Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 17, 2025

David F. Pelly, C.M., C.D.
Ottawa, Ontario

Passionate about the Arctic since he first experienced the region by canoe, David Pelly has been dedicated to preserving and honouring Indigenous history and customs for decades. Many Inuit elders have entrusted this ethnographer and author with putting their stories of traditional life into writing.