Thomas Jefferson invented the federal "territory" as a jurisdictional tool to domesticate "frontiers," transforming Indigenous homelands into settler colonies. Here's why, and how, today's remaining territories still experience a similar dynamic: rb.gy/pdv3p9

Yes, her claim insults Inuit culture and history. It *also* insults geography, and the hundreds if not thousands of other tourists who've traversed this route. Qik to Pang crosses one small *corner* of Baffin Island, and is Nunavut's most popular long-distance hike. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

For those who nerd out about this stuff, here's a blog by perhaps the most respected Franklin searcher, David Woodward, reflecting on the latest evidence regarding whether the Erebus and Terror were remanned after the initial abandonment. www.aglooka.ca/anchors-and-...

A fascinating story about how Greenland's turn toward the US has been arrested by Trump's turn toward Greenland. www.highnorthnews.com/en/greenland...

saddest selfie ever taken

Stan Rogers, driving a car across Saskatchewan: "I'm literally Sir John Franklin" Sir John Franklin:

Sending this from "happy" Norway. Just saying. The World Happiness Report Is a Sham open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...

Very excited for the release of this book. Chris was in my cohort in the University of Alaska Northern Studies MA program. In fact this book was sparked by his MA thesis. Even then it was clear his research was groundbreaking. uofmpress.ca/books/in-the...

Our Hamiltonian Moment www.persuasion.community/p/our-hamilt...

As an American-turned-Canadian, nearly everything about Canada feels blessedly sane and sensible right now. But it still baffles me that Canadians allow public money to fund religious schools. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

FYI journalists who'd like to do a stint in Tromso, Norway: iasc.info/news/arctic-...

Actual shirt being marketed by the Trump/Vance National Committeed.

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Hear me out: Mark Carney was born & raised in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. He's the frontrunner for the Liberal leadership. But he needs a riding to run in. How about the Northwest Territories? He would be the first Liberal leader -- and potentially the first PM -- from a Canadian territory.

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