For those with the courage (and the financial means) to attempt it, a trip to the North Pole can be the adventure of a lifetime. But with shifting and thinning ice, could those days be over?
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo courtesy Sarah McNair-Landry
The Yukon’s reputation as a thriving arts hub was only made possibly by the support of—and support within—the community.
Written by Dana Bowen
Alistair Maitland Photography
Through trapping, Devon Allooloo passes on the joys of life outdoors and self-sustainability to the next generation.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo by Amanda Annand
Yukoner Elijah Bekk decided nothing was going to stand in the way of his music dreams—not even a life-altering injury.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo by Jordan Neale
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
And now Jeremy Beamish has six employees. In fact, it didn’t take long for this self-employed carpenter to decide he should use his skills to start a proper business. The building part was straightforward enough—but entrepreneurship offered a few surprises.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo by Paul Bannister
For almost seven decades, Asger “Red” Pedersen has played a major role in Kugluktuk’s transformation and in helping to build Inuit institutions for Inuit—even though he knew he wouldn’t be a beneficiary.
Written by Dana Bowen
Photo courtesy NWT Archives/Erik Watt/N-1990-005-0080
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
