Discover the untold stories of resilience and adaptation in the High Arctic with APTN News’ new six-part podcast series The Place that Thaws from reporter Danielle Paradis.

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The Place That Thaws debuts on February 26, 2024.

Embark on a thrilling journey through Tallurutiup Imanga with Danielle Paradis as she explores the Canadian mythos of the Northwest Passage. Join Peter and Nancy Amarualik as they unveil the mysteries of the changing Arctic, and billionaire yacht visitors, while Mark Amarualik shares tales of hunting survival amidst shifting sea ice.

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, dparadis@aptn.ca

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:

Special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate: https://www.ipcc.ch/srocc/chapter/chapter-3-2/

Yearly temperature change in Resolute Bay: https://www.meteoblue.com/en/climate-change/resolute-bay-airport_canada_6296271

PNAS journal: https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2202720119

APTN article on finding the HMS Terror: https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/inuk-hunter-tells-tale-of-how-he-found-the-franklin-expeditions-terror/

Books: The Arctic Grail by Pierre Burton, Polar Imperative Shelagh D. Grant

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, dparadis@aptn.ca

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