From left: David Korgak, Jasmine Evic and Blake DeMaio are seen after their screening of a short film they created on suicide prevention in Nunavut. (Photo by David Lochead)
‘I don’t want to be heard, I want action,’ says Iqaluit high school student Blake DeMaio
Four young Nunavummiut have created a short film on an issue that is important to them: suicide prevention. “We want youth to have a better future and more help,” said Blake DeMaio, one of the students in the film.
Two seamstresses from Gjoa Haven, Martha Atkichok (left) and Ruth Qirqqut (centre), are seen working on a sealskin tent last week with one of their students, Lisa Keknek (right). The traditional tent will be a stop for tourists when cruise ships return, hosted by the Nattilik Heritage Centre. The seamstresses are also repairing items like dog harnesses, dog back packs and caribou parkas to show in the tent. (Photo courtesy of the Nattilik Heritage Centre)