Northern Lights Arctic Initiative

Four students met with Anders Oskal, the Secretary General of the Association of World Reindeer Herders to discuss traditional indigenous knowledge and how it differs from, and can complement, Western scientific knowledge.

In this guest podcast, students from Harvard Kennedy School discuss possible pathways for the countries in the Arctic to balance the potential economic benefits of mining with its negative impacts on the people and the nature in the region.

Plankton is the foundation of the food system for Arctic marine life. However, rising sea temperatures in the Arctic are having an impact on various plankton species, leading to the risk of food insecurity for communities in the region.

From the icy Arctic Ocean to the warmth of university labs and libraries, this episode explores ways in which scientific research in the Arctic can be undertaken sustainably.

In the second episode of a miniseries on the music scene in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Vickie Rochon talks with Inuk singer & songwriter Aasiva, from Pagnirtung, Nunavut, as she shares on throat singing, Inuit culture & musical talent and using music as a coping mechanism.

In the first episode of a miniseries on the music scene in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Vickie Rochon speaks with Andrew Morrison, lead singer & songwriter from Iqaluit-based band The Jerry Cans and co-founder of Aakuluk Music record label.