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The Place That Thaws

Danielle Paradis and Trevor Wright are in Grise Fiord, where memories of relocation intersect with the realities of climate change. From conversations with locals like Jarloo Kiguktak and Larry Adualuk to exploring historical archives, discover the complex layers of life in this remote Arctic community.

Credits: The show is written and recorded by me, Danielle Paradis, audio edited by Jesse Andrushko and Danielle Paradis, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Angela Amraualik, cover art by Anne Qammaniq-Hellwig

You can email me, dparadis@aptn.ca 

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Sources for this episode:

Farley Mowat book discussed in the House of Commons Feb. 2 1954:  https://www.lipad.ca/full/1954/02/02/3/

What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781772272376/larry-audlaluk/what-i-remember-what-i-know

People of the Deer Farley Mowat: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72530.People_of_the_Deer

Alberta researcher dies working in Grise Fiord: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/alberta-researcher-dies-working-in-grise-fiord/

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