Over the last 35 years, Aboriginal land claims have had great influence on the way peopel and industry use Northern landscapes. In this podcast, we'll hear from Nigel Bankes. He's a professor of law at the University of Calgary with a specialty in Aboriginal Law. 

Many Inupiak in Alaska depend on subsistence hunting to feed their families.  Taqulik Hepa believes that the benefits of hunting for subsitence go far beyond simply providing food. She says that subsistence hunting teaches valuable social lessons as well. Hepa is the Director for the Deparment of Wildlife Management for the North Slope Borough. She spoke to The Living North at the 2012 North Slope Conference in Whitehorse, Yukon.

Northern Labrador is home to Nunatsiavut, Canada's newest land claim, and the first land claim to incorporate self government. Co-management is a cornerstone of wildlife and natural resource management in this part of Canada. In this podcast, Aaron Dale talks about Nunatsiavut's developing co-management strategies.

Often land that has great value for traditional uses such as subsistence hunting is also land that has great potential for resource development. Pete Ewins, Senior Officer of Species Conservation for World Wildlife Fund Canada, talks about how "balanced development can be achieved in Canada's North.