‘A voice for the Arctic’: Inaugural fellowship for northern youth wraps up [Video]

An inaugural fellowship saw 10 young people from across the North come together to share knowledge through cultural exchanges and community-based research. 

The Arctic Resilient Communities Youth Fellowship is a nine-month program for northern youth. 

Of the 10 fellows from Alaska, Greenland and northern Canada, seven were Indigenous. Two of the fellows were from the Northwest Territories, two from the Yukon, and one from Nunavut.

The cohort spent the first year in online conversations as well as visiting the participating countries.

“I’ve always been a proud Indigenous, First Nations person,” said Tiana Lemon, a Trʼondëk Hwëchʼin citizen currently residing in Whitehorse.

“[But] seeing other people around the world … and really connecting the bridge between Indigenous knowledge and Western science, this is really the generation that’s doing it. And it’s really inspiring …