Northern Lights documentary shows how photography is helping Inuit youth – CBC

‘Our participants have changed their focus to something positive,’ says Betsy Etidloie of the workshop

Aug 10, 2016

A new documentary chronicles how a youth-run organization is using photography workshops to help young Inuit talk about the challenges they face, from the loss of their cultural identity to the high rates of suicide across the North.

Gabrielle Foss and Eva Wu first came up with the idea of using their love of photography to promote good mental health when they were in high school.

They later developed North in Focus, based in Ontario, and now run photography workshops in Northern communities.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/north-in-focus-photography-inuit-1.3714943