Construction trailers, bolted together in rows with common shared hallways, are used to house families many families in Attawapiskat.

Traditional native family gathering structures sit alongside modern homes on a typical Attawapiskat road.

Two vehicles in front of the church in frigid temperatures, while inside, it is warm and filled with singing. Photo by Spencer Wynn

Bernice Tookate, 26 mother of six children is currently living in the Attawapiskat Healing Lodge .

Two vehicles in front of the church in frigid temperatures, while inside, it is warm and filled with singing. Photo by Spencer Wynn

The Christmas parade in Attawapiskat. Photo by Spencer Wynn

Shots from the winter ice road between Moosonee at the south end, to Attawapiskat at the north end. The road was traveled by Spencer Wynn (photographs) and Jim Coyle (writing) in January, 2012. Here giant tires are dragged behind a loader and used to scrape and flatten the rad surface

Shots from the winter ice road between Moosonee at the south end, to Attawapiskat at the north end. The road was traveled by Spencer Wynn (photographs) and Jim Coyle (writing) in January, 2012. Workers cary a pump used for pumping water up from the river and flooding the road bed to build up the thickness of the ice. This shot taken on a frozen river section.

Shots from the winter ice road between Moosonee at the south end, to Attawapiskat at the north end. The road was traveled by Spencer Wynn (photographs) and Jim Coyle (writing) in January, 2012. Road grader on a river section of the winter ice road. These are used to smooth out the road surface and to add grooves in the ice for more traction.