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Shelley Wright
launches new book aboard Adventure Canada’s Expedition to the Canadian
Arctic
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Author and Inuit advocate Shelley Wright
reveals her latest nonfiction work Our Ice is Vanishing/Sikuvut Nunguliqtuq:
A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change aboard Adventure
Canada’s Northwest Passage expedition, September 8th to 22nd, 2014. A book
launch like no other, the event will allow Wright to showcase her work among the
very icebergs, wildlife and northern communities that first sparked her interest
in one of the world’s most dynamic environments: the Canadian Arctic. Adventure
Canada guests will enjoy an intimate reading and exclusive book signing from
Wright, while sailing through a world ruled by ice. |
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“I have never felt more conscious of being in a
particular place on this earth than when in the Arctic,” says Wright. “Adventure
Canada gave me the opportunity to see the Arctic in a way I could never have
done without them. I fell in love with the beauty of the land and sea, the
majesty of this vast area, and I learned to think globally while focusing on the
local.”
In Our Ice is Vanishing, Wright unlaces the intricate
legacies of exploration, intervention and resilience in the Arctic. The book
interweaves scientific and legal data, Arctic history, and personal anecdotes
and photographs from Wright’s life and travels in the Far North to the forefront
of the international climate change debate. Most of the photographs in her book
were taken while Wright travelled with Adventure Canada, the family-owned
expedition company offering ship and land-based adventures to the Arctic,
Greenland and Eastern Canada. |
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“Shelley is an unshakable advocate for Inuit
and Indigenous peoples’ rights. As part of our onboard resource team, she truly
elevates our guest’s experiences and understanding of climate change as it
relates to Inuit,” says Cedar Swan, Adventure Canada Vice President. “Having
Shelley launch Our Ice is Vanishing in the Northwest Passage with us
couldn’t be more special.”
Adventure Canada offers voyages to the
Northwest Passage twice yearly, travelling between Greenland and the Canadian
Arctic. During this iconic journey, guests will visit Inuit communities, search
for polar bears, witness calving glaciers and sail dramatic fiords.
For more information about author Shelley
Wright and Adventure Canada’s 2015 Northwest Passage expeditions, please visit
www.adventurecanada.com
or call 1-800-363-7566. |
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