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Co-Creating
With Communities
We take a deeply collaborative approach to our work, recognizing that meaningful projects don’t just document stories, they build them together. Working across regions, disciplines, worldviews, and sectors, we embrace the power of the “co”: co-documentation, co-investigation, co-production of knowledge, and co-mmunication.
What makes our approach unique is the diverse ecosystem of methods we use—film and participatory media, social science research, education development, and community-driven mapping. This range of tools creates flexibility for different contexts: not all communities resonate with the same approaches, so our process adapts to local values, capacities, and priorities. In some places, co-creating a documentary may be the most powerful path; in others, it might be participatory mapping, or developing youth-focused educational materials.
Co-Creation Case Studies
The co-creation process of Nanuk Narratives involved a collaborative effort between Inuit communities, wildlife co-management boards, local filmmakers, and interdisciplinary experts. This video celebrates some of the many people who were behind this work.
The HERD: Inuit Voices on Caribou project brought together people from different regions and disciplines to tell the story of Inuit and caribou in Labrador. Over 80 knowledge holders, including hunters, youth, Elders, cooks, and others contributed to this work through events, reviews, and personal conversations.