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Resources

Arctic Web Links:

Archeology, Anthropology and other Sciences

Education

General Resources

Museums, Exhibits and Collections

Native Sites and Native Resources

Archeology, Anthropology and other Sciences

The Arctic Circle
University of Connecticut, USA.
Arctic anthropology, environment, social justice and other arctic issues.
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/ArcticCircle/

National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs
Washington, D.C., USA.
Science research in the Arctic and Antarctic
http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/

National Parks Service Field Area Alaska
United States of America.
National Park Lands in Alaska and the Archeology of Alaska.
http://www.nps.gov/akso/

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Archeology and Heritage of Canada's Northwest Territories.
http://pwnhc.learnnet.nt.ca/

The Canadian Indian
Indian and Northern Affairs, Government of Canada.
Comprehensive information about Canadian Indians.
http://www.inac.gc.ca/index_e.html

Archaeology in Arctic North America
University of Waterloo, Canada.
A graduate student's research in the Canadian High Arctic.
http://watarts.uwaterloo.ca/ANTHRO/rwpark/ArcticArchStuff/ArcticIntro.html

The McDougall Sound Archaeological Research Project
University of Calgary, Canada.
Archaeological research carried out in the Canadian High Arctic, with slides.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/SS/ARKY/show/showintro.html

The Northwest Territories
Bureau of Statistics, Canada.
Clickable Maps lead to statistical profiles of the Northwest Territories.
http://tailpipe.learnnet.nt.ca/nwtdata/default.html

The Arctic Center
University of Lapland, Finland.
Science, Research, Databases and Information and a listing of arctic science Web resources.
http://www.urova.fi/home/arktinen/

Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Data Coordination Center
University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.
Arctic science data and realtime arctic weather information.
http://arcss.colorado.edu/

Arctic Long Term Ecological Research Site, Alaska
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA USA.
Research into Arctic Ecosystems.
http://www.mbl.edu/html/ECOSYSTEMS/lterhtml/arc.html


Education

Inuuqatigiit
Innuit People and the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, N.W.T., Canada.
A draft version of new Innuit School Cirriculum.
http://tailpipe.learnnet.nt.ca/Inuuqatigiit/Titleopage.html

Nunamiut Photo-Journey
North Slope Borough School, Alaska, USA.
Photographic journey through Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska .
http://www.nsbsd.k12.ak.us/villages/akp/jttime/jttime.htm

North Slope Borough School District
Barrow, Alaska, USA.
A northern school district that is seriously Web savvy.
http://www.nsbsd.k12.ak.us/default.htm

National Science and Technology Week - Polar Connections
Washington, D.C., USA.
Science experiments, lesson plans and more on the topic of the poles.
http://www.nsf.gov/nstw/

Alaska
Alaska, USA.
Text-based information about Alaska.
http://alaskan.com/docs/ak.html


General Resources

The Arctic Circle
University of Connecticut, USA.
A wonderful resource on arctic issues.
http://www.lib.uconn.edu/ArcticCircle/

The Arctic Centre
University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland.
Maintains Polar Web, a huge information resource.
http://www.urova.fi/~arktinen/polarweb/

The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS)
Fairbanks, Alaska
A non-profit corporation dedicated to Arctic research and related disciplines.
http://arcus.polarnet.com/About_ARCUS/

The Northern Forum
An organization of northern regional governments world-wide.
Click on the member links for some great info and supporting pictures.
http://www.arctic.net/~nf/nforum.html


Museums, Exhibits and Collections

Bone Snow Knives and Tin Oil Lamps: Enduring Traditions Among Canada's First Peoples Royal Ontario Museum, Canada.
A collection of over 180 objects representing many of Canada's First Peoples.
http://xist.com/ROM-MCQ/

The Grand Hall - The Raven's Village Exhibit
The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.
A virtual tour through the Pacific Coast Indians artifacts.
http://www.cmcc.muse.digital.ca/cmc/cmceng/grandeng.html

Potlatch Collection
The U'Mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada
A wonderful collection of photos and info.
http://www.schoolnet.ca/ext/aboriginal/umista2/index.html

First Nations Art
Canada.
A large resource of links to Native art and artists.
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/art/art_can.html#top

Inuit Sculpture
Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada.
Overview of Inuit Sculpture, with some examples.
http://www.inac.gc.ca/pubs/sculpture/index.html

Cape Dorset Artists with links to Inuit Cultural Perspectives
NWT, Canada.
Interviews with native elders and photos of related artwork.
http://www.schoolnet.ca/collections/cape_dorset/artist.html

Photographies
Marc Deneyer, Photographer, Greenland
Photographic journey through Greenland
http://www.skynet.be/deneyer/

ArcticMan
Jerry Riley, Photographer, Canada.
Photos of Innuit elders, and sculpture exhibit by Inuit Artists.
http://www.colourlab.com/arctic/arctic.htm


Native Sites and Native Resources

Innu Nation
Labrador, Canada.
Information on Innu history and culture and much more.
http://www.innu.ca

Inuit and Arctic Peoples
Canada.
Material on Alaska Arctic Aleut-Inuit-Inuvaliut, and on Greenland Inuit., nations of the circumpolar conference.
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/canada/can_arct.html

Canadian First Nations
Canada.
Native and Innuit resources.
http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/canada/canada.html

The Repatriation Office
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA.
Information on repatriation issues.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/repatriation/

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