Expedition Team
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Expedition Leader
Jason is an Inuk from Nunatsiavut. He is passionate about connecting people and places, and works with local leaders to develop community-focused, socially conscious travel initiatives.
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Botanist, Author, Artist
Carolyn's interest in Arctic plants sparked her co-authored book, Common Plants of Nunavut. She delights in sharing and learning about all things Arctic.
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Historian, Political Scientist, Journalist
Aaron is wild about Arctic history and politics. Long the editor of Up Here magazine, he’s now an academic, specializing in Indigenous governance.
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Inuit Cultural Educator
Randy Edmunds is an Inuk from Nunatsiavut. He spends as much time as he can out on the land and sea around the northern coast of Labrador.
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Explorer, Author
James is a writer, geographer, teacher, and seasoned adventurer with a particular passion for silent craft and the North.
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Author, Cultural Historian
David Pelly is a modern-day explorer of the North’s cultural landscape. He has been travelling, living, and writing in the Arctic for forty years.
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Land Claims Specialist
Laurie is a committed Northern Indigenous law specialist, an Arctic canoeing enthusiast, hiker, and traveller.
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Inuit Cultural Educator
Alexandra is a self-taught Inuk artist with a familial tradition of adventure on the high seas.
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Historian, Archaeologist, Inuit Cultural Educator
Aka’s love for the Arctic manifests in her passions for communicating Arctic history, archaeology, culture, and nature.
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Conservation Biologist
Victoria is an Inuk conservation biologist working widely across the circumpolar Arctic. Home on the Alaskan tundra, she’s been chasing animals her whole life.
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Ornithologist, Arctic Ecologist, Sea Bird Biologist, Canada Research Chair
Mark has spent two decades conducting research on Arctic seabirds to better understand climate change, to environmental contaminants, and to evaluate candidate protected areas.
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Geologist, Oxford Research Professor
Dr. Marc St-Onge is an accomplished geologist and petrologist keenly interested in documenting the evolution of continents and the growth of mountains throughout Earth's history.
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Junior Sales Lead
Brenya is a traveller with a passion for learning who knows that every destination offers unique lessons to each of its visitors.
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Wildlife Ecologist & Expedition Team
Dave is an avid explorer of Canada’s remote wilderness, and a wildlife ecologist with a great respect for the polar regions and the wildlife who call the North home.
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Inuit Art Specialist, Arctic Filmmaker
John grew up among Inuit while his parents showed Inuit art to the world. He uses storytelling, filmmaking and art to bridge the cultural gap.