2023 Fellows
Sierra Nalaġuzruaq Anderson
Nome, Alaska
Sierra is Inupiaq from Nome, and currently attending the University of Alaska Anchorage focusing on biology, mathematics, and Alaska Native studies.
Iluuna
Sørensen
Nuuk, Greenland
Iluuna Sørensen is from Nuuk, Greenland, but is attending school in Copenhagen, Denmark at Aalborg University.
Joshua Atghaghvik Cannon
St. Lawrence Island, AK
Joshua Atghaghvik Cannon is Siberian Yupik and Spanish with family roots in the whaling community of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island.
Freyja
Stefansdottir
Kujalleq, Greenland
Freyja Stefansdottir is from Kujalleq, South Greenland and works at the Isortoq Reindeer Station of South Greenland herding reindeer.
Anastasia
Rankin
Unalaska, Alaska
Anastasia Rankin is Aleut from Unalaska, Alaska, who works at the Ounalashka Corporation while pursuing an associate degree at Central Washington University.
Charitie
Ropati
Kongiganak, Alaska
Charitie Ropati is Yup’ik and Samoan from Kongiganak, Alaska, and is currently a researcher at Giffin Lab and studying civil engineering at Columbia University.
Samreen
Ahmad
Whitehorse, Yukon
Samreen Ahmad is first-generation South Asian immigrant from Whitehorse, Yukon, currently studying environmental northern conservation sciences at Yukon University.
Hannah
Hoefer
YellowknifE, NWT
Hannah Hoefer is from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and is an assistant negotiator on claim settlements and self-government agreements in the Northwest Territories.
Tiana
Lemon
Dawson City, Yukon
Tiana Lemon is Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nations from Dawson City, Yukon Territories and serves on the board of directors for the Chief Isaac Group of Companies, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in’s for-profit economic development corporation.
AmÉlie
Aubrey-Smith
Fort Smith, NWT
Amelie Aubrey-Smith is from Fort Smith, NWT, and is currently attending school in southern Canada to pursue a degree in the sciences.
Jody
Tulurialik
Taloyoak, Nunavut
Jody Tulurialik is Inuk from Taloyoak, Nunavut and practices traditional sewing, tanning sealskins, and practicing the Inuktitut language.
Gail
Wallace
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
Gail Wallace is Inuk from Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and is a counselling program manager at Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre. Greenland.
Juliane
Aronsen
Kangaatsiaq, Greenland
Juliane Aronsen is from Kangaatsiaq, Greenland and is currently living Sisimiut, Greenland to attend school at Nord Atlantiske Gymnasieklasse.
Miyuki
Daorana
Nuuk, Greenland
Miyuki Daorana is of Greenlandic and Japanese descent, born in Nuuk and currently living in London, England studying abroad.
Edna
Lyberth
Maniitsoq, Greenland
Edna Lyberth is from Maniitsoq, Greenland and is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Fisheries Technology at the Technical University of Denmark.
Kirsten
Petersen
Nuuk, Greenland
Kirsten Petersen is from Sisimiut and Nuuk Greenland and attended high school at Nord Atlantiske Gymnasieklasse which triggered her interest in diverse cultures.
Nivi
Rosing
Nuuk, Greenland
Nivi Rosing is Grenlandic Inuk from Nuuk, Greenland, and is currently attending Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa, Canada.