.
Written by Elaine Anselmi
PHOTO BY WERONIKA MURRAY
The iconic author and journalist, who passed away this month at the age of 101, leaves behind an indelible connection to Canada's North.
Written by Jacob Boon
Photo Courtesy University of Victoria Libraries
Curling was more than a game to northern miners.
Written by Herb Mathisen
PHOTO BY Up Here/John Pekelsky
How the Koes became the North’s curling powerhouse
Written by Jeremy Warren
Photo Courtesy CURLING CANADA/MICHAEL BURNS
An old pocket watch offers a glimpse of Yellowknife's early days
Written by Jessica Davey-Quantick
PHOTO PROVIDED
A spooky, supernatural and spectral history of the lost Arctic expedition
Written by Shane McCorristine
Photo BY Albert Operti/University of Toronto library Reproduction
A closer look at one of the stranger books in the Arctic canon—and why its author would do things differently today
Written by Tim Edwards
Photo Courtesy Vancouver Maritime Museum
Tied for third place in the Sally Manning Award for Indigenous Creative Non-Fiction
Written by Antoine Mountain
You may not agree with Natan Obed’s positions, but respect where they come from.
Written by Elaine Anselmi
NATAN OBED. ALEX TÉTREAULT/NATIONAL OBSERVER
The Arctic Winter Games bring together athletes and artists from the circumpolar North for a week of culture and competition. They’ve come a long way in the last 50 years.
Written by Herb Mathisen
Dahria Beatty is one of three Yukoners on the Olympic cross-country ski team who raced at the AWGs. Photo courtesy of Pam Doyle.
