He was one of the first sixty Canadians ( and the first Nunavummiuq ) to receive the Queen ’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013 for his advocacy of the people of Nunavut . He was a member of the 2012 Arctic Jubilee Expedition that successfully climbed the highest point of the Queen Elizabeth Islands , Nunavut , and sent a video greeting to Queen Elizabeth II . The expedition , sponsored by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society , was followed by schools in the UK and Canada and allowed approximately 17,400 students to learn about Inuit culture
Queen ’s Diamond Jubilee Medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Johnny Issaluk