• Hope Bay: Gold in the Greenstone Belt

Prospectors have been seeking precious metals from this area since the 1960's. Now, a new group believes there are more riches to be found. So far, three gold deposits have been discovered in the greenstone belt; the rocks that typically host gold and base metals are a dark green colour.

• Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, Nunavut

Kugluk Territorial Park, bordering the banks of the Coppermine River, commemorates a dark day in Copper Inuit history; some Chipewyans crept down from upriver in 1771 and massacred a group of Inuit while they were camped at a cascade. Samuel Hearne, who was with them, reported the massacre in his travel journal. This turbulent part of the Coppermine became known as Bloody Falls. Today, residents like Allan Niptanatiak still rely on the river for Arctic char. He shows the traditional method of hanging and drying fish.

• Climate Change Research in Kuglutuk

In Kugluktuk, home to North America's northernmost golf course, signs of climate change are all around. Harsh Arctic winters and long summer days make the community an excellent base for scientific climate change research. Sarah Desrosiers discusses the impact of climate change on the ecosystem. Different plants are appearing and rampant willow growth is affecting berry productivity which in turn impacts caribou migration.