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Crossing the Barren Grounds across the taïga and
the tundra |
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An
expedition in the far North of Canada |
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The North : from the Northwest
Territories to Nunavut
A crossing
from the south to the north of the Barren Grounds
60
days, 800 km with skis and pulka, starting mid-march 2010
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The route
This expedition is inspired by Samuel Hearne's journal, A Journey from Prince of Wales’s
Fort in Hudson’s Bay to the Northern Ocean.
We will discover a splendid nature while walking in the steps
of
aboriginal people. Starting from Yellowknife, near Great Slave
Lake
(Northwest Territories), we will progress towards of the east of the
Great Bear
Lake
near the Arctic Circle. A
turn will bring us to the banks of the Coppermine River which
we
will follow up to the sea shore and Kugluktuk (Coppermine), an inuit
village in Nunavut.
During the first
third of the crossing a stop will be organized at Gameti (Rae Lakes), a
First Nations community.
Two stages
- Yellowknife - Gameti (Rae Lakes), 300 km on the Dene territory
- 500 km to reach Kugluktuk located on inuit territory.
Communication and media exposure
- Following of the expedition thanks to a blog and website
- Film
- Videos for educational purpose
- Conferences and festivals
- Press covers
Godmother
Marie-Hélène Fraïssé is the godmother of the expedition.
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Journalist,
writer, reporter and radio producer
at France-Culture, she has established the french edition of
the
Samuel Hearne's journal in 2002.
To contact us : contact@diagonale-groenland.asso.fr |
The cost
Our overall budget reaches 25000 €, including the whole required
equipment, clothes,
food, fuel, flights and transportations, communication and insurances. |
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