Arctic News and Analysis
[Photo by David Mark via Pixabay] by Mikkel Schøler, CEO of Sikki.gl Though zonally restricted, Greenland’s first decision to partially ban whaling is a sign times are changing. For some it signals the loss of Indigenous Inuit culture. For others it is a sign of new jobs and income on the way. In a landmark decision,… Continue reading Greenland: “Whales are for Tourists, Not for Food”
Steam erupts from a fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest Iceland [Photo by Falco via Pixabay] by Mingming Shi 1) Visit Greenland, a tourism website overseen by the Government of Greenland, produced a 40 minute-long autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) video. This video mainly features the sounds of touch and percussion, (with palms and fingers),… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 22-28 February
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) The Icelandic news service RÚV reported that 11 February marked the thirtieth anniversary of Iceland's recognition of the independence of Lithuania from the collapsing Soviet Union, with Iceland being the first country to do so. Lithuanian residents in Iceland put together a thank-you video to commemorate the… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 8-14 February
[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) According to Sermitsiaq, a local news service in Greenland, a short film [in Danish] calling for Greenlandic sustainable halibut fishing was released by Oceans North, a non-governmental organisation based in Canada. 2) 6 February marks the Sámi National Day. This event can be traced back to the… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 1-7 February
Narsaq, Greenland [Photo by Helene Brochmann via Wikimedia Commons] by Mikkel Schøler, CEO of Sikki.gl One proposed mining project in Greenland has been driving many dynamics within Greenlandic politics for almost a decade. As the project inches closer to completion, this enterprise has the potential to affect great power politics as well. Situated in beautiful… Continue reading Opinion: The Kuannersuit Mining Project – Impacting Greenlandic and International Politics for a Decade
