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A trail leads out onto the tundra near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Canadian Rangers drive all-terr...leaders and military personnel.

Canadian Rangers drive all-terrain vehicles to Resolute Bay, Nunavut after a mock search and rescue exercise near the community. The Rangers, a mix of Inuit, Metis, First Nations and Non-Indigenous reservists act as cultural and logistical advisers to Canadian Armed Forces soldiers working in the Arctic. Considered the military’s “eyes and ears” in the North, the Rangers act as a first line of support in emergencies, as well as liaisons between community leaders and military personnel.

A flight engineer checks the la...s Canada’s far north.

A flight engineer checks the landscape over Victoria Island from a Chinook helicopter. The helicopter is headed to an encampment of soldiers and rangers at Jenny Lind Island who are monitoring the North Warning System, a joint USA-Canada radar system used to surveil the airspace of potential intruders across Canada’s far north.

A view of Resolute Bay, Nunavut...p tourists. Devon Island Canada

A view of Resolute Bay, Nunavut. The hamlet of roughly 180 residents is the second most northerly community in Canada. It was settled formally in the early 1950’s as part of Canada’s relocation program which moved families here from Inukjuak, Quebec and Pond Inlet, Nunavut to lay claim to sovereignty of the high arctic islands. The people were promised homes but there were no buildings when they arrived, and they were forced to live and hunt in a landscape they were unfamiliar with. They were told by the Canadian government that they could return to their original communities after one year, but that offer was withdrawn. A 1993 inquiry into the relocation program lead to a report and eventual settlement and apology by the Canadian government in 2008. Resolute Bay remains a militarily strategic hub for Arctic security, as well as a base of operations for arctic researchers and a port for cruise ship tourists. Devon Island Canada

A polar bear hide is stretched ...frame in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

A polar bear hide is stretched on a frame in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Moses Iqalliyuq, a Ranger from ...ise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Moses Iqalliyuq, a Ranger from Taloyoak, Nunavut poses for a photo before a mock search and rescue exercise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Paul Iblauk, a Ranger from Arvi...ise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Paul Iblauk, a Ranger from Arviat, Nunavut poses for a photo before a mock search and rescue exercise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Tip Evans, a Ranger from Teslin...ise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Tip Evans, a Ranger from Teslin, Yukon helps Canadian Armed Forces member, Carl Lemieux during a mock search and rescue exercise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Georgina Semmel, a Canadian Ran...ise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Georgina Semmel, a Canadian Ranger from Atlin, B.C., cleans her .308 rifle after a search and rescue training exercise near Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

A group of officers from the Ca...s Canada’s far north.

A group of officers from the Canadian Armed Forces, The U.S. Army and the Australian Defence Force fly over Queen Maud Gulf to Jenny Lind Island on the Northwest Passage in a Chinook helicopter. Drysuits are worn as a safety precaution while travelling over water. The helicopter is headed to an encampment of soldiers and rangers at Jenny Lind Island who are monitoring the North Warning System, a joint USA-Canada radar system used to surveil the airspace of potential intruders across Canada’s far north.

Major Mathew Hefner, senior adv...tion in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

Major Mathew Hefner, senior advisor of Arctic Operations with the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, is pictured at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

A boy follows a group of CAF me...rdable food and better housing.

A boy follows a group of CAF members into a grocery store in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Because of its remote location, most supplies including fuel, food, housing material and vehicles are flown or shipped to the community from Southern Canada. For many Nunavumuit, security of the Arctic means being self-reliant to a certain degree, which includes improving roads, internet, access to affordable food and better housing.

Melanie Parker, a captain with ... Forces Arctic Training Centre.

Melanie Parker, a captain with the Canadian Rangers in Yellowknife, drives toward Resolute Bay from the Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre.

A dog sits on the porch of a ho...rdable food and better housing.

A dog sits on the porch of a home in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. For many Nunavumuit, security of the Arctic means being self-reliant to a certain degree, which includes improving roads, internet, access to affordable food and better housing.

Bones from caribou, seals and o...ldlife and potential predators.

Bones from caribou, seals and other wildlife are collected on Jenny Lind Island, Nunavut. In addition to monitoring the North Warning System, a joint USA-Canada radar system used to surveil the airspace of potential intruders across Canada’s far north, soldiers and rangers learn how to survive on the land in the high arctic, which includes learning how to identify wildlife and potential predators.

Members of the CAF and US Army ...is invested military exercises.

Members of the CAF and US Army stand in line Toby souvenirs at the school library in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. For many Nunavumuit, security of the Arctic means being self-reliant to a certain degree, which includes improving roads, internet, access to affordable food and better housing. Northerners, to a large degree, feel ignored by the Canadian government in helping improve everyday life, especially when they see how much is invested military exercises.

A print of a soldier in a tank ...entre in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

A print of a soldier in a tank reaching out to a polar bear hangs on the wall at the Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Major Collin Stockwell sits wit...entre in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Major Collin Stockwell sits with soldiers and Canadian Rangers in the galley of the Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

A photo of Bubbles from the tv ...entre in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

A photo of Bubbles from the tv series, Trailer Park Boys, is taped to the window of a CAF vehicle at the Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre in Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

Commander Melissa Desjardins, D...equipment over tundra and snow.

Commander Melissa Desjardins, Director Strategic Engagements for Joint Task Force North, looks at the landscape near Resolute Bay from inside of a BV-206, an all-terrain vehicle that can transport people and equipment over tundra and snow.