Explorer Classroom with National Geographic
National Geographic Education uses its global network to help Explorers from all over the world interact with students. Through live,…
Unprecedented, yes and no
I wrote my friend Poemoana Teri’inohora’i in Tahiti the other day. Because of Covid-19, I will not see her this…
Live with Jennifer Kingsley
I love telling stories on stage, to camera, or live for web-based events. Stories are made to be shared, and…
Women’s History Month
It was an honour to be part of Women’s History Month this year along with 30 other women who were…
National Geographic Russia: How women live in Chukotka
Here is a story I wrote for National Geographic Russia. This story appeared both on-line and in the printed magazine…
National Geographic On Campus: UVA
National Geographic ran a pilot project at the University of Virginia this month. The organizations worked together to create one…
National Geographic: A fading culture adapts to the changing times
Here is Meet the North’s next National Geographic story. With each new border and political shift, the indigenous women of Chukotka,…
The Austin Meyer Podcast
I was invited to talk with filmmaker/photographer Austin Meyer on his storytelling podcast. We spoke about Meet the North and…
Q&A with photographer Erika Larsen
In preparation for a return to the Russian Far East this summer with Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic, photographer Erika…
A word from our sponsor …
Lindblad Expeditions has been my main sponsor since 2015. Sometimes they ask Eric Guth and me to share some stories…
Howsound: You just won’t know if you don’t ask
I talked with Rob Rosenthal of Howsound about my CBC documentary “Humans of the Arctic.” We chatted about searching out…
Hello students!!
I have the honour of being part of National Geographic’s Educator-Explorer Exchange this year. My educator partner is Kelly Koller…
Hakai magazine: Frozen Ocean
I enjoyed working with the team at Hakai magazine on this story “Frozen Ocean: A photographic primer on the dynamics…
Gabriel Award winner
“Meet the Elverums,” a documentary that I made for CBC’s the Sunday Edition, has won first place in the Radio…
South to the South Pacific
The title says it all! This June, a new chapter of my cultural storytelling begins in French Polynesia (insert endless…
Canada Council: thank you!
For the last year, I’ve been supported by the Canada Council to work on my next book, which will be…
Lessons on listening
These are my lessons on listening from meeting new people all over the Arctic in the last 18 months. A…
BBC Travel: Iceland and Nunavut
Photographer Eric Guth and I have been working with the BBC to showcase some of the stories from Meet the…
“Beyond the Honeybee” wins magazine award
My story “Beyond the Honeybee,” which was published in Cottage Life magazine, won an award at the International Regional Magazine…
“Lake Awake” honoured for its illustrations
Congratulations to illustrator Byron Eggenschwiler, whose art work for my story “Lake Awake” received an Award of Merit from the…
National Geographic Exclusive Video: Polar Bear Cannibalizes Cub
Our polar bear video is now out on National Geographic. Rare footage of a male chasing, killing, and eating a…
Boreal River: How soft skills can prevent hard problems
Boreal River is a great resource for guides. This column is about the soft skills I believe are so important…
Building story and adventure with Instagram
Adventures in Instagram! Meet the North and I have been experimenting. Here’s what I told the Creative Non-fiction Collective on…
The Banff Centre: Writer’s Range
Listen to the Writer’s Range Podcast: On this episode, Mojo talks to writer and naturalist Jennifer Kingsley about the experiences…