Speakers

Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a political spokesperson for the Inuit and past chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). She also co-wrote, produced, and co-directed the youth awareness video, "Capturing Spirit: The Inuit Journey." Previously, she was corporate secretary of the Makivik Corporation, managing Inuit heritage funds, and spokesperson for a coalition of Northern indigenous peoples in the global negotiations that led to banning organic pollutants from the Arctic food web. She has also contributed to ICC Canada projects on economic development and training in remote Northern communities and has defended Inuit human rights against the impact of climate change. She is at work on a book currently titled The Right to Be Cold: The Global Significance of Arctic Climate Change.