Sam Huyer is a Netsilik Inuk from Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. His experience in the arctic fundamentally came from living in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut until moving to Nova Scotia in the late 1990’s. Sam has worked and has academic experience working in the field of geology while attending Dalhousie University from 2009-2011. He has also attended the Royal Military College of Canada from 2011-2012 completing the ALOY (Aboriginal Leadership Opportunity Year) program while later becoming a Combat Engineer in Gagetown, New Brunswick. Sam is now attending Trent University studying his undergrad in Indigenous studies with emphasis on Arctic Security and Sovereignty relations. His arctic experience includes his military experience conducting military exercises Arctic Winter Warfare and Arctic survival while he was a Combat Engineer at 4 Engineer Support Regiment, Gagetown, New Brunswick. His studies and future research focus includes Arctic security and sovereignty for Inuit and Canadian relationship building and adaptation to arctic climate change. Sam has conducted social engagement, both communal and private, studying and applying ideas to improve youth at risk in the city of Iqaluit where his approach was to involve and establish the elder and youth community to improve youth at risk. Sam believes that community work is the epicenter when creating change from the communal levels of governance as well as relationship building with regards to community to federal governance. Sam plans “to bridge the gap between both Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures” to improve northern relations and create a safe and secure arctic way of living. Sam plans to continue his education in pursuit of a MA and later a PhD in Circumpolar Studies.