Update – Seals, Stigma and Survival Phase 2

We are delighted to announce that Seals, Stigma and Survival received continued support from the Nordic Institute in Greenland for Phase 2 of the project, which will commence in the autumn. Thank you for all who participated in Phase 1, including NAMMCO and Innovation South Greenland for their support, participants, observers and administrative staff at our host institution, the University of Southern Denmark.

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Open Access New Project Article: The EU’s role in legitimising the stigmatisation of sealing and sealers

Out now in The Polar Journal is a new open access piece by project principal investigator Danita Burke, "The EU’s role in legitimising the stigmatisation of sealing and sealers". Seal hunting is a polarising topic, and the European Union’s 2009 ban is arguably the most high-profile and impactful statement against the practice of seal hunting on the world stage.

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The EU’s role in legitimising the stigmatisation of sealing and sealers

Seal hunting is a polarising topic, and the European Union’s 2009 ban is arguably the most high-profile and impactful statement against the practice of seal hunting on the world stage. At the same ...

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NiCHE Interview with Danita Catherine Burke

On April 21st, 2026, the Network in Canadian History & Environment published an interview by Heather Green with Seals, Stigma and Survival principal investigator Danita Catherine Burke. In the interview Dr. Burke discusses the project, the inspiration behind it and why it's so important. If you would like to read more, please check out the full interview on the Network in Canadian History & Environment | Nouvelle initiative Canadienne en histoire de l'environnement website. Many thanks to Heather Green and NiCHE for the opportunity to raise awareness about your project.

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Seals, Stigma, and Survival: An Interview with Danita Catherine Burke

Researcher Danita Burke examines stigma from anti-sealing activism, highlighting cultural harm, community impacts, and integrating traditional knowledge to reshape policy debates.

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Seals, Stigma, and Survival: An Interview with Danita Catherine Burke

Earlier this year, Dr. Danita Catherine Burke shared a research post with NiCHE discussing the Seals, Stigma and Survival Project. We wanted to know more about this project and about Danita's research...

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Seal importance for hunters and locals in Southern Kalaallit Nunaat: An Interview with vice chairman of KNAPK Jens Peter Kielsen

On March 23rd, 2026 Seals, Stigma and Survival secondary investigator Erik Kielsen has an opportunity to sit down with the vice chairman of the national fishers/hunters organization KNAPK, Jens Peter Kielsen in Qaqortoq, Kalaallit Nunaat. In the short but impactful conversation with Erik, Jens Peter stresses the historic and continuing importance of seals for hunters and locals in Southern Kalaallit Nunaat.

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Arctic Forum: Food in Umeå: SI Erik Kielsen Reports on His Attendance

On March 2, 2026 Erik Kielsen attended the Arctic Forum: Food at Umeå University in Sweden representing Seals, Stigma and Survival and Innovation South Greenland. The Arctic Forum on Food brings together researchers, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders, and innovators to explore two critical questions: How can we ensure sustainable, healthy and culturally grounded transitions in a rapidly changing world? And what role might food and Indigenous knowledges play in transitions?

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Year 1 Preliminary Progress Meeting with Project Observers

Project observers are predominately individuals who have participated in the project either as an interviewee or through conversations and insights. At present there are 35 observers to Seals, Stigma and Survival and on January 26th, 2026 there was an opportunity to engage with them about the Year 1 progress of the project. In advance of the meeting all observers were provided a draft copy of the Year 1 preliminary progress report to review.

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IASH Presentation of New Routledge Book: Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North

Missed PI Danita Burke's presentation of the new Routledge book Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era? at the Institute for the Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) at the University of Edinburgh? You can check out the presentation below. Please note the Q&A portion was not recorded.

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A Grim Anniversary: Remembering the 84 souls lost at sea in 1982, and how the Ocean Ranger remains one our most heartbreaking tragedies - NTV: Newfoundland and Labrador's Most Trusted News Source

It’s been over four decades years since the cruel Atlantic swallowed the towering rig, claiming all 84 souls. The facts that surround the sinking of the Ocean Ranger are seared into the collective con...

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Seals, Stigma and Survival Project - Archival Research at Laurier Archives

Archival research at Laurier Archives supported Seals, Stigma and Survival, examining environmental, anti-sealing activism records impacting northern communities and economies.

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INVITATION – Greenland press briefing - Foreign and Security Policy

On-line press event on Tuesday 3 February with Rasmus Leander Nielsen and Jeppe Strandsbjerg.

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Could rising seal numbers mean more meat on the menu for eastern Quebec? | CBC News

With the seal population on the rise in eastern Quebec, local businesses and hunters are hoping to take advantage and grow the market for seal meat and seal-derived products.

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Virtual Book Launch: Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era (January 23, 2026)

You are invited to attend the January 23, 2026 virtual book launch of "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" (Routledge 2025) by Dr. Danita Catherine Burke hosted by IASH, The University of Edinburgh

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Virtual Event - Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era Book Launch

Book Launch: "Greenpeace in the Circumpolar North: Lessons Learned from the Anti-Sealing Era" Friday - 23 January 2026 - 11:00am - 12:00pm EST Register Here Online launch of Dr Danita Cathe...

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