Aaron Spitzer
@aaronjohnspitzer.bsky.social
Professor of Arctic Governance, University of Bergen. Misadventurer. Own worst enemy. Devoted to a life below zero.
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
Contested Frontiers: Indigenous Power, Settler Rights and the Re-Constitution of Federal Territories | Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue canadienne de science politique | Cambridge Core
Contested Frontiers: Indigenous Power, Settler Rights and the Re-Constitution of Federal Territories
www.cambridge.org
August 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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/...
British woman apologizes for claims she set a record in Nunavut | CBC News
Many media outlets around the world reported Camilla Hempleman-Adams as the first woman to trek solo across Baffin Island, causing outrage among some Nunavummiut.
www.cbc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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-...
Anchors and Propellers - Aglooka - The Creative Works of David C. Woodman
Anchors and Propellers @ David C. Woodman 2025 It's been over a decade since the wreck of HMS Erebus was found, largely intact, under the waters of the Canadian Arctic Ocean, followed by the discovery...
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April 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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...
www.highnorthnews.com/en/greenland...
Greenland’s Previously Strong Focus Toward the US Is up for Change Moving Forward
Bodø (High North News): With strained relations with the US, the Greenlandic government may be revisiting relationships with alternative international partners—likely looking back east to Europe and o...
www.highnorthnews.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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...
www.highnorthnews.com/en/greenland...
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saddest selfie ever taken
March 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
saddest selfie ever taken
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Stan Rogers, driving a car across Saskatchewan: "I'm literally Sir John Franklin"
Sir John Franklin:
Sir John Franklin:
March 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Stan Rogers, driving a car across Saskatchewan: "I'm literally Sir John Franklin"
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...
The World Happiness Report Is a Sham open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...
The World Happiness Report Is a Sham
A case study in elite misinformation.
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March 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Sending this from "happy" Norway. Just saying.
The World Happiness Report Is a Sham open.substack.com/pub/yaschamo...
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...
In the Footsteps of the Traveller
In the Footsteps of the Traveller, the first in-depth study on Northern Dene astronomy, reveals the significance of the sky and its contents to Northern Dene life, language, and culture through collab...
uofmpress.ca
March 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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
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Our Hamiltonian Moment
Progressives need to build, baby, build.
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March 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Our Hamiltonian Moment
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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/...
Principal of Whitehorse Catholic school steps down alleging bullying, interference by local bishop | CBC News
The principal of a Whitehorse Catholic school has stepped down from her position, alleging that the local bishop — whom she describes as “dangerous” — frequently oversteps his authority while the educ...
www.cbc.ca
March 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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-...
Job opportunity: Head of Communication at Arctic the Council Secretariat - International Arctic Science Committee
The International Arctic Science Committee, is a non governmental organisation that aims to encourage, facilitate and promote cooperation in all aspects of arctic research in all countries engaged in ...
iasc.info
January 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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.
January 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Actual shirt being marketed by the Trump/Vance National Committeed.
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.
Eyeing leadership bid, Carney namedrops Fort Smith on Daily Show
Widely expected to run for the Liberal leadership, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney used his NWT hometown to make a point on Jon Stewart’s Daily Show.
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January 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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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📢 Come and work with us! 🤝
We are looking for an Officer for the European Polar Coordination Office (#EPCO).
📍 Based in: Umeå, Sweden
📅 Application deadline: 31 January 2025 at 23:59 CET
➡️ More information: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
We are looking for an Officer for the European Polar Coordination Office (#EPCO).
📍 Based in: Umeå, Sweden
📅 Application deadline: 31 January 2025 at 23:59 CET
➡️ More information: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
January 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
📢 Come and work with us! 🤝
We are looking for an Officer for the European Polar Coordination Office (#EPCO).
📍 Based in: Umeå, Sweden
📅 Application deadline: 31 January 2025 at 23:59 CET
➡️ More information: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
We are looking for an Officer for the European Polar Coordination Office (#EPCO).
📍 Based in: Umeå, Sweden
📅 Application deadline: 31 January 2025 at 23:59 CET
➡️ More information: www.europeanpolarboard.org/news-events/...
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🌟 Postdoc position available!
🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, Univ of Bergen
🔍 ERC project: Contested frontiers of settler states. Understanding the constitutional politics of settler-state peripheries
🗓️ 4 years
👩🏫 75 % research / 25 % teaching
⏳ 7 Feb 2024
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, Univ of Bergen
🔍 ERC project: Contested frontiers of settler states. Understanding the constitutional politics of settler-state peripheries
🗓️ 4 years
👩🏫 75 % research / 25 % teaching
⏳ 7 Feb 2024
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
December 12, 2023 at 4:07 PM
🌟 Postdoc position available!
🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, Univ of Bergen
🔍 ERC project: Contested frontiers of settler states. Understanding the constitutional politics of settler-state peripheries
🗓️ 4 years
👩🏫 75 % research / 25 % teaching
⏳ 7 Feb 2024
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, Univ of Bergen
🔍 ERC project: Contested frontiers of settler states. Understanding the constitutional politics of settler-state peripheries
🗓️ 4 years
👩🏫 75 % research / 25 % teaching
⏳ 7 Feb 2024
🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...