Cambridge Bay, Nunavut Polar Knowledge Canada today announced the opening of a new office in Whitehorse, Yukon, at the Elijah Smith Building at 300 Main Street. This office is the first Northern hub of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station. It will enable Polar Knowledge Canada to foster stronger relationships with researchers and Indigenous knowledge holders in Yukon. It will …
Polar Knowledge Canada announces 2024 Northern Science Award winners
Nunavut – Polar Knowledge Canada is proud to honour the Aklavik Hunters & Trappers Committee as the recipient of the 2024 Northern Science Award. The Aklavik Hunters & Trappers Committee has been a leader in environmental stewardship and knowledge sharing in the Canadian North for over 40 years. The Committee works to preserve traditional hunting and trapping practices while ensuring …
Polar Knowledge Canada Invests to Advance Knowledge of Arctic
Cambridge Bay – Polar Knowledge Canada is delighted to announce funding for five post-doctoral candidates with fellowships of $50,000 each to conduct research at Northern colleges and universities in Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. The Polar Knowledge Canada Fellowship Program supports projects that work across disciplines and connect multiple knowledge holders and knowledge systems, and that contribute to Northern …