The waters of the Northwest Passage, stewarded by Inuit for thousands of years, are contested, but a diplomatic dispute is hardly the only threat facing the Arctic waterway. Every year, the Canadian Armed Forces deploys there for Operation Nanook, a series of exercises intended to ensure safety and security in the changing, climate-vulnerable Arctic – and to make Canada's presence known. To see more of this photo essay and others from Underexposed, a year-long photojournalism project shedding light on the unseen lives of Canadians in every province and territory, go to tgam.ca/Underexposed.
The Globe and Mail
The waters of the Northwest Passage, stewarded by Inuit for thousands of years, are contested, but a diplomatic dispute is hardly the only threat facing the Arctic waterway. Every year, the Canadian Armed Forces deploys there for Operation Nanook, a series of exercises intended to ensure safety and security in the changing, climate-vulnerable Arctic – and to make Canada's presence known. To see more of this photo essay and others from Underexposed, a year-long photojournalism project shedding light on the unseen lives of Canadians in every province and territory, go to tgam.ca/Underexposed.
Photos and story by Gavin John
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