The Work

THE WORK

The Northern Lights project is continuous. It started in Kangiqsujuaq but the impact has and will last for months, even years to come.

Student Photos:

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Students experimenting with the cameras in various colour modes.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Playing team games after a day of mental health and photography workshops.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Bathroom fun! Students are always experimenting with different points of view.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Student writing supportive messages on Post-It notes for distribution around the school.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Always bustling around, these students show movement and excitement through light painting.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

One fly on the wall captured this image as we were bonding over break-time games.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Constantly clicking away.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Bunch of students find new ways to take photos of those around them.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Students light painting "Kangiqsujuaq" in Inuktitut.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

What better way to show their love for a new little baby than to light paint his name in the air?

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Students holding up a message saying "Don't give up" in Inuktitut, which will soon be used to create anti-stigma posters.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

A peer image of a student fiddling around with the school's guitar.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Another student holding up an anti-stigma message for the posters, this one saying "You are strong."

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

One of the happiest babies in existence.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Little visitors who popped in to check out everyone's work.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

Caught in action. Watch these students work on their anti-stigma portraits with their patient model.

2016 Kangiqsujuaq Northern Lights Student Shot

A gorgeous pattern embroidered on our translators mitten.

The Antistigma Poster Campaign

Using the photos the students took of their anti-stigma messages, Eva from the NIF team later transformed them into posters that can help those in need find resources and someone to talk to. The samples below will then be printed and distributed across Nunavik.

The Documentary

Throughout the Northern Lights project, our videographer, Eric Foss, has captured footage and interviews, which he used to create a documentary about the mental health situation faced in the village. The peice was translated to both French and Inuktitut from English, was released August 10, 2016. See below for the trailer and full documentary.

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The Work

THE WORK

Student Photos:

The Antistigma Poster Campaign

The Documentary