What we take for granted, or as common understanding, is actually conceptualized throughout our lives, through a process of internalizing ideologies. People on the fringes of society also internalize dominant ideologies, even when those ideologies go against to their own interests. This phenomenon, widely described in literature and felt by Indigenous Peoples, demonstrates a general tendency to under-specialize experiential, local and cultural knowledge, while favoring techno professional knowledge. The field of mental health is no stranger to this type of practice, wherein Indigenous knowledge – particularly that of the Inuit - is largely absent. Based on literature and the author’s experiences as a social worker and doctoral researcher in mental health in Nunavik, this article explores some of the mechanisms that obscure Indigenous knowledge in mental health, while looking at the specific context of Nunavik, Québec.