Indigenous
Louise Belbin
(1897–1999)Louise Belbin spent a lifetime proving that extraordinary art can grow from ordinary life. One...
Sarah Leo
(b. Unknown)First woman elected President of Nunatsiavut, and Labrador's first Indigenous woman Honorary Colonel.
Elizabeth Penashue
(1944-present)Tshaukuesh “Elizabeth” Penashue was born on May 15, 1944, near Meshikamau Lake in Nitassinan, the...
Josephina Kalleo
(1920-1993)Josephina Kalleo was born in 1920 in Nain, Labrador, on the north coast of what...
Lydia Campbell
(1818–1905)Lydia Campbell, often remembered as “Aunt Lydia,” was the first person from Nunatsiavut to be...
Jean Crane
(1929-2025)Inuit Artist, Educator, and Advocate
Mikak
(~1740–1785)Inuk Diplomat, Cultural Bridge-Builder, Advocate for Inuit-European Relations
Doris Saunders
(1941-2006)Born in Cartwright, Labrador, Doris Jean (Martin) Saunders grew up surrounded by stories of Inuit,...