What is the significance of the name Barbeau?

In 1969, Barbeau Peak was named in honour of Dr. Marius Barbeau, a Canadian anthropologist who was internationally recognised for his work on various indigenous cultures of North America, including the Inuit. This is testament to the regions surprisingly rich anthropological and archaeological history. The Innu and Inuit peoples which inhabit Ellesmere Island today are suggested to be direct descendants of early migrants who can be traced back to Siberia over 4000 years ago. It is this cultural legacy that documents the human occupancy of the area, which is closely associated with the deep reliance that remote Arctic communities hold with the environment.