Inuit

Health & Safety

Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?

5:12pm May 02, 2024

by Melody Schreiber

Canada has one of the world's lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country.

Three TikTok phenomena of 2022: the pop star Bad Bunny; an Inuit mother and daughter who teach how to say yes with your eyebrows; and one of the Iranians who cut their hair in solidarity with 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab inappropriately.

Health & Safety

Popular global TikToks of 2022: Bad Bunny leads the fluffle!

4:32pm December 19, 2022

TikTok is more than just goofy dances and challenges. Here are some of the most widely viewed — and engaging — global TikToks of the year.

A man wears a mask as the territory of Nunavut enters a two week mandatory restriction period in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, on Wednesday. More than 80 COVID-19 cases have been identified this month in Nunavut, where around 39,000 people, predominantly Inui

Arctic Lockdown: COVID-19 Climbs In Canada's Far North

5:08pm November 20, 2020

by Emma Jacobs

A large and isolated region of northeastern Canada entered a two-week lockdown as coronavirus cases creep up in areas, including largely Indigenous communities, with limited access to intensive care.

Photo highlights from our top stories: Inuit parenting teaches kids how to control anger; a fisherman holds up a fish caught in Lake Malawi, where transactional sex is part of the fish trade; the Dandora Landfill in Nairobi, Kenya.

7 Of Our Most Popular Global Health And Development Stories In 2019

10:13am December 20, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Secrets of Inuit parenting, a Mongolian heavy metal band and a controversial medical center in Uganda were among the topics that drew the most readers.

Health & Safety

Can Inuit Moms Help Me Tame My 3-Year-Old's Anger?

11:56am March 21, 2019

by Michaeleen Doucleff

After learning how parents in the Canadian Arctic address a child's misbehavior, I changed my tactics when my toddler would slap my face in anger.

Inuit parents value the playful side of kids even when disciplining them. Above: Maata Jaw and daughter.

How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger

3:51pm March 13, 2019

At the top of the world, the Inuit culture has developed a sophisticated way to sculpt kids' behavior without yelling or scolding. Could discipline actually be playful?

Orto Ignatiussen outside his home in Tasiilaq, Greenland, in 2016.

Arts

An Inuit Actor Contemplates A Big Break Gone Small

6:00pm February 04, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

When a local theater director in a tiny town in East Greenland landed a part in a Hollywood blockbuster, he thought it might be the beginning of big things for his acting career.