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Faces of the Canadian Arctic

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Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 21:40 — Last Updated: Monday, February 15, 2016 at 19:23
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Elise Jacob captured faces of the Canadian Arctic

The traditional way of carrying a baby

Proud to belong to her village.

Working at the fueling station in Nanisivik

Inuit boy enjoying the light at the end of the day

Young Arctic smile

In the school yard

Babies are carried until the age of two in the baby carriers, known as Amarutik.

The beauty of a métis in Nunavut

Who is she thinking of?

Meeting of the races in Kanjiqsujuaq

Winter in Kuujjuaq

On a ship sailing around Baffin Island

A smile to die for

Photographer Elise Jacob

Girl with seal’s skin mittens

Girl enjoying the fall season in Resolute

Playing before going home in Kuujjuaq

Carrying her pride and joy in Qikiqtarjuaq

A serious look on a young soul

A continuing journey in Kanjiqsujuaq

Being a teenager in the north

A woman in Kuujjuarapik

Caught in a moment of shyness

Hunting geese in the Hudson’s Bay

A young artist that adopted a little boy in Kuujjuaq.

An elder in Pond Inlet.

Making kamiks, the traditional skin boots.

Mother and infant

Rain on Kuujjuarapik

In harmony with nature in Qikiqtarjuaq

A friendly smile in Pond Inlet

Three friends under a boat

Pause while playing hockey in Kuujjuaq

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