Carol
Brice-Bennett (1949–2018) was an anthropologist who worked for decades with
Inuit in northern Labrador. Originally from Montreal, she coordinated land-use
research for the Labrador Inuit Association in the 1970s. Her edited volume, Our
Footprints Are Everywhere: Land Use and Occupancy in Labrador (Labrador Inuit Association, 1977), formed
the basis of the land claim agreement for Nunatsiavut. Among other posts, she
served as the Director of the Labrador Institute from 1985 to 1996 and as the Director of
Aboriginal Health Programs and Research with the Labrador Grenfell Health
Authority before she retired in 2015. She is the author of several books,
including Dispossessed: The Eviction of Inuit from Hebron, Labrador (Imaginaire|Nord,
2017). She earned an MA from Memorial University.
Lena
Onalik is an Inuk and descendant of
Avanimiut. She grew up in Makkovik with her grandparents, who were relocated
there from Okkak Bay. She is an advocate for Inuit language and culture and
works as the Archaeologist for the Nunatsiavut Government’s Department of
Language, Culture, and Tourism. She earned a BA in Archaeology from Memorial
University. Lena is happiest when she is on the land and sea. She loves fishing
and sharing experiences on the land with others, especially her family.
Andrea
Procter is a historical anthropologist who focuses on settler colonialism and
community-driven research. She has authored several books with Inuit partners,
including TautukKonik: A Portrait of Inuit Life in Northern Labrador, 1969–1986 (Memorial University Press, 2022), and
A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland (ISER Books, 2020), winner of the 2021
Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing, the CLIO Prize (Atlantic), and the
Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Non-Fiction. She earned a PhD from
Memorial University and lives, hikes, and kayaks in St. John’s with her family.
