Last month, British traveler Camilla Hempleman-Adams trekked and skied across Canadas Nunavut territory.
That declaration has now received serious backlash from Nunavuts indigenous community.
Hempleman-Adams has since apologized for the offense she caused.
Baffin Island.© Darien Graham-Smith, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Once shed completed her expedition on March 27, variousoutletssharedher apparent record-breaking success.
In news coverage, Baffin Island is said to be uninhabited, with not much life.
Nunaat translates to homeland.
Wrapping up her post, Kabloona appealed for help to call out this ignorant and racist behaviour.
She asked Hempleman-Adams to apologize and the BBC to retract itscoverage.
I have deep respect for the land, its people, and their history.
Hempleman-Adams has deactivated her Instagram and deleted her expedition blog.
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