Applications are open for the Tundra Science and Culture Camp.  This is an immersive, educational program for high-school-aged students, and educators, from the NWT.

The program is delivered by leaders in Indigenous culture and environmental science who collaborate to provide a unique, on-the-tundra cultural and multidisciplinary learning experience. These leaders include Tłı̨chǫ elders, GNWT experts and educators in their fields, environmental stewards, and on-site graduate student researchers.

Participants learn about Indigenous knowledge, the Tłı̨chǫ language, human history, along with other science-based disciplines such as archaeology, geology, wildlife biology, and aquatic ecology through engaging land-based sessions. Participants also learn about decision-making, resource management, and environmental impact using real-life examples in this diamond mining region.

Up to eighteen participant high-school-aged students, and teachers from the NWT, are accepted annually; this includes homeschooled students and Grade 12 students graduating in June. The camp takes place at the Tundra Ecosystem Research Station located on Daring Lake, 300km north of Yellowknife.

Applications close May 15th, 2026, go to https://www.gov.nt.ca/ecc/en/services/tundra-science-and-culture-camp for more information and how to apply.

For media requests, please contact:

Shannon Graf
Senior Communications Officer
Environment and Climate Change
Government of the Northwest Territories
ECC_Communications@gov.nt.ca
867-767-9231, ext. | poste 53035

Karin Clark
Manager, Wildlife Research and Management
Environment and Climate Change
Government of the Northwest Territories
karin_clark@gov.nt.ca 
(867) 767-9237 ext. 53225