Photos
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Gia Lundblad shows her beautiful embroidery technique at the art soiree.
This beautiful Inuit-styled headband was sewn in the traditional sewing workshop.
Lucasi Kiatainaq shows his painting at the evening art soiree.
Bravo pod relaxes on the tundra for a photo.
Alpha pod shapes its members onto an A formation.
Pod groups meet in circle conversations.
Group shot of the members of the SOI 2016 expedition
Robert Jacque takes a break with his juggling balls.
Yoga on a mountaintop in Greenland.
Malcolm sewed this Inuit Ookpik (owl) during the traditional Inuit sewing workshops and proudly displayed it during the evening art soiree.
The mouth of the llissaat Ice Fiord fed by Sermeq Kujalleq, the great glacier which liberates over 35 cubic kilometres of ice every year.
Student listen to climate scientist Maureen Raymo at the foot of the Illissaat Ice Fiord.
Humpback whale activity at the mouth of the llissaat Ice Fiord. Like a finger print each fluke is individual to that whale.
Rock outcrop at the llissaat Ice Fiord, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Zodiacs raft up at the mouth of the llissaat Ice Fiord for a concert among the icebergs with Hey Rosetta’s Tim Baker, accompanied on cello by expedition doctor Andrew Bresnahan.
Zodiacs raft up at the mouth of the llissaat Ice Fiord for a concert among the icebergs with Hey Rosetta’s Tim Baker.
Students thank SOI staff with skits, this one for Mike Jensen, a science educator at the Manitoba Museum.
Students thank SOI staff with skits, this one for Conor Leggot.
Exploring a grounded iceberg
Students thank SOI staff with skits, this one for expedition leader Geoff Green
It was fun to jump across streams of glacial melt water on the ice cap
Drinking the pure melt water off the ice cap
Andrea Philips and Roger Bull navigate the slippery slopes of the ice cap
Students on Ice!! crossing onto the Greenland ice cap.
An excited group of students scramble down the rocky slope of the moraine to walk out onto the ice cap
As our bus was heading up to the ice cap, these Muskoxen dashed across the road to the delight of all aboard
Reindeer sprints across the tundra-covered hills of Greenland
SOI staff and curfew checker Mike Jensen gets a hug from his charges
Gen Cote takes a very leisurely paddle in SOI’s handmade qajaq
Iceberg at sunset
Sharing a laugh
Final phase of ROV workshop.
Students Shawna Dicker and Katrina Anthony leap in Qeqertarsuaq
Geoff Green meets musicians in Qeqertarsuaq who came down to meet the ship.
Lach Akesuk Watches water beetles in the science lab
Students under whale bone arch
Qeqertarsuaq
Musk Ox skull decorates a roof top
Malaysian students Hani and Arif with Nurul
Arctic Cotton
Miguel answers students questions on being an ambassador
Local band singing, drumming, throat singing to welcome us to Qeqertasuaq
Northern Fulmars glide over the waves as they follow the ship
Arctic Swim Team
Iceberg in contrast of mountain
Zodiac dwarfed by iceberg
Humpback whale dives in Greenlandic fjord
Kittiwakes on the bird cliffs
BBQ on Deck in the sunny scenery
Zodiacs in the scenery of Greenland
On Zodiac cruise to see glacier
Paloma and her violin deck
Geoff and students enjoy a zodiac cruise
Stretching in preparation for bottle throw
Students qajaq in fjord
Student Elise Pullar examines her botany work
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Aboriginal Artist in Residence Justin Manyfingers speaks of his experience during the Truth and Reconciliation panel
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Expedition Leader Geoff Green shows students the ship's path as they cross into Greenland
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Student reviews her botany work
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Students making bannock
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Student Suryaa Murali takes in the icebergs off of the Baffin coast
Canada
Seals rest on an ice floe
Near southern coast of Baffin Island, Canada
Students engage with Aboriginal Artist in Residence Jimmy Blais
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Student tosses bottle into Arctic waters as part of the Drift Bottle Project
Canada
Iceberg off of Baffin coast
Canada
Iceberg off of Baffin coast
Canada
Student works on sewing project
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Arctic wildflowers on a finished sample of herbarium sheet
MS Ocean Endeavour crossing Davis Strait, Canada
Staff Whit Fraser tells the story of the founding of Nunavut
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
A sculpin caught for dissection during an ichthyology workshop
MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Student examines parasite found inside Greenlandic cod
MS Ocean Endeavour crossing Davis Strait, Canada
Student works on artwork during workshop
MS Ocean Endeavour crossing Davis Strait, Canada
Student shelters a butterfly from the wind on a tundra walk
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Scientist Roger Bull describes Arctic wildflower
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Students Reem and Sofia.
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Partners & Staff with Community Foundations of Canada
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Student Cameron Byers
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Expeditioners enjoy a wet ride in Zodiacs
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Expedition physician Andrew Bresnahan plays his cello during an evening Zodiac excursion.
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Polar explorer and author James Raffan serenades a Zodiac full of students
Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Parks Canada students and staff welcome expedition to Base Camp
Torngat Mountains National Park
Maatali Okalik and student throat sing
Hebron, Canada
Moravian Mission at Hebron
Hebron, Canada
Parks Canada youth ambassadors celebrate the Red Chair Project with Torngat Mountains National Park Superintendent Gary Baikie.
Ramah Bay, Canada
Leacross Foundation sponsored students go for a run along the beach
Ramah Bay, Canada
Running through a waterfall at Ramah
Ramah Bay, Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Students at a waterfall in Ramah
Ramah Bay, Canada
Enjoying an ice slide at Ramah
Ramah Bay, Torngat Mountains National Park, Canada
Student photographs waterfall at Ramah
Ramah Bay, Canada
Student Jasveen Brar enjoys a waterfall at Ramah
Ramah Bay, Torngat Mountains National Park
Pod group performs in the Hub
Running on beach Ramah Bay landing
Ramah Bay, Canada
Miki performs as Uaajerneq, a modern form of the East Greeland Mask Dance
Ramah Bay, Canada
A piece of the famous Ramah chirt
Ramah Bay, Canada
Wrapping work shops during Ramah Bay landing
Tim Baker and Dr. Andrew Bresnahan play for students
Ramah Bay, Canada
Nicholas Castel takes a bracing walk through the waterfall at Ramah Bay
Ramah Bay, Canada
Entering Tallek Arm in Torngat Mountains NP
Tallek Arm, Canada
Traditional qajaqs on shore
Eclipse Channel, Canada
Reflection time on Ramah Bay landing
Ramah Bay, Canada
On deck, Tallek Arm Torngats
Tallek Arm, CAnada
Whitney and Caitlyn run workshop
Ramah Bay, Canada
Impromptu concert at Ramah Bay
Student takes in concert in “amphitheatre” during Ramah Bay
Sunset over Eclipse Sound, Torngat Mountains NP
Mandatory lifeboat drills are held within 24 hours of boarding the ship
Polar explorer and author James Raffan presents
Meetings in the briefing room are rarely boring!
An entertaining story by Sahil had the room in stitches
Sahil Dwivedi is framed by a fog bow
Ian Tamblyn in a song-writing workshop
Zodiac cruise in the Torngat Mountains
Eric Gauthier paddles a Greenlandic qajaq
SUPs, qajaqs and safety boats in Eclipse Sound
Joshua Thompson celebrates his birthday on the ship
Thom hard at work
Lasting friendships are formed on the SOI expeditions
Sea birds feasting on remains of seal
Frobisher Bay, Canada
Polar bear on ice floe
Frobisher Bay, Canada
Polar bear family on ice floe
Frobisher Bay, Canada
Inuit sewing onboard MS Ocean Endeavour
Arctic, Canada
Art Workshop onboard MS Ocean Endeavour
Arctic, Canada
Student inspects whale baleen
Onboard MS Ocean Endeavour, Canada
Inuit Games
Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Ottawa, Canada
Students learning during northern pre-expedition program
Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Ottawa, Canada
SOI Arctic 2016 student
Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Ottawa, Canada
National Inuit Youth Council presentation
Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Ottawa, Canada
Pre-expedition program with northern youth
Nunavut Sivuniksavut, Ottawa, Canada
Ziplining at Camp Fortune
Gatineau Park, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Ziplining at Camp Fortune
Gatineau Park, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
Students tour CMN Collections Facility
Canadian Museum of Nature Collections, Ottawa, Canada
Student inspecting specimen at CMN
Canadian Museum of Nature Collections, Ottawa, Canada
Student inspecting specimen at CMN
Canadian Museum of Nature Collections, Ottawa, Canada
David Serkoak performs Inuit drum dancing
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Mary Simon speaks to SOI Arctic 2016 team
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Meg Beckel, CEO of Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Samantha Metcalfe and Cailyn Degrandpre perform at SOI Arctic 2016 launch
Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada
Throat Singers at Launch Event
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau smiles for photo with SOI Arctic 2016 students
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Students at #SOIArctic2016 launch
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Justin Trudeau receives SOI t-shirt
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Geoff Green welcomes Prime Minister Trudeau to Arctic 2016 launch
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau with SOI Arctic 2016 team
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Prime Minister Trudeau welcomed at Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
SOI alumna Emma Arsenault, Dr. Fred Roots and Mary Simon welcome Prime Minister Trudeau
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Dr. Fred Roots greets Prime Minister Trudeau
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
Students in front of iceberg sculpture
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada