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12/05/2024

Greenland got its Arctic Young Chef yesterday when Lars Abelsen won the Greenlandic round of the competition in Ilulissat. Later this year Lars will compete for Greenland against the winners from Iceland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands in the finals in Bodø, Norway.

Organized by NORA, The Arctic Young Chef competition brings together young culinary talents from Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands. Participants can be professional chefs, culinary students, or passionate cooks and the goal is to bring local-underused food sources to a gourmet level.

10/02/2024

A SALMON NATION is a new Patagonia film, on open-pen salmon farming in Iceland and its effects on nature underwater and the Atlantic salmon in Iceland's rivers. Click the link below to watch.

Learn about the fish farm industry in Iceland and how open net salmon farming is driving wild salmon to extinction, polluting nature and mistreating the farmed fish.

10/02/2024

More on "the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation" or AMOC, the earth’s crucial and complex ocean system, and the recent scientific report on the threat of its collapse as human greenhouse gas emissions accelerate climate change.

Research shows that the Atlantic Ocean’s sensitive circulation system is in danger, but scientists still don’t know how close it is to collapse.

10/02/2024

Shared from the Arctic Circle Journal: "Dozens of fires were still out of control on October 24, but winter weather is expected to suppress most of them. However, even winter may not be enough in some cases. Previous research shows that overwintering ‘zombie’ fires in this region have increasingly begun to smolder underground throughout the winter and remerge in the spring as temperatures rise."

By Barry Scott Zellen, Research Scholar, Department of Geography at the University of Connecticut

10/02/2024

Five surprising facts about how climate change is affecting winter weather.

10/02/2024

Arctic Indigenous Peoples have used🔥for millennia. What are some of their traditional fire practices, how has changed & what are the impacts? Watch the Wildland Fires Sharing Circle from Arctic Frontiers to hear from representatives of the Arctic Council's Permanent Participants: https://youtu.be/YAq2HDCciCA

10/02/2024

Thank you Hope For the Arctic!

💚 We love you just the way you are.
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10/02/2024

Serious news: "They found Amoc is already on track towards an abrupt shift, which has not happened for more than 10,000 years and would have dire implications for large parts of the world."

Collapse in system of currents that helps regulate global climate would be at such speed that adaptation would be impossible

10/02/2024

Shared from High North News: The cooled relations between Russia and the West have affected the Council greatly since the 7 Western Arctic states paused all official work within the Council until Norway took over leadership of the Council last May.

"We need to keep all political options open, including a withdrawal from the Arctic Council," says Russia's Arctic Ambassador, Nikolay Korchunov.

02/02/2024

Want to know what we’re doing to make communities safer for Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people?

Check out the services and programs available across Canada to support:
- Violence prevention
- Shelters and transitional housing
- Indigenous-led approaches to community safety and policing
- Mental health

https://ow.ly/b6Xe50Qwvwy

02/02/2024

02/02/2024

Canada. The Hope for Wellness Help Line is available 24/7 to provide immediate, culturally competent support and referrals for all Indigenous Peoples.

Talking with a trusted friend, Elder, or counsellor can be an important tool for coping in difficult times. Resources are available to help you.

The Hope for Wellness Help Line is available 24/7 to provide immediate, culturally competent support and referrals for all Indigenous Peoples. Call 1-855-242-3310 or chat online at https://ow.ly/IXEy50Qut3o

02/02/2024

January 31, 2024 – London, UK— Indigenous rights have been affirmed during the negotiations last week at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in a fundamental way. Articles 29, 41, 42 of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which emphasize the importance of environmental protection, utilization for harvesting, and the responsibility of states to apply the UN Declaration, were included in the Action Plan to reduce underwater radiated noise from shipping. The Inuit Nunaat Guidelines were also re-affirmed and widely accepted by the global maritime community.

Read the Press Release here:https://iccalaska.org/wp-icc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1.31.24.pdf

02/02/2024

Shared from our collaborators at Hope For the Arctic.

Meet Bertha Skye, an Indigenous Elder who represented her country at the 1992 Culinary Olympics, where she won several medals, including a gold medal for Skye's Three Sisters soup.

Her achievements are a testament to hard work, dedication, and a willingness to help others.

Skye has also served as an Elder in Residence at several post-secondary institutions in Ontario.

Let's encourage and support individuals like Skye who have the potential to make a positive impact in their communities.

IMAGE: The Canadian Encylopedia

02/02/2024

Students on Ice - application deadline extended!

We’re extending the 2024 expedition application deadline to February 12, 2024, for those who are Inuit, First Nations, or Métis, as well as those living in Inuit Nunangat! If you need help with your application, reach out to [email protected]

Apply here: https://bit.ly/477mLIG

02/02/2024

02/02/2024

Breaking news coverage by Nunatsiaq News reporter Cedric Gallant of an unusual sighting of a polar bear in downtown Kuujjuaq, Que. Visit nunatsiaq-dot-com for full story.

02/02/2024

A new fund with the purpose to motivate and support Sámi from the Russian side of Sápmi who want to take Sámi language education

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🔺The Saami Council has established a Memorial Fund to honor the work and life of Jevgenij Jushkov. The purpose of the fund is to motivate and support Sámi from the Russian side of Sápmi who want to take Sámi language education. The education can be in any of the 10 Sami languages, and can take place in either Finland, Norway, Russia or Sweden. The support can take the form of study grants, support for the purchase of teaching materials or to cover other costs related to the education.

Deadline: February 29th 2024
Read more on our website: https://www.saamicouncil.net/news-archive/announcement-of-jevgenij-jushkov-memorial-fund-scholarship-2024

🔺Союз Саамов учредил Мемориальный фонд в честь работы и жизни Евгения Юшкова. Целью фонда является мотивация и поддержка саамов с российской стороны Сапми, которые хотят получить образование на саамском языке. Образовательная программа может быть на любом из 10 саамских языков, обучение может проходить в Финляндии, Норвегии, России или Швеции. Финансовая поддержка может быть выделена в форме учебной стипендии, гранта на покупку учебных материалов или покрытие других расходов, связанных с обучением.

Крайний срок подачи заявок: 29 февраль 2024 года.
Читайте больше на нашем сайте. https://www.saamicouncil.net/news-archive/jevgenij-jushkov-memorialfund-ru-2024

02/02/2024

"Namminiqsurniq, or devolution, is one more step towards the vision of a self-reliant Nunavut. With the signing of this agreement, we can now bring decision-making about our land and waters home. It means that we, the people most invested in our homeland, will be the ones managing our natural resources."

“ᓂᕆᐅᒃᐳᒍᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᒃᓴᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐊᓗᒃ ᐊᖏᕈᑎ, ᐃᓚᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖕᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖕᒧᑦ ᐅᐸᓗᖓᐃᔭᐅᑎ, ᑲᔪᓯᓗᑕᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕐᓱᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖕᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᑦ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓄᑦ.”

“Niriuktugun havaqatigilugin Kanadaup Kavamanga unalu Nunavut Kavamanga atuqtipkailirnirmun una angijuq angiruti, ilaujullu Havaktuqliqijikkut Pivallianirmun Parnaquti, aulapkaihimmaarlugulu auladjutikput talvunga inmikkut-ihumaliurutikkut Nunavunmi Inungnun.”

“We look forward to working with the Government of Canada and the Government of Nunavut to implement this significant agreement, including the Human Resource Development Strategy, and to continuing our journey towards self-determination for Nunavut Inuit.”

https://www.tunngavik.com/news/government-of-canada-government-of-nunavut-and-nunavut-tunngavik-incorporated-reach-final-agreement-on-the-devolution-of-nunavut/

02/02/2024

Shared from our collaborators at Framsenteret

02/02/2024

"What the models tell us is, if we fail to make meaningful reductions in carbon emissions and move away from fossil fuels, we can create a dystopian future that resembles some of the most dire events that we see in the past, mass extinction events. That's a possible future if we don't act. But if we do act, we can certainly avert that sort of future. So the message is indeed one of urgency — we do need to take far more action than we've taken so far — and agency. It's not too late to act to prevent the worst consequences." — Michael Mann

We talk with eminent climate scientist Michael Mann about climate, past, present and future. His book is Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis.

02/02/2024

From JONAA's Mindfulness Editor Martin Stepek's Ten for Zen

Click below for more details on our new on demand webinars. The first in the series is on Mindfulness for Stress Management in Health and Social Care.

02/02/2024

02/02/2024

“As someone who has covered police action against Indigenous peoples, I know of the violence and brutality that our people experience. It was important for me to be there as a witness,” she said in an interview.

Brandi Morin was charged while reporting at encampment authorities arrived at to dismantle and could face two years in jail

24/01/2024

Interesting article by author and documentarist, Andri Snær Magnason, whose latest bestseller, On Time and Water, has been referred to as a unique eye-opener on Climate change.
Here, he discusses the recent and ongoing volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula, stating: "We are entering a new volcanic era in Iceland – one that may be more challenging than anything that has occurred in the past 800 years."

For a long time, eruptions were a spectacle that drew tourists but caused little damage. But it’s clear we haven’t tamed nature, says Icelandic writer and film-maker Andri Snær Magnason

23/01/2024

Shared from The Barents Observer.
"The international exchange and building of connections have always been important part in any science. However, now in Russia, the situation is different - many scientists are leaving for good. First of all, as experts point out, the colossal brain drain is due to the increasing isolation of Russia and the total persecution of dissent."

At least 2,500 scientists have left Russia since February 24, 2022, the online publication Novaya Gazeta Europe reports based on their research.

23/01/2024

Register now❗3rd International Conference on the Ecosystem Approach to Management:
📅16-18 April 2024
📍Tromsø, Norway

Join governing bodies, scientists, knowledge holders, students & others in charting a way forward in the Arctic marine environment: https://www.pame.is/projects-new/ecosystem-approach-to-management/ea-conferences/433-third-ea-international-conference-2024

25/06/2019

Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska

Inuit Circumpolar Council Alaska

"Exceptionally warm ocean temperatures have melted sea ice off Alaska’s coasts far earlier than normal this year, alarming scientists and rural residents worried about the impacts to seals, seabirds and fish they hunt.

The early melting has been "crazy,” said Janet Mitchell of the village of Kivalina in Northwest Alaska.

In early June, a group of hunters from her family traveled more than 50 miles by boat to find bearded seals on the ice. The ice, and the seals that accompany it, should have been just outside the village. But the ice had receded far to the north.

“We didn’t know if we’d have our winter food," she said. “That was scary.""

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2019/06/25/crazy-scary-dramatic-ocean-warming-off-alaska-raises-concerns-for-hunters-and-wildlife/

25/06/2019

I Love Greenland - The Travel Community of Greenland.com

I Love Greenland - The Travel Community of Greenland.com

Are these dogs really walking on water?

http://fal.cn/spoz