Shooting hoops: Young female athletes join in basketball jamboree

Young athletes prepare to leave Kuujjuaraapik after participating in the third annual women’s basketball jamboree. The event, organized by the Nunavik basketball organization Grind Now Shine Later, ran from Oct. 16 to 19, bringing together Inuit and Cree youth. From left are Dorothy Susurila, Grind Now director Russ Johnson, Aiva-Grace Mesher, Erika Amamatuak, Lakeisha Tulugak, Dave Webster, Puvirnituq school teacher Taylor Adams and Iliana Beaulne. (Photo courtesy of Taylor Adams)