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DepartmentDescriptionCreated
Agriculture News items about growing things deliberately in the circumpolar North. 10/12/12
Alaska Items involving Alaska. 11/13/06
Antarctica Items involving Antarctica. See also Antarctica! 11/13/06
April10 News items in April 2010. 3/20/10
April11 News items in April 2011. 4/2/11
April12 News items from April 2012. 4/1/12
April13 News items from April 2013. 4/14/13
Arctic Ocean Item about the Arctic Ocean or that occurred in the seas and oceans of the Arctic. 2/21/10
Arts, authors and artists Items about the arts, artists, authors, etc. 11/13/06
August10 News items occuring in August 2010. 8/1/10
August11 News items in August 2011 8/8/11
August12 News items from August 2012 9/6/12
Autonomy, policy and politics Items about regional autonomy, national sovereignty or northern policy and relevant political stories. 11/13/06
Barents region Items from the Barents Euro-Arctic region specifically and generally. 11/13/06
Books and publications Items about various publications from or about the North Circumpolar region. 11/13/06
Canada All news items from Canada generally (see regional feeds for more discrimination). 11/13/06
Celebrations Items about anniversaries, celebrations, parties and festivals. 12/9/09
Circumpolar History Items about northern history and archaeology. 11/11/06
Circumpolar matters Items about circumpolar and relevant international cooperation and conflicts. 11/11/06
Circumpolar News Recent news of the circumpolar world. 3/28/02
Climate change and weather News items about northern and global climate change and weather. 12/5/04
Climate change response Items about measures to respond or adapt to or mitigate climate change. 11/13/06
Communications and media Items dealing with news organizations, publicity, and all forms of public-information media. Also items about communications infrastructure and legislation. 4/30/09
Communities Items about northern communities, both of interest and physical ones. 11/11/06
Conferences Items about conferences, meetings, gatherings, etc. 8/23/07
Conservation and wildlife Items about animals, conservation, and wildlife. 11/17/06
Contaminants and pollution Items about pollution and the cause, process and effects of the transport of contaminants. 11/13/06
Crime Items about crime and criminal matters. 11/11/06
Cultural Matters Items about any of the north's cultures. 11/11/06
December09 Items from December 2009 10/12/09
December10 Events of December 2010 12/1/10
December11 News that occurred in December 2011 11/27/11
December12 News items from December 2012 12/10/12
Denmark News items related specifically to or including Denmark as opposed to Greenland or the Faeroe Islands. 1/24/12
Disasters, etc. Items about natural disasters, storms, eruptions, fires, missing persons, power failures and other emergencies. 12/4/06
Economic issues Items about commerce, business, and economic matters. 11/13/06
Education and Civil Society Items about education, NGOs and non-profit organizations and activities. 11/29/06
Energy Items about power generation in the North. 11/21/10
Environment Items involving the lands and environments of the polar regions. 11/13/06
Europe Items dealing with the EU or taking place in Europe. 11/25/08
Exhibits and shows Items about public displays relating to the circumpolar region generally and specifically. 10/11/10
Expeditions, field trips, tours Stories about madcap attempts and serious expeditions for fame, glory, sovereignty or data. Items about trips on the land. 12/15/06
Faeroes Islands Items from and about the Faeroes. 11/13/06
Far East Russia Items from and about the northern Russian Far East federal district subjects. 11/13/06
February10 News items and events of February 2010. 1/17/10
February11 Items in the news in February 2011. 2/5/11
February12 News items from February 2012 1/24/12
February13 News items in February 2013 2/1/13
Finland Items from and about Finland. 11/13/06
Fisheries News items concerning fish, fishing and fisheries. 1/3/10
Flora and Fauna Items dealing with plants or animals. 11/13/06
Genuine Musings Personal bloggish posts on various matters. 4/12/06
Governance Items about and supporting discussion of governance in the circumpolar North. 12/7/09
Greenland Items from and about Greenland. 11/13/06
Health and wellness Stories about health matters, community wellness and related issues. 12/14/06
Iceland Items from and about Iceland. 11/13/06
Indigenous Issues Items about specifically Indigenous matters. 11/11/06
InfoBits Answers to some occasionally and frequently asked questions here on Circumpolar Musings. 6/2/07
Infrastructure, transportation Items dealing with transportation, infrastructure and construction. 12/12/06
International International news items that affect or involve the North Circumpolar region. 11/13/06
Internet Resources Items about Internet resources for Circumpolar Studies. 11/13/06
IPY Items about the 2007-08 IPY. See also my IPY site. 10/4/06
January10 Items from January 2010. 10/12/09
January11 News items from January 2011 12/31/10
January12 News items in January 2012 12/30/11
January13 News items from January 2013 1/3/13
July10 News from July 2010. 7/4/10
July11 News items from July 2011. 7/1/11
July12 News items from July 2012. 7/17/12
June10 News items from June 2010. 6/4/10
June11 News items from June11. (Few because I was travelling) 6/24/11
Land claims Items about Canadian land claims 8/8/11
Language Items about circumpolar languages. 2/21/10
Laws and legal Legal and moral matters. Includes law and legislation 8/23/07
March10 News items from March 2010 2/21/10
March11 News item dating from March 2011 3/2/11
March12 News that occurred in March 2012. 3/16/12
March13 News items from March 2013 3/1/13
May10 News events occuring in May 2010. 5/2/10
May11 5/1/11
May12 News that occurred in May 2012. 5/4/12
Movies, video and TV Items about films, video, clips and television. 8/23/07
Nordic Region Items from and about the larger Nordic region, which includes Iceland, Faeroes, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. 11/13/06
Nordicity Items about thinking about the meaning of the North and northerness. 12/5/09
North America News items from or about the north of North America generally. 11/13/06
North Atlantic News items from or about the North Atlantic region (includes Greenland, Iceland, Faeroes, Svalbard, and Jan Mayen). 11/13/06
North Pacific News items from or about the north Pacific region, including the Bering Sea, Bering Straits, and Chukchi Sea. 11/13/06
Northwest Russia Items from and about the northern Russian Northwest region. 11/13/06
Norway Items from or about Norway. 11/13/06
November09 News from November 2009 10/12/09
November10 News events occuring in November 2010. 10/31/10
November11 11/5/11
November12 News items from November 2012 11/5/12
Nuclear issues Items about nuclear energy, radioactive contamination, etc. 12/5/09
Nunatsiavut Items from or about Nunatsivut, the Labrador Inuit claim settlement area of Canada. 11/13/06
Nunavik Items from or about Nunavik, northern Quebec claim settlement region of Canada. 11/13/06
Nunavut Items from or about Nunavut, Canada. 11/13/06
NWT Items from or about the Northwest Territories of Canada. 11/13/06
October09 Items dating from October 2009 10/12/09
October10 News items from October 2010. 10/3/10
October11 News items from October 2011 10/4/11
October12 News items from October 2012. 10/12/12
Oil and gas, mining Items about oil and gas development as well as other non-renewable resources. 2/7/07
Opinion Op ed, opinion, discussion and debate on circumpolar affairs. 12/7/09
People Items specifically mentioning an individual or a group of peoples. 12/5/09
Photography Items about images, photographs, galleries and displays. Source of images, too. 12/7/09
Prizes, awards and recognitions Items about awards, etc., and other items about formal or informal acclaim and successes. 5/11/08
Provinces Items from or about the northern parts of Canada's provinces (excluding Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador). 11/13/06
Research Items on recent research, reports and results. 11/11/06
Resource Issues Items about renewable and non-renewable resource matters. 11/11/06
Rights and entitlements Items about indigenous and other human rights, inherent and special rights and related stories. 12/14/06
Russia Items from or about Russia generally. 11/13/06
Seas and oceans News items involving marine and maritime regions. 3/1/13
September10 News events occuring in September 2010. 9/2/10
September11 News items from September 2011 9/9/11
September12 News items from September 2012 9/6/12
Siberia Items from or about the northern Siberia region of Russia, from the Ural Mountains to the Sakha Republic. 11/13/06
Social Issues Items about human, social matters. 11/11/06
Sports and Games Items from the Circumpolar region involving sports and games. 11/13/06
Svalbard News items about Svalbard, Norway 4/2/12
Sweden Items from or about Sweden. 11/13/06
Tourism Items about tourism, visitor development or experiences. 11/13/06
UArctic News News items from or about the University of the Arctic. See also http://www.uarctic.org 11/13/06
United States National and international items involving US northern and circumpolar activities. 7/13/08
Women, Children and Families Items about women and women's issues, also children and family matters. 12/4/06
Youth Items on or concerning northern youth or youth seeking to promote northern or circumpolar issues and situations. 6/16/08
Yukon Items from or about the Yukon Territory of Canada. 11/13/06

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