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Nunavut is the culmination of a two decades of negotiating and an emergent Inuit political movement that started in the seventies. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the land claims agreement and next year will be the 20th anniversary of the redrawing of the map. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is a crucial part to ensuring the promises outlined in the agreement are kept. President Aluki Kotierk discusses how Nunavut came to be and the ongoing vision for modern Inuit. Follow us! Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca P.S. This is the end of Season 1 of Three60N, thanks for listening!

Tallurutiup Imanga is known as the ecological engine of the Eastern Arctic. It's home to millions of sea creatures and is critical to local Inuit. And soon it'll be the largest Marine Conservation Area in the country. But before that becomes official, Sandra Inutiq is going around local communities to see what Inuit want and need out of the agreement. Follow us! Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

This is part two of my conversation with curator Karen Ryan about the Franklin Expedition. Part one sets up the expedition, this one shows how it all went wrong. Almost 200 years later, why should we still care about Franklin? Oh, Neptune also makes an appearance once again. Museum exhibit: https://www.historymuseum.ca/franklin/ Follow us! Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

The Franklin Expedition has a mysteriously romantic notoriety. Some think Sir John Franklin was a idiot; Karen Ryan, on the other hand, sees him as an unlucky explorer. others see him as an unlucky explorer. Ryan is a curator at the Canadian Museum of History and was in charge of putting together the current Franklin Exhibit. She was also gracious enough to give us a personal walk-through and insight into one of history's most popular expeditions in the North. Museum exhibit: https://www.historymuseum.ca/franklin/ Follow us! Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

I'm a huge board game nerd and I'm always most excited about new themes or ideas that haven't been done before. That's exactly what I got when I came across Thomassie Mangiok's game Nunami. In a hobby where most games have you pillage your opponents and extract resources, Thomassie decided to take a different approach. Nunami Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/285989564/nunami Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

Birch Bark Coffee Company was born out of a desire to make a change. That change was to bring safe drinking water to all communities affected by water advisories. Right now, First Nations people are those most affected by these advisories. Mark Marsolais-Nahwegahbow was tired of waiting on the federal government to solve the water issues on reserves, so he started selling coffee. But that's only the first step in his #Grounds4Change movement. Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

The Growcer is an Ottawa-based company that retrofits old shipping containers with hydroponic growing systems to create year-round indoor gardens. CEO Corey Ellis thinks this will help curb food insecurity in the North. We chat about how these systems fit in northern communities and how northerners can help shape food sustainability in the long run. Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

In the history of science fiction, aliens have gotten better and even fairer representation than Indigenous people. Now Marvel launched a new Inuk character called Snowguard. She's a teen from Pangnirtung who's ready for a new lifelong adventure. Jim Zub collaborated with Nyla Innuksuk to create Snow Guard and give an accurate representation of young, modern Inuk woman. We chat about Indigenous representation in pop culture, its power and the relevance of comics today. Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

Imagine trying to express yourself in a language you don't know. Seems impossible, right? That's how Jacey Firth-Hagen felt when she was learning about her Gwich'in culture without actually getting to know the language. Gwich'in is one the most endangered Indigenous languages in Canada with only a few hundred speakers left—and most of them are over 65 years old. Jacey launched #SpeakGwichinToMe to help bring back the language and now there'll be a documentary premiering later this month showcasing her efforts. Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Feedback: contact@francistessierburns.ca Thanks for listening!

People in Ontario have been complaining about hydro for years, but at least your town doesn't run on a diesel generator. Many First Nations in the Northwestern part of the province have to rely on these dirty, outdated and costly generators for electricity. Plus, there are houses in these communities that sit empty because the generators are over-capacity. Margaret Kenequanash is the CEO of Wataynikaneyap Power and she's working to connect 17 First Nations in the region to Ontario's power grid in the next five years. Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Thanks for listening!

One of my guests asked why we chatted for an hour. This was my answer. Welcome to (3)60˚N, the only podcast where we explore the North today. We're not here to focus on the extreme weather or feats of survival (although those are awesome); we're here to meet and chat with the people leading the way in Northern life. Twitter: @three60N Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Three60N/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/three60N Thanks for listening!