tradition is an important aspect of our culture as it's the primary source of passing our history to future generations. I utilize oral tradition and mix it with contemporary visual content in an effort to engage my audiences in unique stories that are underrepresented. My goal as a filmmaker is to become a director who creates unique feature films in the fiction and documentary genres. I hope to continue growing as an artist and sharing our truths with the world that emblematizes our past & current-day realities. Roxann Karonhiarokwas Whitebean is a Mohawk filmmaker from Kahnawake. Jennifer Williams Artist statement am drawn to wanting to record the longstanding, continuing, and living traditions of the Labrador “I Inuit. This exploration aids me in engaging more deeply with my own Inuit heritage and my desire to preserve this knowledge for future generations.” My work is critical and artistic with a documentary bent; aimed at capturing the current and changing world of the Nunatsiavummiut. I use photography as a means to document the world around me. I am interested in imagining and sharing the stories of the Inuit people, and our northern neighbors from Labrador. I am drawn to wanting to record the longstanding, continuing, and living traditions of the Labrador Inuit. This exploration aids me in engaging more deeply with my own Inuit heritage and my desire to preserve this knowledge for future generations. My goal is to create artworks that draw viewers into an understanding of our distinct way of life on our Subarctic coast, and among our distinctive Inuit peoples. I like to photograph people in situ, in their
tradition is an important aspect of our culture as it's the primary source of passing our history to future generations. I utilize oral tradition and mix it with contemporary visual content in an effort to engage my audiences in unique stories that are underrepresented. My goal as a filmmaker is to become a director who creates unique feature films in the fiction and documentary genres. I hope to continue growing as an artist and sharing our truths with the world that emblematizes our past & current-day realities. Roxann Karonhiarokwas Whitebean is a Mohawk filmmaker from Kahnawake. Jennifer Williams Artist statement “I am drawn to wanting to record the longstanding, continuing, and living traditions of the Labrador Inuit. This exploration aids me in engaging more deeply with my own Inuit heritage and my desire to preserve this knowledge for future generations.” My work is critical and artistic with a documentary bent; aimed at capturing the current and changing world of the Nunatsiavummiut. I use photography as a means to document the world around me. I am interested in imagining and sharing the stories of the Inuit people, and our northern neighbors from Labrador. I am drawn to wanting to record the longstanding, continuing, and living traditions of the Labrador Inuit. This exploration aids me in engaging more deeply with my own Inuit heritage and my desire to preserve this knowledge for future generations. My goal is to create artworks that draw viewers into an understanding of our distinct way of life on our Subarctic coast, and among our distinctive Inuit peoples. I like to photograph people in situ, in their
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