The Arctic Council is an international forum, a venue in which the eight Arctic states can cooperate '' ... on common Arctic issues, in particular issues of sustainable development and environmental protection.'' Canada played a major role in the creation of the Council in 1996 and is the Chair of the Council for 20132015. The Arctic Council's current focus is on the responsible development of Arctic resources, development of safe Arctic shipping, and supporting sustainable circumpolar communities. Indigenous peoples' organizations from the eight states that participate in the Arctic Council are formally recognized as Permanent Participants and have helped shape the development of the Arctic Council. They also initiate and participate in various projects. Since 2009, the Arctic Council has increasingly focused on health- and wellness-related issues, and its Working Groups and associated project groups have produced data, reports, and documents that are of interest to librarians, clinicians, policy makers, and others concerned with Arctic health. This paper briefly addresses the history, structure, focus, health initiatives, and publications of the Arctic Council. Because of the complex structure and history of the Arctic Council, its publications can be difficult to find, and this report provides helpful tips for obtaining relevant information. The report concludes with some interesting developments in the growing interest by non-Arctic countries wanting to participate in the Arctic Council. Background More than four million people who live in the Arctic are citizens of the eight states that participate in the Arctic Council. The Arctic is water surrounded by land that is home to the Inuit, the Aleuts, the Athabascan, the Saami, and the 41 Indigenous groups living in the Russian Federation. In contrast, the Antarctic is land surrounded by water and is the temporary home for a few thousand scientists and researchers in the summer and just a few hundred in the winter. There is a growing awareness of the impacts of climate change on both poles. These changes directly impact the people who live in the North with loss of access to food sources, land erosion causing destruction of homes, and organic pollutants that impact food and human health. This article describes the history, structure, function, and health initiatives of the Arctic Council, a group whose mission includes the well-being of Indigenous peoples living in the North.