“During the Arnait Nipingit Women’s Leadership Summit in 2010, I was asked what leadership means to me. “Leadership,” I told the group, “means never losing sight of the fact that the issues at hand are so much bigger than you.… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share Image
“But the difficulty I had being front and centre, as well as all the other obstacles the job presented, made me realize that struggles… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“The individual rights of many are at stake. The collective rights of many peoples to their culture are also at stake. I encourage the… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“During one of the CGI panel discussions, I asked Senator Clinton about implementing ACIA recommendations, and her answer assured me that she was aware… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“Oxfam stated, “Climate change was first seen as a scientific problem, then an economic one. Now we must also see it as a matter… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
In Alaska, the beaches are slumping so much, people are having to move houses. In Tuktoyaktuk, the land is starting to go under water.… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“While there, I was asked to be interviewed for The 11th Hour, a documentary about the state of the global environment produced by Leonardo… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“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… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“DISTURBED BY THE INDISCRIMINATE USE of synthetic chemical pesticides after the Second World War, aquatic biologist Rachel Carson reluctantly turned her focus from nature… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“But the difficulty I had being front and centre, as well as all the other obstacles the job presented, made me realize that struggles… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“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… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“In all, over twelve hundred dogs were destroyed. And while the official explanation given at the time was that they were culled to prevent… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“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… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“In his book The Other Side of Eden, British anthropologist Hugh Brody translates this powerful Inuktitut word into English, describing it as “the mix… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
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… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
“Certainly no permission was asked of the owners. The dogs were simply shot. In some instances, the carcasses were thrown in piles and burnt.… — Sheila Watt-Cloutier Copy Share
