Despite setbacks and cutbacks, Canada leads the world in northernand Aboriginal communications. This book provides a comprehensivesurvey of communications in the circumpolar region, focusing on theCanadian Arctic and sub-Arctic but also looking at the circumpolarNorth (Alaska, Siberia, Greenland, and the Nordic/Saami nations).Radio, television, magazines, newspapers, and web sites are allcovered.
As technologies and access improve, Aboriginal people areincreasingly taking control of their own representation andconsolidating their presence in northern media. Alia concludes thatCanada will maintain its leadership in northern communications in theyears ahead, given the topic’s far-reaching importance andinternational context.