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title: "2 Arctic Quotes By Sheila Watt-Cloutier"
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> [In Alaska, the beaches are slumping so much, people are having to move houses. In Tuktoyaktuk, the land is starting to go under water. The glaciers are melting and the permafrost is melting. There are new species of birds and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/in-alaska-the-beaches-are-slumping-so-much-people-are-having-to-move/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

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> [For the first time in history, my community has had to use air conditioners. Imagine that, air conditioners in the Arctic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/for-the-first-time-in-history-my-community-has-had-to-use-air/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61b/sheila-watt-cloutier-27687_air_for-the-first-time-in-history-my-communi_2846463.png)

## Other authors on Arctic

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-mckibben-17985.jpg) Bill McKibben 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arctic/bill-mckibben/)
- [Tatiana Schlossberg 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arctic/tatiana-schlossberg/)

## More by Sheila Watt-Cloutier

> [“But the difficulty I had being front and centre, as well as all the other obstacles the job presented, made me realize that struggles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/but-the-difficulty-i-had-being-front-and-centre-as-well-as-all-the/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“The individual rights of many are at stake. The collective rights of many peoples to their culture are also at stake. I encourage the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/the-individual-rights-of-many-are-at-stake-the-collective-rights-of/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“During one of the CGI panel discussions, I asked Senator Clinton about implementing ACIA recommendations, and her answer assured me that she was aware…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/during-one-of-the-cgi-panel-discussions-i-asked-senator-clinton-about/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“Oxfam stated, “Climate change was first seen as a scientific problem, then an economic one. Now we must also see it as a matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/oxfam-stated-climate-change-was-first-seen-as-a-scientific-problem/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [In Alaska, the beaches are slumping so much, people are having to move houses. In Tuktoyaktuk, the land is starting to go under water.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/in-alaska-the-beaches-are-slumping-so-much-people-are-having-to-move/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“While there, I was asked to be interviewed for The 11th Hour, a documentary about the state of the global environment produced by Leonardo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/while-there-i-was-asked-to-be-interviewed-for-the-11th-hour-a/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“The weather, which we had learned and predicted for centuries, had become uggianaqtuq—a Nunavut term for behaving unexpectedly, or in an unfamiliar way. Our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/the-weather-which-we-had-learned-and-predicted-for-centuries-had/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“DISTURBED BY THE INDISCRIMINATE USE of synthetic chemical pesticides after the Second World War, aquatic biologist Rachel Carson reluctantly turned her focus from nature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/disturbed-by-the-indiscriminate-use-of-synthetic-chemical-pesticides/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“But the difficulty I had being front and centre, as well as all the other obstacles the job presented, made me realize that struggles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/but-the-difficulty-i-had-being-front-and-centre-as-well-as-all-the-2/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“Sometimes you never fully know who you are or the stuff you’re made of until you’re forced to fight for what you think is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/sometimes-you-never-fully-know-who-you-are-or-the-stuff-you-re-made/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“In all, over twelve hundred dogs were destroyed. And while the official explanation given at the time was that they were culled to prevent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/in-all-over-twelve-hundred-dogs-were-destroyed-and-while-the-official/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“Indeed, the idea of “the right to be cold” is less relatable than “the right to water” for many people.This isn’t meant to denigrate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/indeed-the-idea-of-the-right-to-be-cold-is-less-relatable-than-the/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“In his book The Other Side of Eden, British anthropologist Hugh Brody translates this powerful Inuktitut word into English, describing it as “the mix…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/in-his-book-the-other-side-of-eden-british-anthropologist-hugh-brody/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [Everything is connected. Connectivity is going to be the key to addressing these issues, like contaminants and climate change. They're not just about contaminants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/everything-is-connected-connectivity-is-going-to-be-the-key-to/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

> [“Certainly no permission was asked of the owners. The dogs were simply shot. In some instances, the carcasses were thrown in piles and burnt.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-watt-cloutier/certainly-no-permission-was-asked-of-the-owners-the-dogs-were-simply/)

[Sheila Watt-Cloutier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-watt-cloutier/)

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