The Rt. Rev. Joseph (Joey) Royal is a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of the Arctic, which encompasses 1.5 million square miles of northern Canada. He oversees theological education for the diocese, including its theological college, the Arthur Turner Training School. He lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada with his wife Jennifer and son Benjamin.
What a gift it would have been if First Nations and Inuit elders were directly consulted and their words transcribed (and translated, if need be) for all to read.