Inuit culture

In front of a floor-to-ceiling glass door in the living room of Najannguac Dalgård Christensen, necklaces with amulets carved out of bone and seal claws dangle from a coat hanger.

Healing old wounds: The revival of Greenlandic Inuit tattoos in Denmark

Lifestyle & Belief

Greenland’s Indigenous peoples once wore bold face tattoos that carried deep spiritual and cultural significance. But during the centuries of Denmark’s colonial rule, the Inuit tradition of getting face and hand tattoos disappeared. One Inuk tattoo artist is now reviving a piece of Inuit heritage for community members living in Denmark.

Researchers suggest supplemental feeding as a potential solution to save polar bears

Environment
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Swimming Polar Bear

Endangered Species Gain More Protection

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The Long Rise: Mark Seth Lender

Up North In Search of the Polar Bear

An underwater kiss from a beluga whale and a standoff between a polar bear and a pair of sandhill cranes are just a couple of the stories Mark Seth Lender shares about his travels in Hudson Bay, Canada.

Carved from the Arctic

Steve Curwood speaks with artist and author James Houston whose book is titled Confessions of an Igloo Dweller: Memories of the Old Arctic. Houston is largely responsible for the increased awareness and interest in Inuit art carvings which have brought monetary rewards to the remote population and incidentally changed many of their ways by having […]

Carved from the Arctic

Steve Curwood speaks with artist and author James Houston whose book is titled Confessions of an Igloo Dweller: Memories of the Old Arctic. Houston is largely responsible for the increased awareness and interest in Inuit art carvings which have brought monetary rewards to the remote population and incidentally changed many of their ways by having […]

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Inuit Settlement Opens Door To Artic Resources

Rick Grant of the CBC reports on the agreement to form a new, self-governing territory in the Canadian North, where the population is largely Inuit. It’s the largest Native land claims settlement ever in North America, and it will open up the area’s vast mineral and petroleum deposits to development.

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Emerging Science Note Polar Bears

Ancient traditions and modern technology merge to monitor polar bears in the arctic.