Valerie Alia has observed how the birth of Nunavut is creating a synthesis of old and new traditions and a rebirth of Inuit culture. Built by Fairwind, a healer and medicine man, the drum was played at Pop- lar Hill in northwestern Ontario. It was so powerful it could be heard six miles down river and is still clearly remembered by people in the area today. We examine its religious and historical significance. The question of population is contentious.
Views range across a broad spectrum.
This series by David Cayley, examines the debate through the eyes of ecologists, economists, feminists and demographers. Five years ago, the struggle for independence in Namibia ended. The South African flag came down and the hard work of dismantling apartheid began. Dale Ratcliffe travels Namibia, chronicling the changes, and the hopes and concerns of the people who live there. Edmonton writer Gilbert Bouchard joins a virtual coffee house and a real one to find out.