
Arctic Post Office
03/11/24 • 28 min
Join host Danielle Paradis in an unexpected stay in Resolute Bay due to the weather. Dive into the challenges of Arctic travel and the changing landscape. Explore the impacts of climate change, from delayed flights to brighter sunlight, with insights from locals and scientists.
Credits: The show is written and recorded by me, Danielle Paradis, audio edited by Jesse Andrushko and Danielle Paradis, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Angela Amraualik, cover art by Anne Qammaniq-Hellwig
You can email me, [email protected]
Learn more about The Place That Thaws: https://www.aptnnews.ca/theplacethatthaws/
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
If you like this podcast, consider donating to support Indigenous news here: https://www.aptnnews.ca/contribute/
Sources for this episode:
Climate change influence on the levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) in the Arctic physical environment – a review: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/em/d1em00485a
The changing climate of the Arctic- Dr. Greg Henry: https://www.academia.edu/91733912/The_Changing_Climate_of_the_Arctic
Join host Danielle Paradis in an unexpected stay in Resolute Bay due to the weather. Dive into the challenges of Arctic travel and the changing landscape. Explore the impacts of climate change, from delayed flights to brighter sunlight, with insights from locals and scientists.
Credits: The show is written and recorded by me, Danielle Paradis, audio edited by Jesse Andrushko and Danielle Paradis, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Angela Amraualik, cover art by Anne Qammaniq-Hellwig
You can email me, [email protected]
Learn more about The Place That Thaws: https://www.aptnnews.ca/theplacethatthaws/
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
If you like this podcast, consider donating to support Indigenous news here: https://www.aptnnews.ca/contribute/
Sources for this episode:
Climate change influence on the levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) in the Arctic physical environment – a review: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/em/d1em00485a
The changing climate of the Arctic- Dr. Greg Henry: https://www.academia.edu/91733912/The_Changing_Climate_of_the_Arctic
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The Dog Sledder
Watch out for polar bears with me as Devon Manik, the Inuk youth resurrecting the ancient art of dog sledding in Resolute Bay, feeds his sled dogs. Explore the dark history of the killing of Inuit sled dogs and enjoy Devon's fiery passion for hip hop and Narwhal skin.
Credits: The show is written and recorded by me, Danielle Paradis, audio edited by Jesse Andrushko and Danielle Paradis, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Angela Amraualik, cover art by Anne Qammaniq-Hellwig
You can email me, [email protected]
Learn more about The Place That Thaws: https://www.aptnnews.ca/theplacethatthaws/
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
If you like this podcast, consider donating to support Indigenous news here: https://www.aptnnews.ca/contribute/
Sources for this episode:
Morris Animal Foundation https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/article/populations-tumbling-researchers-race-understand-effects-climate-change-musk-oxen
Projections of a sea ice free arctic https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38511-8
Climate anxiety in youth https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2542-5196%2821%2900278-3
Qikitani Truth Commission https://www.qtcommission.ca/en/key-findings
Next Episode

Top of the World
Danielle Paradis and Trevor Wright are in Grise Fiord, where memories of relocation intersect with the realities of climate change. From conversations with locals like Jarloo Kiguktak and Larry Adualuk to exploring historical archives, discover the complex layers of life in this remote Arctic community.
Credits: The show is written and recorded by me, Danielle Paradis, audio edited by Jesse Andrushko and Danielle Paradis, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Angela Amraualik, cover art by Anne Qammaniq-Hellwig
You can email me, [email protected]
Learn more about The Place That Thaws: https://www.aptnnews.ca/theplacethatthaws/
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
If you like this podcast, consider donating to support Indigenous news here: https://www.aptnnews.ca/contribute/
Sources for this episode:
Farley Mowat book discussed in the House of Commons Feb. 2 1954: https://www.lipad.ca/full/1954/02/02/3/
What I Remember, What I Know: The Life of a High Arctic Exile: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/9781772272376/larry-audlaluk/what-i-remember-what-i-know
People of the Deer Farley Mowat: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/72530.People_of_the_Deer
Alberta researcher dies working in Grise Fiord: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/alberta-researcher-dies-working-in-grise-fiord/
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