Setting sail on an ocean research journey inspires Innu youths for futures in sciences

Muzammil Hussain July 21, 2026

An Innu youth holds a starfish while aboard a research vessel. She's wearing a blue "Students on Ice" shirt and is pictured beside a laptop showing underwater footage.

Now in its fourth year, the Uinipeku Expedition is an annual ocean science research journey, travelling through Innu Nation marine zones between Sheshatshiu and Natuashish.

Now in its fourth year, the Uinipeku Expedition is an annual ocean science research journey, travelling through Innu Nation marine zones between Sheshatshiu and Natuashish. An Innu youth holds a starfish while aboard a research vessel. She's wearing a blue "Students on Ice" shirt and is pictured beside a laptop showing underwater footage.

Now in its fourth year, the Uinipeku Expedition is an annual ocean science research journey, travelling through Innu Nation marine zones between Sheshatshiu and Natuashish.