Mr. Joel Heath
Executive Director, The Arctic Eider Society, Sanikiluaq, Canada
Joel Heath is an accomplished Canadian academic and filmmaker and former Fulbright Chair in Arctic Studies. He has 20 years of Arctic experience working with Inuit communities combining his expertise in ecology, sea ice dynamics, Inuit knowledge and mathematical biology. He has led development of a network of Community-Driven Research Programs, curriculum for northern schools, directed/produced the 16x award winning film People of a Feather (www.peopleofafeather.com). He is Executive Director and co-founder of the Arctic Eider Society (www.arcticeider.com), a registered Canadian charity based in Sanikiluaq Nunavut, and recent winner of the Google.org Impact Challenge in Canada for SIKU: the Inuit knowledge Wiki and Social Mapping Platform.