Arctic articles from June 1998

Arctic archives from June 1998

In memory of Matryona and Valerij Sotkayarvi of Jona.
June 1, 1998... On 17 March 1998, we of the Arctic Institute heard--via fax from our colleague Leif Rantala in Finland--that two of our Sami research partners in the Kola Peninsula of Russia had been murdered. Valerij Sotkayarvi and his mother, Matryona...

Astronomical observations during Willem Barents's third voyage to the North (1596-97).
June 1, 1998... 1 Kernfysisch Versneller Instituut, RijksUniversiteit Groningen, Zernikelaan 25, 9747AA Groningen, The Netherlands; vdwerf@kwi.nl (Received 3 March 1997; accepted in revised form 26 November 1997) ABSTRACT. During Willem Barents's third...

Giant Canada goose.
June 1, 1998... By HAROLD C. HANSON. Illinois Natural History Survey. Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, 1997. Rev. ed. 252 p., 7 maps, 74 plates, 15 graphs, 31 tables, 3 appendices, bib., index. Hardbound. US$29.95. Dr....

Snowshoes & stethoscopes: tales of medicine and flying in the Canadian North.
June 1, 1998... By JOHN DALE. Nelson, British Columbia: Daedalus Publishing, 1997. 158 p., maps, b&w illus. Softbound. Cdn$16.95 + $3.50 s&h. Rarely does one have the opportunity the read the exploits of someone who is both doctor and flyer. As such, this...

Voices from the bay: traditional ecological knowledge of Inuit and Cree in the Hudson Bay bioregion.
June 1, 1998... Compiled by MIRIAM McDONALD, LUCASSIE ARRAGUTAINAQ, and ZACK NOVALINGA. Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Arctic Resources Committee and Environmental Committee of the Municipality of Sanikiluaq, 1997. xiii + 98 p., maps, b&w illus. Softbound....

People of sunlight, people of starlight: barrenland archaeology in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
June 1, 1998... By BRYAN C. GORDON. Hull, Quebec: Archaeological Survey of Canada, 1996. Mercury Series Paper 154. 332 p., 101 maps, 57 illus., 5 line drawings, glossary, bib., index, appendix. Softbound. Price not indicated. This volume in the Mercury...

Project Coldfeet: secret mission to a Soviet ice station.
June 1, 1998... WILLIAM M. LEARY and LEONARD A. LeSHACK. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press (Naval Institute Special Warfare Series), 1996. x + 196 p., b&w illus., appendices, index, glossary. US$27.95. Whoever quipped that "Nostalgia ain't what it...

Lobsticks and stone cairns: human landmarks in the Arctic.
June 1, 1998... Edited by RICHARD C. DAVIS. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press, 1996. xiv + 326 p., maps, b&w illus., index. Hardbound, Cdn$44.95; Softbound, Cdn$29.95. The title of this book is intriguing. Why "lobsticks and stone cairns"? The...

Legacy of Arctic art.
June 1, 1998... By DOROTHY JEAN RAY. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1996. Published in conjunction with the exhibition A Legacy of Arctic Art at the University of Alaska Museum, June-November 1996. 196 p., colour and b&w illus., index,...

Carved from the land: the Eskimo Museum collection.
June 1, 1998... By LORRAINE BRANDSON. Churchill, Manitoba: Diocese of Churchill Hudson Bay, 1994. 200 p., maps, b&w illus., bib., list of artists, index. Hardbound. Cdn$35.00. Reviewing this catalogue on the heels of another (Dorothy Jean Ray's Legacy of...

Moreau Sanford Maxwell (1918-1998).
June 1, 1998... Moreau Sanford Maxwell (Max), Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Emeritus Curator of Anthropology at Michigan State University, died at his home on 30 January 1998 after a short struggle with cancer. Max was a devoted husband and father, an...

Dan Guravich (1918-1997).
June 1, 1998... When Dr. Daniel A. Guravich died on 30 December 1997, the Arctic lost a true champion. As biologist, conservationist, and wildlife photographer, Guravich worked miracles in alerting the world to its Arctic heritage and popularizing the unique...

Canada's crisis in Arctic science: the urgent need for an Arctic science and technology policy.
June 1, 1998... CANADA has entered a deep crisis in Arctic science. The lack of a formal Arctic Science and Technology Policy has left our highly fragmented efforts in Arctic research exceedingly vulnerable during times of financial stress and left us...

Engineering public service excellence for Nunavut: the Nunavut Unified Human Resources Development strategy.
June 1, 1998... INTRODUCTION IN 1999, for the first time since Newfoundland and Labrador joined the Canadian Confederation 50 years ago, the map of Canada will change. A new jurisdiction, called Nunavut, will be carved out of the existing Northwest...