Gwich'in hunting project nets Arctic Inspiration Prize

NJTI's Community Journalism Training alum, Aiden Kunnizzi, is a part of the Wisdom From the Watershed team, which received a $100,000.00 Arctic Inspiration Prize for 2025. NNSL interviewed team members after the award was announced.

"It is our hope that those who participate in our ongoing fall camp will gain the knowledge and skills of our people and carry forward these as they become our future leaders," said Kay, who thanked Margaret Gordon for nominating the project for the prize.

All of this will be filmed and produced into a short documentary at the end. The aim is to " broaden the discussion about climate change in Canada’s North" and the team behind the project consists of Brandon Firth (Team Leader), Aiden Kunnizzi, Edwin Kay, Rylan Firth, Lucas Francis, Darius Keevik, Jordan Stewart, Dakota Koe, Phillip Kay, Alice Vittrekwa, George Vittrekwa, Eileen Kay and Tony Devlin.

- NNSL, May 16, 2025

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