Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: December 11, 2017
• Invested on: February 01, 2019

Douglas Stenton, C.M.
Chatham, Ontario

Douglas Stenton has helped preserve the cultural legacy of Canada’s North. As Nunavut’s first official archaeologist, he served as executive director of the Inuit Heritage Trust and as the territory’s longest-serving director of heritage. In these roles, he was instrumental in shaping legislation to protect the rich history of the people of Nunavut. In addition, his research and investigations of sites containing evidence of Sir John Franklin’s expedition contributed to the historic discovery of HMS Erebus in 2014.