Isabelle Falaradeau ( AVC 2019) is one of our Chinook students for this year, and created a video montage of the experience… She writes: “This year, the Chinook team travelled from Charlottetown to Labrador and held clinics in the communities of Nain and Sheshatshiu. This experience allowed me to learn…
Alex Soengkono, AVC 2019, traveled to Nain and Sheshatshiu in 2018 as one of the student participants on the Chinook Project. As part of the experience, the students craft various pieces of reflective writing. I found myself excited yet apprehensive as I read the email I had received from one…
Stars in the Sky Our time was spent in the land without night. It was soon to be seen, dark would not defeat light. We traded green fields and warm summer days, For clay, rock, and snow, with still frozen bays A cultural shift had occurred…
This is a photograph of a home in Iqaluit, Nunavut. I took this picture the day we arrived and I chose this photo for my final Chinook Project assignment because I feel it beautifully and wholly conveys what life looks like for many who live in the North.…
While I have always been interested in travelling and experiencing new lands and culture, admittedly, I have done very little of it and chose to spend most of my time close to home. That being said, I was thrilled to be a chosen participant for The Chinook Project, not only…
