Elise Jacob captured faces of the Canadian Arctic
Girl with seal’s skin mittens
Making kamiks, the traditional skin boots.
A serious look on a young soul
Girl enjoying the fall season in Resolute
Rain on Kuujjuarapik
Working at the fueling station in Nanisivik
Playing before going home in Kuujjuaq
Caught in a moment of shyness
Proud to belong to her village.
A continuing journey in Kanjiqsujuaq
Pause while playing hockey in Kuujjuaq
A smile to die for
A friendly smile in Pond Inlet
An elder in Pond Inlet.
The beauty of a métis in Nunavut
Babies are carried until the age of two in the baby carriers, known as Amarutik.
Carrying her pride and joy in Qikiqtarjuaq
Who is she thinking of?
Three friends under a boat
Photographer Elise Jacob
The traditional way of carrying a baby
In the school yard
Winter in Kuujjuaq
Being a teenager in the north
A woman in Kuujjuarapik
Hunting geese in the Hudson’s Bay
Young Arctic smile
In harmony with nature in Qikiqtarjuaq
Mother and infant
Inuit boy enjoying the light at the end of the day
On a ship sailing around Baffin Island
A young artist that adopted a little boy in Kuujjuaq.
Meeting of the races in Kanjiqsujuaq