“This experience was healthy for me - physically by hiking distances and keeping me in shape; mentally by giving me new knowledge; socially by making new friends; and spiritually as I was taken by the land and it’s beauty.”

—2011 participant

“I learned more about our (Inuit) culture and the past, and feel connected to the land and people more than I already am.”

—2011 participant

“Being at the Base Camp is what everyone needs once in a while. It gives you a really good, well-needed break from life in town, you meet a lot of new people, and enjoy every minute up there.”

—2011 participant

“I think this experience will help me live a healthier life because it really opened my eyes by showing me what an important, smart, knowledgeable, healthy, and understanding woman I could be.”

—2011 participant

“Making new friends was great. Meeting people that inspire you and make you want to be a better person. We all got so close.”

—2012 participant

“Going to Hebron was just amazing, just knowing that our ancestor were here, the feeling was powerful.”

—2012 participant

“Laughing makes me so happy. We laughed so much during these past weeks, it was AWESOME.”

—2012 participant

“I felt I was playing an important role in the conservation of the Park….it helped fuel my interest in learning more about what I can do to help preserve the land and nature.”

—2012 participant

“I loved spending time with the Elders. They have so much to offer.”

—2012 participant

“Before this summer, I would back out of a lot of things... but now I am more open to take on new experiences!”

—2012 participant

“It was an awesome way to introduce science and research in the Arctic to younger people like me.”

—2009 participant

“It meant a lot to me because my parents were born up there but I never had a chance to see their homeland. I would jump at the chance to go there again.”

—2009 participant

“I met so many interesting people from around the world who I now think of as my mentors. These mentors, both Inuit and scientists, taught us so much of their knowledge and work.”

—2009 participant

“You will go back home anew… and not even words will sum up the best experience you’ve had in your life that may have made you understand yourself better.”

—2011 participant

“Everyday you will live life like you’ve never before, so much that you even forget what you did yesterday because you had so much fun and made memories that you will cherish forever…”

—2011 participant

“My experience with the kANGIDLUASUk Student Program was the best! it gave me an opportunity to meet new people, and learn new things about science and traditional ecological knowledge.”

—2010 participant

“…I learned how important our natural world is to everyone as a whole. Now, I have extended my education at a University level, and am majoring in Environmental Studies.”

—2010 participant

“This program is an amazing opportunity for Inuit youth because of the connection that they would feel with the land, with their history, and with the bright futures that they have ahead. It is a unique experience that opens up the past, the present and the future.”

—2010 participant