Beyond Her Horizons is a collaborative, horizontal project composed of an evolving team of women on land and at sea. We have included some images of historic women to acknowledge our larger lineage.
At Sea:
Okalik Eegeesiak, works with NVision focusing on community engagement; she has extensive experience with storytelling to both Northern and Southern audiences. Her former role as Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council gives her a prominent platform to communicate the aspirations of the Inuit and Arctic community both within Canada and internationally.
Jessica Houston, artist, journeys from pole to pole, employing oral narratives, photography, objects, painting and video as her mediums. Her focus lies on climate change and social justice issues, particularly emphasizing the deep time of ice and collaboration with nature.
Noémie Planat, PhD Candidate, McGill University, studies the role of Pacific Waters which enter the Arctic through the Bering Strait, split into different branches and bring heat and fresher water to the Arctic.
On Land:
Bernadette Dean, resident of Rankin Inlet and great-granddaughter of Siusarnaq, historian, knowledge keeper
Aaju Peter, Iqaluit resident, lawyer, activist and sealskin clothing designer, she is featured in the documentary Twice Colonized (photo credit @michellevalberg)
Genevieve LeMoine, author and curator at The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center, Bowdoin College
Mariah Erkloo, Pond Inlet resident, sociology student at University of British Columbia and Ambassador, Oxen Expeditions
Sunniva Sorby, citizen scientist, explorer and co-founder of Hearts in the Ice, an organization bringing awareness to climate change
Abbie Ootova, resident of Pond Inlet NU. Abbie is a cultural performer and she is versed in the singing traditions of her Inuit culture.
Dr. Joanna Kafarowski is a geographer and author of The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd and editor of Gender, Culture and Northern Fisheries. She spent over a decade working with Inuit women in the Canadian Arctic on gender and natural resource issues. She is currently working on a book about women, exploration and climate change in Greenland.
Monica Kidd, Monica’s most recent poetry book is Chance Encounters with Wild Animals (Gaspereau Press, 2019). She has published seven books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction, as well as reportage for print, broadcast and film. Monica uses her graduate experience in seabird ecology and evolution in her work as a guide in Antarctica. She is a family doctor and delivers babies in southern Alberta and Newfoundland and is completing a MFA in Creative Nonfiction focusing on coastal erosion and human health.
Dr Isabelle Gapp, FAS Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Art History, University of Toronto, and incoming Interdisciplinary Research Fellow, Centre for Environment and Biodiversity, University of Aberdeen. Isabelle writes and teaches at the intersection of landscape painting, environmental history, and climate change around the Circumpolar North from 1850 to the present day. In addition to her forthcoming book A Circumpolar Landscape: Art and Environment in Scandinavia and North America, 1890-1930 (Lund Humphries, April 2024), Isabelle has written about northern coastlines, glacial landscapes and icy materialities, and Arctic cartography.
Dr. Maija-Liisa Harju, researcher and educational consultant McGill University, climate change and education consultant
ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐃᔨᑦᓯᐊᖅ
ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐃᔨᑦᓯᐊᖅ, ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᑦᑎᐊᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓗ. ᐃᒃᓯᕙᐅᑕᕆᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ; ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᑉ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ.
ᐅᑲᓕᖅ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑑᕙᒥ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐱᔭᓐᓂᖏᑦᑐᓕᕆᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎ.
ᔭᓯᑲ ᕼᐅᔅᑕᓐ
ᓴᓇᙳᐊᖅᑎ ᐊᐅᓚᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᑭᓪᓕᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᑖᓄᑦ − ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᓲᖅ, ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑎᐅᓲᑦ, ᐊᒥᐊᕆᔨᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᔭᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᖅ − ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᓪᓗ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨᐅᓲᖅ ᓈᒻᒪᓇᖅᓯᒪᓱᕆᖏᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᐱᓪᓚᕆᒋᔭᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᓯᑯᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᒥᒥᐅᑕᓂᒃ.
ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᒋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᑐᓲᖑᔪᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᓕᐊᕆᕙᓪᓕᐊᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓇᐃᑦᑐᓂᒃ, ᑎᒥᐊᖅ ᐃᓴᕈᑭᑦᑐᖅ ᑎᖏᒍᓐᓇᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᑭᓕᐅᕆᕙᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒦᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂᒃ, ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᓂᒋᐊ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐃᔅᓚᓐᒥ.
ᓇᐃᔫᒥ ᐸᓚᓇᑦ
ᓇᐃᔫᒥ ᐸᓚᓇᑦ, ᐃᓱᓕᒃᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕆᔭᐅᕙᑦᑑᑉ ᖁᑦᑎᓛᖓᓂᒃ, ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᖓᓂᒃ ᒪᑭᐅᓪ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ, ᖁᕕᐊᒋᓪᓚᕆᑦᑕᖓ ᐅᒥᐊᑐᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᒪᕕᔾᔪᐊᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒧᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᑲᑎᑉᐸᒻᒪᑕ ᐆᓇᕐᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᐃᒪᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ, ᓇᐃᔫᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᖃᑦᑕᖅᑕᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᒪᐅᑉ (ᐆᓇᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᓄᖑᑎᑉᐸᓕᐊᓲᒥ) ᐆᑦᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᐊᓕᓂᐅᑉ ᐃᒪᕕᖓᓂᒃ
ᓄᓇᒥ:
ᐱᕐᓇᑎ ᑏᓐ, ᑲᖏᖅᓯᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᐅᓴᕐᓈᑉ ᐃᓗᓕᕆᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᖃᓄᐃᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ
ᒪᕋᐃᐊ ᐃᖅᓗ, ᐃᓕᓴᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕆᕙᑦᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᔾᔪᐊᖓᓂ ᕗᑎᔅ ᑲᓚᕕᐊᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥᐅᑕ.
ᐋᔪ ᐲᑕ, ᐃᓄᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑭᒡᒐᖅᑐᐃᔨ ᐅᓂᒃᑲᐅᓯᖃᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓅᓯᖓᓂᒃ, ᒪᕐᕈᐊᖅᑎᖅᑐᓂ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᕿᓯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓐᓄᕌᓕᐅᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂᓗ.
ᔨᓇᕖᓐ ᓕᒧᐃ, ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᓕᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑦ ᑕᑯᔭᒐᖃᕐᕕᖓᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓕᓴᒐᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᕙᐅᑕᓐ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖓᓂ.
ᓱᓂᕙ ᓲᐱ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ, ᑭᓱᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒐᓱᐊᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᓯᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐆᒻᒪᑎᑦ ᓯᑯᒥ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ
ᒪᓚᐃᔭ ᕕᓰᑉ, ᐃᒪᐅᑉ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᒥᕐᖑᐃᖅᓯᕕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᔪᖅ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᒥᐊᔪᐊᖃᕐᕕᒥᓂᕐᓂᒃ, ᐃᖃᓗᒻᒥᐅᑕ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ
ᐋᐱ ᐆᑦᑐᕙ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒻᒥᐅᖅ. ᐋᐱ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᑕᑯᒃᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᕐᖏᖅᑎᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᕐᖏᖅᑕᐅᓲᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᒪᑐᐃᖅᓯᔨᐅᓪᓗᓂ. ᐃᕐᖏᓱᖅ ᐃᕐᖏᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ.
ᒫᓂᑲ ᑭᑦ, ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑎ, ᓗᑦᑖᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔭᖅᑎ
ᓗᑦᑕᖅ ᒪᐃᔭ−ᓖᓴ ᕼᐊᕐᔪ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᓕᕆᔨ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᓴᕐᕕᐊᖓᓂ ᒪᑭᐅᓪ, ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ ᓗᑦᑖᖅ ᔪᐊᓇ ᑲᕙᕈᔅᑭ ᓄᓇᙳᐊᓕᕆᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨ ᐊᒥᐊᓕᒐᕐᓄ, ᐃᓅᓯᖓ ᓗᐃᔅ ᐊᕐᓄ ᕗᐃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᑎᕋᐅᓯᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑭᓲᓂᕐᒥᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖅ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐃᖃᓗᒐᓱᓐᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᑦ. ᖁᓕᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᑐᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ ᑭᓲᓂᕐᒥᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᕐᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᓕᓐᓂᒃ. ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᓕᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᓕᕆᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᑯᑭᑦᑐᓂ.