28 May 2008

Greenland officials get to Iqaluit via Europe

Greenland officials get to Iqaluit via Europe : Health delegation forced into three-day odyssey. Jane George. Nunatsiaq News. May 23, 2008.


http://www.nunatsiaq.com//news/nunavik/80523_1231.html


Posted by:

Elise Chodat, Bibliographic Systems Librarian
INAC Library

For Sale: Arctic Sovereignty?

For Sale: Arctic Sovereignty? : How losing a Canadian satellite to the US would be like losing our eyes on the North. by Michael Byers. The Walrus. June 2008.

http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2008.06-technology-for-sale-arctic-sovereignty-radarsat-mda-michael-byers/

Posted by:
Elise Chodat
INAC Library

Norway Opens New ‘Window into Space’

Norway Opens New ‘Window into Space’
May 24, 2008 6:05 PM
by findingDulcinea Staff

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/science/March-April-08/Norway-Opens-New--Window-into-Space-.html

Posted by:

Elise Chodat
INAC

23 May 2008

Farther poles

Earth vs. Mars: Polar Opposites
By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Staff Writer
posted: 23 May 2008 ET

The poles of Earth and Mars stand out from a distance.

The ends of the Earth and the ends of Mars are both extreme locations. While the poles of both planets are unique, they share some remarkable similarities.
With a NASA probe set to land on Mars' arctic region this weekend, we set out to compare the two worlds.

Full story...

Posted by: Elise Chodat, Bibliographic Systems Librarian, INAC

Reading list about Inuit in Canada

Hello,

I thought some of you might be interested in a reading list the INAC Departmental Library put together on Inuit history and culture. It was updated this past January. The URL will be changing sometime this summer. When I have an updated URL, I will post it to the blog.

Inuit History and Culture : A Select Bibliography

Histoire et culture des Inuit : une bibliographie sélective

Best wishes,

Elise Chodat
Bibliographic Systems Librarian
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada