A long-time advocate for community-based arts and research, Jamie’s work has focused on fostering stronger relationships through outreach and engagement. Jamie has worked with arts, media and communications for almost three decades across multiple sectors. 

Jamie is a founding member of the @1860 Winnipeg Arts Collective. He was also a founding member of the Arviat Film Society and Arviat Television with support from Isuma TV’s Digital Indigenous Democracy Project. His previous work includes the SSHRC-funded Nanisiniq Arviat History Project and the ArcticNet-supported Inclusion in Northern Research project. His work has been featured in books and media ranging from TIME, CPAC, the Globe and Mail, Nunatsiaq News, CBC Igalaaq and CBC Radio North. 

Presentations and workshops have been delivered for Global Dignity Day 2020, 2021 and 2022; National Kindness Week 2022 and 2023; Arctic Change 2020, the 2021 ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meetings; Arctic Science Summit Week 2021 in Lisbon, Portugal and Arctic Science Summit Week 2023 in Vienna, Austria. In 2024 he will be convening a session on food security and participatory arts entrepreneurship at the 2024 Arctic Congress in Bodø, Norway. Jamie is a founding member of Niriqatiginnga, a non-profit organization founded in 2024 and based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.