People & History

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Tlingit slideshow

Crave more of Yukon photographer Ian Stewart's look at a Tlingit festival? Here's a slideshow of photos we didn't publish.

In the Kitchen with the Laughing Chef

She’s Nunavut’s answer to Jamie Oliver: a cooking-show guru whose goal is to teach Inuit to eat better – and have a great time doing it. By Margo Pfeiff

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The top 10 Northern stories of the decade

What a decade it's been. In honour of 10 years that changed the North, we look back on what we think were the 10 biggest stories to come out of the place between 2000 and 2010. By the Up Here editors

In this issue we name Leona Aglukkaq our Northerner of the Year. Was she the most notable Northerner of 2009?

They call him the Wizard of Ozzie

Love him or loathe him, in the dizzying reaches of the High Arctic, he’s the guy who gets things done – one ear to the phone, one hand on the wheel, a head full of plans and pockets stuffed with money. By Brent Reaney

A punk-rock angler casts for fame

He’s Yellowknife’s Fishin’ Technician, landing lunker trout and charming the pants off VIP visitors. Now if only he could make his mark. By Nathan VanderKlippe

The Loss of Priests

Once numerous, always influential, the North's missionaries are aging and their ranks are growing thin. As they wrestle with their legacy, the church is struggling to keep the faith without them.

Farley Mowat: Liar or Saint?

To many, he's still ‘Hardly Know It.' That's particularly true in the North, the place that put him on the map. But it turns out Mowat put the North on the map, too -- so after 50 years, why do we still hate him? By Tim Querengesser

The Good the Bad and the Booze

From hooch to highballs, alcohol washes through Canada's North. Some say drinking comes with the territory. Others say that's just the liquor talking. By Tim Querengesser